Catalogue

Papers relating to the organ restoration appeal, 1989

Photographs of the components of the organ of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, undergoing restoration, 1980s

Photographs of the organ of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 1980s

Copy of an engraving of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, c.1800

Pen and ink drawing of the exterior of St. Hilda' s Church, from the east end, after restoration by J.H. Fowler, n.d., [post 1885]

Ground plan of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by C.I. Smith, 25 December 1865, with additions of 1870 and 1927-33 No scale

Ground plan of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.O. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section A and B of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section C, D and E of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section F of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section G of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

North elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

South elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

East and west elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section A and B of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section C, D and E of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section F of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section G of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

North elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

South elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

East and west elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Plan of the chancel roof of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 8 January 1925 (approved plan) Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section A and B of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section C, D and E of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section F of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section G of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

North elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

East and west elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Ground plan of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section A and B of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section C, D and E of Hartlepool, by W.D. Caroe, 1919

Cross-section F of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Cross-section G of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

North elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

South elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 1919 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

East and west elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

Ground plan of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. No scale

Cross-sections A and B, looking east, and C and D, looking west, of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. No scale

Cross-section, looking south, of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

North elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. No scale

South elevation of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]

East elevation and cross-section E-F through the chancel of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. No scale

West elevation and cross-section E-F through tower and vestries, looking west, of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. No scale

Plan of the Galilee of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by W.D. Caroe, 14 July 1929 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Plan of the new lych-gate and railings of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by Caroe and Passmore, February 1932 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Revised plan of lych-gate and railings of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by Caroe and Passmore, March 1932 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Ground plan of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by R.G. Sims, October 1983 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Cross-section and elevations of the west end of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by R.G. Sims, October 1983 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Plan of the proposed new toilets and servery at the west end of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, by R.G. Sims, May 1984 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]

Ground plan of church, probably Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d. Includes: key to seating arrangements No scale

Ground plan of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, before the restoration, by Master Smyth, December 1865 Scale: 1:60

Plan and elevation of proposed side chapel and furnishings at St. Hilda' s, Hartlepool, by Cordingley & McIntyre, The College, Durham, architects, 4 March 1946 Scale: 1 inch to 2 ft. [1:24]

Form of service for a Thanksgiving Service and Dedication of Memorial Furnishings by the Bishop of Durham, 13 February 1949 (1 booklet)

Order of service for the unveiling by W.C. Ramsay, President of the Rugby Union, and of the dedication by The Lord Bishop of Jarrow, of the Robert Frederick Oakes memorial porch, 8 May 1955 (1 paper)

Minutes of the Committee for Restoration of the Church, 1 June 1865 ­ 29 January 1870 Includes subscription list; and memoranda concerning restoration of the tower, April 1891

Minutes of the Business [later Restoration] Committee, 30 October 1924 ­ 29 September [1932?] Includes also minutes of parishioners' and committee meetings concerning church restoration, 4 December 1917 ­ 17 January 1918]

Press cuttings concerning the appeal of the Restoration Committee, 1925 Includes a report by W.D. Caroe, 3 Great College Street, Westminster, S.W.1., on the scheme for restoration, 21 December 1919]

Record of contributions to the Restoration Appeal Fund, 1946 ­ 1947 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/4

Printed appeal for funds for repair and restoration by the Rector, Rev. W.S. Cowans, June 1947 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/4

Order of service for the dedication of memorial furnishings by the Bishop of Durham, 13 February 1949 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/4

Specification of works required to be done in the restoration of the nave and aisles of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 1867

Letters from W.D. Caroe, Sir William Gray and various contractors to the Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool, concerning the restoration of the church, 28 May 1912 - 30 December 1925

Letters from J.F. Booth and Son, Sir William Gray, and W.D. Caroe, to the Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool, concerning the restoration of the church, 2 January 1926 - 6 November 1947

Accounts of the Restoration Fund of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 28 July 1961 - 28 September 1964

Correspondence between the Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool; the Diocesan Registry, The College Durham; Ronald G. Sims, chartered architect, 8-11 College Street, York; and Hartlepool Borough Council, concerning repairs; and correspondence between the Rector and various firms concerning the installation of beacons on the tower, 5-18 April 1974, 29 April 1983 - 3 September 1989

Correspondence between the Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool; the Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Hayton, Lee and Braddock, architects, Owengate House, Saddler Street, Durham; and Hartlepool Borough Council, concerning repairs; and correspondence between the Rector and various firms, concerning the installation of beacons on the tower, 15 February 1990 - 3 February 1993

Minutes (signed) of the Restoration & Preservation Scheme Appeal Committee, 11 June - 17 October 1947

Record of donations to the restoration fund, 1917 - 1929

Record of subscriptions to the fund to restore the nave, June 1947 - January 1948

Circular letters requesting contributions to the restoration of the church, December 1960 and 1961

Circular letter requesting contributions to the restoration of the church, 1980

Restoration and Preservation Fund cash book, September 1917 - September 1933 At end: accounts of the restoration of the chancel by Sir William Creswell Gray, bart., 1918 - 1927, and note of investments, 1922 - 1932

Accounts for the restoration of the church submitted by Carve & Passmore, 3 Great College Street, Westminster, 18 August 1925 - 12 July 1932

Accounts with S. T. Coulson, stock and share broker, Church Street, West Hartlepool, of sums held on behalf of the Trustees of St. Hilda 's Restoration Fund, 22 April 1926 - 21 January 1932

