IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0074 P76/MTW
Held at: London Metropolitan Archives
Title: SAINT MATTHEW, CITY ROAD: CITY ROAD, ISLINGTON
Date(s): 1848-1953
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 0.45 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Parish of St Matthew, City Road, Islington | Church of England
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
The church of Saint Matthew on Oakley Crescent, off City Road, Islington, was founded circa 1848. The church was severely damaged by bombing in 1940. Marriages from 1941 to 1952 were solemnized at Saint Luke, Old Street. The last marriage register was closed in February 1953 on the union of the parish with Saint Barnabas, King Square and Saint Clement, City Road.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the parish of Saint Matthew, City Road, Islington, comprising registers of baptisms and registers of marriages.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
P76/MTW/001-005: Baptisms; P76/MTW/006-010: Marriages.
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:
Deposited by the Vicar of St Clement with St Barnabas and St Matthew, King Square, February 1975.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
For Saint Barnabas, King Square see P76/BAN and for Saint Clement, City Road, see P76/CLE.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: March to April 2010.