Catalogue

Register of baptisms, 26 September 1965 - 30 January 1972

Register of baptisms, 27 February 1972 - 5 August 1990

Register of baptisms, 5 August 1990 - 12 December 1999

Register of marriages in Town End Farm House chapel, Booth Street, Sunderland (licence revoked 1968), 4 June 1966 - 6 July 1968

Register of marriages at Town End Farm, St. Bede the Venerable, 8 June 1968 - 7 June 1969

Register of marriages, 14 June 1969 - 27 June 1970

Register of marriages, 25 July 1970 - 22 January 1977

Register of marriages, 19 February 1977 - 2 January 1982

Register of confirmations, 13 March 1966 - 6 October 1985

Register of services at Town End Farm House Chapel, 22 September 1965 - 26 November 1966

Register of services at Town End Farm House Chapel, 27 November 1966 - 22 February 1971

Register of services at St. Bede's Church, 24 February 1971 - 24 November 1983

Register of services, 27 November 1983 - 28 June 1995

Register of services, 2 July 1995 - 26 June 2005

Licence for the performance of divine service at Town End Farm House, Bootle Street, Town End Farm Estate, Sunderland, 22 September 1965

Licence for the performance of divine service in the unconsecrated church of Town End Farm, St. Bede, 25 May 1968

Revised memorandum on Anglican/Methodist relationships, outlining the circumstances in which Methodists will be permitted to take communion at St. Bede's church, n.d. [late 1960s]

Correspondence between the Director of Education, County Borough of Sunderland, Education Offices, 15 John Street, Sunderland; Mr. N. Morton, 32 Crosslea Avenue, Sunderland; Rev. W.R. Simpson, 17 Roker Park Road, Sunderland; Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne District, 8 Kingsland, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne; Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Vicar of Town End Farm, Town End Farm House, Bootle Street, Sunderland; The Methodist Church, Sunderland North Circuit, 86 Side Cliff Road, Sunderland, and Rev. R. Ellis, 32 Park Parade, Sunderland, concerning co-operation and intercommunion between the Anglican and Methodist congregations in Town End Farm, 4 March 1965 - 20 February 1974

Parochial statistics, 1968

Parochial statistics, 1973

Photograph of the Bishop of Jarrow, local ministers and lay representatives at the service to inaugurate North Side Churches Together, at St. Bede's Church, 1994

Two photographs of a meeting of North Side Churches Together, joined as a composite, n.d. [mid 1990s]

Photographs of North Side Churches Together annual Passover meal, n.d. [late 1990s]

Members at the table, eating, viewed from the door

Members at the table, eating, looking towards the door

Photographs of annual ecumenical outings on August Bank Holiday Mondays

Members receiving a talk from a guide at [Ampleforth], n.d. [late 1990s]

Members gathered in the nave of a ruined abbey, n.d. [late 1990s]

Members gathered in the nave of a ruined abbey, viewed through the arches, n.d. [late 1990s]

Vicar's occasional circulars to the congregation, September 1965 - 4 December 1971

Photographs of the stone-laying ceremony for the church of St. Bede, 22 July 1967

Rev. Peter Moss and the Bishop of Jarrow, A.K. Hamilton, conducting the Eucharist at Bexhill School before the ceremony

Bearer of the collection plate standing in front of the altar table during the service at Bexhill School

Cross-bearer leading the procession from Bexhill School to the site of the church

Visiting clergy processing from Bexhill School to the church site

Bishop of Jarrow and Rev. Augustus Curtis, processing from Bexhill School to the church site

View of the procession passing through Town End Farm Estate

Rev. Augustus Curtis blessing the foundation stone at the church site

Photographs of the opening and dedication of St. Bede's Church, taken by Wilson & Ramsay Ltd., 4 Athenaeum Street, Sunderland, 26 May 1968

The processional cross-bearer, followed by two choir boys and the churchwardens leaving Town End Farm House church on the way to St. Bede's church

The procession forming up to walk from Town End Farm House church to St. Bede's church

The procession, including Ian Ramsey, Lord Bishop of Durham; Rev. Wilfred R. Simpson, Superintendent Minister, Sunderland North Circuit and the Mayor and Mayoress of Sunderland, leaving Town End Farm House church

