Billingham St. Luke Parish
Reference: EP/Bi.SL Catalogue Title: Billingham St. Luke Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1963-2011
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- Billingham St. Luke Parish
- Registration (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/1-3)
- Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/Section 1)
- Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/Section 2)
- Clergy (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/1-7)
- Registers of services (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/Section 1)
- Ecumenism (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/Section 3)
- Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/1-37)
- Church (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 01)
- Building the church (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Accounts (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Correspondence and agreements (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Specifications (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Furniture (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Plans and drawings (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Drawings (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Plans (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Repairs (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)
- Vicarage (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 02)
- Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 03)
- Architect's reports (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 04)
- Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 05)
- Financial records (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 06)
- List of churchwardens (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 07)
- Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/1-18)
- Minutes (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 01)
- Church Committee and District Church Council (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/)
- United Church of St Luke (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/)
- Financial records (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 02)
- District Church Councils (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 03)
- Parishioners (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 04)
- Church Societies (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/)
- Scout group (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/)
- Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)
- Parish magazines (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)
- New Star newspaper (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)
- United Church of St. Luke News Sheet (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)
Catalogue Contents
Registration (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/1-3)Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/Section 1)
1/2, 1/4/1
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/2Register of marriages, 16 July 1966 - 1 January 1983
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/4/1Register of marriages, 3 September 1983 - 13 August 2011
(1 volume)
Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/Section 2)1/1, 3
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/1Register of banns of marriage, 17 April 1966 - 28 January 1968
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 1/3Register of banns of marriage, 13 July 1980 - 29 June 1997
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Clergy (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/1-7)Registers of services (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/Section 1)2/1-3, 8
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/1Register of services, 7 June 1964 - 8 August 1971
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/2Register of services, 15 August 1971 - 8 May 1980
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/3Register of services, 11 May 1980 - 21 July 1992
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/8Register of services, 23 July 1992 - 28 December 2003
(1 volume)
Ecumenism (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/Section 3)2/4-7
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/4List of 'proposals being considered by all the churches concerned with the Low Grange Ecumenical Scheme', n.d.
(1 paper, duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/5Correspondence between the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Registrar General, Somerset House, London; Rev. E.J. Whiteley, St. Aidan's Vicarage, Tintern Avenue, Billingham; Church of England Enquiry Centre, Church House, Dean's Yard, London; World Council of Churches, 10 Eaton Gate, Sloane Square, London; The Evangelical Alliance, 30 Bedford Place, London; Pastor D.P. Collins, 195 Low Grange Avenue, Billingham; the Bishop of Jarrow, Melkridge House, Gilesgate, Durham; St. Luke's House, 181 Low Grange Avenue, Billingham; concerning ecumenical worship at Billingham, St. Luke, 28 November 1967 - 24 March 1970
(47 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/6Programme for a day-conference entitled 'Christians in the Community' in Low Grange Social Hall, 14 March 1970
(4 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 2/7Report of a working party on Christian education leading to Christian initiation in Billingham, n.d.
