High Spen St. Patrick Parish
Reference: EP/HS Catalogue Title: High Spen St. Patrick Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1890 - 2013
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- High Spen St. Patrick Parish
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In 1986 the parishes of St. Barnabas, Rowlands Gill and St. Patrick's, High Spen were merged into one parish and in 2012 this amalgamated parish started sharing buildings with the Roman Catholic parish of St. Joseph's, Highfield.Catalogue Contents
High Spen St Patrick (Ref: EP/HS)Registration (Ref: EP/HS 1/)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/HS 1/section 01)
1/1-4, 42
Ref: EP/HS 1/1Register of baptisms, 6 January 1897 - 7 August 1907
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/2Register of baptisms, 7 August 1907 - 16 August, 1916
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/3Register of baptisms, 23 August 1916 - 16 June 1927
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/4Register of baptisms, 23 June 1927 - 27 March 1949
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/42Register of baptisms, 27 March 1949 - 26 September 1965
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/HS 1/section 02)1/5-9, 35-36, 39, 41, 1/43/1
Ref: EP/HS 1/5Register of marriages, 11 February 1893 - 16 October 1918
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/6Register of marriages, 19 October 1918 - 1 July 1922
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/7Register of marriages, 5 August 1922 - 21 March 1936
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/8Register of marriages, 21 March 1936 - 6 May 1944
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/9Register of marriages, 29 May 1944 - 13 March 1954
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/35Register of marriages, 5 June 1954 - 21 July 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/HS 1/36Register of marriages, 8 September 1973 - 20 August 1975
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/HS 1/39Register of marriages, 9 August 1975 - 18 February 1989
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/HS 1/41Register of marriages, 23 April 1989 - 2 September 2000
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/HS 1/43/1Register of marriages, 21 October 2000 - 7 September 2013
(1 volume)
Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/HS 1/section 03)1/10-13, 37, 40
Ref: EP/HS 1/10Register of banns of marriage, 1 January 1893 - 20 November 1904
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/11Register of banns of marriage, 20 November 1904 - 29 October 1922
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/12Register of banns of marriage, 29 October 1922 - 21 April 1940
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/13Register of banns of marriage, 7 April 1940 - 5 June 1955
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/37Register of banns of marriage, 22 May 1955 - 20 January 1985
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/HS 1/40Register of banns of marriage, 3 February 1985 - 16 July 2000
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Registers of burials (Ref: EP/HS 1/section 04)1/14-18, 38
Ref: EP/HS 1/14Register of burials, 3 January 1897 - 25 May 1910
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/15Register of burials, 4 June 1910 - 15 November 1920
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/16Register of burials, 27 November 1920 - 27 January 1932
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/17Register of burials, 11 February 1932 - 1 February 1943
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/18Register of burials, 18 March 1943 - 17 April 1951
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/38Register of burials, 1 May 1951 - 15 December 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Marriage licences (Ref: EP/HS 1/section 05)1/21-22
Ref: EP/HS 1/21Licence to marry in St. Patrick's Church, Edgar Payling of Rosehill near Rotherham, Yorks., and Jessie Ford Smith of Highfield, 10 March 1943
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/22Licence to marry in St. Patrick's Church, Gordon J. Dobinson of Dipton Parish and Sonia C. Hughes of Winlaton Parish, 28 March 1961
(paper, 1 folio)
Certificates of banns (Ref: EP/HS 1/section 06)1/23-34
Ref: EP/HS 1/23Certificate of banns of marriage, Thomas Laing Padget of Bishop Hatfield, Herts., and Mary Waters of Winlaton, 14 June 1937
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/24Certificate of banns of marriage, Albert Watson Elliott of Consett and Maid Clarke of Winlaton, 12 July 1938
