Catalogue

28 May 1768 (1) John Simpson the elder of Bradley, Esq. (2) The Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (3) John Simpson the younger of Bradley, Esq. (4) The Rt. Hon. Lady Ann Lyon (a sister of (2)) (5) The Hon. Thomas Lyon of Pembroke Hall in the University of Cambridge, and John Ord of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, Esq. Copy of the marriage settlement of (3) and (4) being a release by (1) to (2) of hereditaments in West Sleekburn in the parish of Bedlington, Co. Durham, at Bradley in the parish of Ryton, a half share in collieries at Crawcrook, ¹/32 share in the East and West Manors or Lordship of Winlaton alias Winlington in the parish of Ryton and all properties and collieries there upon trust for (3) for life and upon further trusts as specified subject to various rent charges, portions etc. Covenant to surrender copyhold messuages called Harperley, High Farm etc. with a water corn mill at Harperley aforesaid and Reyley Mayers, Jolley's Field etc.; covenants regarding proceeds from Tanfield Leigh and Kibblesworth collieries; assignment of £2000 by (4) to (5)

1892 Abstract of the will of John Simpson of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq., reciting D/CG 16/1 and devising all his real estate upon trust for his grandson John Simpson with remainders specified; miscellaneous legacies and annuities to his daughters and grandchildren with variations of the provision for his granddaughters should his grandson die without issue and without barring the entail created by the marriage settlement of the testator's late son; bequests to servants and charities, 1 November 1784

1784 (1) Sir Henry George Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (2) Sir Thomas Clavering of Axwell Park, Bart; John Tempest of Winyard, Esq.; Thomas Steele the younger, late of the Middle Temple, now of Bond Street, Westminster, Esq.; and John Ellis of Gough Square, St. Dunstan in the West London, gent. Draft bond of indemnity of (1) to (2) in £30000 under a settlement by (1) to (2) of 1773 of lands and messuages as specified within the manor of Ravensworth as recited within

Draft abstract of a demise dated 6 October 1784 of manors and estates in the counties of Durham and Northumberland to secure £24709 by Sir H.G. Liddell,Bart to Lady Ravensworth, 14 July 1849

30 November 1814 (1) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (2) George Baker of Elemore, Esq. and Robert Steele of Mansfield Street, Middlesex, Esq. (devisees in trust of Sir Henry George Lidell, Bart, deceased) Draft release by (1) to (2) of the Plainfield Estate in the Parish of Rothbury, Northumberland upon the trusts of the will of Sir Henry George Liddell. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £11800 (part of the sale money of the manor of Newton in the parish of St. Oswald, Durham)

27 October 1820 (1) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet and Dame Maria Susanna Liddell his wife (2) Henry Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Esq. (eldest son of (1)) (3) John Theophilus Blakenay of St. John's College, Cambridge, Esq. and Robert William Brandling of Low Gosforth, Northumberland, Esq. (4) Morton John Davison of Beamish, Esq. and Cuthbert Ellison of Hebburn, Esq. (5) Revd Henry George Liddell of Boldon, clerk (brother of (1)) and the Revd Charles Thorp of Ryton, clerk (6) William Hoar of Durham, Esq. (7) Richard Kirton of Durham, Esq. (8) John Middleton Meggison of Hatton Garden, Middlesex, gent. Settlement of estates comprising a release by (1) and (2) to (7) to lead the uses of a common recovery of the castle of Ravenshelm otherwise Ravensworth, the manors of Ravensworth, Lamesley and Heeton otherwise Ayton, a moiety of the manor of Kibblesworth with all rights and jurisdictions; the rectory and impropriate tithes of Lamesley; lands and hereditaments at Ravensworth, Lamesley, Eighton,Hedley, Over Eighton, Nether Eighton, Long Acres, North Ends, Pockerley and Whickham; the dissolved chantry of Farnacres, Whickham; lands at Kibblesworth, Beamish, Urpeth, Sheeld Row, Birtley; the coalstaiths and Keelrooms near Team Bridge in the parish of Whickham; one third share of coalmines specified under lands in the parish of Gateshead; other specified properties late belonging to the Earl of Upper Ossory at Great Usworth, Whickham, Springwell Farm and Mount Farm, Greenwell House and Bounderhouse Farm, Chowden Farm, Chowden Hall Farm, Chowden Foot Farm, Harlow Green Farm, Low Eighton Farm, High Eighton Farm, Coals Close Farm all within the Chapelry of Lamesley; the township of Darwent Crook in the parish of Gateshead with lands as specified excepting minerals, lands specified at Kibblesworth and Kibblesworth Grange excepting minerals; lands and messuages at Gateshead Low Fell, Gateshead Fell and Whickham Fell and divers allotments of land of Kibblesworth Common, Low Fell etc; release by (1) and (2) to (3) of the manors of Esslington, Whittingham and Barton, Throunton alias Thrunton alias Thornton; the capital messuage and estate of Eslington Hall in the parish of Whittingham with all rights and jurisdictions; lands at Plainfield and Flotterton in the parish of Rothbury with tithes of hay, corn and grain thereupon, all in Northumberland Upon trust: as to the property and tithes in Rothbury and all coalmines, quarries in minerals under all the lands in Durham and Northumberland to the use of (2); as to all lands in County Durham to such trusts as Sir T.H. Liddell and (2) shall appoint during their joint lives, otherwise to the use of (3) for 5000 years to pay an annuity to (2) of £1200 until marriage and £2500 thereafter,and subject thereto to the use of Sir T.H. Liddell for life charged with an annuity payable to his wife of £800 if she survive him, thence to the use of (2) for life with remainders to his issue as specified and with further remainders to his kinsmen specified; proviso that the life tenant in possession take the surname Liddell Covenant by (1) and (2) with (3) to surrender copyholds in the manor of Whickham upon the above specified trusts. Recites the settlement made under the will of Sir Henry George Liddell and subsequent deeds, inclosure awards etc.

Abstract of deed for resettling the Ravensworth and Eslington Estates, 7 October 1820

Draft abstract of the deed of settlement of estates in Durham, and Northumberland by Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart., and his son Henry Thomas Liddell, Esq., 1820

9 November 1820 (1) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (2) Henry Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, the eldest son of (1) (3) The Hon. George Seymour of Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex (Lord George Seymour) and Isabella Seymour his eldest daughter Copy of deed of covenant for the settlement of estates in Durham and Northumberland as specified giving details of provision for jointures, marriage portions, annuities etc. and settling the estate on (2) and his issue in tail male with remainder to the younger sons of (1) and their issue intail male and thence to the younger brother of (1) and his issue in tail male with remainder to the sons of (2) and their issue in tail female with remainder to Maria, Viscountess Normanby eldest daughter of (1) and her issue in tail general with remainder to her sisters likewise and ultimately to (2) in fee; provision for the tenant in possession to take the name and arms of Liddell only

13 November 1826 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, son of (1) Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £3 charged upon a farm called Plainfield in the Parish of Rothbury, Northumberland

13 November 1826 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Hon. George Liddell, a captain in the 7th Regiment of Foot, son of (1) Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £3 charged upon Plainfield in the Parish of Rothbury, Northumberland

15 December 1835 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Rev. Henry George Liddell of Easington, Clerk, brother of (1) Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £10 charge upon Plainfield in the Parish of Rothbury, Northumberland

15 December 1835 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, brother of (1) Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £10 charged upon Plainfield in the parish of Rothbury, Northumberland

15 December 1835 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Hon. and Revd Robert Liddell of Durham, Clerk, son of (1) Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £10 charged upon Plainfield in the parish of Rothbury, Northumberland

16 December 1841 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £10 charged upon Plainfield in the Parish of Rothbury Northumberland

28 January 1845 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry,Baron Ravensworth (2) Henry George Liddell of Eslington House, Northumberland, Esq., grandson of (1) Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £10 10s.charged upon Plainfield in the Parish of Rothbury, Northumberland

A memorial to be registered by the Clerk of the Peace for the County of Northumberland of the grant of an annuity to Henry George Liddell whereby he qualifies to vote at the county elections, 28 January 1845

Draft of a memorial to be registered with the Clerk of the Peace for the County of Northumberland of a rent charge granted by Lord Ravensworth to Henry George Liddell of Eslington House, Northumberland, 1845

7 August 1844 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth and Maria Susanna, Lady Ravensworth, his wife, formerly Maria Susanna Simpson (2) Henry Thomas Liddell, Esq. (the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell), eldest son of (1) (3) John Theophilus Blakeney of Cheltenham, Gloucester, Esq. Copy statutory release by (1) and (2) to (3), being a disentailing deed of lands and tenements specified at West Sleekburn formerly the property of John Simpson; the capital messuage of Bradley and lands there and two fourths of the collieries and coals at Crawcrook; one fourth of one eighth of the Lordship of Winlaton and Simpsons fourth part of Lands formerly belonging to Francis Anderson etc. being at Winlaton and his fourth part of the coals of the said Lordship and in all keelrooms etc. worked in connection therewith and all other properties of the late John Simpson in West Sleekburn, Bradley, Crawcrook, Winlaton or elsewhere in the parishes of Bedlington and Ryton freed from all estate tail and limitations to such uses as (1) and (2) shall appoint as specified and in default thereof to the use of (1) and the assigns of Lady Ravensworth during her life thence to such uses as (2) shall direct; schedules of rentals of the estate

Copy of D/CG 16/19 extracted from the close rolls and certified by H.J. Sharpe, Assistant Keeper of Public Records, 9 April 1872

Abstract of the will of the Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth of 24 June 1846 and codicil of 29 June 1848

31 May 1852 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Henry George Liddell, eldest son of (1) Grant by (1) to (2) of an annuity of £600 charged on the manor of Ravensworth and lands and messuages at Ravensworth, Lamelsey, Kibblesworth and Whickham

16 April 1856 Declaration of trust by Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth and David Barclay of Austin Friars, London, Esq. regarding the mortgage debt of £7000 as specified in the will of Thomas Henry Baron Ravensworth Memorandum of an indenture of 10 April 1878 being an assignment of the mortgage to Francis Henry Mitchell and others

7 December 1852 (1) Henry George Liddell of Eslington Park, Northumberland, Esq., eldest son and heir of the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Mary Diana Sutton of Blendworth, Hampshire, spinster, only child of the late Orlando George Sutton Gunning Sutton (3) Henry Thomas Liddell (4) Charles Eden of Wilton Place, Middlesex, Esq., a Captain in the Royal Navy; Revd Sir John Hobart Culme-Seymour, of North Church, Great Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Baronet; the Hon. George Augustus Constantine Henry Phipps (Earl Mulgrave); the Hon. Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law Copy of the marriage settlement of (1) and (2). (3) settles an annuity of £1200 p.a. on (1) for the joint lives of (1), (3) and Lord Ravensworth, rising to £1700 p.a. on the death of the latter of which sums £200 p.a. is declared to be expressly to cover the extra expense of (1) if an M.P Arrangement of annuities for (2) and children of the marriage and of £1000 p.a. to (2) if she survives (1). Recites previous settlements and wills of the Sutton family and settles the prospective share of (1) under them

Inventory of plate, books, statues, bronzes, casts, paintings, pictures, prints, china, organ, diamonds and snuff boxes left as heirlooms in Ravensworth Castle, 26 April 1855

Copy inventory of the plate, books, statues, bronzes, paintings, pictures, prints, china, organ, diamonds and snuff boxes left as heirlooms at Ravensworth Castle, 26 April 1855

Statement of the income of the Ravensworth Estate and charges on it; covering letter from the Revd H.G. Liddell to Walter Johnson explaining the details of the charges, 18 October 1855

Succession duty papers for Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth upon the death of Henry Thomas, Earl of Ravensworth, 19 March 1880 - 21 April 1903

18 December 1886 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (2) The Hon. Lady Eleanor Francis Liddell of Ascot Heath Lodge, Berkshire, spinster Bond of (1) to (2) in £2000 to secure the payment of £1000 plus interest Receipt of (2), 9 February 1904

Copy of the will of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth annexing the specified contents of Ravensworth Castle and Eslington Park as heir looms and bequeathing other contents to the heir of entail; exercising a power of appointment under the settlement of 30 May 1870 raises £25000 each for his daughters Lady Mary Maude Diana Forestier-Walker and Lady Lilian Mary Harriet Diana Liddell with benefit of survivorship; charges estates with £10,000 for his widow plus £10,000 legacy and devises lands and buildings at Hordle and Milton, Hampshire in trust for his daughters as tenants in common, 27 February 1894

Codicil to the will of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, revising his bequest to his wife to £60,209 13s.5d. India 3% Stock, 13 December 1902

Memorandum of the terms of the will of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, 1904

Copy death certificate of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth on 22 July 1903, 7 January 1904

Executorship oath of Emma Sophia Georgiana, Countess Dowager of Ravensworth, of Cresswell Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland and Lady Mary Maude Diana Forestier-Walker of Efford Cottage, Lymington, Hampshire as executors of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, deceased, 13 - 28 December 1903

Abstract of receipts and payments for the Ravensworth and Eslington Estates, 1 July - 31 December 1902

Abstracts of receipts and payments for the Ravensworth and Eslington estates, 1 January - 30 June 1903

Abstract of receipts and payments for the Ravensworth and Eslington estates, 1 July - 31 December 1903

Abstract of receipts and payments for the Ravensworth and Eslington Estates, 1 January - 30 June 1904

Letter from William Johnson at Trench Hall, Gateshead to Clayton and Gibson forwarding abstracts of the Ravensworth Estate accounts up to 30 June, 5 September 1904

Abstract of receipts and payments for the Ravensworth and Eslington Estates, 1 July - 31 December 1904

Bank pass book with Lambton and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne, the Earl of Ravensworth's Estate account, 8 October 1901 - 5 August 1903

Bank pass book with Lambton and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne of the executors of the Earl of Ravensworth, estate account, 10 August 1903 - 28 August 1908

The Earl of Ravensworth's private account with Messrs. Lambton and Company, 1 January 1903 - 20 January 1904

Notice to submit claims against the estate of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, deceased, 7 August 1903

Schedule of furniture and effects to be retained at Eslington Park as heirlooms, n.d. [c.1900]

Valuation and inventory of the personal estate and effects, heirlooms, books, pictures etc. of the late Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth at Ravensworth Castle and Eslington Park, August 1903

Valuation for probate of silver plate, diamond ornaments etc. belonging to the estate of the late Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, September 1903

Opinion of George R. Northcote as to the ownership of the Ravensworth heirlooms, 7 March 1904

Valuation of farm horses, implements etc. to be taken over by Lord Ravensworth from the Countess of Ravensworth, 7 March 1904

An inventory and valuation of some of the china and furniture at Ravensworth Castle, the property of the Countess of Ravensworth, June 1904

Copy of an inventory of plate books, statues, bronzes etc. in Ravensworth Castle, 26 April 1855, July 1904

List of pictures at Ravensworth Castle of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, deceased, valued at more than £20, 18 February 1908

Valuation of the silver plate of the late Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth by Reid and Sons of Newcastle upon Tyne with stock market price list attached, September 1903

Estimate of the value of the settled real estate of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, deceased, and of estate duty payable, 1904

Rough details of estate income, n.d. [c.1904]

Estate Duty accounts and correspondence for the late Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth including observations of the Estate Duty Office on the accounts with the answers of Clayton and Gibson, details of the marriage settlement of the Earl, valuation of his real estate, rentals, tenants, outgoings, 1904 - 1912

Miscellaneous estate duty accounts and receipts, correspondence with the Estate Duty Office regarding heirlooms and underpayment of duty and succession duty papers of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, 14 March 1904 - 18 May 1908

Legacy receipt, 19 January 1904

Miscellaneous notes and rough accounts regarding estate duties and notes on the dates of birth etc. of members of the Ravensworth family, n.d. [1900's]

Rough statement of account of the executrices of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth with the Countess Dowager of Ravensworth, 22 July 1903 - 27 May 1904

Statement of account of the executrices of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, with the Countess of Ravensworth, 22 July 1903 - 17 February 1906

Rough account of the executrices of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth with the Dowager Countess of Ravensworth and with Lady Mary Forestier-Walker and Lady Lillian Liddell, 1904 - 1905

Draft cash account of the executrices of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, 6 April 1904 - 31 August 1908

Statement of the account of William Johnson with the executrices of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, 30 June - September 1904

Statement of account of William Johnson with the executrices of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, 1 January 1905 - 7 January 1908

Statements of account between Clayton and Gibson and the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, and his'executrices, 15 May 1900 - 4 January 1909

Bills of costs of Clayton and Gibson to the executrices of the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth, for probate and for winding up the estate, 27 July 1903 - September 1908

Draft transfers from the executrices of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth to the Countess Dowager of Ravensworth, Lady Mary Maude Diana Forestier-Walker and Lady Lilian Mary Harriett Diana Liddell of various quantities of India Stock as specified, 1904

Receipt of Lady Mary Forestier-Walker, Woodroof, Clonmel, Ireland, for £200 under the will of her late father, 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, 9 March 1906

Draft receipt of the Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas, Baron Ravensworth for £1000 and interest from the executrices of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, 16 March 1906

Receipt of the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell for £1000 from his mother Lady Ravensworth being the endowment fund of Whittingham Alms Houses founded by Lady Ravensworth, 12 December 1839

Receipt of the Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas,Baron Ravensworth for £1000 with interest from the executrices of Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth being the endowment fund of the Whittingham Alms Houses Charity, 16 March 1906

1909 (1) Rt. Hon. Emma Sophia Georgiana, Countess of Ravensworth of Cresswell Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland, widow and Lady Mary Maude Diana Forestier-Walker of St. Frideswides, South Farnborough, Hampshire (executrices of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth) (2) Lady Mary Maude Diana Forestier-Walker and Lady Lilian Mary Harriet Diana Digby of Lewcombe House, Dorchester, Dorset Draft transfer of 25 shares in the Redheugh Bridge Company by (1) to (2)

Correspondence received by Clayton and Gibson from: William Johnson, Trench Hall; the Dowager Countess,Creswell Hall, Morpeth; the Bank of England; Lambton and Company, Newcastle upon Tyne; G.S. Weeks, Bedlington; Lady Mary Forestier-Walker, Clonmel, Ireland; Trower, Still and Company, Lincoln's Inn, London, and others relative to settling the affairs of the late 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, payment of legacies, transfer of stocks, valuation of properties, probate, executorship accounts, heirloom dispute, 11 August 1903 - 8 March 1905

Copy of correspondence of Trower, Still, Freeling and Parkin, Lincoln's Inn, London, with John Hellard, the Manor Office, Stonehouse, Plymouth, Devon, with covering letter to Clayton and Gibson regarding the valuation of furniture at Ravensworth and Eslington Park for the countess, 17 - 19 May 1904

Letter from William Johnson,Trench Hall, Ravensworth, Gateshead, to Clayton and Gibson concerning the Whittingham Tower Charity and the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, deceased, 30 March 1905

Letter from Lady Mary Forestier-Walker at Woodroof, Clonmel, forwarding papers, to Clayton and Gibson, [8 - 9] January 1906

Letter from Lady Mary Forestier-Walker at West Amesbury House, Wiltshire, to Clayton and Gibson forwarding copy of letter from Somerset House, regarding underpayment of duties on the estate of the 2nd Earl, 18 June 1907

Correspondence between William Johnson, Trench Hall, Gateshead, Clayton and Gibson and Charles Percy and Son, Alnwick, Northumberland, solicitor, with cheques and accounts relating to Stephenson s account and claims against the estate of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, 18 December 1906 - 28 May 1908

