Collection GB 0074 P90/PAN1 - SAINT PANCRAS PARISH CHURCH: EUSTON ROAD, CAMDEN

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P90/PAN1

Title

SAINT PANCRAS PARISH CHURCH: EUSTON ROAD, CAMDEN

Date(s)

  • 1660-1950 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

18.71 linear metres

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Biographical history

Saint Pancras was a parish before the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is said to occupy the site of a Roman Camp, the old church was erected around 1180. It was enlarged and almost rebuilt in 1848 and again restored in 1888. The burial ground has been a place of Christian burial for over 700 years, being at times favoured by Roman Catholics and in particular French exiles, a factor said to be attributable to the church's dedication to the Roman martyr Pancratius.

In 1822 a new parish church was completed in Euston Road, reducing the Old Church to the status of a parish chapel. In 1863 the latter regained its status as the principal church of a new parish. The two parishes are referred to separately as Saint Pancras, Pancras Road (ie the Old Church, but a new parish) and Saint Pancras, Euston Road (ie the new church completed in 1822, but the old parish). Records dated 1660-1822 therefore relate to Saint Pancras Old Church when it was the main parish church of the ancient parish of Saint Pancras. Records of Saint Pancras Old Church dated 1863 onwards refer to the new, smaller and separate parish assigned to this church after that date. See also P90/PAN1.

Archival history

GB 0074 P90/PAN1 1660-1950 Collection 18.71 linear metres Parish of St Pancras, Euston Road , Church of England x St Pancras New Church

Saint Pancras was a parish before the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is said to occupy the site of a Roman Camp, the old church was erected around 1180. It was enlarged and almost rebuilt in 1848 and again restored in 1888. The burial ground has been a place of Christian burial for over 700 years, being at times favoured by Roman Catholics and in particular French exiles, a factor said to be attributable to the church's dedication to the Roman martyr Pancratius.

In 1822 a new parish church was completed in Euston Road, reducing the Old Church to the status of a parish chapel. In 1863 the latter regained its status as the principal church of a new parish. The two parishes are referred to separately as Saint Pancras, Pancras Road (ie the Old Church, but a new parish) and Saint Pancras, Euston Road (ie the new church completed in 1822, but the old parish). Records dated 1660-1822 therefore relate to Saint Pancras Old Church when it was the main parish church of the ancient parish of Saint Pancras. Records of Saint Pancras Old Church dated 1863 onwards refer to the new, smaller and separate parish assigned to this church after that date. See also P90/PAN1.

The records were deposited by the incumbent in 1961 and 1989.

Records of Saint Pancras parish church (Saint Pancras New Church), Euston Road, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; church services registers; and records relating to the civil functions of the parish including papers relating to the workhouse; settlement examinations; orders of removal from the parish; and apprenticeship indentures.

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

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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.

April to June 2010. Churches Primary documents Church records and registers Burial registers Baptism registers Settlement records Removal orders Religions Christianity Ancient religions Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Architecture Buildings Workhouses Religious buildings Settlement examinations Poor law apprenticeships Apprenticeship Training methods Church services Religious practice Religious activities Religion Parish of St Pancras , Euston Road , Church of England x St Pancras New Church Camden London England UK Western Europe Europe St Pancras Burial records Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records were deposited by the incumbent in 1961 and 1989.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of Saint Pancras parish church (Saint Pancras New Church), Euston Road, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; church services registers; and records relating to the civil functions of the parish including papers relating to the workhouse; settlement examinations; orders of removal from the parish; and apprenticeship indentures.

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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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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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