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Register of baptisms, 15 September 1839 - 3 July 1878

Register of baptisms, 3 July 1878 - 17 October 1926

Register of baptisms, 17 October 1926 - 1 May 1944

Register of baptisms, 20 September 1944 - 23 January 1972

Register of marriages, 24 November 1841 - 19 October 1862

Register of marriages, 8 November 1862 - 11 April 1895

Register of marriages, 13 April 1895 - 11 November 1916

Register of marriages, 9 December 1916 - 26 September 1934

Register of marriages, 13 October 1934 - 23 March 1940

Register of marriages, 23 March 1940 - 6 August 1956

Register of marriages, 6 August 1956 - 6 February 1965

Register of marriages, 20 March 1965 - 17 July 1979

Register of marriages, 1 May 2016 - 1 August 2020

Register of banns of marriage, 21 November 1841 - 8 February 1852

Register of banns of marriage, 1 February 1852 - 17 January 1864

Register of banns of marriage, 17 January 1864 - 2 May 1880

Register of banns of marriage, 15 April 1883 - 28 August 1904

Register of banns of marriage, 14 August 1904 - 22 March 1925

Register of banns of marriage, 18 July 1948 - 18 November 1956

Register of banns of marriage, 15 March 1925 -­ 21 March 1938

Register of burials, 5 October 1841 - 29 December 1881

Register of burials, 18 January 1882 - 8 January 1892

Register of burials, 10 January 1892 - 23 February 1920

Register of burials, 25 February 1920 - 12 January 1933

Register of burials, 19 January 1933 - 17 February 1989

Letter from W. Ashley Shute, Vicar of Thornley to Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, Vicar of Shadforth stating that Robert Lamb and Esther Golightly are resident in Thornley, 31 October 1860 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 1/7

Extract from the banns of marriage at Durham St. Oswald's parish for Robert Parkinson of Shadforth and Jane Nicholson, 29 September 1861 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 1/7

Letter from H. Bird at Castle Eden to [the vicar of Shadforth] stating that the banns of marriage for James Forster and Elizabeth Dobson, have been read, 18 October 1862 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 1/7

Letter from Jessie Smith, at Burnside, Scotland to [the vicar of Shadforth] requesting that the banns of marriage be proclaimed to comply with the laws of Scotland, n.d. c.1860 (1 paper) Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 1/7

Register of confirmations, 1 May 1887 - 28 April 1948

Preachers' book, 2 January 1887 - 18 July 1895

Register of services, 2 August 1964 - 4 October 1968

Register of services, 6 October 1968 - 5 April 1971

Register of services, 6 April 1971 - 24 December 1977

Register of services, 18 April 1928 -­ 30 September 1933

Register of services, 1 October 1933 -­ 27 March 1937

Register of services, 28 March 1937 -­ 11 September 1941

Register of services, 14 September 1941 -­ 22 December 1946

Register of services, 23 December 1946 -­ 10 October 1952

Register of services, 25 December 1977 - 30 November 1994

Register of services, 4 December 1994 - 23 August 2006 Covers the parishes of Shadforth, St. Cuthbert, Durham, St. Giles and Sherburn, St. Mary

Extract from the Order in Council constituting the district of St. Cuthbert Shadforth out of the parish of Pittington, with plan, 8 May 1841

The 21st annual report of H.M. Commissioners for building new churches, in which Shadforth district is assigned, 16 September 1841

Copy instrument creating a rectory out of the parish of Shadforth, 11 January 1866

Bishop's licence for the performance of marriages in the parish church of Shadforth, 29 July 1841

The London Gazette , concerning the division of Shadforth parish on 8 May 1841, 9 July 1841

The London Gazette , concerning the constitution of the new district of Wheatley Hill, 18 August 1914

Certified copy of the Instrument of Approval from the Church Commissioners, for a chapel for the district of Wheatley Hill, 24 September 1914

Propositions of the Bishop of Durham's Commission concerning a mission church at Sherburn Hill, n.d. EP/Sha 2/66 was originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Statement of annual profits of the curacy of Shadforth by Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, 11 May 1840

