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Register of baptisms, 29 October 1931 - 11 December 1955

Register of baptisms, 22 January 1956 - 22 October 1967

Register of baptisms, 22 October 1967 - 14 March 1993

Register of baptisms, 14 March 1993 - 6 June 1999

Register of baptisms, 27 June 1999 - 13 July 2008

Register of marriages, 7 December 1948 - 2 October 1959

Register of marriages, 10 October 1959 - 23 June 1962

Register of marriages, 14 July 1962 - 14 December 1963

Register of marriages, 28 December 1963 - 23 July 1966

Register of marriages, 6 August 1966 - 25 September 1971

Register of marriages, 9 October 1971 - 11 June 1977

Register of marriages, 18 June 1977 - 16 June 1984

Register of marriages, 16 June 1984 - 10 April 1999

Register of marriages 1999-2021

Register of banns of marriage, 19 January 1948 - 16 December 1962

Register of banns of marriage, 13 January 1963 - 25 September 1966

Register of banns of marriage, 11 September 1966 - 13 October 1968

Register of banns of marriage, 6 October 1968 - 1 November 1970

Register of banns of marriage, 15 November 1970 - 4 February 1973

Register of banns of marriage, 21 January 1973 - 12 October 1975

Register of banns of marriage, 12 October 1975 - 23 April 1978

Register of banns of marriage, 9 April 1978 - 5 July 1981

Register of banns of marriage, 21 June 1981 - 17 March 1985

Register of banns of marriage, 10 March 1985 - 7 April 1996

Register of banns of marriage, 7 April 1996 - 16 August 2015

Register of the blessing of infants, 4 November 1968 - 21 September 1986

Register of services, 26 February 1930 - 27 December 1942 At end: Note of baptisms, 1931 - 1933 and 1942 Entries duplicated in EP/Su.SCh 1/1

Register of services, 3 April 1959 - 10 October 1965

Register of services, 13 October 1965 - 18 March 1973

Register of services, 21 March 1973 - 21 August 1983

Register of services, 24 August 1983 - 18 October 1991

Register of services, 20 October 1991 - 25 November 1998

Register of services, 26 November 1998 - 27 July 2007

Register of services 2013-2018

Order of service of Thanksgiving for Labour and Leisure, 23 February 1963

Order of service for the consecration of the church of St Chad, East Herrington, 6 December 1961

Confirmation register 1951-2014

Ground plan, east and south elevation of proposed kitchen extension to the church hall, drawing no. 18/1, by G.E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, March 1970 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Elevations and sections of proposed church and hall of St Chad, East Herrington, by G. E. Charlewood, chartered architect, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 1959

Elevations and sections of proposed church and hall of St Chad, East Herrington, by G. E. Charlewood, chartered architect, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 1959

Site plan and floor plans of proposed church and hall of St Chad, East Herrington, by G. E. Charlewood, chartered architect, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 1959

Ground floor plan of proposed church and hall of St Chad, East Herrington, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, October 1959

Half inch detail of chancel and vestries for proposed church and hall for St Chad's, East Herrington, October 1959

Plan of proposed low pressure hot water heating installation at St Chad's church and hall, by [J. T. Leake & Co. Ltd., heating and ventilating engineers, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne], 20 April 1960

Design for an altar cross and a pair of candlesticks to be made in ebonised beech and rhodium plated bronze, for St Chad's church, East Herrington, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, April 1961

Half inch details of furniture fittings in St Chad's church and hall, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, May 1961

Plans, sections and elevations of altar rail with removable section, n.d. [early 1960s]

Design for an oak case with hinged and glazed top to contain war memorial book, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, February 1963

Sketch plans of two alternative schemes for proposed seating in the Lady chapel, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 1964

Elevation, cross section and sectional plan of proposed organ seat and music cupboard, for St Chad's church, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1966

Sketch scheme for alterations to the chancel, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcstle upon Tyne, November 1969

Plan, elevation and sections of proposed altar rails and kneelers for use with the nave altar at St Chad's church, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, July 1970

Elevations, plan and section of proposed temporary altar for St Chad's church, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1971

Plan, elevation and section of proposed new doors and screens between the Lady Chapel and south aisle and between the Lady Chapel and chancel at St Chad's church, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 February 1986

Photograph of the original wooden mission church and church hall, viewed from the east, n.d. [1950s]

Photograph of the west end of St Chad's church, viewed from the north west, n.d. [1960s]

Photograph of the Lady chapel, looking towards the altar, n.d. [c1964]

Photograph of the interior of St Chad's church, looking east from the west end of the nave towards the high altar, n.d. [c1964]

Photograph of the interior of St Chad's church, looking east from half way down the nave towards the high altar, n.d. [c1964]

Photograph of the north side of the west end of the roof of St Chad's church, showing slates tipping up and slipping, n.d. [1970s]