The procession passing Castletown Club

The head of the procession passing the cross outside St. Bede's church

The priest-in-charge, churchwardens and Bishop; Superintendent Minister, Rural Dean and Archdeacon, Mayor and Mayoress of Sunderland, halt at the church door, while the congregation gathers around the cross

The Bishop and Superintendent Minister performing the ceremony of entry into the church, watched by guests and congregation

Inside St. Bede's church: view of the congregation and officiating ministers during the dedication of the church

Inside the church: the Superintendent Minister, Rev. Wilfred R. Simpson, preaching the sermon to the seated congregation

Priest-in-charge, Rev. P.H. Moss, speaking to the seated congregation

The Archdeacon of Durham reading the gospel to a seated congregation

The Bishop blesses the font, in the baptistery

In the baptistery, the Bishop reads the renewal of baptismal vows while the waters of the font begin to flow

Processional cross-bearer, followed by a choirboy, the Rural Dean of Wearmouth and the Archdeacon of Durham, leave the church after the dismissal

The congregation leaving the church at the conclusion of the service

The processional cross-bearer, choirboys, Archdeacon of Durham and Rural Dean of Wearmouth, process to Bexhill School

Rev. P.H. Moss and the Bishop processing from St. Bede's church to Bexhill School

View of St. Bede's church and Town End Farm Estate, with the procession heading for Bexhill School in the distance, and a crowd milling about the church door

Members of the congregation and visiting clergy enjoy the tea at Bexhill School after the opening ceremony

Photographs of the ceremony on the Feast of St. Bede to consecrate the altars and celebrate the first Eucharist at the church, taken by Wilson & Ramsey Ltd., 4 Athenaeum Street, Sunderland, 27 May 1968

The Bishop dedicating the altar

Priest-in-Charge, Rev. Moss, censing the altar

The Bishop preaching the sermon from the lectern, to a seated congregation

The Bishop preaching the sermon, viewed from the foot of the altar steps, with the hanging figure of Christ in Glory Risen from the Dead, on the wall behind the altar, prominent in the background

Rev. Moss reading the invitation, from the lectern, viewed from the foot of the altar steps

Rev. Moss and assistants preparing the communion wine and wafers for the celebration of the first Eucharist at the church

The Bishop, priest-in-charge and visiting clergy, Rev. Spargo, vicar of Castletown, St. Margaret; Rev. Richardson, rector of Southwick, Holy Trinity; Rev. Norton, priest-in-charge of Bishopwearmouth, St. Mary and St. Peter; Rev. Whitehead, vicar of Hendon; gathered around the altar to perform the thanksgiving and consecration, viewed from the back of the church

Close-up of the Bishop, priest-in-charge and visiting clergy gathered around the altar

Rev. P.H. Moss standing at the altar rail while, behind him, visiting clergy receive communion

Photograph of a boy looking at the cross outside St. Bede's Church, with Town End Farm Estate in the background, taken by Charles Crisp, photographer, Hind Street, Sunderland, n.d. [1968]

Photograph of St. Bede's Church, taken shortly after completion, by Wilson and Ramsey Ltd., 4 Athenaeum Street, Sunderland, n.d. [May 1968]

Photographs of the new church of St. Bede taken by Wilson & Ramsey Ltd., 4 Athenaeum Street, Sunderland, n.d. [1968]

Exterior view of the front of the church

View from inside the church porch, looking out at the cross

The font, with the main body of the church in the background

Main body of the church

The hanging figure of Christ in Glory Risen from the Dead, by Mr. Evetts of Newcastle University

The chapel

Photograph of the statue of the Virgin and Child by Miss Seton Lloyd of London, n.d. [1968]

Photograph of the statue of the Virgin and Child in situ in St. Bede's church, n.d. [1968]

Photographs of St. Bede's Church silver, formerly in use at St. Paul's Church, Hendon, n.d. [1968]

Pair of chalices with inscriptions running around the bowl

Chalice, turned on its side, showing the inscriptions on the inside of the flower-shaped bowl

