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1 This document has been created by AHDS History and is based on information supplied by the depositor SN Digital Library of Historical Directories, : Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, Study Documentation The Digital Library of Historical Directories is an online teaching and research resource produced and owned by the University of Leicester, located at It makes available high quality digitised reproductions of some 600 local and trade directories for England and Wales, for the period For the purposes of deposit in the UK Data Archive, the collection has been divided into 35 studies on a regional basis. Digitisation involved scanning the hardcopy source to produce a graphic image of each page and then processing those images to generate a machinereadable text file (used on the website as the basis for searches). Both kinds of file have been deposited in the Data Archive. For each directory, the Archive therefore contains (1) a set of page images in the form of monochrome TIFF files, and (2) a single text file resulting from OCR of the TIFFs. In view of the large number of pages processed - totalling over 360,000 - it was impracticable to attempt any checking and correction of the OCR results. The accuracy of the text files is consequently rather variable. The directories contained in the present study are detailed in the following pages. The descriptions have been generated from those on the website and use similar fields, as follows: SOURCE... The title of the original volume. PUBLISHED... Publication details (place, publisher and year). REPOSITORY... The library or archive from which the volume was obtained. VOLUME NOTE... A comment on the volume used for digitisation (where appropriate), e.g. to note any missing pages. DIGITISATION NOTE.. A comment on the digitisation of the volume (where appropriate), e.g. to indicate that the digitised version of a large directory has been divided into two or more parts so as to facilitate online reference. HEADINGS... A series of up to 10 section headings, to outline the main content and structure of the directory. In the website version these also serve as hyperlinks for quick access to the relevant section. CONTENT NOTE... Additional description of the content (where appropriate) FEATURES... An indication of up to 3 features that inputters thought might be of interest to the user, e.g. illustrations. FEATURES NOTE... Additional comment on features such as illustrations (where appropriate).

2 ID... An ID string for the digitised directory, consisting of a 3-letter repository code followed by numbers indicating the batch in which the directory was processed and the item number within the batch. IMAGE FILES... Details of the number and size of the TIFF image files. The files have automatic sequential filenames assigned by the OCR software, e.g. 0000BH7S.tif, 0000BH7T.tif... TEXT FILE... Name and size of the text file resulting from OCR of the page images. SN Digital Library of Historical Directories, : Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex, Page 1 of 10 Source... Kelly's Directory of Sussex, [Part 1: County & Localities] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1905 Repository... West Sussex County Council Library Service, Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HD Volume Note... 7th edition. The original volume was very large. The digitised version has been divided into 2 parts to help with online reference. This is Part 1 of 2. The map referred to on the title page is not included. The index is incomplete, beginning with page vi. Headings... Title Page, Preface & Indexes // County Description // Localities // Brighton & Hove // Chichester // Eastbourne // Hastings & St Leonards-on-Sea // Lewes // Worthing Content Note... The directory covers localities from Albourne to Yapton, with a general description of each and lists of private and commercial residents. For principal towns there are also street directories. ID... WSC13010A Image Files files totalling MB in folder WSC13010Atif Text File... WSC13010A_ocr.txt, 7.88 MB Kelly's Directory of Sussex, [Part 1: County & Localities] Source... Kelly's Directory of Sussex, [Part 2: Residents, Trades, & Advertisements] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1905 Repository... West Sussex County Council Library Service, Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HD Volume Note... 7th edition. The original volume was very large. The digitised version has been divided into 2 parts to help with online reference. This is Part 2 of 2. The map referred to on the title page is not included. Headings... Title Page // Sussex Private Residents // Sussex Trades & Professional // Advertisements // Indexes to Advertisements

