Catalogue

9 August 1897 (1) Rev. Christopher Jackson of Middleton St. George, clerk in holy orders (2) Robert Ropner of Preston Hall, shipbuilder (3) Robert Ropner the younger of Hartburn, county engineer; William Whitwell of Thornaby, ironmaster; Anthony George Rudd of Stockton, corn merchant; Charles John Archer of Stockton, solicitor; Robert Nevison of Thornaby, foreman blacksmith; and George Pawson Stainsby of Stockton, weigh clerk, the Trustees Conveyance of one acre of land with house and buildings, part of Boumans Garth, half an acre of land called Boumans Stripe and two acres and thirty eight perches of land, part of Boumans Garth all in Middleton St. George, from (1) at the direction of (2) to (3), in trust to be used as a convalescent home for the use of workers, their wives and families and the poor in Stockton and Thornaby

Minutes of the Joint Provisional Committee, 29 June 1893 - 14 April 1898; minutes of the Subscribers, Donors and Friends Committee, 13 May 1895, 14 April 1898, and 25 April 1900; minutes of the Workmen's Representatives Committee, 23 May 1895 and 2 March 1896; minutes of the Finance Committee, 24 May 1895 and 28 February 1896; minutes of the Committee of Management, 23 March 1896 - 1 October 1896; minutes of the Special Committee for establishing the Middleton St. George Convalescent Home, 6 May 1897; minutes of the House Committee of Management, 6 May 1897 - 12 July 1897; minutes of the House Committee, 9 August 1897 - 1 August 1901; minutes of the Sub-Committee, 11 March 1898 and 10 January 1899; minutes of the Executive Committee, 27 April 1898 - 11 July 1901; minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Governors, 13 April 1899

Minutes of the Executive Committee, 5 September 1901 - 11 June 1908; minutes of the House Committee, 5 September 1901 - 11 June 1908; minutes of the Sports Committee, 11 August 1902; minutes of a Special Meeting, 30 July 1903; inutes of Smaller Works Representatives, 30 July 1903, 8 August 1904, and 24 February 1905; minutes of the Sub-Committee, 28 November 1905 - 15 June 1908; minutes of Annual General Meetings, 20 March 1906 and 25 March 1907; minutes of the Rules Committee, 3 January 1907 and 14 March 1907; minutes of the Annual Meeting of Governors, 15 June 1901 - 24 February 1905; Includes: notes on the unveiling of the Makepeace portrait and the naming of the Makepeace Ward, 21 July 1906; note of the pening of the bowling green and quoits ground, 27 April 1907

Minutes of the House Committee, 9 July 1908 - 5 June 1919; minutes of the Executive Committee, 9 July 1908 - 5 June 1919; minutes of the Sub-Committee, 31 August 1908 - 10 April 1919; minutes of the A.G.M., 22 March 1909 - 22 May 1919; minutes of the Management Committee, 27 April 1916 - 24 March 1919; minutes of the Smaller Works A.G.M., 22 March 1909 - 6 April 1914; minutes of the General Meeting of Governors, 10 August 1914; minutes of the Finance Committee, 27 April 1916; Garden Committee, 18 October 1913

Minutes of the House Committee, 10 July 1919 - 10 March 1927; minutes of the Executive Committee, 10 July 1919 - 9 February 1928; minutes of the A.G.M., 23 March 1920 - 29 March 1927; minutes of the Sub-Committee, 23 February 1921 - 23 February 1928; minutes of the Smaller Works Committee, 1 March 1921 - 28 March 1927; minutes of the Bills Committee, 10 May 1922 - 8 March 1923; minutes of the Special Finance Committee, 24 May 1922

Minutes of the Sub-Committee, 5 March 1928 - 16 December 1937; minutes of the Executive Committee, 8 March 1928 - 9 December 1937; minutes of the A.G.M., 24 April 1928 - 8 April 1937; minutes of the Small Works Committee, 8 April 1929 - 7 April 1937

Minutes of the Executive Committee, 13 January 1938 - 21 June 1945; minutes of the Standing Sub-Committee, 10 March 1938 - 7 June 1945; minutes of the Smaller Works Committee, 6 April 1938 - 18 April 1945; minutes of the A.G.M., 7 April 1938 - 19 April 1945; minutes of the Special Meeting of Governors, 21 June 1945

Minutes of the Executive Committee, 19 July 1945 - 18 May 1950; minutes of the Standing Sub-Committee, 8 December 1945 - 26 January 1950; minutes of the Smaller Works Committee, 17 April 1946 - 15 June 1950; minutes of the Minutes of the A.G.M., 18 April 1946 - 5 June 1950; minutes of the Garden Committee, 3 January 1948 - 3 December 1949; minutes of the Special General Meeting of Governors, 28 July 1948