Correspondence between Rev. F. T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool; the Diocesan Registry, Palace Green, Durham; the Secretary to the P.C.C.; Miss M. B. Hunter, 1, Friar Terrace, Hartlepool; concerning the erection of a window in memory of Charlotte and Anne S. Hunter, 17 October - 22 November 1930 Includes: design of the window, 1930 (1 file)

Correspondence between the North-Eastern Electric Supply Company Limited, 3 Exchange Place, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; the Secretary to the P.C.C.; The Town Clerk ' s Office, Hartlepool; Rev. F. T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool; concerning the floodlighting of the church, 19 November 1932 - 17 February 1933

Correspondence between Heaton, Butler & Bayne, glass painters, 14 Garrick Street, London; Kenneth S. Geipel, William Geipel Ltd., Vulcan Works, 156-170 Bermondsey Street, London; the Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; the Secretary to the P.C.C.; concerning the erection of a stained glass window in memory of William, Henry, Arthur, George, Ashley, Sidney, and Ethel, children of William and Margaret Geipel, 14 December 1938 - 25 May 1939 Includes: design for the window, 1939

Correspondence between Caroe & Passmore, 3 Great College Street, London; F. Osborne & Co., Ltd., 117 Gower Street, London; Secretary to the P.C.C., 123 West View, Hartlepool; Rev. F. T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool; Markby, Stewart & Wadesons, 5 Bishopsgate, London; concerning the installation of sanctuary candlesticks financed by a bequest from Rev. Denton Jones, 16 March - 2 October 1939 Includes: drawing of candlestick by Caroe & Passmore, 3 Great College Street, Westminster, May 1935 Scale: 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12]

Correspondence between the Secretary to the P.C.C.; The Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; Caroe & Partners, architects, 3, Great College Street, Westminster; concerning the installation of a baptistry screen, 16 September 1946 - 31 January 1948

Correspondence between Cordingley & McIntyre, architects, The College, Durham; The Secretary to the P.C.C.; D. S. Gibb, on behalf of the R. F. Oakes Memorial Committee, Moor House, Hartlepool; the Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; J. H. Handisides, 12, Errol Street, West Hartlepool; concerning the installation of an inner porch in oak at the main doorway of the church in memory of Robert Frederick Oakes, 19 December 1953 - 12 March 1955 Includes: faculty for the installation of the porch, 18 October 1954

Correspondence between a Churchwarden, 14, Moor Terrace, Hartlepool; Wheeler' s Fuel Efficiency Services, Gainford; the Secretary to the P.C.C., 4 Baptist Street, Hartlepool; J.G. Mann, 'Romaine' , West View Road, Hartlepool; concerning the installation of F.E.S. Pressurised Air System of heating in the church, 8 May 1957 - 12 August 1959

Letters from Messrs. Caroe & Passmore, 3 Great College Street, Westminster, to the Rev. Canon F.T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool, concerning proposed alterations to the baptistry, 24 March 1944 - 8 June 1944

Correspondence mainly from Cordingley & McIntyre, The College, Durham, architects, to the Rev. W.S. Cowans, The Rectory, Hartlepool, concerning work on the side chapel, 6 March 1946 - 16 November 1946

A report on, and photograph of, the conservation of the hatchment of Sir William Blackett in St. Hilda 's church, April 1987 - 29 September 1987

Papers concerning repairs to the boiler house and churchyard wall, including schedule of work with plans and elevations, 23 September 1991 - 11 November 1991 Scales: 1:50, 1:5

Correspondence and related papers, mainly from Ronald G. Sims, 8-11 College Street, York, architect, to the Rev. Joan Cook, The Rectory, Hartlepool, concerning the church heating system, 10 May 1994 - 3 July 1996

Correspondence between G.W. Hans Hamilton, The College, Durham; T. Aldridge Thorne, Hart Vicarage, Castle Eden; C. Hodgson Fowler, The College, Durham; the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; T. Richardson, 1, North Terrace, Harrogate, Yorkshire; Rev. W.O. Blunt, The Rectory, Chester-le-Street; Rev. E.R. Ormsby, The Rectory, Hartlepool, concerning the restoration of the tower of the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 10 April 1891 - 16 September 1892; 14 - 17 May 1912 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/180

Report by C. Hodgson Fowler, The College, Durham, on the current condition of the tower of the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, and the work needed to restore it, May 1891 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/180

Letters addressed to H.C. Nelson, from Rev. Bertram Jones, The Rectory, Hartlepool; and Alfred Belk, 23 Regent Street, Hartlepool; concerning photographs of past rectors, the history of the parish, past restorations of the church and the opening of 'Church House', a meeting place for the parish, 10 December 1917 - 17 January 1918 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/180

Letters from Herbert Passmore, 3, Great College Street, Westminster, London, to Rev. F.T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool, concerning repairs to the clock chamber in the church, 3 and 29 February 1928 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/180

