Collection GB 0074 P69/ETH - SAINT ETHELBURGA BISHOPSGATE: CITY OF LONDON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P69/ETH

Title

SAINT ETHELBURGA BISHOPSGATE: CITY OF LONDON

Date(s)

  • 1569-1988 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3.82 linear metres (126 production units).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Saint Ethelburga's was probably first built in the early 13th century, and dedicated to a 7th century Abbess of Barking. It was also known as Saint Ethelburga the Virgin within Bishopsgate. It was one the of few churches to survive the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was rebuilt in the 15th century, and suffered many subsequent restorations. From the 16th century until 1933 it was flanked by shops directly either side of its porch.

Saint Ethelburga became a guild church in 1954. Following its destruction by a terrorist bomb in Bishopsgate in 1993, the City Commission Report to the Bishop of London (Templeman Report) recommended that it should not be rebuilt as a church.

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

Archival history

GB 0074 P69/ETH 1569-1988 Collection 3.82 linear metres (126 production units). Parish of St Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, City of London , Church of England

Saint Ethelburga's was probably first built in the early 13th century, and dedicated to a 7th century Abbess of Barking. It was also known as Saint Ethelburga the Virgin within Bishopsgate. It was one the of few churches to survive the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was rebuilt in the 15th century, and suffered many subsequent restorations. From the 16th century until 1933 it was flanked by shops directly either side of its porch.

Saint Ethelburga became a guild church in 1954. Following its destruction by a terrorist bomb in Bishopsgate in 1993, the City Commission Report to the Bishop of London (Templeman Report) recommended that it should not be rebuilt as a church.

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

The records of St Ethelburga Bishopsgate were largely deposited in Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section in 1947 and 1991. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Parish of Saint Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, City of London. The records include registers of baptisms, banns, marriages, burials and church services, Churchwardens' financial accounts, rate assessments, Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes, plans and photographs, the parish magazine, title deeds and miscellaneous administrative papers.

The catalogue has been arranged in sections representing sub-groups each with an archival classification code as follows: P69/ETH/A Parish registers; P69/ETH/B Vestry and parish officers; P69/ETH/C Rate assessments and inhabitants lists; P69/ETH/D Charities and estates.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

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

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. Primary documents Church records and registers Parish councils Burial registers Baptism registers Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Rate books Rates (documents) Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Churchwardens records Parish records Marriage registers Information sources Documents Marriage records Banns register Church architecture Architecture Churches Religious buildings Buildings Church services Religious practice Religious activities Churchwardens Laity Religious groups Conferences Religion Parish of St Ethelburga Bishopsgate , City of London , Church of England Bishopsgate London England UK Western Europe Europe City of London Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records of St Ethelburga Bishopsgate were largely deposited in Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section in 1947 and 1991. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Parish of Saint Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, City of London. The records include registers of baptisms, banns, marriages, burials and church services, Churchwardens' financial accounts, rate assessments, Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes, plans and photographs, the parish magazine, title deeds and miscellaneous administrative papers.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The catalogue has been arranged in sections representing sub-groups each with an archival classification code as follows: P69/ETH/A Parish registers; P69/ETH/B Vestry and parish officers; P69/ETH/C Rate assessments and inhabitants lists; P69/ETH/D Charities and estates.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

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

Finding aids

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

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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