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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, HEY OR LEES
Catalogue reference: L38
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This record is about the ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, HEY OR LEES dating from 1743 -c.1947.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- L38
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Title (The name of the record)
- ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, HEY OR LEES
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1743 -c.1947
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<p>The Archives Department also has Archdeacon John Rushton's Visitation Papers, c 1846 (MSf 942.72 R121 vol.1), and photocopies of the consecration deed, 1744 and other documents, 1748 - 1828 (MISC 519/1-9)</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Manchester Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Church of England, Lees St John the Baptist Parish, Greater Manchester</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 16 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The following records were deposited by the Vicar and Parochial Church Council in April 1976.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Hey Chapel was built in 1742 and consecrated on 26 June 1744. It was originally a chapelry of the ancient parish of Ashton. A district was assigned to the church in 1860, by Order in Council 26 October, (London Gazette, 30 October), from the parishes of Ashton-under-Lyne and St. Anne, Lydate.
A note in the first separate burial register states : 'This Chapelry is situated in the confines of the three parishes of Ashton-under-Lyne, Oldham and Saddleworth and the seatholders in each have the privilege of interment'.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/58d2aedb-d3e2-4649-9b10-0466634d1946/
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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, HEY OR LEES