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Title
Date(s)
- 1630-1907 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2.54 linear metres (112 production units).
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Saint Olave Silver Street was the parish church of the silversmiths. The church was destroyed during the Great Fire of London and was not rebuilt. The parish was united with Saint Michael Wood Street.
The church of Saint Mary Staining was destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt. The parish united with Saint Michael Wood Street in 1670 and Saint Alban Wood Street in 1894. The church of Saint Michael Wood Street was burned in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren 1670-5 and demolished in 1894, when the parish united with that of Saint Alban Wood Street.
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Archival history
GB 0074 P69/OLA3 1630-1907 Collection 2.54 linear metres (112 production units). Parish of St Olave, Silver Street, City of London , Church of England
Saint Olave Silver Street was the parish church of the silversmiths. The church was destroyed during the Great Fire of London and was not rebuilt. The parish was united with Saint Michael Wood Street.
The church of Saint Mary Staining was destroyed in the Great Fire and not rebuilt. The parish united with Saint Michael Wood Street in 1670 and Saint Alban Wood Street in 1894. The church of Saint Michael Wood Street was burned in the Great Fire, rebuilt by Wren 1670-5 and demolished in 1894, when the parish united with that of Saint Alban Wood Street.
The archives of the united parishes have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1897. The most recent deposit was in 1966. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the parish of Saint Olave, Silver Street, City of London, including register of baptisms, marriages and burials; Vestry minute books; Churchwarden's accounts; poor rate books and church rate books.
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, E Parish schools.
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
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. Church records and registers Burial registers Baptism registers Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Rate books Rates (documents) Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Churchwardens records Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage 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 Olave , Silver Street , 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 archives of the united parishes have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library at various dates since 1897. The most recent deposit was in 1966. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the parish of Saint Olave, Silver Street, City of London, including register of baptisms, marriages and burials; Vestry minute books; Churchwarden's accounts; poor rate books and church rate books.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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, E Parish schools.
Conditions of access and use area
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
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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- 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
- Finance » Fiscal policy » Taxation
- Finance » Fiscal policy
- Finance
- Religious groups
- Communication process » Group communication » Conferences
- Religion
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Catholicism
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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.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English