Collection GB 0074 P93/TMS - SAINT THOMAS, STEPNEY: ARBOUR SQUARE, TOWER HAMLETS

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 P93/TMS

Title

SAINT THOMAS, STEPNEY: ARBOUR SQUARE, TOWER HAMLETS

Date(s)

  • 1840-1940 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

2.54 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The church of Saint Thomas was consecrated in October 1838 and made a district chapelry in October 1839. Incendiary bombs caused severe damage in 1941 and the church had to be closed. The remains were demolished and the parish re-united to Saint Dunstans (P93/DUN) in July 1951.

Archival history

GB 0074 P93/TMS 1840-1940 Collection 2.54 linear metres Parish of St Thomas, Stepney , Church of England

The church of Saint Thomas was consecrated in October 1838 and made a district chapelry in October 1839. Incendiary bombs caused severe damage in 1941 and the church had to be closed. The remains were demolished and the parish re-united to Saint Dunstans (P93/DUN) in July 1951.

Records deposited by the Rector of St. Dunstan's, Stepney in the London County Record Office, in November 1955 and January 1956. Further records deposited by the Rector of St Dunstan, in the Greater London Record Office in March 1977.

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Arbour Square, Stepney, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of church services; records of St Thomas (Colet) Schools; citations and faculties.

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.

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.

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

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Records deposited by the Rector of St. Dunstan's, Stepney in the London County Record Office, in November 1955 and January 1956. Further records deposited by the Rector of St Dunstan, in the Greater London Record Office in March 1977.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the parish of Saint Thomas, Arbour Square, Stepney, including registers of baptisms and marriages; registers of church services; records of St Thomas (Colet) Schools; citations and faculties.

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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Notes area

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

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Name access points

Genre access points

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