Darlington St. Cuthbert Parish
Reference: EP/Da.SC Catalogue Title: Darlington St. Cuthbert Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: Churchwardens
Covering Dates: 1630-1997
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Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Da.SC)Church (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 01)Pew books (Ref: EP/Da.SC)
33
Ref: EP/Da.SC 33Pew book, 1697 - 1856
(1 volume)
Restoration and repairs (Ref: EP/Da.SC)51, 228
Ref: EP/Da.SC 51Restoration fund, including subscriptions list, reports, etc., 1863 - 1865
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 228Letters concerning repairs to church and memorials, 1952
(16 papers, typescript)
Church Clock (Ref: EP/Da.SC)53, 55, 202-203
Ref: EP/Da.SC 53Correspondence etc. re church clock, 1896 - 1909
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 55Correspondence re restoration of chimes, 1906 - 1907
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 202Letters concerning clock, 7 October 1914 - 21 July 1915
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 203Letters concerning maintenance of clock, 14 June - 20 December 1922
(1 file)
Church Spire (Ref: EP/Da.SC)57, 223-224
Ref: EP/Da.SC 57Correspondence re Church spire, 1922
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 223Letters from V.G. Morris of London, church spire restorer, to J. Forster, Darlington, concerning repairs to spire, 28 November 1905 -29 October 1907
(11 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 224Letter concerning repairs to church spire, 11 September 1926
(2 papers, typescript)
Lighting, flooring, alarms (Ref: EP/Da.SC)54, 56, 208, 394
Ref: EP/Da.SC 54Correspondence re installation of electric light in church, including subscriptions, tenders, specifications, etc., 1901 - 1907
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 56Correspondence re fire alarms in Church, 1907 - 1921
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 208Papers and plans concerning lanterns for church, 1945
(9 papers and 1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 394Description, by Thomas Baigent, of the flooring of the vestry, 9 March 1876
(1 paper)
Altar and furniture (Ref: EP/Da.SC)211, 215, 393
See also two volumes in the Library area of the catalogue: C 377/1 and C 377/2, St. Cuthbert's Church Darlington, Co. Durham: Record of church furnishings, volumes 1 and 2.
Letters concerning altar frontals, 1948 - 1951
(22 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 215Letters concerning church furniture - communion rails, kneelers, bishop's chair etc., 1949 - 1952
(19 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 393Description, signed by Thomas Baigent, of the reredos, 9 March 1876
(1 paper)
Organ (Ref: EP/Da.SC)52, 229-233
Ref: EP/Da.SC 52Correspondence re church organ, including estimates, specifications and plans, 1879 - 1902
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 229Resolutions of vestry and organ commitee concerning placing of new organ, 5 - 17 August 1880
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 230Specification, estimate and plan of electrical blowing apparatus, 19 March 1914
(1 file and 1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 231Papers concerning new blowing plant for organ, 1925
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 232Plan of organ, n.d.
Scale: ³/4" to 1 foot [1:16]
(1 plan, 52.5 cm. x 47 cm.)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 233Specification of organ, St. Andrew's Parish Church, Rugby, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)
Plans (Ref: EP/Da.SC)276-277, 279
Ref: EP/Da.SC 276Blueprint plan of church, July 1931
Scale: ¹/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 75 cm. x 47 cm.)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 277Blueprint plan of heating apparatus at church, with covering letter, 20 May 1933
Scale: 10 feet to 1.5 inches [1:80]
(1 plan, 72 cm. x 52 cm.)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 279Plan of gates, n.d.
Scale: 1 inch
(1 plan, 49 cm. x 27 cm.)
