Collection GB 0074 P69/MIC3 - SAINT MICHAEL, CROOKED LANE: CITY OF LONDON

3.28 linear metres

GB 0074 P69/MIC3 1538-1949 Collection 3.28 linear metres Parish of St Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London , Church of England

The first recorded mention of St Magnus the Martyr is in 1067. The present church was rebuilt in 1671-76. The parish of St Margaret New Fish Street was united with St Magnus the Martyr following the destruction of their church in the Great Fire of 1666.

Saint Michael Crooked Lane is first mentioned in 1271. It was extended in the 14th century by William Walworth, the Lord Mayor who stabbed rebel Wat Tyler. The church was burned down during the Great Fire of London in 1666; but was rebuilt by Wren in 1684-89. In 1831 the church was demolished as part of the construction of King William Street and the parish was also united with St Magnus the Martyr.

Information from The London Encyclopaedia, eds. Weinreb and Hibbert (LMA Library Reference 67.2 WEI).

The records, which date from 1472, have been deposited by the parish of St Magnus the Martyr at various dates since 1903. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the parish of Saint Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns; vestry minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; papers relating to parish poor relief; rate books; deeds and other documents relating to parish property.

To assist the user, 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 under Saint Magnus the Martyr (P69/MAG).

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. Burial registers Baptism registers Social welfare Poor relief Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Rates (documents) Rate books Ancient religions 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 Church records and registers Primary documents Churches Religious buildings Buildings Architecture Church rates Taxation Fiscal policy Finance Poor rates Churchwardens Laity Religious groups Conferences Religion Parish of St Michael , Crooked Lane , City of London , Church of England City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

The records, which date from 1472, have been deposited by the parish of St Magnus the Martyr at various dates since 1903. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the parish of Saint Michael, Crooked Lane, City of London including registers of baptisms, marriages, burials and banns; vestry minutes; Churchwardens' accounts; papers relating to parish poor relief; rate books; deeds and other documents relating to parish property.

To assist the user, 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

• Latin

English

United under Saint Magnus the Martyr (P69/MAG).

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