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Register of baptisms, 14 October 1904 - 13 February 1929

Register of baptisms, 10 April 1929 - 29 May 1960

Register of baptisms, 29 May 1960 - 18 July 2004

Register of marriages, 26 April 1905 - 19 October 1935

Register of marriages, 4 December 1935 - 30 December 1944

Register of marriages, 8 January 1945 - 17 April 1954

Register of marriages, 14 August 1954 - 4 June 1960

Register of marriages, 2 July 1960 - 23 March 1966

Register of marriages, 26 March 1966 - 20 June 1970

Register of marriages, 13 July 1970 - 14 February 1981

Register of banns of marriage, 9 April 1905 - 12 February 1967

Register of banns of marriage, 5 February 1967 - 19 September 1976

Register of banns of marriage, 10 October 1976 - 18 August 2001

Register of confirmations, 10 May 1942 - 3 March 1972

Register of services, 11 June 1904 - 10 September 1905

Register of services, 14 September 1905 - 5 May 1918

Register of services, 31 March 1918 - 3 June 1922

Register of services, 4 June 1922 - 28 September 1924

Register of services, 5 October 1924 - 15 March 1927

Register of services, 20 March 1927 - 27 December 1936

Register of services, 1 January 1937 - 11 July 1943

Register of services, 15 July 1943 - 23 September 1950

Register of services, 24 September 1950 - 2 January 1954

Register of services, 3 January 1954 - 16 November 1957

Register of services, 17 November 1957 - 11 March 1961

Register of services, 12 March 1961 - 19 March 1965

Register of services, 25 December 1969 - 31 May 1981

Register of services, 2 June 1981 - 8 June 1996

Register of services, 9 June 1996 - 12 June 2005

Order in council confirming a pastoral scheme terminating the team ministry covering the area of the benefice of Winlaton, creating a new benefice, named 'the benefice of High Spen and Rowlands Gill' and a new parish named 'the parish of High Spen and Rowlands Gill' and designating High Spen, St Patrick as the parish church, 5 November 1986

Draft letter of understanding between the Parochial Church Council of the Church of England parish of High Spen and Rowlands Gill and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle on behalf of the parish of St. Joseph's in Highfield concerning the shared use of buildings, 29 March 2012

Map of the parish of High Spen and Rowlands Gill, published by the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, Westminster, 19 May 1986 Scale: 4 inches = 1 mile [1:15840]

Portrait of [Rev. Alan Heaton] taken outdoors, n.d. [1970]

Photographs taken at the [welcoming supper] for Rev Alan Heaton, by Palmers Photography, 43 Church Street, Blaydon, n.d. [October 1970] 1) Clergyman, possibly Rev. J. F. Sturges, addressing the guests at the supper 2) A group of 7 guests, including Rev. Alan Heaton. 3) A group of 7 guests, including Rev. Alan Heaton and three other clergymen

Order of service for the dedication of St. Barnabas' Church by the Bishop of Jarrow, 13 June 1956

Order-of-service for the dedication of the church of St. Barnabas, Rowlands Gill, 13 June 1956 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 1/13

Order of service, to celebrate St. Patrick's day and the 125th anniversary of St. Patrick's Church, 17 March 2015

Order of service for a celebration of Holy Communion at which Reverend M. Mackey will preside for the first time, 5 July 2015

Photograph of the interior of the old church at Rowlands Gill showing the altar dressed for Easter, 1953 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Photograph of the interior of the old church at Rowlands Gill showing a corner dressed to depict the crucifixion and the tomb in the garden, Easter 1953 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Photograph of the interior of the old church at Rowlands gill decorated for Christmas, 1950s Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Photograph of the exterior of the old church at Rowlands Gill, 1950s Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Photograph of the procession, along a road in Rowlands Gill, to the ground for the new church, 1950s Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Photograph showing the ground for the new church being blessed, 1950s Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Photograph of the exterior of the new church at Rowlands Gill, 1950s Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1 (1 photograph, 13.6 cm. x 8.4 cm., black and white) Second Deposit

Photographs of St Barnabas' church, n.d. [1956] 1) Viewed from the south-east 2) Viewed from the south-south east 3) Viewed from the south

Photograph of St Barnabas' church, viewed from the south-west, n.d. [1960s]

Plan and elevations of the proposed church hall for St Barnabas' church, 11 July 1961

Layout plan of the site of the proposed church hall for St Barnabas' church at the junction of Stirling Lane and the main road, Rowlands Gill, n.d. [1961]

Floor plans, location plan and sections showing details of the strengthening of the church hall floor, by L. G. Mouchel & Partners, consulting engineers, Ridley House, Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, 10 December 1975 Scales: 1:100; 1:50 and 1:10

Proposed re-arrangement of the Sanctuary of St Barnabas' church, with alternative arrangements of choir and organ: plans and sections as existing, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, March 1980