Correspondence received by Clayton and Gibson from Emma, Countess of Ravensworth, Creswell Hall, Northumberland and others regarding disputed claims for further payments of death duties on the estate of the 2nd earl especially in connexion with Tanfield way-leave, 17 January - 25 March 1908

Correspondence between Clayton and Gibson, Joseph Philipson and Co., solicitor, Newcastle upon Tyne, and William Johnson, Trench Hall regarding the estate of the late 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, 12 - 18 June 1909

List of the late Earl of Ravensworth's servants and their wages, n.d. [1903 - 1904]

Agreement of Henry Wallace, Tranch Hall, Ravensworth to hire Albert Chambers of Wylam for Lord Ravensworth, 2 April 1873 Endorsed with note of affidavit, 14 November 1904

Circular from the Scotswood Bridge Company to the executrices of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth giving details of the purchase of the bridge by Newcastle Corporation, 12 December 1905

Amended valuation of the Tanfield Branch Railway, 11 March 1908

Instructions relating to John Clayton's advance of £2000 to the Hon. Atholl Liddell secured on the latter's annuity, 1877

Account of the Rt. Hon. Atholl Charles John, Earl of Ravensworth with Clayton and Gibson, 20 November 1893 - February 1904

16 May 1866 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Atholl Charles John Liddell (third son of (1)) (3) The Hon. George Edgcumbe of Thanckes near Torpoint, Cornwall (4) Caroline Edgecumbe of Thanckes, Spinster (daughter of (3)) (5) The Rt. Hon. William Henry, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, the Hon. Charles Henry Cust of Arthingworth, Northampton, the Hon. Henry George Liddell M.P. eldest son of (1), and Arthur Liddell of Wilton Crescent, Middlesex, Esq. Copy conveyance by (1), with the consent of (2) and (4), to (5) of Sleekburn South and North Farms at West Sleekburn in the parish of Bedlington, Northumberland, (713a.), subject to a mortgage for £7500, upon trust with the consent of (1) and (2) to sell; schedule of fields and their areas

16 May 1866 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Atholl Charles John Liddell (3) The Hon. George Edgcumbe of Thanckes, near Torpoint, Cornwall (4) Caroline Edgcumbe of Thanckes, spinster (5) The Rt. Hon. William Henry, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, the Hon. Charles Henry Cust of Arthingworth, Northampton, the Hon. Henry George Liddell, M.P. and Arthur Liddle of Wilton Crescent, Middlesex Copy of the marriage settlement of (2) and (4); assignment by (4) to (5) of her interests and shares in the trust funds expectant upon the death of (3) and Fanny Lucy his wife, her one fifth share (under the will of Ernest Augustus, late Earl of Mount Edgecumbe) in £4000 on the decease of (3) aforesaid; upon trust to secure an annuity of £50 to her for life thence to (2) if he survive her thence to their issue as specified Agreement that (5) shall be possessed of the purchase money for the West Sleekburn Estate upon trust to pay an annuity of £500 to (2) for life with £300 to (4) for life if she survive (2) etc; covenant by (3) to pay £50 p.a. to (5) upon trusts specified

Extract from conveyance from the Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth to the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe and others of the West Sleekburn Estate in the Parish of Bedlington, Northumberland, shewing powers of leasing and exchange, 16 May 1866

Letter from Clayton and Gibson to Henry Wallace at Trench Hall, Gateshead re the Hon. A.C.J. Liddell's settlement of the Sleekburn Estate, 6 December 1892

Draft receipt of the Rt. Hon. William Henry, Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, the Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas, Baron Ravensworth, and Arthur Liddell of Wilton Crescent, Middlesex, Esq. for £475 and interest from the North Eastern Railway Company, 1904

Receipt of Caroline Cecilia, Countess of Ravensworth for £475 from the trustees of her marriage settlement being the purchase money paid by the North Eastern Railway Company for part of the West Sleekburn Estate, 5 November 1904

Draft statutory declaration by Adolphus George Charles Liddell of 90 Wigmore Street, London, Esq., Barrister-at-Law, Assistant Secretary in the Lord Chancellor's Department, Private Secretary for Ecclesiastical Patronage and Chief Clerk of the Crown Office etc. regarding the births, marriages and deaths of members of the Liddell family, 1 February 1904

Miscellaneous notes on the Ravensworth peerage and the births, marriages and deaths of the Liddell family with a letter from Clayton and Gibson to the Vicar of Lamesley requesting certificates (to establish the right of the 3rd Earl of Ravensworth to sit in the House of Lords), January 1904

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Draft will of the Rt. Hon. Atholl Charles John, Earl of Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle charging a jointure of £2000 p.a. in favour of his wife plus £500 p.a. from the Sleekburn Estate to his wife for life with remainder to his sisters with benefit of survivorship; minor bequests; residue of personal estate to his wife, 21 January 1904

Executorship papers and estate duty accounts for the Rt. Hon. Atholl Charles John, Earl of Ravensworth, deceased including statements of rent for the West Sleekburn Estate, valuation of farming stock, plants and orchids at Ravensworth Castle, April 1904 - February 1908

West Sleekburn estate rentals, 1903 - 1908

Rent account of the Sleekburn Estate leaseholds, November 1908

Draft case and opinion concerning liability of the widow of the 3rd Earl of Ravensworth for estate duty, n.d. [c.1904]

Draft opinion re payment of estate duties on the Sleekburn Estate of the late Atholl, Earl of Ravensworth, n.d. [c.1904]

1905 (1) The Rt. Hon. Caroline Cecilia, Countess of Ravensworth (2) George Dixon Atkinson Clark of Belford Hall, Northumberland, Esq., and Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn, Baronet (trustees) (3) Mortgagees Draft mortgage by (1) and (2) to (3) of the Sleekburn Estate at West Sleekburn in the parish of Bedlington, Northumberland

Notice to the trustees of the marriage settlement of the 3rd Earl of Ravensworth of the mortgage of the Sleekburn estate to the Hon. Charles Ernest Edgcumbe of 23 Down Street, Piccadilly, Middlesex and Harry Davies Bewes of East Stonehouse, solicitor to secure £1887 required for death duties, 10 May 1905

Correspondence received by Clayton and Gibson from William Johnson, Trench Hall, Gateshead, Hellard and Bewes,Manor Office, Stonehouse, Devonshire, Walter Trower, 5 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, and others regarding the affairs of the last Earl of Ravensworth, probate of his will, amount due to the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe for rent, dispute over the furniture at Ravensworth between the dowager and the new lord, inventories of heirlooms, raising money to pay death duties and transfer of shares in The Northumberland Agricultural Supply Association Ltd, 15 February 1904 - 10 March 1905

Papers relating to the estate duties payable on the Sleekburn Estate and the deaths of, and succession to, the 3rd Earl of Ravensworth and his widow Caroline Cecilia, later Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, 18 March 1904 - 7 July 1914

Bill from Jones, Yarrell and Poulter, newspaper and advertisement agents, London for notice of the late Earl of Ravensworth's memorial service, 10 February 1904

Letters from Caroline, Countess of Ravensworth, Mount Edgcumbe, Plymouth, Devon, to Clayton and Gibson forwarding valuers account and that for memorial service and hoping Gibson is better, 18 - 19 March 1904

Copy of a letter from Clayton and Gibson, Newcastle upon Tyne, to the Countess of Mount Edgcumbe, Mount Edgcumbe, Plymouth, regarding duty on the estate of her late husband the 3rd Earl of Ravensworth, 15 July 1908

Letter from Trower, Still and Company, Lincoln s Inn, London to Clayton and Gibson regarding the North Eastern Railway's purchase money for part of West Sleekburn and the effect of the 2nd Earl's will, 22 October 1904

Correspondence between the Estate Duty Office, Messrs. Trower, Still and Co., Lincoln's Inn and Clayton and Gibson regarding the effect of possible change in the Kibblesworth Common coal royalty on the duty payable on the estates of the 2nd and 3rd Earls, 1 - 3 January 1907

Letter from the Estate Duty Office, Somerset House explaining the estate duties arising from the deaths of the 2nd and 3rd Earls of Ravensworth, 26 February 1904

An inventory of furniture, ornaments, pictures, silver plate and plated articles, book, linen and other effects at Ravensworth Castle to be regarded as heirlooms made for the Arthur Thomas, Lord Ravensworth, February - March 1909

Financial statements of the Newcastle Assembly Rooms for the years ending 30 April 1904 and 30 April 1909

Correspondence between Joseph A. Philipson and Company, 89 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, solcitors, and Clayton and Gibson regarding Lord Ravensworth's shares in The Assembly Rooms, dates of transfer etc., 9 - 15 June 1909

Draft statutory declaration of William Waymouth Gibson as to the ownership of shares in the Redheugh Bridge Company subscribed by Lord Ravensworth, 29 January 1910

Inventory and valuation for probate purposes of household furnishings and other effects to be regarded as heirlooms at Ravensworth Castle, Volumes I and II, n.d. [December 1919]

Inventory and valuation for probate purposes of old paintings and water colour drawings to be regarded as heirlooms at Ravensworth Castle, December 1919

Inventory and valuation for probate purposes of silver, Sheffield and electro-plate and jeweller regarded as heirlooms at Ravensworth Castle, December 1919

Estate Duty accounts and forms relative to the Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas, Baron Ravensworth, who died in 1919,with correspondence between Trower, Still and Keeling, Lincoln's Inn, London and Clayton and Gibson regarding estate duties and Lord Ravensworth's supertax, 30 June 1920 - 9 April 1930

Schedule of deeds 1685 - 1926 relating to the Ravensworth Estate and in the custody of Clayton and Gibson and sent to Messrs. Trowerr, Still and Keeling in connexion with the mortgage to The Guardian Assurance Co. Ltd, 1926

Copy of a report by John D. Wood and Company to the Guardian Assurance Company regarding a proposed loan to Lord Ravensworth to allow him to pay off death duties and describing and valuing his estates, 4 November 1926

Copy of statement submitted to the directors of the Guardian Assurance Co. Ltd. and a letter from them to Trower, Still and Keeling of Lincoln's Inn, solicitors arranging terms of proposed loan to Lord Ravensworth, 3 October 1925

Correspondence between Clayton and Gibson, Trower, Still and Keeling, Lincoln's Inn and William Johnson, Trench Hall, Ravensworth regarding the loan by the Guardian Assurance Company, the heirlooms settlement of the 2nd Earl of Ravensworth, queries on title, seeking information regarding mineral leases, building prospects, putting pressure on Lord Ravensworth to sell to pay off mortgage, sale to Towler, 16 October 1925 - 3 May 1927

Catalogue of silver from Eslington Park belonging to Lord Ravensworth and to be auctioned by Anderson and Garland at Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 December 1934

3 April 1826 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn, Baronet (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (3) The Hon. Anne Elizabeth Liddell, one of the daughters of (2) (4) The Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell of Farnacres and David Barclay of Gloucester Place, Middlesex, Esq. Copy of the marriage settlement of (1) and (3) whereby (1) conveys and surrenders to (4) his estates at Whitburn (520a.3r.5p.) as specified charged with £200 p.a. for (3) during the life of (1) and £1200 p.a. after his death. (1) to lay out £6000 within 7 years from the marriage upon trust for (3) as specified

28 May 1855 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Baronet, and Dame Anne Elizabeth his wife (2) The Hon. Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell of the Inner Temple, London, Barrister-at-Law, and Charles Otter of 67 Victoria Street, London, Esq. Copy covenant by (1) for the payment of £12,000 to (2) within 6 months of the death of Sir H. Williamson and appointment of £2,500, £7,000 and £2,500 trust monies in trust for her younger sons William Henry Williamson, Charles Williamson and Victor Alexander Williamson as tenants in common, subject to the life interest of Dame A.E. Williamson. Recites previous deeds; memorandum of enrolment in the Court of Chancery, 16 July 1855

Copy of the authority from Dame Anne Elizabeth Williamson's trustees to the executors of Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth, to pay £7,000 to the credit of Sir Hedworth Williamson with the Northumberland and Durham District Bank, 15 April 1856

31 January 1863 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn, Baronet (2) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth (trustee) (3) The Hon. Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell and Charles Otter, both of the Inner Temple, Barristers-at-Law Copy of covenant for (1) with (2) to pay the sums of £512 16s.5d. and £4,600 and covenant of (1) with (3) to pay £2,500 secured on the Monkwearmouth Shore Estate; schedule of charges on the premises under various Williamson family settlements

18 April 1871 (1) Dame Anne Elizabeth Williamson, widow of Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart, deceased (2) William Henry Williamson of 9 Lower Belgrave Street, Middlesex (3) Charles Williamson of Whitburn, Captain 60th Rifles (4) Victor Alexander Williamson of 3 Tanfield Court, Temple, London, Barrister-at-Law (5) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn, Baronet, M.P. (6) The Hon. Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell of 49 Rutland Gate, London, one of Her Majesty's Secretaries of State for the Home Department, and Charles Otter of the Rolls Yard, Chancery Lane, London, Examiner in Her Majesty's High Court of Chancery Copy of a deed of family arrangement; quit claim by (1) (3) (4) and (5) to (2) of the proviso in the within recited deed of 28 May 1855 regarding the benefit he would derive under the will of Dame Maria Williamson deceased; covenant by (1) to pay to each of (3) and (4) £2,833 6s.8d. together with £7,166 13s.4d. as recited; assignment by (1) to (6) of life assurance policies for £3,000 towards the payment of the above; quitclaim by (1) to (2) (3) (4) and (6) of her powers of revocation and new appointment under the deed of 1855; covenant by (5) to pay annuities of £200 to (2), £300 to (3) and £400 to (4); assignment by (2) to (6) of his one third share in £7,000 under the will of Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth and in £2,500 under the settlement of 1848 and other sums upon trust to pay the income to (2) for life and thence to his widow and issue as specified with other remainders specified. Recites previous Williamson family settlements

10 April 1878 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Atholl Charles John Liddell of the Grange, Whittingham, Northumberland and others (executors of Henry Thomas, Earl of Ravensworth) (3) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn, Baronet (4) Francis Henry Mitchell, George Frederick Pollock, James Ewing Mathieson and George Hanbury all of 81 King William Street, London Draft assignment by (2) to (4) of the sums of £7,000, £4,600 and £512. 16s.5d. due to the executors upon the mortgage of the Monkwearmouth Shore Estate of (5) as described by the within recited deeds Consideration: £12,112 16s.5d. (4) to (2)

Memorandum to be endorsed on Dame A.E. Williamson's settlement of 1826 of the £50000 mortgage of the Monkwearmouth Shore Estate to the London Life Association, 1878

Memorandum to be endorsed on a declaration of trust of 16 April 1856 regarding the transfer of mortgages to the London Life Association, 10 April 1878

28 May 1878 (1) The Hon. Dame Anne Elizabeth Williamson of 32 Lower Belgrave Street, London, widow of Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart (2) Arthur Thomas Liddell of the War Office and 40 Chester Square, London, and Farrer Herschell of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, Q.C., M.P. Copy of the appointment of (2) by (1) as trustees of the within recited settlement of 3 April 1826 in place of David Barclay and Henry Thomas, Earl of Ravensworth

Authority from Arthur Thomas Liddell and Farrer Herschell, Q.C., M.P., to the Hon. Atholl Charles John Liddell and others (the executors of Henry Thomas deceased, who was surviving trustee of Sir Hedworth Williamson's marriage settlement) to pay £4,600 and £512 16s.5d. to Messrs. Kidson, Son and McKenzie, 17 June 1878

9 July 1878 (1) George Pringle, Esq., Steward of the manor of Chester (2) Nathaniel George Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. Copy of deputation by (1) to (2) to take surrenders from Ravensworth to Liddell and Herschell

27 July 1878 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth (2) Arthur Liddell of 40 Chester Square, London, Esq. and Farrer Herschell of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, Esq., Q.C., M.P. Draft surrenders by (1) to (2) of the customary houses and lands of Sir H. Williamson, Bart, at Whitburn and Cleadon as specified

27 July 1878 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth (2) Arthur Liddell of 40 Chester Square, London, Esq., and Farrer Herschell of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, Esq., Q.C., M.P. Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of the dower house at Whitburn (reserving minerals) upon the trust of the within recited marriage settlement of the late Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart., and the Hon. Anne Elizabeth Liddell

27 December 1878 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn, Baronet, William Henry Williamson of Whitburn, Esq., Victor Alexander Williamson of the Inner Temple, London, Barrister-at-Law (2) The Hon. Athole Charles John Liddell of The Grange, Whittingham, Northumberland; the Hon. Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell of the Home Office, Middlesex, Esq.; Sir David Edward Wood G.C.B., of Park Lodge, Sunningdale, Berkshire; and the Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth Release by (1) to (2) of all claims upon the real and personal estate held upon the trusts of the marriage settlement of Sir Hedworth Williamson as recited within with other previous deeds

Schedules of deeds (1809 - 1878) relating to the Monkwearmouth Estate of Sir Hedworth Williamson Bart, 1878

Correspondence received by Messrs. Adamson, solicitors, Newcastle upon Tyne, from Shum, Crossman and Crossman of 3 King's Road, Bedford Row, London W.C., regarding queries of Messrs. Bennett, Dawson and Bennett relative to Sir Hedworth Williamson's estate, 21 December 1876

Letters from Kidson, Son and McKenzie, Sunderland, to Clayton and Gibson regarding the advances to be made by the London Life Association to Sir Hedworth Williamson, the title to the Monkwearmouth Estate, death of the Earl of Ravensworth, and forwarding family settlements, 4 August 1877 - 21 June 1878

Instructions to counsel to settle draft release relating to Lady Williamson's trust, 1878

23 March 1898 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth (formerly the Hon. Henry George Liddell); Hugh Robert Hughes of Kinmel Park, Denbigh, Esq.; John Charles Francis Ramsden formerly of Oxton Hall, Yorskhire, now of Busbrig, Guildford, Surrey, Esq.; and Stanley McClintock, formerly of Randlestown, Co. Antrim, now of Hillsborough, Co. Down, Esq., a Major in Her Majesty's Army (2) The Hon. Atholl Charles John Liddell of Winter Villa, Stonehouse, Devon, and George Dixon Atkinson Clark of Belford Hall, Belford, Northumberland, Esq. (trustees of the settlement of the Ravensworth Estates) Draft reconveyance by (1) to (2) of Learchild West Side farm in the township of Learchild and parish of Edlingham, Northumberland (248a.0r.35p.) and the public house called 'Liddell's Inn' formerly the 'Buston Arms' in the said township. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £5000

29 March 1892 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Atholl Charles John Liddell of Winter Villa, Stonehouse, Devon (3) Lady Florentia Emily Hughes, the wife of Hugh Robert Hughes of Kinmel Park, Denbigh, Esq. (4) Lady Elizabeth Jane Hay Williamson, the wife of Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Baronet (5) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth above mentioned (6) The Hon. Emily Ann Liddell (Lady Emily Ann Liddell) of Ravensworth, spinster (7) Lady Harriet Emily Elliot of Brydone, Bitterne, Southampton, widow (8) The Hon. Eleanor Francis Liddell (Lady Eleanor Frances Liddell) of Ascot Heath Lodge, Ascot, Berkshire, spinster (9) The Hon. Victoria Isabellia Fisher Rowe, (Lady Victoria Isabella Fisher Rowe) the wife of Edward Rowe Fisher Rowe of Thorncombe, Guildford, Surrey, Esq. (10) Richard Worsley of Clarendon Place, Hyde Park Gardens, Middlesex, Esq.; Barton Land John Scobell of Kingswell Hall, Bath, Somerset, Esq.; Hon. Bernard Eric Edward Barrington of 62 Cadogan Place, Middlesex; and William Weston of Bramley, Surrey, Esq. (11) Henry George Earl of Ravensworth; Hugh Robert Hughes; John Charles Francis Ramsden of Willinghurst, Kent, Esq.; and Stanley McClintock of Hillsborough, Co. Down, Esq. Draft release of Hughes, Ramsden and McClintock by (1) and (5) and release of (11) by (2), (3), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) from all claims relating to the mortgage debts of £5000 settled by the deed of 9 April 1861. Recites previous deeds and settlements of the Ravensworth family

