Collection GB 0074 P82/GEO1 - SAINT GEORGE, BLOOMSBURY: BLOOMSBURY WAY, CAMDEN

3.44 linear metres

GB 0074 P82/GEO1 1730-1994 Collection 3.44 linear metres Parish of St George, Bloosmbury , Church of England

The parish of Saint George, Bloomsbury, was formed in the early 18th century as respectable Bloomsbury residents complained at having to pass through the notorious slum area known as 'The Rookery' to reach the parish church of Saint Giles in the Fields. The Commissioners of the Fifty New Churches Act of 1711 agreed to fund a new church and Nicholas Hawksmoor was engaged to design the building. The church was completed in 1731. The stepped pyramid steeple was inspired by Pliny's description of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: it used to have lions and unicorns at the base, while the statue on top is King George I in Roman dress. More recently the parish has united with St John the Evangelist, Red Lion Square.

Records deposited in 1959, with further accessions in March 1996 and March 2009.

Records of the parish of Saint George, Bloomsbury, including registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials; fee books; photographs; and record of furnishings.

Please note that some recently deposited material has not yet been catalogued (as of March 2010). Please ask a member of staff for details.

P82/GEO1/001-065: Parish Registers; P82/GEO1/066-087: Other Parish Records.

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 for these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit.

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.

March to April 2010. Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Architecture Buildings Religious buildings Churches Primary documents Church records and registers Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Church of England Anglicanism Protestantism Christianity Ancient religions Religions Baptism registers Burial registers Religion Parish of St George , Bloosmbury , Church of England Camden London England UK Western Europe Europe Bloomsbury Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Records deposited in 1959, with further accessions in March 1996 and March 2009.

Records of the parish of Saint George, Bloomsbury, including registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials; fee books; photographs; and record of furnishings.

Please note that some recently deposited material has not yet been catalogued (as of March 2010). Please ask a member of staff for details.

P82/GEO1/001-065: Parish Registers; P82/GEO1/066-087: Other Parish Records.

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 for these records rests with the depositor.

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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.

• anglais