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Letter from M.W. Woodifield, Durham, to Rev. Mr. Hardinge, rector of Stanhope, concerning the increased stipend for the Hartwell Charity schoolmaster, 9 March 1804

Letter from R. Smeddle, Bamburgh Castle, to Rev. M.S. Donnell, Stanhope, enclosing a copy of the Charity Commissioners' report on Hartwell's school, 8 October 1833

Extract from Dr. Hartwell's will (1724) in connection with the Chancery case of the Trustees of Dr. Hartwell's Will v. the Burgesses of Durham, 1775

Extract from Bishop Wood's will relating to the relief of insolvent debtors referred to in Article 6 of Dr. Hartwell's will, n.d. c.1775

Letter from Samuel Rowlandson, The College, Durham, to the Rev. W.N. Darnell, The Rectory, Stanhope, concerning an increase in the masters' salary and enclosing an extract from Dr. Hartwell's will, 16 February 1841

Memorandum in an unknown hand listing the terms of Dr. Hartwell's bequests and the subsequent administration of the trust, n.d. c.1815

Correspondence between the Charity-Commission and the Rev. C. Clayton concerning a new scheme for the Hartwell Charity School, Stanhope, 1867 - 1870

Correspondence between the Endowed Schools Commission, the Dean and Chapter Office, and Rev. C. Clayton concerning the latters' proposal to amalgamate the Hartwell and Barrington Schools and Barbara Chapman's charity, 1871

Correspondence between the Endowed Schools Commission, the Charity Commission, and Rev. C. Clayton concerning the latter's attempt to buy the Hartwell School within the terms of the Endowed Schools Act and the resulting controversy with the Bishop, 1872 - 1873

Scheme for the management of Dr. Hartwell's School, Stanhope, issued by the Endowed Schools Commission, 1874

Correspondence between the Endowed Schools Commission, the Charity Commission and Rev. C. Clayton concerning the controversy on the use of the Hartwell Charity fund for apprentices and the use of Barbara Chapman's charity for the endowment of school, 1874

Correspondence between the Rev. C. Clayton, the Education Department, the Endowed Schools Commission, and the National Society: including the scheme for Dr. Hartwell's school and a report on the school, 1875

Poster advertising science and art evening classes to be held in the Hartwell School, 7 October 1878

Scheme for the administration of Dr. Hartwell's School, William Hartwell's charity for apprenticing, and the charity of Barbara Chapman, 3 November 1891

Circular letter from the Charity Commission to the Bishop of Richmond announcing an enquiry into charities in the County of Durham, 14 July 1899

Regulations for the award of exhibitions by the Stanhope Hartwell Lectureship Charity under the scheme of 3 November 1891

Form for application for assistance under the Stanhope Hartwell Lectureship Charity, n.d. c.1920

Digest of the reports made by the Charity Commissioners as to the result of an enquiry held into charities in the County of Durham, H.M.S.O., 1900

(1) Submission to the Education Department for assistance in providing a new school in Stanhope and describing the present provision, February - 2 August 1867 (2) Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to the Rev. C. Clayton concerning an annual subscription to the Barrington Schools, 21 August 1867 (3) Letter from the Education Department to the Rev. F. Duke, Stanhope, concerning the need for a certified teacher and satisfactory buildings, 31 August 1867 (4) Letter from the Education Department requesting further information concerning the size of the parish, 5 September 1867 (5) Letter from the Education Department contesting the estimate of the number of children likely to attend the new schools, 19 September 1867 (6) Letter from the Education Department concerning the appointment of certified teacher and allowing girls' school to be held in the existing building until December 1868, 4 October 1867 (7-12) Letters from the Education Department requesting details of the proposed new school, 6 October - 8 November 1867 (13) Report by H.M. Inspector on Stanhope Barrington Church of England School, 22 November 1867 (14-17) Correspondence between the Ecclesiastical Commission, the Education Department and the Rev. Francis Duke concerning the grant of a site for the new school, 2 - 31 December 1867 (18) Letter from C.W. King, Male Training College [to Rev. C.F. Clayton?] concerning a possible government grant to the Barrington Schools, 14 December 1866