3 Content Note... ID... WSC13010B Image Files files totalling MB in folder WSC13010Btif Text File... WSC13010B_ocr.txt, 4.95 MB Kelly's Directory of Sussex, [Part 2: Residents, Trades, & Advertisements] Page 2 of 10 Source... Kelly's Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, Brentford, Gunnersbury and Chiswick Directory ("Buff Book") for 1907 Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1907 Repository... Ealing Local History Centre, Ealing Central Library, 103 Ealing Broadway Centre, London W5 5JY Volume Note... 21st annual edition. Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Public Officers & Offices // Churches, Chapels & Institutions // Local Postal Guide // Street Directory // Private Residents // Commercial Directory (Alphabetical) // Professional & Trades Directory (Classified) // Ready Reckoner Content Note... The directory includes information on churches, institutions, societies and clubs, and lists public officers for the featured parishes. There are advertisements throughout. English Weights & Measures ID... EAL20005 Image Files files totalling MB in folder EAL20005tif Text File... EAL20005_ocr.txt, 3.27 MB Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton..., Source... [Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire, 1908] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1908 Repository... University of Leicester Library, P.O. Box 248, University Road, Leicester, LE1 9QD Volume Note... Lacks title page. The first page is the index. Headings... Indexes // Hertfordshire // Barnet // Cheshunt // Hatfield // Hemel Hempstead // Hertford // St. Albans // Hertfordshire Private Residents // Hertfordshire Trades Content Note... The directory includes details of the geology and history of Hertfordshire. Districts and Population ID... LUL5010 Image Files files totalling MB in folder LUL5010tif Text File... LUL5010_ocr.txt, 4.63 MB Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire,

4 ----- Page 3 of 10 Source... Kelly's Ealing, Acton, Hanwell, Brentford, Gunnersbury and Chiswick Directory ("Buff Book") for 1911 Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1911? Repository... Ealing Local History Centre, Ealing Central Library, 103 Ealing Broadway Centre, London W5 5JY Volume Note... 25th annual edition. The volume lacks the Insurance Offices and Visitors' Guide sections listed in the index. Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Public Officers & Offices // Churches, Chapels & Institutions // Local Postal Guide // Street Directory // Private Residents // Commercial Directory (Alphabetical) // Professional & Trades Directory (Classified) Content Note... The directory contains lists of aldermen, councillors and officers. The Professional & Trades Directory starts with Accountants and finishes at Working Cutler. Advertisements are featured at points throughout the directory. Mayor of Ealing (photograph) // Ready Reckoner Photographs of local scenes. ID... EAL20006 Image Files files totalling MB in folder EAL20006tif Text File... EAL20006_ocr.txt, 3.52 MB Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton..., Source... [Kelly's Directory of Sussex, 1911] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1911 Repository... West Sussex County Council Library Service, Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HD Volume Note... The title page, preface and a large proportion of the indexes were missing in the original volume. Headings... Indexes // Sussex // Brighton and Hove // Brighton Street Directory // Brighton Private Residents // Brighton Commercial // Sussex Private Residents // Sussex Trades & Professional // Advertisements Content Note... The directory contains information and history about the county of Sussex. There is information about Parliamentary representation, hunting, councils and councillors. Population figures ID... WSC13011 Image Files files totalling MB in folder WSC13011tif Text File... WSC13011_ocr.txt, 11.6 MB Kelly's Directory of Sussex, Page 4 of 10

5 Source... Kelly's Wood Green, Muswell Hill, Bounds Green, Fortis Green, East Finchley and Palmer's Green Directory ("Buff Book") for Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1912 Repository... University of Leicester Library, P.O. Box 248, University Road, Leicester, LE1 9QD Volume Note... 30th annual issue The digitised version lacks the photographs of local scenes. Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Official Information // Street Directory // Private Residents // Commercial Directory (Alphabetical) // Professions & Trades (Classified) // Pleasure & Health Resorts Content Note... There are advertisements throughout. Ready Reckoner ID... LUL5016 Image Files files totalling MB in folder LUL5016tif Text File... LUL5016_ocr.txt, 3.12 MB Kelly's Directory of Wood Green, Muswell Hill..., Source... Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey and Sussex, [Kent only. Part 1: County & Localities] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1913 Volume Note... 11th edition. The digitised directory contains the Kent section only. The original volume was very large. The digitised version has been divided into two parts to help with online reference. This is Part 1 of 2. The advertisement section is lacking. Headings... Title Page, Preface & Indexes // Kent // Acol Cuxton // Darenth - Frittenden // Galley Hill - Iwade // Kemsing - Lynsted // Maidstone - Oxney // Paddlesworth - Ryarsh // St Lawrence - Seal Upchurch // Waldershare - Yalding Content Note... The directory includes historical and general information as well as geological details for the county of Kent. Population Figures ID... BCL8014A Image Files files totalling MB in folder BCL8014Atif Text File... BCL8014A_ocr.txt, 8.57 MB Kelly's Directory of Kent, [Part 1: County & Localities] Page 5 of 10 Source... Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey and Sussex, [Kent only. Part 2: Private Resident & Trade Directories] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1913

