IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 P70/PET
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: SAINT PETER, BATTERSEA: PLOUGH ROAD, WANDSWORTH
Date(s): 1874-1996
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1.73 linear metres (88 files).
Name of creator(s): Parish of St Peter, Battersea | Church of England
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The first church of Saint Peter, Battersea was built in 1875. This was replaced with a new church building in Plough Road following a serious fire in 1970. The parish has historical links with two other Battersea churches. It has shared boundaries with Saint Paul, St. John's Hill, since 1939. Saint Paul's was originally a chapel of ease in the parish of Saint John, Usk Road, with which it was amalgamated in 1938. Saint John's Church went into disuse after the parish of Saint Peter with Saint Paul was established. Saint Peter's Church has gone on to become the main place of worship in this parish, but readers may want to consult the records of Saint Paul and Saint John in conjunction with those from Saint Peter. The Revd. Chad Varah, founder of The Samaritans, was vicar at Saint Peter's during the 1950's.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the parish of Saint Peter, Battersea, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns of marriage and church services; orders of services; papers regarding the maintenance of church buildings; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; financial accounts; parish magazines; historical notes and photographs.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Records arranged in one series: P70/PET-1: Parish Records.
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:
Copyright for these records rests with the depositor.
Physical characteristics:
Fit.
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 August 2008.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
Congregations of Saint Paul and Saint John were amalgamated in 1938. Saint Paul and Saint Peter amalgamated after 1969, retaining both churches. For Saint Paul see P70/PAU; for Saint John see P70/JN.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: March to April 2010.