Photograph of the north side of the [chancel and north porch] roof of St Chad's church, showing problems with slates lifting and slipping, n.d. [1970s]

Photograph of the roof over the [Lady chapel] of St Chad's church, showing problems with tiles lifting and slipping, n.d. [1970s]

Photograph of the [church hall] roof, showing problems with tiles lifting and slipping, n.d. [1970s]

Circular letter from Harold Clarke, priest-in-charge, to his parishioners concerning the proposed building of St. Chad's church, December 1936

Correspondence between G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; W. H. Cairns, 23 Durham Road, East Herrington; C. Harrison (Builders) Ltd., builders and contractors, Toward Road, Sunderland and Bramley & Co. Ltd., joiners, shopfitters and French polishers, Ensign Works, St Lawrence Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, concerning the construction and fitting out of the new church and church hall for St Chad's, East Herrington, 15 March 1960 - 9 January 1964

15 November 1961 (1) The Durham Diocesan Board of Finance (2) Rev. Thomas Barlow Brown, clerk in holy orders, incumbent of the benefice of Herrington (3) The Parochial Church Council (4) The Church Commissioners for England Copy conveyance by (1) to (4), with the consent of the Charity Commissioners, of 1367 square yards of land at Middle Herrington, together with the building erected on it, as the site for a new church and (3) agrees to observe the covenants contained in a conveyance dated 17 June 1929. No consideration Includes: plan

Specification and tender for a proposed heating installation at St Chad's church and church hall, by Steels Engineering Installations Ltd., engineers and contractors, 13 Brunswick Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 May 1960

Specification notes for repairs to St. Chad's Church, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, architects, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, January 1977

Sketch scheme, comprising elevations, floor plans and section for a new vicarage for St Chad's church, East Herrington, by G. E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, May 1963

Plans and sections of the electrical layout of the proposed vicarage for St Chad's church, Charter Drive, East Herrington, January 1964

23 October 1964 (1) Durham Diocesan Board of Finance (2) Parochial Church Council of East Herrington, St Chad (3) Church Commissioners for England (4) Rev. John McNaughton, incumbent of the benefice of East Herrington, St Chad Copy grant by (1) to (4), as directed by (2) and (3), of 1090 square yards of land fronting Charter Drive, East Herrington, as the site for a parsonage house, subject to the covenants contained in a conveyance dated 12 August 1962 Includes: plan

3 October 1963 (1) The Parochial Church Council (2) The North Eastern Electricity Board Wayleave agreement whereby (1) authorises (2) to install and subsequently maintain electric lines, poles, struts, stays and brackets and lop or fell obstructing trees and hedges on land belonging to (1) at East Herrington Consideration: annual payment in accordance with standard schedule Includes: plan

Faculty authorising the introduction of four oak standard candlesticks for use at funerals, 6 February 1981

Faculty authorising the introduction of an aumbry into the recess of the north wall of the Lady Chapel, 1 May 1984

Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 8 Jun 1971

Church log book, 4 February 1987 - 27 September 2000 Includes: Faculty authorising the re - arrangement of the pews, provision of a nave alter, provision of steps, hand rail and glass double doors at the east end of the north aisle of the church, 4 February 1987; faculty authorising the installation of fourteen stations of the cross, 4 December 1989; faculty authorising the dismantling, cleaning and repair of the pipe organ and rebuilding it in same position in organ chamber, replace straight pedal - board with new radial - pedal board, replace existing pneumatic action with electro - pneumatic action incorporating a solid coupler system and electric drawstops and pistons, fit in spare slider existing in the organ a set of second - hand pipes to create a new reed stop, 15 April 1991, faculty jurisdiction measure authorising the provision of lexan window protection to the western windows, 3 December 1993; faculty authorising the installation of metal gates to the north east porch, 18 July 1995; faculty jurisdiction measure authorising the internal redecoration of the church and the sanding and sealing of the floor, 4 October 1996; faculty authorising the installation of a sound reinforcement system, 10 December 1996; faculty authorising the provision of new carpeting, rearrangement of furniture, introduction of a votive candle stand and the disposal of the nave alter rails, 19 June 1997 Archdeacons' certificate for roof repairs, 13 December 1988; Archdeacon's certificate for a replacement boiler, 5 September 1989; Archdeacon's certificate for re - pointing rear of brickwork, repairs to ridging and roof verges, bricking up oil filler area and external redecoration, 3 March 1992 Quinquennial inspection by Charlewood and Curry Partnership, Architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle, NE1 1DF, 2 April 1988; Quinquennial inspection by C. Downs, Chartered Architect, 8 Holmside Place, Heaton, Newcastle, NE6 5AJ, 21 September 1993; Miscellaneous: estimate number two by Vincent Organs Sunderland Ltd, Albion Street, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 ONF, 12 March 1990; floor plan of St. Chad's church by C. Downs, Chartered Architect, 8 Holmside Place, Heaton, Newcastle, NE6 5AJ, September 1993; licence by the Archdeacon of Durham in the Consistory Court of the Diocese of Durham to the Reverend J. Chadd for the removal and storage of furniture not needed for the experimental period in accordance with the assurances in your letter of 10 October 1996; schedule 'B' permission for the recovery of the Lady Chapel flat roof with sarnafil G410 - 12EL light, grey felt and extend the felt onto the link roof to the church hall, 21 January 1999; authorisation under Section 6(3) of the Care of Churches and Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1991 for pruning of trees numbered 1, 3 and 8 in the specification from Oliver's Tree Servides dated 21 September 2000 and the felling to ground level of the Whitebeam tree marked number 2 on the specification. The rest of the specification relates to trees in the grounds of the hall and it is recommended that the appropriate arboricultural officer in the City of Sunderland be consulted about all work being put in hand, 27 September 2000