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/25Certificate of banns of marriage, Andrew McPherson of Medomsley and Mary College of High Spen, 20 March 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/26Certificate of banns of marriage, Richard Baikie of Delaval and Mary Briggs of High Spen, 1 April 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/27Certificate of banns of marriage, Gordon Graham of Hetton-le-Hole and Margaret Cosker of High Spen, 11 June 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/28Certificate of banns of marriage, Edward Thompson of Greenside and Lena Lintern of Winlaton, 12 June 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/29Certificate of banns of marriage, Clifford M. Langley of Kings Langley, Herts., and Mary A. Gardner of High Spen, 11 July 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/30Certificate of banns of marriage, Wilfred Adamson of Chopwell and Sadie Armstrong of Winlaton, 24 July 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/31Certificate of banns of marriage, Leslie H. Rolph of Clapham Park and Marion Forster of Winlaton, 6 August 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/32Certificate of banns of marriage, Leslie Rispin of Ebchester and Ethel Wilson of High Spen, 14 August 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/33Certificate of banns of marriage, Joseph Stoppard of Gateshead and Dorothy Stoppard of Winlaton, 20 December 1939
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 1/34Certificate of banns of marriage, Joseph Freek of Consett and Margaret Teasdale of High Spen, 28 March 1940
(paper, 1 folio)
Clergy (Ref: EP/HS 2/)Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/HS 2/section 01)2/13
Ref: EP/HS 2/13Register of confirmations, 8 December 1940 - 8 February 1968
(1 volume, cloth quarter bound)
Registers of preachers and services (Ref: EP/HS 2/section 02)Registers of preachers, offertory and communicants (Ref: EP/HS 2/)2/1, 3-4
Ref: EP/HS 2/1Register of Preachers, Offertory and Communicants, 17 April 1898 - 29 June 1907
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: EP/HS 2/3Register of Preachers, Offertory and Communicants, Easter 1918 - 31 July 1921
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/4Register of Preachers, Offertory and Communicants, 7 August 1921 - 25 May 1924
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Registers of services (Ref: EP/HS 2/)2/2, 5-11, 14, 16, 2/18/1
Ref: EP/HS 2/2Register of Services, 31 March 1907 - 21 April 1918
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/5Register of Services, 8 June 1924 - 30 June 1930
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/6Register of Services, 1 July 1930 - 25 September 1938
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/7Register of Services, 2 October 1938 - 14 June 1942
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/8Register of Services, 17 June 1942 - 1 September 1946
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/9Register of Services, 2 September 1946 - 26 August 1951
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/10Register of Services, 2 September 1951 - 19 August 1956
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/11Register of Services, 15 March 1964 - 1 August 1974
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 2/14Register of services, 4 August 1974 - 12 April 1981
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/HS 2/16Register of services, 13 April 1981 - 15 February 1989
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/HS 2/18/1Register of services, 19 February 1989 - 6 November 2012
(1 volume)
Creation of the parish (Ref: EP/HS 2/section 03)2/15
Ref: EP/HS 2/15Copy of Order in Council and pastoral scheme for the creation of the new benefice of High Spen and Rowlands Gill, 11 September - 5 November 1986
(1 paper)
Parish profiles (Ref: EP/HS 2/section 04)Ref: EP/HS 2/17/1Parish profile for High Spen, St Patrick and Rowlands Gill, St Barnabas, n.d. [1994]
(1 file, typescript)
Churchwardens (Ref: EP/HS 4/)Church (Ref: EP/HS 4/section 01)Repairs and maintenance (Ref: EP/HS 4/)4/1-5, 4/11/1, 4/13/1
Ref: EP/HS 4/1Letter of A. Pearson, Painter, of Rowlands Gill to Mr. Twizell, Secretary of St. Patrick's Church Committee, apologising for not submitting a tender for decorating the church, 14 June 1945
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 4/2Letter of R.C. Williamson Ltd., Builder of Rowlands Gill to Mr. Twizell re. the cost of painting the church, 9 July 1945
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 4/3-5Letters of Rowells Ltd., of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to S. Twizell re. the proposed installation of a complete heating system in St. Patrick's Church Hall. Attached to Number 4/5 is a brief specification of the proposed heating, 16 November - 4 December 1945
(paper, 5 folios)
Ref: EP/HS 4/11/1Three designs for a door handle, incorporating the St Patrick theme, by Ron Field, with covering letter from Altech Services, engineers and metalworkers, Langley Park Industrial Estate, Witton Gilbert, to Rev. C. Collins, St Patrick's Vicarage, High Spen, Tyne and Wear, 8 January 1984
(4 papers, photocopied)
Ref: EP/HS 4/13/1Specification and plan for the rewiring and lighting of the church, 1 June 1993
(3 papers, photocopied)
Church yard (Ref: EP/HS 4/section 02)Plans (Ref: EP/HS 4/)2/12
