Collection GB 0074 A/CBS - CHRIST CHURCH, NORTH BRIXTON SLATE AND LOAN CLUB

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 A/CBS

Title

CHRIST CHURCH, NORTH BRIXTON SLATE AND LOAN CLUB

Date(s)

  • 1899-1963 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.32 linear metres (9 files).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

A 'Slate Club' was a group who saved money in a common fund towards a specific purpose. For example, a small amount might be paid into the club each week, to be paid back in a lump sum at Christmas. The name derives from the early practice of keeping the accounts on a slate. Such clubs were often run by churches for the benefit of their poorer congregation.

Originally built in 1820 as a Congregationalist chapel called Holland Chapel, the building which was to become Christ Church, North Brixton was taken over as a proprietary chapel by the Reverend F Crossman. It became a Chapel of Ease to Saint Mark's Church, Kennington and when in 1855 Canon McConnell Hussey became its minister, he converted the leasehold land to freehold. He also arranged to have the district formed into a separate parish and to have the church consecrated, reseated and enlarged by the addition of an apse at his own expense. The church was consecrated on 9 October 1855. In 1891 the Reverend W. R Mowll was appointed. He was responsible for the building of a parish hall and the rebuilding of the old church which, dilapidated beyond repair, was closed in 1899 and demolished. The new church was consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester on 5 December 1902.

Archival history

GB 0074 A/CBS 1899-1963 Collection 0.32 linear metres (9 files). Slate and Loan Club , Parish of Christ Church, North Brixton
Parish of Christ Church, North Brixton , Church of England

A 'Slate Club' was a group who saved money in a common fund towards a specific purpose. For example, a small amount might be paid into the club each week, to be paid back in a lump sum at Christmas. The name derives from the early practice of keeping the accounts on a slate. Such clubs were often run by churches for the benefit of their poorer congregation.

Originally built in 1820 as a Congregationalist chapel called Holland Chapel, the building which was to become Christ Church, North Brixton was taken over as a proprietary chapel by the Reverend F Crossman. It became a Chapel of Ease to Saint Mark's Church, Kennington and when in 1855 Canon McConnell Hussey became its minister, he converted the leasehold land to freehold. He also arranged to have the district formed into a separate parish and to have the church consecrated, reseated and enlarged by the addition of an apse at his own expense. The church was consecrated on 9 October 1855. In 1891 the Reverend W. R Mowll was appointed. He was responsible for the building of a parish hall and the rebuilding of the old church which, dilapidated beyond repair, was closed in 1899 and demolished. The new church was consecrated by the Bishop of Rochester on 5 December 1902.

Deposited in the London County Record Office [now LMA], 28 February, 1963.

Records of the Slate and Loan Club of Christ Church, North Brixton, including annual balance sheets; rules of the Club; correspondence concerning the dissolution of the Club; and notes by the Secretary and President of the Club on its history.

A/CBS-1: Balance sheets;
A/CBS-2: Rules and admission records;
A/CBS-3: Papers concerning dissolution of society;
A/CBS-4: Notes.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For records of the Parish of Christ Church, North Brixton see reference P85/CTC2.

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.

June to August 2010. Slate and Loan Club , Parish of Christ Church , North Brixton Associations Organizations Societies Slate clubs Savings Finance Financing Loans Parish of Christ Church , North Brixton , Church of England Lambeth London England UK Western Europe Europe Brixton

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in the London County Record Office [now LMA], 28 February, 1963.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Slate and Loan Club of Christ Church, North Brixton, including annual balance sheets; rules of the Club; correspondence concerning the dissolution of the Club; and notes by the Secretary and President of the Club on its history.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

A/CBS-1: Balance sheets;
A/CBS-2: Rules and admission records;
A/CBS-3: Papers concerning dissolution of society;
A/CBS-4: Notes.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For records of the Parish of Christ Church, North Brixton see reference P85/CTC2.

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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