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Plan showing the enlargement and refitting of Stanhope Church, including notes on accommodation, n.d. c.1868 Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120]

Plan of Stanhope church by A.D. Gough Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet [1:60] Labelled: Plan No. 1

Plan of Stanhope church by A.D. Gough Labelled: Plan No. 2

Exterior view of Stanhope church by A.D. Gough No scale

Outline tracing showing the extended reconstruction of Stanhope Church by A.D. Gough, with a brief note explaining the plan

Plan showing the proposed extension and reseating with notes on the accommodation Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120]

South elevation of Stanhope Church showing the proposed restoration and enlargement Scale: 7 inches to 50 feet [1:85.7]

Drawings showing north and south elevations of Stanhope Church Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120]

Plan of Stanhope Church in its present state, with anote of accommodation Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120]

Ground Plan No. 3 of Stanhope Church Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet [1:60]

'S. Thomas Church, Stanhope South Elevation' by Alex. D. Gough, with a note on the moving of door and window

Plan of proposed new electrical installation at St. Thomas's church, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 April 1986 Scale: 1:100

Roof plan of the church by Charlewood Curry Partnership, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 June 1988 Scale: 1:100

Photograph of scaffolding work on the exterior tower of the church, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of scaffolding work on the exterior of the church featuring the entrance to the church, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of a sun dial on the exterior of the church, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of scaffolding work on the exterior of the church including a partial view of the graveyard, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of the interior stone arches in the church including the lectern, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of wall mounted engravings inside the church, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of an engraving within the church stating 'Before your eyes Jesus Christ evidently set forth crucified among now', n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of some of the pews within the church, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of a stone baptismal font within the church, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of the marble baptismal font within the church, n.d. [c. 1980s]

Photograph of the altar and church plate, n.d. c.1950

Notices from Wear Valley District Council, Highfield, New Road, Crook, to Rev. Charles Lovell, The Rectory, Stanhope, that the Rectory; St. Thomas's church; the former rectory (now parish hall, flats and private house); St. Michael and All Angels church, Frosterley; old market cross in the churchyard; coach house north of the rectory; churchyard walls and hearse house to the north of St. Thomas's church; churchyard wall with gates, piers and war memorial; Earle and Collingwood tombs about 3 metres south of St. Thomas's church; Walton tomb about 10 metres south of St. Thomas's church on the east side of the path, and the Iley tomb about 28 metres south of St. Thomas's church, have all been included in a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, 30 November 1987

Inspection report on St. Thomas's church, prepared for the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, by Ian Curry and Kenneth Lyons, church architects, and James Simpson, commissioned architect, n.d. [1980s]

Archaeological assessment of St. Thomas's church by Peter F. Ryder, historic buildings consultant, 1 Ford Terrace, Broomhaugh, Riding Mill, Northumberland, September 1999

Conservation of Ancient Monuments and Remains - Advice to promoters of the restoration of ancient buildings and hints to workmen, issued by the Royal Institute of British Architects, March 1865

Printed report of the Architectural and Archaeological Society of Durham and Northumberland on Stanhope Church offering suggestions concerning its restoration, 14 July 1866

Letter from R.A. Burrell to Rev. Mr. Clayton asking for the information necessary for obtaining a faculty for the enlargement and repair of the church, 31 January 1867

Stanhope Church Restoration Sub-Committee minute book; includes a letter from R.W. Hildyard to the Rev. Francis Duke re an application for a subscription to the Barrington Schools in Weardale which he will pay via his agent, 5 January 1867

Letter from Mr. Attwood of Wolsingham to the rector of Stanhope promising a subscription of £100 to the Stanhope Church Restoration and continuing help for Stanhope school, 2 September 1867 Included in EP/St. 4/14

Stanhope Church Restoration Fund accounts, 1867 - 1868

Stanhope Church Restoration Fund account book with Backhouse & Co., Bishop Auckland, 1860 - 1870

Letter of Ewan Christian to Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning the appointment of Nichols to supervise the restoration work, 25 July 1867

Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to Rev. Mr. Clayton promising that the commissioners will contribute £1,000 towards the cost of the restoration of the church and Mr. Christian's charges, 12 July 1866

Correspondence between the Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Rev. Canon Clayton concerning financial help for the restoration work from the Commission, November and August 1866

Letter from Ewan Christian to the rector of Stanhope setting out his survey of the parish church and his proposals for its extension and alteration, 25 August 1866

Architect's report on Stanhope Church following an inspection by A.D. Gough, architect, 18-19 January 1866

Letter from Gibson Kyle to Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning the appointment of a surveyor and estimates for the work on church, 10 December 1865