Photographs (Ref: EP/Da.SC)278, 416/1-2
Ref: EP/Da.SC 278Photographs of church railings, with covering letter, 16 October 1941
(6 photographs, black and white and 1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 416/1Photograph of the inside of the church, n.d. [c. 19th century]
(1 photograph, 21cm x 17cm, mounted on card, sepia)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 416/2Photograph album containing colour photographs predominantly of the pews inside St. Cuthbert's church, n.d. [c. 1980s]
(1 album, plastic bound, 40 colour photographs)
Reports (Ref: EP/Da.SC)222, 418
Ref: EP/Da.SC 222Architect's report on church, 23 July 1880
(5 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 418Archaeological assessment of St. Cuthbert's church, Darlington by P. F. Ryder, Historic Buildings Consultant, 1 Ford Terrace, Broomhaugh, Riding Mill, Northumberland, NE44 6EJ, June 1997
(1 file)
Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Da.SC)73
Ref: EP/Da.SC 73Newspapers containing miscellaneous reports, including burglary of church; bazaar; extension of reredos, etc., 1876 - 1880
(1 bundle)
Churchyard (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 02)189-198, 410, 422/1
Ref: EP/Da.SC 189Papers concerning discontinuance of burials and exhumation of child's body, 9 February 1855 - 17 June 1871
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 190Order in Council closing churchyard, 30 January 1856
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 191Letters concerning closed churchyard, 4 March 1908 - 31 July 1909
(8 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 192Local Government Board Order re maintenance of closed churchyard, 22 March 1910
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 193Demands on overseers for maintenance of churchyard, March 1901 - 7 March 1902
(5 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 194Letter from Town Clerk's Department, County Borough of Darlington to Alderman W.G. Chandler, concerning maintenance of churchyard, 9 October 1947
(2 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 19523 June 1908
(1) Joseph Forster of Darlington, solicitor, agent for vicar and churchwardens
(2) The National Telephone Co. Ltd.
Draft agreement to erect telephone pole, wires and stays on churchyard
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 19623 June 1908
(1) Joseph Forster of Darlington, solicitor, agent for vicar and churchwardens
(2) The National Telephone Company Limited
Memorandum of agreement that (2) can erect and affix telephone pole, wires and stays on churchyard
Consideration: 1s. p.a.
(2 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 197Notice concerning speed limit in churchyard, February 1913
(2 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 198Letters from United Automobile Services, Newcastle, to H. Stewart, Darlington, concerning damage to churchyard wall by bus, 8 December 1926 - 27 July 1927
(14 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 410Register of inscriptions and plan of tombstones in the graveyard of St. Cuthbert's Church, Darlington, compiled by Henry Masterman and surveyed by Joshua Henry Dickinson, indexed, 1911
Includes: plan
Scale: 20 feet to 1 inch [1:240]
(1 volume, leather bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 422/1Plan of churchyard, surveyed by Joshua H Dickinson, architect and surveyor, Darlington, 1911
Numbers only, no names
Note on plan: the numbers refer to the register of inscriptions compiled by Henry Masterman, pharmacist, Darlington [see EP/Da.SC 410]
(1 plan, 80cm x 57cm)
Parochial hall (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 03)61, 234-236, 406, 419
Ref: EP/Da.SC 61Parochial hall, minute book, 1896 - 1898
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 234Papers concerning building of parochial hall, 1896 - 1900
(60 papers, 2 files and 1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 235Papers concerning parochial hall, 1897 - 1922
(29 papers and 1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 236Tender for distempering etc. at parochial hall, 15 January 1925
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 406Account book of St. Cuthbert's Parochial Hall Maintenance Fund, 4 January 1908 - 4 February 1946
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 419Minute book and attendance register of the trustees and management committee of the parochial hall, 27 June 1922 - 25 July 1966
(1 volume)
Vicarage (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 04)58, 265-266
Ref: EP/Da.SC 58Correspondence re repairs to vicarage, 1926 - 1927
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 265Mortgages to make sanitary improvements to parsonage house, with covering letter, 30 December 1901
(3 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 266Letter from W.S. Boyd, Horden Collieries Ltd., Darlington, to 'Wilf', concerning payment of tax on manse, with covering letter, 5 - 8 June 1942
(2 papers)
Other church property (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 05)176-188, 260-264, 351
Ref: EP/Da.SC 176Table of St. Paul's Rents, with covering letter, 24 November 1818 - 10 December 1900
[See transcript/index 650 in microfilm room]
(2 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 177List of subscribers to proposed avenue of shrubs to be planted on main walk and list of St. Paul's Rents, 26 October 1896 - Easter 1898
[See transcript/index 650 in microfilm room]
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 178Notes concerning rents on property belonging to benefice, 1 May 1897
(11 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 179Letters from Edw. Wooler, Darlington, solicitor, to Mr. T. Metcalfe, concerning collection of St. Paul's Rents, 1 May - 24 September 1897
[See transcript/index 650 in microfilm room]
