Identity area
Reference code
AR440
Title
Date(s)
- 1886-1960 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Croydon Domestic Mission opened July 1886 in Dennett Hall, 17 Dennett Road, Broad Green , West Croydon. The foundation stone for the hall was laid by Mr Fred Nettlefold of Norwood ( Nettlefold Sons Tool Manufacturers ).
The societys mission statement was:
The objects of the society shall be the intellectual, moral and religious improvement of the neighbourhood, and the amelioration of its condition, irrespective of creed. The operations of the society shall be conducted in an unsectarian spirit.
The 1888 street directory entry reads 59 Dennett Road, Mission Room. The street numbering had changed by 1939 and the entry in the street directory for that year appears between nos. 15 23 and reads as Dennett Hall, Randall Mrs Caretkr. (res). By 1955 the hall is numbered as 17.
The mission closed in 1959 and Dennett Hall was sold to the Full Gospel Church (also known as Assemblies of God ) for 1633,750. The sale was completed 21 December 1959.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Accession Number: 440
Croydon Domestic Mission records
Minutes 1886-1889, 1942-59; rules; Dennett Hall licence; photographs of Dennett Hall c.1950s; etc. List available on accession file.
Item date: 1886-1960
Accession date: 27/11/1999
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This collection contains an incomplete series of minute books. It also contains a newspaper cutting giving a brief history, one photograph of Dennett Hall, two files of correspondence relating to the sale of Dennett Hall, and various miscellaneous documents.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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System of arrangement
This collection has been arranged to reflect the form of the record
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.
Please contact us at archives@croydon.gov.uk for further information regarding the particular collection you wish to access.
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Language of material
- English
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Description identifier
GB-352-ar440
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Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
24/06/2015