6 Volume Note... 11th edition. The digitised directory contains the Kent section only. The original volume was very large. The digitised version has been divided into two parts to help with online reference. This is Part 2 of 2. Headings... Title Page & Preface // Private Residents // Trades & Professions, A - C // Trades & Professions, D - F // Trades & Professions, G - I // Trades & Professions, J - L // Trades & Professions, M - O // Trades & Professions, P - S // Trades & Professions, T - Z Content Note... ID... BCL8014B Image Files files totalling MB in folder BCL8014Btif Text File... BCL8014B_ocr.txt, 4.93 MB Kelly's Directory of Kent, [Part 2: Private Resident & Trade Directories] Source... [Kelly's Directory of Surrey, 1913] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1913 Volume Note... The volume has an improvised title page, adapted from an earlier edition. Headings... Title Page // Surrey // Croydon // Surrey Private Residents // Surrey Trades & Professional Content Note... The Surrey section covers towns and villages from Abinger to York Town. ID... BCL8023 Image Files files totalling MB in folder BCL8023tif Text File... BCL8023_ocr.txt, MB Kelly's Directory of Surrey, Page 6 of 10 Source... Kelly's Directory of Essex, Hertfordshire and Middlesex, [Essex only] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1914 Volume Note... 11th edition. The Essex section only, from a collective volume. Headings... Title Page, Preface & Indexes // Essex Directory // Essex Private Residents // Essex Trades and Professional Content Note... Chapters in the Essex Directory contain information about the county and its institutions.

7 ID... BCL8010 Image Files files totalling MB in folder BCL8010tif Text File... BCL8010_ocr.txt, MB Kelly's Directory of Essex, Source... Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire. [1914] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1914 Volume Note... The volume has an improvised title page, adapted from an earlier edition. Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Hertfordshire // Hertford // St. Albans // Hertfordshire. Private Residents // Hertfordshire Trades & Professional Content Note... The directory includes information on politics, law and order, hunting, fairs and markets and the geology of Hertfordshire. ID... BCL8012 Image Files files totalling MB in folder BCL8012tif Text File... BCL8012_ocr.txt, 4.91 MB Kelly's Directory of Hertfordshire, Page 7 of 10 Source... [Kelly's Directory of Middlesex, 1914] Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1914 Volume Note... The volume has an improvised title page, adapted from an earlier edition. Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Middlesex // Middlesex Private Residents // Middlesex Trades and Professional // Advertisements Content Note... The section on Middlesex contains information on parishes, towns and villages in the area, from Acton to Yiewsley. ID... BCL8016 Image Files files totalling MB in folder BCL8016tif Text File... BCL8016_ocr.txt, 9.47 MB Kelly's Directory of Middlesex,

