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- 1895-1995 (Creation)
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2.9 linear metres (129 documents).
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Biographical history
1894: London Diocesan Home Missions Committee appoints Rev George H Newton missioner for future parish of St Matthew's.
1895: Iron mission church completed on future church site, corner of St Mary's Road and St John's Avenue.
1900: Contract signed for building of permanent church.
1901-1906: Building of St Matthew's Church, designed by William Douglas Caroe, architect to Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
1902: Order in Council creating parish of St Matthew out of parishes of St Mary Willesden and All Souls Harlesden.
1910: Foundation stone of parish hall laid.
1940: Parish hall destroyed by bombing.
1952: Parish hall reopens after rebuilding.
1970: Rural deanery of Brent (including St Matthew) transferred from Archdeaconry of Hampstead to new Archdeaconry of Northolt.
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 DRO/097 1895-1995 Collection 2.9 linear metres (129 documents). Parish of St Matthew, Willesden , Church of England
1894: London Diocesan Home Missions Committee appoints Rev George H Newton missioner for future parish of St Matthew's.
1895: Iron mission church completed on future church site, corner of St Mary's Road and St John's Avenue.
1900: Contract signed for building of permanent church.
1901-1906: Building of St Matthew's Church, designed by William Douglas Caroe, architect to Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
1902: Order in Council creating parish of St Matthew out of parishes of St Mary Willesden and All Souls Harlesden.
1910: Foundation stone of parish hall laid.
1940: Parish hall destroyed by bombing.
1952: Parish hall reopens after rebuilding.
1970: Rural deanery of Brent (including St Matthew) transferred from Archdeaconry of Hampstead to new Archdeaconry of Northolt.
Deposited in four accessions; in April 1994, September 1996, January 1998 and August 2000.
Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, Willesden, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage, confirmations, preachers and church services; orders of service, service programmes, and hymn sheets; papers relating to the creation of the parish; papers relating to the construction of the church; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings and fittings, including faculties and inventories; papers relating to the church hall; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; Church Building Committee minutes; financial accounts; papers of church societies and clubs; parish magazines, yearbooks and other special publications; newspaper cuttings; and papers of the ecumenical council.
DRO/097/001-044, 127-129: Parish Registers; DRO/097/045-126: Other Parish Records.
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
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
Deposited in four accessions; in April 1994, September 1996, January 1998 and August 2000.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, Willesden, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage, confirmations, preachers and church services; orders of service, service programmes, and hymn sheets; papers relating to the creation of the parish; papers relating to the construction of the church; papers relating to the maintenance of church buildings and fittings, including faculties and inventories; papers relating to the church hall; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; Church Building Committee minutes; financial accounts; papers of church societies and clubs; parish magazines, yearbooks and other special publications; newspaper cuttings; and papers of the ecumenical council.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
DRO/097/001-044, 127-129: Parish Registers; DRO/097/045-126: Other Parish Records.
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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 for 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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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