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        ACC/1850 · Collection · 1858-1940

        Minutes, accounts, schedules and registers of Bow Methodist Mission Circuit and chapels within that Circuit, 1858-1940, including Elizabeth Street Church, Bow Common Church, Millwall Church, Old Ford Church, Old Mahogany Bar Church, Saint George's Methodist Church, Cable Street, Stratford Conference Hall, Tredegar Road Church, Bruce Road Church, Shirley Street Church, London Fields Church, Benledi Street School Chapel, Chrisp Street Church, Custom House Church, Driffield Road Church, Manchester Road Church, Maria Street Church, Mary Street Church and Plaistow Marsh Church.

        Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist Church
        ACC/1850-7 · Collection · 1828-1977

        Records of the Bow Circuit (active 1861-1900), Poplar and Bow Mission (active 1900-1961) and Bow Mission (active 1961-date) including Quarterly meeting minute books, 1866-1977; Circuit Steward's account books, 1863-1961; Local Preachers' meeting minute book, 1865-1964; Circuit schedules, 1861-1892; Circuit trust schedule relating to the finance and material condition of each chapel and manse, 1941-1960; Circuit preaching plans, 1931-1966; War damage account book, 1941-1947; book of newspaper cuttings, 1933-1940; Bow and East End mission leaflets, 1887-1964; correspondence and certificates, 1828-1888.

        Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist Church
        GB 0122 Bo · [1903-1935]

        Papers of Francis Alphonsus Bourne as Archbishop of Westminster, [1903-1935], including material on the Holy See; Bishop's conferences; synods; religious orders; Vicars General and Chaplaincies; Papal Encyclicals; ecclesiastical and diocesan matters; moral, social and political issues; ecumenicalism; media, communications and publications; foreign countries; national and international institutions; government; embassies; hospitals; trusts, foundations and communities; lectures; homilies; patronages; personal correspondence; staff; invitations; education bills; visits; finance; St Edmund's College, Ware; missions, including in Austria, Germany and India and boy scouts and girl guides.

        Bourne , Francis Alphonsus , 1861-1935 , Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster
        BOLOGNA ANGLICAN CHAPLAINCY
        GB 0074 CLC/330 · Collection · 1887-1925

        Service registers from the Bologna Anglican Chaplaincy, Italy.

        Bologna Anglican Chaplaincy , Italy
        GB 0074 CLC/115 · Collection · 1901-1990

        Records of the Billingsgate Christian Mission comprising annual reports and accounts with other financial records, 1901-90, photographs of the mission and dispensary ca. 1953 and an account of the work of the mission and dispensary ca. 1933.

        Please note that these records are subject to a 50-year closure period. For further information please ask a member of staff.

        Billingsgate Christian Mission x Billingsgate Christian Mission and Dispensary
        BENSON, Stella (1892-1933)
        GB 0370 SB · [1930]-1947

        Papers of and relating to Stella Benson, [1930]-1947, comprising 2 letters to Mrs Forster, 1932, concerning a model for a painter, a missionary and the purchase of a clock for a Chinese neighbour who nursed her illness; report of the Sub-committee of the League of Nations Society, Hong Kong, on an investigation into the traffic in women and children and prostitution in Hong Kong, with covering letter presenting the report to the Colonial Secretary, [1930]; article entitled 'Stella Benson goes to a Chinese Wedding' from the Radio Times by Stella Benson, 1932; letter from Mrs G H Forster to Miss White (later Professor Beatrice White), enclosing the papers and containing reminscences about Stella Benson, 1947.

        Benson , Stella , 1892-1933 , afterwards Anderson , novelist
        BELMONT SYNAGOGUE
        GB 0074 LMA/4280 · Collection · 1954-2002

        Records of the Belmont Synagogue, covering the whole range of activities undertaken by the Synagogue. In particular, the administration is well represented with minutes, agendas and correspondence from all the main committees; the Council of Management, Membership, Building Fund, Ladies Guild, Parents Association, Education and Social Activity Group.

        Information on the religious life can be gleaned from files on Rabbi selection, Bat Chayil Ceremony, Yom Naroim and the Sefer Torah as well as from the substantial photographic collection which also presents a good picture of the social side of the community.

        PLEASE NOTE that written permission from the depositors is required to access this collection.