8 October 1840 (1) Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp of Shadforth (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Copy mortgage for securing £700 and interest from (1) to (2) of all glebe lands, tithes etc., payable to the perpetual curacy of Shadforth

12 May 1873 (1) Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, rector of Shadforth (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Copy mortgage for securing £250 and interest from (1) to (2) of all glebe lands, tithes etc., payable to the rectory of Shadforth

The London Gazette , concerning a further £20 per annum for a curate, 30 August 1864

The London Gazette , concerning a grant to the curate of Shadforth of a stipend of £20 per annum, 30 December 1873

The London Gazette , concerning the augmentation of Shadforth benefice, 9 June 1911

Correspondence and statements from the Ecclesiastical Commission concerning the amount of stock held in trust for the benefice, 2 January 1891 - 15 March 1920 EP/Sha 2/39-50 were originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Correspondence concerning the exchange of London County 3.5% stock for 3.5% Conversion Stock, 21 September 1934 - February 1935

Statement of amounts payable by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on dividends of stock, 1 April 1939

Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to Rev. R.H. Tillard at Shadforth concerning the repayment of Local Loans 3% Stock by the Government, 27 February 1947

Schedule of securities, in respect of which orders have been made under the Benefices (Stabilisation of Incomes) Measure, 1951, 1 July 1952

Return of the income of the benefice of Shadforth, 20 June 1958

Volume of notes and correspondence, concerning the glebe land and rectory of Shadforth, 16 March 1840 - 17 August 1915

Letter from Thomas Hopper at Ripon to Rev. G.L. Blenkinsopp at Shadforth, concerning the lease of a farm, 3 December 1840 enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

2 March 1860 (1) Edward, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral Copy extract from a lease from (1) to (2) of lands in Shadforth, as specified, shown on the attached water-colour sketch plan

20 November 1865 (1) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) Rt. Hon. Thomas, Earl of Chichester, and Rt. Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, M.P., Church Estates Commissioners (3) The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral Copy mortgage from (1) to (3) with the consent of (2) of several parcels of land of c . 78a. 35p. called Strawberry Hall Farm and several parcels of land called Cassop Smithy Farm of c . 145a. 2r. 17p., both of which are in Shadforth, as specified in the enclosed schedules Consideration: £5000

20 November 1865 Attested copy of EP/Sha 2/19 above, including water-colour plan

23 August 1867 (1) Charles, Lord Bishop of Durham (2) Samuel Rowlandson and Joseph Hutchinson of Durham City, land agents Appointment by (1) of (2) to determine the yearly value of lands of c . 34a. 11p. in Shadforth, for a grant of augmentation to the benefice

12 February 1868 (1) The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, rector, of Shadforth Annexation from (1) to (3) with the consent of (2) of several closes of land in Shadforth as specified of c . 34a. 11p. as shown on the enclosed sketch plan, for the augmentation of the benefice EP/Sha 2/21 is enclosed in EP/Sha 2/22

16 November 1889 (1) Rev. Willmore Hooper, rector of Shadforth (2) The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (3) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (4) Rt. Hon. John George, Earl of Durham Copy lease for 7 years from (1) to (4) with the consent of (2) and (3) of the Hutton Seam of coal under a parcel of land of c . 2a. 3r. 4p. forming part of Shadforth glebe lands as specified on the enclosed watercolour plan Consideration: 4 pence per ton of coals per annum

25 November 1908 (1) Rev. Willmore Hooper, rector of Shadforth (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) The Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (4) The Rural District Council of Durham Copy lease for 30 years from (1) to (4) with the consent of (2) and (3) of a parcel of land of c . 2.5 a. at Shadforth as specified on the enclosed ink and water-colour plan, for sewage purification purposes Consideration: £13.18.1 and 2s. 6d. per annum as specified

The London Gazette , concerning the enfranchisement of Shadforth glebe on 26 October 1860, 30 October 1860