Extract from the marriage settlement of 9 April 1861 of Sir David Edward Wood, K.C.B. and the Hon. Maria Isabella Liddell, [1898]

Abstract of title (1861 - 1894) of the trustees of the marriage settlement of the late General Sir David Edward Wood, K.C.B. to a mortgage of £5,000 charged upon lands at Learchild, Northumberland, 1896

Schedule of deeds (1789 - 1898) relating to the Learchild Estate, Northumberland, 1898

Correspondence between: Lord Ravensworth; John C. Ramsden, Willinghurst, Guildford, Surrey; H.R. Hughes, Kinmel Park, Abergele, Denbighshire; H.S. McClintock, Kilwarlin House, Hillsborough, Co. Down; and Clayton and Gibson regarding the mortgage for £5,000 and the death of Lady Maria Wood, intestate, 16 December 1895 - 6 January 1896

Letter from Dawson, Bennett and Ryde, Lincoln's Inn, London to Clayton and Gibson forwarding deeds re the Learchild Mortgage and Lady Maria Wood's settlement, 3 March 1898

Notice to the Rt. Hon. Atholl Charles, Earl of Ravensworth, the surviving trustee of the marriage settlement of Admiral the Hon. Sir Charles John Brydone Elliot, K.C.B. and Lady Harriette Emily Elliot of the assignment by Lady Harriette of her expectant interest (on her mother's death) in funds subject to the trusts of the marriage settlement, with covering letter from Lord Ravensworth to Clayton and Gibson, 6 November 1903

Correspondence between Tods, Murray and Jamieson of Edinburgh, the Hon. Athol Liddell, Stonehouse, Devonshire, Henry Wallace, Trench Hall, Gateshead, Clayton and Gibson and the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company relating to Lady Harriet Elliot's marriage settlement, appointment of trustees and investments under the same in the G.I.P.R. stock with details of compensation terms on nationalisation, charges in her favour on the Ravensworth Settled Estates, including accounts for 1896, 1902 and 1903, 3 December 1895 - 26 March 1904

Letters from Lady Harriett Elliot to her brother Atts [Atholl, Earl of Ravensworth] regarding the spelling of Harriett and her trust funds, appointment of new trustees, her strongbox key etc., 15 September 1903 - 8 January 1904

Correspondence between Edward Trotter, 38 New Broad Street, London and the Hon. Atholl Liddell regarding investments especially in Regent's Canal debentures and financial matters, 7 August 1901 - 4 February 1903

Correspondence between John Augustus Hellard, Manor Office, Stonehouse, Plymouth; Flora K. St. George, The Glebe, Rathowen, Westmeath; Nichole Manisty and Company, London; and the Hon. Athole Liddell, Stonehouse,Devon and others regarding the St. George settlernent, setting up their sons as ranchers in Manitoba, with notice of appointment of funds to Miss Bertha St. George and her mortgage of the same, 23 February 1897 - 13 February 1904

Copy of the will of Daniel Taunton of Oxford, gent., devising 4a. of land at Somers Town, Oxford and lands at Aston and Coats, Oxfordshire amounting to one and one eighth yard lands, a cottage and garden at Kennington, Berkshire, a freehold estate at Horsepath, Oxfordshire and miscellaneous leaseholds in trust for his wife for life and thence to his children as tenants in common, 1 October 1825 Codicil, 17 April 1827

1837 (1) Maria Taunton of St. John Street, Oxford, widow (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle Draft release by (1) to (2) of a legacy of £200 under the will of Christiana Wildgoose; covering letter from John Matthews at Oxford to Messrs. Fenwick at Newcastle explaining complications of the affairs of Hudson, deceased, 21 March 1837

21 March 1853 (1) Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, Baronet (2) George Robert Paul of Worthing, Sussex, Esq. (3) Charles Bankhead of Chesham Place, Belgrave Square, Middlesex, Esq. and Maria Horatia his wife (formerly Maria Horatia Paul) (4) Edward Fox Fitzgerald of Northbrook Lodge, Exeter, Devon, Esq. and Jane his wife (formerly Jane Paul) (5) Sir John Dean Paul, Baronet aforesaid and William Strahan of the Strand, Esq. (6) Ann Frances Hare of 218 Strand, widow (formerly Ann Frances Paul) (7) Sir John Dean Paul, Bart, aforesaid (as executor of William Wentworth Paul) (8) Eleanor Maria Paul of 218 Strand, spinster (9) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth Copy of release of (9) by (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) and (8) from all claims of them upon payment of £6,630 3.25% bank annuities as specified under the within specified will of Sir J.D. Paul the elder. Recites the marriage settlements of John Simpson and Lady Ann Lyon and of Sir John Dean Paul,Bart (the elder and Frances Eleanor Simpson) and later deeds and wills

Abstract of the will of John Theophilus Blakeney of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Esq. of whom the Liddells are trustees dated 11 March 1853 and proved 18 April 1856

1868 (1) Henry Charles Brandling of Leeds, Yorkshire, The Hon. and Revd Robert Liddell of St. Paul's Knightsbridge, Middlesex, Clerk, the Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell, a colonel in H.M.'s Fusilier Guards and The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth (2) Nathaniel George Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. Draft surrender by (1) to (2) of lands and messuages as specified in the manor of Whickham

1868 (1) The Hon. and Revd Robert Liddell, Rector of St. Barnabas, but now of St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, Middlesex, clerk and the Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell, a colonel in H.M.'s Fusilier Guards (devisees in trust of John Theophilus Blakeney late of Cheltenham, deceased) (2) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (3) The Revd William Atkinson of Gateshead Fell, Clerk, and George Atkinson and the Revd Francis Horne Atkinson, clerk, both of Norland Hall, Westmorland (4) Nathaniel George Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. Draft assignment by (1) to (3) of £5,000 secured on mortgage; covenant to surrender copyholds in the manor of Whickham (97a.1r.12p.) of land and messuages as specified) by (1) to (4) in trust for (3), and conveyance by (2) to (4) of freehold lands at Whickham intermixed with the above copyholds in trust for (3). Recites previous deeds Consideration: £5,000 (2) to (1)

12 November 1872 (1) Nathaniel George Clayton (2) The Revd William Atkinson Clark, formerly William Atkinson, George Atkinson and Francis Home Atkinson (3) Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth, George Augustus Frederick Liddell and the Hon. Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell, an Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department Draft covenant by (1) to surrender [reconvey] to (3) all copyholds in the manor of Whickham specified in D/CG 16/573 and draft reconveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of the freeholds therein mentioned Consideration: £5000

Memorandum from Mr. Bennett of Lincoln's Inn, London, relative to releases of certain mortgages or family settlements paid off, 1868 - 1869

8 May 1899 (1) Sir Michael Culme-Seymour Bart, G.C.B., Admiral, at present Commander in Chief at Portsmouth (mortgagee) (2) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth (3) The Hon. Atholl Charles John Liddell of Winter Villa, Stonehouse, Devon, and George Dixon Atkinson Clark of Belford Hall, Northumberland, Esq. (trustees) Draft reconveyance by (1) and conveyance by (2) to (3) of 92a.0r.10p. of land and a public house all at Ravensworth and in the township of Lamesley upon the trusts specified in the within recited settlement of 30 May 1870

Copy of the will of the Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell (dated 24 May 1859) bequeathing all of his property to his wife Cecil Elizabeth, extracted from the Principal Probate Registry, 1893

Extract from the Principal Probate Registry of the grant of administration (of 5 January 1889) of the goods of the Hon. George Augustus Frederick Liddell of South Lawn, Eton College, a retired colonel, deceased to his son Augustus Frederick Liddell of 7 Draper's Gardens, London, a retired captain in the Royal Artillery, 1893

Bill of costs from Messrs. Williams to the trustees of the Hon. and Revd Robert Liddell, 27 March - 16 June 1849

23 December 1629 Rough copy of letters patent demising to Anthony Maxton, clerk, and John Girlington, gent., the former chantry of St. John the Evangelist and St. John the Baptist at Farnacres in the parish of Whickham with messuages, a water mill and lands there, also messuages and lands called Greengarth, the Weist Feild, Greenacres, Greenehouse, Nether Freer Side in the townships and parishes of Whickham, Tanfield, Wolsingham, Lamesley and Wardell of an annual value of £17 19s.6d. for as long as they remain in royal hands Rental: a peppercorn at Michaelmas

17 January 1683/4 (1) Thomas Raine of York, gent., and Henry Liddell of the City of Durham, Esq. (2) Francis Tonstall of Wycliffe, Yorkshire, Esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of coal and coalmines at Farne Acres in the parish of Whickham. Recites release of 16 January 1683/4

16 June 1684 (1) Henry Liddell of Farne Acres, gent., and Ralph Tonstall of Durham, gent. (2) Charles Jordan of Teame Staythes, gent. Articles of agreement for the conveyance by (1) to (2) of the Lordship of Farne Acres in the parish of Whickham reserving collieries and wayleaves to (1) subject to compenstion of £3 per acre for damage caused

2 February 1684/5 (1) Henry Liddell of Newton, Esq. (son and heir of Sir Thomas Lyddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet) (2) Charles Jordan of Teame Staiths, gent.; Edward Carr of Newcastle upon Tyne, master mariner; Thomas Packwith of Teame Staiths, blacksmith; and Christopher Kirton of Gateside, gent. (3) Sir Watkinson Paylor of Thornaldby, Yorkshire, Baronet and Sir John Bright of Badsworth, Yorkshire, Baronet Draft mortgage by demise of 500 years by (1) and (2) to (3) of the dissolved chantry of St. John the Evangelist and St. John Baptist known as Farnacres Chantry in the parish of Whickham with a capital messuage, water corn mill and the demesne lands of the chantry Consideration: unspecified

n.d. (1) Henry Liddell of Farne Acres, Esq., and Edward Trotter late of Skelton Castle, Yorkshire, now of Ayslaby, Esq. (2) Thomas Hackwith of Teame, blacksmith (3) Charles Jordan of ---- Draft assignment by (1) to 'CD' of the chantry and appurtenances at Whickham variously for a term of 98 years and the residue of a term of 99 years. Recites previous deeds Consideration: unspecified

n.d. (1) Henry Liddell of Farneacres, Esq. and Mary his wife and Thomas Raine of York, gentleman (2) Charles Jordan of Teame Staythes, gent. Draft release by (1) to (2) of the dissolved chantry of St. John the Evangelist and St John Baptist called Farne Acres Chantry in the parish of Whickham with a capital messuage, cornmill and demesne lands, with reservations and wayleaves etc. as specified Consideration: unspecified

Draft deed of revocation by Sir Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet, of uses declared and limited to Thomas, Robert and George Liddell (his sons) by the within recited deed of 4 December 1688

Schedule of deeds (1685 - 1717) relating to the Farnacres Estate, October 1841

Notice from James Radford and others, owners of the Farnacres Estate to the Rt. Hon. Thomas, Lord Ravensworth not to demolish an old engine house 'Harvey's Engine', 14 March 1839

1835 (1) James Wright of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (2) Margaret Dodds of Darwent in the parish of Gateshead, spinster (3) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Draft assignment of a mortgage by (1) to (3) with the consent of (2) of two fourth parts of tenements and gardens as specified on the west side of the Fore Street, Gateshead for the remainder of a term of 2000 years. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £100

1842 (1) John Combie of Gateshead (2) Margaret Dodds of Derwent Crooke, spinster (3) Thomas Weathurburn Dodds of Hartlepool, surgeon and Jane his wife (formerly Jane Dodds, spinster) (4) Mary Innes of Lanchester, widow (formerly Mary Dodds, spinster) (5) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth, the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe and John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. Draft Statutory Release by (1) (2) (3) and (4) to (5) of coal and coalmines under their property on the west side of the fore street, Gateshead. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £50 to (2), £25 to (4), £25 to (3)

1843 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) Margaret Dodds of Darwent Crook, Gateshead, spinster Draft surrender by (1) to (2) of a moiety of a burgage on the west side of Fore Street, Gateshead on the repayment of a mortgage Consideration: £100

Notes on the property of the Dodds family, n.d. [1830s]

5 - 6 December 1709 (1) George Grundy of Hedley in the Birks, gent., and Hannah his wife (2) Mary Blakeston of Chester in the Street, widow Lease and release by (1) to (2) of a messuage and parcel of ground called the Westfield at Hedley aforesaid by way of mortgage to secure £100

11 - 12 June 1714 (1) George Grundy of Hedley in the Birks, gent. and Willam Aire the younger of Pittington Hall Garth, gent. (mortgagee) (2) George Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Esq. Lease and release by (1) to (2) of the messuage and lands specified in D/CG 16/593 Consideration: £223 15s. to Aire

3 - 4 March 1734/5 (1) George Liddell of St. Paul, Covent Garden, Middlesex, Esq. (2) Sir Henry Lidell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet Lease and release by (1) to (2) of property at Hedley specified in D/CG 16/593

Office copy of the will of Thomas Smith of Dunston Bank, gent., devising his eighth share in Blackburn Colliery to his wife for life thence in moieties to Thomas Smith and Emmerson Smith his sons; miscellaneous bequests, 30 May 1735

Office copy of the will of Emmerson Smith of Dunston Bank, gent. devising all his collieries at Kibblesworth to George Cuthbertson of Newcastle upon Tyne the mortgagee; any surplus after the redemption of the mortgage to be applied to testator's sister Elizabeth Baker, 11 September 1762

Office copy of the will of John Clark of Kibblesworth, gent., devising to his grandson Joseph Labourn of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent., a messuage and garden in Kibblesworth, charged with annuities as specified, 26 March 1800

1819 (1) William Greenwell late of Kibblesworth now of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. (2) Mary Greenwell, widow and relict of Joshua Greenwell (3) David Cram of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (4) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (eldest son of Sir Henry George Liddell, deceased) (5) George Baker of Elemore, Esq. (surviving trustee of the will of Sir Henry George Liddell deceased) (6) The Revd John Headlam of Wycliffe, Yorkshire clerk, and John Russell Rowntree of Stockton, Esq. (executors of the Revd Thomas Holmes Tidy of Redmarshall, deceased) Draft release by (1) (2) and (3) to (5) of unspecified lands at Kibblesworth, reserving minerals to (1) (free from the rent charges specified) upon the trusts of the will of Sir H.G. Liddell deceased. Surrender by (6) to (4) of the residue of a term of 200 years, created in 1771, to merge in the freehold. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £3000 (5) to (3), £1800 (5) to (1)

18 July 1820 (1) William Greenwell, late of Kibblesworth, now of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. (2) William Boyd of Newcastle upon Tyne, banker (3) Sir Matthew White Ridley, Baronet, Charles William Bigge, Thomas Gibson, and Thomas Hanway Bigge, copartners with (2) in the banking firm of Ridley, Bigge, Gibson and Company (4) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (5) George Baker of Elemore, Esq. (6) Robert Pearson of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. Draft release by (1) to (5) of Kibblesworth Grange and fields as specified (42a.1r.36p) and allotments (23a.0r 32p) on Blackburn Fell, reserving minerals, upon the trusts of the will of Sir Henry George Liddell, Bart Assignment by (2) to (6) of the residue of a term of 5000 years upon trust to attend the freehold. Declaration that the purchase money is part of £90,000 produced by the sale of Newton Estate to William Russell. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £3000 by (5) to (3) and (2), and £1000 by (5) to (1)

22 July 1820 (1) William Greenwell, late of Kibblesworth, now of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. (eldest son and heir at law of Joshua Greenwell, deceased etc) (2) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (eldest son and devisee for life of Sir Henry George Liddell, Bart, deceased) (3) George Baker of Elemore, Esq. (surviving trustee of Sir H.G. Liddell) (4) Thomas Clarke of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant (administrator of Henry Dalton, deceased) (5) Robert Pearson of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. Draft assignment by (4) to (5) with the consent of (1) and (3) of the remainder of a term of 500 years created in 1739 upon the trusts of an indenture of 18 July 1820; surrender by (4) to (3) of the remainder of a term of 99 years created in 1739

1837 (1) William Greenwell of Kibblesworth, Esq. (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Draft memorandum of agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of a mansion house in Kibblesworth with 16a. of land and other messuages and cottages all at Kibblesworth in the chapelry of Lamesley with all mineral rights; notes on the draft by William Clayton Walters, 17 January 1838

Extract from a conveyance from William Greenwell to Lord Ravensworth of messuages and lands at Kibblesworth and the pews of William Greenwell in the parish church of Lamesley

Instructions for conveyance from Greenwell to Ravensworth, n.d. [c.1840]

Case, with the opinion of William Clayton Walters of Newcastle upon Tyne thereon, concerning the title to Greenwell's estate, 2 November 1837

Correspondence between Claytons and Dunn, Newcastle upon Tyne, Messrs. Fenwick at the same, Lord Ravensworth and other lawyers in Durham concerning the Greenwell estate at Kibblesworth, its descent, title, charges upon, deaths and wills of the Smith and Baker families, 17 April 1837 - 29 May 1840

Miscellaneous memoranda, valuation of Greenwell's property, queries on title, n.d. [1830s]

Statement of lands at Kibblesworth on sale to Sir Thomas Liddell with details of reservations, n.d. [1800s]

Schedules of lands to be exchanged between Sir T.H. Liddell, Bart and William Greenwell, the Earl of Strathmore and John Carr, 1802 - 1807

Minutes of a surrenders from: John Nicholson and James Shaftoe the younger, to William Wilkinson; Wilkinson and James Shafto the elder and wife to Sir Christopher Musgrave; James Shafto the elder and wife to Allen Swinburne of Tanfeild Leigh, 31 March 1680 -12 April 1683

Case with the opinion of J. Cuthbert thereon regarding making a good security for Sir Christopher Musgrave out of the Shafto estate, 19 August 1706

20 August 1706 (1) James Shafto, gent., and George Smith (2) Elizabeth Tempest, widow, and John Jordan, alderman Memorandum of a surrender by (1) to (2) of Tanfeild Leigh to secure £1000 and interest by way of mortgage

Abstract of title (1664 - 1731) to lands at Tanfield Leigh, [c.1731]

Minutes of surrenders of land at Tanfield Leigh, 1715 - 1737

10 December 1737 (1) Gilbert Spearman of Bishop Middleham, Esq. (2) George Smith of Burnhall, Esq. and Thomas Bedford, late of Burnhall, now of Durham (3) George Wilson of Symonds Inn, Middlesex, gent. Draft release by way of mortgage (1) and (2) to (3) of Easter Tanfield, Sisterwham alias Sisterswham &the Sisterwham Nook to secure £2575 7s.11d. by (1) to (3). Recites previous deeds Consideration: £500 (3) to Smith for the use of Elizabeth Smith, £1300 (3) to Bedford and £775 7s.11d. (3) to (1)

16 February 1738/9 Licence from David Hilton, Esq., Steward of the manor of Chester-le-Street to George Spearman to grant a lease of property at Tanfield Leigh Fine: 17s.4d.