Plate, rim engraved with a single cross

Wafer-box, lid engraved with a cross

Chalice, base engraved with a cross

Ciborium with its lid laid flat beside it

Ciborium, as in EF/TEF 4/24(6), with its lid on

Paten, viewed from the side

Paten, as in EP/TEF 4/24(8), viewed from above, revealing the hallmark

Photograph of a group of parishioners outside Town End Farm House, on the occasion of the visit of the Bishop of Durham, Maurice Harland. The Bishop is seated in the centre of the group, Rev. Moss, front row, extreme right, June 1966

Photograph of a group of parishioners sitting or kneeling outside Town End Farm House, with Bishop Maurice Harland standing in the middle at the back, n.d. [June 1966]

Leaflet depicting the site for the proposed new church in Blackwood Road, Town End Farm, Sunderland, and giving details of services, n.d. [1966]

Order of service for a Eucharist to celebrate the laying of the foundation stone of the new church of St. Bede, 22 July 1967

Invitations to the stone-laying ceremony for the church of St. Bede, Town End Farm and to the buffet lunch at Town End Farm Working Men's Club afterwards, 22 July 1967

Leaflet detailing the opening of St. Bede's church and services during the first week, 26 May - 2 June 1968

Order of service for the opening and dedication of the church of St. Bede the Venerable, 26 May 1968

Tickets to the opening of St. Bede's Church, for parishioners, Sunday School and choir, 26 May 1968

Order of service for the holy Eucharist of the patronal feast, together with the consecration of the altars and dedication of the Jesus Chapel at St. Bede's Church, 27 May 1968

Admission ticket to the first Eucharist at St. Bede's Church, 27 May 1968

Programme for a musical act of worship with the choirs of Bexhill and Town End Junior Schools, at St. Bede's Church, 29 May 1968

Brochure containing photographs of the interior and exterior of the new church of St. Bede and the opening ceremony and first Eucharist, n.d. [May 1968]

Handbill advertising a choral and organ recital at St. Bede's church, 15 November [1968]

Programme of a recital of choral and organ music by the choir of St. John's, Ashbrooke, Methodist Church, at St. Bede's Church, n.d. [1968]

Leaflet appealing for donations towards the building of St. Bede's church, and the running of the parish and diocese, n.d. [1966]

Appeal leaflet encouraging regular gifts to the church, n.d. [1966]

Bill of quantities for a church and church hall at Town End Farm Estate, Sunderland, by J.W. Summers & Partners, chartered quantity surveyors, Warwick House, Grantham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, and W.B. Edwards & Partners, architects, Cathedral Buildings, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, May 1967

Correspondence between Charlotte Cope, 44 High Street, Warwick, Warwickshire, and Rev. P.H. Moss, Town End Farm House, Bootle Street, Town End Farm Estate, Sunderland, concerning the design and production of two embroidered hangings for St. Bede's Church, depicting Bede and John Wesley, 5 February 1967 - 6 February 1968

Correspondence between George Lamb, The Rectory, Whickham; the Archdeacon of Durham, 9 The College, Durham; Rev. P.H. Moss, Town End Farm House, Bootle Street, Sunderland; W.B. Edwards & Partners, Cathedral Buildings, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, and David Glen Ltd., builders and contractors, Albert Road, Jarrow, concerning the planning of the layout of the church, and action taken to ensure the building contractor rectifies outstanding faults in the church, 18 February 1966 - 18 November 1970

Elevations and plan for a new church organ, 3 August 1967 Scale: 1.5 inches to 1 foot [1:8]

August 1967 (1) N.P. Mander Ltd., St. Peter's Organ Works, St. Peter's Avenue, London (2) Rev. P.H. Moss, New Church, Blackwood Road, Town End Farm Estate, Sunderland Contract for the supply by (1) to (2) of a new organ for St. Bede's church, at a cost of £2,295

Photograph and specification of the organ at St. Bede's church, reprinted from a catalogue of N.P. Mander Ltd., St. Peter's Organ Works, St. Peter's Avenue, London, n.d. [ c.1970]

