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- 1538-1950 (Creation)
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3.69 linear metres
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Biographical history
The parish church of Saint Mary Aldermanbury was rebuilt by Wren after the Great Fire in 1666. It was damaged by enemy action during the Second World War, but was not rebuilt. The ruins of the church were shipped to Fulton, Missouri, United States as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill. In 1954, the united parishes of Saint Alphage London Wall and Saint Mary Aldermanbury were united to the parish of Saint Giles Cripplegate.
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GB 0074 P69/MRY2 1538-1950 Collection 3.69 linear metres Parish of St Mary Aldermanbury, City of London , Church of England
The parish church of Saint Mary Aldermanbury was rebuilt by Wren after the Great Fire in 1666. It was damaged by enemy action during the Second World War, but was not rebuilt. The ruins of the church were shipped to Fulton, Missouri, United States as a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill. In 1954, the united parishes of Saint Alphage London Wall and Saint Mary Aldermanbury were united to the parish of Saint Giles Cripplegate.
The records of the parishes of St. Mary Aldermanbury and St. Alphage London Wall have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1905. The most recent deposits for each parish were in 1987. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of Saint Mary Aldermanbury, City of London, including parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and banns) from 1538; Churchwardens' accounts and vestry minutes from in 1569 and other records dating chiefly from the 18th century, including poor rate books and papers relating to poor relief.
The catalogue has been arranged in sections each with a code as follows: A Parish registers, B Vestry and parish officers, C Rate assessments and inhabitants lists, D Charities and estates.
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
United with St Giles Cripplegate (P69/GIS) together with St Alphage London Wall (P69/ALP).
For records of parish schools see Cripplegate Schools Foundation.
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. Social welfare Poor relief Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Rates (documents) Rate books Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Churchwardens records Parish records Marriage registers Information sources Documents Marriage records Banns register Baptism registers Burial registers Church records and registers Primary documents Churches Religious buildings Buildings Architecture Poor rates Churchwardens Laity Religious groups Conferences Religion Parish of St Mary Aldermanbury , City of London , Church of England City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Burial records Legal documents Catholicism
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records of the parishes of St. Mary Aldermanbury and St. Alphage London Wall have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1905. The most recent deposits for each parish were in 1987. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of Saint Mary Aldermanbury, City of London, including parish registers (baptisms, marriages, burials and banns) from 1538; Churchwardens' accounts and vestry minutes from in 1569 and other records dating chiefly from the 18th century, including poor rate books and papers relating to poor relief.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
The catalogue has been arranged in sections each with a code as follows: A Parish registers, B Vestry and parish officers, C Rate assessments and inhabitants lists, D Charities and estates.
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Conditions governing access
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
United with St Giles Cripplegate (P69/GIS) together with St Alphage London Wall (P69/ALP).
For records of parish schools see Cripplegate Schools Foundation.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Social welfare
- Communication process
- Communication process » Group communication
- Religions
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Protestantism
- Government
- Government » Public administration
- Government » Public administration » Local government
- Information sources
- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Religious buildings » Churches
- Religious buildings
- Architecture » Buildings
- Architecture
- Religious groups
- Communication process » Group communication » Conferences
- 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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- English