20 February 1738/9 (1) George Spearman of Bishop Middleham, Esq. (2) Richard Ridley of Newcastle upon Tyne, Alderman Lease by (1) to (2) for 21 years of the messuage and farm called Tanfield Western Leigh with all rights to mine coal thereunder Rent: £60 p.a.

7 September 1754 (1) George Spearman of Bishop Middleham, Esq. (2) Benjamin Hodgkin of Sunderland near the Sea, gent., and George Hutton of Sedgefield, gent. (trustees on behalf of the creditors of (1)) (3) Matthew Ridley of Heaton, Northumberland, Esq. Articles of agreement for the conveyance to (3) of all the freehold and copyhold hereditaments of (1) at Tanfield Eastern Leigh and Tanfield Western Leigh with all coal thereunder free from all incumbrances for £10700. Recites the excess of charges upon the land above its value and arranging to discharge the mortgage to Margaret Swinburn, now Margaret wife of Dr. Anthony Askew, who has filed a bill in Chancery against (1), and £200 to Benjamin Hodgkin; agreement by (1) to indemnify (3) against any claims under a bond from Michael Shafto, deceased, to Edward Roddam, deceased

7 November 1754 (1) Matthew Ridley of Heaton, Northumberland, Esq. (2) John Simpson of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. Articles of agreement assigning to (2) the interest of (1) under the within recited agreement D/CG 16/654 Agreement by (2) on being put in possession to grant a wayleave to (1) of all collieries belonging to them; (1) to be allowed to purchase collieries under lands at Tanfield within twelve months of this agreement subject to notice to (2) but not to proceed if (2) has been obliged to pay over the purchase money for the premises to the Bank of England by an order in Chancery Covenant by (1) to pay £4000 to (2) for the purchase of the collieries within one month of the determination of the lease; if (1) takes a lease of collieries at Harperley then (2) will take 3s.8d. per ten for wayleave over lands at Tanfield etc. Covenant by (1) to convey to (2) a moiety of messuages, lands etc at Bradley for £1000 reserving to (1) the right to work the mines there Consideration: £200 to (1) for money paid by him to Benjamin Hodgkin, £400 being the share of (2) of the expenses to be paid to (1) for the winning of Bushblades Colliery, Tanfield Moor; £33 12s. p.a. to (1) during the remaining term of the lease on the above colliery, being (2)'s share of expenses; £10 p.a. during the continuance of (2)'s interest in a lease from Doctor Sayer to (1) of outstroke coal; (1) to cease sending coal from Bushblades colliery until 1 March 1755 to equalise the shares of (1) and (2) in the coal

14 May 1759 (1) George Spearman of Bishop Middleham, Esq. (2) John Simpson of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. Covenant indemnifying (2) against any claim of Edward Roddam under a judgment against Michael Shafto, former owner of the purchased premises

21 January 1760 (1) Matthew Ridley of Heaton, Northumberland, Esq. (2) John Simpson of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. Quit claim by (1) to (2) of all his rights under D/CG 16/655 to coal mines at Tanfield

Letter from John Widdrington to John Simpson, Newcastle upon Tyne arranging meeting to discuss articles drawn by Mr. Fawcett, 3 November 1754

Copy of correspondence between Matthew Ridley, Heaton and John Simpson, Newcastle upon Tyne relating to the proposed purchase of Tanfield Leigh collieries by Ridley, 5 November - 5 December 1755

Correspondence and copy correspondence between Matthew Ridley, Heaton and John Simpson, Newcastle upon Tyne regarding title deeds and preparation of conveyance for Tanfield Leigh, 5 November - 5 December 1755

Correspondence between John Simpson, Newcastle upon Tyne and Mr Ridley in London concerning delays in Tanfield Leigh purchase and petitions against the Lamp Bill and other parliamentary matters, 31 March - 5 April 1759

Case, with the opinion of Mr. Pratt thereon, regarding the interpretation of the agreements of 1754 and Ridley's entitlement to an interest in the collieries, 15 April 1756

Case, with the opinion of R. Wilbraham of Lincoln's Inn thereupon, regarding the Tanfield agreements and their interpretation, 12 June 1756

George Spearman' s account with John Simpson, 12 May 1757 - 12 May 1759 Receipt of G. Spearman for sums due under articles of agreement of 7 November 1754, 15 May 1759

Account of judgments obtained in the Court of King's Bench against Gilbert and George Spearman, 1715 - 1758

An account of the judgments entered against Gilbert Spearman, Esq., in the Exchequer, 1717 - 13 December 1754

13 December 1749 (1) George Spearman of Bishop Middleham, Esq. (2) Margaret Wilkinson of Thorp Hall, Yorkshire, spinster Bond of (1) to (2) in £400 to secure £200 plus interest

Judgment in favour of Margaret Wilkinson against George Spearman on the bond, 1750

Draft award of Henry M. Carr of Whitworth, Esq. in settlement of the dispute between George Sayers of Witham, Essex, D . D., and George Spearman of Bishop Middleham, Esq. regarding their various interests in lands called Tanfield Leigh, 30 April 1750

Proceedings, evidence of witnesses and observations thereupon in Sayer v Spearman, 1750

Promissory note from G. Spearman to Francis Smart for £19 4s., 12 October 1752

Receipt for £30 from Mr. Spearman to the use of Mr. Smart for the Tanfield Leigh purchase, 4 December 1759

Note from G. Spearman, Bishop Middleham to John Simpson, Newcastle upon Tyne instructing him to pay £400 to Benjamin Hodgkin and Hodgkin's receipt, 23 November - 4 December 1759

Proposed terms of wayleave to be granted by Mr. Ridley through Tanfield Leigh, n.d. [1750s]

Plan of Tanfield Leigh shewing field names and acreages Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch [1:6336]

Certified extract from the Tanfield Moor Inclosure Award of 16 April 1807 relating to the allotments to Jane Simpson, from the copy enrolled in the office of the Clerk of the Peace, 6 March 1867

5 July 1814 (1) Rowland Burdon of Castle Eden, Esq. (executor of Ralph William Grey of Backworth, Northumberland), Ralph William Grey of Backworth, Esq. (eldest son and heir of R.W. Grey) and Elizabeth Grey of Backworth, widow (relict and devisee of R.W. Grey) (2) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet Lease [Release missing] by (1) to (2) for 1 year of lands at Whickham Consideration: 5s.

1832 (1) George Maddison of Marshy Lands, Esq. (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (3) Percival Fenwick of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (4) A.B. Draft feoffment by (1) to (2) of 3r. of land adjoining Whickham Fell with two stables erected thereupon to the use of (2) as specified; appointment of (4) by (2) to receive livery of seisin

1850 (1) The Revd John Thomas Huntley, late of Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire now of Binbrook Lincolnshire, clerk (2) The Revd Thomas Crowe, late of Woodside, Lancashire, now of Puddington, Cheshire (3) A.B. (4) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Draft covenant by (1) and (2) with (4) to surrender copyholds held of the manor of Whickham freed from the charge of £1500. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £1100 to (2)

1850 (1) The Revd John Thomas Huntley (2) The Revd Thomas Crowe of Woodside, Lancashire, clerk (3) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Draft covenant by (1) and (2) with (3) to surrender copyhold hereditaments held of the manor of Whickham

22 February 1851 (1) Robert Leadbetter of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (2) Robert Hood of Lower Seymour Street, Middlesex, surgeon (3) Charles John Pearson of Gateshead, builder (4) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Conveyance and appointment by (1) (2) and (3) to (4) of a field called the Heep at Whickham 8a.1r.4p. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £830 to (1), £170 to (3)

Schedule of deeds (1800 - 1851) relating to two freehold fields in the parish of Whickham and belonging to Lord Ravensworth, 28 February 1851

12 September 1834 (1) The Rt. Revd (William) Lord Bishop of Durham, Patron of the Perpetual Curacy of Medomsley (2) The Most Revd (Edward) Lord Archbishop of York (3) The Revd Robert Clarke, Perpetual Curate of Medomsley Copy of grant by (1) to (3) with the consent of (2) of £100 p.a. from £117 15s.8d. (which is annual rental paid by Lord Ravensworth for the manor of Whickham) in augmentation of the perpetual curacy; certificate of the annual value of the living endorsed

24 October 1855 (1) The Rt. Revd Edward, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth Copies of lease by (1) to (2) for 21 years of the manor or Lordship of Whickham with all customary rights and jurisdictions pertaining thereto including the Hallmote Court at Whickham and all minerals. Reserves the Tyne Bridge and its tolls and the advowsons of Gateshead and Whickham. Charged with the payment of £100 p.a. to the perpetual curate of Medomsley Rent: £17 15s.8d. p.a. plus £7 4s.8d. p.a. for redeemed land tax

An account of rents received from Whickham manor by the Earl of Ravensworth and John Bowes, Esq., 1873

July 1835 (1) William Clayton Walters of Newcastle upon Tyne, Barrister-at-Law and Hugh Thomas Shaw of Ely Place, Middlesex, Esq. (2) John Mitchinson of Ravensworth, farmer (3) Ralph Walters of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (4) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (5) Percival Fenwick of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. Draft release by (1) (2) and (3) to (4) of High House and Low House and 36a.3r.32p. of land all at Ravensworth subject to an annuity of £15 p.a. to (4) and his heirs Consideration: £1700 (4) to (1), £450 (4) to (2), £100 (4) to (3)

5 December 1839 (1) The Brandling Junction Railway Company (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (3) Percival Fenwick of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent., and another Draft feoffment by (1) to (2) of 2a. of land in the parish of Gateshead to the use of (2) as specified

1846 (1) James Robert Campbell of Tivoli Lawn, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (grandson and devisee of James Farrer) (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a cottage in the Chapelry of Lamesley with 1a.2r.14p. of land. Plan attached Consideration: £150

Provisional Certificate of the Inclosure Commissioners advancing £5000 for drainage improvements to the Ravensworth Castle Estate, 25 March 1852

Order of the Inclosure Commissioners substituting the Eslington Estate in the parish of Whittingham, Northumberland for the Ravensworth Estate for the expenditure of £1800 on drainage improvements, 15 December 1853

Letters from W. Paine, Furnival's Inn, London to Walter Johnson and H.W. Fenwick [Newcastle upon Tyne] regarding borrowing money from the Inclosure Commission and description to be used of the Ravensworth Estate in the attendant documents, 12 January - 3 February 1855

Charges on the Ravensworth Estates and bond debts of the late Lord Ravensworth, 22 January 1859

Statement of land improvements charges on the Ravensworth estates, 30 July 1905

5 November 1907 (1) The Economic Life Assurance Society (2) The Lands Improvement Company (3) The Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (4) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Bart., and the Hon. Archibald Dudley Ryder of Astwood Road, South Kensington, London (trustees) Draft release by (1) and (2) as mortgagees of the Improvement Loan Charge granted by the within recited Order of 1883; schedule of lands to which this refers annexed Consideration: £91 19s.lOd

5 November 1907 (1) The Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society (2) The Lands Improvement Company (3) The Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (4) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Bart and the Hon. Archibald Dudley Ryder of Astwood Road, South Kensington, London (trustees) Draft release by (1) and (2) as mortgagees to (3) of the Improvement Loan Charge granted by the within recited order of 1885; schedule of lands annexed Consideration: £81 6s.11d.

5 November 1907 (1) The Norwich Union Life Insurance Society (2) The Lands Improvement Company (3) The Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (4) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Bart. and the Hon. Archibald Dudley Ryder of Astwood Road, South Kensington, London (trustees) Draft release by (1) and (2) as mortgagees to (3) of the Improvement Loan Charge granted by the within recited order of 1885; schedule of lands annexed Consideration: £311 9s.

5 November 1907 (1) The Law Life Assurance Society (2) The Lands Improvement Company (3) The Rt. Hon. Arthur Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (4) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Bart and the Hon. Archibald Dudley Ryder of Astwood Road, S. Kensington, London (trustees) Draft release by (1) and (2) as mortgagees to (3) of the Improvement Loan Charges granted by the within recited orders of 1884 and 1887; schedule of lands annexed Consideration: £172 13s.7d. and £632 6s.10d.

Abstracts of title (1883 - 1907) to certain Absolute Orders under the Lands Improvement Company's Act creating rent charges on Lord Ravensworth's estate as specified, 1907

Scheme No. 1 for improvements to the Ravensworth Estate under the Settled Land Acts 1882 - 1890 new road near Low Fell tramway terminus), 22 October 1908

Plan of land near Low Fell tramway terminus sent with letter of 28 October 1908 from W. Johnson to Clayton and Gibson Scale: 1 to 2500

Scheme No 2 --- for constructions of a drain on the Lyndhurst Building Estate, Low Fell, 13 April 1909

Scheme No 4 for roads on the Lyndhurst Estate, modernisation of a cottage at Lamesley and the Plough Inn, Kibblesworth, 29 July 1910

Scheme No 5 for rebuilding the Rose, Shamrock and Thistle Inn at Streetgate, 7 April 1911

Plan of drain at Lyndhurst Avenue and Laburnam Avenue, Low Fell, n.d. Scale: 1in = 30ft [1 to 360]

Nominations of Robert John Aynsley of Star Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne, surveyor for the purposes of section 26 of the Settled Land Act 1882, 21 December 1908 - 16 November 1910

Applications for the approval by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries of a surveyor nominated by trustees under section 26 of the Settled Land Act, 1882, with the approval of the Board and covering letters from them, 10 November 1908 - 22 November 1910

Certification by Robert John Aynsley of Gosforth, Northumberland, land agent as to the cost of road works at the Lyndhurst Building Estate, Low Fell, 18 August 1909

List of capital monies received from Clayton and Gibson with details of disbursement, 1909 - 1912

Correspondence between: A.D. Ryder, Coryton, Devon etc; Clayton and Gibson; W. Johnson, Trench Hall, Ravensworth; Trower, Still, Keeling and Parkin, Lincoln's Inn, London; and Sir Heworth Williamson, Whitburn Hall discussing improvements to Lord Ravensworth's estates under the Settled Land Acts, 14 November 1908 - 24 May 1909

Letter from Mr. Bennett at Lincoln's Inn to H. Fenwick at Newcastle upon Tyne re Lord Ravensworth's application to the Lands Improvement Company, 15 April 1862

23 July 1846 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth, Lord of the manors of Ravensworth, Whickham, Lamesley and Hecton cum Membris (2) Henry Wallace of Banesley Lane, yeoman Deputation by (1) of (2) as gamekeeper of the above manors Memorandum of registration before the Clerk of the Peace, 27 July 1846

Copy of correspondence between William Johnson at Trench Hall, Ravensworth, Gateshead and Messrs. Hellard and Bewes at the Manor Office, Stonehouse, Devon, regarding Ravensworth Castle drains

Copy letter from R.V. Dickinson, Clerk to the Chester-le-Street Poor Law Union to William Johnson at Trench Hall, Ravensworth, giving details of the reduced assessment on Ravensworth Castle, 12 March 1908

Plan of Lord Ravensworth's land on the south bank of the River Tyne, n.d. Scale: 1 chain to 1 inch [1:792]

Copy of plan of Gateshead Fell common award of 1822, 14 December 1903 No scale

Nathaniel Lord Crewe, Lord Bishop of Durham, Appellant Sir Henry Liddell, Baronet, Respondent Statement of the Respondent's case concerning boundary disputes on Blackburne Fell, 21 January 1717/8

The Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, Plaintiff Sir John Eden, Bart and Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart, Defendants Brief for the defendant Liddell concerning the Lamesley and Tanfield inclosure and various common and manorial rights there, in the Court of Pleas at Durham, 19 August 1802

Copy of Mr. Hoar's speech opening on the part of Sir T.H. Liddell Bart in respect to his claim on Blackburn Fell, 28 December 1802

Case concerning the will and settlement of Henry, Lord Ravensworth of 10 January 1748/9 and the powers of Sir Thomas Liddell Bart to dispose of leasehold collieries, with the opinion of R. Hopper Williamson thereon, 17 November 1810

Case, with the opinion of R. Hopper Williamson of Newcastle upon Tyne thereupon, concerning the rights of the Revd. Caleb Dixon, Curate of Tanfield, to hay tithes as specified with a covering letter from Sir T.H. Liddell to Messrs. Fenwick forwarding the above, 2 July - 7 December 1812

Case for Mr. Walter's opinion concerning the settlement of 27 October 1820

Case, with the opinion of Robert Hopper Williamson thereon, concerning colliery lease of 23 January 1818, 14 February 1832

Case, with the opinion of William Clayton Walters of Newcastle upon Tyne, regarding Lord Ravensworth's intention to make a lease the Old Smelt Mill etc at Whickham, 28 November 1835

Heads of objections to the Great North of England Railway on the part of Lord Ravensworth, n.d. [1830s]

John Bowes, Plaintiff Lord Ravensworth, Defendant Draft special case and copy of short hand writers notes of judgment, in the Common Pleas, n.d. [1830s]

Plan of Blackburn Fell shewing names of lands owners and courses of waggonways, n.d. [c.1830s] No scale

Copy of case, with the opinion of Sir Frederick Pollock thereon and subsequent notes, regarding the ownership of minerals and the right to wayleaves under the Lanchester Inclosure Act 1773, 29 September 1836

Draft case with the opinions of Sir Frederick Pollock, Sir William Follett and the Hon. James Wortley concerning the Blackburn Fell Inclosure Act and the rights to grant wayleaves contained therein, 1835 - 30 May 1837

1873 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (2) Augustus Edward Burdon of Hartford House, Northumberland, Esq. Agreement for a submission to arbitration of Thomas Ridley of Newcastle, Barister-at-Law of the dispute between (1) and (2) regarding a dam across the River Team abutting Lord Ravensworth's Norwood Farm, Whickham

Minutes of evidence taken before the Select Committee of the House of Commons (Group 2) on the North Eastern Railway Bill with the Bill as amended in committee, 18 - 22 May 1905

1841 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) John Brumwell Gregson, and Robert Andrew Taylor of Newcastle upon Tyne, druggist Draft lease by (1) to (2) of premises at Dunston in the parish of Whickham consisting of a quay 120ft long adjoining the River Tyne Rent; £40 p.a.

10 May 1841 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) Thomas Burnett the elder and Thomas Burnett the younger Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a quay at Dunston 191ft in length adjoining the River Tyne with related buildings as specified, for a term of 21 years Rent: £90 p.a.

1846 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) William Storey of Saltwell Villa, Bensham, surveyor and George Little of Gateshead, ship owner Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a quay at Dunston 44 yards in length adjoining the River Tyne, for 20 years from 1 May 1846 Rent: £44 p.a.

16 January 1847 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) John Harrison Penman and Matthew Penman of Dunston, timber merchants Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a quay 65ft 6in in length and a parcel of ground (part of which is a shovel handle maker's shop) for a term of 21 years Rent: £21 p.a.

16 February 1850 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) James Honiball of Fenchurch Street, London, anchor manufacturer Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a quay 300ft long adjoining the River Tyne with appurtenances as specified at Dunston, for a term of 21 years Rent: £75 p.a.

1852 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) George Palmer of Newcastle upon Tyne Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a sawmill at Dunston; term and rent unspecified

1 December 1852 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) Christopher Myers of Newcastle upon Tyne, chemist and druggist Draft lease of a quay 165ft long adjoining the River Tyne at Dunston (formerly in the occupation of Gregson and Taylor) for 21 years from 2 February 1852 Rent: £30 p.a.

