Collection GB 0074 P73/SIL - SAINT SILAS, NUNHEAD: IVYDALE ROAD, SOUTHWARK

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P73/SIL

Title

SAINT SILAS, NUNHEAD: IVYDALE ROAD, SOUTHWARK

Date(s)

  • 1894-1998 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

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).

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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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

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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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area