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Ivor English Congregational Church, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
Reference code(s): GB 0214 DECONG12
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Title: Ivor English Congregational Church, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
Short title: Ivor English Congregational Church, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil
Dates of creation: 1862-1997
Level of description: Fonds
Extent and medium: 0.12 cubic metres (5 boxes, 1 vol.)
Name of creator(s): Ivor English Congregational Church; Ivor United Reformed Church
CONTEXT
Administrative and biographical history: Ivor English Congregational Church, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, was formed in 1859. 'A sketch of the Early History' is contained in the first minutes book, and in Ivor English Congregational Church, Dowlais 1960 (Aberdare, 1960). A group was formed in the winter of 1859-1860 to provide for English Independents in Dowlais and Merthyr Tydfil. A special fund was set up, and three cottages were purchased from the Dowlais Iron Co., in Ivor Street, with ground lease for 99 years. Contributions from the local Welsh Independent churches and individuals in Merthyr enabled the establishment of a building committee. The building stone was laid on 22 May 1860, the chapel opened in March 1861. Fortunes increased for a short period but congregations fell away sharply in 1938 and generally declined thereafter despite improvements to church accommodation. The church became part of the United Reformed Church in 1972. The chapel closed in 1997.
CONTENT
Scope and content: Records of the Ivor English Congregational Church, 1862-1997, including minutes of monthly church meetings, 1935-1980; minutes of deacons' meetings, 1928-1968; treasurer's accounts, 1879-1918; financial reports and statements, 1887-1929; collections, statements of accounts and miscellaneous, 1917-1975; receipts and expenditure, 1949-1986; collections ledgers, 1978-1997; Sunday School teachers attendances and summary register, 1901-1933; record of the transfers of communicants from Ivor Church to other churches, 1924-[c. 1941]; miscellaneous financial and administrative papers containing receipts, cheque books, related correspondence, printed epherma relating to visits to Union meetings, 1979-1990; illustrated history of Ivor Congregational Church, Dowlais, 1860-1960, 1960; and photographs of Ivor Congregational Church, [c. 1980]-[c. 1990].
ACCESS AND USE
Language/script: English (one Welsh item).
System of arrangement: Arranged into the following: reports and minutes; church treasurers' records; miscellaneous financial and other papers; and miscellaneous papers.
Conditions governing access: No restrictions
Conditions governing reproduction: All records which meet the collection policy of the Glamorgan Record Office have been retained.
Finding aids: A hard copy of the catalogue is available at the Glamorgan Record Office.
Detailed catalogue
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information: All records which meet the collection policy of the Glamorgan Record Office have been retained.
Accruals: Accruals are possible.
Immediate source of acquisition: Deposited by a private individual at various intervals.
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note: Title supplied from contents of fonds.
Archivist's note: Compiled by Hayden Burns for the ANW project. The following source was used in the compilation of this description: Glamorgan Record Office, Catalogue for the records of the Ivor English Congregational Church, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil.
Rules or conventions: This description follows ANW guidelines based on ISAD(G) second edition, AACR2, and LCSH.
Date(s) of description: January 2004
INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Congregational churches | Wales | Glamorgan | Archives
Congregationalists | Wales | Merthyr Tydfil
Ivor (English Congregational Church) (Dowlais, Wales) | Archives
Religious institutions | Wales | Merthyr Tydfil | Archives
Personal names
Corporate names
Ivor (English Congregational Church) (Dowlais, Wales)