        Belmont Synagogue
        BELFIELD, Dorothea Edith
        GB 106 7DEB · Fonds · 1930s

        The archive consists of a certificate of appointment as Deaconess in the Parishes of Mere with West Knoyle in the County of Wiltshire and Diocese of Salisbury, 30 Jan 1933; correspondence with the Diocesan Registry, Salisbury to Deaconess Belfield; copy of her Assent to the 39 Articles, Jan 1937; press cutting relating to Dorothea Belfield's status and office and to the debate bout the status, role and office of deaconess, as opposed to deacon, within the Church.

        Belfield , Dorothea Edith , fl 1933-1940 , deaconess
        Beighton, Thomas and Abigail
        GB 0102 MS 380698 · 1818-1821

        Typescript transcript of letters and extracts of letters, and some photocopies of original letters, 1818-1821, from Thomas and Abigail Beighton to family and friends, recording problems encountered on the journey from England to Madras; local customs; and missionary work in Malacca and Penang, particularly their work in education; also including much discussion of family matters and of relationships among the missionary communities.

        Beighton , Thomas , 1790-1844 , missionary Beighton , Abigail , 1791-1879 , née Tobitt , missionary
        Beckingsale, Laura Elsie
        GB 0102 MS 354917 · Created 1911-1912

        Letters, 1911-1912, from Laura Beckingsale, written in diary form to colleagues in London describing her experiences during the Chinese Revolution of 1911-1912, in Wuchang and Hankow, where she worked for the London Missionary Society.

        Beckingsale , Laura Elsie , 1886-1983 , missionary and teacher
        Banks Photograph Collection
        GB 0102 MS 380389 · Created c1897-1949

        Papers, c1897-1949, of Alexander Banks, comprising photographs taken chiefly by Alexander Banks showing groups of missionaries, including the Banks, Hicks and Hodge families, Indian Christians, including the Das family, Hindus and Muslims, local festivals, buildings and views. Also included are copies of circular letters (1900-1902) and letters (1903-1906) from Alexander Banks; his diary (1899-1900); a record of orphanage children in India (1906) including photographs; and publications of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union.

        Banks , Alexander L , fl 1897-1949 , missionary
        Baldwin, Arthur
        GB 0102 MMS/Special Series/Biographical/Central Africa/FBN 12-13 (Box 608) · 1889-1902
        Part of (WESLEYAN) METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY/METHODIST CHURCH OVERSEAS DIVISION

        Papers, 1889-1902, of Arthur Baldwin, comprising diaries, 1889-1899, describing his journeys, work and life in Africa, including domestic activities and agricultural concerns; letters from Baldwin to his mother, 1889-1902, recounting his activities; letters from F Coillard to Baldwin, 1893-1895, concerning missionary work and concerns; undated manuscript notes on Coillard; undated map marked 'Proposal for a new mission Moomba'; letter to Mr Baldwin from F Pickering, 1897; letter to Mrs Baldwin from Mrs C Thackeray in New Zealand [1908]; nine photographs of southern Africa, mostly undated landscapes but including one of mission staff, 1899, among them some indigenous workers.

        Baldwin , Arthur , 1864-1937 , missionary
        Bach, Thomas and Lucy
        GB 0102 CWM/LMS India Personal Box 5 · 1894-1900
        Part of COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION

        Papers, 1894-1900, of Thomas and Lucy Bach, comprising correspondence, 1894-1898, largely between Thomas and Lucy Bach and their families, including comments on Lucy's health, life in India, and missionary work; photographs, 1895-[1899], of people and scenes in India, including religious and educational subjects; printed papers, 1898-1900, relating to London Missionary Society (LMS) missionary work and the Bachs' life in India; St John's Gospel written on palm leaves in various languages and another palm leaf book, both undated.

        Bach , Thomas William , b 1868 , missionary Bach , S H , fl 1894-1900 , née Mudie Smith , known as Lucy
        Aylward, Gladys
        GB 0102 MS 291571 · Created 1936-1970s

        Papers, 1936-1970s, of Gladys Aylward, comprising correspondence (1936-1939) with the Whiskin family during her time in China, press cuttings (1936-1970s), publications, notices, Chinese texts for children, calendars, photographs and miscellaneous items including Chinese accessories.

        Aylward , Gladys , 1902-1970 , missionary
        GB 0074 DRO/105 · Collection · 1939-1975

        Records of the parish of the Ascension, Hanger Hill, comprising registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage, confirmations and church services; and minute books of the Vestry and Parochial Church Council.

        Parish of the Ascension, Hanger Hill , Church of England
        GB 0074 P95/ASC · Collection · 1884-1952

        Records of the parish of Ascension, Malwood Road, Balham Hill, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; Churchwarden's financial accounts and other financial accounts.

