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19 October 1883 (1) Elizabeth Jane Hutton of Sorrelsykes Park, Aysgarth, Yorks., spinster (2) Ralph John Dent, agent for John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire Agreement for the sale of The Ings, Barnard Castle to (2)

l April 1884 (1) Elizabeth Jane Hutton (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of 2a. 0r. lp. of land, The Ings in Barnard Castle Consideration: £190

15 May 1856 (1) John Stockburn of Deighton near Northallerton, farmer and Elizabeth, his wife (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage as specified in the township of Cleatlam Consideration: £105

Abstract of title (20 March 1818 ­ 15 May 1854) of John Bowes to a messuage in Cleatlam, 1856

3 May 1861 (1) Thompson Richardson of Barnard Castle, gentleman and John Bowes of Newsham, yeoman (devisees in trust of Elizabeth Moses, late of Newsham Park) (2) Edward Western of 7 Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esquire; Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of 7 Queens Gate Terrace, Hyde Park, Middlesex; the Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, (Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) (3) John Bowes (4) Edward Young Western of 7 Great James Street, gentleman Draft conveyance by (1) to (4) of a moiety of Humbleton (147a. 3r. 26p.), in the township of Whorlton, and several messuages and parcels of land in Cleatlam as specified (Lots 7 ­ 15). Recites previous deeds [see also D/HH 5/2/149 below] Consideration: £ 7,700 to (1)

14 June 1876 (1) John Christopher Smith of 28 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor (2) Ralph John Dent as agent for John Bowes Copy agreement for the purchase of a messuage and 7a. of land at Cleatlam for £1,350

1870s (1) Francis Burdett of Ancaster House, Richmond, Surrey, late Lieutenant Colonel in the 17th Lancers and John Christopher Smith of 28 Essex Street, Strand, gentleman (2) John Bowes (3) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers, Isle of Wight, K.C.B. Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of a messuage and 6a. 2r. 20p. of land in Cleatlam. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £1,350 to (1)

Schedule of deeds to Smith' s Cleatlam estate (1853­ 1874); plan of the property; copy statutory declaration of William Watson, 30 March 1878

Schedule of deeds (1777 ­1869) to Cleatlam Farm, n.d.

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes for J.C. Smith, Western and Sons and R.J. Dent concerning Cleatlam purchase, 25 July 1876 ­ 7 June 1878

Plan, particulars and conditions of sale of 165a. 0r. 4p. of land, a dwellinghouse, cottage and Dunn House Quarry, Cleatlam, 7 May 1878

Plan of estate at Cleatlam, [1878] Scale: 25.344 inches to l mile

19 August 1852 (1) The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) John Barnes of West Auckland, gentleman Copy lease by (1) to (2) of houses and 116a. 3r. 15p. of land at Cleatlam, for 21 years from 27 April 1852 Consideration: £226 9s. 6d. Rent: 35s. 10d. p.a.

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes concerning purchase of the Barnes property at Cleatlam, 6 ­ 13 July 1878

November 1879 (1) William Watson the elder of Barnard Castle, gentleman (2) William Watson and William Crawford Newby of Stockton­on ­Tees, gentleman (3) Margaret Blacklock (4) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (4) of houses and lands (151a. 2r. 6p.) as specified at Cleatlam in the parishes of Staindrop and Gainford. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £9,500 to (4)

6 November 1878 (1) Samuel Hirst of 11 Bellevue Terrace, Edinburgh, Esquire; William Watson the younger of Startforth Hall, gentleman; and William James Watson of Barnard Castle, gentleman (trustees of the marriage settlement of Margaret Blaiklock) (2) Margaret Blaiklock, wife of Reginald St. George Blaiklock of Boreham Wood, Elstree, Herts., clerk in the Bank of England (3) Ralph John Dent Draft agreement for the sale of Lane Foot and Sigg Close (13a. lr. 38p.) for £1000

l September 1879 (1) Samuel Hirst, William Watson and William James Watson (2) Margaret Blaiklock (3) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of lands at Cleatlam. Plan attached. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £1000 to (1)

Schedule of Cleatlam deeds (1757 ­ 1870), received by R.J. Dent, 4 May 1880

26 July 1881 (1) John Fawcett of Staindrop, joiner and cabinet maker; Thomas Fawcett of Staindrop, joiner and cabinet maker; Henry Fawcett of Howden le Wear, foreman brickmaker (2) Ralph John Dent, agent for John Bowes Agreement for the sale of a cottage in Cleatlam

Letters received by Richard Holmes and R.J. Dent concerning Fawcett family, 30 November ­ 29 December 1887

Inland Revenue Residuary Account form for the personal estate of Thomas Fawcett of Stainton, 16 February 1869

Draft declaration by George Fawcett of Streatlam, gamekeeper as to deaths of various devisees of Thomas Fawcett. Fawcett to Bowes, December 1881

2 August 1882 (1) Henry Bowes of 29 North Terrace, Waterhouses Colliery and Mary, his wife (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage and blacksmith's shop in Cleatlam Consideration: £35

Letter from Henry and Mary Bowes, Waterhouses to R.J. Dent concerning price to be paid for the blacksmith 's shop etc. in Cleatlam, n.d.

21 March 1884 (1) John Clark of Staindrop, painter (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage in Cleatlam Consideration: £35

Queries on the title of Messrs Clarke to a house in Cleatlam, n.d. [1884]

Correspondence relating to the sale of the Clarke' s house at Cleatlam, 22 January and 25 February 1884

Schedule of deeds (1812 ­ 1892) to properties at Cleatlam received by Western and Sons, 27 October 1892

31 October 1900 (1) George Fawcett of Cleatlam, retired gamekeeper (2) Henry Fawcett of Cleatlam (3) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (4) Hon. Patrick Bowes Lyon of 52 Onslow Gardens, Middlesex, and George Adolphus Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (4) of a cottage on the south side of Cleatlam. Plan attached. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 20 to (1) and £17 10/­ to (2)

5 April 1905 (1) Chapman, Morsons and Company Ltd. (2) Alfred Hynam Sevier of Barnard Castle, M.D.[agent for the Earl of Strathmore] Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of lands at Cleatlam (78a. 0r. 35p.) as specified. Plan attached Consideration: £3300

2 June 1905 (1) Chapman, Morsons and Company Ltd. (2) Alfred Hynam Sevier (3) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (4) Hon. Patrick Bowes Lyon of Skeynes, Edenbridge, Kent and George Adolphus Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Esquire Draft conveyance by (1) to (4) of lands at Cleatlam: Sig Moor (7a. 2r. 7p.), West Whin Field (8a. 3r. 4p.), North Field (7a. lr. 38p.), part of North and South Whin Field (15a. lr. 30p.), High Twelve Score (5a. 3r. 0p.), Low Twelve Score ( 9a.), Kipling Moor (6a. 0r. 9p.), Sun Moor (11a. 0r. 34p.), part of North Whin Field (2a.) and 4a. 3r. 33p. of further land Consideration: £3300 by (4) to (1)

Correspondence received by J. Hanby Holmes from Towry Piper, 17 Gresham Street, London, solicitor, including copies of letters received by Piper and forwarded to Holmes, and others concerning the Cleatlam purchases, 1 February 1904 ­ 22 February 1905

Copy of correspondence from Towry Piper to Messrs Chapman and Whitfield, Thrislington and originals of letters from Chapman and Whitfield to Towry Piper, with covering letter from Towry Piper forwarding them to J. Hanby Holmes, 13 February 1904 ­ 27 February 1905

Correspondence received by J. Hanby Holmes from W.H. Ralston, Streatlam, Trotter, Bruce and Loft, Bishop Auckland, solicitor s and Western and Sons, London concerning conveyance of properties at Cleatlam to the Strathmores, 27 February ­ 14 April 1905

Plan of Cleatlam showing properties of John Bowes, of Mr. Smith and of Barnes' representatives, n.d. [later 19th century] No scale

In the matter of Sarah Braithwaite deceased Copy of order confirming Master' s report and directing John Gregson to surrender copyholds. In Chancery, 21 August 1832

Abstracts of title (25 March 1789 ­ 14 July 1834) of the devisees in trust of William Todd to copyholds called Waste House in the Manor of Evenwood, 1837 ­ 1838, with the opinions of Robert Walters, Lincoln' s Inn Fields thereupon, 31 August ­ 4 December 1838

1839 (1) Frederick William Wilson of Forest Hall, Northumberland, Esquire and William Trotter of Bishop Auckland, gentleman (2) Robert Gillespie late of Old Park, now of Boulogne sur Mar, France, gentleman (3) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (4) William Hutt of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, Middlesex, Esquire and the Rt. Hon. Mary, Dowager Countess of Strathmore, his wife; Henry Jadis of Bryanstone Square, Middlesex, Esquire; Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, Baronet Copy draft covenant to surrender copyholds by (2) at the direction of (1) to (4) at Waste House (23a. lr. 15p.) in the Manor of Evenwood. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £1200

Extracts from clerk' s work book concerning purchase from Todd' s devisees, sent to Mr. Wheldon in London, 24 June 1839

Draft bill of costs of Thomas Wheldon for the purchase from Todd' s trustees, August 1837 ­ December 1838

Bill of costs from Messrs. Griffith to Thomas Wheldon concerning purchase from Todd 's trustees, 18 July 1837 ­ 18 July 1839

Correspondence received by Thomas Wheldon from W. Trotter, Bishop Auckland and others concerning Evenwood copyholds, 17 September 1838 ­ 24 August 1840

1857 (1) William Trotter of Bishop Auckland, gentleman (2) Ralph Dent of Streatlam House, agent for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 Draft agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of Bolton Hill Farm, Staindrop (40a. 3r. 15p.) for £1350

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from William Trotter, Bishop Auckland and Edward Western, 7 Great James Street, London concerning Bolden Hill purchase, 30 April 1857 ­ 21 January 1858

Advertisement of the sale by auction of a stable and lands at Stainton, 30 July 1859

Conditions of sale with contract of purchase of Ralph Dent for a stable etc. at Stainton, 30 July 1859

30 November 1859 (1) William Simpson of Copley and Philip Longstaff of Stainton (trustees for sale under the will of Thomas Sowerby) (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a stable (formerly a blacksmith' s shop) and a plot of land at Stainton. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £116

Copy of the will (dated 6 January 1854) of Thomas Sowerby of Stainton, n.d. [c.1859]

20 August 1862 (1) Rt. Hon. William Hutt o f Gibside, M.P. (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage in Stainton, formerly John Sowerby 's Consideration: £150

1865 (1) John Bowes (2) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor and Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, M.P. Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of premises as specified in D/HH 5/2/97. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £120 6s. 7d.