(2 papers)
Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/1-37)Church (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 01)Repairs (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)4/26, 28, 30
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/26Correspondence between Rev. T.J. Trotter, St. Luke's House, 181 Low Grange Avenue, Billingham; the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Peter Tong, 19A Old Elvet, Durham, concerning defects in the heating system at the church of Billingham, St. Luke, 18 - 20 October 1971
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/28Correspondence between the Diocesan Office, Bishop Auckland, and Rev. D. Tickner, 22 Tintern Avenue, Billingham, concerning the foundations of the church of Billingham, St. Luke, 4 May - 1 September 1977
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/30Letters from Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham City, to Rev. P.T. Hirst, St. Aidan's Rectory, 12a Tintern Avenue, Billingham, concerning repairs at St. Luke's church, 12 - 26 January 1981
(6 papers)
Building the church (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)Specifications (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)4/19, 21
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/19Specification of labour and materials required for the church of St. Luke, Low Grange Road, Billingham, in accordance with drawings B.S.L. /4/64/1, 2, & 3, drawn up by Peter Tong, 28 Market Place, Durham City, and initialled by Rev. R.D. Jenkins and B. Dixon, 1965
(11 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/21Specification as in EP/Bi.SL 4/19, stamped with the approval of the Incorporated Church Building Society, 4 March 1965
(14 papers)
Accounts (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)4/22
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/22Interim, and final, accounts for the building of the church of Billingham, St. Luke, 17 June 1965 - 2 May 1966
(24 papers)
Correspondence and agreements (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)4/3-7, 18, 20
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/3Correspondence between Billingham Urban District Council, Haverton Hill, Billingham; Rev. R.O. Bowlby, St. Aidan's House, 22 Tintern Avenue, Billingham; The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. R.G. Smith, The Rectory, Wolviston, Billingham; Rev. N.C. Wardle-Harpur, Stockton Vicarage, 6 Yarm Road, Stockton; the Archdeacon of Auckland, The College, Durham; Durham Diocesan Board of Finance; concerning the purchase of a site for the church of Billingham, St. Luke, in the Low Grange area, 23 November 1961 - 27 September 1963
(14 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/4Correspondence between the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. R.O. Bowlby, St. Aidan's Vicarage, Billingham; Rev. R.D. Jenkins, 69 Edghill Way, Billingham; concerning the financing of, and building of, the church of St. Luke, Billingham, 3 April 1963 - 21 June 1966
(27 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/5Notes on interviews with proposed architects, c.1964
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/6Circular letter, issued by Rev. R.O. Bowlby, describing progress on the establishment of St. Luke's church, c.1964
(1 paper, duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/7Correspondence between R. Bell, 'Lowcroft', 28 Shadforth Drive, Billingham; P. Tong, 28 Market Place, Durham City; Billingham Urban District Council, Haverton Hill, Billingham; Rev. R.C. Bowlby, St. Aidan's Vicarage, Billingham; Dixon and Nice, Marsh House Avenue, Billingham; Elite Equipment Company Ltd., 45-46 Portland Place, Hull, concerning the building of the church of Billingham, St. Luke, 1966
(42 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/1827 February 1965
(1) Rev. R.D. Jenkins, 69 Edgehill Way, Billingham
(2) Dixon and Nice (Builders) Ltd., Marsh House Avenue, Billingham
Agreement for the erection of a church with vestry, study, meeting hall and toilets at St. Luke's Church site, Low Grange Avenue, Billingham
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/20Certificate of approval of the drawings and specifications for the church of St. Luke, Billingham, issued by the Incorporated Church Building Society, 4 March 1965
(1 paper, typescript)
Furniture (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)4/24-25
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/24Letters from Advent Hunstone, Ecclesiastical Art Workers, Market Square, Tideswell, Derbyshire, to Rev. R.D. Jenkins, 69 Edgehill Way, Billingham, concerning a credence table and flower stands, 3 February - 4 September 1966
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/25Letter from Lakeland Rural Industries, Grange-in-Borrowdale, Nr. Keswick, Cumberland, to Mrs. M.H. Binney, Billingham, concerning candlesticks and a chalice, 29 March 1966
Enclosed: invoice for candlesticks, 29 March 1966
(2 papers)
Plans and drawings (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)Plans (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)4/8-11, 13-17, 23
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/8Plan of 'Low Grange Radburn System Development', drawing no. 5149/109, by Edward Shaw [sic], engineer and surveyor, Council Offices, Billingham, annotated, possibly by Rev. R.D. Jenkins, c.1964
Scale: 1:2500
(1 plan, 33.5 cm. x 47 cm., duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/9Site plan of St. Luke's church, Billingham, by Edwin Shaw [sic], engineer and surveyor, Billingham Urban District Council, c.1964
Scale: 1:500
(1 plan, 51 cm. x 41 cm., duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/10Details of the timber cross for the church of Billingham, St. Luke, by Peter Tong, 28 Market Place, Durham City, c.1964
