The British Library

Is anyone else planning to attend in the near future or have any
business with them?

I have found Rotherham's Register there but it is a reference copy so
they cannot lend it at all. This is the final stage of my Lumley
research and they can be an expensive organisation to deal with unless
you live in London.

Hi, Stephen!



Excuse my ignorance, but might it be possible to obtain Rotherhamýs Register
through interlibrary loan from another collection? Or is it so rare that you
are unlikely to find another copy anywhere else?



On the other hand, would you possibly be able to have the Library staff
photocopy portions of the Register that you are interested in? Of course, if
this is an old book, I suppose it might well be too fragile to photocopy.



Ummm . . . lastly, you could spring for a London vacation! Yes, usually a
very expensive proposition these days! I chortle now at having spent about
$90/night for a room without a bath at the Royal Court Hotel in Sloane
Square in the early 70ýs! And I stayed for a couple pounds a night at the
Harley House (I think it was called), just behind the Russell Square tube
station. Does anyone know if either establishments are still in operation? I
have looked several times on the Web but havenýt seen either listed. I have
very fond memories of London in the Summers of ý72 and ý73 ý when I managed
to spend about a month there in all. The only downside, as far as I was
concerned, was the vigourous efforts of the IRA to blow up mailboxes and
Victoria Station (where a bomb exploded about a half hour after I had
transitted the tube station there).



Anyway - good luck in your search, Stephen! Please let us know whether your
quest is ultimately successful or not!



Johanne





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Is anyone else planning to attend in the near future or have any
business with them?

I have found Rotherham's Register there but it is a reference copy so
they cannot lend it at all. This is the final stage of my Lumley
research and they can be an expensive organisation to deal with unless
you live in London.


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It is so sad that many documents are no longer available and I am afraid London is probabaly more dangerous now than ever before.  In the early 80's I read the croyland cronicles on hire and many others including ones now considered to fragile.  Might they be available on microfiche.  I would try that avenue.  Good Luck.  Coral

-----Original Message-----
From: Johanne Tournier <jltournier@...>
To:
Sent: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 2.20pm
Subject: RE: The British Library



Hi, Stephen!

Excuse my ignorance, but might it be possible to obtain Rotherham's Register
hrough interlibrary loan from another collection? Or is it so rare that you
re unlikely to find another copy anywhere else?

On the other hand, would you possibly be able to have the Library staff
hotocopy portions of the Register that you are interested in? Of course, if
his is an old book, I suppose it might well be too fragile to photocopy.

Ummm . . . lastly, you could spring for a London vacation! Yes, usually a
ery expensive proposition these days! I chortle now at having spent about
90/night for a room without a bath at the Royal Court Hotel in Sloane
quare in the early 70's! And I stayed for a couple pounds a night at the
arley House (I think it was called), just behind the Russell Square tube
tation. Does anyone know if either establishments are still in operation? I
ave looked several times on the Web but haven't seen either listed. I have
ery fond memories of London in the Summers of '72 and '73  when I managed
o spend about a month there in all. The only downside, as far as I was
oncerned, was the vigourous efforts of the IRA to blow up mailboxes and
ictoria Station (where a bomb exploded about a half hour after I had
ransitted the tube station there).

Anyway - good luck in your search, Stephen! Please let us know whether your
uest is ultimately successful or not!

Johanne


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Johanne L. Tournier
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Email  HYPERLINK
mailto:jltournier@..."jltournier@...
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esearch and they can be an expensive organisation to deal with unless
ou live in London.

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At 20:43 12/07/2007, Coral wrote:

>It is so sad that many documents are no longer available and I am afraid
>London is probabaly more dangerous now than ever before. In the early
>80's I read the croyland cronicles on hire and many others including ones
>now considered to fragile. Might they be available on microfiche. I
>would try that avenue. Good Luck.

It is probably more to do with awareness about optimum conditions for
storage and an ability to act upon it now that the Library is no longer in
the very picturesque but totally inadequate location at the British Museum.
And the British Library is modern enough to have a lot of security features
built in. Though I think the site was originally available thanks to
Hitler's activities in the area of King's Cross station.