1862 (1) William Muncaster of Whickham, colliery clerk (2) Thomas Bousfield, formerly of Dent Gate, Marwood, now of Sunderland, blacksmith (3) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of a messuage and garden on the north side of Stainton. Surrender by (2) to (3) of a ter m of 1000 years in the premises to merge in the freehold. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £98 8/­ to (2) and £66 12/ ­ to (1)

1860s (1) John Bowes (2) Barbara Muncaster, widow (3) Henry Longstaff of Binchester, farmer and Isabella, his wife (4) Edward Young Western of 7 Great James Street, Bedford Row, Esquire Draft conveyance by (1) to (4) and quit claim by (2) and (3) to (4) of a messuage on the north side of Stainton. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £442 13s. 7d.

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes relating to purchase from Longstaffs etc., 22 February ­ 3 March 1865

1863 (1) George Brownless of New Broomielaw, gentleman (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and garden in Stainton. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £110

Copy of the will (of 18 July 1862) of John Stockdale of Stainton, joiner, devising all to George Brownless, n.d.

Copy conditions of sale and purchase agreement of Ralph John Dent for land at Stainton, 24 October 1874

27 November 1874 (1) George Brownless of Broomielaw, gentleman and Thomas Cruddas of Staindrop, corn merchant (2) Robert Peverell of Stockton upon Tees, labourer; George Peverell of Stockton upon Tees, agent; John Barker of Forcett, Yorks., farm bailiff and Jane, his wife; Thomas Heslop of Sedgefield, farm bailiff; Robert Halliday of Staindrop, farmer; John White of Stockton and Elizabeth, his wife; and Hilton Heslop of Marwood, farmer (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of 3 roods of land at Stainton. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £165 to (1)

1878 (1) John Bowes (2) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers, Isle of Wight, K.C.B. Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a messuage, now in two tenements, on the north side of Stainton. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 358 11s. 10d.

6 July 1883 (1) John Bowes (2) John Brewis of Sunderland, gentleman and Joseph Hanby Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman (3) John Bowes (4) George Brownless of New Bromielaw, gentleman (5) Parkin Raine of the Rigg in Lunedale, Yorks., farmer and John Raine of Wharf Street, Stockton on Tees, joiner (6) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Draft conveyance by (1) to (6) of 3 roods of land at Stainton; assignment by (2) o n behalf of (1) to (6) of Lidgate Close and Ellerbeck Close, Mickleton (5a.) for the remainder of a term of 1000 years; assignment by (4) and (5) to (6) of lands at Wise Hill alias North Wythes in Lunedale (24a. 2r. 12p.), all upon the trusts of the will of John Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £844 7s to (1), £750 to (4) and £200 to (5) (see also D/HH 5/2/244 ­ below)

27 May 1891 (1) George Brownless of Whorlton, gentleman (mortgagee) (2) James Stoddart of Stainton, tailor (3) Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne etc. (4) Hon. Herbert Bowes Lyon and Hon. Patrick Bowes Lyon, both of Members Mansions, Victoria Street, Westminster; George Auldjo Jamieson of 24 St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, accountant and George Adolphus Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (4) of a house and outbuildings on the north of Stainton village street. Plan attached. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 60 by (4) to (1) and £20 to (2)

15 July 1891 (1) Thomas Stoddart of Blaydon on Tyne, merchant and 11 named others (2) The Earl of Strathmore (3) Hon. Herbert Bowes Lyon and others Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of their various shares in a house and garden in Stainton village street. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 91 by (3) to (1)

Advertisement for the auction sale of a house and garden in Stainton, 24 March 1891

Advertisement of the sale of two cottages at Stainton, 8 August 1892

Copy of the will (dated 15 August 1842) of John Wilson of Stainton, stonemason and farmer, n.d. [c.1892]

In the matter of Henry Wilson, a lunatic. Copy petitions, affidavits and orders in connexion with the sale of lands at Stainton. In the County Court of Durham at Barnard Castle, 12 December 1892

2 March 1893 (1) Robert Wilson of Manchester, merchant (2) Dorothy Jane McKenzie, wife of Henry Archibald McKenzie of 2 Station Terrace, Richmond, Yorks., railway servant Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of an undivided third part of a cottage on the north side of Stainton. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £30

8 March 1893 (1) Dorothy Jane McKenzie (2) The Earl of Strathmore (3) Hon. Herbert Bowes Lyon and others (trustees) Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of a cottage on the north side of Stainton. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £77 10s by (3) to (1)

Correspondence relating to the purchase from McKenzie of property in Stainton, progress of County Court proceedings etc., 19 October 1892 ­ 8 March 1893

2 June 1902 (1) Robert Wilson of Ashley Clinton, Hawkers Bay, New Zealand (2) Henry Archibald McKenzie of 2 Station Terrace, Richmond, railway servant Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of one univided third share in a cottage in Stainton. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £25

17 September 1902 (1) Henry Archibald MacKenzie (2) The Earl of Strathmore (3) Hon. Patrick Bowes Lyon of Skeynes, Edenbridge, Kent and George Adolphus Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of one undivided third share in a cottage in Stainton. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £ 30 by (3) to (1)

Advertisement of the sale of two cottages and two closes of land at Stainton, 3 November 1909

24 May 1910 (1) Mary Jane Lewis, wife of William Lewis of 15 Wyndham Road, Upton Park, East Ham, Essex, farmer; Thomas Fryer, G.P.O. Port Darwin, Palmerston, Northern Territory, South Australia, blacksmith; Elizabeth Ann Fryer of 68 Harrison Terrace, Darlington, spinster; George Fryer of William Street, Darlington, blacksmith; Frederick Fryer of Haughton le Skerne, grocer; Sarah, wife of James Lee of 5 Surtees Street, Burtonstone Lane, York, railway porter; Charles Fryer, c/o J.R.Manning Cycle Agent, 55 Union Street, East London, South Africa, iron turner; John Fryer, c/o Mrs. Lewes, 68 Innis Street, Dee Beers, Kimberley, South Africa; Joseph William Fryer of Burlington Hotel, Johannesburgh, South Africa, turner; Selina Fryer of 68 Harrison Terrace, Darlington, spinster (2) Hon. Patrick Bowes Lyon (Lord Glamis) Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of two closes of land on the west of Stainton (formerly described as an allotment) on Barnard Castle Moor. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £280

1861 (1) William Webb of Newstead Abbey, Nottingham, Esquire (2) John Bowes Copy sale agreement for the Westwick estate (1444a.) and the manor or reputed manor of Westwick for £59,000

1862 (1) William Frederick Webb (2) John Bowes (3) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Lowndes Square, Middlesex and the Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, M.P. Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of the manor or reputed manor of Westwick (except 3a. 2r. 6p. as specified), amounting to 1444a. 0r. lp. Recites previous deeds, orders of the Court of Chancery etc., concerning the involved state of mortgages entered into by (1) Consideration: £19,000 to (1) and £40,000 to various mortgagees

1862 (1) George Grote, John Graham and William Townsend (2) John Hambrough (3) John Bowes (4) William Frederick Webb Draft agreement for the acceptance by (1) of £29,478 4s and by (2) of £10,521 16s in place of the £ 44,643 8s. 5d. 3% Stock due to be repaid to them by (4)

Valuation of the Westwick estate, with details of farms, tenants and rentals, n.d. [c.1862]

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes concerning the purchase of Westwick by John Bowes, and the Abbey Bridge road dispute, 19 April 1861 ­ 13 August 1863

1865 (1) William Watson the younger of Startforth, gentleman (2) John Bowes (3) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor, Sussex and Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, M.P. (trustees) Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of a one sixth share in the Humbledon estate (147a. 3r. 26p.) in the township of Whorlton and in a £ 5 annual rent charge payable by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Co. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £505

18 June 1875 (1) Christopher Dent of Mickleton, gentleman (2) Thomas William Dent of Mickleton, gentleman (3) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Gibside, K.C.B., M.P. Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of a one sixth share in the Humbleton estate and in the £ 5 rent charge payable by the North Eastern Railway Company. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £650 to (2)

8 June 1878 (1) John Henry Bourne, Clerk in the Savings Bank Department of the G.P.O. (2) John Bourne of St. John's Chapel, Weardale, surgeon (3) John Charles Davidson of Cedar Creek, Muskoka Lake, Ontario, Canada, farmer (4) Rt. Revd. Herbert Vaughan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford, Lancashire, D.D.; Revd. Walter Richards of St. Mary of the Angels, Westmorland Road, Bayswater, Middlesex, Roman Catholic Priest (5) Jane Bourne of 59 Falconer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, widow (6) John Charles Bourne of 59 Falconer Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, gentleman (7) John Bowes (8) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers, Isle of Wight, K.C.B. Draft conveyance by (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) to (8) of one sixth share in the Humbleton estate and in the £5 rent charge payable by the North Eastern Railway Company Consideration: £ 200 to (1), £200 to (2), £200 to (3) and £ 200 to (5)

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes concerning the purchase of shares in the Humbleton estate, 7 September 1863 ­ 7 December 1865

