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Date(s)
- 1890-1946 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.54 linear metres
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Biographical history
Saint James' was the first church built in Stepney by the Bishop Blomfield Metropolitan Churches Fund. Designed by Edward Laoidge, it was consecrated in August 1833. The church was gutted by incendiary bombs on September 7th 1940. In 1951 the parish was united to Saint Paul's, Shadwell (P93/PAU3) and the ruins taken down. The site was added to a public garden which had already been laid out in the old graveyard.
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Archival history
GB 0074 P93/JS 1890-1946 Collection 0.54 linear metres Parish of St James, Ratcliffe , Church of England
Saint James' was the first church built in Stepney by the Bishop Blomfield Metropolitan Churches Fund. Designed by Edward Laoidge, it was consecrated in August 1833. The church was gutted by incendiary bombs on September 7th 1940. In 1951 the parish was united to Saint Paul's, Shadwell (P93/PAU3) and the ruins taken down. The site was added to a public garden which had already been laid out in the old graveyard.
Parish records of St James' Church, Ratcliffe Stepney, deposited in the Greater London Record Office by the Rector of St George in the East and Priest in Charge of St Paul, Shadwell, 17 October 1980.
Records of the church of Saint James, Butcher Row, Ratcliffe, comprising registers of baptisms and marriages; papers relating to applcations for building licences; and papers relating to parish reorganisations.
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.
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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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Parish records of St James' Church, Ratcliffe Stepney, deposited in the Greater London Record Office by the Rector of St George in the East and Priest in Charge of St Paul, Shadwell, 17 October 1980.
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Scope and content
Records of the church of Saint James, Butcher Row, Ratcliffe, comprising registers of baptisms and marriages; papers relating to applcations for building licences; and papers relating to parish reorganisations.
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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.
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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
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English
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Protestantism
- Government
- Government » Public administration
- Government » Public administration » Local government
- Architecture
- Architecture » Buildings
- Religious buildings
- Religious buildings » Churches
- Information sources
- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Religions
- Religion
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Catholicism
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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