IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 DRO/178
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: SAINT MARTIN, WEST ACTON: HALE GARDENS, EALING
Date(s): 1903-1988
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 2.81 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Parish of St Martin, West Acton | Church of England
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The parish of Saint Martin was founded in 1907 from parts of the parishes of Saint Mary's, Acton, and Christ Church, Acton and Saint Mary's, Ealing. An iron church was dedicated in 1903, but was replaced in 1906 by a permanent brick church designed by E. Monson. The iron church was used as a hall until 1960 when a new one was constructed.
From: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 7: Acton, Chiswick, Ealing and Brentford, West Twyford, Willesden (1982), pp. 35-39.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the parish of Saint Martin, West Acton, including registers of baptisms (1903-1988), registers of marriages (1907-1958), registers of banns of marriage (1907-1982), registers of confirmations (1920-1938, 1940-1971), registers of church services (1903-1986), minutes of Committees including the Parochial Church Council (1916-1943), financial records, Churchwardens' Vestry books (1922-1963), papers of church societies including the Choir and Mothers' Union, parish magazines (1909-1911, 1920-1935, 1938-1971), architects' plans (1929-1966), and photographs of church buildings, staff and church activities.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged in sub-fonds: A - Parish Registers; B - Church Services; C - Church Personnel; E - Church Buildings; G - Parish Administration; H - Parish Finance; I - Parish Societies; and J - Printed Material.
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 for these records rests with the depositor.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Records deposited in December 2005 with a further accession in 2009.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: March to April 2010.