Plan of St. Bede's Church roof as existing, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, architects and surveyors, Owengate House, Durham, 20 February 1990 Scale: 1:100

Report on the general condition of Town End Farm House, by W.B. Edwards & Partners, architects, Cathedral Buildings, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 4 August 1965

Valuation report on Town End Farm House by Robson, Humphreys & Middleton, chartered auctioneers and estate agents, South Shields, 24 January 1966

Site plan of Town End Farm House, 31 March 1969 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Survey plan of Town End Farm House, by W.B. Edwards & Partners, architects, Cathedral Buildings, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 5 August 1969 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Sketch layout plan of proposed improvements at Town End Farm House, 8 August 1969 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Survey report and specification for damp proofing Town End Farm House, Bootle Street, Sunderland, by Rentokil Laboratories Ltd., Rods Mills, Morley, Yorkshire, 4 December 1969

Report on the proposed alterations to Town End Farm House, by W.B. Edwards & Partners, architects, Cathedral Buildings, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 1970

Specification and schedule of work for proposed alterations and improvements at Town End Farm House, Bootle Street, Town End Farm Estate, Sunderland, by W.B. Edwards & Partners, architects, Cathedral Buildings, Dean Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1970

Architect's interim report on the church roof by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham City, February 1990

Quinquennial survey report on St. Bede's Church by Hawkins, Heath & Nelson, 3 Grange Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, December 1971

Quinquennial inspection report on St. Bede's Church by Hawkins, Heath & Nelson, chartered architects, 3 Grange Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, May 1976

Quinquennial inspection report on St. Bede's Church by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, August 1981

Quinquennial inspection report on St. Bede's Church, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, October 1986

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of Town End Farm parsonage house, by A.O. Lee, diocesan surveyor, Owengate House, Durham, July 1976

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of St. Bede's vicarage, by A.O. Lee, diocesan surveyor, Owengate House, Durham, June 1981

Parochial cash book, 1 January 1966 - 31 December 1971

File of minutes and agenda papers of meetings of the Church Council, April 1966 - 12 May 1966; 23 July 1968 - 27 January 1970

Statements of account of the Parochial Church Council for the quarter ended 31 December 1965 and the years ended 31 December 1966 - 1978

Statements of account of the Parochial Church Council for the years ended 31 December 1980 - 1982

Electoral roll, 1966 - 1979

Electoral roll, 1978 - 1981

Electoral roll, January 1993

42 Sunderland Scout Group's savings account book with the Southwick branch of Sunderland Trustee Savings Bank, 29 October 1969 - 7 January 1975

Membership register of St. Bede's Fish Club, 19 June 1977 - 28 May 1979

St. Bede's newsletter, 1 October 1972

St. Bede's newsletter, 12 November - 17 December 1972

St. Bede's newsletter, 14 - 28 January 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 11 February - 15 April 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 27 May 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 17 - 24 June 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 12 August 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 26 August - 9 September 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 23 September - 7 October 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 2 - 16 December 1973

St. Bede's newsletter, 6 January - 22 December 1974

St. Bede's newsletter, 5 January - 21 December 1975

St. Bede's newsletter, 11 January - 11 April 1976

St. Bede's newsletter, 25 April - 11 July 1976

St. Bede's newsletter, 5 - 19 September 1976

St. Bede's newsletter, 16 January - 20 March [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 3 - 17 April [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 1 - 8 May [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 22 May - 4 June [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 26 June - 14 August [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 4 September - 9 October [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 16 October [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 6 November [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 27 November - 18 December [1977]

St. Bede's newsletter, 5 February - 5 March [1978]

St. Bede's newsletter, 16 April [1978]

St. Bede's newsletter, 7 - 28 May [1978]

St. Bede's newsletter, 11 - 18 June [1978]

St. Bede's newsletter, 2 - 16 July [1978]

St. Bede's newsletter, 17 February 1979

St. Bede's newsletter, 4 - 25 March 1979

St. Bede's newsletter, 27 May 1979

St. Bede's newsletter, 8 July 1979

St. Bede's newsletter, 29 July 1979

Newspaper cuttings concerning the history of St. Bede's Church and its vicars, 23 September 1965 - 3 July 1972