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Rookhope St. John Parish

Reference: EP/Ro Catalogue Title: Rookhope St. John Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1842-2014

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  • Rookhope St. John Parish
    • Rookhope St. John Parish (Ref: EP/Ro)
    • Registration (Ref: EP/Ro Section 1)
    • Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Anglican registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Methodist registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)
    • Registers of burials (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)
    • Clergy (Ref: EP/Ro Section 2)
    • Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Registers of services (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)
    • Ecumenical Partnership (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)
    • Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Ro Section 4)
    • Church (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Churchyard (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Vicarage (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)
    • Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)
    • Faculties (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Ro section 05)
    • Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Ro section 06)
    • Sequestration (Ref: EP/Ro section 07)
    • Vestry (Ref: EP/Ro Section 5)
    • Minutes (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Ro Section 6)
    • Financial records (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Correspondence (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Electoral roll (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)
    • Schools (Ref: EP/Ro Section 11)
    • Boltsburn Barrington School (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Rookhope Barrington School (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Statements of accounts (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)
    • Charity Commission orders (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)
    • Board of Education (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)
    • Sale (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Ro Section 14)

Catalogue Description

Rookhope church closed in 2014

Catalogue Contents

Rookhope St. John Parish (Ref: EP/Ro)Registration (Ref: EP/Ro Section 1)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

35/1

Ref: EP/Ro 35/1

Register of baptisms, 12 December 1858 - 22 June 2013
(1 volume)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)Anglican registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

13, 38/1

Ref: EP/Ro 13

Register of marriages, 16 April 1842 - 27 March 1999
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Ro 38/1

Register of marriages, 15 September 2001 - 27 May 2006 [The last marriage took place on 27 May 2006 and the register was closed by the Registrar General on 3 March 2015]
(1 volume)

Methodist registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)

Methodist marriages took place in this church between 2002 and 2010 as part of an ecumenical agreement
40/1

Ref: EP/Ro 40/1

Register of marriages, 20 July 2002 - 7 August 2010 [The last marriage took place on 7 August 2010 and the register was closed by the Registrar General on 4 December 2015]
(1 volume)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)

14, 36/1

Ref: EP/Ro 14

Register of banns of marriage, 27 March 1842 - 14 March 1999
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: EP/Ro 36/1

Register of banns of marriage, 12 February 2006 - 19 August 2007
(1 volume)

Registers of burials (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)

34/1

Ref: EP/Ro 34/1

Register of burials, 7 January 1855 - 25 September 2006 No entries between 1980 and 2006
(1 volume)

Clergy (Ref: EP/Ro Section 2)Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

43/1

Ref: EP/Ro 43/1

Register of confirmations, 10 June 1903 - 22 September 2002
(1 volume)

Registers of services (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)

1-3, 37/1-2

Ref: EP/Ro 1

Register of services, 1885 - 1900
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Ro 2

Register of services, 1915-1934
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Ro 3

Register of services, 1934-1955
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Ro 37/1

Register of services, 1 January 1955 - 27 May 2012
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/Ro 37/2

Register of services, 10 June 2012 - 9 March 2014
(1 volume)

Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)

4-8, 11, 15

Ref: EP/Ro 4-8

Photographs of incumbents: 4 Rev. Clement Francis Cobb, 1872 - 1873 5 Rev. Richard Waters, 1873 - 1877 6 Rev. John Wagstaff, 1877 - 1883 7 Rev. James Johnson, 1883 - 1885 8 Rev. Joseph Baker, 1902 - 1912
(5 photographs)

Ref: EP/Ro 11

Photograph of vicar of Rookhope (Mr. Longstaff, 1877 - 1883?), n.d.
(1 photograph, black and white, 44 cm. x 35 cm.)

Ref: EP/Ro 15

Three-quarter length portrait of [Rev. Clement Francis Cobb, vicar of Rookhope, 1872 - 1873] taken by Arthur Winter, photographer royal, 36 Fishergate and 6 Lune Street, Preston, Lancashire, n.d. [ c.1870]
(1 cabinet print, 10.5 cm. x 16.5 cm., black and white)

Ecumenical Partnership (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)

44

Ref: EP/Ro 44

Local Ecumenical Partnership - Declaration of Intent between Anglican and Methodist churches in Rookhope, n.d. [c. 2000s]
(1 paper, printed)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Ro Section 4)Church (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

33, 39/1-4

Ref: EP/Ro 33

Notification from Wear Valley District Council that Rookhope, St. John the Evangelist, has been included in a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, 30 November 1987
(2 papers, typescript)

Ref: EP/Ro 39/1-4

Photographs of church silver, n.d. [1990s]
(4 photographs, 10 cm x 15 cm, colour)

Churchyard (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)

23-24

Ref: EP/Ro 23

Order in council giving notice of the Secretary of State for the Environment's representation to the monarch that burials be discontinued in the burial ground of St. John the Evangelist, 19 October 1983
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/Ro 24

Order in council discontinuing burials in the burial ground of St. John the Evangelist, 14 March 1984
(1 paper, printed)