Proposed re-arrangement of the Sanctuary of St Barnabas' church, with alternative arrangements of choir and organ: plans and sections as proposed - scheme A, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, August 1980

Plans, elevations and sections of proposed western gallery at St Barnabas' church, Rowlands Gill, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, July 1981

Sections and details of proposed western gallery at St Barnabas' church, Rowlands Gill, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, September 1981 Scales: 1:20 and 1:5

Scheme C - alternative layout for proposed west gallery at St Barnabas' church: internal west elevation, n.d. [1981] No scale

Scheme C - alternative layout for proposed west gallery at St Barnabas' church: upper level plan at the west end, n.d. [1981] No scale

Correspondence between the Rector of Winlaton, The Rectory, Winlaton; Blaydon Urban District Council, Council Offices, Blaydon; Richard Wylie, architect, 51 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; James Turnbull & Son, auctioneers, land agents and valuers, Estate Offices, Station Road, Chester le Street; the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Cordingley & McIntyre, chartered architects, The College, Durham; Rev. George O. Whitfield, St Barnabas Parsonage, Rowlands Gill; District Valuer (Newcastle), Valuation Office, Exchange Buildings, Queen Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Regional Office, Government Buildings, Kenton Bar, Newcastle upon Tyne; the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, Westminster; H. E. Ferens & Son, solicitors, 38 Saddler Street, Durham; J. G. Parke, Strathmore, Rowlands Gill; The Architect, 1 Court Hill, Hertford; T. O. Cobham, Archdeacon of Durham, The College, Durham and C. W. Wannop, secretary to Winlaton Parochial Church Council, Burncroft, Sandybank, Blaydon, concerning the project to build a new church at Rowlands Gill, including the acquisition of a site, the design of the building and the management of the Trust fund established to pay for it; the creation of the Conventional District of Rowlands Gill, St Barnabas, fundraising for and the construction of the new church, some items with draft replies endorsed, 27 March 1937 - 11 September 1956

Bill of quantities for the proposed new church of St Barnabas, Rowlands Gill, by J. Walton Taylor & Son, chartered architects and surveyors, St James' Building, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, February 1955

Letter from Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne to Mrs J. Wardrobe, 32 Glamis Crescent, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear, explaining plans of alternative re-arrangements in the sanctuary at St Barnabas' church, 2 December 1980

Outline specification for rewiring at St Barnabas' church, by the Charlewood Curry Partnership, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, November 1986

Photographs taken during the project to extend St Barnabas' church to create a new church hall, n.d. [1970 - 1971] 1)Double-fronted, brick-built Edwardian house, possibly Rowlands Gill parsonage, n.d. [1970] 2)Exterior of the old church hall just before demolition, n.d. [1971] 3)Interior of the old church hall, stripped out and ready for demolition, apart from a piano and 4 wooden chairs, n.d. [1971] 4)Interior of the old church hall, stripped out and ready for demolition, apart from a wooden cross, table and chairs, n.d. [1971] 5)A group of 10 unidentified men standing in front of St Barnabas' church, n.d. [1971] 6)St Barnabas' church, before extension, viewed from the south, n.d. [1971] 7)St Barnabas' church, viewed from the south-west, showing construction of the walls of the extension in progress, n.d. [1971] 8)St Barnabas' church, viewed from the south west, showing construction of the roof of the extension in progress, n.d. [1971] 9)A group of six guests, including the Bishop of Jarrow and three other clergymen at the buffet supper to celebrate the opening and dedication of the new church hall, n.d. [29 September 1971] 10)Guests at the buffet supper to celebrate the opening and dedication of the new church hall, n.d. [29 September 1971] 11)A group of four guests at the buffet supper to celebrate the opening and dedication of the new church hall, including the Bishop of Jarrow and the Chair of Blaydon Urban District Council, n.d. [29 September 1971] 12)A group of guests, mostly clergymen, including Rev. Alan Heaton and the Bishop of Jarrow at the opening and dedication of the new church hall, n.d. [29 September 1971] 13)A group of five guests, drinking tea at the buffet supper to celebrate the opening and dedication of the new church hall, n.d. [29 September 1971] 14)Rev. Alan Heaton standing with four unidentified men at the buffet supper to celebrate the opening and dedication of the new church hall, n.d. [29 September 1971] 15)Interior view of the new church hall, looking west, n.d. [1971] 16)Interior view of the new church hall, looking east into the church, n.d. [1971] 17)Rev. Alan Heaton, (centre, back row) posing with members of church organisations in the new church hall, n.d. [1971] 18)Rev. Alan Heaton (centre, back row) posing with confirmation candidates, n.d. [1971]