(1 plan, 26 cm. x 41 cm., duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/11Ground plan, and east, west and south elevations, of the church of Billingham, St. Luke, by Peter Tong, 28 Market Place, Durham City, c.1964
(1 plan, 63 cm. x 48.5 cm., colour-wash)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/13Ground and site plan, south, east and west elevations and section A-A of the church of Billingham, St. Luke, drawing no. B.S.L./4/64/1, approved by the Incorporated Church Building Society, drawn by Peter Tong, 28 Market Place, Durham City, 13 November 1964
Scale: ¹/8" to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 61 cm. x 47.5 cm., duplicated, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/14Entrance and sanctuary roof plan, ground plan, foundation plan, and sections A-A, B-B, C-C, of the church of Billingham, St. Luke, drawing No. B.S.L./4/64/2, initialled by B. Dixon and Rev. R.D. Jenkins, drawn by Peter Tong, 28 Market Place, Durham City, November 1964
Scale: 1/4" to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 102.5 cm. x 72.5 cm., duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/15Details of altar rail and details of windows, drawing no. B.S.L. 4/64/3, initialled by B. Dixon and Rev. R.D. Jenkins, drawn by Peter Tong, 28 Market Place, Durham City, November 1964
Scales: 1/4" to 1 foot [1:48]; 1/2" to 1 foot [1:24]; 1/2 full size [1:2]
(1 plan, 59.5 cm. x 63 cm., duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/16Plan showing site of St. Luke's Church, n.d. c.1965
(1 plan, 25.5 cm. x 32 cm., duplicated)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/17Plan of the site of the church showing the route of sewers, February 1965
Scale: 1:500
(1 plan, 94 cm. x 62 cm., duplicated, coloured ink)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/23Plan of the site of the proposed church showing the route of electricity cables, 19 September 1966
No scale given
(1 plan, 56 cm. x 46 cm., duplicated)
Drawings (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/)4/12
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/12Sketch of the sanctuary of the church of Billingham, St. Luke, by Peter Tong, 12 June 1964
(1 paper, 34.5 cm. x 22 cm., duplicated)
Vicarage (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 02)4/33-34, 36
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/33Correspondence between the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Cordingley & McIntyre, architects, Owengate House, Durham; Rev. R.D. Jenkins, 69 Edgehill Way, Billingham; concerning the acquisition of a vicarage for Billingham, St. Luke, 28 April - 2 November 1966
(9 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/34Correspondence between Rev. R.O. Bowlby, St. Aidan's Vicarage, Tintern Avenue, Billingham; Billingham Urban District Council, Haverton Hill, Billingham; Rev. R.D. Jenkins, 69 Edgehill Way, Billingham, concerning the purchase of a house for use as a vicarage for the parish of Billingham, St. Luke, 6 January 1963 - 15 May 1967
(10 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/36Letter from the Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, to Rev. P.T. Hirst, St. Aidan's Rectory, 12a Tintern Avenue, Billingham, enclosing a report on, and plan of, 17 Shadforth Drive, Billingham, 18 October 1985
(3 papers)
Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 03)38/1-3
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/38/1Quinquennial inspection by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Architects, Conservation and Historic Building Consultants, Owengate House, Saddler Street, Durham City, DH1 3HB, February 1996
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/38/2Quinquennial inspection by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Architects, Conservation and Historic Building Consultants, Owengate House, Saddler Street, Durham City, DH1 3HB, March 2001
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/38/3Quinquennial inspection by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Architects, Conservation and Historic Building Consultants, Owengate House, Saddler Street, Durham City, DH1 3HB, April 2007
(1 file)
Architect's reports (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 04)4/27, 29, 31-32
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/27Copy architect's report on the church of St. Luke, Billingham, under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, by D.K. Davies, Glebe House, Danby Wiske, Northallerton, N. Yorkshire, 6 August 1975
(10 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/29Architect's report on St. Luke's church under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Durham, August 1980
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/31Architect's report on St. Luke's church under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Durham, June 1985
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/32Architect's report on St. Luke's church under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Durham, October 1990
(1 booklet)
Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 05)4/35, 37
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/35Schedule of dilapidations, and specification of repairs, on 17 Shadforth Avenue, Billingham, under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972, by A.O. Lee, Owengate House, Durham, February 1978
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/37Schedule of dilapidations at 17 Shadforth Drive, Billingham, under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972, February 1990
(1 booklet)
Financial records (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 06)4/1, 39
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/1Programme of the St. Luke and St. Aidan's parish stewardship campaign, 1967
