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- 1681-1841 (Creation)
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4 production units.
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Biographical history
The church met at White's Alley, 1681-1745; Paul's Alley, Barbican, 1745-79 (shared with another Baptist church); Hogg Lane (otherwise Worship Street), Shoreditch, 1779-1829; Trinity Place, Trinity Street, Blackman Street, Borough, 1829-32; Coles Street, Dover Road, 1833-40; and Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road, 1840-1.
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Archival history
GB 0074 CLC/186 1681-1841 Collection 4 production units. Baptist Church, White Alley , City of London
The church met at White's Alley, 1681-1745; Paul's Alley, Barbican, 1745-79 (shared with another Baptist church); Hogg Lane (otherwise Worship Street), Shoreditch, 1779-1829; Trinity Place, Trinity Street, Blackman Street, Borough, 1829-32; Coles Street, Dover Road, 1833-40; and Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road, 1840-1.
The records were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1900 and subsequently catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the Baptist Church, White Alley, City of London, comprising minutes of church meetings.
Chronological order.
Available for general access.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
The church used by this congregation 1745-79, in Paul's Alley, Barbican, was also home to another baptist church. Some transcripts of the records of Baptist Church, Paul's Alley, are held at LMA as CLC/185.
For an account of the early history of the church and other Baptist churches related to it (for example the church in Paul's Alley before 1745), see W Wilson, The History and Antiquities of the Dissenting Churches ...in London... (London 1808), vol.iii, pp.228-260.
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.
August to October 2010. Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Protestant nonconformity Religious groups Christians Protestants Protestant nonconformists Baptists Religions Nonconformists Religion Baptist Church , White Alley , City of London City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records were purchased by Guildhall Library in 1900 and subsequently catalogued by a member of Guildhall Library staff. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the Baptist Church, White Alley, City of London, comprising minutes of church meetings.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological order.
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Conditions governing access
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The church used by this congregation 1745-79, in Paul's Alley, Barbican, was also home to another baptist church. Some transcripts of the records of Baptist Church, Paul's Alley, are held at LMA as CLC/185.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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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.
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- English