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Title
Date(s)
- 1894-1998 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
5.03 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Saint Silas in Ivydale Road was built to meet the needs of the residents on the Waverley Estate. The congregation originally met in a shop in Ivydale Road. When this became too small for the growing congregation Waverley Park Mission hall was built in Inverton Road on 5 October 1895. The church of Saint Silas was consecrated on 17 October 1903. On 1 March 1990 Saint Silas was made a united benefice with Saint Anthony, Nunhead Lane (P73/ANT).
Repository
Archival history
GB 0074 P73/SIL 1894-1998 Collection 5.03 linear metres Parish of St Silas, Nunhead , Church of England
Saint Silas in Ivydale Road was built to meet the needs of the residents on the Waverley Estate. The congregation originally met in a shop in Ivydale Road. When this became too small for the growing congregation Waverley Park Mission hall was built in Inverton Road on 5 October 1895. The church of Saint Silas was consecrated on 17 October 1903. On 1 March 1990 Saint Silas was made a united benefice with Saint Anthony, Nunhead Lane (P73/ANT).
Records deposited in 1996, with further accessions in 2003 and 2009.
Records of the parish of Saint Silas, Nunhead, including registers of baptisms and marriages; church services registers; minutes of the Church Building Committee and papers relating to the building of the church; Vestry minutes; financial accounts; and parish magazine.
Covering dates of registers held: Christenings: 1896-1998; Marriages: 1904-1997.
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
Some records of this parish were heavily damaged by fire prior to their deposit, which means that a considerable number of items are not available for public access.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Records they were re-catalogued in 2018 in order to more accurately reflect the original order of the records. This meant that some records which were originially catalogued as originating with the parish of Saint Anthony (P73/ANT) have since been recatalogued as part of the records of Saint Silas.
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. March to April 2010. Updated July 2018. Group communication Meetings Parish meetings Vestry Religions Christianity Ancient religions Protestantism Anglicanism Church of England Government Local government Public administration Communication process Administrative units Parishes Ecclesiastical parishes Buildings Religious buildings Churches Architecture Church architecture Parish records Marriage registers Information sources Documents Primary documents Church records and registers Baptism registers Conferences Religion Parish of St Silas , Nunhead , Church of England Nunhead Southwark London England UK Western Europe Europe Legal documents Catholicism
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Records deposited in 1996, with further accessions in 2003 and 2009.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Records of the parish of Saint Silas, Nunhead, including registers of baptisms and marriages; church services registers; minutes of the Church Building Committee and papers relating to the building of the church; Vestry minutes; financial accounts; and parish magazine.
Covering dates of registers held: Christenings: 1896-1998; Marriages: 1904-1997.
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
Records they were re-catalogued in 2018 in order to more accurately reflect the original order of the records. This meant that some records which were originially catalogued as originating with the parish of Saint Anthony (P73/ANT) have since been recatalogued as part of the records of Saint Silas.
Finding aids
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Subject access points
- Communication process » Group communication
- Religions
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religions » Ancient religions
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Protestantism
- Government
- Government » Public administration » Local government
- Government » Public administration
- Communication process
- Architecture » Buildings
- Religious buildings
- Religious buildings » Churches
- Architecture
- Information sources
- Documents
- Documents » Primary documents
- Communication process » Group communication » Conferences
- Religion
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Catholicism
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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