Correspondence concerning the working of the glebe coal, 1 February 1848 - 14 January 1914 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to Rev. W. Hooper at Shadforth enclosing a schedule of deeds concerning the benefice, 29 March 1888 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Letter from J. Hutchinson at Durham to Rev. W. Hooper at Shadforth concerning the proposed diversion of the beck at Shadforth, with sketch plan, 22 June 1889 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Letter from the Dean and Chapter of Durham to Rev. W. Hooper at Shadforth consenting to the sale of a cottage and garth for £215, 5 October 1912 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Correspondence from the Bounty Office to Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp concerning the application of the Agricultural Holdings (England) Act, 1875 in relation to the tenants of Cassop Smiddy Farm and Strawberry Hall Farm, 27 - 29 March 1876

Notice of registration of a claim for compensation under the Coal Act, 1938, for Shadforth, 23 September 1941

Letter from Charles Thorpe at Durham to Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp at Ryton concerning the possibility of the latter taking the living of the new parish of Shadforth, 10 May 1838 EP/Sha 2/59 was originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Archdeacon's certificate of induction of Ralph H. Tillard to the rectory of Shadforth, 4 June 1929

Certificate of having made the declarations etc., of Ralph H. Tillard on his institution as rector of Shadforth, 4 June 1929

Order of service for the institution of Rev. R.H. Tillard, M.A., to the rectory of St. Cuthbert, Shadforth, 4 June 1929

Return of average adult attendance form for St. Cuthbert's, Shadforth in the parish of Pittington, Shadforth and Sherburn, 2004

Return of average adult attendance form for St. Cuthbert's, Shadforth in the parish of Pittington, Shadforth and Sherburn, 2005

Licence for the performance of divine service in the mission room at Ludworth, 22 November 1902

Letter from Durham Diocesan Office to Rev. C.E. Woolstenholmes at Shadforth asking for information concerning Ludworth Church, 17 March 1978 EP7Sha 2/64 was originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

9 August 1864 (1) Rev. Henry Stoker, vicar of Pittington (2) Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, curate of Shadforth Copy order of exchange from (1) to (2) of tithe rent charges and hereditaments in the townships of Sherburn, Shadforth and Pittington, and the district of Hallgarth

11 October 1867 (1) Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, rector of Shadforth Copy order of exchange from (1) to (2) of lands, tithe rent charge and hereditaments in the townships of Shadforth and Sherburn, with water-colour plan and schedule

Certificate of redemption of tithe rent-charge, 17 July 1912

Letter from the Bounty Office to Rev. T.H. Perkins concerning the commuted tithe rent-charge, 21 October 1926 EP/Sha 3/4 was originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Annotated plan, sections and elevations of St. Cuthbert's church, Shadforth by T. and M. White, October 1972

Annotated plan, sections and elevations, with defects made good, of St. Cuthbert's church, Shadforth, by T. and M . White, October 1972

Design for a side chapel for Shadforth Church by Wood and Oakley, February 1934

Plan and elevation of Shadforth Church by Wood and Oakley, n.d. [1934]

Section and elevation of Shadforth Church, n.d. [1934]

Architect's report on the condition of, and work necessary to restore, Shadforth Church, 18 May 1933

Report, with plans, of Arthur H. Hedley, consultant mining engineer, for damage caused by subsidence, to St. Cuthbert's Church, 27 August 1947

Letter from Cordingley and Mcintyre of Durham enclosing a tender for repairs to the paving in the chancel, 20 and 24 January 1949

4 October 1869 (1) Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, rector of Shadforth (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Copy conveyance from (1) to (2) of a parcel of land of 2r. 2p. in Shadforth, being part of the glebe land, for the extension of the Churchyard, as specified in a water-colour plan Consideration: £150

24 October 1926 (1) The rector and churchwardens of Shadforth parish church (2) Durham Rural District Council Deed from (1) to (2) of appropriation of land for the widening and improving of the roadway at Shadforth, as specified Consideration: £12.3.0

Papers concerning the maintenance of war graves in Shadforth cemetery, 6 June - 7 July 1955

Plan and sections of proposed extension to the churchyard, n.d.