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 180List of rents paid, Easter 1898
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 181List of rents due and paid, 1898
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 18224 September 1894
(1) Vicar and Churchwardens (named)
(2) William Watson of Croft-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, market gardener
Lease of garden, 'Stick Bitch', in Blackwell
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 183Papers concerning drainage at White House Farm, June - July 1906
(11 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 18411 March 1931
(1) Rev. Robert Ferry Drury, vicar and churchwardens (named)
(2) Sidney Jenkinson of 24 Cleveland Street, Darlington, bricklayer
Tenancy agreement of 10 Bridge Street, Darlington
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 18512 August 1940
(1) Rev. William Charles Jordan and churchwardens (named)
(2) Frederick Atkinson Inness of Highthorn, Monk End, Croft Spa, Darlington, market gardener
Memorandum of agreement to let land on Blackwell Lane, Darlington
Rent: £2 per acre
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 186Papers concerning 65 Carmel Road South, 1942 -1943
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 187Plan of proposed garage at 91 Stanhope Road South, 28 November 1951
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 36 cm. x 24 cm.)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 188Papers concerning land at Poor Close including Geneva Road Relief Sewer and new byre and dairy, with plan, 30 September 1955 - 6 February 1956
(5 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 260Papers concerning private road improvement expenses, 1899 - 1906
(11 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 261Letter from John Robinson, surveyor of highways, Darlington R.D.C., to Joseph Forster, concerning flooding on Croft Road, 16 October 1900
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 262Letter from Darlington R.D.C. to Jos. Forster, Darlington concerning drain to carry off water [on Croft Road?], 28 December 1900
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 263Notice of improvements to East Swinburne Road Back Street, 10 May 1911
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 264Notice of apportionment of private improvement expenses for Swinburne Road East back, 17 December 1912
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 3514 January 1894
(1) Edward Wooler of Darlington, gentleman
(2) Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Borough of Darlington
Conveyance of land and buildings in Churchgate, Darlington and covenant to surrender copyhold land and the Hat and Feathers public house, plan attached
Consideration: 5s.
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 06)42-44, 409
Ref: EP/Da.SC 42-44Church terriers, 1806, 1887, 1902
(1 volume, 1 file, 1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 409Terrier and inventory, 21 April 1933 - 19 March 1964
(1 booklet and 4 papers)
Faculties (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 07)199-221
Ref: EP/Da.SC 199Faculty to remove organ and erect new one, 6 September 1879
(Parchment, 1 membrane)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 200Faculty to renovate organ, with related papers, 11 July 1939
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 201Letters from Diocesan Registry concerning faculties, 1903 - 1907
(9 papers and 1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 204Petition for faculty for memorial tablet, 9 August 1920
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 205Faculty to erect marble tablet, 3 September 1920
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 206Faculty to erect tablet, 9 November 1922
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 207Faculty to introduce silver altar cross, 28 December 1938
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 209Faculty to install electric lighting, with related papers, 9 January - 18 August 1947
(6 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 210Faculty to erect two tablets, with related correspondence, 3 March - 22 May 1948
(4 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 212Faculty to convert south transept into baptistry and use old font and canopy, with related papers, 11 February 1949
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 213Faculty to introduce stone statue above west door, 4 October 1949
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 214Faculty to introduce oak communion rail, 2 December 1949
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 216Faculty to introduce carved oak Bishop's Chair, with related papers, 28 November 1952
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 217Faculty to erect memorial tablet, with related papers, 11 May 1954
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 218Faculty to erect new altar rail gates and introduce three alms boxes, 7 May 1959
(1 paper, t pescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 219Faculty to install oil firing unit and erect oil storage tank, 18 February 1960
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 220Faculty to remove four pews and to introduce new table and notice board, with related papers, 14 February 1961
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 221Faculty to convert font cover into canopy and to remove pews from west end of church, with covering letter, 21 February 1972
(2 papers, printed)
Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 08)225-227
Ref: EP/Da.SC 225Papers concerning dilapidations, 1937 - 1938
(9 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 226Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Assessment, with covering letter, 30 November - 29 December 1953
