IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 P89/MRK2
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: SAINT MARK, SAINT JOHN'S WOOD: HAMILTON TERRACE, WESTMINSTER
Date(s): 1840-1999
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1.60 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Parish of St Mark, St John's Wood | Church of England
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The church of Saint Mark was consecrated in June 1847, constructed to meet the need of an expanding population in this area. The architect was Thomas Cundy. A parish school was opened in 1864 and rebuilt in 1873. The church was damaged by enemy action in 1941 and 1944. The damage was repaired by 1955.
For a detailed history see the church website at http://www.stmarks.me.uk/ (URL correct May 2010).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the parish of Saint Mark, Hamilton Terrace, St John's Wood, including registers of baptisms and marriages; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; financial accounts; faculties and correspondence relating to alterations of the church fabric; and general correspondence.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
The records have been sorted into categories which reflect divisions between the different functions and operations of the parish and its administration. Order within these categories reflects chronology.
Conditions governing access:
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Records deposited in December 2002, January 2004 and November 2008.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions: April to June 2010.