Scrapbook, containing the following items relating to the restoration of the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda: Cutting from the Northern Daily Mail concerning St. Hilda' s Fayre, 22 October 1931 Circular letter from the Rector of Hartlepool, thanking those who had taken part in the fayre, November 1931 Statement of account for St. Hilda's Final Fayre, 9 November 1931 Newspaper cutting, from an unidentified newspaper, concerning the restoration of the church, 8 April 1932 Photograph of the interior of the church looking east and taken at the clerestory level, n.d., c.1931 Photograph of the interior of the church looking west and taken at ground level, n.d., c.1931 Newspaper photograph of the interior of the church looking east and taken at clerestory level entitled 'Symbolism in Architecture, St. Hilda's Church Hartlepool' in the Northern Daily Mail, 26 June 1931 The Church of St. Hilda, Hartlepool: Its Past History and Its Present Needs , by F.T. Salter, Rector, c.1929 Article on the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda in an unidentified newspaper, c.1930 Article entitled 'A Padre' s S.O.S.: The Last Five Thousand', by F.T.S., in the Northern Daily Mail, 25 April 1929 Article entitled ' The De Brus Family and Hartlepool: St. Hilda's erected by ancestor of prince' , 30 June 1930 Letter from Fred T. Salter, Rector of Hartlepool, concerning the visit of the Prince of Wales to the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, to the editor of the Northern Daily Mail, 20 June 1930 Description of Sir Cuthbert Sharp and his history of Hartlepool, 1929 Article entitled 'Hilda, The Abbess', published in the Northern Daily Mail, 17 November 1928 Article entitled ' Gift to Hartlepool: Trust Fund for St. Hilda's Parish', published in the North East Gazette, December 1928 Articles entitled 'By the Way' concerning Hartlepool, published in the Northern Daily Mail, 8 and 30 January 1929 and 12 April 1929 Letter from Fred. T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool, to Mr. Nielson concerning the royal coat of arms, 27 September 1928 Photograph of the altar and east window, May 1928 Article concerning the restoration of the rood screen, published in the Northern Daily Mail, 22 April 1928 Article concerning St. Hilda, published in the Northern Daily Mail, 17 November 1927 "Restoration of Hartlepool Church", Echo, 12 December 1930 Newspaper photograph of the exterior of the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, showing scaffolding on the tower, Northern Gazette, 26 September 1928 Letter from Fred. T. Salter, Rector of Hartlepool, to the Northern Daily Mail , entitled 'Saint Hilda's Birthday Surprise', 16 November 1928 Article entitled 'Church Birthday Surprise at Hartlepool', 22 November 1928 Card showing the interior of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, printed 'S. Hilda's Day, 1928' Correspondence between Rev. F.T. Salter, St. Hilda's Rectory, Hartlepool, and H.C. Nielson, Mill Lane, Norton, concerning the royal coat of arms, 26 September and 16 November 1928 Article in the Northern Daily Mail , and photograph of the exterior of the church, concerning the restoration of the tower, 23 January 1928 Letter from Fred. T. Salter, to the editor of the Northern Daily Mail , 24 January 1928 Letter from Fred. T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool, to Mr. Nielson, returning books he has been loaned, 17 March 1928 Statement of accounts, 31 December 1927 Article by Rev. F. Salter, entitled 'St. Hilda's Restored Chancel', in the Northern Daily Mail, 12 December 1927 Article by F.T. S., entitled 'St. Hilda's Church: The Work of Restoring the Tower' in the Northern Daily Mail, 13 January 1928 Article entitled 'St. Hilda's: Progress of Restoration Scheme: Parochial Meeting', in the Northern Daily Mail, 9 April 1929 Photograph of the chancel of an unidentified church, showing the screen, n.d., c.1929 Newspaper photograph entitled 'A Corner of St. Hilda's Church, Hartlepool', 16 June 1930 Photograph of the interior of an unidentified church looking west, n.d., c. 1929 Newspaper photographs of the interior and exterior of the new chancel of the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, in the Newcastle Daily Journal, 15 December 1927 Article entitled 'Church of St. Hilda: Bishop of Newcastle Dedicates New Chancel: Hartlepool Ceremony', in Newcastle Daily Journal, 15 December 1927 Newspaper article entitled 'St. Hilda's Chancel: Dedication by Bishop of Newcastle, in Yorkshire Post, 15 December 1927 Newspaper article entitled 'St. Hilda's: Bishop of Newcastle's Address: A Link with the Past', in Northern Daily Mail, 15 December 1927 Newspaper article entitled 'A Relic of Saxon Days: Hartlepool Chancel Dedication Service, in the Northern Echo, 15 February 1927 Newspaper article entitled 'Hartlepool Memorial: Sir William Gray's Gift: New Chancel', in the North Eastern Gazette, 14 December 1927 Order-of-Service for the dedication of the restored chancel, 14 December 1927 Ticket for the dedication of the restored chancel, 14 December 1927 Circular letter, issued by the Rector of Hartlepool, concerning the dedication of the restored chancel, 1 December 1927 Invitation from the Mayor of Hartlepool for H.C. Nielson, J.P., to accompany the mayor to the service of dedication of the chancel, 1 December 1927 Order of procession at the service of dedication of the chancel, 1 December 1927 Photographs and article describing Ye Old Hartlepool Fayre in the Northern Echo, 27 October 1927 Programme for Ye Olde Hartlepool Fayre, 26 and 27 October 1927 Article entitled 'Liverpool: New Cathedral: Memories of Hartlepool Recalled', by Antiquary, in Northern Daily Mail, 25 October 1927 Article describing the success of the fayre, in Northern Echo, 29 October 1927 Articles announcing the service of dedication in the Northern Daily Mail, 1 and 11 December 1927 Circular letter soliciting donations to the restoration fund, October 1927 Booklet entitled: The Church of