1855 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (2) Thomas Hayton Burnett, John Burnett, Jonathan Burnett and Jacob Burnett, of Dunston, trading as Thomas Burnett and Sons, chemical manufacturers Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a wharf 191ft long adjoining the River Tyne at Dunston, with a saw mill and cooperage 64yds x 51yds 1ft, for 21 years Rent: £113 p.a.

24 July 1857 (1) John Stokes of Dunston, staithman (2) Christopher Myers of Dunston, chemical manufacturer Draft lease by (1) to (2) of two messuages in Dunston for 21 years from 10 November 1857 Rent: £25 p.a.

11 November 1861 (1) Sarah Stoker of Dunston, widow (2) Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of 530 sq yards of land at Dunston Consideration: £20

11 November 1861 (1) Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (2) Sarah Stoker of Dunston, widow Draft grant of an annuity of £20 by (1) to (2) for her life

1870 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas Baron Ravensworth and John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. (2) Charles Mark Palmer and James Hall, both of Newcastle upon Tyne, timber merchant Draft underlease by (1) to (2) of two timber yards called High and Low Timber Yards at Dunston for 14 years provided the lease from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the lessor shall continue Rent: £150 p.a.

Correspondence received by Messrs. Philips and Fenwick from William Logan at Littletown and John Daglish at Tynemouth concerning the lease to Palmer, Hall and Company, 7 - 23 March 1871

1 May 1870 (1) Henry Wallace, on behalf of Lord Ravensworth and Partners (2) John Penman of Dunston, wood merchant Copy of an agreement to let a piece of quay and workshops at Dunston to (2) on a yearly tenancy. Plan attached Rent: £10 p.a.

27 July 1870 (1) Henry Wallace, acting for Lord Ravensworth (2) John Penman of Dunston, wood merchant Memorandum of an agreement to let a piece of quay and building on a yearly tenancy Rent: £10 p.a.

Letter from William Logan at Littletown to Clayton and Wainwright, solicitors, regarding rent arrears on the lease to John and Matthew Penman, n.d. [19th Century]

1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. H.T. Liddell (2) Bartholomew Stokoe of Blaydon, fell monger and others, trustees of the Primitive Methodist Connexion Draft appointment by (1), under powers within recited, to (2) of unspecified lands as the site for a meeting house, schoolroom etc. Reserves minerals

1845 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth, of Ravensworth Castle and Sir John Dean Paul of Temple Bar, London, Baronet (2) John Fawcett of Petterill Bank, Cumberland, Esq. Draft assignment by (1) to (2) of the titlmes of corn, grain and hay belonging to the Grainge of Harraby, Cumberland for the remainder of a term of 21 years from 23 November 1839 Consideration: £1600

1845 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle and Maria Susanna his wife (formerly Maria Susanna Simpson) (2) John Fawcett of Petterill Bank, Cumberland, Esq. Draft surrender by (1) to (2) with the consent of the Rt. Worshipful the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Carlisle as Lords of the manor of Botchergate of a messuage and lands 30a.3r.10p. as specified adjoining the Harraby to Upperby road 13a.1r.2p. of land adjoining the Carlisle to Penrith turnpike, all in the county of Cumberland Consideration: £1900 1 file)

13 February 1845 (1) Matthew Wheatley of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent., for Lord Ravensworth (2) Richard Siddoway Bagnall of Winlaton, manufacturer Articles of agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of property at Winlaton, specified on the attached plan, for £68

13 February 1845 (1) Matthew Wheatley of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent., for Lord Ravensworth (2) Robert Bell of Winlaton, Esq. Articles of agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of dwellinghouses, warehouses, a water corn mill and other buildings sPecified at Winlaton for £600

24 May 1845 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth and Maria Susanna, Lady Ravensworth, his wife and Henry Thomas Liddell, Esq. (commonly called the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell) eldest son of Lord Ravensworth (2) The Master, Pilots and Seamen of the Trinity House of Newcastle upon Tyne Copy appointment by (1) under powers within recited to (2) of the High Dyke public house and another messuage adjoining it on the west side of Broad Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne Consideration: £1000

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) William Armstrong of Winlaton, butcher (3) William Dunn of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and appurtenances at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £112

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Thomas Atkinson of Barlow, yeoman (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a cottage and appurtenances at Barlow. Reserves minerals Consideration: £49 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) John Aydon of Winlaton, yeoman (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and appurtenances in Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £42

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Thomas Wentworth Beaumont of Bywell, Northumberland, Esq. (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a quay and a parcel of ground used as a lead yard at Blaydon 36p.,with a former private carriage way on the south and a share of the bed of the River Tyne to the north of the premises. Reserves minerals Consideration: £500

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Robert Bell of Winlaton, Esq. and James Whitfield of Winlaton, miller Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of several dwellinghouses and their appurtenances at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £88 16s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Robert Bell of Winlaton, Esq. (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a stable and a parcel of ground 10ft wide at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £10

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) John Codling of Barlow, cartwright (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and appurtenances at Barlow. Reserves minerals Consideration: £38 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Joseph Cowen of Blaydon Burn Banks, Esq. (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of lands,a dwellinghouse, several cottages and private carriage roads called Robsons Road, East Daw Road and West Daw Road (19a.1r.9p)all at Blaydon Burn Banks. Reserves minerals Consideration: £1071 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Joseph Cowen (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a fire brick manufactory and appurtenances at Blaydon Burn Banks in the parish of Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £300

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Joseph Cowen (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of two dwellinghouses with the vacant ground adjoining them in Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £38 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Joseph Cowen and Robert Foreman of Gateshead, gent. Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of dwellinghouses and vacant ground at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £92 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Margaret Crozier of Barlow, widow and James Robinson of Barlow, pitman Appointment by (1) to (2) of a cottage and garth at Barlow. Reserves minerals. Plan of property endorsed Consideration: £37

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) John Davidson of Barlow, yeoman and Matthew Bates of Tanfield Leigh, pitman (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and appurtenances at Barlow. Reserves minerals Consideration: £49

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Cuthbert Gardner of Winlaton, mason and Jane Gardner of Winlaton, widow (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of dwellinghouses, smiths shops and coalyard at Winlaton and cottages and their appurtenances at Barlow. Reserves minerals Consideration: £114 15s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Michael Gardner of Winlaton, smith (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a smith's shop and parcel of vacant ground at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £6

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Richard Gardner of Winlaton, smith Appointment by (1) to (2) of two Smiths shops at Winlaton. Plan of property endorsed. Reserves minerals Consideration: £18

25 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) John Grundy of Winlaton, joiner (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and joiner shop at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £38

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Joseph Hardy of Blaydon, schoolmaster (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of two cottages and appurtenances at Barlow. Reserves minerals Consideration: £36 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Mary Hawdon of Blaydon, widow Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a public house at Blaydon on the south of the Scotswood road and a parcel of ground between the River Tyne and the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company's station at Blaydon. Reserves minerals Consideration: £149

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) William Hawdon of Blaydon, smith (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a parcel of ground and the butcher's shop erected thereupon on the south of the Scotswood road at Blaydon. Reserves minerals Consideration: £19 12s.6d.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Ann Hurst of Winlaton, spinster Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and parcel of ground at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £35

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) William Hurst the elder and William Hurst the younger of Winlaton, smiths Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £45 15s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Robert Kyle, Andrew Kyle and JabezKyle of Winlaton, smiths Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and smiths shop at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £45

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) William Kyle of Winlaton, smith (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of dwellinghouses, smiths' shops etc at Winlaton and further gardens and buildings there across the street from the first mentioned property. Reserves minerals Consideration: £45

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Henry Lawson of Barlow, blacksmith (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse, smith's shop etc at Barlow. Reserves minerals Consideration: £48

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Joseph Laycock, Robert Laycock and Richard Laycock of Winlaton, iron merchants Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and appurtenances, an iron warehouse office and various smith's shops and parcels of ground at Winlaton as specified. Reserves minerals Consideration: £480

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Daniel Lithgow of Winlaton, smith (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and a vacant parcel of land at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £18

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) John McOlvin, Colin McOlvin and Matthew McOlvin of Winlaton, smiths Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse and smith's shop at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £35

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Robert McPherson of Winlaton, smith and Isabella his wife Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse in Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £18

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Thomas Marshall of Winlaton, Smith (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of dwellinghouses and lands at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £40

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) James Massey of Blaydon Burn, iron manufacturer (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £22 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Michael Miller and William Miller of Winlaton, bakers Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of a dwellinghouse, warehouse and butcher shop at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £33 14s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Crowley Millington of Greenwich, Kent, Esq. (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of dwellinghouses and lands at Winlaton Consideration: £65 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Jane Parker of Winlaton, widow Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of the Rose and Crown public house at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £60

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) William Parker of Winlaton, Esq. (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £40

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Thomas Ramsay. John Taylor Ramsay and George Hepple Ramsay the younger all of Derwant Villa, Esq.s Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of several dwellinghouses and smiths' shops at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £29

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Joseph Stobbs of Winlaton, shoemaker (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and grounds at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £26 15s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Robert Stokoe of Barlow, yeoman (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of several cottages at Barlow in the parish of Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £27

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Mary Smith of Winlaton, innkeeper and Henry Armstrong of Winlaton, butcher (her son) Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of dwellinghouses and smiths' shops at Winlaton to the several uses of (2) as specified. Reserves minerals Consideration: £74 14s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Andrew Thompson of Winlaton, iron merchant (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of smiths' shops and warehouses at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £19

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Ann Thompson and Margaret Hepple Thompson, both of Winlaton, spinsters (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and smith shop at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £19 10s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Cuthbert Thompson of Winlaton, iron merchant (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment of a dwellinghouse and appurtenances at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £19

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Cuthbert Thompson, George Thompson and Andrew Thompson of Winlaton, iron merchants Copy appointment by (1) to (2) of warehouses, smiths' shops, dwellinghouses and appurtenances at Winlaton; covenant as to easements. Reserves minerals Consideration: £499

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) George Thompson of Winlaton, iron merchant (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and smith's shop at Winlaton with a right of way to Blaydon Lane, all at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £19

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Samuel Twigg of Winlaton, surgeon (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and shop at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £36 12s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth and Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) William Watson of Howl John, Stanhope, gent. (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of two messuages and various outbuildings on the opposite side of the public road at Winlaton. Reserves minerals Consideration: £65 13s.

24 May 1845 (1) Lord and Lady Ravensworth an Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell (2) Thomas Waugh of Barlow, publican (3) William Dunn (trustee) Copy appointment by (1) to the use of (2) as specified of a dwellinghouse and appurtenances at Barlow. Reserves minerals Consideration: £18

Letter from Thomas Grundy to Lord and Lady Ravensworth and the Hon. H.T. Liddell requesting that the house at Winlaton held by him be conveyed to his nephew John Grundy, 22 March 1844

Letters from Thomas Bell at Newcastle upon Tyne to William Dunn and Matthew Wheatley regarding the sale by Lord Ravensworth's of property at Winlaton and prospective purchasers, 7 March - 18 May 1845

Letter from Joseph Hardy to Lord and Lady Ravensworth informing them of the sale of his cottage at Barlow to John Codling,with the agreement between Hardy and Codling for the same, 10 May 1845

Rough list of purchasers of lands at Winlaton from Lord Ravensworth with notes on same [by Thomas Bell], 1845

19 September 1822 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (lately styled Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart) and the Rt. Hon. Maria Susanna, Baroness Ravensworth his wife (formerly Maria Susanna Simpson) and the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, eldest son and heir of Lord Ravensworth (2) Sir Ralph Noel of Kirby Mallory, Leicestershire, Baronet, (lately called Sir Ralph Milbanke of Seaham) (3) John Douthwaite Nesham of Bunker Hill, Esq. (4) Morton John Davison of Beamish, Esq. Copy of appointment and release by (1) and (2) to (4) of part of an allotment of 40a.1r.0p. made on the division of Blackburn Fell alias Beamish East Moor with all tithes thereupon and upon the rest of the allotment (9a.) and upon 201a.3r.34p. of land belonging to (4) Covenant to levy a fine of the premises to release them from rent charges under the within recited settlement of 1796; schedule of deeds to be produced by (1). Plan of properties attached. Recites the will of Sir Henry George Liddell of 1787 and subsequent deeds Consideration: £4200

7 June 1862 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Henry George Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, eldest son of (1) (3) George Gibson of Birtley M.D. Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of 17.5p. of land at Birtley as specified Consideration: £25

1842 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of the site of a cottage at Lamesley for the augmentation of the living

1842 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne .... Draft covenant of (1) with (2) to produce title deeds specified on the attached schedule to lands at Lamesley granted by (1) to (2) to augment the living of Lamesley

1849 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (patron of the Perpetual Curacy of Lamesley) (2) Revd Robert Hopper William, Clerk, Curate of Lamesley (3) Rt. Revd (Edward) Lord Bishop of Durham and Ordinary of the said Diocese (4) Thomas Robson of Lady Park, gent., and John Dunn of Long Acres and William Barkas of Low Eighton, colliery viewer Draft conveyance by (1) with the consent of (2) and (3) to (4) of 1317 sq yds of land adjoining Lamesley Chapel, reserving timber, as a burial ground

Plan of land to be annexed to Lamesley church yard, n.d. Scale: c.11 yards to 1 inch

31 July 1850 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle, and the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell of Eslington, Northumberland (2) Her Majesty's Commissioners for building new churches Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of a parcel of land at Birtley of 1173 sq yds

Plan of ground designed for the site of a parsonage house etc at Birtley, n.d. [1850] Scale: 20 links to 1 inch

1855 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (2) The Minister and Chapel Wardens of Lamesley Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of the site for a school; regulations for the election of managers and the holding of meetings specified

Instructions as to the preparation of the draft trust deed to be submitted to the Committee of Council on Education re the conveyance of sites for schools, n.d. [post 1851]

Form of draft deed for conveyance of land as the site for a school, n.d. [c.1855]

Question and answers regarding proposed school, School Building Form No 4, [1850's]

Correspondence with the Committee of Council on Education, London to the Revd R.H. Williamson re proposed terms of trust deed of Kibblesworth Colliery Church of England School, 14 - 17 February 1855

Correspondence received by H. Wenwick from Revd R.H. Williamson and Lord Ravensworth regarding terms and format of conveyance of land for a school at Lamesley, 16 July 1855 - 5 June 1856

1857 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (tenant for life) and the Hon. Thomas George Liddell (tenant in tail) (2) William Atkinson of Gateshead, clerk, and others Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of 724 sq yds of land in Wreckenton in the parish of Gateshead Fell as the site for a school. Plan attached

14 July 1932 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) Ernest Parker Calderwood of 11a. Queens Road, Monkseaton, Northumberland, builder and contractor Draft agreement for the erection of 116 dwellinghouses on land to the east of the Great North Road and south of Chowdene Low Fell at Harlow Green in the parish of Lamesley; schedule of completion dates, agreement by the tenant to insure the property; agreement by the landlord to grant a lease to the tenant or his nominees of the dwellinghouses for 999 years from 1 August 1932 at an annual rent of £2 10s. per site other than sites 1-14 which are at a rent of 4d. per square yards. Form of lease specified

25 April 1933 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft agreement for the construction by (2) of 46 houses to the east of Church Road, High Fell in the parish of Gateshead Fell; commencement and completion dates specified; covenants relating to roads, sewers etc; covenant by (2) to insure the premises as specified; covenant by (1) to grant leases of the houses (for 999 years from 1 December 1934 at an annual rent of £2 before) 30 June 1936. Form of lease appended

14 May 1935 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft agreement for the construction by (2) of 44 houses on land to the east of Church Road, High Fell, Gateshead. Development schedule attached; covenant by (2) regarding insurance of the property; covenant by (1) to grant before 30 June 1936 leases of the property for 999 years from 1 December 1934 at a rent of £2 p.a. with form of lease specified

1935 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft supplemental agreement relating to building plots in Buttermere Gardens. Plan attached

1935 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft agreement regarding completion dates additional to an agreement of 14 May 1935

14 May 1936 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft supplemental agreement to a principal agreement of 14 May 1935 etc varying the building schedule of the specified properties on the High Fell Estate. Plan and building schedule annexed

20 August 1936 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft agreement by (2) to pay £1206 to (1) as specified, being the amount (1) is liable to pay to Gateshead Corporation towards laying sewers on the High Fell Estate. Plan attached

28 October 1936 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft supplemental agreement between (1) and (2) regarding completion dates of the High Fell Building Estate, Gateshead

18 December 1937 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft agreement for the construction of 48 dwellinghouses upon land to the east of Chowdene Bank Low Fell in the parish of Lamesley; schedule of completion dates etc.; agreement by the landlord to grant leases to the tenant or his nominee before 30 December 1939 for a term of 999 years from 1 November 1937 at an annual rental of £2 10s. a site. Form of lease specified

14 March 1939 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft agreement for the construction of 142 dwellings on lands to the east of the Great North Road and south of Chowdene, Low Fell; covenant by (1) to execute by 31 October 1941 leases of the individual sites for 999 years from 1 January 1939 at annual ground rent of £2 10s. each. Form of lease and construction schedule annexed

Development schedule of High Fell Building Estate, n.d. [1936 - 1937]

Schedule of completion dates for the High Fell Building Estate, Low Fell, n.d. [c.1937]

Plan of the Lyndhurst (North) Building Estate by Liddell and Stafford, land agents and surveyors, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d. [1930s] Scale: 1 to 500

Plan of building plots in Wynbury Road [Gateshead], 23 November 1934 No scale

Plan of building plots mentioned in the agreement 16/867 on the High Fell Estate adjoining the Lyndhurst and North Lyndhurst estates, 1936 Scale: 1 to 500

Plan of proposed layout of building site on the Chowdene Estate, 1937 No scale

Plan of houses and building plots in Beechwood Avenue, Calderwood Crescent and Oakwood Avenue [the Harlow Green Estate], Gateshead, n.d. [1930s] Scale: 1 to 500

Plan and papers relating to a search in the Register of Local Land Charges for the North Lyndhurst Estate, Gateshead, November 1933

9 November 1933 - 28 December 1934 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) Ernest Parker Calderwood of Durham Road, Low Fell, builder and contractor (3) Purchasers as specified Draft leases by (1) to (3) of houses and gardens in Cherrytree Gardens, Home Avenue and Popplewell Gardens all at North Lyndhurst, Low Fell for 999 years from 1 February 1933. Reserves minerals. Plans and miscellaneous legal correspondence and building society papers attached Consideration: £440 to £480 to (2) per dwelling Ground rent: £2 p.a. to (1)

11 May 1935 - 8 January 1936 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd (3) Miscellaneous purchasers as specified Draft leases by (1) at the direction of (2) to (3) of individual houses in Gatesgarth, Emmerdale Gardens and Wynbury Road, High Fell for a term of 999 years from 1 December 1934. Reserves minerals to (1). Plans attached Consideration : £415 to £465 per dwelling Ground rent: £2 p.a.

2 December 1934 (1) Ernest Edward Peace and Beatrice Peace his wife, of 43 Waterloo Road, Earsdon, Northumberland (2) Ernest Parker Calderwood of Durham Road, Low Fell, builder and contractor Draft second mortgage by demise by (1) to (2) for the remainder of a term of 999 years less 2 days of 22 Oakwood Avenue, Low Fell, to secure £60 and interest. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £60

29 December 1934 (1) Norman Hall of 26 Home Avenue, North Lyndhurst Estate, Low Fell, collector (2) Ernest Parker Calderwood of Durham Road, Low Fell, builder and contractor Draft second mortgage by demise by (1) to (2) for the remainder of a term of 999 years less two days of 26 Home Avenue aforesaid to secure £37 and interest. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £37 repayable by 24 monthly instalments of £1 12s.8d.