Accounts and memoranda relating to the rental of the Humbleton estate, 1863 ­ 1865

August 1839 (1) Jane Tinkler of Fitzwaters Farm near Brentwood, Essex, widow (2) James Plowden of Durham, labourer (3) Jane Plowden of Durham, spinster (4) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (5) Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft assignment by (1) to (5) of Low Green (18a.) at Mickleton, for the residue of a term of 999 years created in 1607, upon trust for (4) as specified. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 450 by (4) to (1)

4 June 1843 (1) Ralph Dent of Streatlam, gentleman (2) Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, gentleman Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of a farm at Kelton, Romaldkirk (45a.) for £1245

1843 (1) Matthew Ewbank of Rampson, Brough, Westmorland, gentleman (2) Ralph Dent of Streatlam, gentleman (3) John Bell of Gill House, Romaldkirk, gentleman (4) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (5) Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft assignment by (1), (2) and (3) to (5) of a messuage and lands called the Howe (45a. 3r. 34p.) at Kelton, for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 700 by (4) to (1), £333 by (4) to (2)

Abstract of title (29 January 1728 ­ 1 August 1839) to Low Green, Kelton, 1845

Abstract of title (4 November 1607 ­ 16 August 1843) to th e Howe, Kelton, 1847; opinion of Edward Holmes of Grays Inn thereupon, 11 March 1847

Additional abstract of title (27 April ­ 16 August 1843) to The Howe, Kelton, [1847]

Additional abstract of title (22 September 1710 ­ 1 May 1792) to The Howe, Kelton, 1847; opinion of Edward Holmes thereupon, 23 April 1847

14 July 1848 (1) Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, gentleman (2) John Bowes (3) William Hutt; Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore; Henry Jadis and Sir John Dean Paul, Baronet Copy assignment by (1) at the request of (2) to (3) of a messuage called the Howe and lands as specified (45a.) at the east end of Kelton, for the residue of a term of 1000 years. Recites previous deeds Consideration: 10s

Draft joint affidavit of Wheldon and Dent as to the purchase of Howe and Low Green, 1 March 1846

Affidavit of John Tomlin concerning Howe purchase, 21 February 1848

Copy valuation of How Farm, Mickleton by George Benson, 3 May 1843

Office copy of the will (dated 24 February 1804) of John Hind of Mickleton, n.d. [c.1852]

Copy of Letters of Administration (dated 18 January 1851) of the effects of Robert Hind of Mickleton, yeoman, n.d. [c.1852]

5 May 1852 (1) Revd. George Trevor of Sheffield, Yorks., Clerk (2) George Hicks Seymour of York, gentleman (3) John Kipling Powell of Barnard Castle, saddler (4) Joseph Hind of Langleydale, yeoman (5) John Bowes (6) John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft assignment by (1), (2) and (3) to (6) of lands at Mickleton as specified fo r the remainder of a term of 1000 years created in 1607. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £ 500 by (5) to (2); £230 by (5) to (4) and £ 100 by (5) to (3)

31 July 1854 (1) John Dickonson Holmes (2) John Bowes (3) Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, gentleman; Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards; William Hutt of Gibside, Esquire (Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) Draft assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of: a m essuage and gardens on the north side of Mickleton; Howland, Lowdales, Burblet Hill, The Island, Lodge Close, East Close, West Close, Mill Stone Close etc. (14a.) as specified; and land at Mickleton called Mellimes (2a.) for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £830 to (2)

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes concerning purchase of Hind' s land, 10 October 1851 ­ 17 May 1854

Abstracts of title (28 March 1781 ­ 7 January 1859) to lands at Mickleton, October 1851

Supplemental abstract of title (5 May 1852) to lands at Mickleton, 1853

Schedule of deeds (1797­ 1852) to property at Mickleton, received by J. Backhouse and Company, 21 May 1852

Copy of the probate (dated 1 August 181l) of the will of 12 September 1803 of Thomas Parkin of Mickleton, farmer, n.d. [c.1862]

Copy of the probate (dated 19 November 1846) of the will (dated 14 March 1846) of Elizabeth Parkin of Mickleton, widow, n.d. [c.1860s]

15 January 1862 (1) William Parkin of Mickleton, farmer and John Parkin of Barnley in the township of Eggleston, farmer (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (3) John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft assignment by (1) to (3) of a cottage etc. on the north side of Mickleton, for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607, in trust for (2). Recites previous deeds Consideration: £16 10s to (1)

1865 (1) John Bowes (2) John Dickonson Holmes (3) William Watson of Spring Lodge, Barnard Castle, Esquire (4) Edward Young Western of 7 Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esquire Draft assignment by (2) to (4) of the cottage in Mickleton, as D/HH 5/2/188 above. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 366 19s. 10d. to (1)

Copy of the will (dated 22 March 1845) with administration (27 September 1845) annexed of George Raine of Denton Grange, Gainford, yeoman, n.d. [1860s]

Particulars and conditions of sale of various messuages and lands of George Cameron Raine at Mickleton, 2 December 1865

27 January 1866 (1) George Cameron Raine of Hungary Hall, Holwick, Yorks., farmer (2) John Bowes for himself and the surviving trustees of The Bowes Estate Act, 1850 Draft agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of a leasehold messuage and 6a. 2r. 20p. of land at Mickleton for £670

24 June 1866 (1) James Raine of Hungary Hall, Holwick, farmer and William Watson the younger of Barnard Castle, gentleman (2) Joseph Peairs of Gillfield, Hunderthwaite, farmer and William Peairs of Brignal, farmer (3) John Bowes (4) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt, K.C.B., M.P. (surviving trustees of The Bowes Estate Act, 1850) Draft assignment by (1) and (2) to (4) of a messuage and lands as specified at Mickleton for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607, in trust for (3). Recites previous deeds.Plan attached. Consideration: £ 200 to (2) and £470 to (1)

Copy statement of interest and rent account, 1867

Draft statutory declaration of Robert Raine of Romaldkirk, gentleman concerning the succession to John Raine, 1867

Schedule of deeds (1686­1867) relating to G.C. Raine' s land at Mickleton, 1863 ­ 1867

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from Western and Sons, 7 Great James Street, London, solicitors; W.W. and G. Watson, Barnard Castle, solicitors; and Ralph Dent, Streatlam, concerning the Raine to Bowes sale and related matters, 29 December 1865 ­ 12 August 1867

14 May 1873 (1) William Bainbridge of Mickleton, yeoman (2) Alice Bainbridge of --­, Lynesack (3) William Whorton of Barnard Castle, law writer (4) John Bowes (5) John Dickonson Holmes Draft assignment by (1), (2) and (3) to (5) of a messuage and 3r. 25p. of land at Mickleton, for the residue of a term of 1000 years, in trust for (4). Recites previous deeds Consideration: £130 to (1)

Letter from George McKenzie, Bowbank to J.D. Holmes concerning the Bainbridge family, 11 May 1873

Draft abstract of title (14 May 1873) to lands at Mickleton bought of William Bainbridge, October 1877

29 April 1874 (1) Thomas Gibson of Bowbank, Romaldkirk, butcher (2) John Bowes (3) John Diconson Holmes Draft assignment by (1) to (3) of 2r. 28p. of land in Mickleton adjoining the River Lune, for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607, in trust for (2). Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £ 70 by (2) to (1)

Draft abstract of title (29 April 1874) to land at Mickleton, 1877

13 May 1813 (1) Alice Barrass of Marsden Cottage, widow (2) Robert Gibson of Bumlee Row, Hamsterley and William Gibson of Hayberry, Mickleton, farmers Lease by (1) to (2) of Hayberry Farm, Mickleton (61a.) for a term of 9 years Rent: £ 150 p.a.

Extract from the will (dated 25 May 1854) of William Barras of Laleham, Middlesex, Esquire, 1875

Particulars, conditions of sale and plan of Hayberries, Mickleton (146a.) with agreement for purchase of Lot 9 by John Bowes, 19 May 1876

11 July 1876 (1) Richard Onslow of Wandsworth, Esquire; Frederick Scott Mangles of Thurloe Place, Middlesex, Esquire; Adolphus Frederick Govett of Sandylands, Egham, Surrey, Esquire (2) Adolphus Frederick Govett (3) John Dickonson Holmes (4) John Bowes Draft assignment by (1) and (2) to (3) of 8a. lr. 22p. of land in Mickleton, for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607, in trust for (4). Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 860 by (4) to (1)

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from Joseph Dodds, 6 Pall Mall East, London and Stockton on Tees, concerning the Barras farm at Mickleton and other property matters, 28 May 1870 ­ 6 February 1871

Bill of costs for purchase from Barras, May ­ July 1876

Plan of land purchased by John Bowes of the Barras trustees, n.d. [c.1876] No scale

Advertisement of the sale of lands at Kelton Hill, Mickleton, 25 September 1876

Particulars and conditions of sale of lands at Kelton with purchase agreement of Ralph John Dent, 25 September 1876

11 December 1876 (1) John Dent of Balderhead, Romaldkirk, farmer and Thomas Sayer of Newhouses, Romaldkirk, farmer (2) John Bowes (3) John Dickonson Holmes Draft assignment by (1) to (3) of three closes of land, formerly in one allotment, at Kelton Hill, Mickleton (58a. 3r. 19p.) for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607, in trust for (2). Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 1660 by (2) to (1)

187[7 ­9] (1) John Dickonson Holmes (2) John Bowes (3) The Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers, Isle of Wight, K.C.B. (Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) Copy draft assignment by (1) to (3) of lands as specified in D/HH 5/2/233 above and a messuage called Causeway Foot and 3r. 25p. of land, 2r. 28p. of land at Mickleto n adjoining the River Lune and 8a. lr. 22p. of land at Mickleton as specified, all for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607 Consideration: £2816 16s. 9d.