St. Hilda, Hartlepool: It' s [sic] Past History and It's [sic] Present Needs, soliciting donations to the restoration fund, July 1926 Letter entitled, 'Restoring Hartlepool Church: Rector's Appeal: Anniversary of the Bombardment', from Rev. F.T. Salter, to the Newcastle Journal, 16 December 1925 Appeal for funds entitled 'Bombardment of the Hartlepools', in the Guardian, 18 December 1925 Statement of accounts of the restoration fund, 1917-1926, and covering circular letter appealing for funds, 1926 Article entitled 'Mayors' Sunday⿦.St. Hilda's Restoration: Architect [Caroe] on Modern 'Boxes of Bricks' and 'Flaunting Villas', in the Northern Daily Mail, 16 November 1925 Article entitled, 'Restoring a Norman Church: £33,000 Hartlepools Scheme', in the Yorkshire Post,16 December 1925 Article entitled 'By the Way', concerning H. Nielson's donation to the restoration fund and his father, C. Nielson, in the Northern Daily Mail, 29 June 1926 Article concerning gifts to the restoration fund by H. Doughty and H. Nielson, in Northern Daily Echo, 1 July 1926 Article by F.T. Salter, describing the plan for the restoration of chancels in the Northern Daily Mail, 13 November 1925 Article on St. Hilda's claim to be styled on an abbey church, by S.F. Sainty in the Northern Daily Mail, 23 October 1926 Article on St. Hilda's, Hartlepool, in a series entitled 'Ancient Local Churches', Northern Daily Mail, 22 September 1905 Article on the restoration scheme by the Rector of Hartlepool, in Northern Daily Mail, 28 April 1925 Article concerning the Archbishop of York's address in support of the restoration appeal, in the Northern Daily Mail, 15 June 1925 Article discussing the connection of the family of Brus with Hartlepool, in the Northern Daily Mail, 11 March 1919 Letter from Bertram Jones, Rector of Hartlepool, to the Northern Daily Mail, referring to W.D. Caroe's plans for the restoration of the church, 29 April 1919 Article supporting the restoration of the church, in the Yorkshire Post, 27 February 1925 Newspaper photograph showing the exterior of the tower with struts in place to prevent its collapse, in the North Star, 26 April 1922 Article by Rev. Bertram Jones, Rector of Hartlepool, including a letter from Colin C. Wilson, architect, describing the condition of the fabric of the church, in the Northern Daily Mail, 14 December 1914 Article including two letters from William C. Gray, announcing his intention of subscribing to the restoration of the church and of establishing an art gallery in Hartlepool, in the Northern Daily Mail, 16 December 1918 Article in the Northern Daily Mail, describing the treatment of the men of Hartlepool during the 1569 rebellion, 28 January 1920 Article concerning the need for restoration of the church and referring to a gift by William C. Gray, in the Northern Daily Mail, 5 December 1917 Article describing the renovation of 60 High Street, Hartlepool, for parochial meetings, in the Northern Daily Mail, 13 December 1917 Parish magazine describing the state of the church, the history of its fabric and the need for restoration, December 1917 Leaflet appealing for contributions towards the cost of restoring the church, 26 August 1865 Account of the underpinning of the tower, between 26 April 1892 and 10 October 1892, c.1893 Article entitled: 'St. Hilda's Hartlepool: Its Archaeological features: Finest Parish Church in the County', in the Northern Daily Mail, 24 September 1913 Article on the Trotter Memorial Clock, in the Northern Daily Mail, 25March 1895 Article entitled: 'St. Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, Its Architectural Features', by Rev. S. Kearney in the Northern Daily Mail, 30 May 1913 Copy report on St. Hilda's Church, by W.D. Caroe, architect, 3 Great College Street, Westminster, London, 28 May 1912 Article entitled: 'For the Church: A Century at St. Hilda's: Parson Taylor', by Gillespie The Seventh, in the Northern Daily Mail, 1 April 1916 Article entitled: 'St. Hilda's Church: Rector and the Work of Restoration', in the Northern Daily Mail, 18 October 1917 Letter from Rev. Bertram Jones, Rector of Hartlepool, to the Northern Daily Mail, 22 October 1917 Article reporting the death of Canon Ormsby, formerly Rector of Hartlepool for 41 years, in the Northern Daily Mail, 22 November 1915 Letter from S.F. Sainty concerning St. Hilda's Church in the Northern Daily Mail, 1 May 1917 Letter from 'N' and Christopher I. Smyth, concerning St. Hilda's Church in the Northern Daily Mail, 4 May 1917 Letter in reply to 'N's' from S.F. Sainty in the Northern Daily Mail, n.d., 1917 Letter from 'N' in reply to the letter from S.F. Sainty, in the Northern Daily Mail, 8 May 1917 Letter from L. Sivewright concerning the De Brus tomb, in the Northern Daily Mail, 17 May 1917 Photograph of the south aisle, looking east, in the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d., c.1900 Photograph of Romanesque door surround in the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d., c.1900 Photograph of the chancel, looking east, in the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d., c.1900 Postcard photograph taken at the west end of the nave looking east, addressed to H.C. Nielson, 15 October 1926 Drawing of the interior of the chancel as it would be after restoration and enlargement, by I.P. Pritchett, architect, Darlington, 31 October 1868 Drawing of the exterior of the chancel as it would be after restoration and enlargement, by I.P. Pritchett, architect, Darlington, 31 October 1868 Photocopy of a brief for the repair of the church of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, now in a ruinous state because of the decay of the trade of fishing, 1 May 1718 Photocopy of a poster advertising the performance of a play called Hartlepool in The Olden Times or the Outlaws of Blackhalls , by a Gentleman of Hartlepool, 28 May 1834 Photocopy of a photograph of the gravestone of William Purvis, 'Clown and Jester of the North', erected in the churchyard of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d.

