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South Shields St. Aidan Parish

Reference: EP/SS.SA Catalogue Title: South Shields St. Aidan Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

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Catalogue Description

Registration

Catalogue Contents


Register of baptisms, 5 March 1888 - 2 April 1899
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 5 April 1899 - 14 April 1907
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of baptisms, 17 April 1907 - 24 December 1944, including notes of inspections by the Rural Dean of Jarrow, 1913, 1926 and 1931
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of baptisms, 24 December 1944 - 21 February 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 20 June 1888 - 12 May 1897
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 24 May 1897 - 30 July 1905
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 1 August 1905 - 25 December 1915
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 31 December 1915 - 2 February 1928
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 27 February 1928 - 14 April 1941
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 14 April 1941 - 17 November 1953
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 17 June 1888 - 24 April 1892
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 17 April 1892 - 7 June 1896
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 14 June 1896 - 24 March 1901
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 24 March 1901 - 9 June 1907
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 2 June 1907 - 6 February 1921
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 6 February 1921 - 31 May 1931
(1 volume, calf half-bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 17 May 1931 - 14 July 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 23 June 1940 - 27 February 1949
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 13 February 1949 - 18 February 1962
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 4 February 1962 - 26 June 1983
(1 volume, cloth bound)

 (Ref: EP/SS.SA 1/22-23)

Third Deposit

(Acc: 2778)


Register of baptisms, 17 March 1963 - 26 February 1995
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 19 June 1983 - 17 September 1995
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Clergy (Ref: EP/SS.SA 2/1-15)

The London Gazette, concerning payment of stipend of £200, 5 February 1886
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette, concerning payment of stipend of £100, 20 April 1888
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette, concerning payment of stipend of £100, 27 June 1890
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette, concerning the conveyance of a parcel of land in the township of South Shields, 6 February 1891
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette, concerning payment of a pension of £32 p.a. to retired incumbent, 29 April 1910
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette, concerning the right of patronage of St Aidan's and other Co. Durham parishes, 28 July 1925
(1 booklet, printed)


Preacher's book, 3 May 1886 - 26 April 1903
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Preacher's book, 19 April 1903 - 18 September 1918
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of services, 19 September 1918 - 13 January 1926
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 3 January 1926 - 9 June 1935
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 7 July 1935 - 24 May 1942
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 16 September 1956 - 24 September 1962
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 28 September 1962 - 13 October 1977
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of confirmations, 19 March 1939 - 5 December 1956
(1 volume, card bound)


Lists of those confirmed during incumbency of Rev. T. Anderson, 1925 - 1938 Originally enclosed in EP/SS.SA 2/14 above
(1 booklet, paper)

 (Ref: EP/SS.SA 2/16-17)

Third Deposit

(Acc: 2778)


Register of confirmations, 25 November 1979 - 7 October 1991
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 16 October 1977 - 26 November 1995
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/SS.SA 4/1-4)

Account book of the churchwardens, 19 April 1903 - 23 April 1916
(1 volume, leather half bound)


Account book of St. Aidan's Church staff fund, October 1910 - December 1925
(1 volume, calf half-bound)


Account book of free-will offering, 4 May 1969 - 7 December 1975
(1 volume, card bound)


Account book of free-will offering, 1977
(1 volume, card bound)

Second Deposit(Acc: 2331) (Ref: EP/SS.SA 4/5)

Copy of the order of approval by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for St. Aidan's church, 1 March 1888
(parchment, 1 membrane)

 (Ref: EP/SS.SA 4/6-8)

Third Deposit

(Acc: 2778)


Churchwardens' account book, 3 April 1917 - 31 December 1925
(1 volume, leather bound)


Terrier and inventory, 14 March 1978 and 1993
(1 booklet)


Log book, 1979 - 1994
(1 volume, cloth bound)

 (Ref: EP/SS.SA 4/9-10)

Fourth Deposit

(Acc: 3226)


Terrier and inventory of property belonging to St. Aidan's vicarage and parish church, n.d., [1950]
(1 booklet, printed form)


Income and expenditure accounts of St. Aidan's church for the years ended 31 December 1989, 1991 - 1994, and 5 September 1995 This is an original bundle
(9 papers, typescript)

Faculties (Ref: EP/SS.SA 4/11-13)

Faculty authorising the conversion of part of the south aisle of St. Aidan's church into a side chapel, 28 December 1949
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the replacement of the stained glass window at the east end of St. Aidan's church, 24 March 1950
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the demolition of St. Aidan's church hall and the protection of the windows at the east end of the church, 1 June 1993
(2 papers, typescript)

Records relating to the fabric of the church and churchyard (Ref: EP/SS.SA 4/14-19)

Archdeacon's certificate authorising redecoration of the church, 29 October 1952
(1 paper, typescript)


1 December 1964 (1) Rev. David Hyland Lawes of St. Aidan's vicarage, 156 Beach Road, South Shields, clerk in holy orders, vicar of South Shields, St. Aidan (2) Douglas Albert Bridgett of 64A South Woodbine Street, South Shields, leading fireman and Thomas Houlsby of 21 George Scott Street, South Shields, foreman shipwright, churchwardens of South Shields, St. Aidan (3) Parochial Church Council of South Shields, St. Aidan (4) Mayor, aldermen and burgesses of the Borough of South Shields Agreement that (4) shall lay out and maintain St. Aidan's churchyard as a public open space Includes plan, dated June 1962
(1 file)


Condition report on St. Aidan's church by L.J. Couves and Partners, Grainger Chambers, Hood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, including plan, September 1972 This is an original bundle
(3 papers, typescript, and 1 plan, 39 cm. x 53 cm.)


