Collection GB 0074 P79/JN1 - SAINT JOHN AT HACKNEY, HACKNEY: LOWER CLAPTON ROAD, HACKNEY

17.58 linear metres

GB 0074 P79/JN1 1545-1968 Collection 17.58 linear metres Parish of St John at Hackney , Church of England

The earliest building on the site dated to around 1275. From the fourteenth century onwards the church was dedicated to Saint Augustine, but was changed to Saint John after 1660. The present benefice, created in 1971, is called Hackney, the church remaining dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.

By the late 1770s it was clear from the growing population of the area that a new and larger church was necessary. The new church was consecrated on 15th July 1797 with a wooden box-like structure. The old church was demolished except for the tower, which was left intact to hold the bells. The church was subsequently rebuilt in Portland stone and a tower added in 1814.

The church suffered only light damage during World War II but was badly damaged by fire in 1955. Following extensive repairs it was re-consecrated in 1958. The old 16th century tower of St Augustine still stands to the south.

Records P79/JN1/1-16 were transferred from the records of the Boards of Guardians in October 1954. Records P79/JN1/17-467 were deposited by the rector in July 1955, July 1955 and December 1955. Record P79/JN1/468 was transferred from the records of the Boards of Guardians in June 1961. Records P79/JN1/469 - 471 were deposited in March 1969. Records P79/JN1/472-475 were transferred by the Archivist of Hackney Archives Department, in July 1985. Additional record P79/JN1/476 was found in the remains of Saint Bartholomew, Dalston and deposited in August 1974.

Records of the parish of Saint John at Hackney (Saint John the Baptist church, Hackney) including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Vestry minutes; papers regarding the construction of the church; financial records; papers relating to parochial charities; records of the Churchwardens; correspondence of the Vestry; papers relating to the parish school; legal documents; plans of the churchyard; register of church services; registers of graves; and preachers' book.

Records relating to civil functions of the parish including settlement examinations; minutes of the Workhouse Management Committee; highways rate books and church rate books.

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 for 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. March to April 2010. Public utilities Burial grounds Burial registers Church schools Social welfare Poor relief Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Churchwardens records Schools Educational institutions Denominational schools Church of England schools Religious groups Laity Churchwardens Religious activities Church services Religious practice Parish councils Religions Baptism registers Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Religious institutions Religious organizations Religious charities Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Architecture Buildings Workhouses Marriage records Banns register Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Public enterprises Enterprises Highway rates Taxation Fiscal policy Finance Church records and registers Primary documents Preaching Churches Religious buildings Conferences Parish of St John at Hackney , Church of England Hackney (district) Hackney London England UK Western Europe Europe Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Records P79/JN1/1-16 were transferred from the records of the Boards of Guardians in October 1954. Records P79/JN1/17-467 were deposited by the rector in July 1955, July 1955 and December 1955. Record P79/JN1/468 was transferred from the records of the Boards of Guardians in June 1961. Records P79/JN1/469 - 471 were deposited in March 1969. Records P79/JN1/472-475 were transferred by the Archivist of Hackney Archives Department, in July 1985. Additional record P79/JN1/476 was found in the remains of Saint Bartholomew, Dalston and deposited in August 1974.

Records of the parish of Saint John at Hackney (Saint John the Baptist church, Hackney) including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; Vestry minutes; papers regarding the construction of the church; financial records; papers relating to parochial charities; records of the Churchwardens; correspondence of the Vestry; papers relating to the parish school; legal documents; plans of the churchyard; register of church services; registers of graves; and preachers' book.

Records relating to civil functions of the parish including settlement examinations; minutes of the Workhouse Management Committee; highways rate books and church rate books.

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 for these records rests with the depositor.

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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.

• English