Valuation by the Northern Regional Valuation Board of a holding in the civil parish of Shadforth, 21 August 1944

21 May 1840 (1) Edward, Bishop of Durham and Thomas Hopper of Sharrow Lodge, Yorkshire, esq. (2) Her Majesty's Commissioners for Building Additional Chapels and Churches Draft conveyance from (1) to (2) of a parcel of land at Shadforth of c . 2a.2r.33p., as specified, to be used for a parsonage house Consideration: £200 Originally enclosed in EP/Sha 2/5

Appointment by the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral, of Thomas Davison of Durham City, esq., to receive money for the building of a residence house and offices for the curacy of Shadforth, 28 September 1840

Approval of the Dean and Chapter of Durham Cathedral for proposed new buildings on the glebe lands at Shadforth, n.d., 1840

12 October 1840 (1) Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp (2) Benjamin Adamson Memorandum of an agreement between (1) and (2) for the building of a new parsonage house at Shadforth

17 December 1966 (1) Rt. Rev. Lord Bishop of Durham (2) The Church Commissioners Mortgage for securing £4,200 with interest from (1) to (2) for the purchase of a freehold property called "Norbeck", for a parsonage house for the vicar of Shadforth

Circular letter from Durham Diocesan Office concerning Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure, 1972, 10 January 1974

Estimate of the cost of repairs to Shadforth rectory from Whittingham Bros. of Shadforth, 24 September 1958

Surveyor's report, and confirmation, of work to be carried out at Shadforth rectory, 28 and 30 March 1973

Plan, section and front elevation of the restoration of the garage at Shadforth vicarage, n.d.

Correspondence concerning the sale of Shadforth rectory, 15 July 1966 - 8 May 1967

Faculty for the erection of a cross in the church yard, 10 November 1911

Faculty for the introduction of 2 brass candlesticks on oak stands, 22 November 1912

Faculty to rebuild, restore and repair the church, 27 April 1915

Faculty for the erection of a white marble tablet, 21 June 1921

Faculty for the erection of a stained glass window, 24 March 1922

Faculty for the erection of a chancel screen, 5 January 1923

Faculty for the installation of electric light, 24 December 1925

Faculty for the erection of stained glass windows etc., 8 October 1926

Faculty for the alteration of seating accommodation, 11 November 1931

Faculty for the erection of a new wooden screen, 8 June 1932

Faculty for the introduction of a new pulpit, 15 April 1933

Faculty for the conversion of the north-east corner into a side aisle, and introduction of a holy table, etc., 3 May 1934

Faculty for an electric organ blower and new tubular pneumatic action for the pedals, 10 February 1947

Faculty for cleaning the church and renewing the floor of the nave, 18 September 1947

Faculty for relaying the chancel with strip oak flooring, 23 April 1952

Faculty for the extension of the war memorial, 20 September 1952

Faculty for releading a portion of the east window and repairs to stonework, 11 October 1955

Faculty for the installation of a Bishop's Chair, 24 July 1963

Faculty for repairs to the roof and guttering, 1 August 1963

Faculty for the introduction of an oak credence table, 2 December 1965

Faculty for the introduction of 4 new radiators, 21 November 1967

Faculty for the introduction of a sanctuary lamp, 23 February 1968

Faculty for rewiring the church and removal of the reredos, 13 November 1969

Papers concerning the Diocesan scheme for the Inspection of Churches Measure, 1955

Architect's report no. 1 by Cordingley and McIntyre, carried out under the Inspection of the Churches Measure, 17 May 1962

Inspection of Shadforth Church by Thomas and Mary White, architects, Newcastle, October 1972

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, 4 and 28 May 1954

Surveyor report for work to be carried out at Shadforth rectory, under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, with related papers, 8 August - 9 September 1958

New assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, 29 September and 30 October 1952

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, 16 August 1963

Schedule of Dilapidations concerning Shadforth rectory, with covering letter, 12 December 1967

Confirmation of the surveyor's report for repairs to the parsonage house under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, 16 January 1968

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure following an inspection of the new parsonage house, 18 and 23 January 1969

Schedule of Dilapidations including specification of work required in repairs, with covering letter, 28 February 1973

