Collection GB 0347 BP - Battersea Parish

7 sub-fonds, 2490 files

GB 0347 BP 1560-1878 Collection 7 sub-fonds, 2490 files

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Until 1856, the Vestry of Battersea was an open vestry, including all the ratepayers and with the Vicar as chair. After the 1855 Metropolis Management Act, the parish ceased to be seen as a rural parish and began being classed as a part of London. The Vestry was set up, and classed as part of the Wandsworth District Board of Works, along with Clapham, Wandsworth, Putney, Streatham and Tooting, where it had 12 representatives. The Highway Board and Inspectors of Lighting for Battersea were superseded, and their powers passed to the District Board of Works. From 1877 to 1887 various attempts were made to incorporate Battersea in its own right and after the Metropolis Management (Battersea and Westminster) Act, 1887 Battersea ceased to be represented on the Wandsworth District Board of Works and Battersea Vestry was incorporated. This meant it took on responsibility as the Sanitary, Highway and Sewer Authority for the parish and had to elect vestry-men. In 1888 the Vestry took possession of offices in Battersea Rise, purchasing them from the District Board of Works and in 1891 purchased the Elm Hill Estate on Lavender Hill to build a new Town Hall. The building, designed by E Mountford, was opened in 1893. The 1899 London Government Act wound up the vestry system and created Metropolitan Borough Councils, which took over from 1900.

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Battersea Parish was responsible for the civil administration of Battersea until the creation of Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council in 1900. This collection includes records of: the Battersea Parish Vestry; the Battersea Parish Overseers of the Poor; the Battersea Workhouse, 1744-1835; the parish Churchwardens; Battersea Lammas Hall; the parish Surveyor of Highways; various charities within the parish; and other records relating to the civil administration of the parish.

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This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

The data in this finding aid is in the copyright of the place of deposit; the Access to Archives database is in Crown Copyright.
English

This is a partial catalogue, some material remains uncatalogued. A hard copy is available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room.

Parish registers for St Mary Battersea and other churches within Battersea are held at London Metropolitan Archives. Wandsworth District Board of Works papers are held at Wandsworth Heritage Service, ref: WDBW. Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council records are also held by Wandsworth Heritage Service, ref: MBB.

Finding aid created by export from CALM v8.0.2.40 Archives Hub EAD2002. Entry amended by Barbara Ball.
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. April 2011 Parish records Charity records Workhouses Highways London County Council Battersea Parish Overseers of the Poor Battersea London Transport infrastructure Documents Buildings Wandsworth England Information sources Architecture UK Western Europe Primary documents Europe

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Battersea Parish was responsible for the civil administration of Battersea until the creation of Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council in 1900. This collection includes records of: the Battersea Parish Vestry; the Battersea Parish Overseers of the Poor; the Battersea Workhouse, 1744-1835; the parish Churchwardens; Battersea Lammas Hall; the parish Surveyor of Highways; various charities within the parish; and other records relating to the civil administration of the parish.

Please contact the Archive for further information.

This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.

The data in this finding aid is in the copyright of the place of deposit; the Access to Archives database is in Crown Copyright.

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English

Parish registers for St Mary Battersea and other churches within Battersea are held at London Metropolitan Archives. Wandsworth District Board of Works papers are held at Wandsworth Heritage Service, ref: WDBW. Battersea Metropolitan Borough Council records are also held by Wandsworth Heritage Service, ref: MBB.

This is a partial catalogue, some material remains uncatalogued. A hard copy is available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room.

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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