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Title
Date(s)
- 1635-1974 (Creation)
Level of description
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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- 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
- Architecture
- Architecture » Buildings
- Documents » Primary documents
- Religious buildings » Churches
- Religious buildings
- Religious activities » Religious practice
- Religious activities
- Religion
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Catholicism
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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.
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Language(s)
- English