(1) Letter from the Education Department requesting the Charity Commissioners' scheme for the Barrington School, 10 January 1868n.d. (2) Copy of the alternative conscience clause as defined by the Committee of Council on Education and National Society n.d. c.1868 (3) Letter from the Charity Commissioner to Rev. F. Duke giving details of income to be paid to the Barrington Schools, 13 January 1868 (4) Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to Rev. C. Clayton concerning further contributions to the cost of building the Barrington Schools, 18 February 1868 (5) Letter from the Education Department to the Rev. C. Clayton agreeing to alter the trust deed, 29 February 1868 (6) Letter from the Education Department to Rev. F. Duke informing the latter that, as the terms of the trust deed cannot be altered, the former could finance a smaller school than that proposed, 22 February 1868 (7) Letter from the Education Department concerning items of grant, 5 March 1868 (8) Letter from Education Department to Rev. F. Duke giving details of the grant to the school, 11 March 1868 (9) Letter from the Education Department enclosing the trust deeds, 15 June 1868 (10) Report on the Barrington School, 7 December 1868

(1) Letter from the Education Department requesting the number of infants to be taught, 5 February 1869 (2) Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission concerning the master and mistress's house for the school and file of correspondence concerning the Barrington School and teachers' residences, 17 February 1869 (3) Agreement between Stanhope School Committee and Mrs. Graham for cleaning the school for £8 per year, 24 June 1869 (4) Letter from the Education Department acknowledging that the conditions for the grant have been fulfilled, 31 August 1869 (5) Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to Rev. Mr. Clayton rejecting the proposed mortgage of the lease of the teachers' residences, 7 December 1869 (6) Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission agreeing to temporary housing for the school teachers, 24 January 1870 (7) Annual Report of the H.M. Inspector concerning the Barrington School including the Education Department's agreement to the appointment of pupil teachers and summary of inspectors report, 22 December 1869 (8) Request from Trustees of the Barrington School for the payment of dividends to Messrs. Barclay and Co., 28 May 1870 (9) Annual report of the inspection of the Barrington School by the Education Department, 29 November 1870

(1-13) Correspondence between the Education Department, the Ecclesiatical Commission and Rev. Mr. Clayton, concerning the enlargement of the Barrington School, its finance and examination candidates, 1871 Correspondence concerning the Barrington School including notification of the inspection of the school, October 1871 H.M. Inspector's Report on the Barrington School, December 1871

Correspondence concerning the Barrington School including H.M. Inspector's Report on the school and an agreement to appoint pupil teachers, 12 April 1872 Two certificates signed by the Committee for the building of the School House at Stanhope, guaranteeing the satisfactory completion of the work and containing relevant accounts for the Committee of Council on Education, 28 March 1872 Correspondence between the Education Department, the National Society and Rev. Mr. Clayton, concerning the Barrington School, subscriptions, and grants for building , 1871 - 1872 Notice of inspection and examination of the Barrington School, giving the date for the examination of pupil teachers and candidates, 1872 Letter from the Education Department to Rev. Mr. Clayton concerning the appointment of pupil teachers, 19 June 1872 H.M. Inspector's Report on Barrington School and notification that grant will be allowed, 3 December 1872

Correspondence between Rev. C. Clayton, Stanhope; Education Department; and the National Education Union, Corporation Street, Manchester, concerning the Barrington (Stanhope) Schools Letter from National Education Union regretting the interference by the School Board with the clergyman in the discharge of his pastoral supervision of the children at school, 31 March 1874 Report on Stanhope Barrington Church of England School by H.M. Inspector, 17 July 1874 Letter from the Education Department concerning the present population of Stanhope

Correspondence between Rev. C. Clayton, the Education Department, and the Ecclesiastical Commission concerning the Barrington School: teaching staff, financial support for school, annual grants and notices of inspection, right of way over Commissioner's property, 1874 - 1875

Correspondence concerning the Barrington School: Agreement between the School Committee and Robert Martin to clean school and act as caretaker for £12 a year from 15 February 1875 Letters from the Education Department concerning Circular 90 (Proof of child's age) and Circular 86 (Stone throwing at the insulation on telegraph wires), November 1874 Circular to Elementary Schools from the Education Department concerning the way of 'keeping and rendering their accounts', 1874 H.M. Inspector's Report on Barrington Church of England School, 28 August 1875 Copy of Stanhope School Board resolution to ask permission from the Education Department to increase school accommodation, 25 September 1875 Copy of the memorandum sent to H.E. Oakeley. concerning school accommodation at Stanhope, 6 November 1875 Census of Stanhope taken by Rev. J. Wagstaff, 1875 Map of the ecclesiastical district of Stanhope with notes on population, showing Westgate, Eastgate, Boys and Girls Schools, Crawleyside School, Barrington Schools, Hartwell School, Frosterley, Stanhope, n.d. Bye-laws of Stanhope School Board, 17 July 1874

