SAINT PAUL, COVENT GARDEN

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 O/306
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: SAINT PAUL, COVENT GARDEN
Date(s)	: 1710-1788
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 0.01 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Various.

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The church of Saint Paul in Covent Garden was constructed between 1631 and 1633 to designs by Inigo Jones. The church was given a parish in 1645. It has an association with the theatre since it is located close to the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and the Royal Opera House. Several well-known actors are buried here, including Charles Macklin and Ellen Terry.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Newspaper cuttings concerning incidents in the parish of Saint Paul, Covent Garden, c 1710-1788.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Documents arranged in chronological order.

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 Archive in November 1969.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:
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.

Date(s) of descriptions:
August to October 2010.