1880 (1) Harry Mengdon Scarth of Wringdon, Somerset, Clerk and William Thomas Scarth of Staindrop, Esquire (2) John Dent (3) Joseph Raine of Mickleton, innkeeper (4) John Bowes (5) Richard Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft assignment by (1) and (2) to (5) of Sidgate Close and Ellerbeck Close, both at Mickleton, for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607, in trust for (4). Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 150 to (2) and £500 to (1)

Supplemental abstract of title (9 May 1836) of Joseph Raine to two closes at Mickleton, 1880

Requisitions on the title of Joseph Raine to two closes at Mickleton, with replies there to, 27 January ­ 4 February 1880

24 January 1866 (1) Albert Raine Howe of Bowbank, Romaldkirk, yeoman (2) John Dent of Thringarth, Lune, yeoman Draft mortgage by (1) to (2) by way of an assignment of messuages and lands at Bowbank as specified, for the residue of a term of 1000 years created in 1607. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £500

10 March 1880 (1) Albert Raine Howe of Bowbank, farmer (2) Ralph John Dent (3) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt, on behalf of John Bowes Draft agreement for the sale by (1) to (3) of messuages and lands at Bowbank for £1800

1886 (1) Joshua Bainbridge (2) Albert Raine Howe and Joseph Raine Howe (otherwise Joseph Raine) Draft reassignment by (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground at Bowbank for the residue of a term of 100 years [To be endorsed on original assignment] Consideration: £5 10s to (1)

12 May 1881 (1) John Bowes (2) Albert Raine Howe Lease by (1) to (2) of a messuage and lands at Bowbank as specified, for a term of 21 years determining on the death of (2) Rent: £ 60 p.a.

Abstract of assignment (15 February 1797) of leasehold premises at Mickleton, n.d. [early 19th century]

24 October 1860 (1) Parkin Raine of the Rigg, Lunedale, farmer (2) John Raine of Low Wythes, Lunedale, joiner Draft agreement for the division of realty left to them under the will of Charles Raine

26 June 1882 (1) John Raine of Wharf Street, Stockton on Tees, joiner (2) Ralph John Dent as agent for John Bowes Agreement for the sale of Wythes Hill etc. (24a. 2r. 12p.) for £ 950

Tracing of Wythes Hill Farm, n.d. [c.1882 ­ 1883] Scale: 3 chains to l inch

Notice from the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne to Parkin Raine of The Rigg, Lunedale, farmer concerning disputed right of way at Wise Hill, 6 August 1887

7 September 1900 (1) John Brownless of Whorlton Grange, merchant (mortgagee) (2) Charles Raine and Thomas Raine, both of The Rigg, Lunedale, farmers (3) John Raine of 9 Lord Street, Middlesbrough, late of Stockton, joiner (4) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (5) Hon. Patrick Bowes Lyon of 52 Onslow Gardens, Middlesex, and George Adolphus Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, solicitor Draft assignment by (1), (2) and (3) to (5) of a modern built messuage at Wythes Hill and lands there as specified, for the residue of a term of 1000 years, in trust for (4). Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £1410 by (5)

Abstract of title (25 July 1853 ­ 21 July 1900) of Charles and Thomas Raine to premises in Lunedale

Purchaser' s observations and requisitions on title, Raine to Strathmore, 17 July ­ 15 August 1900

Advertisement of sale of Rigg Farm, Lunedale, 5 July 1900

8 May 1912 (1) Elizabeth Watson of Holwick, widow (2) Elizabeth Jane Scott, wife of Thomas Scott of Woodside, Stainmore, Westmorland, farmer; Mary Lowes, wife of William Lowes of Olliver Cottages, Richmond, Yorks., manager of gasworks; Sarah Ann Watson, wife of Thomas Watson of Newbiggin, farmer (3) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (4) Hon. John Herbert Bowes Lyon of St. Paul's Walden Bury, Hertfords.; Charles Lindsay Claude Bowes Lyon of Ridley Hall, Northumberland, Esquire; John William Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, solicitor Assignment by (1) and (2) to (4) of two closes of land and buildings called The Mount Farm, Lunedale, for the residue of a term of 1000 years. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £525 to (2)

Letters from John S. Helmer, Romaldkirk to Thomas Wheldon concerning delays in the Tinkler to Bowes conveyance, 7 and 15 September 1837

26 May 1871 (1) John Dickonson Holmes (2) Ralph Dent, on behalf of the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of an annual fee farm rent of 7s for £8 15s

15 June 1813 (1) Robert Pearson and Percival Fenwick, both of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esquires (devisees in trust of Jasper Harrison) (2) Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of copyhold messuages and lands at Whickham for £4800

6 August 1813 (1) Robert Pearson and Percival Fenwick (2) The East of Strathmore Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of copyhold dwellinghouse and lr. 30p. of ground in Whickham for £270

Abstracts of title (10 July 1744 ­ 24 February 1813) to copyhold lands in Whickham, with the observations of P.B. Brodie, Lincoln 's Inn Fields, thereupon, 22 May 1815

Abstract of title (1735) to copyhold lands in Whickham, n.d. [1810 ­1850]

l May 1740 (1) Robert Wood of Swalwell, gentleman (2) Robert Armstrong of Swallwell, gentleman (3) George Bowes of Gibside, Esquire Draft release by (1) and (2) to (3) of a messuage, and several riggs or leazes of land as specified and Closey Bank (2a.) all in the township of Cornsay Consideration: £126 9s to (1); £168 to (2) plus 20s p.a. for life (l file) Exchanges and Partitions

14 July 1859 (1) Ralph Dent of Streatlam House, agent for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 (2) Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Egleston, land agent for Thomas Emerson Headlam and Morley Headlam (the devisees of George Peter Hutchinson) and for Timothy Hutchinson Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of High Shipley and Low Shipley farms, 593a. lr. 13p. as specified

18 July 1860 (1) Edward Western of 7 Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esquire; Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon; and Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, M.P. (Trustees under the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (3) Timothy Hutchinson of Eggleston Hall, Esquire (4) Rt. Hon. Thomas Emerson Headlam of 20 Ashley Place, Victoria Street, Westminster, M.P. and Morley Headlam of Gilmonsby, Yorks., Esquire (Trustees of the will of George Peter Hutchinson of Eggleston) Conveyance by (1) to (4) of High Shipley and Low Shipley in the parish of Gainford (593a. lr. 13p.) as specified on annexed schedule in re turn for the conveyance by (3) and (4) to (1) of an allotment of 408a. 0r. 16p. on Hunderthwaite Moor. Recites previous deeds. Plan of Shipley farms drawn on fifth membrane; plan of inclosure on Hunderthwaite Moor drawn on third membrane Consideration: £13,405 9s. 6d.

18 July 1860 (1) Timothy Hutchinson (2) Edward Western, Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon and the Rt. Hon. William Hutt Deed of covenant for the production of title deeds

Copy application to the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales to authorise an exchange of land between the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 and the Trustees of St. John 's Hospital, 1874 ­ 1875 (1 paper)

Copy order of Charity Commission for the exchange of land between the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 and those of St. John 's Hospital, Barnard Castle, 9 February 1875

1875 (1) Revd. Frederick Brown, Vicar of Barnard Castle; Thomas Emerson Headlam of Gilmonby Hall; John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire; John Badcock of Barnard Castle, druggist; Benjamin Wigglesworth Gibson, of Ba rnard Castle, druggist; John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, solicitor; Thompson Richardson of Barnard Castle, solicitor; Anthony Steele of Barnard Castle, currier (Trustees of St. John' s Hospital) (2) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers, Isle of Wight, K.C.B. (3) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of 12a. 2r. and 13a. 0r. 14p. of land on Barnard Castle Moor and 2a. 2r. of land at Forthburn, Barnard Castle Moor in exchange fo r 9a. 0r. 25p. and la. lr. 39p. of land as specified near Barnard Castle. Plan attached Consideration: £59 by (1) to (3)

Valuation by Morley Headlam of lands to be exchanged, with observation of Ralph John Dent thereupon, l ­ 4 June 1874

Cutting from The Teesdale Mercury giving an account of St. John' s Hospital Charity, 23 June 1875

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from R.J. Dent, Streatlam concerning St. John 's Hospital, exchange of lands etc., 14 October 1872 ­ 5 June 1874

Tracing of lands belonging to St. John' s Hospital near Barnard Castle, n.d. [1870s] No scale

Tracing of Forthburn Farm, n.d. [c.1870s] No scale

John Bowes, Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt, K.C.B., Plaintiffs Most Hon. John Patrick, Marquess of Bute and Joseph Cowen, Defendants Statement of claim, for the division of the Winlaton partnership estate. Chancery Division, 1878

25 July 1884 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (trustee) (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (3) Hon. Henry Dudley Ryder of 59 Strand, Middlesex, Rt. Hon. Edmund Bernard Talbot (Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot) of Eaton Terrace, Middlesex; Frederick Pitman of 48 Castle Street, Edinburgh, W.S. (4) Charles Stuart of Hubborne, Christchurch, Hants., a Major General in H.M. Army; John Boyle of Onslow Square, Middlesex, Esquire; William Stuart of Tempsford Hall, Huntingdon, Esquire (5) Most Hon. John Patrick, Marquess of Bute (6) Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, Esquire, M.P. (7) Edward Young Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Esquire Draft conveyance by (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) to (7) of the Winlaton Partnership Estate, reserving minerals, upon trust for (1), (3) and (6) for such purposes and in such shares as specified. Covenants for the production of title deeds. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £ 5852 16s. 11d. by (4) and £ 3078 15s. 8d. by (6), both to an account under the Bowes Estate Act

Tracing of 'Plan A' of the Winlaton Partnership Estate shewing lands to be partitioned to the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 (yellow), to the trustees of the Marquess of Bute (red), to Joseph Cowen (blue), 23 June 1883 Scale: 6 inches to l mile

Tracing of 'Plan B' of the Winlaton Partnership Estate, Blaydon Quays, 28 June 1883 Scale: l chain to l inch

