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- 1603-1877 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
0.16 linear metres
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Biographical history
A Presbyterian congregation was established in Uxbridge in 1753. By 1833 they had adopted Congregational Church practices and the name Uxbridge Old Meeting Congregational Church. They joined the London Congregational Union in 1922. A second Congregational body was established in Uxbridge in 1777, called the Providence Congregational Church. The two churches were united in 1962 as the Uxbridge Congregational Church, worshipping at the Old Meeting premises.
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ACC/0807 1603-1877 Collection 0.16 linear metres Congregational Church of England and Wales
A Presbyterian congregation was established in Uxbridge in 1753. By 1833 they had adopted Congregational Church practices and the name Uxbridge Old Meeting Congregational Church. They joined the London Congregational Union in 1922. A second Congregational body was established in Uxbridge in 1777, called the Providence Congregational Church. The two churches were united in 1962 as the Uxbridge Congregational Church, worshipping at the Old Meeting premises.
Received in 1963 (ACC/0807).
Records of the Uxbridge Congregational Church, including papers relating to the purchase and lease of land and property, 1603-1877; agreement to build 'a good and substantial Meeting House' for the use of the Society of Protestant Dissenters at Uxbridge, with detailed specifications, 1716; bargain and sale of land and the house and other buildings thereon for the use and occupation of the Protestant dissenting ministers of the congregation at Uxbridge, 1753; correspondence relating to the appointment of Reverend Robert Cramond as minister of the Presbyterian Dissenting Congregation at Uxbridge, 1768; map of premises in Uxbridge showing Uxbridge school, playground and meeting house, 1820s; legal papers relating to the lease of land near Uxbridge High Street, 1774 and valuation of house and grounds attached to the Presbyterian Meeting House, Uxbridge, 1820.
Property records, correspondence, plans.
Available for general access.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Hillingdon Local Studies and Archives holds records for the Providence Congregational Church, Uxbridge, 1789-1961 (Ref: MC1/PRO).
Old Meeting Congregational Church, Uxbridge, 1662-1962 by Kenneth R Pearce, 1962.
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. January to March 2009 Ancient religions Christianity Protestantism Congregationalism Protestant nonconformity Law Legal documents Building leases Information sources Documents Clergy Architecture Buildings Religious buildings Chapels Nonconformist chapels Nonconformists Organisation and management Administration Church administration Religious groups Christians Protestants Protestant nonconformists Presbyterians Religions Presbyterianism Congregationalists Religion Churches Uxbridge Congregational Church x Uxbridge Old Meeting Congregational Church x Providence Congregational Church Uxbridge Middlesex Hillingdon London England UK Western Europe Europe Nonconformity
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Received in 1963 (ACC/0807).
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Records of the Uxbridge Congregational Church, including papers relating to the purchase and lease of land and property, 1603-1877; agreement to build 'a good and substantial Meeting House' for the use of the Society of Protestant Dissenters at Uxbridge, with detailed specifications, 1716; bargain and sale of land and the house and other buildings thereon for the use and occupation of the Protestant dissenting ministers of the congregation at Uxbridge, 1753; correspondence relating to the appointment of Reverend Robert Cramond as minister of the Presbyterian Dissenting Congregation at Uxbridge, 1768; map of premises in Uxbridge showing Uxbridge school, playground and meeting house, 1820s; legal papers relating to the lease of land near Uxbridge High Street, 1774 and valuation of house and grounds attached to the Presbyterian Meeting House, Uxbridge, 1820.
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Accruals
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Property records, correspondence, plans.
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Available for general access.
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Copyright: Depositor
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Hillingdon Local Studies and Archives holds records for the Providence Congregational Church, Uxbridge, 1789-1961 (Ref: MC1/PRO).
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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- Religions » Ancient religions
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity
- Religions » Ancient religions » Christianity » Protestantism
- Law
- Information sources
- Documents
- Religious groups » Clergy
- Architecture
- Architecture » Buildings
- Religious buildings
- Administration
- Religious groups
- Religious groups » Christians
- Religions
- Religion
- Religious buildings » Churches
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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.
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- English