Ref: EP/HS 2/12Plan of St. Patrick's burial ground showing the position of the plots, n.d., c 1890
Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet
(51 cm.. x 72 cm., paper)
Registers of graves (Ref: EP/HS 4/)1/19-20
Ref: EP/HS 1/19Register of graves. Includes number of grave, name of person buried, size of grave, date of burial, name of officiating clergyman and fees paid, 6 April 1909 - 28 September 1965
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 1/20Index to Registers of graves, 6 April 1909 - 28 September 1965
(1 volume, paper, printed form)
Church hall (Ref: EP/HS 4/section 03)4/6
Ref: EP/HS 4/6Plan of St. Patrick's Church Hall showing the proposed heating scheme by Roswells Ltd., 4 November 1945
Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(34 cm. x 52 cm., paper)
Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/HS 4/section 04)Faculties (Ref: EP/HS 4/)4/9/1-2
Ref: EP/HS 4/9/1Faculty authorising the installation of an aumbry in the east wall of the church, 16 May 1977
(1 paper, printed form)
Ref: EP/HS 4/9/2Faculty authorising firstly, the introduction into the church of 9 balanced flue gas convector heaters, 1 radiant panel heater and the provision of a Calor gas bulk storage cylinder and secondly, a gas pipe to be laid along the northern perimeter of the north west section of the consecrated churchyard, under the parsonage drive and into the church, 6 December 1982
(1 paper, printed form)
Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/HS 4/)4/10/1
Ref: EP/HS 4/10/1Archdeacon's certificate authorising unspecified general maintenance work at St Patrick's church, 15 February 1990
(1 paper, printed form)
Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/HS 4/section 05)4/7, 4/12/1-4
Ref: EP/HS 4/7Quinquennial report, 11 August 1978
(1 file)
Ref: EP/HS 4/12/1Quinquennial inspection report on St Patrick's church, by the Charlewood Curry Partnership, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 10 October 1989
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 4/12/2Quinquennial inspection report on St Patrick's church, by Christopher Downs, chartered architect, ecclesiastical and historic buildings consultant, 8 Holmside Place, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 June 1994
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 4/12/3Quinquennial inspection report on St Patrick's church, by Christopher Downs, chartered architect, ecclesiastical and historic buildings consultant, The Cathedral Architect's Office, The Great Kitchen, The College, Durham, 25 August 2003
(1 file, typescript, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/HS 4/12/4Quinquennial inspection by 1. Ness, Architect, 26 Grosvenor Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 2RE, 11 February 2008
(15 papers, printed)
Financial records (Ref: EP/HS 4/section 06)4/8/1
Ref: EP/HS 4/8/1Brochure publicising the church's Christian Stewardship initiative and planned giving campaign, 1966
(1 booklet, printed)
Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/HS 6/)Minutes (Ref: EP/HS 6/)Minutes of Parochial Church Council, Church Committee and Vestry (Ref: EP/HS 6/)6/1-8, 6/9/1-3
Ref: EP/HS 6/1Vestry, Parochial Church Council and Church Committee Minute Book, 30 April 1919 - 16 July 1928. Only those meetings held 1919 - 1921 are termed "vestry" meetings. Church Committee meetings were generally held in the vestry of St. Patrick's Church while the P.C.C. meetings were held at the mother rather church of Winlaton, 1919 - 1928
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: EP/HS 6/2Church Committee Minute Book, 20 August 1928 - 17 October 1938
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: EP/HS 6/3Church Committee Minute Book, 7 November 1938 - 14 January 1946. Also contains minutes of the Jubilee Committee meetings, 1940
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: EP/HS 6/4Church Committee Minute Book, 11 February 1946 - 11 October 1954
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: EP/HS 6/5Church Committee Minute Book, 11 October 1954 - 24 July 1961
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: EP/HS 6/6Minutes of the Church Committee, 15 October 1961 - 5 April 1966
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/HS 6/7Minutes of the Church Committee, 3 May 1966 - 18 July 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/HS 6/8Minutes of Church Committee, 7 April 1974 - 9 December 1986
(1 volume, cloth quarter bound)
Ref: EP/HS 6/9/1Minutes of ordinary meetings of the Parochial Church Council of High Spen and Rowlands Gill, 17 December 1986 - 17 October 1990
(65 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 6/9/2Minutes and agenda papers of ordinary meetings of the Parochial Church Council of the parish of High Spen and Rowlands Gill, 25 June 1991 - 29 January 1997
(79 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 6/9/3Minutes of ordinary meetings of the Parochial Church Council of the parish of High Spen and Rowlands Gill, 1 May 1997 - 12 November 2002 and minutes of Annual Vestry and Annual General Meetings of the Parochial Church Council, 9 April 1995 - 22 April 2001
