Londoun Square English Wesleyan Methodist Church, Cardiff

IDENTITY STATEMENT AREA

Reference code(s): D/D Wes/CW23

Title: Londoun Square English Wesleyan Methodist Church, Cardiff

Date(s): 1859 - c.1900

Level of description: Fonds

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Administrative/Biographical history: The Butetown area of Cardiff developed when the West Bute Dock was established in 1839 on land owned by the 2nd Marquis of Bute. By 1890 Cardiff was one of Britain's largest coal exporting ports and throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries this area near the city's docklands became home to the different groups of immigrant seamen and dock workers settling in Cardiff. Throughout its history the population of Butetown has included people with cultural origins in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Cape Verde, Germany, France, Malta, Turkey, Cyprus, Malaysia, India, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, China, the Caribbean islands, West Africa and South Africa. Loudoun Square and its environs became the centre of commercial activity and community life for Butetown residents throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The membership records of some church and community organisations from this time occasionally provide insights into the ethnic diversity of the area.

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CONTENT AND STRUCTURE AREA

Scope and content: The collection contains lists of members of the Church with some description of members' circumstances before conversion. Names of ships are often given as the address of church members and 'sailor' is one of the most common occupations listed. Three congregationists are described as 'coloured' in the records of 1893 and are listed as Peel Street residents (Butetown, Cardiff).

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CONDITIONS OF ACCESS AND USE AREA

Conditions governing access: Members of the public can consult this collection in the Document Searchroom of the Glamorgan Record Office, on completion of a requisition form. Visitors are advised to contact the Office in advance to reserve a place in the searchroom. Opening hours are as follows: Tuesday-Friday: 9.30am-5.00pm (4.30pm on Friday); Late opening, by appointment, Wednesday 5.00pm - 7.00pm; Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays.

Conditions governing reproduction: © Glamorgan Record Office

Language/scripts of material: English

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Finding aids: Printed list

ALLIED MATERIALS AREA

Existence and location of originals: Glamorgan Record Office, The Glamorgan Building, King Edward Vll Avenue, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NE.

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DESCRIPTION CONTROL AREA

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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: 24th July 2001

Interest: Black

Specific group: Dual/multiple heritage peoples

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Christianity

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Black and Asian seamen

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Butetown, Cardiff, United Kingdom