Catalogue

Register of baptisms, March 1846 - June 1879

Register of baptisms, June 1879 - June 1924

Register of baptisms, 15 June 1924 - 15 August 1982

Register of marriages, December 1847 - July 1902

Register of marriages, August 1902 - June 1924

Register of marriages, December 1924 - February 1938

Register of marriages, March 1938 - August 1946

Register of marriages, August 1946 - October 1953

Register of marriages, 17 October 1953 - 5 April 1975

Register of marriages, 16 April 1975 - 23 May 1992

Register of banns of marriage, 1847 - 1930

Register of banns, 1930 - 1967

Register of banns of marriage, 6 August 1967 - 16 June 1991

Register of burials, September 1847 - June 1879

Register of burials, July 1879 - December 1908

Register of burials and funerals, 1 January 1909 - 17 May 2013 Pages 1-31 contain burials from 1909 to 1915 Pages 32 to 164 contain burials and funerals from 1924 to 2013 Pages 165 to 201 contain burials from 1915 to 1924 Page 202 contains entry from 1971

Register of confirmations, 26 March 1930 - 16 April 1943; 1953 - 15 March 1995

Register of confirmations, 18 March 1966 - 1 April 1968 [Names are duplicates of those in EP/Hu 111 with additional information given]

Register of preachers, readers, collections, etc., 1877 - 1882; 1889 - 1893; 1898 - 1908

Register of preachers, readers, collections, etc. High Grange Church, 1905 - 1917

Register of services, 1924 - 1936

Register of Services, 1961 - 1967

Register of services, 4 June 1967 - 20 November 1983

Register of services, 27 November 1983 - 1990

Register of services, 4 June 1990 - 14 February 1996

Register of services, 18 February 1996 - 2 November 2004

Licence for the performance of divine service in Hunwick National School, during alterations to the parish church, 30 July 1885

Licence for the performance of divine service in High Grange School, 18 May 1886

Licence for performance of divine service at High Grange School, 20 November 1943

Miscellaneous papers including letters relating to donation of land for Institute; establishment of St. Paul's Church; description of district of Hunwick; and alterations to church, 1845 - 1901

Copy order-in-council creating, among others, the new benefice and parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, 28 June 1995 Attached: map showing the alteration of the areas of the parishes of Crook, Fir Tree, Hunwick, and Willington and Sunnybrow, 1995 Scale: 4 inches to 1 mile

London Gazette of 1845 and of 1851 containing reports of Ecclesiastical Commissioners concerning St. Paul's Church, Hunwick

Correspondence between the Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Mrs. S.J. Canon, Burn Farm House, Willington; Mrs. M. Long, 2 Maple Close, Sunnybrow; D. White, 1 Rough Lea Colliery, Hunwick, Crook; concerning the suspension of the presentation of the benefice of Hunwick, St. Paul, 18 March 1988 - 16 July 1993

Correspondence between Ven. D. Hodgson, 15 The College, Durham; Rev. P.F. Blanch, The Vicarage, Hunwick; Rev. A. Featherstone, The Rectory, Crook; the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Hon. Secretary, Hunwick Parochial Church Council; Ven. G.G. Gibson, Glebe House, Sunderland Bridge, concerning the pastoral care of the parishes of Hamsterley, Fir Tree, Witton-le-Wear and Hunwick, 12 February 1993 - 14 July 1994

Correspondence between D. White, 1 Rough Lea Colliery, Hunwick; Diocesan Registry, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Canon Michael Perry, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; concerning the parish' s reluctance to be served by a woman priest, 18 April 1994 - 31 May 1995

Notice of registration of the patronage of the benefice, 4 January 1989

Correspondence from the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance and The Ecclesiastical Commission to the vicar of Hunwick concerning the revenue of the benefice, 11 April - 27 May 1929

Correspondence between the Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Rev. G.G. Graham, The Vicarage, Hunwick; the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; concerning money held in trust for the parish of Hunwick, 3 March 1978, 26 October 1982 and 1 November 1995

Correspondence between Trotter Bruce and Loft, and J.E. Brown-Humes and Co., at Bishop Auckland, solicitors, and Rev. A. Burton at Hunwick, concerning a dispute with the North Bitchburn Fireclay Co. Ltd., over a tenancy agreement, 9 September - 26 November 1935

Letters from the Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, to Rev. P.F. Blanch, The Vicarage, Hunwick, informing him of the correct procedure to be followed in the sale of parish land, 24 and 31 May 1989

