Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1898-1968 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
0.66 linear meters
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Saint Columba's Presbyterian Church, Prospect Hill, Walthamstow, originated in 1898 when Presbyterians took over the former Wesleyan Methodist church there. A new church was built on the site in 1906. It was almost destroyed by bombing in 1941, but services continued in improvised premises until it was rebuilt in 1957. It was closed in 1968 and demolished by 1971.
From: 'Walthamstow: Roman Catholicism, Nonconformity and Judaism', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (1973), pp. 294-304.
Repository
Archival history
LMA/4360 1898-1968 Collection 0.66 linear meters Presbyterian Church of England
Saint Columba's Presbyterian Church, Prospect Hill, Walthamstow, originated in 1898 when Presbyterians took over the former Wesleyan Methodist church there. A new church was built on the site in 1906. It was almost destroyed by bombing in 1941, but services continued in improvised premises until it was rebuilt in 1957. It was closed in 1968 and demolished by 1971.
From: 'Walthamstow: Roman Catholicism, Nonconformity and Judaism', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (1973), pp. 294-304.
Deposited by the United Reformed Church (URC) History Society in 2001 (B01/024).
Court of Session minute books, 1899-1968; Deacon's Court minute books, 1898-1968 (1941-1962 volumes include congregational meetings); Communicants' roll books, 1899-1968; register of baptisms, 1898-1967; Treasurers account books, 1936-1968 and insurance policies and information relating to the insurance of churches, 1953-1960.
This collection consists of records relating to meetings LMA/4360/A, registers LMA/4360/B, and finance and administration LMA/4360/C.
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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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
Court of Session minute books, 1899-1968; Deacon's Court minute books, 1898-1968 (1941-1962 volumes include congregational meetings); Communicants' roll books, 1899-1968; register of baptisms, 1898-1967; Treasurers account books, 1936-1968 and insurance policies and information relating to the insurance of churches, 1953-1960.
System of arrangement
This collection consists of records relating to meetings LMA/4360/A, registers LMA/4360/B, and finance and administration LMA/4360/C.
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
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Description control area
Institution identifier
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.
Language(s)
- English