Vicarage (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)

22

Ref: EP/Ro 22

Letters from Hayton, Lee & Braddock, chartered architects and surveyors, Owengate House, Durham, to Rev. A.J. Bealing, The Vicarage, Frosterley, recommending measures to prevent dampness under the floor of the vestry, 7 December 1977 - 7 March 1979 Includes: sketch plans
(5 papers, 3 typescript)

Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)Faculties (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

26

Ref: EP/Ro 26

Faculty authorising the removal of all kerbs in Rookhope churchyard by Wear Valley District Council, 14 May 1985
(1 paper, printed form)

Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)

25

Ref: EP/Ro 25

Archdeacon's certificate authorising unspecified work at Rookhope church, 14 January 1985
(1 paper, printed form)

Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Ro section 05)

18-21

Ref: EP/Ro 18

Quinquennial inspection report on St. John's church, by A.O. Lee, diocesan architect, Owengate House, Durham, June 1974
(9 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Ro 19

Quinquennial inspection report on St. John's church, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, June 1980
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: EP/Ro 20

Quinquennial inspection report on St. John's church by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, July 1984
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: EP/Ro 21

Quinquennial inspection report on St. John's church by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, July 1989
(1 file, typescript)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Ro section 06)

17

Ref: EP/Ro 17

Surveyor's report and schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of Rookhope vicarage, by D. McIntyre, diocesan surveyor, chartered architect, Owengate House, Durham, 9 August 1968
(10 papers, typescript)

Sequestration (Ref: EP/Ro section 07)

16

Ref: EP/Ro 16

Sequestration order during the vacancy resulting from the death of Rev. Arthur White Officer, 16 August 1972
(1 paper, printed form)

Vestry (Ref: EP/Ro Section 5)Minutes (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

12

Ref: EP/Ro 12

Vestry Minute book, 26 March 1866 - 14 July 1926 Includes list of burial fees, 1878 Includes list of fees at Stanhope and Frosterley, the latter by terrier, n.d. Includes list of marriages, funerals and fees for same at Rookhope, 1870 - 1872
(1 volume)

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Ro Section 6)Financial records (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

42

Ref: EP/Ro 42

Statement of receipts and payments including account balances for the period 1 April 2003 - 31 May 2004
(2 papers, printed)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)

41

Ref: EP/Ro 41

Letter from D. Scott, Treasure of Stanhope Deanery, The Manse, West End, Wolsingham, DL13 3AP to the Treasurer and Secretary of Rookhope Parochial Church Council concerning the importance of paying the parish share on a regular basis, n.d. [c. 1998] Includes: Stanhope Deanery statistics concerning Average Adult Attendance calculation, calculation of the apportionment between parishes and transitional calculations as well as notification of a meeting of all parish treasurers in Stanhope Deanery
(5 papers, printed)

Electoral roll (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)

45

Ref: EP/Ro 45

Church electoral roll certificate, 28 May 1986
(1 paper, typescript)

Schools (Ref: EP/Ro Section 11)Boltsburn Barrington School (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

10

Ref: EP/Ro 10

Boltsburn Barrington School, cash book, 1870 - 1895
(1 volume)

Rookhope Barrington School (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)Statements of accounts (Ref: EP/Ro section 01)

30-31

Ref: EP/Ro 30

Statement of accounts of Barrington (Rookhope) Educational Foundation for the year ended 31 December 1940
(1 paper, printed form)

Ref: EP/Ro 31

Statement of accounts of Barrington (Rookhope) Educational Foundation for the year ended 31 December 1955
(1 paper, printed form)

Charity Commission orders (Ref: EP/Ro section 02)

28-29

Ref: EP/Ro 28

Order of Charity Commissioners authorising the payment of £1 17s. 6d. to the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds for investment on behalf of the Barrington (Rookhope) Educational Foundation, 17 February 1942
(1 paper, printed form)

Ref: EP/Ro 29

Order of the Charity Commissioners authorising the sale of the Barrington Cottage and schoolroom, Rookhope, and the investment of the proceeds in trust for the Barrington (Rookhope) Educational Foundation, 21 October 1976
(1 paper, typescript)

Board of Education (Ref: EP/Ro section 03)

27

Ref: EP/Ro 27

Order of the Board of Education establishing a scheme for the administration of the Barrington Schools, Rookhope, 7 January 1903
(1 booklet, printed)

Sale (Ref: EP/Ro section 04)

32

Ref: EP/Ro 32

1978 (1) Rev. Andrew John Bealing, Gladys Hogarth, Maurice Forster, Mary Brown and Jean Robinson, trustees of Barrington (Rookhope) Educational Foundation (2) Alfred Mansell Maddison of Belle Vue, Stanhope Contract for the sale by (1) to (2) of Barrington Cottage and schoolroom, Rookhope Consideration: £2150
(2 papers, printed)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Ro Section 14)

9

Ref: EP/Ro 9

Rookhope Roll of Honour, 1914 - 1918
(1 paper)



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