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/39Administration accounts relating to the late Rev. Margaret Kane, 21 June 2005
(1 file)
List of churchwardens (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/section 07)4/2
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 4/2List of churchwardens at St. Aidan's church, Billingham, c.1990
(1 paper)
Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/1-18)Minutes (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 01)Church Committee and District Church Council (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/)6/1-2, 5-10
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/1St. Luke's Church Committee meetings minutes (signed), 4 July 1964 - 21 July 1965
(5 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/2St. Luke's Church Committee meetings minute book, 16 September 1964 - 31 May 1967
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/5St. Luke's District Church Council and the scout leaders' special meeting minutes (signed), 15 June 1969
(2 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/6St. Luke's District Church Council meetings minutes (signed), 30 October 1969 - 13 July 1971
(20 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/7St. Luke's District Church Council meetings minute book, 13 September 1971 - 16 January 1978
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/8St. Luke's District Church Council meetings minute book, 20 February 1978 - 20 February 1984
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/9St. Luke's District Church Council meetings minute book, 16 April 1984 - 12 November 1990
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/10St. Luke's Committee and St. Luke's District Church Council meetings minutes (signed), 1 December 1969 - 19 October 1970
(4 papers)
United Church of St Luke (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/)6/3
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/3United Church of St. Luke, Billingham: meetings of representatives of Anglican, Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, minutes (signed), 17 January 1968 - 8 October 1969
(20 papers)
Financial records (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 02)6/11-13
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/11St. Luke's Church, Billingham: account of income and expenditure, January - August 1971
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/12St. Luke's Church, Billingham: account of predicted expenditure in 1972
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/13St. Aidan and St. Luke's Parochial Church Council: build-up of estimate for 1971
(1 paper)
District Church Councils (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 03)6/4
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/4Proposals for a system of district church councils under the Pastoral Measure 1968 and under the Synodical Government Measure No. 2, 1969, c.1970
(7 papers)
Parishioners (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/section 04)6/14-18
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/14List of names of parishioners, n.d.
(17 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/15'Low Grange Location List', n.d.
(5 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/16Lists of streets in areas with names of member of staff responsible for each area, n.d.
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/17Alphabetical list of names and addresses, taken from the electoral register, with annotations indicating religious affiliations, n.d.
(23 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 6/18List of contributors, with addresses, to St. Luke's Share Scheme, n.d.
(5 papers)
Church Societies (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/)Scout group (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/)13/1-7
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/1Copy minutes of a meeting of St. Luke's District Church Council, concerning the establishment of a scout troop, 10 February n.y.; and notes of a meeting between the St. Luke's District Church Council and leaders of youth organisations, n.d.
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/2List of parents on the council of 6th Billingham (St. Luke's) Scout Group, and of officers of the group, n.d.
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/3Letter from the District Commissioner, Boy Scout Association, 45 Queen's Drive, Billingham, concerning the establishment of a scout group in St. Luke's parish, 14 February 1965
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/4Copy certificate of registration of the 6th Billingham, St. Luke's Boy Scout group, 1966
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/5St. Luke's 6th Boy Scout Group: receipts and payments account, 28 February 1970
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/6St. Luke's 6th Boy Scout Group: receipts and payments account for the year ended 28 February 1973
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 13/7Agreements whereby the District Church Council of St. Luke's Church, Billingham, agrees to sponsor the 6th Billingham (St. Luke's) Group of the Scout Association, 8 February 1981 and 12 October 1986
(4 papers)
Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)Parish magazines (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)United Church of St. Luke News Sheet (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)14/1
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/1The United Church of St. Luke, Low Grange, Billingham: News Sheet, February 1969
(1 paper, duplicated)
New Star newspaper (Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/)14/2
Ref: EP/Bi.SL 14/2New Star: the newspaper of St. Aidan's and St. Luke's Churches, Billingham, May 1969 and February 1970
(2 booklets, printed)
