Collection GB 0074 P69/ANN - SAINT ANN, BLACKFRIARS: CITY OF LONDON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P69/ANN

Title

SAINT ANN, BLACKFRIARS: CITY OF LONDON

Date(s)

  • 1560-1961 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

12.7 linear metres

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Biographical history

The church of Saint Ann, Blackfriars, was established in 1538 to replace the church at the monastery of Blackfriars, which had been destroyed as part of the Dissolution. The church was burned down during the Great Fire of London in 1666 and was not rebuilt. The parish was united with Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe (P69/AND1).

Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).

Archival history

GB 0074 P69/ANN 1560-1961 Collection 12.7 linear metres Parish of St Ann, Blackfriars, City of London , Church of England

The church of Saint Ann, Blackfriars, was established in 1538 to replace the church at the monastery of Blackfriars, which had been destroyed as part of the Dissolution. The church was burned down during the Great Fire of London in 1666 and was not rebuilt. The parish was united with Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe (P69/AND1).

Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).

The records of these parishes (St Ann Blackfriars, St Peter Paul's Wharf, St Benet Paul's Wharf, St Mary Mounthaw, St Nicholas Cole Abbey and St Nicholas Olave) were deposited with the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates from 1902. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the parish of Saint Ann, Blackfriars, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Vestry minute books; papers of the Vestry clerk including letter books; Churchwardens' accounts and vouchers; papers of the Overseers; papers relating to parish poor relief including the workhouse; poor rate and tithe rate assessments; and papers relating to parish charities and schools. Some records relate to the united parish (with Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe).

The records have been arranged in sections as follows: A Parish registers; B Vestry and parish officers; C Rate assessments and inhabitants lists; D Charities and estates.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

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

United with mother church St Andrew by the Wardrobe (P69/AND1) along with the following other parishes: St Peter Paul's Wharf (P69/PET3); St Benet Paul's Wharf (P69/BEN3); St Mary Mounthaw (P69/MRY11); St Mary Somerset (P69/MRY12); St Nicholas Cole Abbey (P69/NIC2) and St Nicholas Olave (P69/NIC3).

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.

April to June 2010. Schools Denominational schools Church of England schools Religious groups Laity Churchwardens Overseers records Baptism registers Rates (documents) Rate books Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Religious institutions Religious organizations Religious charities Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes People People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Overseers of the poor Parish records Marriage registers Information sources Documents Marriage records Banns register Architecture Buildings Workhouses Educational institutions Churchwardens records Vestry Parish meetings Meetings Group communication Communication process Poor relief Social welfare Church schools Burial registers Church records and registers Primary documents Churches Religious buildings Poor rates Tithe rates Taxation Fiscal policy Finance Conferences Religion Parish of St Ann , Blackfriars , City of London , Church of England Blackfriars City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records of these parishes (St Ann Blackfriars, St Peter Paul's Wharf, St Benet Paul's Wharf, St Mary Mounthaw, St Nicholas Cole Abbey and St Nicholas Olave) were deposited with the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates from 1902. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Ann, Blackfriars, City of London, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Vestry minute books; papers of the Vestry clerk including letter books; Churchwardens' accounts and vouchers; papers of the Overseers; papers relating to parish poor relief including the workhouse; poor rate and tithe rate assessments; and papers relating to parish charities and schools. Some records relate to the united parish (with Saint Andrew by the Wardrobe).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The records have been arranged in sections as follows: A Parish registers; B Vestry and parish officers; C Rate assessments and inhabitants lists; D Charities and estates.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

United with mother church St Andrew by the Wardrobe (P69/AND1) along with the following other parishes: St Peter Paul's Wharf (P69/PET3); St Benet Paul's Wharf (P69/BEN3); St Mary Mounthaw (P69/MRY11); St Mary Somerset (P69/MRY12); St Nicholas Cole Abbey (P69/NIC2) and St Nicholas Olave (P69/NIC3).

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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