IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 CLC/264
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: WILKINSON, Robert (fl 1800-1835)
Date(s): 1800-1835
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 6 production items.
Name of creator(s): Wilkinson | Robert | fl 1800-1835
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The site of the church of Saint Peter Cornhill has been used for Christian worship since antiquity, although it is unlikely that a church was founded on the site by the (mythical) King Lucius in AD 179 as is claimed. In the 15th century a grammar school and library were established at Saint Peter Cornhill. The church was destroyed in the Great Fire in 1666, but rebuilt by Wren in 1677-87. Owing to its antiquity and status, the parish was expressly excluded from the Union of Benefices Act of 1860 under which many City churches were demolished. The church was restored by J D Wyatt in 1872. A former churchyard to the south of the church, which lies on the west side of Gracechurch Street with its north porch on Cornhill, remains as an open space.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers relating to the history of the church and parish of Saint Peter upon Cornhill, including transcripts of documents, research notes and collectanea.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Original order of the research has been maintained.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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 Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
For the records of St Peter Cornhill see P69/PET1.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: August to October 2010.