Letter from Robert Thompson's Craftsmen Ltd., Kilburn, Yorkshire, to Rev. W. Bentley, The Rectory, Hartlepool, in confirmation of an order for two oak seats, 28 August 1968

Invitation to tender for the re-wiring of the church, 31 March 1978

Revised lighting specification for the church, prepared by D.W. Gordon, 5 Beech Close, Elvington, York, 17 September 1979

Summary of tenders submitted for the re-wiring of the church, 1980

Letter from Hayton, Lee and Braddock, architects, Owengate House, Durham, to Rev. W. Bentley, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool, concerning the re-wiring of the church, 21 May 1980 Attached: correspondence between Hayton, Lee & Braddock, and Graham Bros. (Electrical Engineers) Ltd., Zetland Place, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, concerning the re-wiring, 15 and 21 May 1980

Correspondence between Fred Graham, Secretary of the Parochial Church Council of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 55 West View, Hartlepool; and the Rev. F.T. Salter, Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Hartlepool; the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, 27 North Bailey, Durham; Caroe and Passmore, 3 Great College Street, Westminster, London; W. Woodward, the Town Clerk of Hartlepool; and the Durham Diocesan Registry, Palace Green, Durham; concerning the Alfred Belk Fund and the restoration of St. Hilda' s, 1 February 1930 - 24 November 1932 Includes: 4 plans of the proposed iron railings and paths in the churchyard of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, March - August 1932 Scale: 1:8, 1:2 and full size; 1:2; 1:480; 1:192

Correspondence between F.C. Graham, Secretary of the Parochial Church Council of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 123 West View Road, Hartlepool; The Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; The Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; W.A. Smith, 14 Moor Terrace, Hartlepool, acting on behalf of the churchwardens; Cordingley & McIntyre, architects, The College, Durham; Caroe & Partners, architects, 16 Great College Street, Westminster, London; the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, Westminster, London; and the Rev. R.W.B. Richards, The Rectory, Hartlepool; concerning the Alfred Belk Fund, restoration of the church fabric, the presentation of the new rector, and the alteration of the parish boundaries, 13 February 1953 - 10 November 1954 Includes: map of the alteration of the parish boundaries of Hartlepool, St. Hilda's, Hartlepool, Holy Trinity, and Hart, 1954 Scale: 1:10560

Programme of 'Ye Olde Herterpol Fayre', held in aid of the restoration of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 26-27 October 1927 (1 booklet)

Programme of the 'Final Fayre' held in aid of the restoration of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 21-22 October 1931 (1 booklet)

Photograph of the interior of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, looking west, n.d.

Photograph of an archaeological exhibition displayed inside Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d.

Photograph of a picture of 'Christ breaking the weapon' displayed in Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d.

Photograph of the interior of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d.

Photograph of the chancel of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d.

Photograph of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, from the east, n.d.

Photographs of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, from the west, n.d.

Photograph of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, from the north-east, n.d.

Photographs of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, from the south-west, n.d.

Photograph of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, from the south-east, n.d.

Photograph of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, undergoing renovation taken from the east, c.1927

Photograph of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, taken from the tower looking east and showing renovation, c.1927

Photograph of the interior of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, showing renovation, c. 1927

Photograph of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, from the south-west, n.d.

Postcard showing view of the nave and altar of St. Hilda's, Hartlepool, n.d.

Photographic negative of St. Andrew's Church, n.d., [1983]

Photographic prints of the exterior of St. Andrew's church, n.d., [1980s]

Correspondence between the Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool, and the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office, 11 Norfolk Street, Strand, London, concerning insurance policies and claims, 23 April 1940 - 1 October 1971

Correspondence between the Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool, and the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office, Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, concerning insurance policies and claims, 19 June 1977 - 14 December 1989

Correspondence between the Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, The Rectory, Church Close, Hartlepool, and the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office, Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, concerning insurance policies and claims, 25 January 1990 - 18 January 1993

Letter from the Diocesan Board of Finance, 37 Saddler Street, Durham, to T. M. Armstrong, 9, Beaconsfield Square, Hartlepool, defining the responsibility of a parish council for the upkeep of a closed burial ground, 16 November 1928

11 August 1953 (1) The Rector, Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council of St. Hilda, Hartlepool (2) The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Hartlepool Draft of an agreement for the laying out and maintenance by (1) of St. Hilda' s churchyard

Letter from the County Borough of Hartlepool, Municipal Buildings, Hartlepool, to Rev. W. Bentley, The Rectory, Hartlepool, concerning the upkeep of the grave of William Purvis by the Showmen 's Guild of Great Britain, 24 July 1968

Minute book of the Management Committee of Church House, 60 High Street, Hartlepool, 5 March 1918 - 10 September 1925

Minute book of St. Hilda' s Parish Hall Committee, 2 October 1925 - 7 February 1930

Rate of charges for the use of St. Hilda's Hall, 7 February 1927

Licence for dancing in St. Hilda's Parish Hall, 7 February 1947

Correspondence between Rev. L. Forster, The Vicarage, Dunston; the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. R.W. Bruce Richards, Dawdon Vicarage, Seaham Harbour; R.W. Smith, builder, 4 Gladstone Street, Hartlepool; Church Commissioners, Millbank, Westminster; Cordingley & McIntyre, The College, Durham; Treasurer to the P.C.C.; concerning improvements to the rectory, 9 March 1954 - 10 October 1959

Order for the execution of repairs under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Act 1871, 13 March 1916 Attached: schedule of repairs required

Order, under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures 1923 to 1929 , 9 May 1940

Specification of ongoing works by D. L. Renton, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ, April 1997

Valuations of property of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, for land tax, and correspondence between the Charity Commission, Ryder Street, London, and W. Coulson, 16 Gladstone Street, Hartlepool, concerning the sale of 102 High Street, Hartlepool, to the Boys ' Brigade, 27 March 1901, 29 August 1913 - 8 October 1914