Best wishes
Christine

Christine Headley
Listowner, Virtual Book Group - July choice - The House of Mirth by Edith
Wharton
Butterrow, Stroud, Glos

--- In , Christine H
<christinelheadley@...> wrote:
>
> At 20:43 12/07/2007, Coral wrote:
>
> >It is so sad that many documents are no longer available and I am
afraid
> >London is probabaly more dangerous now than ever before. In the
early
> >80's I read the croyland cronicles on hire and many others
including ones
> >now considered to fragile. Might they be available on
microfiche. I
> >would try that avenue. Good Luck.
>
> It is probably more to do with awareness about optimum conditions
for
> storage and an ability to act upon it now that the Library is no
longer in
> the very picturesque but totally inadequate location at the British
Museum.
> And the British Library is modern enough to have a lot of security
features
> built in. Though I think the site was originally available thanks
to
> Hitler's activities in the area of King's Cross station.
>
>
> Best wishes
> Christine
>
> Christine Headley
> Listowner, Virtual Book Group - July choice - The House of Mirth by
Edith
> Wharton
> Butterrow, Stroud, Glos
>
Thanks to everyone who has added to this thread. I tried an ILL and
the British Library was the only branch with a copy, so it seems.
They do an online service (a virtual visit) but charge £23.50 a time
and, living a hour and a quarter from London, a physical visit would
entail a very similar cost. Still, it is the ONLY copy and the
dispensation will either say Yes, No or No comment.

I think it was probably much more dangerous in 1940-44, when bombs,
cruise missiles and rockets were raining from the skies !

Seriously, speaking as one living and working in London, it is no more
dangerous now than it was when the IRA were blowing things up in the
1970s, and you are at least as likely to be on the receiving end of a
terrorist outrage in Paris, Madrid, New York or Washington.

The security services in London are able to use their experience of
dealing with the IRA and many of the measures that were put in place to
deal with that threat are still in operation - closed roads, lack of
litter bins on stations, etc.

Richard G

--- In , Coralnelson11@... wrote:
>
> I am afraid London is probably more dangerous now than ever before.

--- In , "rgcorris"
<RSG_Corris@...> wrote:
>
> I think it was probably much more dangerous in 1940-44, when bombs,
> cruise missiles and rockets were raining from the skies !
>
> Seriously, speaking as one living and working in London, it is no
more
> dangerous now than it was when the IRA were blowing things up in
the
> 1970s, and you are at least as likely to be on the receiving end of
a
> terrorist outrage in Paris, Madrid, New York or Washington.
>
> The security services in London are able to use their experience of
> dealing with the IRA and many of the measures that were put in
place to
> deal with that threat are still in operation - closed roads, lack
of
> litter bins on stations, etc.
>
> Richard G
>
> --- In , Coralnelson11@ wrote:
> >
> > I am afraid London is probably more dangerous now than ever
before.
>
...... and the ****** Luftwaffe also destroyed Perkin Warbeck's
grave. Imagine, we could have totally exonerated Richard one the
Shrewsbury count by now.

My fear about Britain at the moment is the amount of dissafected youth that are brainwashed into belonging to Al Queda and our porous border controls.? Still you are right you cannot live your life in fear, \\richard 111 was the bravest person at Bosworth and should have died a hero no like that xxxx Henry V11 and V111


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To:
Sent: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 9.35pm
Subject: Re: [Richar, d III Society Forum] The British Library






--- In , "rgcorris"
<RSG_Corris@...> wrote:
>
> I think it was probably much more dangerous in 1940-44, when bombs,
> cruise missiles and rockets were raining from the skies !
>
> Seriously, speaking as one living and working in London, it is no
more
> dangerous now than it was when the IRA were blowing things up in
the
> 1970s, and you are at least as likely to be on the receiving end of
a
> terrorist outrage in Paris, Madrid, New York or Washington.
>
> The security services in London are able to use their experience of
> dealing with the IRA and many of the measures that were put in
place to
> deal with that threat are still in operation - closed roads, lack
of
> litter bins on stations, etc.
>
> Richard G
>
> --- In , Coralnelson11@ wrote:
> >
> > I am afraid London is probably more dangerous now than ever
before.
>
...... and the ****** Luftwaffe also destroyed Perkin Warbeck's
grave. Imagine, we could have totally exonerated Richard one the
Shrewsbury count by now.





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