Collection GB 0074 P86/PAU - SAINT PAUL, FOREST HILL: TAYMOUNT RISE, LEWISHAM

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P86/PAU

Title

SAINT PAUL, FOREST HILL: TAYMOUNT RISE, LEWISHAM

Date(s)

  • 1877-1991 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.79 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The original church of Saint Paul was built between 1882 and 1883 by Herbert D Appleton and Edward Mountford at Waldenshaw Road, Forest Hill. The church was bombed in the Second World War (1939-1945) and was demolished.

A former Congregational Church in Taymount Rise, Forest Hill (built in 1863 by J Hine of Plymouth and T Roger Smith, and which by 1940s had become Saint Luke's Church of the Spiritual Evangel) was purchased and consecrated on 24 January 1965 as the new Saint Paul's Church.

In the 1980s, a partnership was formed with Christ Church, Forest Hill and on 1 December 1991 the benefice and parish of Saint Paul was removed by Order in Council and Christ Church with Saint Paul, Forest Hill was created. The church building was declared redundant and sold for residential use in 1996.

Archival history

GB 0074 P86/PAU 1877-1991 Collection 0.79 linear metres Parish of St Paul, Forest Hill , Church of England

The original church of Saint Paul was built between 1882 and 1883 by Herbert D Appleton and Edward Mountford at Waldenshaw Road, Forest Hill. The church was bombed in the Second World War (1939-1945) and was demolished.

A former Congregational Church in Taymount Rise, Forest Hill (built in 1863 by J Hine of Plymouth and T Roger Smith, and which by 1940s had become Saint Luke's Church of the Spiritual Evangel) was purchased and consecrated on 24 January 1965 as the new Saint Paul's Church.

In the 1980s, a partnership was formed with Christ Church, Forest Hill and on 1 December 1991 the benefice and parish of Saint Paul was removed by Order in Council and Christ Church with Saint Paul, Forest Hill was created. The church building was declared redundant and sold for residential use in 1996.

Records deposited in 2003.

Records of the parish of Saint Paul, Forest Hill, including registers of baptisms, banns, confirmations and church services; papers relating to changes to parish boundaries; papers relating to the church building including faculties and architects' reports; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minute books; annual reports; financial records; and photographs.

Duplicate material and insurance records were not considered worthy of long-term preservation and has not been retained.

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 open to public inspection although records containing personal information may be subject to closure periods.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

Fit

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

See P86/CTC1 Christ Church, Forest Hill for records of the amalgamated parish of Christ Church and Saint Paul.

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. Parish records Baptism registers Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Religions Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Information sources Documents Marriage records Banns register Church records and registers Primary documents Parish councils Church architecture Architecture Churches Religious buildings Buildings Church services Religious practice Religious activities Conferences Religion Parish of St Paul , Forest Hill , Church of England Forest Hill Lewisham London England UK Western Europe Europe Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited in 2003.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Paul, Forest Hill, including registers of baptisms, banns, confirmations and church services; papers relating to changes to parish boundaries; papers relating to the church building including faculties and architects' reports; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minute books; annual reports; financial records; and photographs.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Duplicate material and insurance records were not considered worthy of long-term preservation and has not been retained.

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 open to public inspection although records containing personal information may be subject to closure periods.

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

See P86/CTC1 Christ Church, Forest Hill for records of the amalgamated parish of Christ Church and Saint Paul.

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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