Minutes of the Executive Committee, 20 January 1949 - 18 March 1954; minutes of the Building Fund Committee, 20 December 1945 - 17 November 1949; minutes of the Standing Sub-Committee, 3 December 1949 - 10 January 1953; minutes of the A.G.M., 15 June 1950 - 9 July 1953; minutes of the Smaller Works Committee, 17 May 1951 - 9 July 1953

Minutes of the Standing Sub-Committee, 20 July 1944; minutes of the Executive Committee, 20 March 1947, 15 April 1954 - 21 February 1957; minutes of the Smaller Works Committee, 29 April 1954

Minutes of the Smaller Subscribing Works Committee, 7 March 1957, 13 March 1958, 14 May 1959; minutes of the Executive Committee, 21 March 1957 - 20 October 1960

Minutes of the Executive Committee, 15 December 1960 - 15 December 1977; minutes of the Annual reports, 31 October 1961 - 31 October 1977; minutes of the Finance Committee 27 January 1977; minutes of theA.G.M. 18 March 1976, 20 January 1977

Minutes of the Executive Committee, 27 August 1981 - 19 December 1985; minutes of the Finance Committee, 21 April 1983 - 18 September 1985; minutes of the Home and Grounds Sub-Committee, 11 November 1985

Minutes of the Executive Committee, 30 January 1986 - 22 December 1994; minutes of the House and Grounds Sub-Committee, 30 January 1986 - 19 December 1994; minutes of the Finance Sub-Committee, 30 January 1986 - 19 December 1994; minutes of the Rules Sub-Committee, 10 September 1994; Annual report, 1 January 1987 - 31 December 1987; Includes: correspondence between C. Wells, trustee and executive of the Ropner Convalescent Home, and secretaries of Freemason Lodges in Hartlepool, Darlington and Stockton, concerning sales of tickets for fund-raising events, 30 March - 17 September 1992

Minutes of the House and Grounds Sub-Committee, 23 January 1995 - 24 June 1996; minutes of the Finance Sub-Committee, 23 January 1995 - 24 June 1996; minutes of the Executive Committee, 26 January 1995 - 22 October 1998

Annual handbook, 1921 - 1940 Includes: annual reports and accounts, 31 October 1920 - 31 October 1939, and minutes of A.G.M., 22 March 1921 - 18 April 1940

Annual handbook, March 1941 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1940, and minutes of A.G.M., 17 April 1941

Annual handbook, March 1942 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1941, and minutes of A.G.M., 16 April 1942

Annual handbook, March 1943 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1942, and minutes of A.G.M., 15 April 1943

Annual handbook, June 1944 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1943, and minutes of A.G.M., 18 May 1944

Annual handbook, May 1945 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1944, and minutes of A.G.M., 19 April 1945

Annual handbook, May 1946 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1945, and minutes of A.G.M., 18 April 1946

Annual handbook, May 1947 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1946, and minutes of A.G.M., 17 April 1947

Annual handbook, May 1948 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1947, and minutes of A.G.M., 15 April 1948

Annual handbook, May 1949 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1948, and minutes of A.G.M., 19 May 1949

Annual handbook, June 1950 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1949, and minutes of A.G.M., 15 June 1950

Annual handbook, June 1951 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1950, and minutes of A.G.M., 17 May 1951

Annual handbook, June 1952 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 October 1951, and minutes of A.G.M., 29 May 1952

Annual handbook, July 1953 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1952, and minutes of A.G.M., 9 July 1953

Annual handbook, May 1954 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1953, and minutes of A.G.M., 29 April 1954

Annual handbook, May 1955 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1954, and minutes of A.G.M., 4 May 1955

Annual handbook, May 1956 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1955, and minutes of the A.G.M., 3 May 1956

Annual handbook, 1958 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1957, and minutes of A.G.M., 13 March 1958

Annual handbook, 1959 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1958, and minutes of A.G.M., 14 May 1959

Annual handbook, 1960 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1959, and minutes of A.G.M., 10 March 1960

Annual handbook, 1961 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1960, and minutes of the A.G.M., 9 March 1961

Annual handbook, 1962 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1961, and minutes of the A.G.M., 8 March 1962

Annual handbook, 1963 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1962, and minutes of A.G.M., 14 March 1963 and a copy of an article which first appeared in the Northern Daily Mail, concerning Sir Robert Ropner

Annual handbook, 1964 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1963, and minutes of A.G.M., 19 March 1964

Annual handbook, 1965 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1964, and minutes of A.G.M., 18 March 1965

Annual handbook, 1966 Includes: 72nd annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1965, and minutes of the A.G.M., 18 March 1966

Annual handbook, 1967 Includes: 73rd annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1966, and minutes of A.G.M., 16 March 1967

Annual handbook, 1968 Includes: 74th annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1967, and minutes of A.G.M., 21 March 1968

Annual handbook, 1969 Includes: 75th annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1968, and minutes of A.G.M., 20 March 1969

