London Metropolitan Archives

On the 1st November Lucy had a class for her Genealogy course at the LMA, she asked me to go along with her so that I could have a look see due to having a brickwall I wanted to break down on my husbands line, sadly it was not to be.

We left home at close to 8am walking into town to get me an Oyster card, bloody brilliant idea certainly wish they had them in New Zealand.  This is a card you load with money and everytime you make a trip on bus or train it deducts the cost, just brill. 

We took the bus to Uxbridge then the train to Clerkenwell, Islington where the LMA is situated, bought lunch at Tesco's.  Once at the LMA we both had to sign in, I was asked where in NZ i was from, saying Rotorua I was promptly asked if i missed the smell......lol.  NOooooo, when you live there you dont notice so much.

Up the stairs we had an hour to spare, coffee in the lounge, put away our bags and coats, all things going into the Archives has to be in a clear plastic bag, by 10.45 due to being a visitor i had to be signed in, no readers card available for me, though they did have a system that i could use,  The young man was lovely, he showed me how to put a reel of microfilm on the machine, I know you may think I should already know this however most of our micro fische are on slides at my local library.

Apparetnly I had been misinformed by another researcher as to where the information I needed was held, so sometime over the next week I do hope to get a change to email and find my answers at the Greenwich Museum or Borough Council. I would  like to confirm if "The Coopers Arms and or Plaisted Wine House" situated at 120 Woolwich High Street was owned by the Plaisted family from it's establishment  in 1790 or not and if not when they took over the pub and established the wine house title.  It may not seem much to most folks however I am hoping that it will confirm my Thomas Plaisted's father once and for all.

Well that was a bit off track..........lol.  I did online research and then had lunch, waited for Lucy.  We left the LMA at about 2pm I think taking a photo of me outside the building...dont we always need proof.... caught the train to Uxbridge where I am sure iw as in dreamland for a while, lol must have been the lack of my afternoon nap.  A Coffee at Nandos which was busy and no where near as good with service for takeaway as the one in Rotorua, I think the waitress thought we were going to run off with her teaspoon......I mean a teapsoon, come on bloody daft girl.

Took the bus from the station back to Hayes, grabbed some milk and finally got back home...(HOME).... in time for a wonderful chicken dinner that Nick had made, was yummy.

Rolo, well we all love Rolo, the young blighter seems to like orange juice and promptly decided to try mine.....tongue in a tall glass.......lapping away .........caught........laugh.  He is such a lovely dog with great personality. 

Managed to chat with my family they sounded good, Lucy had a 'Eureka" spot on the research which was brill too, and apparently someone took info off one of her Family Trees on ancestry which was incorrect.........oppps.  Remember folks only use other peoples Family Trees as a guide and check all info yourself.
 
Stomach rumbling....tis morning again, time for toast and vegimite......scrummy.

 

Me outside LMA

 

Lucy on the train home, i am sure whe will get her own back witht he one she has of me sleeping

 

Uxbridge old pub building

 

Another old building in Uxbridge been renovated