Collection GB 0074 P72/PET - SAINT PETER, BETHNAL GREEN: SAINT PETER'S AVENUE, TOWER HAMLETS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P72/PET

Title

SAINT PETER, BETHNAL GREEN: SAINT PETER'S AVENUE, TOWER HAMLETS

Date(s)

  • 1843-1976 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1.56 linear metres

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The district of Saint Peter's was taken from the parish of Saint Matthew in 1843; while the church was constructed in 1840 in a Romanesque style. It was in bad repair by 1858 and needed works, being altered in 1891 and restored in 1905. The parish was united with Saint Thomas' (P72/TMS) and part of Saint Jude's (P72/JUD) in 1951.

From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.

Archival history

GB 0074 P72/PET 1843-1976 Collection 1.56 linear metres Parish of St Peter, Bethnal Green , Church of England

The district of Saint Peter's was taken from the parish of Saint Matthew in 1843; while the church was constructed in 1840 in a Romanesque style. It was in bad repair by 1858 and needed works, being altered in 1891 and restored in 1905. The parish was united with Saint Thomas' (P72/TMS) and part of Saint Jude's (P72/JUD) in 1951.

From: 'Bethnal Green: List of Churches', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11: Stepney, Bethnal Green (1998), pp. 217-226.

Records deposited in 1970.

Records of the parish of Saint Peter, Bethnal Green, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; documents relating to church properties; Churchwarden's accounts and vouchers; papers, plans and faculties relating to church buildings; Parochial Church Council and Easter Vestry minutes; papers relating to Saint Peter's National School; and parish newsletters.

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.

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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 deposited in 1970.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Peter, Bethnal Green, including registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; documents relating to church properties; Churchwarden's accounts and vouchers; papers, plans and faculties relating to church buildings; Parochial Church Council and Easter Vestry minutes; papers relating to Saint Peter's National School; and parish newsletters.

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

Finding aids

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

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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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Language(s)

  • English

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