London Metropolitan Archives

OXENDON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HAVERSTOCK HILL, HAMPSTEAD

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): LMA/4323

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: OXENDON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HAVERSTOCK HILL, HAMPSTEAD

Date(s): 1786-1972

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 1.63 linear meters

Name of creator(s): Presbyterian Church of England

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Oxendon Presbyterian Church was founded in 1737 in Great Street. It moved to Oxendon Chapel, on Oxendon Street, Haymarket, in 1808. In 1878 it moved to Haverstock Hill, at the junction of Prince of Wales Road and Maitland Park, Belsize Park, taking the name Oxendon Presbyterian Church to commemorate its previous location. It was damaged during the Second World War and was not reopened until 1957.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of Oxendon Presbyterian Church including Court of Session Minute books, 1817-1938; Managers minute books, 1829-1966; Sunday School teachers' minute book including statistical records, 1903-1931; Young People's Guild minute books, 1910-1926; Literary Society minute book, 1911-1919; Communicants' roll books, 1866-1960; register of baptisms, 1836-1969; financial accounts, 1786-1959 and Literary Society talks, 1912-1913.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Records relating to meetings LMA/4323/A, registers LMA/4323/B, finance LMA/4323/C, and church records LMA/4323/D.

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Conditions governing reproduction:

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:

Deposited by the United Reformed Church (URC) History Society in 2001 (B01/024).

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

See also LMA/4303/E for some records relating to Oxendon Presbyterian Church Literary Society, and LMA/4170 for marriage registers.

Publication note:

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
Baptism registers | Parish records | Documents | Information sources
Church administration | Administration | Organisation and management
Church records and registers | Primary documents | Documents | Information sources
Churches | Religious buildings | Buildings | Architecture
Literary societies | Societies | Associations | Organizations
Presbyterianism | Protestant nonconformity | Protestantism | Christianity | Ancient religions | Religions
Presbyterians | Protestant nonconformists | Protestants | Christians | Religious groups
Sunday schools | Religious organizations | Religious institutions
Youth activities | Social behaviour
Nonconformists
Religion

Personal names

Corporate names
Oxendon Presbyterian Church | Haverstock Hill, Belsize Park

Places
Belsize Park | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Camden