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Title
Date(s)
- 1860-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.5 linear meters
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
John Knox Presbyterian Church, on Stepney Way, Stepney, was founded in 1844. When the Congregational Church and the Presbyterian Church decided to amalgamate to form the new United Reformed Church in 1972, the John Knox Presbyterian Church merged with Stepney Meeting House which was also situated on Stepney Way. For a short while both buildings continued to be used for worship, but in 1976 the Stepney Meeting House building on the corner with Copley Street was sold to the John Cass Foundation for use as a school chapel.
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Archival history
LMA/4324 1860-1939 Collection 0.5 linear meters Presbyterian Church of England
John Knox Presbyterian Church, on Stepney Way, Stepney, was founded in 1844. When the Congregational Church and the Presbyterian Church decided to amalgamate to form the new United Reformed Church in 1972, the John Knox Presbyterian Church merged with Stepney Meeting House which was also situated on Stepney Way. For a short while both buildings continued to be used for worship, but in 1976 the Stepney Meeting House building on the corner with Copley Street was sold to the John Cass Foundation for use as a school chapel.
Deposited by the United Reformed Church (URC) History Society in 2001 (B01/024).
Records of John Knox Presbyterian Church including Court of Session minute books, 1868-1917; Deacons' Court minute books, 1860-1927 and Communicants' roll book, 1877-1939 (with gaps).
Records relating to meetings LMA/4324/A, and registers LMA/4324/B.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.
Copyright: Depositor
English
Fit
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Marriage registers 1900-1939 are held at LMA/4145. The Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives also has material relating to the John Knox Presbyterian Church and the Stepney Meeting House (refs W/SMH and TH/8342).
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. January to March 2009 Christianity Protestantism Protestant nonconformity Presbyterianism Nonconformists Organisation and management Administration Church administration Religious groups Christians Buildings Europe Religious buildings Stepney Western Europe UK England London Tower Hamlets John Knox Presbyterian Church , Stepney Churches Religion Religions Ancient religions Protestants Protestant nonconformists Presbyterians Architecture
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by the United Reformed Church (URC) History Society in 2001 (B01/024).
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of John Knox Presbyterian Church including Court of Session minute books, 1868-1917; Deacons' Court minute books, 1860-1927 and Communicants' roll book, 1877-1939 (with gaps).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Records relating to meetings LMA/4324/A, and registers LMA/4324/B.
Conditions of access and use area
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: Depositor
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Marriage registers 1900-1939 are held at LMA/4145. The Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives also has material relating to the John Knox Presbyterian Church and the Stepney Meeting House (refs W/SMH and TH/8342).
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Protestantism
- Administration
- Religious groups
- Religious groups » Christians
- Architecture » Buildings
- Religious buildings
- Religious buildings » Churches
- Religion
- Religions
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Architecture
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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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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English