Letters from J. Rowlandson to Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning financial help for the restoration fund from the Trustees of Lord Crewe, 29 November 1866 and 26 April 1867

Correspondence between William Rimmington, Craven Iron Works' and the rector of Stanhope and the architect concerning the heating apparatus for Stanhope Church; including two leaflets advertising Rimmington's Stores, February - October 1868

Correspondence between Stained Glass Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the rector of Stanhope concerning stained glass in Stanhope church, 1867

Estimates for repair of the fabric of Stanhope church from Mr. Christian, August and September 1866

Abstract of tenders for work on Stanhope Church, made out by Ewan Christian, n.d. c.1868

Bill from George Gradon for restoration work to Stanhope Church, with notes at end [possibly by Ewan Christian] explaining deductions, February and March 1867

Letter from George Gradon, builder, to Ewan Christian, disputing deductions proposed to be made from his bill for restoration work on Stanhope Church, 15 September 1868

Letter from Ewan Christian to the rector concerning Mr. Gradon's account for the restoration of Stanhope Church, 1 October 1868

List of points needing explanation concerning various costs relating to the restoration of the church, addressed to the Rev. Mr. Clayton, n.d. c.1867

Letter from the Bishop of Durham [to Rev. Mr. Clayton] explaining his refusal to sign documents sent to him concerning the church restoration and appropriation of sittings, 15 February 1868

Letter from John Hildyard to Rev. Charles Clayton complaining of no notice being given of a meeting and suggesting in future that notice be given to stop objections 'on the ground of irregularity', n.d. c.1868

Letter from John Hildyard, Northallerton, to Rev. Charles Clayton, concerning regulations governing the approbation and occupation of pews in Stanhope Church and asking for an explanation of the change, 5 March 1868

Draft of a letter from Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning sittings in the church, 1868

Letters promising subscriptions to the church restoration, 12 and 17 November 1866

Receipt from the Treasurers of the Restoration Fund for a donation from Leonard Atkinson, 2 January 1868

Letter from Henry Pease to the rector enclosing a gift of £20 for the church restoration, n.d. c.1868

Letter from R.W. Bainbridge to the rector with a subscription for the restoration fund and a promise of a contribution from the London Lead Company, 9 April 1867

Receipt for an anonymous contribution to the restoration fund, n.d. c. 1868

Receipts for restoration work to the church, 1869 - 1870

Receipts and certificates for payment relating to the church restoration, 1866, 1867, 1868

Letter from Mr. Bates, Wolsingham, to Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning Wolsingham church and its restoration, 13 February 1866

Notice of the church reopening celebration and appeal for funds from the vicar, churchwardens, secretary and standing committee, with a newspaper cutting on a religious topic pasted on the reverse side, n.d. [1868]

Notice of the church reopening celebration and appeal for funds from the vicar, churchwardens, secretary and standing committee, with a newspaper cutting concerning 'God's grace' pasted on the reverse side, n.d. c.1868

Correspondence between Robinson's Builders, Stanhope, and Rev. Mr. Clayton, concerning the church gates, including a tender from Richard Robinson, receipts and other papers, January - July 1873

Papers concerning cost of erection of new gallery in Stanhope Church, the sale of pews, and the use of money from tree felling to pay for church repairs, 1742 - 1743

Account for work done to the church at Stanhope, 1781

Correspondence between the Rector and Mr. Rippon concerning a contribution to the organ fund, May and July 1868

Letter to the Rector concerning the church bells, 7 February 1867

Correspondence between Mr. Reid, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning the repair of the church clock, 1867 - 1868

Estimates for a clock for Stanhope Church, 6 July 1867

Letter from George Gradon to Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning the experience of Hume, a clockmaker, 2 January 1868

Letter from S. Hume to Rev. Mr. Clayton with an estimate for the church clock, 9 January 1868

Letter from S. Hume concerning Church Clock for Stanhope, 18 June 1868

Letter from John Swinburnes jun., Durham, to Mr. Clayton, undertaking to repair the church clock at a charge of £27, 24 December n.d. c.1868

Letter from Reid & Sons, Newcastle, offering to undertake the repair of the church clock at a cost of £35-40, 23 September 1868

Correspondence between Reid & Sons, Newcastle, and the rector of Stanhope concerning the church clock, September - December 1868

Letter from Reid & Sons, Newcastle, to Canon Clayton concerning the repair of the clock case, n.d. c.1868

Receipt from Stanhope Church Clock Restoration Committee to J.G. Bainbridge for building the clock case, 3 May 1869

Letter sending a donation from Ester Bainbridge to the church clock restoration, 1 January 1870

Notes by J.P. Gilliam of King's College, Newcastle, on 'Altars to Silvanus from Weardale', including notes on the Stanhope altar, n.d.