        Parish of Ascension, Balham Hill , Church of England
        GB 1556 WL 876 · 1933-1945

        Leaflets advertising demonstrations and meetings in protest against antisemitic measures in Germany and exhorting readers to boycott German products, by a number of British Jewish interest groups and political groups, 1933-1935, and series of prayers and intercessions on behalf of German Jewry produced in London by the office of the Chief Rabbi, 1933-1945.

        Various Office of the Chief Rabbi, London
        ANGLO-JEWISH EDUCATION
        GB 0074 ACC/2712/AJE · Collection · 1861-1995

        Records of the United Synagogue's own Board of Jewish Religious Education, as well as the London Board of Jewish Religious Education and its predecessor the Jewish Religious Education Board, and other bodies such as the Union of Hebrew and Religious Classes, the Jewish Association for the Diffusion of Religious Knowledge, the Jewish Memorial Council, the Central Council for Jewish Religious Education and the Jewish Voluntary Schools Association. Also records of individual schools and institutions such as the Jews Free School, Jewish Infant Schools, Westminster Jews Free School, Ilford Jewish Primary School and Michael Sobell Sinai School. The records themselves include minutes, correspondence, reports, annual reports, financial records, registers of bar mitzvah tests, printed material such as publicity, brochures, prospectuses, journals and press cuttings, and the papers of Governing bodies.

        PLEASE NOTE: Records can only be accessed with the written permission of the depositor. Contact the Chief Executive, United Synagogue.

        United Synagogue , Board of Jewish Religious Education
        ANGLICAN CHURCH IN FINLAND
        GB 0074 CLC/321 · Collection · 1920-1981

        Records of the Anglican Chaplaincy in Finland, comprising:
        minutes, 1922-67 (Ms 20884);
        papers of the chairman and/or secretary, 1941-70 (Ms 20885);
        financial records, 1949-67 (Ms 20886-7);
        annual reports, 1923-52 (Ms 20888);
        newsletters and other circulars, 1952-80 (Ms 20889);
        registers of services, 1920-73 (Ms 20890);
        roll of membership, [1900?]-1956 (Ms 20891);
        registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, burials and cremations, 1920-61 (Ms 20892-2A);
        papers relating to marriages, 1965-72 (Ms 20892B);
        architect's drawings of proposed new church, 1928 (Ms 20893); and
        correspondence and related papers, 1937-81 (Ms 20894-900).

        Finland Anglican Chaplaincy
        GB 0366 AN · 1920-1970

        Small collection of papers relating to the work of Mary Irene Anderson at the Aburi Girls' Secondary School, Ghana, including a typescript copy of a school log book kept by her predecessors, 1920-1953; typescript accounts of events, 1954-1961; and correspondence relating to the expulsion of non-Ghanaian teachers, 1969-1970.

        Anderson , Mary Irene , b 1920 , teacher and missionary
        GB 0074 DRO/169 · Collection · 1867-2000

        Records of the parish of All Souls, St Margaret's-on-Thames, Twickenham. This collection includes parish registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and confirmations (1898-1986); registers of services and orders of service (1896-1995); duplicate returns of parish statistics (1907-1931); correspondence relating to staff (1959-1994) and parish boundaries (1967-1981); documents, drawings and photographs relating to the church building and its contents (1867-1994); documents and plans relating to church halls (1930-1993); bishop's visitation papers (1966-1969), Parochial Church Council and Vestry minute books and correspondence (1888-2000); financial statements, account books and ledgers (1886-1999); records relating to Wooldridge Legacy Trust (1957-1984) and Sick and Poor Fund (1911-1927) and parish magazines (1898-1971).

        Parish of All Souls, St Margaret's-on-Thames, Twickenham , Church of England
        GB 0074 P92/ALS · Collection · 1869-1956

        Records of the parish of All Souls, Grosvenor Park, Newington, including registers of baptisms and marriages; church services registers; and Parochial Church Council minutes.

        Parish of All Souls, Newington , Church of England
        GB 0074 P89/ALS · Collection · 1812-1990

        Records of the parish of All Souls, Langham Place, including registers of baptisms and marriages; preachers' books; financial accounts; plans, sketches and designs relating to changes to the church building; annual reports; parish magazines; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; orders of service; booklets; photographs; papers relating to the organ including music; papers relating to church social activities; and historical notes.

        Parish of All Souls, Langham Place , Church of England
        GB 0074 DRO/089 · Collection · 1875-1979

        Records of All Souls, Harlesden, including registers of baptism, marriage, banns of marriage and church services; financial accounts; Vestry minutes and Parochial Church Council minutes.