Parochial Register, 1901 - 1909

number not used

Parochial statistics, 1930 - 1940

Register of collections and attendances, 1936 - 1961

Order-of-service of 'a eucharist' to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the consecration of the parish church of St. Paul, Hunwick, 16 July 1995 Endorsed: list of significant dates in the history of the church, 1844-1995

Programmes for Lent, 1997, 2001, 2002

Programmes for Holy Week, 1998 - 2002

Programmes for Advent, 1997 - 2002

Programmes for Christmas, 1997 - 2002

Programme for 'Brass on the Grass' , by St. Paul' s Brass Ensemble, and a barbecue in the garden of the vicarage, 26 July 1997

Programme for the 'Saints and Sacraments' flower Festival at St. Paul's church, 24 - 26 June [2005]

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the Hunwick chalice, paten and ciborium, made by Steve Gregory, n.d., [2005]

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the St. Paul's church banner, designed by David Cort, and worked by Joan Finlinson, Jane Gilmore, Mary Alderson, Karen Ord and Hilda Woodhouse, n.d., [2005]

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the statue of Our Lady, designed and carved in limewood by Ken Lakey, n.d., [2005]

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the chancel, with sanctuary furniture designed and made by Jim Clewes, n.d., [2005]

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the St. Paul the Apostle, Hunwick chasuble, woven by Sue Faulkes and sewn by Sue Davis, n.d., [2005]

Celebration In Gold & Silver: An exhibition of exquisite jewellery and magnificent silver made during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II: catalogue of a Goldsmiths' Company Exhibition, 2002 The catalogue features, on p.20, the Hunwick Chalice and Ciborium, made by Steven Gregory, 2000

Newspaper cuttings from the Church Times, Darlington and Stockton Times, and The Journal , about Steven Gregory and the Hunwick chalice and ciborium, 16 November 2001 - 19 July 2002

Advertisements for Steven Gregory, artist jeweller and goldsmith, one of which features a photograph of the Hunwick chalice and ciborium, n.d., [ c.2001]

Flier advertising an auction of a gold and silver pendant by Steven Gregory, made from the last of the silver and gold from which the Hunwick chalice and ciborium was made, n.d., [2002]

Redemptorist mass leaflet featuring a picture of the Hunwick chalice and ciborium on the reverse, 2 June 2002

Redemptorist mass leaflet featuring an article about the Hunwick chalice and ciborium on the reverse, 2 June 2002

Durham Town and Country , containing an article about Steven Gregory and his work, including the Hunwick chalice and ciborium, issue 39, Summer 2002

Country Way , containing an article about the Hunwick chalice and ciborium, issue 32, Spring 2003

Catalogue of exhibitors, including Steven Gregory, at a Cultural Business Venture Showcase Event organised by Northern Arts, 25 September 2002

'The Story of the Cloth', an illustrated narrative describing every stage in the creation of the St. Paul the Apostle Hunwick Chasuble, woven by Sue Faulkes and sewn by Sue Davis, 2005

Minutes of meetings of the group who designed and made a wall hanging for St. Paul's church, including details of materials used and which parts of the design were worked at each session, 10 February 1997 - 4 May 1998

Sketch of chalice and ciborium, by [Steven Gregory Designs] n.d., [2000] No scale

Designs for a chalice and ciborium in sterling silver with gold detail, by Steven Gregory Designs, designer and goldsmith, n.d., [2000] Attached: written description No scale

Copy of a design for a chalice by Steven Gregory, designer and goldsmith, n.d., [2000] No scale

Hunwick ciborium and chalice, photographed at Auckland Castle, n.d., [2000]

Plans and elevations relating to St. Paul's, 1835 - 1930

Perspective sketch of the proposed alterations at St. Paul's church to form the new sacristy, by Niven and Niven Architects, Bishop Auckland, February 1994 No scale

Perspective sketch of the proposed alterations at St. Paul's church to form the west end meeting area, by Niven and Niven Architects, Bishop Auckland, 31 August 1994 No scale

Key floor plan of alterations at St. Paul's church, by Niven and Niven Architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, 31 August 1994 Scale: 1:50

Elevations and section of the new servery at St. Paul's church, by Niven and Niven Architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, 1994 Scales: 1:20, 1:10

Frame setting out and typical section of the new notice board and radiator grille at St. Paul's church, by Niven and Niven Architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, 1994 Scales: 1:20, 1:10

Elevations of new notice board and radiator grille at St. Paul's church, by Niven and Niven Architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, 1994 Scale: 1:20

Elevations and section of new book case at St. Paul's church, by Niven and Niven Architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, 1994 Scales: 1:20, 1:5