21 June 1935 (1) The Rt. Hon. Robert Arthur, Baron Ravensworth (2) Ernest Parker Calderwood of Durham Road, Low Fell, builder and contractor (3) Frank Ive of 22 South Street, Gateshead Draft lease by (1) to (3) for 999 years of 28 Home Avenue, North Lyndhurst, Low Fell with 263 sq yds; covenants relating to roadways, completion and insurance. Plan attached Consideration: £457 (3) to (2) Ground rent: £2 p.a. (3) to (1)

28 November 1935 (1) Harold Llewellyn Edmund Howarth of 11 Egremont Drive, Sheriff Hill, Gateshead, clerk (2) E.P. Calderwood Ltd Draft second mortgage by (1) to (2) of No. 9, Ennerdale Gardens, High Fell Consideration: £10, repayable by 24 monthly instalments of 9s.

12 August 1946 (1) Ernest Parker Calderwood of Southways, Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, company director (2) Walter Jackson of 36 Calderwood Crescent, Low Fell, motor mechanic and Constance Williamina Jackson his wife Draft assignment by (1) to (2) of 36 Calderwood Crescent for the remainder of a term of 999 years created as recited on 6 July 1939 Consideration: £700

Requisitions on title with replies thereto and schedule of deeds regarding the conveyance of 36 Calderwood Crescent, Low Fell, to Gateshead Corporation, 1946

Correspondence between Gateshead Corporation, Clayton and Gibson, Dickinson, Miller and Turnbull, Solicitors, Newcastle upon Tyne and E.P. Calderwood, builder and contractor at Low Fell re closing footpaths at Lyndhurst, agreements with Lord Ravensworth and arrangement of mortgages, 4 March - 24 November 1933

Certified copy of an Order of Quarter Sessions diverting a public footpath from Pimlico, Low Fell to Red House in the County Borough of Gateshead, 9 October 1933

Details of the steps necessary to divert a footpath under the Highways Act, 1835

Correspondence received by Clayton and Gibson from E.P. Calderwood, builder and contractor, of Durham Road, Low Fell instructing them to prepare leases as specified for properties in the Harlow Green and North Lyndhurst Estates at Gateshead, 27 September - 4 November 1933

Correspondence between E.P. Calderwood, Low Fell and Clayton and Gibson requesting latter to prepare leases of properties on the North Lyndhurst Estate, 23 July - 31 December 1934

Correspondence between F.P. Calderwood Ltd, Low Fell, Liddell and Stafford, Ravensworth Estate Office, Newcastle upon Tyne and Clayton and Gibson re preparing agreement between Lord Ravensworth and E.P. Calderwood for constructing houses on the High Fell Estate, 23 November 1934 - 11 September 1935

Correspondence between E.P. Calderwood Ltd, Dickinson Miller and Turnbull, Newcastle upon Tyne and Clayton and Gibson re the repayment of a second mortgage on 8 Cherrytree Gardens, 15 March - 21 May 1935

Correspondence between Clayton and Gibson, E.P. Calderwood Ltd. and Liddell and Stafford, the Ravensworth Estate Office, Newcastle upon Tyne arranging and completing the supplemental agreement re the High Fell Estate, 8 - 28 May 1936

Correspondence between Clayton and Gibson, Liddell and Stafford, the Ravensworth Estate Office, Newcastle upon Tyne and E.P. Calderwood Ltd, Low Fell arranging High Fell sewer agreement, 25 July - 22 August 1936

Correspondence between E.P. Calderwood Ltd. and Clayton and Gibson regarding High Fell supplemental agreement, 22 - 28 October 1936

Correspondence between Li dde 11 and Stafford at Newcastle upon Tyne, E. P. Calderwood Ltd, Low Fell and Clayton and Gibson arranging agreement as to Chowdene, 1 December 1937 - 5 May 1938

Correspondence between Liddell and Stafford, the Ravensworth Estate Office, Newcastle upon Tyne, E.P. Calderwood Ltd and Clayton and Gibson regarding Harlow Green building estate and agreement, 6 February - 15 March 1939

Correspondence between Liddell and Stafford, chartered land agents at the Ravensworth Estate Office, Royal Exchange Buildings, Newcastle upon Tyne and Clayton and Gibson, Sir Hedworth Williamson, Whitburn Hall and Trower, Still and Keeling, Lincolns Inn regarding T.J. Grainger deceased and the mortgage on Delaville, Lyndhurst Grove 1939

Correspondence between Clayton and Gibson, Liddell and Stafford, the Ravensworth Estate Ofilce, Newcastle upon Tyne and Mrs. G.H. Beaty, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne regarding arrears of ground rent owed by Beaty and action to recover same commenced in the County Court at Newcastle upon Tyne, 13 April 1940 - 21 February 1941

Draft power of attorney from Captain Kenneth Parker Calderwood of Cromer Gardens, Newcastle upon Tyne, company director to his wife Kathleen Mary and Sir William Waymouth Gibson with statutory declaration of the attesting witness and miscellaneous related correspondence, 19 January - 9 February 1944

Copy letter from Clayton and Gibson to E.P. Calderwood Ltd, Low Fell, Gateshead regarding dispute with Gateshead Corporation about roads in the North Lyndhurst Estate, 5 July 1944

Correspondence between Clayton and Gibson, the Town Clerk of Gateshead, E.P. Calderwood, Low Fell and W. Jackson, Low Fell regarding the Small Dwellings, Acquisition Acts and Jackson's purchase of 36 Calderwood Crescent, 27 April - 14 August 1946

Correspondence between E.P. Calderwood Ltd and Clayton and Gibson seeking a legal means of circumventing the Defence Regulations relating to the exchange and building of houses on the Harlow Green Estate, 10 September - 1 October 1947

Correspondence between E.P. Calderwood Ltd, Low Fell, Gateshead, Clayton and Gibson, G. and C.C. Sutton, auctioneers and valuers, the Sadler Street Sale Rooms, Durham and others regarding Calderwood v C.G. Keel to recover costs of work done by Calderwood for Keel, distraint on his goods, sale of proceeds etc, 3 April 1947 - 25 January 1950

Court papers including writs, judgment and affidavit of service in E.P. Calderwood Ltd v C.G. Keel to recover £119 12s.6d., 1947 - 1950

Letter from E.P. Calderwood Ltd, Durham Road, Low Fell to Clayton and Gibson regarding payment for streetworks in Calderwood Crescent in 1938, 7 February 1950

Abstract of title to No. 13 Cherrytree Gardens, Low Fell, 1934

2 March 1599/1600 (1) William Sherewood of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant (2) Thomas Liddell of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant Gift by (1) to (2) of his close called the Carlisle Croft in Newcastle upon Tyne adjoining the close of Robert Frogg, the Queen's manor, the town walls and Eawickburn. Livery of seisin endorsed, 2 April 1600

1839 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) Messrs. A. and R. Hopper Draft mortgage of a ship carpenter landing etc at North Shore, Newcastle upon Tyne to secure £800

1839 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) George Ewart of Newcastle upon Tyne, Commission Agent Draft assignment by (1) to (2) for the remainder of a term of 21 years of a ships' carpenter's landing or workyard and docks at Coney Close without the walls but within the liberties of Newcastle upon Tyne with a workshop between Nelson Street and the River Tyne. Recites previous deeds Consideration: £794

Abstract of title (1704 - 1749) to the Whinny Closes near Castle Leazes, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1848

Draft further abstract of title to the Eslington Estate, 1820

Rentals of the Eslington Estate, Northumberland (6053a.) with details of occupiers and use and description of the estate by William Sample of Matfen, 16 - 19 April 1849

Newspaper cuttings from the Newcastle Daily Journal and elsewhere regarding the sale of 2873a. of the Eslington Estate, 12 - 17 March 1927

Draft notice of the exchange of lands at Whittingham under Acts of 55 George III and 6 George IV, 9 December 1842

Draft certificate, subject to the approbation of the Lord Bishop of Durham, for an exchange of lands at Whittingham, Northumberland, 1843

Draft approbation of the Right Worshipful Robert Hodgson, D.D., Dean and the Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral and of the Right Reverend (Edward), Lord Bishop of Durham to the appointment of a surveyor relative to the Whittingham land exchange, 1843

Draft nomination of a Barrister-at-Law to be joined in the Bishop's Commission for the exchange of property at Whittingham, 1842

Plan of lands to be exchanged between Lord Ravensworth and the Vicar of Whittingham, 1843 Scale: 2 chains to 1 inch [1:1584]

1 September 1843 (1) Right Reverend (Edward), Lord Bishop of Durham as Ordinary of the Vicarage of Whittingham and the Right Worshipful Robert Hodgson, D.D., Dean and the Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral (Patrons of the Vicarage) (2) Robert William Goodenough, Vicar of Whittingham (3) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Draft conveyance by (1) with the consent of (2) to (3) of lands as specified 16a.2r.25p. in the parish of Whittingham, Northumberland in exchange for lands of (3). Recites previous deeds

1 September 1843 (1) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Bishop of Durham and the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle (3) Frederick John Woodley Collingwood of Glanton Pike, Northumberland, Esq. (4) Revd Robert William Goodenough, Vicar of Whittingham Draft conveyance by (1) with the consent of (2) to (3) in trust for (4) of 8a.1r.27p. of land as specified in the Parish of Whittingham, Northumberland, by way of exchange. Recites previous deeds

1843 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) Revd Robert William Goodenough of Whittingham, Northumberland, clerk Draft sub-lease by (1) to (2) of a garden at Whittingham for 20 years 51 weeks from 23 November 1839, (premises demised to (1) by the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral for 21 years on that date) Rent: £6 p.a.

1843 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) Revd Robert William Goodenough, Vicar of Whittingham Draft lease by (1), with the licence and consent of the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral, to (2) of a garden in Whittingham, Northumberland for 21 years from 23 November 1839 Rent: £6 p.a.

Correspondence between: Revd R.W. Goodenough, Whittingham, Northumberland; Messrs. C. and H.W. Fenwick, solicitors, Newcastle upon Tyne; William Sample,Matfen, Northumberland; and Messrs. Saul, Carlisle; regarding the exchange of lands at Whittingham, forwarding papers and commenting on same, 11 November 1842 - 30 April 1844

John Burder's bill of costs to Messrs. Fenwick regarding the land exchange at Whittingham, 11 February 1843 - 18 April 1844

Analysis of documents relating to the proposed exchange of land at Whittingham, n.d. [1842 - 1843]

Rough notes and memoranda on the proposed exchange of land at Whittingham, 1842 - 1843

21 December 1839 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth and the Hon. Henry George Liddell his eldest son (2) William Dickson of Alnwick, Northumberland, Esq., Clerk of the Peace for the said county Draft lease by (1) to (2) of 275 sq yards of land at Whittingham, Northumberland for a term of 2000 years as the site for a Court House and appurtenances. Site to revert to (1) and his heirs if building disused for 12 months or more upon payment of valuation of building

Abstract of title to the Collingwood House Estate in the Parish of Whittingham, Northumberland, 1852 - 1853

Order of Quarter Sessions to send the plans of the Court House and Lockup House to the Secretary of State for approval and for the County Surveyor then to proceed with the building, 1 September 1859

Plan of site for Whittingham Court House, n.d. [1859 - 1860] Scale: 10ft to 1in [1:120]

7 June 1862 (1) Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas Baron Ravensworth (2) William Dixon of Whittingham, Northumberland, merchant Counterpart lease of a messuage on the south side of the village green at Whittingham, Northumberland for a term of 21 years from 12 May 1862; covenant prohibiting the manufacture of chemicals on the premises without (1)'s consent. Plan attached Rent: £5 p.a.

Heads of agreement between the Blyth and Tyne Railway Company and the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell regarding the making of railways over the West Sleekburn Estate etc, 31 May 1853

5 November 1856 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (2) Thomas Davison of Monk End near Croft, Yorkshire, Esq.; John Easton of Pelaw, colliery viewer; John Moore Bates of Heddon on the Wall, Northumberland, Esq.; John Henderson of Durham, gent.; William Anderson of Barnes near South Shields, colliery viewer; Andrew Stoddart of South Shields, gent. Lease by (1) to (2) for 42 years from 13 May 1854 of coals under (1)'s estate at West Sleekburn in the parish of Bedlington, Northumberland (676a.). Plan of property endorsed on 6th membrane Rent: £500 p.a. for the first three years, thence £800 p.a., plus tentale rents as specified

1849 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth, Henry Thomas Liddell eldest son and heir of the above, Henry George Liddell eldest son and heir of H.T. Liddell (2) John Trotter and the Hon. and Revd Gerald Wellesley Mortgage by (1) to (2) of 1268a. of land called Thrunton Farm, Northumberland, with a water corn mill with 43a. of land there and a brick and tile works Consideration: £12000

Instructions to Mr. Walters to draw up the draft mortgage from Ravensworth and others to Trotter, 11 April 1849

Instructions for the preparation of an agreement between William Trotter, M.D. and Mrs. Wealleans for the exchange of the Plainfield and Whitelea estates, 14 November 1856

20 November 1856 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas,Lord Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (2) William Trotter of Morpeth, Northumberland, Esq. Articles of agreement for the sale of the Plainfield estate (285a.2r.18p) in the parish of Rothbury, Northumberland by (1) to (2) for £10750. Plan attached.

20 November 1856 (1) Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Baron Ravensworth (2) William Trotter of Morpeth, Northumberland, Esq. Articles of agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of the Plainfield estate in the Parish of Rothbury, Northumberland, 285a.2r.18p. for £10750. Plan attached

7 April 1750 (1) Rt. Hon. Charles, Earl of Tankerville (2) Peter Delm and John Delm of Saint Georges, Hanover Square, Middlesex, Esq.s, and Henry Ellison of Gateshead, Esq. (3) Rt. Hon. Henry, Baron Ravensworth (4) Joseph Hutchinson of Chillingham, Northumberland, gent. Authorization by (1) to (4) to apply the rents and profits of the manors of and premises at Dunstan alias Dunstanburgh, Stamford alias Stamforth, Elwick alias Ellick, Doddington with the demesne tithes there, North Middleton, South Middleton, Thornington alias Thorenden, Killam alias Kilham,Coldsnowth and Elsdonburne all in the county of Northumberland, and Heaton, with the water corn mill there in the parish of Cornehill in the County of Durham [now Northumberland] in payment of interest upon the mortgages for £48540 18s. to (3), thence in payment of interest to (2) upon the mortgage of £3459 4s.. Recites previous deeds

Minutes of proposed vesting order under a mortgage in trust of 8 - 9 January 1761 in the matter of Lord Ossulston's estates, in Chancery, n.d. [mid 19th Century]

2 April 1851 (1) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) The Hon. Adolphus Frederick Octavius Liddell of London Draft disentailing deed being the assignment by (1) to (2) of £22000, part of £62000, secured on the estate of Lord Ossulston in Northumberland and Durham. Recites previous deeds

List of deeds (1750 - 1851) given up to The Equitable Assurance Company on the transfer of a mortgage of the estates of Lord Ossulston, n.d. [1851]

A schedule of deeds (1735 - 1784) in the possession of Lord Ravensworth having reference to Lord Tankerville's mortgage, 1852

Letters from J.H. and G. Lake, Lincoln's Inn to W.H. Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne regarding Ravensworth's mortgage on Lord Tankerville's estates and queries regarding title, 4 March - 4 April 1850

Letter from J.H. and G. Lake, 10 Lincoln's Inn to H.W. Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne listing deeds wanted re Lord Ossulston and The Equitable Society, 22 March 1851

Letter from J.Lake, Lincoln's Inn to H.W. Fenwick, Newcastle regarding persons to be appointed by the Court of Chancery to convey the legal estate, 3 December 1851

Copies of colliery leases to the Hon. Sydney Wortley, Edward Wortley and James Montagu, Esquires, 20 December 1719 - 16 November 1724

Copies and abstracts of articles of colliery copartnership, leases of collieries and leases of wayleaves etc including a copy of the articles of agreement establishing the Grand Allies, 1 February 1721/2 - 10 March 1726/7

27 June 1726 (1) The Hon. Sidney Wortley of Wortley, Yorkshire, Esq. and Edward Wortley, Esq., his son, Thomas Ord of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (2) Sir Thomas Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet, an infant, and George Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Esq., his guardian (3) George Bowes of Gibside, Esq. (4) William Cotesworth of Gateshead Park, Esq. Copy of the partnership agreement of the Grand Allies to run for 99 years from 11 November 1726. All collieries lying above Newcastle Bridge to be held in thirds by (1) (2) and (3) reserving to (2) the present Liddell family collieries and collieries within the townships of Ravensworth, Lamesley, Eighton and Kibblesworth; reserving to (3) the Bowes family collieries at Gibside, Marley Hill, Hollinside, Fryerside, Lamesley, Ravensworth and Kibblesworth and also the Parkhead Collieries; reserving to (1) the Wortley and Ord share in the Stella Grand Lease Colliery and reserving to (3) and (4) the Liddell and Cotesworth collieries of Farnacres and Whickham for 15 years; covenant for the mutual granting of wayleaves for waggonways with reservations as to distance from Ravensworth Castle etc and denying the use of the said waggonways to outsiders without mutual consent. 5s. per ten to be paid to (4) for certain coals led through his lands, those from collieries west of the River Derwent excluded; covenant by (4) not to work any collieries in Durham or Northumberland other than his interest in Bucksnook, Farnacres, Whickham, Stella and Winlaton Collieries during the various terms of 15 years and the life of William Widdrington and also except Gateshead Park Colliery; (4) covenants to forbid use of wayleaves through his lands without the consent of (1) (2) and (3) excepting existing agreements as to Bucksnook and Lintz Collieries, Gateshead Fell Colliery, Dipton Colliery and as to staithes at Winlaton and Stella for the Winlaton, Stella Grand Lease and Clavering's Stella Collieries. Penalty of 40s. per ten payable by (4) for breaking these agreements; general arrangements for colliery working, payments of rentals; (4) to be allowed to lead 600 tens p.a. from Bucksnook and Lintz Collieries over the waggonways of (1) (2) (3) contributing only the maintenance costs for the said waggonway; option for the partners to take a lease of Whickham and Gateshead Fell Collieries from (4); agreement to be void if not ratified by Liddell on his majority or by (4) within seven days of first seeing these articles

27 June 1726 Further copies of D/CG 16/1078

24 December 1832 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth, the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe, and John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. (2) Nicholas Wood of Killingworth, gent. Draft articles of agreement appointing (2) as agent of the partnership collieries at a salary of £600 p.a. plus up to £150 p.a. for a clerk

3 May 1834 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle (2) The Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe of Wortley Hall, Yorkshire (3) William Hutt of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, Middlesex, Esq. and the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore, Henry Jadis of the Office of the Board of Commissioners for India, Esq., James Farrer Steadman of Enfield Chase House, Middlesex, Esq., and Sir John Dean Paul of The Strand, Middlesex, Bart. (trustees of the late John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore) (4) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. Deed of copartnership in Lord Ravensworth and Partners for 30 years from 23 November 1825 determinable after 10 or 20 years; the capital of the concern is valued at £121648 14s.2d. Agreements for the winding up of the business, arranging accounts, disposal of the holdings of one of the partners; schedules of partnership collieries annexed