Minute book of meetings of the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the parish of Hartlepool concerning church property [from 1913 the Trustees of St. Hilda's Church Property Trust], 4 May 1894 - 15 February 1928 At end: notes of transfer of funds from the Church Property Trust to St. Hilda' s Restoration Fund, 20 June 1928 - December 1931 Copy letter from the Secretary to the Trustees of St. Hilda' s Church Property to the Charity Commission, requesting permission to demolish a cottage at no. 102 High Street, Hartlepool, 21 October 1913

23 June 1958 (1) Rev. Robert William Bruce Richards, Clerk in Holy Orders, The Rectory, Hartlepool, and others, Trustees of the Hartlepool, St. Hilda Church Hall (2) The County Council of Durham Duplicate agreement whereby (1) agrees that (2) shall use the Shields Room, in connection with the Hartlepool Area Adjustment Class Rent: £40 p.a.

5 March 1962 (1) Rev. William Bentley, Clerk in Holy Orders, The Rectory, Hartlepool, and others, Trustees of St. Hilda's Church Hall (2) The County Council of Durham Duplicate agreement whereby (1) agrees that (2) shall use the Shields Room and kitchen for school meals for pupils at Galley's Field Modern School, Hartlepool Rent: £60 p.a. At end: memorandum that rent should be increased to £70 p.a., 29 October 1963

25 September 1706 (1) John Newby of Hartlepool and John Catcheside of Hartlepool, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) John Spearman of Hetton-in-the-Hole, esq., mayor of Hartlepool (3) Henry Cook of Sherburn, gent. Lease, for 41 years, by (1), with the consent of (2), to (3) of a burgage in Southgate Street, Hartlepool [boundaries specified] Rent: 2s. 8d.

30 September 1782 (1) Henry Prissick and Marmaduke Westell of Hartlepool, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) Richard Sharpe of Hartlepool, mariner Lease, for 49 years, of a burgage in Fishergate Street, Hartlepool, [boundaries specified] Consideration: £7 Rent: 4s. p.a.

25 September 1821 (1) Robert Richardson and Thomas Pounder, churchwardens, of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) William Vollum of Hartlepool, esq., mayor of Hartlepool (3) John Cooke of Hartlepool, esq. Counterpart lease, for 49 years, by (1) to (3), with the consent of (2), of a burgage and a parcel of ground in South Street, Hartlepool, [boundaries specified] Consideration: £30 Rent: 11s. p.a.

29 September 1821 (1) Robert Richardson and Thomas Pounder, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) William Vollum of Hartlepool, esq., mayor of Hartlepool (3) Richard Sharpe of Hartlepool, mariner Lease, for 22 years, by (1) to (3), with the consent of (2), of a burgage in Fishergate Street, Hartlepool [boundaries specified] Consideration: £10 10s. Rent: 4s. p.a.

Counterpart of EP/Ha.SH 4/36

29 October 1832 (1) Ralph Dunn of Hetton-le-Hole, husbandman (2) Ann Fothergill, widow, and Edward Miller, of North Shields, Northumberland, drapers Assignment of a lease, for 22 years, of 3 dwelling houses in Fishergate Street, Hartlepool Consideration: £140

26 January 1833 (1) William Gordon and John Todd, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) William Vollum, esq., mayor of Hartlepool (3) Ann Fothergill, widow, and Edward Miller, of North Shields, Northumberland, drapers Lease, for 40 years, by (1) to (3), with the consent of (2), of three dwelling houses in Fishergate Street, Hartlepool [boundaries specified] Consideration: £25 Rent: 4s. p.a. For enclosure see EP/Ha.SH 4/40

Memorandum of agreement [supplemental to EP/Ha.SH 4/39] by Fothergill and Miller to remove, when required, projecting walls from three dwelling houses in Fishergate Street, Hartlepool, leased from the churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 26 January 1833

Counterpart of EP/Ha.SH 4/39)

27 July 1838 (1) Ann Fothergill, widow, and Edward Miller, of North Shields, Northumberland, drapers (2) Cuthbert Sharp of Hartlepool, shipowner Assignment of a lease, for 40 years, of 3 dwelling houses in Fishergate Street, Hartlepool [boundaries specified] Consideration: £180 Rent: 4s. p.a.

27 July 1840 (1) Thomas Rowell and John Todd, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) Andrew Sanders and Joseph Weatheral, both of Stockton, merchants Counterpart lease, for 40 years, of a shop and building in Southgate Street, Hartlepool, [boundaries specified] Consideration: £20 Rent: 1s. p.a.

Opinion concerning various legal questions relating to the powers to lease property, of the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 29 September 1849

31 December 1852 (1) John Todd, builder, and William Gordon, builder, of Hartlepool, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda; and Thomas Marshall, shoemaker, and John Weastell, shoemaker, of Hartlepool, overseers of the poor of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) Elizabeth Sharp of Sheraton in the parish of Monk Hesledon, widow Lease, for 40 years, of a piece of ground and three cottages on Fishergate Street, Hartlepool [boundaries specified] Plan attached Rent: £7 10s.

Copy of EP/Ha.SH 4/45

Abstract of leases from 18 August 1852 to 17 February 1853, of the property of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 1888

16 March 1903 (1) John Lowry of Hartlepool, draper, and William Scott Merryweather of Hartlepool, shipowner, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda; and John Lowry, and Christopher Isaacs Smyth of Hartlepool, painter, overseers of the poor of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) John Burn of West Hartlepool, contractor Counterpart lease, for 200 years, of 208 sq. yds. of land, with messuage, at the corner of Brougham Street and Friar Terrace, Hartlepool Plan attached Rent: £7 10s.

