Bromley Historic Collections
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From medieval parish registers to Victorian photography, explore curated highlights spanning seven centuries of local history.
Archives
Key archive collections and record groups
Bromley Parish Records
Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, vestry minutes, and churchwardens' accounts spanning four centuries of parish life.
Crystal Palace Collection
Photographs, architectural plans, programmes and ephemera charting the life of Paxton's great glass palace at Sydenham.
Bromley Workhouse Records
Admission registers, dietary records and guardians' minutes from the Bromley Union Workhouse.
Bromley Local Board Records
Minutes, rate books and correspondence from the body that governed Bromley before its incorporation as a borough.
Letters From William Eden
Diplomatic and personal correspondence of the 1st Baron Auckland, covering Anglo-French relations and trade policy.
Beckenham Schools Collection
Log books, photographs and records from Board Schools and their successors across the Beckenham district.
Museum
Notable object collections
Lubbock Collection — Archaeological Finds
Prehistoric and Roman artefacts excavated by Sir John Lubbock from sites across the Bromley area, including flint tools and pottery.
Numismatic Collection
Coins, tokens and medals from Roman hoards, medieval traders and Victorian commemoratives found locally.
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