Sir John Eden, Baronet; Robert Eden Esq.; Frederick Eden an infant by the said Robert Eden his father and next friend; Jonathan Davison and George Hartley, Esq. standing by revivor in place of Morton Davison, Esq., lately deceased, Appellants The Rt. Hon. John Earl of Bute; the Rt. Hon. Henry Lord Ravensworth; Mary Bowes, widow; the Rt. Hon. John Earl of Strathmore and Mary Eleanor, Countess of Strathmore, his wife; and the Rt. Hon. John Bowes (Lord Glamis), an infant by the said Earl his guardian, Respondents Case of the appellants, case of the respondents, schedules of collieries held by the partners (17 April 1727)and schedule of those since acquired, appendix to case of the appellants Notes on the Eden pedigree taken from a work on the baronetage

Sir John Eden, Baronet, Robert Eden, Esq., Frederick Eden, an infant (son of Robert Eden, by the said Robert Eden his father and next friend), Jonathan Davison and George Hartley, Esq.s, standing (by revivor) in the place of Morton Davison, Esq., deceased, Appellants The Rt. Hon. John Earl of Bute, the Rt. Hon. Henry Lord Ravensworth, the Rt. Hon. John Bowes Earl of Strathmore and the Rt. Hon. Mary Eleanor Bowes Countess of Strathmore his wife and Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Lord Glamis, Respondents Case of the respondents concerning disputed interpretation of 1727 agreement for colliery wayleaves at Causey, Beamish, Tanfield etc. In the House of Lords, 1775

Case with the opinions of Christopher Fawcett thereon concerning rights of Sir Henry Liddell and Partners to tentale rents from the Washington colliery lessees, 24 - 31 March 1789

Sir Henry George Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (administrator of Henry Lord Ravensworth, deceased); John Ord of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, Esq. and Joseph Planta of the British Museum in the parish of St. George, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, Esq. (executors of Mary Bowes of Gibside deceased); and the Rt. Hon. John Earl of Bute of Luton, Bedfordshire, Plaintiffs Sir Gilfred Lawson of Brayton, Cumberland, Baronet and Robert Shafto of Whitworth, Esq., Defendants Copy of the bill of complaint and of the answer of Lawson regarding wayleave payments etc due under an indenture of 17 April 1764, 1790

Draft case for the opinion of counsel (R. Hopper Williamson) in Lord Ravensworth and Partners v the Dean and Chapter of Durham, n.d. [1832]

Bill of costs of Messrs. C. and P. Fenwick relating to Lord Ravensworth and Partners v the Dean and Chapter of Durham, 16 February 1832 -November 1834

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Copy of correspondence between the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell and the Marquess of Bute concerning Lord Wharncliffe's death and the partnership collieries, 3 - 8 February 1847

Letter from Pringle and Company, Bedford Row, London, to H.W. Fenwick regarding the means of liquidating Lord Ravensworth and Partners and the division of the properties, 16 October 1856

Minute book relating to the winding up of Lord Ravensworth and Partners, November 1856

List of bond debts etc relating to Lord Ravensworth and Partners, n.d. [1850s]

Description of parcels of land at Midgeholme, n.d. [c.1800]

Plan of Midgeham Farm of Lord Ravensworth and Partners, n.d. No scale

Instructions to Mr. William Clayton Walters to draw up a conveyance of Midgehoms to Lord Ravensworth with Walters' opinions thereon, 7 July 1848

1861 (1) The Rt. Hon. Edward Montague Stuart Granville, Lord Wharncliffe, and the Rt. Hon. Francis Dudley Stuart Wortley of the Inner Temple, London (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. (3) Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esq., the Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon and the Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, P.C. (4) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth Draft conveyance by (1) (2) and (3) to (4) of their respective shares in Mideholme Farm at Team in the parish of Whickham 33a.0r.17p. Recites previous deeds and Bowes Estate Acts Consideration: £2000

Correspondence received by H.W. Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne from Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, Jones-Bateman and Bennett, Lincoln's Inn and others regarding the conveyance of the Midgeholm property to Lord Ravensworth and the shares in it of John Bowes, Lord Wharncliffe etc, 6 June 1848 - 9 June 1864

Inventory of plans, leases, papers etc belonging to the Rt. Hon. Lord Ravensworth and Partners, 2 October 1871

Memorandum of terms between Lord Ravensworth and Partners and A. and R. Hopper and Company relating to keels, 1 July 1834

Burial certificate of James Farrer Steadman [a Bowes trustee], 25 October 1834

Death certificate of Lord Wharncliffe, 19 December 1845

Letter from Mr. Wood, Hetton to H.W. Fenwick discussing proposed lease of a wayleave from Lord Ravensworth to John Bowes and Partners 16 November 1853

Minutes of proceedings of John Bowes and Partners and the Marley Hill Coal Company at Newcastle upon Tyne, 15 December 1856

Letter from Henry Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne to Lord Ravensworth regarding the Marley Hill Coal Company's debt to Lord Ravensworth and Partners and other rent arrears of Springwell Colliery, 22 December 1856

Minutes of a meeting with Lord Ravensworth at Wheatley's Office regarding colliery leases and related documentation, 11 April 1857

Letter from Messrs. Bennett, Lincoln's Inn, London to H.W. Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne forwarding agreement and discussing the affairs of the Marley Hill colliery and the agreement with the London and North Western Railway which is ostensibly between the Durham and Northumberland Coal Company and the North London Railway, 27 February 1858

15 January 1858 (1) The Northumberland and Durham Coal Company (2) The North London Railway Company Agreement for the purchase by (2) of the plant of (1) on the North London Railway; (1) to use their best endeavours to promote the object of the railway and not to establish within 14 years coal depots on the Great Northern Railway or Regents Canal or within 1 mile of the N.L.R. The coke ovens at Bow to be excluded from the purchase. Deposit of £12000 paid

Letter from Lord Ravensworth, Ravensworth Castle to Nicholas Wood regarding the payments expected from the Marley Hill Coal Company for rent arrears to pay off the debt to the Northumberland and Durham District Bank and complaining at the conduct of affairs by Wood and John Bowes, 16 January 1859

Details of resolutions concerning the partnership debts to the [failed] Northumberland and Durham District Bank, 1858

Case in support of the bill being promoted by John Bowes and Partners for the construction of various mineral railways and redemption of wayleave payments, n.d., [1850s?]

Abstract of lease of wayleave for Tanfield Moor coals, 1731

1 December 1768 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. John, Earl of Bute, K.G.; Mary Bowes, widow of George Bowes of Gibside, Esq. (2) William Pitt late of Kingston Marlward, Dorset, now of Binfield, Berkshire, Esq. Draft abstract of articles of agreement for continuing in force existing recited articles of agreement regarding Tanfield Waggonway wayleave payments until 1 February 1792

20 March 1838 (1) The Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Castle Articles of agreement by(l) to charge Lord Ravensworth and Partners such sums for the conveyance of coals etc. as shall be fixed by arbitrators under an agreement between (1) and the Brandling Junction Railway Company

1839 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth (2) The Brandling Junction Railway Company Draft agreement regarding the making of the Team branch railway whereby (1) will grant to (2) a lease for 21 years of the course of the Tanfield Lea Colliery Railway whose fixtures will be purchased by (2) from (1); covenant restricting the carriage of coals to those of Tanfield Lea

1839 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; The Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart Wortley, Lord Wharncliffe; and John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. (2) The Brandling Junction Railway Company Draft agreement to abide by the award of Ralph Coulthard of Gateshead, Civil Engineer and Joseph Gray of Garesfield, colliery viewer as to the value of that part of the Tanfield Lea Colliery Railway which (2) is to purchase

1840 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) William Martin Seppings of Norwich, banker, John Botcherby of Darlington, coal owner, and others Draft grant by (1) to (2) of a wayleave along the Brandling Junction Railway in the parishes of Lamesley and Whickham to lead coals from the Andrew's House, Beckley, Barcus Close, Crook Bank and Byer Moor collieries of Sir T.J. Clavering, Bart to the staithes at Team with three keel berths there Rent: £100 per route mile per annum plus tentale rents as specified

Terms proposed by the Northern Coal Mining Company for a lease on the line of the Brandling Junction Railway for 30 years from 1840

30 June 1840 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth, and Maria Susannah his wife, Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, Baronet, and the Hon. Henry Thomas Liddell of Eslington, Northumberland (2) John William Williamson of Whickham, Esq. and Robert William Brandling of Low Gosforth, Northumberland, Esq. Grant of a wayleave for a railway by (1) to (2) over lands at Westerlea and Tanfield Lea in the chapelry of Tanfield for a term of 30 years. Plan attached Rent: £150 plus 3s. per ten of coals conveyed over 1000 tens p.a.

1878 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George Liddell, Earl of Ravensworth (2) John Joicey formerly of Urpath Lodge, now of Newton Hall, Northumberland, Esq.; Edward Joicey of Whinney House near Gateshead, Esq.; William James Joicey of Tanfield Lea, coal owner and James Joicey of Gateshead, coal owner, copartners in James Joicey and Company Draft grant by (1) to (2) of a moiety of the rents reserved to the lessor by a lease of 26 April 1731 of a wayleave for coals wrought out of Tanfield Moor

1880 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry George, Earl of Ravensworth (2) James Joicey of Gateshead, coal owner and William James Joicey of Urpeth Lodge, coalowner, carrying on business under the style of James Joicey and Co. Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a wayleave over The Tan field Branch of the North Eastern Railway for the conveyance of coals etc. from East Tanfield Colliery for 21 years from 1 November 1879 with power to sub-let Rent: £300 p.a.

21 February 1885 (1) The Rt. Hon. George, Earl of Ravensworth (2) James Joicey of Dissington Hall, Northumberland, coal owner and William James Joicey of Urpeth Lodge, Durham, coal owner, trading as James Joicey and Company Draft lease by (1) to (2) of a wayleave over the Tanfield Branch of the North Eastern Railway for 21 years from 1 November 1879 Rent: £300 p.a.

1825 (1) Ann, Mary and Henrietta Peareth of Usworth, spinsters (2) Charles William Bigge of Linden House, Northumberland, Esq. and William Burrell of Broome Park, Esq. (trustees of William Peareth of Usworth House, deceased) (3) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Baron Wharncliffe; the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (executors of John Lyon Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, deceased) Draft lease and appointment by (1) to (3) of collieries and coal under the Usworth Estate for 31 years from 23 November 1824; covenant reserving coals under Usworth House and within 30 yards of it; covenant preventing surface works within 500 yards of the house Rent: £600 p.a. plus tentale rents

1827 (1) Ann Peareth, Mary Peareth and Henrietta Peareth all of Usworth House, spinsters (2) Charles William Bigge late of Eslington, Northumberland, Esq., and William Burrell of Broome Park, Northumberland, Esq. (surviving trustees of William Peareth deceased) (3) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Baron Wharncliffe; the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (the trustees of the Rt. Hon. John Lyon Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, deceased) Draft lease by (1) and (2) to (3) of coals under the Peareth lands at Usworth for 31 years from 1824 Rent: £600 p.a. fixed rent plus tentale rents as specified

9 June 1829 (1) William Russell of Brancepeth Castle, Esq. (2) Ann, Mary and Henrietta Peareth of Usworth House, spinsters (3) Robert Shaw of Usworth Place, Esq. (4) The Rt. Hon. William, Lord Stowell (5) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; and the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (the executors of John, Earl of Strathmore, deceased) Articles of agreement for a lease by (l),(2), (3) and (4) to (5) of coal under Usworth Common for 21 years at a rent of 20s. per ten payable in the portions specified. (1), (2), (3) and (4) indemnify (5) against all claims for coal already worked Consideration: £675 19s.9d. paid by (5) in discharge of their claims

31 December 1844 (1) William Peareth late of Usworth House, now of Sandgate, Kent, Esq. (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Draft lease and appointment by (1) to (2) of coals under both the leasehold and freehold parts of Busy Burn Farm in the parish of Gateshead and the north and south pits there, for a term of 31 years from 23 November Rent: £100 p.a. for 4 years thence £250 p.a. plus tentale rents specified

1 January 1850 (1) Lord Ravensworth and Edward Western (2) John Bowes (3) John Bowes, William Hutt, Nicholas Wood and Charles Mark Palmer (John Bowes and Partners) Agreement for a sub-lease by (1) to (3) for 42 years of collieries at Springwell Farm and Mount Moor in the parish of Usworth (198a.1r.4p. and 228a.2r.31p. respectively) and at Mount Moor otherwise Black Fell in the parish of Washington and at Eighton Banks in the chapelry of Lamesley (332a. and 96a.respectively) at a fixed rent of £500 p.a. plus tentale payments Agreement for (3) to purchase collieries at Springwell (360a.) demised by William Peareth Rent: £2500 for 7 years Consideration: £35000 payable by half yearly instalments from 1 July 1857

Abstracts of disentailing assurances of 12 June 1852 and 18 November 1887 relating to the Peareth family's Usworth Estate, 9 March 1950

Abstract of a Peareth marriage settlement of 6 November 1888 and disentailing deed of 24 April 1935, 1950

30 November 1843 (1) The owners of Tyne Main Colliery (2) The Rt. Hon. Lord Ravensworth and Partners Memorandum of agreement for a sub-lease of the colliery (held under a head lease from Cuthbert Ellison) at Tyne Main for a term of 14 years at a rent of £500 p.a. plus tentale payments; provisions covering surrender of sub-lease and head lease

The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry Baron Ravensworth and John Bowes, Esq., Plaintiffs Thomas Easton and James Easton, Defendants Writ, copies of declaration and of defendants' set off in action concerning the Tyne or Gateshead Park colliery and rents and payments due for its working, 30 July - 7 November 1846

Ravensworth v Easton Copy of declaration and pleas, Queen Bench, 21 December 1846 - 1 February 1847

Accounts rendered by Messrs. Easton for working Gateshead Park Colliery, 1 July 1844 - 30 June 1846

Correspondence between: John Clayton, Newcastle upon Tyne; Messrs. Easton, Gateshead; Nicholas Wood, Killingworth [Colliery] Offices; Messrs. Fenwick, Newcastle; Meggison Pringle and Company, Bedford Row, London; and Crosby and Compton, Old Jewry, London, regarding rent dispute and consequent law suits over Tyne Main Colliery, possible arbitration and finding a suitable arbitrator, progress of law suits, 26 June 1844 -2 October 1848

29 October 1807 (1) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet (2) Sir William Augustus Cunynghame of Livingstone, Edinburgh, Baronet (3) The Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Draft deed of covenant between (1) (2) and (3) as partners touching the within recited lease of 26 October 1827 from the Bishop of Durham of the manor of Whickham

1840 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Rayensworth of Ravensworth Castle; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, (co-partners) (2) --- Draft lease by (1) to (2) of coalmines in the parish of Whickham

Terms and conditions of a proposed lease of Whickham Colliery from the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ravensworth and John Bowes, Esq., to James Snowball of Gateshead, colliery owner. Plan attached, n.d. [1873]

1817 (1) Henry Errington, late of Sandoe, Northumberland, now of Red Rice in the parish of Andover, Hampshire, Esq. (2) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Baronet; James Archibald Stuart Wortley of Wortley Hall, Yorkshire, Esq.; and the Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Draft lease by (1) to (2) of collieries and coal under the commons and wastes of Lanchester surrounded by Stanley Burn, Lanchester Lough, Pen Lane, Lanchester Burn, Mr. Clavering's hedge row, the boundary of Kyhoe Laws, Kyhoe Freehold, Kyhoe Burn, Harperly Copyhold, Tanfield Leigh, Shield Raw and Beamish South Moor, for 18 years from 25 December 1806 Rent: £300 p.a. fixed rent with tentale payments as specified

14 November 1822 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth (lately called Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart) (2) The Hon. and Rt. Revd Shute, Lord Bishop of Durham (3) The Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Draft deed of covenant between (1) (2) and (3) as partners touching the within recited lease of 26 October 1827 from the Bishop of Durham of the manor of Whickham

1822 (1) The Hon. and Rt. Revd Shute, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth Copy of draft lease by (1) to (2) for 21 years of the liberty to make a water course from the colliery in the Springwell Estate into and through the colliery in Eighton Banks Common Rent: £5 p.a.

2 January 1828 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Baron Wharncliffe (in his own right and as the representative of Sir W.A. Cunynghame); and the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (executors of John Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore) (2) Thomas Wade of Hylton Castle, Esq. Draft articles of agreement for: the lease by (1) to (2) of coal under Birtley Common for 16 years from 20 November 1827 Rent: £500 p.a. fixed rent and tentale rent as specified; for sub-lease of coal specified in the within recited lease of 10 March 1803 for a term of 7 years Rent: £500 p.a. fixed rent and tentale rent as specified; for sub-lease of coal specified in the within recited agreement of 20 November 1820 for 7 years Rent: £52 10s. p.a.; coals in the upper main seam under the Mount estate (50a)

Case for the opinion of R. Hopper Williamson concerning Birtley colliery lease and Wade's bankruptcy, n.d. [1830s]

23 January 1828 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; and the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (executors of John Bowes late Earl of Strathmore) (2) Morton John Davison of Beamish, Esq. Sub-lease by (1) to (2) of coal under lands in the township of Stanley as specified (the property of Peregrine Edward Towneley) for a term of 15 years from 1 May 1827; tenants of Towneley's estate to be allowed coal for domestic use at 18s. per ten Covenant that no surface workings be within 500 yards of the mansion house at Stanley Rent: £500 p.a. fixed rent and tentale rents as specified

1829 (1) Robert Capper of Priestley, Gloucestershire, Esq. (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; and the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (the executors of John Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore) Draft lease by (1) to (2) of collieries and coal under lands at Darwent Crook in the parish of Gateshead Term and rent unspecified

July 1841 (1) Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth (2) William Wharton Burdon Draft agreement varying the term of the lease by (1) to (2) of a colliery at Eighton

1849 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth (2) William Wharton Burdon of Hartford, Northumberland, Esq. Draft lease by (1) to (2), upon the surrender of an existing lease of Eighton Colliery alias Team Colliery in the manor of Ravensworth with the use of a waggonway for 25 years from 1 January 1849; no surface workings to be made west of the River Team except an air pit agreed to be sunk on the south of the Lamesley to Kibblesworth road; covenants against outstrokes Rent: £2000 p.a. plus tentale rents as specified Agreement for a new winning at Allerdean West Engine Pit for coals in the Low Main Seam and that (1) shall contribute £6223 12s.6d. to this enterprise as specified on the attached schedule

1 May 1857 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth, and others (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq.; William Hutt of Gibside, Esq.; Nicholas Wood of Hetton, Esq.; and Charles Mark Palmer of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. (John Bowes and Partners) Draft lease by (1) to (2) of railways from Kibblesworth Colliery to Eighton Banks and Birtley, from Kibblesworth across Black Burn Fell to Marley Hill and from the River Team to Gibraltar Bridge near Marley Hill Rent: £250 p.a. plus a tentale rents as specified

1877 (1) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Earl of Ravensworth Draft lease by (1) to (2) of coal, ironstone and fireclay under the common lands of (1) called Black Fell or Birtley Common, Eighton Banks otherwise Eighton Moor in the chapelry of Lamesley and the Mount and Springwell Estates (420a) in the parish of Washington for 11 years 285 days from 1 January 1873 with liberty of outstroke Rent: £10 p.a. plus various tentale rents as specified