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, 4 May 1973

Sworn statement of R.G.L. Blenkinsopp, that the curacy of Shadforth is not under sequestration, 5 May 1840

Vestry meetings and annual parochial church council meetings minute book, April 1902 ­ April 1956

Parochial church council minute book, 8 July 1929 - 26 February 1953

Parochial church council minute book, 26 May 1953 -­ 3 April 1963

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 2 December 1980 - 13 March 1989 Includes: minutes of Annual Church Meetings, 29 April 1981 - 21 March 1988

General fund bank pass book with Lloyds Bank, 8 July 1929 - 21 July 1954

General fund bank pass book with Lloyds Bank, 9 August 1955 - 12 March 1964

General fund bank pass book with Lloyds Bank, 12 March 1964 - 14 October 1969

General fund bank book with Post Office Savings Bank, 16 May 1945 - 2 April 1958

General fund bank book with Post Office Savings Bank, 9 April 1958 - 20 November 1963

15 January 1950 (1) Shadforth Parochial Church Council (2) Sidney E. Sanger of Shadforth Lease for ten years from (1) to (2) of land behind 6,7 and 8, Church Villas, Shadforth, as shown on a sketch plan Consideration: 10 shillings per annum

Draft scheme by the Board of Education under the Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853 - 1894 in the matter of Sherburn Hill Church of England School, 10 March 1909

Scheme by the Board of Education under the Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853 - 1925, for Ludworth National School, 14 September 1938

Authority from the Ministry of Education for the sale of Ludworth Old National School, 7 June 1955

Letter and receipt from Durham Diocesan Office to Canon Tillard concerning Ludworth Old School trust, 5 December 1956

Correspondence from Durham Diocesan Office to J.L. Miller at Shadforth concerning the sale of Ludworth Old National School, 4 and 5 March 1959

Notice of demolition of the School House, South Side, Shadforth, 11 September 1936

Scheme framed by the Secretary of State for Education and Science under the Endowed Schools Acts, 1869 - 1948, concerning Shadforth Old C.E. Primary School, with covering letter, 2 August 1966

A return, made to the Charity Commissioners, of the charities in the parish of Pittington, 24 August 1900

Order from the Charity Commission concerning the lands belonging to the mission room at Ludworth, 3 April 1901

Correspondence from G.H. Hindley and Co., of Liverpool, solicitors, to Canon R.H. Tillard at Shadforth, concerning a bequest to the parish from the late Miss Anne E. Perkins, 27 August - 19 September 1958

Letter from H.E. Ferens and Son of Durham, solicitors, to Rev. A.R.L. Prentice at Shadforth concerning a bequest to the parish from the late W.A. Hall, 11 October 1963

Parish Magazines, January - December 1887

Parish Magazines, January - December 1888

Crosstalk magazine, December 2016 - January 2017

Crosstalk magazine, February 2017

Crosstalk magazine, April - May 2017

Crosstalk magazine, June 2017

Memorandum relative to the duties imposed upon the clergy by the Acts relating to marriages, 1836 - 1856, 19 June 1885

Correspondence to Rev. R.G.L. Blenkinsopp at Shadforth concerning the provisions of the new Burial Act, 16 - 28 January 1875

An act for building and promoting the building of additional churches in populous parishes, 30 May 1818

An act to amend and make more effectual an act for building and promoting the building of additional churches in populous parishes, 13 July 1819

An act to amend the burial acts, 25 August 1857

An act relating to the consecration of churchyards, 20 August 1867

An act for the abolition of compulsory church rates, 31 July 1868

An act to amend the law relating to the tables of lessons and psalter contained in the prayer book, 13 July 1871

Burial laws amendment act, 1880

Burial Act, 1900

An act to amend the law relating to burial grounds, 10 July 1900

An Act for Registering Births, Deaths and Marriages in England passed 17 August 1836, printed 1854 [Inscribed 'R.G. Blenkinsopp. The Gift of the Registrar General September 25 1857']

Circular issued to the clergy by the Registrar General relative to the provisions of the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1874, 19 June 1885

Circular issued by the Home Office detailing certificates to be produced in the case of the marriage of a French citizen, 28 June 1904