Collection GB 0074 P93/PET2 - SAINT PETER, LONDON DOCKS: LONDON DOCKS, STEPNEY, TOWER HAMLETS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P93/PET2

Title

SAINT PETER, LONDON DOCKS: LONDON DOCKS, STEPNEY, TOWER HAMLETS

Date(s)

  • 1857-1966 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.67 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Saint Peter's originated in a mission established by the Reverend Charles Lowder in 1856. Lowder believed that the church had a special mission to the dispossessed and deliberately moved to the poverty stricken Wapping area, then populated by dock workers, petty criminals and prostitutes. Lowder and his assistants established schools, clubs, canteens and other services to assist the poor. In 1866 a permanent church was established in Old Gravel Lane (now Wapping Lane). During the cholera epidemic of 1866 to 1867 Lowder worked to care for the sick and established a tent hospital. Lowder's successors were similarly dedicated to poor relief in the area.

For more information see: http://www.stpeterslondondocks.org.uk/section/11 (accessed May 2010).

Archival history

GB 0074 P93/PET2 1857-1966 Collection 0.67 linear metres Parish of St Peter, London Docks , Church of England

Saint Peter's originated in a mission established by the Reverend Charles Lowder in 1856. Lowder believed that the church had a special mission to the dispossessed and deliberately moved to the poverty stricken Wapping area, then populated by dock workers, petty criminals and prostitutes. Lowder and his assistants established schools, clubs, canteens and other services to assist the poor. In 1866 a permanent church was established in Old Gravel Lane (now Wapping Lane). During the cholera epidemic of 1866 to 1867 Lowder worked to care for the sick and established a tent hospital. Lowder's successors were similarly dedicated to poor relief in the area.

For more information see: http://www.stpeterslondondocks.org.uk/section/11 (accessed May 2010).

Parish records deposited by the Rector in the Greater London Record Office, 20 March 1987.

Records of the parish of Saint Peter, London Docks, comprising registers of baptisms and marriages, and pamphlet The First Hundred Years at St. Peter's London Docks by Madge Darby, 1966.

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.
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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. April to June 2010. Government Public administration Local government Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Architecture Buildings Religious buildings Churches Primary documents Church records and registers Information sources Documents Parish records Marriage registers Church of England Anglicanism Protestantism Christianity Ancient religions Religions Baptism registers Religion Parish of St Peter , London Docks , Church of England Wapping Tower Hamlets London England UK Western Europe Europe Stepney Legal documents Catholicism

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Parish records deposited by the Rector in the Greater London Record Office, 20 March 1987.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Peter, London Docks, comprising registers of baptisms and marriages, and pamphlet The First Hundred Years at St. Peter's London Docks by Madge Darby, 1966.

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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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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