Collection GB 0074 P93/PAU3 - SAINT PAUL, SHADWELL: THE HIGHWAY, TOWER HAMLETS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P93/PAU3

Title

SAINT PAUL, SHADWELL: THE HIGHWAY, TOWER HAMLETS

Date(s)

  • 1635-1974 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2.92 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Saint Paul's was constructed as a chapel of ease to the church of Saint Dunstan (P93/DUN). It was built on land leased from the Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral which influenced the dedication to Saint Paul. It became a parish in 1669. The present building was constructed in 1817-1820. More than 75 sea captains' wives lie buried in the churchyard and over 175 sea captains were married in the church in the period 1730-1790.

Archival history

GB 0074 P93/PAU3 1635-1974 Collection 2.92 linear metres Parish of St Paul, Shadwell , Church of England

Saint Paul's was constructed as a chapel of ease to the church of Saint Dunstan (P93/DUN). It was built on land leased from the Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral which influenced the dedication to Saint Paul. It became a parish in 1669. The present building was constructed in 1817-1820. More than 75 sea captains' wives lie buried in the churchyard and over 175 sea captains were married in the church in the period 1730-1790.

Records P93/PAU3/1-113 deposited in the Greater London Record Office by the Rector of St George in the East and Priest in Charge of St Paul, Shadwell, 17 October 1980. Record P93/PAU3/114 deposited in the Greater London Record Office by the Rector of St George in the East and Priest in Charge of St Paul, Shadwell, 17 July 1981. Record P93/PAU3/115-119 transferred from the records of Stepney Board of Guardians held in the Greater London Record Office, March 1989.

Records of the parish of Saint Paul, The Highway, Shadwell; including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; church services registers; administrative papers and correspondence; citations and faculties; and admission and discharge registers for Shadwell Workhouse.

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 P93/PAU3/1-113 deposited in the Greater London Record Office by the Rector of St George in the East and Priest in Charge of St Paul, Shadwell, 17 October 1980. Record P93/PAU3/114 deposited in the Greater London Record Office by the Rector of St George in the East and Priest in Charge of St Paul, Shadwell, 17 July 1981. Record P93/PAU3/115-119 transferred from the records of Stepney Board of Guardians held in the Greater London Record Office, March 1989.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Paul, The Highway, Shadwell; including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and burials; church services registers; administrative papers and correspondence; citations and faculties; and admission and discharge registers for Shadwell Workhouse.

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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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.

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Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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