Tracing of 'Plan C' of Winlaton Partnership Estate, Derwenthaugh, 28 June 1883 Scale: l chain to l inch

Office copy order of the Land Commissioners for the exchange of lands in Mickleton, specified on plan drawn hereon, between John Bowes and John Burdess, 30 April 1885 (parchment, l membrane) Sales and gifts of land for public and charitable purposes

27 October 1864 [1906] (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire; Rt. Hon. Thomas George Lyon Bowes, Earl of Strathmore; Hon. Charlotte Lyon Bowes, Lady Glamis and The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) The Minister and Churchwardens of Evenwood Copy grant by (1) to (2) of 1010 sq. yds. of land at Evenwood as the site for a school

1866 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt, K.C.B., M.P. (2) John Milburn, George Milburn, Elizabeth Ainsley and John Ainsley (3) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of a parcel of land in Evenwood under the provisions of the New Parishes Acts, 1843, 1844 and 1856 Consideration: £40 by (3) to (2)

Petition to John Bowes from the inhabitants of Evenwood for assistance with the building of a school there, 7 September 1857

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from Western and Sons, 7 Great James Street, London and others concerning gifts of land for a church and school at Evenwood, 2 August 1861 ­ 27 April 1866

Circular from the Revd. Charles E. Palmer seeking further assistance towards the construction of Evenwood Church, with covering letter to J.D. Holmes, 16 March ­ 25 April 1867

Tracing of Evenwood showing proposed site of parsonage, n.d. [c.1866] No scale

Instructions to counsel to prepare draft, with opinion of G.W. Melville Dale, Lincoln 's Inn, concerning land for Evenwood School, 28 September 1892

31 May 1893 [1906] (1) Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) The Vicar and Churchwardens of Evenwood Copy conveyance by (1) to (2) of 300 sq. yds. of land at Evenwood for an extension to the school there. Plan attached

20 August 1896 [1906] (1) Henry Stobart and Company Ltd. (2) The Minister and Churchwardens of Evenwood Copy conveyance by (1) to (2) of 5 33 sq. yds. of land, part of an allotment of 16a. 2r. 37p. formerly called Railey Fell, as part of the site for Evenwood National School. Plan attached

29 July 1897 [1906] (1) Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) The Vicar and Churchwardens of Evenwood Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 900 sq. yds. of land for an extension to the Evenwood schools. Plan attached

Plan of additional lands required for an extension to Evenwood Schools, March 1902 Scale: 16 feet to l inch

13 July 1905 [1906] (1) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) The Vicar and Churchwardens of Evenwood Copy conveyance by (1) to (2) of 1130 sq. yds. of land for an extension to Evenwood schools. Plan attached

16 March 1909 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) William Thomas Bolam of Newcastle, land agent; Hon. Malcolm Bowes Lyon of 19 Hares Place, London, Captain 2nd Lifeguards and William Henry Ralston of Streatlam Castle, land agent (mortgagees) (3) Trustees for the Primitive Methodists (4) Revd. James Phillips Read, Superintendent Preacher Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of 629 sq. yds. of ground in Evenwood opposite the church school. Plan attached Consideration: £30 (3) to (1)

11 January 1915 (1) Trustees of the old Primitive Methodist Chapel in Evenwood (2) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of the old Primitive Methodist Chapel at Evenwood Consideration: £130

4 July 1854 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire and Rt. Hon. Thomas George Lyon Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Revd. George Dugard of Barnard Castle, Clerk and George Brownless the elder of New Broomby Law, Churchwarden of the Township of Stainton Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground, with the schoolroom thereon at Stainton. Plan attached

1896 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Philip Longstaff of Streatlam, farmer and others (the Trustees) Draft lease by (1) to (2), for a term of 99 years, of 306 sq. yds. of land at Stainton as the site for a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. Plan attached

31 May 1851 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire and Rt. Hon. the Earl of Strathmore (2) Revd. Leonard Sedgwick, Perpetual Curate of Laithkirk and the Churchwardens for the townships of Lunedale, Mickleton and Holwick Draft conveyance of 529 sq. yds. of land at Mickleton with the school buildings thereon. Plan attached

22 March 1897 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Revd. George Ramsden, Incumbent of Laithkirk; William Henry Ralston of Streatlam House, land agent; James Beadle Shield of Holwick, farmer (Churchwardens for Holwick) Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a parcel of land with a schoolhouse thereupon at Holwick. Plan attached

29 July 1897 (1) The Earl of Strathmore (2) Revd. George Ramsden, W.H. Ralston and J.B. Shield Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of 303 sq. yds. of land at Holwick with an iron church or mission room erected thereupon. Plan attached

1890s (1) The Earl of Strathmore (2) Revd. George Ramsden, W.H. Ralston, John Brown of Bowbank and Francis Breckenfield of Nettlepot, Lune (Churchwardens) Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of 232 sq. yds. of land, in the township of Lune with the iron church erected thereupon. Plan attached

1890s (1) The Earl of Strathmore (2) Revd. George Ramsden, W.H. Ralston, John Brown and Thomas Dent of Newton Lodge (Churchwardens for Mickleton) Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of 597 sq. yds. of land in Mickleton with the iron church erected thereupon. Plan attached

1890s (1) The Earl of Strathmore (2) Revd. George Ramsden, W.H. Ralston, John Brown and Thomas Dent Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of 425 sq. yds. of land in Mickleton with the church institute erected thereupon. Plan attached

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from the Revd. L. Sedgwick, Laithkirk etc. regarding Mickleton School, 3 April 1849 ­ 29 March 1851

Copy of minute of the Managers of Holwick C.E. School seeking a grant from the Earl of Strathmore, 22 October 1896

14 November 1845 (1) John Bowes (2) John Greener, John Forster and John Ramsay, all of Marley Hill Colliery (trustees for the Marley Hill Colliery School) Agreement for the leasing by (1) to (2) of the site of a school house for a term of 21 years Rent: 1s p.a.

6 October 1894 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Richard William Berkley of Marley Hill House, W.H. Ralston and others Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of 12.4 perches of land at Marley Hill as specified, for a term of 99 years, as the site for a mission room in connexion with the Church of England. Plan endorsed Rent: 10s. 6d. p.a.

10 January 1895 (1) The Earl of Strathmore (2) R.W. Berkley and others Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of 491 sq. yds. of land at Marley Hill, as specified, for a term of 60 years, as the site for a mission room. Plan endorsed Rent: 10s. 6d. p.a.

12 July 1900 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Thomas Brabban and others (Trustees of the Primitive Methodist Chapel, Marley Hill) Counterpart lease by (1) to (2), for a term of 99 years, of 264 sq. yds. of land at Marley Hill as the site for a chapel. Plan endorsed Rent: ld. p.a.

1908 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) The Earl of Strathmore, Augustus Edward Jessup of Schloss Lenzbury, Switzerland, Esquire and William Henry Ralston of Streatlam House, land agent (mortgagees) (3) Robert Archer of Rowlands Gill, deputy overman and others (Primitive Methodist trustees) (4) Revd. Edwin Richardson of Blaydon on Tyne, Superintendent Preacher Draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of a parcel of ground with a chapel thereon at Rowlands Gill, Winlaton Consideration: £50 (l file) Sales of property STREATLAM ESTATE

30 April 1846 (1) George Witham of Lartington Hall, Esquire; Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, gentleman; and Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, gentleman (Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act 1845); John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (2) William Raine of Barnard Castle, plumber Agreement for the sale of a dwellinghouse in The Bank, Barnard Castle to (2)

24 December 1846 (1) George Witham, Thomas Wheldon and Edward Western (2) John Bowes (3) William Raine (4) John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft statutory release by (1) to (3) of a messuage, warehouses and workshops in The Bank, Barnard Castle to the use of (3) as specified. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £480

Abstract of title (3 July 1817­ 8 August 1845) to premises in The Bank, Barnard Castle [1846]

Copy of Mr. Bell' s valuation of the house in The Bank, n.d. [1846]

Correspondence received by Thomas Wheldon from W. and W. Watson, Barnard Castle and Western and Sons, 7 Great James Street, London concerning conveyance to Raine, 8 December 1846 ­ 10 May 1847

4 July 1848 (1) Thomas Wheldon and Edward Western (trustees) (2) John Bowes (3) John Crosby of Sunderland, shipowner Copy draft statutory release by (1) to (3) of the Angel Inn, Market Place, Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds etc. Consideration: £500

Office copy of particulars and conditions of sale of three parcels of land on the south side of Galgate, 19 September 1876

'Plan A' of lands in Barnard Castle to be sold, by William Waistell, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Barnard Castle, [1876] Scale: 30 feet to l inch

'Plan B' of lands in Barnard Castle to be sold, by William Waistell, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, Barnard Castle, [1876] Scale: l to 2500

1876 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Appley Towers, Isle of Wight, K.C.B. (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (3) Thomas Blenkinsopp of Barnard Castle, schoolmaster (4) George Bainbridge of Barnard Castle, solicitor's clerk Draft conveyance by (1) to (4) of a parcel of ground near Galgate, 469 sq. yds. (Lot 21), formerly part of the West Gibgarth Closes. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £48 17s. ld.

23 January 1877 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Robert Arrowsmith of Barnard Castle, butcher Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of part of West Gibgarth Close (Lots, l,2 and 22 of 2404 sq. yds.), adjoining Galgate, Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £421 15s

2 March 1877 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Joseph Kyle of Barnard Castle, butcher and contractor Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of part of West Gibgarth Close (Lots 3 and 4 of 81l sq. yds.), adjoining Galgate, Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £366 6s

2 March 1877 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Benjamin Hepworth of Barnard Castle, builder Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of part of West Gibgarth Close (Lots 11 and 12 of 91l sq. yds.) in Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £148 0s. 9d.