16 March 1903 (1) John Lowry of Hartlepool, draper, and William Scott Merryweather of Hartlepool, shipowner, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda; and John Lowry and Christopher Isaacs Smyth of Hartlepool, painter, overseers of the poor of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) John Burn of West Hartlepool, contractor Counterpart lease, for 200 years, of 215 sq. yds. of land, with messuage, on Friar Terrace, Hartlepool Plan attached Rent: £7 10s.

20 March 1903 (1) John Lowry of Hartlepool, draper, and William Scott Merryweather of Hartlepool, shipowner, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda; and John Lowry and Christopher Isaacs Smyth of Hartlepool, painter, the overseers of the poor of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) John Burn of West Hartlepool, contractor Consent to the assignment of a lease, for the remainder of 200 years, by (2) to Hammond Hubbick of Hartlepool, butcher, of 208 sq. yds. with messuage at the corner of Brougham Street and Friar Terrace Rent: £7 10s.

9 December 1904 (1) John Lowry of Hartlepool, draper, and William Scott Merryweather of Hartlepool, shipowner, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda; and John Lowry and Christopher Isaacs Smyth of Hartlepool, painter, the overseers of the poor of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) John Burn of West Hartlepool, contractor (3) Frederick William Mason of Hartlepool, printer Consent given by (1) to the assignment by (2) to (3) of 215 sq. yds. with messuage in Friar Terrace, Hartlepool, for the remainder of 200 years Rent: £7 10s.

15 June 1906 (1) Charles Thomas Watson of Hartlepool, contractor, and Alfred Charlton of Hartlepool, clothier, churchwardens of Hartlepool, St. Hilda; and Christopher Isaacs Smyth of Hartlepool, painter, and Edward Swan Pinder of Hartlepool, draper, the overseers of the poor of Hartlepool, St. Hilda (2) Frederick William Mason of Hartlepool, printer (3) David Herbert of Hartlepool, innkeeper (4) Edwin Alan Porter of Hartlepool, master mariner, and Mary Jane Porter, his wife Consent given by (1) to the assignment, for the remainder of 200 years by (2) to (3) and by (3) to (4) of 215 sq. yds. with messuage in Friar Terrace, Hartlepool Rent: £7 10s.

Schedule of documents, from 29 September 1849 to 20 January 1956, relating to Hartlepool, St. Hilda, n.d.

27 March 1969 (1) The Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Hartlepool (2) The Church Commissioners for England (3) Rev. William Bentley, Rector of Hartlepool, St. Hilda Copy conveyance by (1) to (3), paid for by (2), of 204 sq. yds. in Friar Street, Hartlepool Plan attached Consideration: £200

A terrier and account of all church property and funds, 1919

Terrier, 11 April 1942 - 12 April 1972

Faculty to insert a stained glass window in the north aisle of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 3 May 1910

Faculty to insert a stained glass window in the north aisle of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 15 November 1910

Faculty to insert a stained glass window in the north side of the sanctuary of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 7 December 1910

Faculty to extend the chancel of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, to its original length, 4 May 1925

Faculty to introduce a new Holy Table and a new reredos into Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 1 December 1927

Faculty to erect a memorial tablet in Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 8 May 1953

Faculty to erect a memorial tablet on the wall in the south aisle of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 12 November 1953

Faculty for the insertion of a stained glass window in the south side of the chancel in memory of Albert Edward Morison, surgeon, Captain of the 1 st Hartlepool Company, The Boys' Brigade, born 1863, died 1924, 16 January 1934 Attached: design for the window, and letter from the secretary to the P.C.C., 55, West View, Hartlepool, to William Coverdale, Middleton House, Avenue Road, West Hartlepool, thanking the latter for the window, 27 February 1934

Petition for a faculty for the introduction of a processional St. Cuthbert' s cross in memory of Dr. and Mrs. W.S. Gibb, 12 September 1960 Attached: Letter from Margaret Gibb, Moor House, Hartlepool, to the Secretary to the P.C.C., requesting that the parish accept the gift of the cross, 13 October 1958; and letter from the S.P.C.K. Bookshop, Durham, to Rev. W. Bently, St. Hilda 's Rectory, describing the cross, 20 July 196

Faculty for the introduction of two movable oak seats in memory of William Coverdale and Hannah Coxon, 5 August 1968

Faculty to provide toilets and a self-contained servery at the west end of the nave, 31 October 1984

Faculty for re-siting the font and re-flooring the surround, in memory of Margaret Scott Gibb, 19 November 1986

Faculty for the interment of the bones of two skeletons, reputedly former guardians of the medieval Friary, 27 July 1987

Faculty for the conversion of St. Nicholas Chantry into a side chapel and for the introduction there of an altar, with cross, candlesticks, communion rail, prayer desk, and 24 chairs; and for the introduction into the church of a litany desk in oak in memory of Charles Walker, Joseph Coward and Christina Moore, 14 August 1946

Faculty for the introduction of a baptistry screen in memory of Herbert Gilfoyle, John William Hunter, Christina Moore, Isabel Moore, Isabel Shepherd, Emily Frances Jacobsen, Pounder Davison and Robert Urwin, 4 March 1948