Copy of a memorandum that a seat erected by Thomas Fetherstonhalgh in the chancel of Stanhope church is unlawful as the chancel belongs to the rector, and order issued by the Bishop of Durham for the removal of the seats in the chancel, 1664 and 1665

Manchester Fire Assurance Company's account for the conveyance to the rector and churchwardens of Stanhope of a plot of land for an additional burial ground, 1859

Copy of a licence granting Cuthbert Rippon permission to make a doorway in the church yard wall (10 October 1828), taken from the Registry of the Consistory Court of Durham, 29 January 1831

Sentence of consecration of the new churchyard at Stanhope, 30 August 1859

Copy plan of proposed lighting at St. Thomas's churchyard, 28 March 1973 Scale: 1/16 inches to 1 foot [1:192]

Burial book, 30 November 1939 - 4 September 1956 Includes names, ages, dates, locations and depths of graves see also EP/St 1/80

Plan of Stanhope parish hall regarding a proposed conversion to a hall and three flats by Cordingley and McIntyre, Chartered Architects, Owengate, Durham, March 1958 Scale: 8'-0'':1''

Letter from John Griffith to Rev. Mr. Darnell concerning waste land near the Rectory and trees on it, 16 May 1832

Draft letter from the Rev. Mr. Darnell with a rough pen and ink plan showing the position of trees and the rector's premises, enquiring as to whom they belong, n.d. c.1832

Instructions for surveyor's papers and plans required for loans from Queen Anne's Bounty [Endorsed: £428 17s.0d.], 24 July 1866

Letter from B. Dunning to Rev. Clayton concerning a mortgage for work on Stanhope Rectory, 27 July 1866

Letter from Mr. Dunning to Rev. Mr. Clayton accompanying a mortgage, with instructions for its completion, 5 September 1886

Letter from B. Dunning (Solicitor to Governors at Queen Anne's Bounty) to Rev. Mr. Clayton giving approval for a loan of £1032 and other information including interest, including a printed form completed by Rev. Mr. Clayton giving financial details, 7 April 1867

Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners sanctioning an application of Rev. Mr. Clayton for a mortgage for Stanhope Rectory, 15 May 1867

Letter from B. Dunning to Rev. Mr. Clayton giving information concerning an application for a loan of £840 from the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, and their approval of the loan, 8 April 1867

Letter from B. Dunning to Rev. Mr. Clayton giving instructions concerning a mortgage for Stanhope Rectory, 28 June 1867

Letter from B. Dunning to Rev. Mr. Clayton acknowledging receipt of mortgage deed and documents and confirming £450 will be sent, 19 September 1866

Letter from B. Dunning to Rev. Mr. Clayton giving approval for loan of £450 by Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, 24 July 1866

Letter to Mr. Christian containing a reference for Mr. Nichols, 25 February 1867

Letter to Rev. W.N. Darnell concerning the transfer of stock, 14 April 1848

Letter from Binder Dunning to Rev. Mr. Clayton giving information on advances that could be made by the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, 8 March 1867

Statement of interest on the amount received by Ecclesiastical Commissioners on the sale of land belonging to benefice of Stanhope, including a receipt for a half year's dividend due, 5 July 1865

Receipts for payment of work done by John Richardson & Co. for Rev. Mr. Clayton, 18 December 1865 and February 1868

Account submitted to the Rev. Mr. Clayton by John Richardson & Co. for work done to the interior of Stanhope Rectory in 1865 and 1866

Letter from the Bounty Office to Rev. Mr. Shebbeare enclosing an assessment increasing the repair rate payable from Queen Anne's Bounty for Stanhope Rectory, 1933

Plan and elevation of proposed alterations to the Curatage, Stanhope, for Canon LL. L. Knighthall, showing existing ground floor and first floor plans and proposed ground floor and first floor plans, 15 October 1946

Permission for the development of land and buildings at the Curatage, Stanhope, from Weardale Rural District Council, 6 December 1946

Cancelled mortgage for £128, taken out for work on parsonage; endorsed 'Cancelled' 1 April 1955

Agreement concerning the party wall and rights of way and access between Stanhope House and Limetree House, n.d. c.1957

Map showing the boundary between Stanhope House and Limetree House, 13 September 1957

Plan showing Stanhope Rectory, Stanhope House, Limetree House and the boundary of land around Stanhope House, n.d. c.1957 Scale: 1:500

Converyance of Stanhope House from Mary Thompson and Arthur Pratt to the Church Commissioners and Bishop of Durham, acting on behalf of the incumbent of the benefice of Stanhope, 14 June 1957

