Collection GB 0074 P69/TMS2 - SAINT THOMAS IN THE LIBERTY OF THE ROLLS: CITY OF LONDON

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P69/TMS2

Title

SAINT THOMAS IN THE LIBERTY OF THE ROLLS: CITY OF LONDON

Date(s)

  • 1837-1886 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.18 linear metres (4 production units).

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The Rolls Liberty constituted the Middlesex part of the parish of Saint Dunstan in the West (P69/DUN2), situated around Chancery Lane. A chapel is first recorded here in 1232, known as the Rolls Chapel from 1377. It was constituted as a separate ecclesiastical parish, known as Saint Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, in 1842; and as a civil parish, in 1866. The chapel became part of the Public Record Office building, now the library of King's College London. The chapel survives and includes some monuments.

Archival history

GB 0074 P69/TMS2 1837-1886 Collection 0.18 linear metres (4 production units). Parish of St Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls , Church of England

The Rolls Liberty constituted the Middlesex part of the parish of Saint Dunstan in the West (P69/DUN2), situated around Chancery Lane. A chapel is first recorded here in 1232, known as the Rolls Chapel from 1377. It was constituted as a separate ecclesiastical parish, known as Saint Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, in 1842; and as a civil parish, in 1866. The chapel became part of the Public Record Office building, now the library of King's College London. The chapel survives and includes some monuments.

The records of the parish have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library, with the archives of St Dunstan in the West, at various dates since 1932. The most recent deposit was in 1959. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, City of London, comprising parish registers (baptisms, marriages) 1842-1886 and a volume commemorating the building of the church, 1837-1842.

P69/TMS-1: Parish Registers; P69/TMS-2: Vestry and Parish Officers.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

English

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

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

The records of the parish have been deposited in the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library, with the archives of St Dunstan in the West, at various dates since 1932. The most recent deposit was in 1959. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas in the Liberty of the Rolls, City of London, comprising parish registers (baptisms, marriages) 1842-1886 and a volume commemorating the building of the church, 1837-1842.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

P69/TMS-1: Parish Registers; P69/TMS-2: Vestry and Parish Officers.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

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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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.

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Language(s)

  • English

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