Chapter 4: Directories

4.1 Westminster | 4.2 Paddington | 4.3 St Marylebone | 4.4 Other London areas

4.1 Westminster

With the exception of Kelly's Directory of Chelsea, Belgravia and Pimlico, of which the library has only two years, the southern part of Westminster had no truly local directory. The library has, however, an extensive collection of London directories which cover the area, including microfilm copies of London directories held at the Guildhall Library, 1677-1899 (with gaps) and copies of London directories from 1900-1991.

Boyle's Court Guide:
1792, 1796, 1798-1802, 1805-1807, 1812, 1814-1819, 1823, 1823-1826, 1828, 1831, 1833, 1835-1838, 1840-1841, 1843-1844, 1846, 1848, 1850-1851, 1853, 1856, 1857, 1859-1860, 1865-1866, 1868, 1869, 1871-1872, 1875-1876, 1878, 1887, 1889-1891, 1893, 1896-1897, 1902-1904, 1906, 1908-1911, 1913-1914, 1916-1918, 1920, 1923-1927, 1929-1932, 1936-1938

Gardiner's Royal Blue Book:
1828-1829, 1842, 1844, 1848, 1850-1851, 1853, 1858-1859, 1867, 1874, 1877, 1882, 1884, 1890-1891, 1896, 1901, 1907, 1910-1911, 1914-1916, 1918, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1931-1932, 1934-1935, 1938, 1940

Holden's Triennial Directory for London:
1799, 1805-1807, 1809-1811

Kelly’s Post Office London Directory:
(1842 is the earliest street and classified trades directory)
1802, 1804-1848, 1850, 1851, 1853, 1855-1859, 1861-1901, 1904-05, 1907 to date

Kelly's Directory of Chelsea, Belgravia and Pimlico:
1914, 1937

Kent's London Directory:
1778, 1780, 1781, 1788, 1791, 1793, 1794, 1799-1803, 1806, 1810-1811, 1814-1816, 1819-1820, 1823, 1826

London Directory:
Reprint of 1677 edition published by Chatto & Windus, 1878

Lowndes Directories:
1781, 1789, 1791, 1793-1794, 1797, 1798

The New Complete Guide to All Persons Who have any Trade or Concern with the City of London and Parts Adjacent (includes list of tradesmen)
Entitled as "A Complete Guide" until 1765:
1740, 1758, 1760, 1763, 1765, 1770, 1772, 1777

Pigot & Co's London & Provincial New Commercial Directory:
1822-1824, 1826-1827, 1834, 1838-1839

Robson’s London Commercial Directory:
1821, 1826-1827, 1830, 1835-1836, 1838-1839, 1842

Robson's Royal Court Guide and Peerage:
1839

Royal Blue Book:
Published by Kelly 1828-1829, 1848,1859,1889, 1907,1908, 1914

Underhill’s Triennial Directory:
1822-1824

Watkins’s Commercial and General London Directory:
1852-1853

Webster’s Royal Red Book:
1860, 1896, 1899, 1905, 1910-1912, 1914, 1918, 1920, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1936-1939

4.2 Paddington

Bayswater and Paddington:
Published by Kelly 1934, 1936-1939

Paddington:
Published by Lucas, 1843

Paddington:
Published by Dollings, 1863

Paddington:
Published by Hutchings & Crowsley, 1872, 1875, 1876, 1878, 1882, 1884-1886

Paddington, Bayswater and Kensal Green:
Published by Kelly, 1888, 1890-1901, 1903-1916, 1921-1939

4.3 St Marylebone

Marylebone and St John's Wood Directory:
1863-1864, 1884, 1898, 1905-1907, 1910-1911, 1913-1914, 1916, 1926, 1928-1939

Hampstead, Kilburn and St John's Wood Guide and Almanac:
1897, 1914

St Marylebone Directory:
1954-1955, 1959-1960, 1962-1963

Underhill’s Triennial Directory:
1822-1824

Watkins's Commercial and General London Directory:
1852, 1853

Webster's Royal Red Book:
1860, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1938-1939

4.4 Other London areas

Cricklewood Directory:
Kilburn, Willesden, Cricklewood, Harlesden, &c Published by Baines & Scarsbrook, 1940

Hampstead Directory:
Hampstead, Kilburn and St John's Wood Guide and Almanac. Published by Kelly, 1897, 1914

Harlesden Directory:
Kilburn, Willesden, Cricklewood, Harlesden, etc. Published by Baines & Scarsbrook, 1940

Kilburn Directory:
Kilburn, Willesden, Cricklewood, Harlesden, &c. Published by Baines & Scarsbrook, 1940