        Records of Saint Luke's Church, Willesden Junction, comprising Vestry minutes and registers of church services.

        Parish of All Souls, Harlesden , Church of England
        GB 0074 P81/ALS · Collection · 1865-1982

        Records of the parish of All Souls, Hampstead, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations and banns of marriage; registers of church services; papers relating to parish boundaries including plan; Parochial Church Council minutes and correspondence; offertory books; papers relating to the benefice including terrier and sequestration orders; papers relating to the maintenance of the church and church room, including correspondence, inventories and plans; papers relating to the parish school.

        Parish of All Souls, Hampstead , Church of England
        GB 0074 P79/ALS · Collection · 1881-1988

        Records of the parish of All Souls, Clapton, including registers of baptisms, marriages and church services; Parochial Church Council minutes and conveyance of land.

        Parish of All Souls, Clapton , Church of England
        GB 0074 P85/ALL3 · Collection · 1892-1980

        Records of the parish of All Saints, West Dulwich, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations and church services; notices and orders of service; papers and maps relating to parish boundaries; papers relating to church income including the benefice, sequestration, and the Clergy Maintenance Fund; records of Dulwich College Chapel of Ease; financial records; papers relating to the church building and vicarage, including faculties, plans and correspondence; Churchwardens' records; and papers of parish charities.

        Parish of All Saints, West Dulwich , Church of England
        GB 0074 P92/ALL1 · Collection · 1870-1973

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Surrey Square, Walworth, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; registers of preachers; financial records; correspondence, faculties and plans relating to maintenance work on the church building, parsonage and the church hall; records of All Saints National School; map of the parish.

        Parish of All Saints, Walworth , Church of England
        GB 0074 P83/ALL2 · Collection · 1885-1983

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Tufnell Park, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and confirmations; registers of church services; papers relating to changing parish boundaries; papers relating to the maintenance of the church building and the Hocking Memorial Hall; financial records; Parochial Church Council and Vestry minute books; and volume containing copies of documents relating to the creation of the parish and parish events.

        Parish of All Saints, Tufnell Park , Church of England
        GB 0074 P95/ALL4 · Collection · 1897-1953

        Records of All Saints, Sunnyhill Road, Streatham, including registers of services; register of baptisms; financial records; correspondence and plans relating to parish boundaries; and specifications for building works.

        Parish of All Saints, Streatham , Church of England
        GB 0074 P94/ALL · Collection · 1872-1956

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Aden Grove, Stoke Newington, comprising registers of baptisms; registers of marriages; parish magazines; and a preachers' book.

        Parish of All Saints, Stoke Newington , Church of England
        GB 0074 P85/ALL1 · Collection · 1874-1949

        Records of the parish of All Saints, South Lambeth, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; registers of church services; Parochial Church Council minutes; financial accounts; orders of service; parish magazines; papers relating to parish boundaries; and records relating to church buildings.

        Parish of All Saints, South Lambeth , Church of England
        GB 0074 P89/ALL1 · Collection · 1845-1978

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Finchley Road, Saint John's Wood, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations and banns; registers of services and preachers; papers relating to personnel; Parochial Church Council minutes and correspondence; financial records; parish magazines; photographs; citations, faculties, agreements and reports relating to the maintenance of the church building.

        Parish of All Saints, St John's Wood , Church of England
        GB 0074 DRO/145 · Collection · 1933-1979

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Queensbury, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and confirmations; church services registers; and Parochial Church Council minutes and financial accounts.

        Parish of All Saints, Queensbury , Church of England
        GB 0074 P88/ALL1 · Collection · 1711-1992

        Records of the parish of All Saints, East India Dock Road, Poplar, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; registers of church services; correspondence of the Churchwardens; financial records; Vestry meeting minutes; papers relating to parish charities; and parish magazines.

        Also papers relating to civil functions of the parish, comprising bills of the Overseers of the Poor and a report book for the Poplar and Blackwall workhouse.

        Parish of All Saints, Poplar , Church of England
        GB 0074 P73/ALL1 · Collection · 1866-1949

        Records of the parish of All Saints, North Peckham, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and confirmations; register of preachers and church services; curates' licences; papers relating to the endowment; minutes of the Easter Vestry and the Parochial Church Council; financial accounts; and faculty for a memorial tablet.