Terrier and inventory, n.d., [1985] - [1995]

Quinquennial report, under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, architects, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 11 October 1976

Quinquennial report, under the Inspection of Churches Measure, 1955, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, architects, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 21 September 1981

Ordinary Assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, 1923 to 1951, 18 June 1971

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures 1923 to 1951, 18 June 1971

Copy response by the churchwardens to the archdeacon's visitation articles, April 1983

Bishop's visitation articles 2012

Bishop's visitation articles 2014

Archdeacon's visitation articles 2015-2017

Bishop's visitation articles 2018

Sequestration accounts, 18 January - 15 September 1982

Writ of sequestaration during the vacancy following the resignation of Rev. John McNaughton, 12 August 1966

Thorney Close Conventional District, St. Peter and St. Chad legal council minute book, 12 June 1951 - 18 April 1955

Legal council minutes, 1 December 1955, 31 January 1956, 11 June 1956, 13 September 1956, 10 December 1956, 19 March 1957 and 9 December 1957

Minutes of meetings of Parochial Church Council, including reports to the P.C.C., 15 March 1968 - 7 December 1974, 18 December 1978, 26 April 1987 - 17 October 1988, 16 January 1992 - 19 November 1992, 23 September 1993, 19 November 1993, 7 November 1996

Minutes of annual meetings, 20 January 1944 - 21 March 1969, 7 April 1978, 26 April 1987

Minutes of the Finance Committee, 19 November 1935 - 18 July 1939

Account book, 1 January 1961 - 31 December 1968

Account book, 1 January 1969 - 31 December 1974

Account book, 1 January - 31 December 1975

Account book, 1 January 1976 - 31 December 1978

Account book, 1 January 1979 - 31 December 1981

Receipts and payments accounts, 1960, 1961-1972, 1976-1985, 1987

Annual report and statement of accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the years ended 31 December 2006 - 2009

Balance sheets for St. Chad's Mission Church, 1955 - 1957, 1959, 1961 - 1964, 1966 - 1968, 1979

Balance sheets for St. Peter's Church, Thorney Close, 1955 - 1957

Returns of income for St. Chad to the Diocesan Registry, 1961 - 1964, 1965 - 1968

Correspondence, mainly between W.H. Carins, Cruach-Du, 6 Hillcrest, Middle Herrington, Sunderland, and Phyllis Carter, Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham, concerning the investment of parish income from various trusts, the stipends of the clergy and the building of St. Chad's church, 31 January 1949 - 22 March 1966

List of people on St. Chad's electoral register, arranged by street, n.d.

Certificate of numbers on the electoral roll, 15 March 1974

Coffee mornings meetings minute book, 14 March 1957 - 18 May 1966 The Coffee Mornings and Whist Drives were held to raise funds for the church

Constitutions of St. Chad's Youth Centre, n.d.

Sunderland Echo, containing report on the laying of the foundation stone of St. Chad's church, 11 August 1960

'The History of St Chad's Church, Sunderland from 1930,' by Dr. John Conn, February 2005

Church News: the magazine of St. Chad's, East Herrington and St. Peter's, Thorney Close, Vol.5, no.4, April 1956

St. Chad's Church News, July 1960

St. Chad's Church News, January, February April, June 1961

St. Chad's Church News, November, December 1964

St. Chad's Church News, March, April, May 1965

St. Chad's Church News, September - November 1968

St. Chad's Church News, January - December 1969

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad, Sunderland, January - March, May - December, 1970

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January, March, May, June, August - December, 1971

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January - December 1972

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January - July, October - December 1973

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January - December 1974

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January, March, April, June - December 1975

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January - December 1976

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January - December 1977

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January, February, April - December 1978

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January - December 1979

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, January - June 1980

Common Concerns, the magazine of the parish of St. Chad and St. David, Sunderland, April, May June-July, 1993