Leicester St Matthew, Leicestershire
Historical Description
St. Matthew's is an ecclesiastical parish, formed 25 Aug. 1867, from Christ Church parish, Leicester.
Church Records
The register dates from the year 1867.
Findmypast, in association with the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland, have the following parish records online for Leicester, St Matthew's:
Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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1867-1916 | 1867-1931 | 1919-1961 |
Churches
The church, in Chester street, erected in 1867, is a building of stone lined with red brick, in the Gothic style, and consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, north porch, north chapel and an incomplete south-east tower: the east window and others are stained: the interior of the church was renovated in 1910: there are 1,200 sittings.
Land and Property
A full transcript of the Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Leicestershire is online.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Leicestershire newspapers online: