Collection GB 0074 DRO/123 - SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, HARMONDSWORTH: HIGH STREET, HILLINGDON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 DRO/123

Title

SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN, HARMONDSWORTH: HIGH STREET, HILLINGDON

Date(s)

  • 1670-1979 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2.13 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Saint Mary's oldest part is 12th century and the church was largely remodelled in the 13th century. Its octagonal font dates to c 1200. Other parts of the church date from the 14th, 15th, 16th and 19th century. It was extensively restored in 1862-1863. St Mary's contains the tomb of Richard Cox (d.1845), a local brewer who was responsible for perfecting Cox's Orange Pippin at Colnbrook in the adjoining parish. The church has a tower with a cupola. The doorway is Norman and the interior varies between 13th and 16th centuries. Some of the pews are 16th century. All the brasses were stolen at the time of the restoration in the mid 19th century.

Archival history

GB 0074 DRO/123 1670-1979 Collection 2.13 linear metres Church of England , Parish of St Mary the Virgin, Harmondsworth

Saint Mary's oldest part is 12th century and the church was largely remodelled in the 13th century. Its octagonal font dates to c 1200. Other parts of the church date from the 14th, 15th, 16th and 19th century. It was extensively restored in 1862-1863. St Mary's contains the tomb of Richard Cox (d.1845), a local brewer who was responsible for perfecting Cox's Orange Pippin at Colnbrook in the adjoining parish. The church has a tower with a cupola. The doorway is Norman and the interior varies between 13th and 16th centuries. Some of the pews are 16th century. All the brasses were stolen at the time of the restoration in the mid 19th century.

Deposited in March 1997.

Parish registers of Saint Mary the Virgin, Harmondsworth, including registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials.

DRO/123/001: Composite register; DRO/123/002-008: Baptism registers; DRO/123/009-017: Marriage registers; DRO/123/018-020: Burial registers.

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.

English

Fit.

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

For a banns book from this church see reference ACC/0545.

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. Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Architecture Buildings Religious buildings Churches Primary documents Church records and registers Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Anglicanism Protestantism Christianity Ancient religions Religions Baptism registers Burial registers Religion Parish of St Mary the Virgin , Harmondsworth , Church of England Harmondsworth Hillingdon London England UK Western Europe Europe Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Deposited in March 1997.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Parish registers of Saint Mary the Virgin, Harmondsworth, including registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

DRO/123/001: Composite register; DRO/123/002-008: Baptism registers; DRO/123/009-017: Marriage registers; DRO/123/018-020: Burial registers.

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 for these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

For a banns book from this church see reference ACC/0545.

Finding aids

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

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Description identifier

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

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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