SAINT MATTHEW, ESSEX ROAD: ESSEX ROAD, ISLINGTON
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 P83/MTW |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : SAINT MATTHEW, ESSEX ROAD: ESSEX ROAD, ISLINGTON |
Date(s) | : 1843-1953 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 1.28 linear metres |
Name of creator(s) | : Parish of St Matthew, Essex Road, Islington | Church of England |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Saint Matthew's began as a temporary chapel, founded in 1836 in a former Wesleyan Methodist chapel. A permanent church was constructed in 1850, designed by A.D. Gough. A parish was assigned in 1851. It was joined with the parish of Saint Stephen, Canonbury, in 1953. In 1966 the church was demolished.
From: 'Islington: Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 8: Islington and Stoke Newington parishes (1985), pp. 88-99.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, Essex Road, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and confirmations; registers of services; inventory of plate; Vestry minutes, correspondence and other administrative papers.
Access & 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.
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 (P83/MTW/1-31) of St Matthew, Essex Road, Islington, deposited by the Vicar of St Stephen in the London County Record Office, 4 May 1962. Records (P83/MTW/32-41) deposited by the Vicar of St Stephen, Canonbury Road, 4 May 1962.
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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.
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