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Records of Potton Congregational Church (United Reformed Church)

Catalogue reference: Z 771

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This record is about the Records of Potton Congregational Church (United Reformed Church) dating from 1834-1984.

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Reference
Z 771
Title
Records of Potton Congregational Church (United Reformed Church)
Date
1834-1984
Arrangement

General Administration

Z 771/1 Church minute and record books (including church rolls and marriages, 1850-1975, baptisms 1851-1986 and burials 1892-1898, 1932-1935 1848-1957

Z 771/2 Deacons' meetings minute books (for minutes 1945-1957 see Z 771/1/3) 1930-1944

Z 771/3 Church engagement diaries 1941-1984

Z 771/4 Chapel fabric and buildings. Plans and papers 1903-1960

Z 771/5 Agreements; insurance; appointment of trustees 1892-1955

Z 771/6 General correspondence, including proposed church amalgamations 1904-1936

Z 771/7 Church newsletters 1955-1986

Z 771/8 Church rolls. Includes lists of ministers and Sunday school members (see also Z 771/1) 1848-1936

Financial Records

Z 771/9 Account books and ledgers 1846-1923

Z 771/10 Statements of accounts 1892-1959

Z 771/11 Cash and cash analysis books 1911-1970

Z 771/12 Receipted bills 1919-1973

Church Miscellaneous

Z 771/13 Printed posters, leaflets and centenary history 1899-c1961

Z 771/14 Photographs c1890-1900

Miscellaneous - no apparent connection with church affairs

Z 771/15 Miscellaneous records 1834-c.1919

Held by
Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Potton Congregational Church</corpname>
Physical description
15 series
Immediate source of acquisition

Acc.7223

received on 7 October 1992.

Administrative / biographical background

The church was founded in 1846, the foundation stone laid on 8 October 1847, opened for public worship on 4 July 1848 and closed c.1987. A history of the church, compiled in 1903, is in the first minute book (Z 771/1/1) and a centenary booklet was published in 1948 (Z 771/13/5).

Record URL
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Records of Potton Congregational Church (United Reformed Church)