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London Metropolitan Archives

SAINT PHILIP, KENSINGTON: EARLS COURT ROAD, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0074 P84/PHI

Held at: London Metropolitan Archives

Title: SAINT PHILIP, KENSINGTON: EARLS COURT ROAD, KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

Date(s): 1858-1986

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 2.07 linear metres

Name of creator(s): Parish of St Philip, Kensington | Church of England

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Saint Philip's began as a small chapel in 1842 on the corner of Warwick and Pembroke Gardens. It was origanally used by the local poor as a place for them to worship. When a more permanant location was selected it was closer to the wealthy area of Edwardes and Pembroke Square. The funds for the new church were raised through donations from the congregation and from the curate of Saint Barnabas, Joseph Claxton, who later became the first vicar. The architect for the church was Thomas Johnson, who was Claxton's father-in-law. The church was consecrated on 6th May 1857.

Source: Starren, Carolyn. The Kensington Book. London: Historical Publications, 2006.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the parish of Saint Philip, Earl's Court Road, Kensington, including registers of baptisms, marriages, banns and confirmations; church services registers; inventories of church fixtures; Vestry and Parochial Church Council minutes; financial records; papers of the Christian Stewardship society; photographs; and parish magazines.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Listed in accordance with LMA Listing guidelines and classification scheme introduced October 2007. Arranged by sub-fonds then into series and (where appropriate) sub-series; thereafter files are listed in chronological order by creation date.

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 to 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 1980, 1989 and 2008.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES 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: April to June 2010.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Banns register | Marriage records | Documents | Information sources
Baptism registers | Parish records | Documents | Information sources
Church of England | Anglicanism | Protestantism | Christianity | Ancient religions | Religions
Church records and registers | Primary documents | Documents | Information sources
Church services | Religious practice | Religious activities
Church societies | Religious organizations | Religious institutions
Churches | Religious buildings | Buildings | Architecture
Conferences | Group communication | Communication process
Ecclesiastical parishes | Parishes | Administrative units | Local government | Public administration | Government
Marriage registers | Parish records | Documents | Information sources
Parish councils | Parishes | Administrative units | Local government | Public administration | Government
Vestry | Parish meetings | Meetings | Group communication | Communication process
Meetings x Conferences
Catholicism
Legal documents
Religion

Personal names

Corporate names
Parish of St Philip | Kensington | Church of England

Places
Kensington | London | England | UK | Western Europe | Europe
Kensington and Chelsea