Correspondence between Rev. C. Clayton and the Education Department concerning the Barrington Schools, 1876: Report on Stanhope Barrington School by H.M. Inspector, 1 August 1876 Rev. Charles Clayton's tenth pastoral letter concerning the Barrington Schools, 24 January 1876 H.M. Inspector's Report on the Barrington School, 1 August 1876 Correspondence concerning teaching staff

Correspondence concerning the Barrington Schools including: Duplicate examination schedule giving numbers of attendances, 31 May 1877 Report of H.M. Inspector on the Stanhope Barrington School, 19 July 1877 Letter from Rev. C. Clayton concerning the action of the School Attendance Officer in persuading children to attend the Board School rather than the Barrington Church of England School, 27 August 1877

Correspondence concerning the Stanhope Barrington School: Examination schedules H.M. Inspector's report Letter from the Rev. C. Clayton to the Education Board protesting against the building of a Wesleyan school in Stanhope and seeing it as a conspiracy by the Methodist-dominated School Board against the Barrington Schools, 5 November 1878 Letter from Rev. C. Clayton referring to the 'unscrupulous majority of Board'

Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission agreeing to a grant of £30 towards the schools, 12 July 1886

Letter from the Charity Commission concerning the income of the Barrington School, 10 August 1896

Statement of accounts of the Barrington School

Account of expenditure on Stanhope Barrington school [kept by C. Clayton?], 1869

Letter from C.W. King, Education Department, [to Rev. C. Clayton] concerning the grant to the school in Stanhope, 27 February 1868

Letter from [P. Peart], Durham, to Rev. C. Clayton concerning the financing of the schools, 2 March 1868

Letter from George Race, Westgate, to Rev. C. Clayton concerning the reluctance of the trustees to allow Bainbridge Charity trust money to be used for the Barrington School, 1 December 1873

Appeal from the Governors of the Barrington Schools for money for new school buildings, 20 February 1868

Correspondence between the Ecclesiastical Commissioner and Rev. C. Clayton concerning the proposed change in the trust for the Barrington School, Stanhope, and the copy of the order and scheme, 1 March - 3 June 1867

Statement of the conclusions of the National Society on the new Education Code, 23 October 1889

Letter from the Charity Commission enclosing the scheme of 28 May 1867

Agenda for a meeting of the Barrington Church of England School managers

Letter from an unknown correspondent, Broomhaugh, Riding Mill (Northumberland), concerning the management of the school, 14 March 1868

Schemes for the management of school founded by Henry Wyndowe at Churchdown (Gloucestershire), and of the charity founded by Joseph Clarke in Walford (Herefordshire), n.d. c.1872

Letter from George Race, Westgate, to Rev. C. Clayton concerning a meeting of the trustees, 28 November 1873

Letter from the Education Department to Rev. C. Clayton concerning the proposed enlargement to the day schools at Stanhope, 2 November 1870 Attached: Elevation and ground plan of extensions

Plan of the heating system at Stanhope Barrington Schools, 1913 Scale: 1:8

Letter from J.D. Bolton, London Lead Company, Stanhope, to Rev. C. Clayton, enclosing a tender for the construction of a wall, 2 November 1868

Tender submitted by John Westgarth for the construction of a wall, 22 February 1869

Tender submitted by John Routledge for alterations to the school

Account submitted by John Routledge for repairs to the schoolhouse at Stanhope, 1869

List of tenders for the new National Schools at Stanhope and accounts for their erection submitted by John Westgarth, 17 August 1869

Sketch plan of Stanhope showing the church and Barrington schools

Letter from Education Department to Rev. C. Clayton changing the time of H.M. Inspector's visit, 21 January 1874

Letter from the Education Department to Rev. C. Clayton stating the extra subjects to be examined, 14 December c.1874

Report by H.M. Inspector on the Barrington School Stanhope, 3 December 1873 Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to Rev. C. Clayton concerning the right of way across the Barrington School premises, 12 August 1875 Ninth Pastoral Letter issued by Rev. C. Clayton concerning the resignation of the schoolmaster and relations with Stanhope School Board, January 1875