Annual handbook, 1970 Includes: 76th annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1969, and minutes of A.G.M., 19 March 1970

Annual handbook, 1971 Includes: 77th annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1970, and minutes of the A.G.M., 18 March 1971

Annual handbook, 1972 Includes: 78th annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1971, and minutes of the A.G.M., 16 March 1972

Annual handbook, 1973 Includes: annual report , 31 October 1972 and minutes of A.G.M., 15 March 1973, and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1972

Annual handbook, 1974 Includes: annual report and A.G.M., March 1974 and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1973

Annual handbook, 1975 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1974, and minutes of A.G.M., 20 March 1975

Annual handbook, 1976 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1975, and minutes of A.G.M., 18 March 1976

Annual handbook, 1977 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1976, and minutes of A.G.M., 20 January 1977

Annual handbook, 1978 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1977, and minutes of A.G.M., 19 January 1978

Annual handbook, 1979 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1978, and minutes of A.G.M., 18 January 1979

Annual handbook, 1980 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1979, and minutes of A.G.M., 17 January 1980

Annual handbook, 1981 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1980, and minutes of A.G.M., 15 January 1981

Annual handbook, 1982 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1981, and minutes of A.G.M., 28 January 1982

Annual handbook, 1983 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 October 1982, and minutes of A.G.M., 27 January 1983

Annual handbook, 1984 Includes: annual report and accounts for the period 1 November 1982 - 31 December 1983, and minutes of A.G.M., 26 January 1984

Annual handbook, 1985 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 1984, and minutes of A.G.M., 31 January 1985

Annual handbook, 1986 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 1985, and minutes of A.G.M., 30 January 1986

Annual handbook, 1987 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 1986, and minutes of A.G.M., 22 January 1987

Annual handbook, 1988 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 1987, and minutes of A.G.M., 28 January 1988

Annual handbook, 1989 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1988, and minutes of A.G.M., 26 January 1989

Annual handbook, 1990 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1989, and minutes of the A.G.M., 25 January 1990

Annual handbook, 1991 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1990, and minutes of A.G.M., 24 January 1991

Annual handbook, 1992 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1991, and minutes of A.G.M., 23 January 1992

Annual handbook, 1993 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1992, and minutes of A.G.M., 28 January 1993

Annual handbook, 1994 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1993, and minutes of A.G.M., 27 January 1994

Annual handbook, 1995 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1994, and minutes of A.G.M., 26 January 1995

Annual handbook, 1996 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 1995, and minutes of A.G.M., 25 January 1996

Annual handbook, 1997 Includes: annual report and accounts, 1 January - 31 December 19996

Annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 1997 and minutes of the A.G.M., 22 January 1998

Annual handbook, 2000 Includes: annual report and accounts for the year ending 31 December 1999, and minutes of A.G.M., 27 January 2000

Account book, June 1977 - 15 December 1983

Expenditure book, 1 November 1981 - 31 October 1982

House Committee visitors' book, 12 June 1919 - 3 January 1965

Matron's report book, 15 November 1951 - 26 September 1995

Register of admissions and discharges, 8 July 1944 - 24 June 1950

Register of admissions and discharges, 29 May 1950 - 24 November 1956 Gives patient's name, address, age, occupation and ailment

Register of admissions and discharges, 14 August 1971 - 27 June 1981 Includes: name of subscriber, name, and address of patient, age, occupation, and ailment

Register of admissions, 22 April 1995 - 14 September 1996 Includes: names, address, date of birth and date of admission of patients; list of subscribers, and donations, 1996

Register of staff, 11 September 1919 - April 1927

'Documents relating to the decision to close the Ropner Convalescent Home, negotiations to sell, sale, and subsequent investment plans', 22 October 1998 - 23 July 2002 Includes: Executive Committee minutes, 22 October 1998 - 25 April 2002; minutes of A.G.M., 28 January 1999 - 25 January 2001; minutes of Home Closure Sub-Committee, 7 March 1999 - 19 March 2002; note of a decision of an appeal by the Planning Inspectorate for the erection of a house and garage in the grounds of the convalescent home, 2 July 1993; correspondence between Jackson-Stopps and Staff, 21 Post Wynd, Darlington, surveyors, Mr. Crute, Archers, Barton House, Yarm Road, Stockton, solicitors, Darlington Borough Council, and Clarion Homes, High Street, Yarm, concerning the proposed development and sale of the convalescent home, 15 February 1999 - 23 July 2002; and correspondence between Jacksons, Innovation House, Yarm Road, Stockton, solicitors, Archers, Barton House, Yarm Road, Stockton, solicitors; and the Charity Commission, Queen's Dock, Liverpool, concerning the disposal of Trust funds belonging to the Ropner Convalescent Home, 13 August 1999 - 18 March 2002

'A brief history of the Ropner Convalescent Home, Middleton St. George', by Colin Wells, January 1993