Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1868-1995 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
10 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Upper Tooting Methodist Church first began meeting in a temporary structure in Upper Tooting in February 1869, and the first permanent building on that site was opening in November 1879. The Church was destroyed by a flying bomb in July 1944 and subsequently re-built, opening again in February 1857.
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Archival history
Deposited with Wandsworth Heritage Service in 2008 by the Church.
GB 0347 D124 1868-1995 Collection 10 boxes Please contact the Archive for further information.
The Upper Tooting Methodist Church first began meeting in a temporary structure in Upper Tooting in February 1869, and the first permanent building on that site was opening in November 1879. The Church was destroyed by a flying bomb in July 1944 and subsequently re-built, opening again in February 1857.
Deposited with Wandsworth Heritage Service in 2008 by the Church.
Please contact the Archive for further information
The collection includes: minutes of leaders' meetings; minutes of Trustees meetings; accounts and financial papers for the church; information relating to the Sunday School; correspondence and estimates for re-building the church after it was destroyed by a bomb in 1944; membership registers; records of the Women's Fellowship.
As there was no pre-existing arrangement, the records have been arranged in series by type.
This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.
Please contact the Archive for further information
English
A hard-copy catalogue is available in the Heritage Service search-room.
Finding aid created by export from CALM v8.0.2.40 Archives Hub EAD2002
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 2011 Upper Tooting Wandsworth Religion World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Organisation and management Administration Church administration Architecture Buildings Religious buildings Churches London England UK Western Europe Europe Wars (events)
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Scope and content
The collection includes: minutes of leaders' meetings; minutes of Trustees meetings; accounts and financial papers for the church; information relating to the Sunday School; correspondence and estimates for re-building the church after it was destroyed by a bomb in 1944; membership registers; records of the Women's Fellowship.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
As there was no pre-existing arrangement, the records have been arranged in series by type.
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This material is only available in the Wandsworth Heritage Service search room at Battersea Library. Please contact Heritage Service staff for more information.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A hard-copy catalogue is available in the Heritage Service search-room.
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Rules and/or conventions used
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