Proposal, with architect' s impressions and costings, for alterations to the organ chamber and west end of Hunwick Church, prepared by Niven and Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, c. 1994, and copy letter from the Hon. Sec. of Hunwick Parochial Church Council to Niven and Niven informing the latter that the alterations will not be undertaken in the near future, 4 January 1995

Report on the condition of the church organ and the feasibility of relocating it into a recess, which stands off the nave on the north side of the church, by Dr. Donald E. Wright, 16 December 1989

Outline specification for the replacement of a defective lead-lined valley gutter at St. Paul's church, by Niven and Niven Architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, 19 March 1991

Outline specification and schedule of works for internal alterations to the west end area of St. Paul's church, Hunwick, by Niven and Niven Architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, 31 August 1994

Correspondence between S.S. Beattie, 'Reinwood', 60 Tweed Terrace, Stanley; the Registrar of the Diocese of Durham; Rev. P. Blanch, The Vicarage, Hunwick; 'Paul' , 15 Forester Street, Derby; concerning the installation of a window depicting 'the garden of the soul' in Hunwick Church in memory of Denise Metcalfe, 20 March - 27 October 1989

Correspondence between the Durham Diocesan Registry, The Park Gate House, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Rev. S. Irwin, The Vicarage, Hunwick; Tom C. Musgrave, 21 Wear View, Hunwick; concerning the re-ordering of the chancel of the church of Hunwick, St. Paul, 25 April - 17 May 2001 Attached: draft schedule of work, 20 February 2001

Correspondence between Niven & Niven Architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland; Rev. P. Blanche, St. Paul's Vicarage, Hunwick; MacMurray & Burton, electrical contractors, 2 Waterside, Bishop Auckland; Mr. J. Buckham, 5 Brancepeth Terrace, Willington; Durham Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches, Diocesan Office, Bishop Auckland; Roderick Brown Construction Ltd., The Woodlands, Morton Crescent, Fencehouses, Tyne and Wear; Stephen Down Furniture, Unit 5, The Whitehouse Centre, Stannington, Northumberland and Palmer & Chicken, Durham Road, Chester Moor, concerning the planning and execution of alterations at St. Paul's to re-order the Lady Chapel incorporating the organ loft and alter the west end to provide a small narthex, 11 November 1993 - 31 August 1994

Correspondence between Mr. J. Buckham, 5 Brancepeth Terrace, Willington; Father Stewart Irwin, The Vicarage, Hunwick; Durham Diocesan Registry, The Park Gate House, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Terminix Peter Cox, property and environmental services, 5 Donkin Road, Armstrong Industrial Estate, Washington, Tyne and Wear and Rev. Canon J. Ruscoe, South Hylton Vicarage, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, concerning emergency repairs to the roof of St. Paul's church, 25 February - 6 June 1998

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the church of St. Paul the Apostle, Hunwick, n.d., [2005]

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the stained glass window, designed and manufactured by Septimus Waugh, n.d., [2005]

Photograph of the west end font area of St. Paul's church, taken to accompany the tender documents relating to the alterations at the church, 1994

St. Mary's Church, Howden - le - Wear: copy of notice placed in Northern Echo for expiry date of representations; draft scheme to authorise sale of church with accompanying map; explanatory memorandum and note of the process of considering the scheme, 2009

Correspondence and accounts relating to the extension of the churchyard, 8 August 1877 and 24 August 1908

Correspondence between Northern Electric Distribution Limited, New York Road, Shiremoor, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Rev. S. Irwin, The Vicarage, Hunwick; the Diocesan Advisory Council, Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; the Diocesan Registry, The Park Gate House, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; concerning the installation of an electrical pole in the churchyard, 16 May - 16 August 2002

Plan showing site of St. Paul's Old Churchyard, 1976 Scale: 1:250

Sketch plan of St. Paul's churchyard, July 1972 Endorsed: notes from parish records relating to maintenance and rights of way No scale

Authorisation, issued by the Archdeacon of Durham, for the planting of one Acer Palmatum Douglasii in the churchyard of Hunwick, St. Paul, 19 May 1998

26 November 1958 (1) Hunwick Parochial Church Council (2) Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 40/42 High Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire Copy agreement by (1) to maintain 2 war graves in the churchyard

Correspondence relating to proposed closure of Hunwick churchyard, 1 June - 11 August 1961

Correspondence received from Crook and Willington Urban District Council and others regarding maintenance of churchyard, 9 October 1972 - 17 April 1974