8 Source... Kelly's Directory of Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, Tonbridge and villages in the neighbourhood ("Buff Book") for 1914 Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1914? Repository... Centre for Kentish Studies, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ Volume Note... 25th annual edition. Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Royal Tunbridge Wells // Official Information // Tunbridge Wells Street Directory // Tunbridge Wells Villas etc. // Tunbridge Wells Private Residents // Tunbridge Wells Commercial Directory // Southborough & Tonbridge // Villages in the Neighbourhood // Professional & Trades Directory Content Note... The directory contains historical information and details of churches, schools and public buildings. Councillors, institutions and societies are also listed. Featured villages start at Ashurst and finish at Wadhurst. There are advertisements throughout. Soil Analysis Table // Currency Exchange Rate Table // Advertisements ID... KEN20006 Image Files files totalling MB in folder KEN20006tif Text File... KEN20006_ocr.txt, 2.41 MB Kelly's Directory of Tunbridge Wells, Southborough & Tonbridge, Page 8 of 10 Source... Kelly's Ealing, Hanwell, Brentford and Southall Directory ("Buff Book") for 1914 Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1914 Repository... Ealing Local History Centre, Ealing Central Library, 103 Ealing Broadway Centre, London W5 5JY Volume Note... 28th annual edition. Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Public Officers & Offices // Churches, Chapels & Institutions // Street Directory // Private Residents // Commercial Directory (Alphabetical) // Professional & Trades Directory (Classified) Content Note... The directory includes information about councils, town corporations, societies and the Unions. There are advertisements throughout. Railway Stations // Post Office, Pillar & Wall Boxes ID... EAL20007 Image Files files totalling MB in folder EAL20007tif Text File... EAL20007_ocr.txt, 2.64 MB Kelly's Ealing, Hanwell, Brentford & Southall Directory, Source... The Worthing and District Local Directory (The "G.M.F." Blue Book), Published... Brighton: Garnett, Mepham & Fisher, 1914?

9 Repository... West Sussex County Council Library Service, Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HD Volume Note... 4th edition. "Published annually in May." Headings... Title Page & Indexes // Worthing // Street Directory // Court Directory // General (Residents) Directory // House & Villa Directory // District Directory // Trades & Professional Directory Content Note... Photograph of the Town Hall // Photograph of Marine Parade The directory contains other images of Worthing in Advertisements throughout. ID... WSC3003 Image Files files totalling 25.9 MB in folder WSC3003tif Text File... WSC3003_ocr.txt, 1.55 MB Worthing & District Local Directory, Page 9 of 10 Source... Kelly's Directory of Sussex Published... London: Kelly's Directories, 1915 Repository... West Sussex County Council Library Service, Worthing Library, Richmond Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HD Volume Note... The digitised version lacks page 1010 of the original, which was unsuitable for scanning. Anyone with queries about the information on this page should please contact the web master. Headings... Title Page, Preface & Indexes // Sussex // Brighton & Hove // Brighton. Streets // Brighton. Residents // Brighton. Commercial // Sussex. Residents // Sussex Trades // Advertisements Content Note... The section on Sussex outlines history and geology of the county, and other local information. The directory includes entries for most towns and villages in Sussex, from Albourne and Eastborne to Worthing and Yappton. Agricultural Returns, 1914 ID... WSC3004 Image Files files totalling MB in folder WSC3004tif Text File... WSC3004_ocr.txt, MB Kelly's Directory of Sussex, Source... The Canterbury and District, Herne Bay & Whitstable Local Directory (The "G.M.F." Blue Book), Published... Brighton: Garnett, Mepham & Fisher, 1917? Repository... Centre for Kentish Studies, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1XQ Volume Note... 25th annual edition.

10 Headings... Title Page, Contents & Indexes // Court Directory // Canterbury General Information // Kent County Council // Canterbury Street Directory // Canterbury General Directory // Canterbury House & Villa Directory // Herne Bay & Whitstable Directories // Canterbury District Directory // Trades & Professional Directory Content Note... The Canterbury General Information section contains lists of aldermen, councillors, committees, magistrates, the police and charities. The Canterbury District Directory covers localities from Barham to Wingham. There are advertisements throughout. ID... KEN20005 Image Files files totalling MB in folder KEN20005tif Text File... KEN20005_ocr.txt, 1.99 MB Canterbury & District Directory, Page 10 of 10