IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 A/ATB
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: ARCHBISHOP TENISON'S SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS
Date(s): 1676-1923
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1.11 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Archbishop Tenison's Secondary School for Boys
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The school and library were founded by Archbishop Tenison in 1697, and were housed in Castle Street, Saint Martin in the Fields. After moving to various temporary premises in Castle Street in 1871, the school occupied its new building in Leicester Square in 1872. The school at Kennington Oval was opened officially in 1928.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of Archbishop Tenison's Secondary School for Boys, including deeds of title; leases; minutes; financial accounts; reports; vouchers mainly for repairs and taxes; correspondence; property management; records of boys admitted, school work and functions; the will of Archbishop Tenison and notes on his life; and records relating to the parish of Saint Martin in the Fields.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
The records have been sorted into an order which reflects divisions between the different functions and operations of the organisation and its administration.
Conditions governing access:
These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.
Physical characteristics:
Fit
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited in the London County Record Office, County Hall, on 15 April, 1961.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
See also A/ATG and ACC/2692.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: June to August 2010.