Correspondence with the Department of the Environment and Wear Valley District Council concerning closure of churchyard, 19 January - July 1976

Order in Council closing St. Paul's Old Churchyard, Hunwick, 27 October 1976

Order in Council discontinuing burials in Old St. Paul's churchyard, Hunwick, 30 July 1976

Photograph, by Alistair Melville, of the churchyard gates, designed and manufactured by Graeme Hopper, n.d., [2005]

Correspondence with Trotter, Bruce and Loft and others concerning the purchase of the old school by the parish and repairs to church hall, 2 August 1961 - 29 September 1965

Miscellaneous correspondence received from the Diocesan Office and building contractors regarding Hunwick old school and church hall, 6 February 1968 - 5 October 1979

Correspondence with Smith, Roddam, solicitors, Bishop Auckland, Crook and Willington U.D.C., the District Valuer, Henry L. Pigg, F.R.I.C.S., Stockton on Tees and the Diocesan Office, concerning sale of 31 Wear View (Hunwick Church Institute), 2 August 1972 - 3 December 1976

Correspondence received from Smith, Roddam and Company, solicitors, Bishop Auckland, C.M. Close, estate agent and the Diocesan Office regarding the sale of the church hall, 22 July 1982 - 26 August 1983

Copy order issued by the Charity Commission authorising the sale of the mission hall at Hunwick, 21 September 1943

26 July 1920 (1) Rev. T.H. Hurrell, T.W. Todd and J.W. Jenkinson, vicar and churchwardens of Hunwick (2) The Church Army, Marble Arch, London Agreement between (1) and (2) for the use of the Church Institute as a social centre for people over the age of 18 years

P1an section and elevation of proposed garage at Hunwick vicarage, n.d. Scales: 1/4 inch to 1 foot; 1/16 inch to 1 foot

Copy correspondence between Smiths Gore, surveyors, 26 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, and the Secretary to the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, concerning additional works to the vicarage of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, 25 and 26 August 1999

Schedule of repairs necessary to Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick vicarage, under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972 , prepared by Smiths Gore, surveyors, April 1999 Attached: letter from the Secretary to the Diocesan Parsonages Committee to Rev. S. Irwin, The Vicarage, Hunwick, explaining the schedule, 26 April 1999

Conveyances, agreements, etc. relating to church land in parish of St. Paul's, 1869 - 1923

Copies of plans (23 November 1848, 25 March 1865 and n.d.) of parcels of ground at Hunwick, n.d.

Faculty for alterations to the parish church, 6 August 1885

Extract from the omnibus faculty, 1898, concerning the erection of a stained glass window and organ, and substitution of a wooden cross for a brass one, 28 January 1899

Faculty for the introduction of marble steps and substituting oil for petrol for lighting, 9 February 1911

Faculty for the erection of a stained glass window, 10 October 1911

Faculty for the erection of a tablet, 9 July 1924

Faculty for the installation of the electric light, 1 September 1931

Faculty for the introduction of a sanctuary lamp, 28 December 1934

Faculty, and related correspondence, for the introduction of an alms dish and memorial tablet, 10 April - 10 August 1953

Faculty, and related correspondence, for the decoration of the interior of the church, 19 November - 30 December 1953

Faculty, and related correspondence, for the introduction of a sanctuary lamp, 17 February - 14 April 1954

Faculty, and related correspondence, for the installation of an aumbry and four new candlesticks, 22 February - 4 June 1955

Faculty for the renewal of the heating boiler, 24 February 1959

Faculty for re-conditioning the church organ, 10 November 1966

Faculty for the installation of a stained glass window, 31 October 1967

Faculty for the installation of a new oil fired heating system and storage tank, 6 February 1970

Receipts for work carried out etc., at Hunwick National Schools, 25 December 1885 - 31 October 1904

Faculty authorising the rewiring and relighting of the church, 13 July 1989

Faculty authorising the installation of a stained glass window to replace the existing tinted glass window on the north side of the nave of the church, inscribed in memory of Denise Metcalfe, 22 November 1989

Faculty authorising the installation of 15 Stations of the Cross to be affixed to the nave walls in spaced blocks of two stations per wall between windows, 13 June 1991

Faculty authorising the installation of an electronic moveable organ to replace the disused pipe organ, together with a new console and speakers, 6 February 1992

Faculty authorising the installation of two new stained glass windows to the west end wall of the nave to replace two existing lancet windows, 5 November 1992

Faculty authorising the laying of a water pipe from the main in Church Lane to the vicarage garden, through the churchyard along the line of the existing gas and water routes, following the churchyard wall and teed off at the vestry steps and then via the footpath into the garden, 5 January 1993