Faculty for the introduction of a bishop's chair in oak on the north side of the sanctuary; a sanctuary chair in oak on the south side of the sanctuary; a credence table in oak on the south side of the sanctuary; an offerings table and hymn book cupboard in oak near the main entrance; an oak tablet at the west end near the Gallilee Chapel door; and an oak choir music cupboard on the south side behind the choir stalls; in memory of Albert Walker; Arthur Oscar Frederickson; Walter Donkin White; and 'Parish Church of St. Hilda Hartlepool. Vicars of Hart cum Hartlepoo...Curates of Hartlepool...Perpetual Curates of Hartlepool...Rectors of Hartlepool..', 12 August 1948

Faculty for the introduction of a processional cross in memory of Dr. and Mrs. W.S. Gibb, 21 April 1961

Archdeacon's certificates for unspecified work, 5 May 1987 - 12 April 1991

Architect's report, under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, by Hayton & Lee, architects, Owengate House, Durham, July 1973

Architect's report, under the Inspection of Churches Measure 1955, by A.O. Lee, Owengate House, Durham, March 1979

Architect's report under the Inspection of Churches Measure, by Ronald G. Simms, architect, 8-11 College Street, York, 20 July 1990

Quinquennial inspection report by R. G. Sims, Chartered Architect, 8-11 College Street, York, YO1 2JF, 22 May 1995

Quinquennial inspection report, 11 December 2000

Schedules of dilapidations and related papers concerning the rectory of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 21 February 1923, 11 August 1924, 25 September 1950, March 1984, July 1989

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures 1923 to 1929, 9 August 1945

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of January 1995 by D. L. Renton, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of April 2005 by M. Galley, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ

Account book of churchwardens, 16 May 1794 - 29 March 1853, and minutes of vestry, 29 March 1796 - 29 March 1853

Churchwarden' s accounts, 15 April 1906 - 7 April 1912

Churchwarden' s accounts, 16 April 1911 - 20 April 1919

Churchwarden' s accounts, 31 March 1918 - 30 December 1929

Abstract of churchwardens' accounts, Easter 1915 - Easter 1921

Abstract of churchwardens' accounts, Easter 1911 ­ Easter 1912 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 5/1

Abstract of churchwardens' accounts, Easter 1913 ­ Easter 1914 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 5/1

Abstract of churchwardens' accounts, Easter 1914 ­ Easter 1915 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 5/1

Abstracts of accounts, 1973 ­ 1975 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 6/17

List of subscribers to 'The Rector's Shilling Fund for St. Hilda', 1925

List of subscribers to a fund, possibly The Parish Register Fund, July 1925 - August 1926

List of subscribers to the 'Parish Register Fund', n.d., c. 1926 Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 2/40

Accounts for the Baptistry Screen and other church furnishings, n.d. [c.1947] Originally enclosed in EP/Ha.SH 4/4

Church property rent account book, 1903-21

Accounts, invoices, and copy correspondence between Rev. F. J. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool, and the Secretary to the P.C.C., concerning the Treasure Island Bazaar, 30 October - 13 November 1935

Papers relating to investments made on behalf of the rector and churchwardens, 7 July 1961 - 26 October 1984

Certificate for 9% Treasury Stock, 1994, held by the Rector and churchwardens of St. Hilda's Church, Hartlepool, 10 - 26 September 1973

Circular letter soliciting financial aid during the 1300 celebrations, 1980

File containing the following: Copy letter from the Secretary of the P.C.C. to the Diocese of Durham, concerning the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, n.d. Letters from the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, and the Durham Diocesan Dilapidations Board, both at 37 Saddler Street, Durham, to W. Coulson, 16 Gladstone Street, Hartlepool, 26, 27 & 29 August 1927 Order under Section 21 of the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures 1923 - 1929 , 6 December 1929 Surveyor' s report on the rectory, 13 November 1929 Correspondence between the Secretary to the P.C.C., 55 West View, Hartlepool; Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, Westminster; Durham Diocesan Dilapidations Board, 27 North Bailey, Durham; Bounty Office, 3, Dean 's Yard, Westminster; concerning dilapidations, 16 October 1930 -- 26 February 1931 Ordinary Assessment, 1 June 1935 Surveyor' s report on the rectory, 21 March 1935 Order under Section 21 , 25 April 1935 Correspondence between Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, 27, North Bailey, Durham; the Secretary to the P.C.C., 55, West View, Hartlepool; Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, 27, North Bailey, Durham; concerning dilapidations, 10 - 16 July 1935 Surveyor' s report on the vicarage, 8 April 1940 Order under Section 21 , 9 May 1940 Ordinary Assessment, 1 November 1940 Surveyor 's report, 12 May 1945 Order under Section 21 , 12 June 1945 Surveyor' s report on the rectory, 29 June 1955 Correspondence between Alter & Davison, builders, 41, Northgate, Hartlepool; R. W. Smith, builder, 4, Gladstone Street, Hartlepool, Secretary to the P.C.C., 4, Baptist Street, Hartlepool; concerning repairs to the rectory, 3 - 25 November 1955 Ordinary Assessment, 22 November 1955 Correspondence between the Church Commissioners, 1, Millbank, Westminster, and the Secretary to the P.C.C., 4, Baptist Street, Hartlepool, concerning dilapidations, 8 October 1956 - 11 January 1957 Surveyor' s report on the rectory, 1 April 1960 Order under Section 21 , 5 May 1960 Letters from the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, and the Church Commissioners, Millbank, Westminster, to the P.C.C. Secretary an Rev. W. Bently, concerning dilapidations, 6 and 23 March 1961

Correspondence between Robert Fleming, 21, Regent Street, Hartlepool, and Rev. F.T. Salter, The Rectory, Hartlepool, concerning the post of organist of the parish of Hartlepool, St. Hilda, 1-2 March 1942