21 August 1877 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Francis Winpenny of Barnard Castle, woollen draper (4) Charles Winpenny of Barnard Castle, woollen draper Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (4) of part of West Gibgarth Close (Lots 14 and 15 of 1361 sq. yds.), adjoing [John Street], Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £174 12s

2 March 1877 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Thomas Blenkinsopp of Barnard Castle, schoolmaster Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of part of West Gibgarth Close (Lots 19 and 20 of 1013 sq. yds.), in Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £103 7s. ld.

1877 (1) Benjamin Hepworth (2) Sarah Salkeld of Wetherall, Cumberland, spinster Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of part of Lot 11 (306 l/3 sq. yds. of land) adjoining John Street, Barnard Castle Consideration: £52 10s

31 May 1878 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Joseph Errington of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of part of Lot 23 (2009 sq. yds.) at the junction of Galgate and John Street, Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £403 3s. 4d.

1880 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Robert Taylor Richardson of Barnard Castle, gentleman Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of part of Lot 24 (3121 sq. yds.) at the junction of Crook Lane and John Street, Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £408 lls. 6d.

26 January 1881 (1) Ralph John Dent of Streatlam, land agent for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, and John Bowes (2) Thompson Richardson of Barnard Castle, gentleman Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of Lot 16 (1462 sq. yds.) at the corner of John Street and Crook Lane

1881 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Thompson Richardson Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of Lot 16 (1462 sq. yds.) at the corner of John Street and Back Lane, Barnard Castle. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £219

19 October 1883 (1) Ralph John Dent (2) Joseph Errington of Barnard Castle, gentleman Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of Lot 23 (3085 sq. yds.) adjoining Galgate and the premises of the Teesdale Union Workhouse, Barnard Castle, for £462 16s Plan attached

l December 1883 (1) The Earl of Strathmore (2) John Bowes (3) Joseph Errington Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of lands specified in D/HH 5/2/354. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £462 15s

Estimated cost of building [John Street], Barnard Castle by T. Bewick, 7 November 1876

Plan of lands on the corner of John Street and Back Lane, Barnard Castle, n.d. [c.1880] Scale: 30 feet to l inch

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from Ralph J. Dent, Streatlam, Robert T. Richardson, Barnard Castle and Western and Sons, 35 Essex Street, Strand concerning terms of Richardson 's purchases of building lots, 11 September 1876 ­ 23 January 1879

Letter from R.J. Dent, Streatlam Castle to T. Richardson accepting his offer for building plots, 15 December 1880

l January 1851 (1) Ralph Dent of Streatlam, Esquire (for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) (2) Thomas Freshfield Scarth of Keverston, Esquire (for the Duke of Cleveland) Agreement for the sale for £ 3090 of Hullerbush Farm, Marwood (101a. 3r. 39p.) and Woodland Allotment in the township of Woodland and parish of Cockfield (222a. 3r. 8p.) subject to an ancient free rent of 7s. 8d. p.a. and the payment of twenty horse ­loads of coal (or 10s in lieu) to the Hospital of St. John the Baptist, Barnard Castle

1851 (1) Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esquire; Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, 2nd Life Guards; William Hutt of Gibside, Esquire (Trustees under the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (3) The Most Noble Henry, Duke of Cleveland (4) Thomas Freshfield Scarth of Keverston, Esquire Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (4) of lands specified in D/HH 5/2/374 upon the trusts of a settlement of 3 ­ 4 November 1809. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £3090

Plan of Low Huller Bush and Robert Knot Farms, n.d. [1820s] No scale

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from Western and Sons, 7 Great James Street, Bedford Row, London and W. and W. Watson, Barnard Castle, solicitors, concerning Bowes to Cleveland conveyances, 18 July 1850 ­ 20 March 1851

23 November 1909 (1) William Henry Ralston of Streatlam Castle, land agent (2) Timothy Leonard of Chilton Buildings, Ferryhill and John William Atkinson of Staindrop, builders Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of building plots in Evenwood for £344 19s. 4d.

20 December 1909 (1) William Henry Ralston (2) Robert Alexander Milne of Evenwood, surgeon Agreement for the sale to (2) of a plot of building land in Evenwood for £111. Plan attached

25 March 1910 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Hon. John Herbert Bowes Lyon of St. Paul's, Walden Bury, Herts.; Charles Lindsay Claude Bowes Lyon of Ridley Hall, Northumberland, Esquire and John William Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, London, solicitor (trustees) (3) William Thomas Bolam of Newcastle upon Tyne, land agent; Hon. Malcolm Bowes Lyon of 19 Hans Place, London, Captain late 2nd Life Guards; William Henry Ralston of Streatlam Castle, land agent (mortgagees) (4) Timothy Leonard and John William Atkinson Draft conveyance by (1) and (3) to (4) of building land in Evenwood reserving minerals. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £44 19s. 4d.

l August 1871 (1) Christopher Preshous of Bishop Auckland, agent for the Fifth Bishop Auckland Benefit Building Society (2) Ralph Dent of Streatlam, gentleman, as agent for John Bowes Agreement for the sale to (2) of a blacksmith' s shop etc. at Houghton Bank near Heighington for £60

14 August 1871 (1) The Trustees of the Fifth Bishop Auckland Benefit Building Society (2) John Bowes Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a blacksmith's shop at Houghton Bank. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £60

Particulars and conditions of sale of a farm, cottage and lands at Houghton le Side, 2 October 1876

Particulars and conditions of sale of a farm, cottage and lands at Houghton le Side, with plan attached, 20 November 1876. Agreement for the purchase of Lot 4 by William Thomas Scarth, agent for the Duke of Cleveland

10 March 1877 (1) John Bowes (2) The Most Noble Henry George Powlett, Duke of Cleveland, K.G. (3) Hon. Edward Stanhope of West Eaton Place, Middlesex, M.P. and Henry Morgan Vane of Eaton Place, Esquire, Secretary to the Charity Commissioners Copy draft conveyance by (1) to (3) of a blacksmith's shop at Houghton ­le­ Side upon the trusts of the settlement of 4 November 1809 within recited Consideration: £105

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from John Proud, Bishop Auckland and others concerning the purchase and sale of the Houghton ­le­Side property, 28 July 1871 ­ 12 January 1877

25 March 1859 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (2) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Draft agreement for sale by (1) to (2) of land in the parish of Gainford

13 July 1860 (1) Ralph Dent of Streatlam House and the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 (2) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Agreement of sale by (1) to (2) of 20a. in the parishes of Gainford, Staindrop, Cockfield and St. Andrew 's, Auckland, Consideration: £1799 5s

31 December 1862 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (2) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Co. Copy of conveyance of land in the parish of Gainford Consideration: £1331 15s

Valuation of land required from the estate of John Bowes for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, 28 May 1860

Agreement for the sale of the land at Broomielaw to the North Eastern Railway Company. Plan attached, 18 May 1896

19 September 1896 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) Herbert Bowes Lyon; Patrick Bowes Lyon; George Jamieson and George Adolphus Western (3) The Equitable Life Assurance Society of London (lst mortgagees) (4) Edward Young Western and George Adolphus Western (2nd mortgagees) (5) The North Eastern Railway Company Draft conveyance by (1) to (5) of 36 p. of land near Broomielaw Consideration: £36 by (5) to (2)

Bills of costs in connexion with the sale of land by Lord Strathmore to the North Eastern Railway Company, July ­ September 1896

5 April 191l (1) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) The North Eastern Railway Company Copy draft agreement between (1) and (2) concerning boundaries in the parishes of Streatlam, Stainton and Marwood

Correspondence between W.H. Ralston, Western and Sons, J. Hanby Holmes and the North Eastern Railway Company concerning boundaries etc., December 1910 ­ 2 April 191l

4 November 1607 (1) Talbott Bowes of Chelsey, Middlesex, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Micleton alis Myckleton alias Micylton alias Mikelton and Lune and of the Forest or Chase of Lune, and Agnes, his wife; Thomas Bowes, Esquire, one of the gentlemen Pensioners to his Majesty and John Bowes, Esquire, brethren of Talbott Bowes (2) William Dent of Mickleton, yeoman; John Stephenson of Turnerholme in Lune, yeoman and John Bales of Greengates in Thringarth, yeoman Lease by (1) to (2) for a term of 1000 years of lands and messuages as specified (names of tenants and value of rent given) at Mic kleton, Kelton, Holwick, Lune, Thringarth and Bowbank and common of pasture upon the wastes of the townships subject to the payment of annual rents for each property as apportioned herein Consideration: £1569 5s to Talbot Bowes

30 August 1852 (1) Ralph Dent of Streatlam House, land agent (for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 and for John Bowes) (2) George Benson of Egleston, land agent for the Ven. John Headlam of Wycliffe, Clerk and for Timothy Hutchinson of Egleston Hall, Esquire Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of East and West Stotley Farms (540a. 3r. 8p.) and Foggerthwaite Farm (98a. 0r. 23p.), all in the parish of Middleton in Teesdale

27 April 1853 (1) Henry Belward Ray, Esquire, one of the Masters of the Court of Common Pleas (2) Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan of Tredegar, Monmouth, Baronet; Richard Twining of the Strand, Middlesex, Esquire; Ralph Price of William Street, Blackfriars, London, Esquire; Henry Kemble of Grove Hill, Surrey, Esquire; and William Samuel Jones of the Crown Office, Temple, London, Esquire (3) Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esquire; Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of the 2nd Regiment of Life Guards and William Hall of Gibside, Esquire (Trustees under the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) (4) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (5) Arthur Morgan of the Equitable Assurance Office, London, Esquire (6) Ven. John Headlam of Wycliffe, Clerk, Archdeacon of Richmond (7) John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gentleman Copy conveyance by (1), (2), (3) and (4) to 6) of East and West Stotley Farms and Foggerthwaite Farm, all in the parish of Middleton in Teesdale to the use of (6) as specified. Assignment by (5) to (6) of a term of 1000 years in part of the premises to merge in the freehold. Recites previous deeds (see also D/HH 5/9/210 below) Consideration: £4000 by (6) to (1); £ 3517 14s. 6d. paid into the Bank of England by (6)

