Collection GB 0074 P75/PAU - SAINT PAUL, DEPTFORD: DEPTFORD HIGH STREET, LEWISHAM

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P75/PAU

Title

SAINT PAUL, DEPTFORD: DEPTFORD HIGH STREET, LEWISHAM

Date(s)

  • 1730-1966 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

3.55 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

King Henry VIII made Deptford his main Royal Naval Dockyard and so the town grew to accommodate the workers needed to build and equip ships. In 1710, the government commissioned the construction of 50 new churches; which paid for the building of Saint Paul at Deptford. The church was designed by Thomas Archer and consecrated in 1730.

Archival history

GB 0074 P75/PAU 1730-1966 Collection 3.55 linear metres Parish of St Paul, Deptford , Church of England

King Henry VIII made Deptford his main Royal Naval Dockyard and so the town grew to accommodate the workers needed to build and equip ships. In 1710, the government commissioned the construction of 50 new churches; which paid for the building of Saint Paul at Deptford. The church was designed by Thomas Archer and consecrated in 1730.

Records deposited by the Vicar in various accessions since 1953.

Records of the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and banns; Churchwarden's accounts; and other financial records.

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 for these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit.

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

The burial registers 1788-1858 have been deposited with Lewisham Local History Centre, Central Library, 199-201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13.

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.

March to April 2010. Baptism registers Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Churchwardens records Marriage records Banns register Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Church records and registers Primary documents Churches Religious buildings Buildings Architecture Churchwardens Laity Religious groups Religion Parish of St Paul , Deptford , Church of England Lewisham London England UK Western Europe Europe Deptford Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited by the Vicar in various accessions since 1953.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Paul, Deptford, including registers of baptisms, confirmations, marriages and banns; Churchwarden's accounts; and other financial records.

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 for these records rests with the depositor.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

The burial registers 1788-1858 have been deposited with Lewisham Local History Centre, Central Library, 199-201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13.

Finding aids

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

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Name access points

Genre access points

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

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area