Correspondence between Bernard Thorpe & Partners, land agents, surveyors, auctioneers and valuers, 30 Market Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; Rev. T. A. Middleton, The Parsonage, Derwent Avenue, Rowlands Gill; the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. J. F. Sturges, Winlaton Rectory, Blaydon; Nicholson, Martin & Wilkinson, solicitors, High Street, Stanley; R. C. Williamson, building contractors, Station Works, Rowlands Gill; J. Walton Taylor & Son, St James' Buildings, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne; Bewley & Scott Ltd., builders and contractors, Dunston; Shield Bros. Ltd., Clavering Works, Swalwell; Mr R. Peacock, Ashleigh, Smailes Lane, Rowlands Gill; Rev. D. G. Woodfield, Elim Pentecostal church, Heaton Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; Rev. Alan Heaton, The Parsonage, Derwent Avenue, Rowlands Gill; Marshall's Charity, Marshall House, 66 Newcomen Street, London; Dorothea Schroder, Bishops Heath, Englefield Green, Surrey and M. Irving, 5 Brockwell Close, Winlaton, concerning the sale of the old church hall and the planning of, fund raising for and construction of an extension to St Barnabas' church to create a new church hall, 28 October 1969 - 17 September 1971

Correspondence between the Department of the Environment, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London; J. Walton Taylor & Son, chartered architects and surveyors, St James' Building, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne; Rev. Timothy Ollier, The Parsonage, Derwent Avenue, Rowlands Gill, Tyne and Wear; Pierhead Ltd., Speke Boulevard, Liverpool; Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Department of Engineering, Municipal Buildings, Swinburne Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear; United Analysts Ltd., The Laboratory, East Boldon, Tyne and Wear; L. G. Mouchel & Partners, consulting engineers, Ridley House, Regent Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne; Durham Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Durham County Council, County Architect, County Hall, Durham; the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London and Stephen Easten Ltd., Westgate Hill Grange, 275 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, concerning the need to strengthen the floor of the church hall following the discovery of cracks in the high alumina cement beams, 20 July 1974 - 19 June 1976

Faculty authorising the replacement of a painted plaster cast of the Virgin Mary and Child, to stand on a mahogany shelf, fixed to the chancel wall and dedicated in memory of Robert Dixon, 1 February 1995

Faculty authorising the erection of a hardwood seat in the churchyard in memory of Richard Peacock, 25 September 2000

Faculty authorising the introduction into the church of a sound reinforcement system, 10 March 2005

Faculty authorising the conversion of the existing toilet for disabled usage, 5 July 2005

Faculty authorising the introduction of new vestments, 17 January 2006

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the renovation and repainting of the notice board in the churchyard, 3 June 2003

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the removal from the churchyard of a multi-stemmed sycamore tree, 3 April 2006

Quinquennial report, 8 October 1976

Quinquennial report, 8 February 1982

Quinquennial inspection report on St Barnabas' church, by Christopher Downs, chartered architect, ecclesiastical and historic buildings consultant, The Cathedral Architect's Office, The Great Kitchen, The College, Durham, 23 August 2003

Schedule of dilapidations by A.O. Lee, Diocesan Surveyor, Owengate House, Durham City, December 1974

Cash book, 1 January 1963 - 29 April 2007

Church Committee meetings minute book, 25 July 1955 - 16 January 1964 Includes: Vestry and Annual General Meeting minutes, 17 February 1956 - 10 March 1964

Church Committee meetings minute book, 12 May 1964 - 14 September 1972 Includes: Vestry and Annual General Meeting minutes, 7 April 1965 - 24 March 1972

Minutes of the Social Committee of St Barnabas Church Committee, 12 January 1971 - 9 November 1994

Envelope scheme account book, 1970-1976

Balance sheet, 31 December 1958 and balance sheets of Mothers' Union, Choir and Sunday School, 31 December 1958 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Balance sheet, 31 December 1959 and balance sheets of Mothers' Union, Choir, Brownies, Sunday School, 31 December 1959 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Balance sheet, 31 December 1960 and balance sheet of Sunday School, 31 December 1960 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Balance sheet, 31 December 1961, and balance sheets of Mothers' Union, Sunday School, Cubs, Brownies, Kings Messengers, and Social Section, 31 December 1961 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Balance sheet, 31 December 1962, and balance sheets of Mothers' Union, Sunday School, Brownies, Choir, Whist Drives, Social Committee, 31 December 1962 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Annual reports and financial statements of the parish of High Spen and Rowlands Gill for the years ended 31 December 2006; 2008; 2011 - 2014

Electoral roll, 1950-1969

Copy parochial return of staff and membership to the Central Board of Finance of the National Assembly of the Church of England, August 1961 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 6/1

Luncheon club minutes of meetings, 22 October 1965 - 9 September 1966 The club closed on 9 January 2002

Photograph of members of the luncheon club, 1968 Originally enclosed in EP/RG 13/1