        Parish of All Saints, North Peckham , Church of England
        GB 0074 DRO/021 · Collection · 1538-1982

        Records of the Parish of All Saints, Laleham, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage and church services; papers relating to glebe lands, benefices and tithes; Churchwarden's accounts; faculties and other papers relating to the maintenance of the church building, fittings and churchyard; Vestry minute books; Parochial Church Council cash books; papers relating to parish charities; papers relating to Laleham School; financial accounts of the Overseers of the Poor; enclosure awards and maps; and some correspondence.

        Parish of All Saints, Laleham , Church of England
        GB 0074 P75/ALL · Collection · 1868-1952

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Hatcham Park, including registers of baptisms and marriages; financial records; registers of church services; Parochial Church Council minutes; administrative files; Churchwardens' reports and accounts; papers of church societies including the Sunday School; papers relating to the maintenance of the church and vicarage including plans and elevations; papers relating to parish boundaries; printed charity appeals; and parish magazines.

        Parish of All Saints, Hatcham Park , Church of England
        GB 0074 DRO/108 · Collection · 1711-1992

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Harrow, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage and confirmations; registers of church services; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minute books; financial accounts; papers of Robinson's Charity; papers of Harrow Weald Old Schools; and parish magazines.

        Parish of All Saints, Harrow , Church of England
        GB 0074 P91/ALL · Collection · 1856-1983

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Haggerston, including registers of baptisms; registers of marriages; registers of church services; registers of banns; faculties and other papers relating to the church fabric; financial accounts; Parochial Church Council minute books; electoral rolls; papers relating to the parish school; and parish magazines.

        Parish of All Saints, Haggerston , Church of England
        GB 0074 P77/ALL · Collection · 1674-2003

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Fulham, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage, confirmations and church services; orders of service; papers of parish organisations including clubs, societies, charities and schools; papers relating to parish boundaries and the benefice; faculties and other papers relating to the construction of the church and the maintenance of the fixtures and fittings; Churchwardens' financial accounts; general financial accounts; Parochial Church Council minutes; Committee minutes; correspondence and publicity material such as appeals leaflets.

        C 1675-1997 M 1674-1994 B 1675-1863

        Parish of All Saints, Fulham , Church of England
        GB 0074 DRO/040 · Collection · 1557-2002

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Edmonton, including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials, banns of marriage and church services; Surveyors of Highways rate books; registers of baptisms, marriages and burials at the Weld Chapel; and parish magazines.

        Also register of baptisms for Saint Paul's Chapel, Winchmore Hill; and registers of baptisms for the district of Saint Alphege.

        COVERING DATES OF PARISH REGISTERS DEPOSITED Baptisms: 1558 - 2001, Marriages: 1558 - 1993, Burials: 1557 - 1954.

        Parish of All Saints, Edmonton , Church of England
        GB 0074 DRO/039 · Collection · 1887-1978

        Records of the parish of All Saints, East Finchley, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and church services; papers relating to parish boundaries; papers relating to endowments; records of the Churchwardens relating to finances, the maintenance of the church fabric and the church site; Vestry minutes; records of the Parochial Church Council relating to the parish hall; and papers of church societies.

        Parish of All Saints, East Finchley , Church of England
        GB 0074 P79/ALL · Collection · 1873-1972

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Clapton Park, comprising registers of baptisms, marriages, banns, and confirmations; and registers of church services, preachers, readers and collections.

        Parish of All Saints, Clapton Park , Church of England
        GB 0074 P95/ALL2 · Collection · 1858-1970

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Lyham Road, Clapham Park, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; church services registers; Parochial Church Council and Vestry minutes; papers of parish societies and clubs; and parish magazines.

        Parish of All Saints, Clapham Park , Church of England
        GB 0074 P83/ALL1 · Collection · 1839-1979

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Caledonian Road, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns, and confirmations; church services registers; papers relating to parish boundaries; financial records; papers relating to the church building and the church hall; Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to the parish school; and parish magazine.

        Parish of All Saints, Caledonian Road, Islington , Church of England
        GB 0074 P70/ALL · Collection · 1883-1967

        Records of the parish of All Saints, Battersea, comprising registers of baptisms; registers of marriages; and registers of church services.

        C 1883-1947 M 1884-1961

        Parish of All Saints, Battersea , Church of England
        GB 0074 P76/ALL · Collection · 1896-1953

        Records of All Saints Mission Chapel, Islington, comprising registers of baptisms and a register of services.

        All Saints Mission Chapel, Islington , Church of England
        GB 0074 CLC/322 · Collection · 1849-1999

        Records of All Saints Anglican Church, Marseilles, France, including register of baptisms, marriages and burials; service registers and financial accounts.

        All Saints Anglican Church , Marseilles, France