17 November 1913 (1) Rev. Francis Charles, Bishop of Richmond, rector of Stanhope (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Mortgage between (1) and (2) for securing £1,060 for alterations, sanitary and other improvements to the parsonage house and offices

Plan of Stanhope Rectory, outbuildings and grounds, n.d. Scale: 1 inch to 25 feet [1:300]

Plan of the drain system at Stanhope Rectory, n.d. No scale

Plan of alterations and additions to Stanhope Rectory, scheme number 4, n.d. Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]

Plan of an arch to strengthen the beam across the bay window of the drawing room, Stanhope Rectory, 31 March 1831 Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet [1:48]

Minutes and accounts of the Stanhope War Memorial Committee, 21 January 1951 - 19 January 1953

Receipts concerning work involved with the War Memorial -, 1951

Bank statements for the War Memorial Committee from Midland Bank Ltd., 1951 - 1952

Draft notice concerning the formation of a War Memorial Committee and funds needed, n.d. c.1951

Balance sheet of the War Memorial Committee (with duplicates), n.d. c. 1951

Printed notice of a public meeting of the Stanhope War Memorial Committee, n.d. c.1951

Letter from the County Constabulary to Mrs. Thompson, with a copy of the House to House Collections Act, 1939, 14 December 1950

Certificate of exemption under the House to House Collections Act, 1939, 1951

Letters from Dr. and Mrs. Thompson concerning the raising of funds for the War Memorial, February - March 1951

Correspondence between E. Smyth Stoneworks, Sunderland, and Mrs. E. Thompson, concerning work on the War Memorial, February - September 1951

Letter from J.G. Brown to Mrs. Thompson containing an estimate and design for the War Memorial, 26 February 1951

Correspondence between G.H. Whewell, Bromsgrove Guild Ltd., and Mrs. Thompson concerning the bronze tablet for the War Memorial, 1950 - 1952

Stanhope War Memorial Committee collectors' account books, n.d. c.1951

Photograph of the Stanhope war memorial, n.d. c.1951

Photograph of the Stanhope war memorial, n.d. c.1951

Photograph of the Stanhope war memorial, n.d. c.1951

4 October 1962 (1) Rev. Ian Charles Maxwell, rector of the rectory of Stanhope (2) Iain Norman Macleod, M.P., Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, representing the Queen, patron of the rectory (3) Church Commissioners for England (4) Ronald Priestman Wilkinson of Martin Street, Stanhope, mineral merchant and Cyril Johnson of Wesleygarth, Ireshopeburn, mineral merchant Copy lease by (1) to (4), with the consent of (2) and (3), of limestone quarrying rights in 11.145/1000 acres at Parson Byers Quarry in the parish of Stanhope for 10 years Consideration: £6 a year certain rent and royalties on all stone worked Includes: plan

31 October 1973 (1) Durham Diocesan Board of Finance and the Parochial Church Council of Stanhope, St. Thomas (2) Leslie James Carden of Hartwell House, Stanhope Tenancy agreement whereby (1) lets to (2) lock-up garage number 2, Front Street, Stanhope Consideration: £2 a month

8 April 1988 (1) The Parochial Church Council of Stanhope (2) Andrew and Margaret Logre of 74 Woolwich Common, London Agreement for the erection of a fence by (2) and licence for (2) to use the land enclosed by the fence Consideration: £5 a year Includes: plan

26 February 1969 (1) The Parochial Church Council of Stanhope (2) John Michael Maddison and Judith Maddison Conveyance of a freehold dwelling house and premises known as Bishop Butler's house situated in Front Street, Stanhope Consideration:£3000 Includes accompanying plan [scale 1:500]

21 May 1996 (1) The Parochial Church Council of Stanhope (2) John W. E. Rowell Lease of premises situated at and known as Stanhope Library, Front Street, Stanhope Consideration: £1825 per annum Includes a record of the condition of the property, 12 April 1996

A faculty to restore and alter the parish church of Stanhope, granted by Bishop of Durham, 18 April 1867

Faculty from the Bishop of Durham for the erection of a bronze tablet commemorating parishioners killed between 1939 and 1945

Faculty from Bishop of Durham for the formation of a children's corner, 3 September 1931

Faculty to repave the chancel, recase the organ, rearrange the choir stalls, introduce a brass lecturn, provide new gas burners and remove a seat, 1 September 1892

Faculty for the insertion of a stained glass window, 11 June 1918

Faculty authorising the execution of a licence between the rector and churchwardens and Durham County Council; the confirmation of works carried out by the Council on a piece of land next to St. Thomas's church; the re-paving of the area with York stone flags; the laying of granite setts to form a driveway for people attending church, and the provision of access and exit points controlled by a chain connected to lockable bollards, 19 August 1993

