Collection GB 0074 P90/MIC1 - SAINT MICHAEL, HIGHGATE: SOUTH GROVE, CAMDEN

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P90/MIC1

Title

SAINT MICHAEL, HIGHGATE: SOUTH GROVE, CAMDEN

Date(s)

  • 1633-1984 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

4.54 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Key Dates:
Fourteenth century: Existence of hermit's chapel at Highgate;
1565: Chapel assigned to Sir Roger Cholmeley's Free Grammar School (founded 1562);
1637: Preacher appointed to assist master of school in chapel; chapel used as parish church by Highgate inhabitants;
1832: Closure of chapel, consecration of Saint Michael's Church on new site;
1834: Parish of Saint Michael Highgate created;
1851: Abolition of select vestry;
1852: Highgate National Schools established;
1856: Parsonage built on Southwood Lane;
1867: New Grammar School chapel consecrated on former site;
1880-1881: Renovation and extension of Saint Michael's Church;
1917: Formation of voluntary church council;
1936: Parsonage transferred to 68 Southwood Lane;
1944: Church damaged by flying bomb;
1946-1954: Restoration of church;
1972: Parsonage transferred to 10 The Grove.

Archival history

GB 0074 P90/MIC1 1633-1984 Collection 4.54 linear metres Parish of St Michael, Highgate , Church of England

Key Dates:
Fourteenth century: Existence of hermit's chapel at Highgate;
1565: Chapel assigned to Sir Roger Cholmeley's Free Grammar School (founded 1562);
1637: Preacher appointed to assist master of school in chapel; chapel used as parish church by Highgate inhabitants;
1832: Closure of chapel, consecration of Saint Michael's Church on new site;
1834: Parish of Saint Michael Highgate created;
1851: Abolition of select vestry;
1852: Highgate National Schools established;
1856: Parsonage built on Southwood Lane;
1867: New Grammar School chapel consecrated on former site;
1880-1881: Renovation and extension of Saint Michael's Church;
1917: Formation of voluntary church council;
1936: Parsonage transferred to 68 Southwood Lane;
1944: Church damaged by flying bomb;
1946-1954: Restoration of church;
1972: Parsonage transferred to 10 The Grove.

Records deposited in June 1995.

Records of the parish of Saint Michael, South Grove, Highgate, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; church services registers; papers, including committee minutes and architect's proposals, relating to the restoration of the church building; plans showing layout of pews; financial records; annual reports; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to church societies; parish magazines; papers relating to the churchyard; papers of the Churchwardens; and papers relating to parochial charities.

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

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

Records deposited in June 1995.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Michael, South Grove, Highgate, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; church services registers; papers, including committee minutes and architect's proposals, relating to the restoration of the church building; plans showing layout of pews; financial records; annual reports; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; papers relating to church societies; parish magazines; papers relating to the churchyard; papers of the Churchwardens; and papers relating to parochial charities.

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

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

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Description control area

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

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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