Draft abstract of title (9 June 1743­ 14 August 1850) to lands at Middleton in Teesdale and Eggleston, 1852

28 April 1865 (1) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor and the Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, M.P. (2) John Bowes (3) William Watson the younger of Startforth,gentleman Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of Ox Pasture, in the parish of Bowes with stints on Bowes Moor and all manorial rights. Recites previous deeds

l December 1884 (1) Sir William Frederick Pollock of the Inner Temple, London, Baronet; James Spicer of Upper Thames Street, London, Esquire; John Alldin Moore of South Hill Park, Hampstead, Middlexex, Esquire (mortgagees) (2) John Bowes (3) The North Eastern Railway Company Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of 2r. 12p. of land in the township of Holwick. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £97 15s to E.Y. Western and J. Hanby Holmes as nominees of (2)

Nomination by John Bowes of E.Y. Western and J. Hanby Holmes as two trustees to receive the purchase money from the N.E.R., 1 December 1884

Valuation, report and plan by William Waistell of the land to be purchased by the N.E.R. at Middleton in Teesdale Station, 26 July 1884

Bills of costs in connexion with the sale of land to the North Eastern Railway, May ­ December 1884

Plan of Middleton in Teesdale Railway Station and of land to be acquired from John Bowes to extend the station yard, n.d. [1884] Scale: 2 chains to l inch

Proof of newspaper advertisement of the sale of lands at Hunderthwaite, 21 September 1886

Poster advertising the sale of lands at Hunderthwaite, 21 September 1886

Particulars and conditions of sale of lands at Hunderthwaite, with Christopher Rowlandson 's purchase agreement for Lots 2 and 3, 13 October 1886

3 October 1887 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and the Hon. Claude George Bowes Lyon (Lord Glamis) of St. Paul's Walden, Hertfordshire (2) John Bayles Dent of Hunderthwaite, farmer Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of North Allotment, West Field and South Allotment (13a. 2r. 38p.), Hunderthwaite. Plan attached Consideration: £460

5 October 1887 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Lord Glamis (2) William Dent of Barnard Castle, bank manager Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of Great Marplot in the township of Hunderthwaite (la. 0r. 10p.) Consideration: £60

21 December 1887 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Lord Glamis (2) William Kipling of Romaldkirk, Esquire Draft appointment by (1) to (2) of Little Marplot (2r. 9p.) and Hard Ings (la. 2r. 35p.), both in the township of Hunderthwaite. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £110

21 December 1887 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Lord Glamis (2) Christopher Rowlandson of 19 North Bailey, Durham, Esquire Draft appointment by (1) to (2) of West Croft (3a. lr. 15p.), Little Croft (la. lr. 22p.), Lamb Field (la. lr. 12p.), New Close (2a. 2r. 8p.), Ashburn Banks (la. 3r. 33p.) and Oundale Bottom (la. 3r. 23p.), all in the township of Hunderthwaite. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £650

Requisitions on title, replies thereto and queries thereupon, Strathmore to Kipling, 12 ­ 20 July 1887

Succession Duty forms for the Earl of Strathmore, upon the death of John Bowes, 20 December 1887

9 January 1888 (1) The Earl of Strathmore and Lord Glamis (2) Thomas Willis of the Manor House, Carperby, Yorks., farmer and William Tarn of Hunderthwaite, farmer Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a farmhouse and garth (3r. 28p.) and land called Great Croft (2a. 3r. 2p.), both at Hunderthwaite. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £410

Receipted bill of costs of J. Hanby Holmes in conne xion with sale to Willis, 30 January 1889

5 June 1852 (1) Ralph Dent as agent for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 and for John Bowes (2) Joseph Towns of Unthank, Northumberland, yeoman Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of a public house and 9a. 0r. 27p. of land at Cornsay for £480

22 July 1852 (1) Edward Western, Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon and William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) Joseph Towns Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of a public house and lands at Cornsay. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £480

Abstract of title (3 July 1817 ­ 14 August 1850) to lands at Cornsay, 1852

22 January 1861 (1) Ralph Dent of Streatlam House, land agent for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850 and for John Bowes (2) John Wood Peacock of Darlington, land agent for Henry Chaytor of Witton Castle, Esquire Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of a moiety of Toft Hill Farm (108a. 0r. 25p.) and the entirety of Stonechester Farm (183a. 3r. 20p.) and Low Marygold Hill and Copyhold Close (33a. lr. 17p.), all in the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew reserving minera ls, (belonging to Lady Glamis?), for £2436

Tracing of a plan of Stonechester Farm etc. near Hamsterley of c.1800, n.d. [c.1860] Scale: 4 chains to l inch

Tracing of a plan of Toft Hill Farm, with schedule of fields, n.d. [c.1860] No scale

Schedule of fields at Stonechesters and Toft Hill, n.d. [c.1860]

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from: Ralph Dent, Streatlam; Henry Chaytor, Witton Castle; John Wood Peacock, Darlington; Alexander Gibbon, Reform Club; R. Jackson etc., Copyhold Office, Durham; Western and Sons; and Bowser and Ward, Bishop Auckland, solicitors, concerning purchase by Chaytor of the Toft Hill and Stonechester Farms, arguments regarding particular terms of the purchase and to whom the tenant should pay certain portions of the rent, 22 February 1858 ­ 8 November 1864

Minutes of remarks of Lady Glamis concerning Toft Hill minerals, n.d. [c.1860]

John Bowes v Henry Chaytor Judgement for defendant and notice of appeal [Toft Hill rent dispute]. In the County Court at Bishop Auckland, 26 August 1864

Plan, by Thomas Bell and Sons, surveyors, of a mansion house and lands at Whickham belonging to John Bowes, n.d. [c.1855] Scale: l chain to l inch

Advertisement of the sale of a mansion house and lands in Whickham, 28 February 1855

Particulars and conditions of the Whickham property, with purchase agreement of Peregrine George Ellison of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esquire, for Lot 3, 30 March 1855

Particulars and conditions of the Whickham property, with purchase agreement of James Bell of Whickham, gardener, for Lot 4, 30 March 1855

Abstract of title (25 August 1815 ­ 14 August 1850) to a cottage and two gardens in Whickham (Lot 4), 1855

1855 (1) Edward Western, Claude Bowes Lyon (Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon) and William Hutt (the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) (2) John Bowes (3) Ralph Carr of Dunston Hill, Esquire (4) --- Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) and covenant to surrender the copyhold portions by (1) and (2) to (3) of a garden on premises in Whickham (Lot 3) Consideration: £230

1855 (1) Edward Western, Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon and William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) James Bell of Whickham, gardener Draft covenant to surrender to (3) a copyhold cottage and gardens at Whickham Consideration: £110

1855 (1) Edward Western and others (2) Joseph Abbott Hymers of Ryton and Sarah, his wife Draft surrender by (1) to (2) of messuages and lands (4a. 0r. 8p.) at Whickham as specified. Manor of Whickham

Pedigree of the Steadman family, n.d. [c.1855]

Bills of costs of Thomas Bell and Sons and H.W. Fenwick in connexion with Whickham sales, August 1854 ­ December 1855

13 November 1862 (1) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Queens Gate Terrace, Middlesex and the Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside (the surviving Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850) (2) John Bowes (3) James Joicey of Newcastle upon Tyne, coal owner Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of their two thirds shares in Houghill Bridge Close (10a. 2r. 22p.) in the township of Tanfield, subject to an annual rent ­charge of £6. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £90

Notices to treat from the North Eas tern Railway Company to John Bowes, and to John Bowes and others as proprietors of the Winlaton Partnership Estate, of land to be acquired for the Company 's Blaydon and Conside branches, 27 April 1864 ­ 18 February 1865

9 August 1864 (1) C. Seymour Bell of Denwick Cottage, Alnwick, land agent, for John Bowes (2) Walter Johnson of Trench Hall, Gateshead, land agent, for the North Eastern Railway Company Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of 9a. lr. 30 p. of land in Whickham, Tanfield and Winlaton for £1000

9 August 1864 (1) C. Seymour Bell on behalf of John Bowes, Joseph Cowen and the Trustees of the Marquess of Bute (2) Walter Johnson, for the North Eastern Railway Company Agreement for sale by (1) to (2) of 5a. 0r. 12 p of land in Winlaton for £425

Draft abstract of title (14 August 1850 ­ 10 April 1862) of John Bowes and trustees to lands to be sold to the North Eastern Railway Company, 1866

Opinion of G.W. Brown upon the contract for sale of 9 May 1864, 24 July 1866

Draft nomination of surveyors (Walter Johnson and Charles Seymour Bell) to value lands belonging to John Bowes, to be sold to the North Eastern Railway Company, 1867

1867 (1) John Bowes (2) North Eastern Railway Company Draft conve yance by (1) to (2) of 10a. lr. 26p. of land in the townships of Whickham, Tanfield and Winlaton Consideration: £1280

1868 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Sir William Hutt of Gibside, K.C.B., M.P.; Charles Stuart of Hubborne Lodge, Hants., Esquire, Major General in H.M. Army; John Boyle of Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, Esquire, Barrister­ at­Law and William Stuart the younger of Kempston, Bedford, Esquire; Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, Esquire, M.P. (2) North Eastern Railway Company Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of the various shares in 5a. 0r. 18 p. of land in the township of Winlaton. Plan attached Consideration: £435

Nomination of surveyors to value lands belonging to John Bowes, to be sold to the North Eastern Railway Company, 21 December 1868

Notes on valuation of lands, by Ralph Dent, 4 May 1868

Valuation by George Nicholson, Winlaton of timber standing on land required by the North Eastern Railway, 26 September 1864

Correspondence, received by Ralph Dent, Streatlam and J.D. Holmes from C. Seymour Bell, Denwick Cott age, Northumberland; Richardson and Carlton, Darlington; Gutch and Company, York and Western and Sons, London, and between Holmes and Dent, concerning the sale of lands for the N.E.R. 's Conside Branch, 28 June 1864 ­ 9 December 1869 and n.d.