Copy of a memorandum of Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning a painting in the rectory and paintings he thought were removed from the church during the restoration, 7 September 1876

Notes on paintings, including in some cases subjects, artists, and prices paid, n.d. c.1880

Schedule of papers taken from Stanhope Rectory, n.d. c.1880

List of papers delivered to the Rector of Stanhope, including mortgages, insurances, and tithe redemptions, 30 November 1883

Terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Crook, n.d. c.1907

Terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Rookhope, n.d. c.1900

Copy of terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Eastgate, n.d. c.1913

Terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Wolsingham, n.d. c.1922

Copy of terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of St. John's Chapel in Weardale, November 1926

Copy of terrier of Stanley parish, Easter 1926

Copy of terrier of Westgate parish, 12 November 1926

Letter from Rev. A. R. Dolphin to Rev. Canon Croudace enclosing a copy of the terrier for the parish of Edmundbyers, 19 November 1926

Terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Tow Law, 13 November 1926

Terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Satley, 20 April 1935

Terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Frosterley, n.d. c.1949

Terrier and account of all church property and funds in the parish of Muggleswick, n.d. c.1961

Letter from the Diocesan Registry to Rev. Canon Croudace listing terriers filed in the Registry, 28 August 1918

Terrier, 10 January 1927

List of crockery in use at Stanhope church, 10 June 1921

Labels [for an exhibition] for church plate, books and other documents (wrapped in a page of the News Chronicle, 18 December 1950), n.d. 1950

Letter from the Church Commissioners enclosing the amending assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, 24 August - 24 September 1956

Letter from Gibson Ryle, Newcastle, to Rev. C. Clayton concerning ecclesiastical dilapidations, 16 December 1865

Statement of the Stanhope church rate with copies of proceedings connected with it, also a copy of Dr. Bayfords Opinion concerning the rate

Extract from the Registry of the Consistory Court of Durham concerning a dispute between the churchwardens of Stanhope and Thomas Willis and others concerning the rate book, 10 December 1847

Statement of accounts of St. Thomas's church appeal fund; the Parochial Church Council's fabric fund and the church hall for the year ended 31 December 1989

Churchwardens' account book, 1 November 1675 - 9 April 1751 and minutes of vestry meetings, 1 November 1675 - 23 March 1750. Also includes the visitation of Archdeacon Booth, 1697; terrier of the parsonage of Stanhope, 1733 and note of the repair of the volume, 1846

Churchwardens' account book. Includes at rear of volume: appointment of vestry clerk (duties to include the care of the church clock) 17 April 1759 and list of repairs to be done to the fabric of the church in 1763, 1765, 1766 and 1769

Churchwardens' account book, 1778 - 1790, 1793 - 1819

Churchwardens' account book. Includes: vestry minutes, 8 May 1840 - 23 December 1875; account of reopening of Stanhope Church, 12 March 1868; account of population of the parish of Stanhope taken by Thomas Allison and Michael Harrison, overseers, 1821

Sequestrator's account for Stanhope Rectory, May - November 1921

Sequestration granted to Rural Dean of Stanhope, William John R. Currah and William L. Bainbridge, churchwardens, on the vacancy created by the resignation of Rev. Canon Rodolphus Thomas Heselton, 14 February 1961

Appointment by Rev. Henry Hardinge of John Brown as sexton, and note dated May 1798, in another hand, of his resignation with the rector's comment on the parishioners' agreement to advance the sexton's salary and reappoint John Brown on 25 May 1798

Appointment by Rev. H. Hardinge of John Brown as sexton, 25 May 1798

Account from Geo. Brown, sexton, to the churchwardens, n.d. c.1800

Map of Stanhope showing Barrington School, Stone House, Buxwood Hall, graveyard and church, rectory, workhouse, Stanhope House, Church Lane, Back Lane, and a plot of land with a wooded area No scale

Plan showing Workhouse Land, Turnpike Road, East Lane and two numbered plots with acreage, n.d. c.1860 Scale: 1 inch to 2 chains [1:1584]

Extract from the Registry of the Consistory Court of Durham concerning the dismissal of Rev. Joseph Waite of St. Johns Chapel and sequestration, 8 June 1832

Copy of sequestration of St. Johns Chapel (1832), taken from the Registry of the Consistory Court of Durham, March 1860

Copy licence to bury at St. Johns Chapel, granted by Nathaniel, Lord Crewe, Bishop of Durham, 1 October 1812