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METHODIST CHURCH


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): LMA/4267

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: METHODIST CHURCH

Date(s): 1960-1984

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 0.5 linear meters

Name of creator(s): Methodist Church of Great Britain x United Methodist Church x Wesleyan Methodist Church x Primitive Methodist Church

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The London Methodist Choir was part of the London North East District of the Methodist Church. The Methodist Church in Britain is arranged into over 600 Circuits, which in turn are grouped into 32 Districts covering Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Each District is supervised by a District Synod. Circuits and missions in the London North East District include: London City Road, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney, Stoke Newington, Finsbury park and Southgate, Tottenham, Enfield, Waltham Abbey and Hertford, [Epping] Forest, Barking and Ilford, West Essex, Bishop's Stortford, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Romford, Grays, Southend-on-sea, Leigh-on-sea, Basildon, Chelmsford, Colchester, Manningtree and Harwich, Clacton-on-Sea.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the London Methodist Choir, comprising posters for annual choral festival, Wesley's Chapel, City Road, 1960; Christmas concert, Kingsway Hall, 1968; concert of sacred music, Kingsway Hall, 1969; carol concert, Kingsway Hall, 1969; and organ recital by David Bell at Gidea Park Methodist Church, 1984.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Chronological.

Conditions governing access:

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright: City of London

Physical characteristics:

Fit

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Received in 2000 (B00/072).

ALLIED MATERIALS

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

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: January to March 2009


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Carols | Vocal music | Music | Performing arts
Choirs | Musical performers | Performers | Artists
Christmas music | Musical styles
Churches | Religious buildings | Buildings | Architecture
Methodism | Protestant nonconformity | Protestantism | Christianity | Ancient religions | Religions
Methodists | Protestant nonconformists | Protestants | Christians | Religious groups
Organ music | Instrumental music | Music | Performing arts
Religious music | Musical styles
Instrumental music x Music
Nonconformists
Nonconformity
Religion

Personal names

Corporate names
Kingsway Hall | West London Methodist Mission
London Methodist Choir | Methodist Church
London North East District | Methodist Church
Wesley's Chapel | City Road

Places
City Road | Islington | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Gidea Park | Havering | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Holborn | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Camden