SAINT STEPHEN, POPLAR: EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD, TOWER HAMLETS

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 P88/STE1
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: SAINT STEPHEN, POPLAR: EAST INDIA DOCK ROAD, TOWER HAMLETS
Date(s)	: 1867-1949
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 0.44 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: Parish of St Stephen, Poplar | Church of England

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Saint Stephen's Church, East India Dock Road, was constructed in 1865-66. It was partly funded by shipbuilders based in Blackwall. The church was bombed during the Second World War and the ruins were demolished. In 1952 the parish was united with Saint Saviour's (P88/SAV) and Saint Gabriel's (P88/GAB).

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of the parish of Saint Stephen, East India Dock Road, Poplar, including registers of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, banns and church services.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

The records have been sorted into categories which reflect divisions between the different functions and operations of the parish and its administration. Order within these categories reflects chronology.

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 to 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 by the Rector, South Poplar Area Ministry, 23 June 1969. Additional parish records deposited by incumbent on 14 January 1991.

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Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's 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:
April to June 2010.