Draft conditions under which the coal under Longbenton Glebe is proposed to be let to Lord Ravensworth and partners, 30 December 1808

Terms for a lease from the Earl of Carlisle to Lord Ravensworth and Partners, n.d. [early 19th Century]

1814 (1) James Ellis of Otterburn, Northumberland, Esq. (2) Charles Gladwin of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Esq. (3) John Neave of Gloucester Place, Middlesex, Esq. (4) John Williams of Landaff, Glamorgan, Esq. (5) Henry Grant of Portman Square, Middlesex, Esq. . (6) William Robarts of Lincolns Inn, Middlesex, Esq. and John Richards of Red Lion Square, gent. (trustees for sale) (7) Thomas Bonner of Callerton, Northumberland, Esq. (8) Ann, Henrietta and Mary Peareth of Newcastle upon Tyne, spinsters (9) Thomas Davidson of Newcastle upon Tyne (10) Richard Teasdale of Newlands, Taylors Hall, Threadneedle St, London, gent. (11) --- Draft release by (6) and (7) to (11) of Killingworth Farm (186a) in the parish of Longbenton, Northumberland to the use of (8); covenant of (7) with (8) to produce title deeds as specified in annexed schedule. Recites the will of Thomas Bonner and other deeds, decrees in Chancery and an Act of Parliament sorting out the will and affairs of TB. Consideration: £7462 by (8) to the Bank of England and £1338 to (7)

July 1817 (1) Ann Peareth, Mary Peareth, Henrietta Peareth, all of Newcastle upon Tyne, spinsters (2) Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart; James Archibald Stuart Wortley; and the Rt. Hon. John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Draft bond of (1) to (2) in £5000 to indemnity them against any claims of Thomas Bonner under the lease by him to (2) for 63 years from 1801 of coals at Killingworth in the parish of Long Benton, Northumberland

1827 (1) Ann Peareth, Mary Peareth and Henrietta Peareth, all of Newcastle upon Tyne, spinsters (2) Richard Lambert of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq., on behalf of Lord Ravensworth and Partners Draft agreement for a lease by (1) to (2) for 21 years of 186a.1r.25p. of land at Killingworth, Northumberland at a rent of £360 p.a.; husbandry covenants. Scheme of husbandry for full term attached

Notices from the Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth for self and partners of intention to give up the wayleave from Killingworth and Burradon collieries to the River Tyne. Sent to Charles William Bigge, Matthew Bell, Dixon Dixon, the Mayor and Corporation of Newcastle upon Tyne and Messrs. Bewick and Craster, 16 December 1830

1835 (1) Matthew Bell of Woolsington, Northumberland Esq.,- Airey, - Pugh, - Peareth (2) The Rt. Hon. Frederick, Earl of Carlisle (3) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; the Right Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (executors of the Rt. Hon. John Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore) Draft agreement between (1) (2) and (3) as to the working of barrier coal by the latter [at Killingworth] in the parish of Longbenton, Northumberland

1835 (1) The Rt. Hon. George, Earl of Carlisle, and the Rt. Hon. George William Frederick Howard (Viscount Morpeth) (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mackenzie, Lord Wharncliffe; and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, London, Baronet (3) The Revd Ralph Henry Brandling of Gosforth House, Northumberland, clerk Draft agreement to allow (2) to drive 3 drifts at Killingworth to the coals demised to them by the Master and Fellows of Baliol College, Oxford and generally respecting coals in the parish of Long Benton. Recites previous deeds Rent: 2s.6d. per ten to (3)

1836 (1) Matthew Bell of Woolsington, Northumberland, Esq., Richard Airey and Joseph R. Pugh (2) The Rt. Hon. Frederick, Earl of Carlisle (3) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry,Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; the Rt. Hon. Mary, Countess Dowager of Strathmore and others (the executors of the Rt. Hon. John Bowes, ].ate Earl of Strathmore) Draft of a grant by (1) and (2) to (3) of full power to work coals under lands as specified in the parish of Longbenton, Northumberland

[1835] (1) The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Carlisle (2) The Rt. Hon. Lord Ravensworth (3) The Revd R.H. Brandling Draft memorandum of agreement for the subletting by (2) to (3) of coalmines leased from (1) under Killingworth Moor (the ancient lands of Long Benton) subject to payment of 2s.6d. per ten outstroke rent by (3) for coals worked out of the Gosforth Royalty; (3) to allow (2) to drive 3 drifts through the Baliol College Coal to the Killingworth pits under (3)'s moorlands with provisions covering any land exchange between (3) and the college

1 January 1850 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth; Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esq. (acting by and with the consent of John Bowes, as surviving trustee under the Bowes Estate Act of 1847) (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. (3) John Bowes, William Hutt, Nicholas Wood and Charles Mark Palmer, Esquires (John Bowes and Partners Agreement for a sublease by (1) and (2) to (3) of Killingworth Colliery, Northumberland for 42 years held under the leases specified in the annexed schedule; covenant by (3) to continue the sloping drift now in progress through the coal field held under leases from Baliol College and the Earl of Carlisle Rent: £2500 p.a.

1 January 1850 (1) Lord Ravensworth and Edward Western (2) John Bowes (3) John Bowes, William Hutt, Nicholas Wood and Charles Mark Palmer (John Bowes and Partners) Agreement for a sub-lease by (1) to (3) for 42 years of Seaton Burn Colliery, Northumberland held under leases specified in annexed schedule Rent: £1000 p.a.

Notice from Charles Mark Palmer on behalf of John Bowes and Partners to Lord Ravensworth, Edward Western, Claude Bowes Lyon and William Hutt giving up the working of Killingworth Colliery, Northumberland, 19 November 1851

1852 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; and Edward Western of Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esq., the Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon and William Hutt of Gibside, Esq. (trustees under the Bowes Estate Act) (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, William Hutt above mentioned, Nicholas Wood of Hetton, Esq. and Charles Mark Palmer of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. (John Bowes and Partners) Draft agreement reducing from £2500 p.a. the fixed rent payable by (2) to (1) under an agreement of 1 January 1850 for leasing Killingworth Colliery, Northumberland, to (2) to £2000 for 1851 and £1000 p.a. thereafter

1852 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; Edward Western of Great James Street, Bedford Row, Middlesex, Esq., the Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Her Majesty's 2nd Regiment of Life Guards and William Hutt of Gibside, Esq. (Bowes Estate Act trustees) (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq., William Hutt, Nicholas Wood of Hetton, Esq. and Charles Mark Palmer of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. (John Bowes and Partners) Draft agreement reducing the rent of £1000 p.a. payable under the within recited lease of 1 January 1850 of Seaton Burn Colliery, Northumberland to £500 p.a.

31 October 1862 (1) The Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth; and the Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon and the Rt. Hon. William Hutt of Gibside, Esq. (surviving trustees under the Bowes Estate Act) (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. and the Rt. Hon. Thomas George Lyon Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (3) John Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, Esq. (4) John Bowes, the Rt. Hon. William Hutt, Nicholas Wood and Charles Mark Palmer, (partners in John Bowes and Partners) Articles of agreement concerning payment of the purchase money by (4) as specified in the annexed schedule for the Killingworth, Seatonburn and Springwell collieries, Northumberland

Accounts of promissory notes from John Bowes and Partners to Lord Ravensworth and payments by the Marley Hill Coal Company for the Killingworth and Seaton Burn collieries, 1 January 1855 - 1 January 1861

Letter from Clarke and Towne, Broad Street Buildings to Richard Lambert, Killingworth, Northumberland reporting trial bearing on the Killingworth Colliery proprietors intended action against various shipowners and managers, 15 November 1830

4 August 1843 (1) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth and Messrs. Pulleine, Smith and others (2) Henry Turner of Killingworth White House, Northumberland, agent Draft memorandum of agreement for a lease by (1) to (2) for 21 years from 13 May 1843 of coal and collieries in the High Main Seam and Metal Coal Seam, in the township of Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne Rent: £120 p.a. plus tentale rent as specified

Draft case for the opinion of Mr. Dunn concerning the agreement between Lord Ravensworth and Henry Turner for working coal mines in Heaton, arrears and distress, n.d. [1840s]

Copy of notice from H.W. Fenwick at Newcastle upon Tyne to John Hall, shopkeeper at Ouseburn regarding the large rent arrears of Heaton coalmines and payment of Ha11's rent, 7 June 1858

Bill for rent of Heaton Banks Colliery, May 1858

Division of shares in the ownership of Heaton Royalty, n.d.

Receipt for rent of Heaton Colliery from Mr. H.W. Fenwick, 10 December 1860

Draft terms of a lease from Lord Ravensworth and Partners to Hall, 1860

29 September 1831 (1) The Mayor and Burgesses of Newcastle upon Tyne (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, Baronet Draft lease by (1) to (2) for 40 years of full and free liberty and licence to erect on the north side of the River Tyne at Wall send two sets of timber pillars with waggonways and related installations (the western most set being 198ft east of the easternmost set relating to Wall send Colliery) Rent: 2s.6d. p.a.

Abstract of a lease from the Mayor and Burgesses of Newcastle upon Tyne to Lord Ravensworth and Partners of liberty to erect 2 sets of gears with drops on the Wallsend Estate, 29 September 1831

1833 (1) Nicholas Wood of Killingworth, Northumberland, agent for Lord Ravensworth and Partners (2) James Mordue of Wallsend, Northumberland, gent. Draft agreement to refer the disputes between them to the arbitration of Peter Dale, --- Stodhart, and Edward Grace

1834 (1) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stewart, Baron Wharncliffe; William Hutt of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, Middlesex, Esq. and others; and John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. (2) The Rt. Revd John Banks, Lord Bishop of St. Davids (Dean) and the Chapter of Durham Cathedral (3) Joseph Mordue of Wallsend, Northumberland, gent. Draft deed of covenant of (1) (2) and (3) to refer to arbitration the dispute regarding wayleaves over lands of (2) at Wallsend, Northumberland granted to (1), and claims by (3) for damage to his property there. Recites previous deeds and agreements and commencement of an action in Chancery

26 April 1837 (1) George Bray of Wellington Road, St. John's Wood, Middlesex, Esq. (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth; the Rt. Hon. James Archibald Stuart, Lord Wharncliffe; John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. Draft lease by (1) to (2) of coals under lands in the parishes of Ponteland and Longbenton, Northumberland for [42] years Rent: £400 p.a. for the first 2 years and £1000p.a. thereafter plus tentale rents as specified

Proposed terms for a lease of coal under the estate of George Bray at Mason Dinnington, 21 November - 19 December 1836

Correspondence between: Pickering, Smith and Company, Lincoln's Inn; Percival Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne; George Hill, London; and William Clayton Walters, Benwell regarding lease of coals from Bray at Mason Dinnington, terms, title, details of Duane's property including costs, copy of codicil of Matthew Duane, 2 December 1836 - 26 May 1837

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Draft notice to George Bray that Lord Ravensworth and Partners intend to give up working collieries at Mason Dinnington in the parishes of Ponteland and Longbenton, Northumberland under a lease of 1837, December 1845

Abstract of the will of Matthew Duane of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, Esq. devising property in Northumberland to his nephew Michael Bray etc, 21 April 1784

30 December 1839 (1) William Ogle Wallis Ogle of Cawsey Park, Northumberland, Esq. (2) The Rt. Hon. William, Earl of Mansfield and the Rt. Hon. Lady Caroline Murray of Richmond Hill, Surrey (3) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth (on behalf of himself and other lessees of Killingworth Colliery) Appointment by (1) with the consent of (2) to (3) of coals and coalmines at Burraden, Northumberland for 31 years with power to make outstrokes Rent: £1000 - £1500 p.a. as specified plus tentale rents

1842 (1) William Pulsford of Hyde Park Terrace, Middlesex, Esq. (2) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth Draft sub-lease by (1) to (2) of coals under 1201a.2r.19p. of land at Wideopen and Weetslade, Northumberland until 21 November 1847 Consideration: £1750

5 April 1846 (1) William Pulsford (2) Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth Draft assignment by (1) to (2) of collieries demised by (1) to (2) by an indenture of 31 March 1842 for the reversionary term of 3 days

Draft notice from the agent to Lord Ravensworth and Partners of their intention to give up collieries and quarries at Wideopen and Weetslade, Northumberland demised by William Pulsford, 1846

1 April 1842 (1) Sir Matthew White Ridley of Blagdon, Northumberland, Baronet (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle Lease by (1) to (2) of coals under the lands of (1) in the townships of Blagdon, Plessy and Shotton in the parish of Stannington, Northumberland south of a line from the southeast corner of the Brenkley estate to the north-west corner of Thomas Taylor's estate in the chapelry of Cramlington (620a) for 60 years from 13 May 1841; covenants limiting surface workings. Plan endorsed Rent: £400 p.a. fixed rent and tentale rents as specified

1854 (1) Joseph Clayton de Wind, late of Wideopen near Newcastle upon Tyne, now residing at 3 Rue Saint Georges, Paris in the Empire of France, Esq., and George Tucker Seaham de Windt of the same place, an infant (2) The Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth, and John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, Esq. Draft lease by (1) to (2) for 31 years from 1 July 1851 of coals under lands in the townships of Brenchley, Dinnington, Mason and Longbenton in the parishes of Ponteland, Dinnington and Longbenton, Northumberland (554a.3r.4p) reserving barriers of coal of 30 yards in width; power to make outstrokes Rent: £300 for the first year, £400 for the second and £500 p.a. thereafter plus tentale rents as specified

Case for the opinion of counsel concerning damage done by the owners of Farnacres royalty to Lord Ravensworth's estates whilst boring for coal, etc, 1839

Letter to Lord Ravensworth from an unnamed 'resident' at The Teams, Gateshead advising him to look after his house property formerly connected with Farn Acres Colliery, 9 June 1860

Statement of account of F.J. Radford with the owners of Farnacres Royalty, 1 July 1904

Correspondence between F.J. Radford, Collingwood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, solicitor, and Clayton and Gibson with statements of account for the Farnacres royalty, 6 July 1906 - 8 January 1907

Lists of colliery, farm and wayleave leases at Tanfield and Whickham sought by Percival Fenwick to prepare notices to quit for Lord Ravensworth and Partners, 8 July 1829

List of wayleaves to be given up following the surrender of the South Moor Colliery lease, 31 December 1830

Notice by Nicholas Wood as agent for Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth of his intention to give up collieries at Wideopen and Weetslade demised by Greville to Brown in 1826, 8 April 1846

Abstract of title (1712 - 1796) to freehold lands at Crawcrook purchased from Messrs. Weatherby in 1841 and 1844 and forming part of the Bradley Estate of Lord Ravensworth, n.d. [c.1856 - 1857]

Additional abstract of title to the Bradley Estate, 1857

Abstract of title (1808 - 1819) to copyhold lands within the manor of Chester, formerly part of the Bradley Estate, 1856

Abstract of title (1786 - 1844) to copyhold lands in the townships of Ryton, Ryton Woodside and Crawcrook, all in the parish of Ryton purchased from Messrs. Weatherby in 1844, 1857

Abstract of title (1742 - 1797) to copyhold lands at Crawcrook forming part of the Bradley Estate of Lord Ravensworth, n.d. [c.1856 - 1857]

Schedule of deeds (1721 - 1828) belonging to Lord Ravensworth with Mr. Green's receipt for the same, 3 May 1834

Schedule of deeds and papers (1748 - 1841) belonging to Lord Ravensworth, sent to Mr. Green, 1 February 1842

Schedules of deeds and papers (1725 - 1844) in Mr. Henry William Fenwick's office belonging to Lord Ravensworth and Partners, 1849

Schedule of deeds (1735 - 1841) belonging to Lord Ravensworth, 25 February 1850

Schedule of deeds and writings (1728 - 1847) belonging to Lord Ravensworth and partners and sent to the partnership office, 1850

Schedule of deeds (1817 - 1851) recited in mortgage deed of 19 July 1851

Schedule of title deeds (1755 - 1852) of freehold and leasehold lands and collieries belonging to Lord Ravensworth in mortgage to the Northumberland and Durham District Bank to secure £50000, n.d. [1852-1857]

Schedule of deeds (1801 - 1839) in the Killingworth Office belonging to Lord Ravensworth and partners, n.d.

Draft abstract of title (1748 - 1787) to Ravensworth Castle and other estates in County Durham belonging to Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart, n.d.

Abstract of title (1784 - 1811) to estates in the chapelry of Lamesley and parish of Chester-le-Street belonging to Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart, 1812

Abstract of title to tithes in the parish of Chester-le-Street belonging to Sir Thomas Henry Liddell, Bart, n.d.

Schedule of deeds (1741 - 1835) etc relating to the title of an estate at Ravensworth, 1842

Rough notes on Lord Ravensworth's title, 1849 - 1850

Abstract of a release of 25 July 1861 from the Earl of Beverley and the Rt. Hon. J.S. Wortley and others to Lord Ravensworth and the trustees of the late Earl of Strathmore in respect of two several charges of £40000 and of conveyance of the mortgaged premises, n.d.

Abstract of deeds (1562 - 1657)relating to Marshall Lands and Paddock and Wheatleys, in the manor of Whickham, 1913

List of occupiers of cottages on Blackborne Common with notes on rents payable to Thomas Liddell, list of tenants in 1613 and 1634 etc. n.d. [mid - 17th Century]

12 December 1729 (1) William Lake of Newcastle upon Tyne, baker and brewer (2) William Dowsey of Gateshead, mariner (3) Henry Jenkins Draft release by (1) to (2) of a messuage, brewhouse and quay in Hillgate, Gateshead and assignment by (1) to (3) in trust for (2) of the above property for the remainder of a term of 936 years Consideration: £63

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Copy of the will of Christiana Wildgoose of Whickham, widow devising her freehold at Street Gate in the chapelry of Lamesley to her sister Ann White and William White of Whickham, her husband, charged with legacies to John Hudson of Oxford and others, 2 April 1803

Extract from the Beamish Inclosure Award of 24 October 1810 concerning allotments to Lord Strathmore and Sir T.H. Liddell Bart, n.d. [c.1835]

Share certificates of the Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, Baronet in the Scotswood Bridge Company, 9 July 1829

18 October 1847 (1) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth and Sir John Dean Paul of the Strand, Middlesex, Baronet (2) The above mentioned Thomas Henry, Baron Ravensworth Articles of Agreement for the transfer of 12 shares in the Scotswood Bridge Company by (1) to (2) Consideration: £384

Letter from William Burleigh, Stoke next Close, Suffolk to Percival Fenwick, Newcastle upon Tyne regarding surrenders of lands in Whickham manor by the Revd Mr. Walton, 28 December 1822

Letter received by Thomas Green at Trench Hall concerning the marriage settlements of Lady Barrington and others, 23 December 1833

Letter from Henry T. Liddell, Eslington Park, Northumberland to unspecified correspondent discussing family settlements and papers destroyed by fire, 4 April 1849

Copy letter from Nicholas Wood at Hetton Hall, Fence Houses to H.W. Fenwick regarding rental of Springwell Estate, 18 January 1858

Memorandum and Articles of Association of The Bedlington Iron Company, Ltd, 1865

Copies of entries (1780 - 1785) in the Whickham parish registers relating to the Brown family, 1852

Schedule of sums owing and nature of security, n.d. [after 1853]

Bill of costs from George Bray to Lord Ravensworth and others (9 December 1836 - 17 May 1837) with covering letter from Pickering, Smith and Company, to Perceval Fenwick, solicitor, Newcastle, 26 May 1837