Collection LMA/4396 - KINGSTON AND SURBITON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Identity area

Reference code

LMA/4396

Title

KINGSTON AND SURBITON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Date(s)

  • 1873-1957 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.01 linear meters

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Biographical history

A Presbyterian congregation first existed in the Kingston and Surbiton area in 1662, however, membership declined. The congregation was revived in 1873 and a new church was built in 1884 in Grove Crescent, Kingston upon Thames. In 1972 the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged and the church became Kingston and Surbiton United Reformed Church. The church is now situated on Eden Street.

Archival history

LMA/4396 1873-1957 Collection 1.01 linear meters Presbyterian Church of England

A Presbyterian congregation first existed in the Kingston and Surbiton area in 1662, however, membership declined. The congregation was revived in 1873 and a new church was built in 1884 in Grove Crescent, Kingston upon Thames. In 1972 the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged and the church became Kingston and Surbiton United Reformed Church. The church is now situated on Eden Street.

Deposited by the United Reformed Church (URC) History Society in 2001 (B01/024).

Records of the Kingston and Surbiton Presbyterian Church including Court of Session minute books, including history of the chapel, 1876-1962; Deacons' Court minute books, 1873-1957; Bazaar Committee minute book, 1938; annual reports, 1879-1938 (some gaps); Communicants' roll books, 1876-1954; register of baptisms, 1873-1875; financial accounts, 1879-1946; and letter book, 1880-1888.

Records relating to meetings LMA/4396/A, and registers and church records LMA/4396/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

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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. January to March 2009 Parish records Baptism registers Nonconformists Buildings Architecture Religious buildings Chapels Nonconformist chapels Organisation and management Administration Church administration Religious groups Christians Protestants Europe Surrey Surbiton Greater London Kingston upon Thames Kingston Western Europe UK England London Kingston and Surbiton Presbyterian Church x Kingston and Surbiton United Reformed Church Religion Churches Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Protestant nonconformity Presbyterianism Protestant nonconformists Presbyterians Information sources Documents Primary documents Church records and registers Kingston-upon-Thames

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 the Kingston and Surbiton Presbyterian Church including Court of Session minute books, including history of the chapel, 1876-1962; Deacons' Court minute books, 1873-1957; Bazaar Committee minute book, 1938; annual reports, 1879-1938 (some gaps); Communicants' roll books, 1876-1954; register of baptisms, 1873-1875; financial accounts, 1879-1946; and letter book, 1880-1888.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Records relating to meetings LMA/4396/A, and registers and church records LMA/4396/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

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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