Collection GB 0074 P83/JN1 - SAINT JOHN, HIGHBURY PARK: HIGHBURY PARK, ISLINGTON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P83/JN1

Title

SAINT JOHN, HIGHBURY PARK: HIGHBURY PARK, ISLINGTON

Date(s)

  • 1844-1978 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.47 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The first church of Saint John, Highbury Park was a temporary iron church erected by 1877. A permanent church was completed in 1881 and consecrated on 30 July 1881. A district was assigned to it out of the parish of Christ Church Islington.

The church was declared redundant on 1 January 1979 and the parish was united with Christ Church, Highbury Grove, which became known as Christ Church with Saint John; Christ Church being the parish church of the united parish.

Archival history

GB 0074 P83/JN1 1844-1978 Collection 1.47 linear metres Parish of St John, Highbury Park , Church of England

The first church of Saint John, Highbury Park was a temporary iron church erected by 1877. A permanent church was completed in 1881 and consecrated on 30 July 1881. A district was assigned to it out of the parish of Christ Church Islington.

The church was declared redundant on 1 January 1979 and the parish was united with Christ Church, Highbury Grove, which became known as Christ Church with Saint John; Christ Church being the parish church of the united parish.

Records (P83/JN1/1-28) of St John, Highbury Park, Islington deposited by the Vicar of Christ Church, Highbury Grove, Islington in the Greater London Record Office, 13 June 1979. Additional parish records (P83/JN1/29-127) of St John, Highbury Park, Islington deposited by the vicar in the Greater London Record Office, 11 February 1980.

Records of the parish of Saint John, Highbury Park, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; Church services register; minutes of Committee for Building a Permanent Church and other papers relating to the maintenance of the church buildings; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; parish magazines and newsletters; orders of service; curates' licences; correspondence; financial accounts; papers relating to the mission hall on Blackstock Road and the school room in Park Place.

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

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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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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records (P83/JN1/1-28) of St John, Highbury Park, Islington deposited by the Vicar of Christ Church, Highbury Grove, Islington in the Greater London Record Office, 13 June 1979. Additional parish records (P83/JN1/29-127) of St John, Highbury Park, Islington deposited by the vicar in the Greater London Record Office, 11 February 1980.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint John, Highbury Park, Islington, including registers of baptisms, marriages and confirmations; Church services register; minutes of Committee for Building a Permanent Church and other papers relating to the maintenance of the church buildings; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; parish magazines and newsletters; orders of service; curates' licences; correspondence; financial accounts; papers relating to the mission hall on Blackstock Road and the school room in Park Place.

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

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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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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