Photograph of stained glass windows at [St. Aidan's] church, n.d., [1980s]
(1 photograph, 12.5 cm. x 18 cm., colour)


Letters to Rev. Canon J.M. Hancock, St. Michael's Vicarage, Westoe Road, South Shields, together with his copy replies, concerning the decision to close St. Aidan's church, 8 October 1992 - 25 May 1994 This is an original bundle
(22 papers, typescript)


South Shields, St. Aidan and St. Stephen (The Lawe): specification of repairs required in connection with the quinquennial inspection of August 1997, including plans, n.d., [1997]
(11 papers)

Records relating to St. Aidan's church hall (Ref: EP/SS.SA 4/20-22)

St. Aidan's Parish Hall and Institute, South Shields: plans, elevations and sections by John M. Dingle of South Shields, architect, August 1902 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96] This is an original bundle
(4 plans, 52 cm. x 38 cm., waxed linen, and 1 plan, 46 cm. x 32.5 cm., waxed paper)


Report on St. Aidan's church hall, St. Aidan's Road, South Shields, by Smiths Gore, 26 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, recommending its demolition, together with a letter from Smiths Gore to Rev. Canon J.M. Hancock at The Vicarage, Westoe Road, South Shields, discussing outstanding issues relating to the demolition, 23 February - 12 March 1993
(1 booklet; 2 papers, typescript)


Interlocutory orders granting to the curate-in-charge of the parish of South Shields, St. Aidan, the liberty to demolish the church hall and provide protective guards for the east windows of the church, 26 May - 3 June 1993
(2 papers, typescript)

Vestry (Ref: EP/SS.SA 5/1-2)

Minute book of vestry and annual church meetings, 31 May 1888 - 24 April 1930
(1 volume, card bound)


Minute book of annual church meetings, 9 April 1931 - 10 April 1958
(1 volume, card bound)

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/SS.SA 6/1-10)

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 24 September 1924 - 14 September 1927
(1 volume, card bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 9 November 1927 - 25 March 1937
(1 volume, card bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 28 November 1957 - 16 February 1967
(1 volume, card bound)


Account book of the Parochial Church Council, 1 January 1926 - 28 December 1943
(1 volume, calf half-bound)


Account book of the Parochial Church Council, 1 January 1947 - 20 October 1959
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Account book of the Parochial Church Council, 28 November 1959 - 20 January 1966
(1 volume, card bound)


Ledger of the Parochial Church Council, 31 December 1958 - 31 December 1968
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


196[2] (1) The Vicar, Churchwardens and P.C.C. of the parish of St Aidan, South Shields (2) The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of South Shields Agreement to apply for a faculty to execute a deed in the form contained in the schedule, to enable the church grounds to be laid out and maintained as an open space, with plan annexed
(1 file, typescript)


1962 The Vicar and Churchwardens of the parish of St Aidan, South Shields and the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of South Shields: Petition for a faculty as at EP/SS.SA 6/8 above, with plan annexed EP/SS.SA 6/8, 6/9 originally enclosed in EP/SS.SA 6/3 above
(1 file, typescript)


Licence from the County Borough of South Shields for the performance of stage plays at St Aidan's Church Hall, 9 November 1983, with rules for ensuring order and decency annexed
(2 papers, printed)

 (Ref: EP/SS.SA 6/11-18)

Third Deposit

(Acc: 2778)


Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 5 May 1920 - 28 July 1924
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 27 May 1938 - 31 October 1957
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 27 June 1967 - 26 January 1977
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Account book, 1969 - 1976
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Account book, 2 January 1972 - 29 December 1978
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Account book, January 1979 - December 1982
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Account book, January 1987 - October 1992
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Electoral roll, May 1980 - June 1992
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

 (Ref: EP/SS.SA 6/19)

Fourth Deposit

(Acc: 3226)


Parochial Church Council minutes, including annual meetings and Emergency Standing Committee meetings, 18 September 1992 - 19 October 1995 (34 papers, typescript) Fourth Deposit
(Acc: 3226)

Charities (Ref: EP/SS.SA 12/1-3)

Scheme for the management of the Parish Room charity, 11 March 1968
(1 paper, typescript)


12 March 1968 (1) South Shields, St. Aidan Parochial Church Council (2) Durham Diocesan Board of Finance (3) David Hyland Lawes of St. Aidan's vicarage, South Shields, clerk in holy orders; Nancy Martin of 14 Woodlands Terrace, South Shields, married woman; Ivy Bullock of 39 Allendale Drive, South Shields, married woman; Thomas Houlsby of 55 Benton Road, South Shields, foreman shipwright; James Grieves of 9 Pollard Street, South Shields, fitter, and Donald Polam of 53 Ambleside Avenue, South Shields, accountant, (Trustees of South Shields St. Aidan Youth Centre) Lease for 28 years by (1) and (2) to (3) of two pieces of land forming part of St. Aidan's church hall, known as St. Aidan's Youth Centre, at an annual rent of one shilling
(1 file, typescript)


Inventory of the contents of [St. Aidan's] Social Centre, 1978 - 1988
(3 papers)

Church Societies (Ref: EP/SS.SA 13/1-3)

Register of attendances of St Aidan's Church Choir, 31 December 1934 - 28 June 1949
(1 volume, card bound)


Register of attendances of St Aidans Mothers' Union, January 1938 - February 1944
(1 volume, card bound)


Subscription book of the Altar Guild, May 1938 - 19 November 1946
(1 volume, card bound)

 (Ref: EP/SS.SA 14/2)

Third Deposit

(Acc: 2778)


Photographs of the interior of the church showing people performing a play depicting the passion of Our Lord, 1980s
(1 album, plastic bound)