(2 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 227Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Assessment, with covering letter, 23 - 30 June 1958
(2 papers, printed)
Minutes and annual reports (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 09)41, 272
Ref: EP/Da.SC 41Churchwardens' minutes, 1866 - 1870
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 272Annual report of churchwardens, 1914
(1 paper)
Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 10)35-40, 237-259, 273
Churchwardens' accounts (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 01)35-40, 237, 273
Ref: EP/Da.SC 35Churchwardens' accounts, 1630 - 1692
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 36Churchwardens' accounts, 1696 - 1767
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 37Churchwardens' accounts, 1767 - 1802
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 38Churchwardens' accounts, 1802 - 1873
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 39Churchwardens' accounts, 1874 - 1926
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 40Churchwardens' accounts, 1926 - 1948
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 237Accounts of churchwardens, 31 March 1897 - 24 March 1910
(1 file, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 273Book of names of church officials and accounts, 1920
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Statements of accounts (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 02)238-242
Ref: EP/Da.SC 238Financial statements and accounts, 1946 - 1956
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 239Church accounts, including organ, heating and presentation appeal fund, c.1955
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 240Church accounts, 1960
(8 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 241Statements of accounts, 31 December 1923
(2 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 242Statement of accounts, 31 December 1924
(1 paper, printed)
Ledgers and cash books (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 03)258-259
Ref: EP/Da.SC 258Cash book, 31 December 1927 - 31 December 1932
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 259Ledger, 1939 - 1947
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Offertory accounts (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 04)244-256
Ref: EP/Da.SC 244Account book of offertory, 23 April 1900 - 25 July 1906
(1 volume, ve:ilum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 245Account book of offertory, 6 April 1902 - 4 December 1904
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 246Account book of offertory, 27 July 1906 - 30 June 1912
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 247Account book of offertory, 11 August 1907 - 27 June 1911
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 248Account book of offertory, 15 April - 29 November 1912
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 249Account book of offertory, 18 November 1912 - 11 December 1914
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 250Account book of offertory, 28 April 1914 - 19 April 1915
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 251Account book of offertory, 3 May 1915 - 8 August 1917
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 252Account book of offertory, 25 November 1915 - 23 May 1922
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 253Account book of offertory, 17 April 1917 - 30 June 1919
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 254Account book of offertory, 31 October 1921 - 13 April 1923
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 255Offertory account, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 256List of freewill offering subscribers, n.d.
(3 papers)
Investments (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 05)257
Ref: EP/Da.SC 257Correspondence with Bank of England concerning 5% war stock, 7 - 10 June 1926
(5 papers, typescript)
Invoices (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 06)243
Ref: EP/Da.SC 243Bill from J. Forster for solicitor's services, 24 September - 15 October 1897
(1 paper)
Bequests (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 07)280-281, 349-350
Ref: EP/Da.SC 280Will of Miss Mary Barron, 2 February 1935
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 281Letter from Martins Bank Ltd., Newcastle, to vicar, concerning bequest of Miss Barbara Mildred Guthe, deceased, 6 January 1942
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 349Administration with will annexed to effects of Rev. James Topham, deceased, with charges, 28 February 1852
(parchment, 2 membranes and 1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 350Administration to effects of George Homer, deceased, 17 March 1852
(parchment, 1 membrane)
Sequestration (Ref: EP/Da.SC section 11)267-271
Ref: EP/Da.SC 267Papers concerning sequestration, 1905 - 1906
(14 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 268Bank book, sequestrators' account, 6 March 1906 - 31 January 1907
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 269Account book of sequestrators, 6 March 1906 - 31 December 1906
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 270General correspondence during sequestration, 1942 - 1943
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 271Papers concerning sequestration, 1955
(1 file, typescript)
Mortimer Testimonial Committee (Ref: EP/Da.SCsection 12)62, 407-408
Ref: EP/Da.SC 62Mortimer Testimonial Fund, including minutes of meetings, collection books, etc., 1905
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 407Minute book of the Rev. Francis W. Mortimer Testimonial Committee meetings, 6 November 1905 - 22 October 1906
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SC 408Invoices for a memorial tablet, newspaper advertising, and printing supplied to the Mortimer Memorial Committee, November 1905 - 26 October 1906
(1 file)