Notes on the ownership of Winlaton Lordship, n.d. [c.1860]

19 October 1883 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (trustee) (2) John Bowes (3) James Cuthbertson of --­ , innkeeper and butcher Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of a parcel of land (lr. 20p.) at Crook Gate, Whickham. Recites previous deeds. Plan attached Consideration: £100

22 February 1894 (1) Rt. Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, by William Henry Ralston (2) The North Eastern Railway Company, by George Irving Agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of a quay and wharf (958 sq. yds.) at Blaydon, occupied by Messrs. Benjamin Wilson Raine and George Raine, for £840. Plan attached

1900's (1) Rt. Hon. Claude George, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) M.H. Gowland of Chopwell, builder Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a plot of land at Low Spen Consideration: £111 12s

Copy valuation by Thomas Bell and Edward Grace of lands at Dunston required for the Blaydon and Hebburn Railway (dated 26 November 1835), n.d.

l October 1636 Letters patent granting to Sir Talbott Bowes, Knight and Talbott Bowes, gentleman licence to alienate to Hutton Gregory and Thomas Phillips the younger, gentlemen, the Manor of Micleton alias Mickleton alias Mickelton alias Mickilt on, Lonton, Thringarth and Thringarth Parke with 20 messuages, 10 cottages, 1000a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 1000a. of pasture, 1000a. of Moor held in chief of the crown Consideration: £23 6s. 8d.

Advertisement of the sale of lands in the township of Barnard Castle, 28 November 1849

Advertisement of the sale of houses and lands at Mickleton, 21 April 1855

Abstract of title (20 April 1843 ­ 10 August 1878) of Joseph Raine to lands at Mickleton to be sold to John Bowes, 1879

Advertisement of the sale of messuages and lands at Mickleton, 25 October 1890

Particulars and conditions of sale of Quarry Grange Farm, Barnard Castle. Plan attached, 22 May 1901

Particulars, plans and conditions of sale of Cleatlam High Farm and Barford Moor Farm, near Barnard Castle and the Strathmore Arms Hotel, with a farm, at Hury, Baldersdale, 13 April 1921

Particulars of the Hylton Castle estate, 1862

[1862­1863] (1) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor, Sussex and Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, M.P. (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esquire (3) William Briggs of Sunderland, Esquire (4) --- Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of the Hylton Castle estate, reserving minerals and subject to a mortgage for £27,000, to the use of (3) as specified. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £30,500

[1862 ­63] (1) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon, the Rt. Hon. William Hutt (2) John Bowes (3) William Briggs Copy draft deed of covenant for the production of title deeds as specified

Correspondence received by J.D. Holmes from Western and Sons, London; Richardson Gutch and Company, York and would ­be purchasers concerning the sa le of the Hylton Castle estate, 4 January 1862 ­ 13 April 1864

Plan of the Hylton Castle estate, n.d. [c.1863] Scale: 8 chains to l inch

Details of the Hylton Castle estate, and rental as at 31 December 1844 and 13 July 1849, n.d.

Description of the Hylton Castle estate as in deeds of 1763 and 1844, n.d.

Schedule of lands at Hylton in the occupation of Henry McLaren, 29 March 1855

Rental of farms on the Hylton Castle estate, with interest on drainage and covering explanatory note of Ralph Dent, 16 November 1855

Memorandum of leases and agreements forwarded to Mr. Briggs, n.d. [post 1861]

List of farms and rents for the Hylton Castle estate, n.d.

Letter from M.C. Salvin, Burn Hall to J.D. Holmes concerning property at Hylton, 11 November 1855

20 April 1853 (1) Henry Pease of Darlington, esq., Owen Longstaff of Barnard Castle, gent, and Joshua Coke Monkhouse of Barnard Castle, carpet manufacturer, being three of the provisional committee of the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company (2) Ralph Dent of Streatlam, gent, agent for John Bowes, esq., Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore, and William Hutt of Gibside Agreement for providing accommodation works at Broomielaw

Draft abstract of title, from 1801 to 1853, of the trustees of the will of the late J. Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, to land in the townships of Streatlam, Stainton and Cleatlam, in the parish of Gainford, required for the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company, 1855 This document is endorsed on a petition of the inhabitants of Staindrop to the Lords in Parliament in favour of the bill for the construction of a railway from Darlington past Gainford to Barnard Castle, n. d. [c. 1854]

25 March 1859 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Agreement for sale of lands in the parish of Gainford for purposes of the railway

1 November 1862 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Draft deed of enfranchisement of customary land in the manor of Cotherstone cum Hunderthwaite Consideration: £19. 7s. 6d.

30 December 1862 (1) The trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850, and John Bowes, esq. (2) The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company Copy conveyance of lands in the parish of Bowes, Yorkshire North Riding, and in the parishes of Gainford, Cockfield and Auckland St Andrew Consideration: £1,180

5 April 1864 (1) The North Eastern Railway Company (2) The trustees of the Bowes Estate Act, 1850, and John Bowes, esq. Draft deed of covenant for production of deed, dated 20 January 1859, between John Bowes and the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company concerning part of Broomielaw Farm

Valuation of lands belonging to the Streatlam estate, required by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company, December 1854

Valuation, by John Lawson of Cotherstone and Ralph Dent of Streatlam House, of the purchase price and compensation payable by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company for land in the township of Streatlam and Stainton, and deed of appointment of surveyors, 1 October 1856

Valuation, by George Benson of Egglestone and Ralph Dent of Streatlam House, of compensation payable by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company for land, timber and minerals in the townships of Cleatlam, Streatlam and Stainton and Barnard Castle, 1 October 1856

Valuation of land in Gainford required from the estate of John Bowes, esq. for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, and deed of appointment of surveyors, 27 October and 15 December 1862

Valuation of compensation payable for the enfranchisement of land in Lartington township from the estate of John Bowes, esq., required for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, and deed of appointment of surveyors, 27 and 29 October 1862

Letters and calculations concerning the valuation by Joseph Stephenson of land required from the Bowes estate by the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, 27 February 1858-1862

Deed of appointment of John Anderson of Middlesbrough on Tees as arbitrator in the matters in dispute between the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company, and John Bowes esq. and others, 16 January 1858

Copy appointment of Mr Stephenson as arbitrator in the matters in dispute between the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company and J. Bowes esq. and others, 16 January 1858

Deed of appointment, by John Bowes esq., Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore, and William Hutt esq., of Joseph Stephenson of Blackwell near Darlington as arbitrator in a dispute with the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company concerning the construction and maintenance of accommodation works referred to in an agreement dated 20 April 1853, 8 July 1858

Correspondence between the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company, and the Strathmore estate agent and solicitors concerning the agreement for the purchase of land, and arbitration concerning disputed accommodation works, 27 January 1853 - 1 October 1859

Solicitors' correspondence concerning the proposed new road to be made by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company from Humbleton Gate to Broomielaw, and the use of the siding at Broomielaw by the occupiers of Humbleton Farm; and associated papers regarding Robinson v the Surveyor of Highways of Stainton, 30 August 1854 - 9 May 1856

Copy minutes of a conference between Ralph Dent, esq., and the Land Committee of the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway as to accommodations to be provided for Mr Bowes and Lady Strathmore, 10 December 1852

Copy minutes of a meeting as to quarry rights, regarding the Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle Railway, 14 December 1853

Schedule of lands through which the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway passes and in which Lady Strathmore and John Bowes are interested for life under the will of the late Lord Strathmore, n. d. [1850s]

Statement of tithe rent charges on land taken from the Streatlam estate by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway, n. d. [1850s]

Calculation of interest payable on land at Broomielaw Farm, for purchase by the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway Company, 17 November 1857 - 17 May 1858

Summary of accommodation works to be carried out on the estate of John Bowes in the parishes of Gainford, Cockfield and Auckland St. Andrew, n.d. [1862] [See also D/HH5/2/405-416]

Draft bill of costs of Mr Holmes for a provisional agreement with J. Bowes, esq., regarding the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway, April 1853

Plan 'A', referred to in agreement of 25 March 1859 between the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Company and John Bowes, showing plan and section of railway deviation, sheet no. 3, in the parish of Gainford, n. d. [1859] Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch [approx.] [1 : 2376]

Drawing and specification 'B' of a railway bridge, referred to in the agreement between the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway and John Bowes dated March 1859, signed by John Bowes and Thomas Bouch J[unio]r, n. d. [1859] Scale: 13ft. to 1 inch [1 : 156]

Plan of land taken from the property of J. Bowes esq. in the parish of Bowes for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, 1861 Scale: 3 chains to 1 inch [1 : 2376]

Plan 'No. 13' of land taken from the property of John Bowes, esq., in the parish of Gainford for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, 1862 No scale [1 : 2500 approx.]

Plan 'A' of lands in the parish of Gainford required for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, n. d. [c. 1862] No scale [1 : 2500 approx.]

Copy of plan 'B' on deed dated 30th December 1862 [see D/HH 5/2/642] of land taken from the property of J. Bowes, esq., in the parishes of Auckland St. Andrew, Gainford and Bowes, for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, n. d. [1862] No scale [1 : 2500 approx.]

Letters received by J. Hanby Holmes concerning Alwent rent charges, l and 20 October 1909

1874 (1) William Muschamp of Gateshead, coalowner and Isaac Earl Featherston of Victoria Street, Westminister, Esquire (trustees of the late Thomas Featherston) (2) Ralph John Dent of Streatlam House, agent for the Trustees of the Bowes Estate Act 1850 Draft agreement for the sale of a yearly rent charge of £ 20 upon lands at Alwent Consideration: £466 13s. 4d.