(1 file, typescript)
Annual meetings (Ref: EP/HS 6/)6/10/1
Ref: EP/HS 6/10/1Minutes and agenda papers of Annual Meetings of parishioners and Annual General Meetings of the Parochial Church Council of the parish of High Spen and Rowlands Gill, 5 April 1992 - 21 April 1996
(64 papers)
Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/HS 14/)Appointments of staff (Ref: EP/HS 14/)14/2-3
Ref: EP/HS 14/2Draft agreement for the employment of Mrs. McWalker as the church caretaker with a list of her duties, 2 November 1940
(paper, 1 folio)
Ref: EP/HS 14/3Draft agreement for the appointment of a verger with a list of duties, 2 November 1940
(paper, 1 folio)
High Spen Action Area Plan (Ref: EP/HS 14/)14/73/1-14
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/1'High Spen Area Study and Local Plan Brief,' a joint report published by R. C. Scarlett, Director of the Environment, Tyne and Wear County Council and J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, October 1974
(11 papers: 2 printed and 9 typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/2The Future of Your Area, a leaflet, published jointly by Tyne and Wear County Council and Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, inviting comments on the future development of the areas of High Spen, Chopwell and Barlow; Highfield, Blackhall Mill and Rowlands Gill, n.d. [1974]
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/3'High Spen Area Study: Local Opinion on the Future of the Area,' a joint report on the results of initial-stage public participation, published by M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council, and J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, January 1975
(14 papers: 1 printed and 13 typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/4'High Spen Area Study', a consultation document published by M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council and J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, March 1975
(38 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/5Leaflet publicising the findings of the High Spen Area Study, published by M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council and J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, March 1975
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/6High Spen Area Study Policy Statement, published by M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council and J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, March 1976
(6 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/7'High Spen Action Area Plan Brief,' a local plan for the development of High Spen village, published by J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council, April 1976
(7 papers: 2 printed and 5 typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/8'High Spen Action Area Plan Draft Proposals,' published jointly by J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council, July 1976
(21 papers: 1 printed and 20 typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/9'High Spen Action Area Plan: Opinion on the Draft Proposals,' a joint report by J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council, December 1976
(12 papers: 2 printed and 10 typescript)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/10High Spen Action Area Plan, Plan 1: Community Facilities, by J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, n.d. [1976]
Scales: 1:1250 and 1:5000
(1 plan, 38 cm x 53.5 cm, colour wash, printed)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/11High Spen Action Area Plan, Plan 2: Constraints on Development, by J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, n.d. [1976]
Scale: 1:5000
(1 plan, 38 cm x 55 cm, printed)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/13High Spen Action Area Plan, Plan 4: Draft Proposals, by J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, n.d. [1976]
Scale: 1:5000
(1 plan, 36 cm x 54 cm, printed)
Ref: EP/HS 14/73/14'High Spen Action Area Plan Policy Statement,' published jointly J. L. Hurrell, Director of Planning, Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council and M. Hague, Executive Director of Planning, Tyne and Wear County Council, January 1977
(6 papers: 2 printed and 4 typescript)
Parish history (Ref: EP/HS 14/)14/7
Ref: EP/HS 14/7St. Patrick's Church, High Spen: a hundred years, 1890 - 1990 by Rev. Martin Jackson, n.d. [1990]
(1 booklet)
Parish magazines (Ref: EP/HS 14/)14/6/1-72
Ref: EP/HS 14/6/1-72Parish magazines, September 1986 - February 1993
(72 booklets)
Garden Fete (Ref: EP/HS 14/)14/5
Ref: EP/HS 14/5Letter of (?) F. Fry, Rowlands Gill, to Miss Bell re. the garden fete, 6 June 1961
(paper, 1 folio)
Publications (Ref: EP/HS 14/)14/1, 4
Ref: EP/HS 14/1Sales brochure for the Minimax fire extinguishers, 1940
(paper, 2 folios)
Ref: EP/HS 14/4Typescript copy of the words of the song "Amazing Grace", n.d., c 1960
(paper, 1 folio)
