Collection GB 0074 P84/JS - SAINT JAMES NORLANDS, KENSINGTON: SAINT JAMES GARDENS, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P84/JS

Title

SAINT JAMES NORLANDS, KENSINGTON: SAINT JAMES GARDENS, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

Date(s)

  • 1845-1989 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.9 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The church was built during 1844-1845 in white brick to a design of Lewis Vulliamy. The interior originally featured a polychrome interior decoration, which was removed in 1950. However, a number of other original features remain, including the stained glass windows. The church organ has been part of the church since 1921; it was restored in 1966 and is the focal point of many performances. The church provides the venue for performances by the W11 Opera Company for Young People. The church briefly appeared in the film Notting Hill. Fundraisers made marketing history by raising £150,000 towards restoration costs from a single mail-shot; 90% of donors never having given to the church before.

Archival history

GB 0074 P84/JS 1845-1989 Collection 1.9 linear metres Parish of St James Norlands, Kensington , Church of England

The church was built during 1844-1845 in white brick to a design of Lewis Vulliamy. The interior originally featured a polychrome interior decoration, which was removed in 1950. However, a number of other original features remain, including the stained glass windows. The church organ has been part of the church since 1921; it was restored in 1966 and is the focal point of many performances. The church provides the venue for performances by the W11 Opera Company for Young People. The church briefly appeared in the film Notting Hill. Fundraisers made marketing history by raising £150,000 towards restoration costs from a single mail-shot; 90% of donors never having given to the church before.

Parish records deposited by the incumbent on 3 December 1990.

Records of the parish of St James Norlands, Kensington, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; church services registers; church notices; papers relating to church income including terrier; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of the church; financial accounts; Parochial Church Council minutes; and papers of Saint Gabriel's Mission Church (closed in 1931).

The records have been sorted into categories which reflect divisions between the different functions and operations of the parish and its administration. Order within these categories reflects chronology.

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 to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

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

Notting Hill and Holland Park Book, Tames, Richard, (2004), LMA Library reference 92.11 NOT.

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. Church records and registers Parish councils Religious activities Missionary work Missions Baptism registers Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Parish records Marriage registers Information sources Documents Marriage records Banns register Primary documents Church architecture Architecture Churches Religious buildings Buildings Church services Religious practice Religion Parish of St James Norlands , Kensington , Church of England Kensington London England UK Western Europe Europe Kensington and Chelsea Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Parish records deposited by the incumbent on 3 December 1990.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of St James Norlands, Kensington, including registers of baptisms, marriages and banns; church services registers; church notices; papers relating to church income including terrier; papers relating to the construction and maintenance of the church; financial accounts; Parochial Church Council minutes; and papers of Saint Gabriel's Mission Church (closed in 1931).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

The records have been sorted into categories which reflect divisions between the different functions and operations of the parish and its administration. Order within these categories reflects chronology.

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 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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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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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