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the redecoration of the interior of the church, 29 November 1988

Archdeacon's certificate authorising unspecified work at the church, 29 September 1989

Archdeacon's certificate authorising unspecified work at the church, 29 May 1990

Archdeacon's certificate authorising unspecified work at the church, 26 October 1992

Interlocutory order authorising work to proceed, pending the grant of a faculty, to run a water pipe from the mains in Church Street to the vicarage garden through the churchyard, 6 November 1992

Interlocutory order authorising emergency repair work to proceed, pending the grant of a faculty, to eradicate the wet rot and dry rot and restore the roof timbers at St Paul's church, 27 February 1998

Inventory, 1971 - 1985

Inventory, 1986

Architect's report under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, no. 6, issued by Niven and Niven, The Old Hall, West Auckland, October 1985

Schedule of Dilapidations by M. Galley, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ, October 2004

Cash book including Church wardens accounts, church institute accounts and Parochial Church Council accounts, 1934 - 1953

Probate and Will of John Stephenson, 1867

Offertory account, 21 March 1977 - 26 November 1989

Sequestration granted to Norman Readman and John Bell during the vacancy caused by the cession of Rev. T.H. Briggs, 2 May 1929

Sequestration granted to George Lamb, and George Mullard during the vacancy caused by the death of Rev. A.F. de Burton, 9 September 1952

Parochial Church Council minutes, 1956 - 1964

Minutes of the Parochial Church Council, 27 November 1919 - 10 April 1930

Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 15 May 1964 - 8 March 1984 Includes: vestry and A.G.M. meetings minutes, 4 May 1965 - 24 March 1983 At end: lists of members of the Parochial Church Council, 1964 - 1983

Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 17 July 1984 - 18 June 1995 Includes: Vestry and A.G.M meetings minutes, 12 April 1984 - 29 March 1995

Minutes of Annual Parochial Meetings and Parochial Church Council of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, 21 February 1995 - 22 May 2000

Minutes of social groups meeting in connection with Hunwick Church, rough minutes of annual meetings of Hunwick and Helmington Row Parish Councils, diary of events etc., n.d. [1920s]

Parochial account book, 3 January 1990 - 31 December 1995

Statements of accounts, 1985, 1987-1989, 1991, 1993 - 1994

Annual returns of church finance and church membership for the parish of Hunwick, 1992 - 1994

Receipts and payments accounts for the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, 1997

Parochial cash book, 1 January 1984 - 31 December 1989

Independent examiner's report to the Parochial Church Council of Howden - le - Wear and Hunwick for the year ended 31 December 2007

Annual report and financial statements for the parish of Howden - le - Wear and Hunwick, 31 December 2008

Financial statements for the parish of Howden - le - Wear and Hunwick, 31 December 2009

Notice, issued by Rev. S. Irwin concerning a special meeting of the Parochial Church Council of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, on 11 June, n.y., c.1999

Managers' minutes, 1902 - 1913, Annual P.C.C. meetings, P.C.C. meetings and Standing Committee minutes, 1930 - 1956

Cash books, 1867 - 1929

Reports upon Hunwick School House and Hunwick School Room by Harry Dixon and Close, Chartered Auctioneers and Valuers, Crook, 28 January - 21 June 1963

Copy of order of the Charity Commission for sale of mission hall at High Grange, 21 September 1943

Sale particulars, issued by Close, estate agent, Bishop Auckland, of the School House, Hunwick, 19 July 1984

Correspondence concerning construction of a mission hall at High Grange, 14 July and 17 November 1920

Correspondence received relating to the investments and affairs of the Hunwick (High Grange) Trust, 26 March 1955 - 10 January 1963

Reports on the 100 Plus Club, c.1999 - 2001

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, January, March, June-December, 1996

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, January 1997 - December 1997 and January 1998

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, February 1998 - December 1998 and January 1999

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, February 1999 - December 1995 and January 2000

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, February 2000 - December 2000 and January 2001

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, February 2001 - December 2001 and January 2002

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, February 2002 - October 2002; December 2002 and January 2003

Magazine of the parish of Howden-le-Wear and Hunwick, February 2003 - May 2003

The Parish Church of St Paul, Hunwick: A Short History, by Richard Ashby, 2005

' A Journey In Life: Reflections on a Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham ', by Elaine Thompson, 1998

Cutting from The Northern Echo reporting the opening of the 'Saints and Sacraments' Flower Festival by MP, Hilary Armstrong, [June 2005]