Report of H.M. Inspector on the Barrington School, 7 August 1880

Duplicate examination schedules for the Barrington School giving numbers of attendances, 31 May 1876

Circular concerning religious instruction in elementary schools, 1890

Minute book of the Weardale Schools Committee Includes: printed copy of regulations for schools in Weardale erected by Shute, Bishop of Durham, 21 June 1820; memorandum that stock worth £2957 9s.8d. was bought for Lord Barrington, Hon. W.K. Barrington, and Hon. Capt. Geo. Barrington by R. Thompson on 15 November 1819

Printed copy of regulations of the New School Committee made on 7 July 1820

Minute book of the Barrington Schools Committee, 13 August 1867

Report on schools in Weardale, Stanhope Endowed School, Mr. Vickers School, Eastgate School, Westgate Endowed School, Chapel School, Wearhead School, Heathery Cleugh, Boltsburn and Frosterley, describing the buildings, charges and condition of the inhabitants, 23 February 1819

Letter from Henry Phillpotts [to Shute Barrington] concerning the endowment of the latter's schools in Weardale, 29 September 1819

Copy letter from H. Phillpotts [to Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham] discussing the regulations for the latter's schools in Weardale, 7 November 1819

Draft regulations for the schools erected in Weardale by Shute, Bishop of Durham, 1819 Endorsed: Agreement of Weardale Lead Company

Regulations for the Barrington Schools in Weardale as approved by the New School Committee, 21 June 1820

Regulations for the Schools in Weardale erected by Shute, Bishop of Durham

Letter from L. Yanker, Stanhope, to the Rev. D. Durell, Mongewill, Wallingford, concerning the objections of Shute Barrington and the Weardale Lead Company to the regulations for the Barrington schools and the controversy caused by them in Weardale, 23 August 1820

Letter from John Griffiths, Durham, to Rev. W.N. Darnell, The Rectory, Stanhope, enclosing extracts of surrenders of land for purpose of erection of Barrington schools in Stanhope and Shotfield Barn in Rookhope, 10 January 1832

Letter from R. Maugham, Heathery Cleugh, to the Rev. C. Clayton, enclosing papers relating to the investment of Bishop Barrington's bequest and regretting that he can supply no title deeds to the sites of the schools, 29 January 1867

Letter from James Green, St. Johns Chapel, to the Rev. C. Clayton concerning the latter's request for information concerning the establishment of the Barrington schools, 30 January 1867

Letter from the Rev. W.N. Darnell [to Rev. C. Clayton] describing the establishment of the Barrington Schools and the provision of schools in Weardale, n.d. c.1867

Details of Dr. Arnell's scheme to award prizes to pupils at the Barrington, Hartwell and Crawleyside schools, n.d. c.1870

Fragments of the list of grants voted by the Education Committee for building and enlarging schools, 1865

Anonymous pencilled note concerning the number of children in schools in Frosterley, Rookhope, Westgate and St. Johns, n.d. c.1872

Copy letter from George Newby, Witton-le-Wear, to Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham, advising the latter to finance the building of schools in Weardale and allowing them to be known as Barrington Schools and appealing to Mrs. Beaumont and other landowners to endow the schools, 20 September 1819

Note recording the opinions of the London Lead Company and Mr. Newby on the endowment of the Barrington schools, 8 November 1819

Copy letter from George Newby to Mr. Stagg announcing Bishop Barrington's intention to execute the deed of endowment and remarking that the London Lead Company's requirements in the case of the children of dissenters have been met, 11 November 1819

Letter from G. Newby [to the Bishop of Durham] concerning the Weardale schools and copies of the printed regulations, 22 August 1825

Letter from R.V. Hopper Williamson, Newcastle, [to the rector of Stanhope] regretting his ignorance of the location of the deed of endowment for the schools in Weardale, 4 January 1833

Correspondence between the Bishop of Durham and Rev. W.N. Darnell concerning the Bishop's subscription to the schools and the education of dissenters' children, n.d. c. 1835

Copy letter from Mr. Sopwith to the Bishop of Durham concerning the education of dissenters' children and the controversy over the role of the clergy in the schools, n.d. c.1850

Draft letter listing the principal schools in the parish with notes on their endowments, n.d. With note by Rev. Mr. Clayton that it was written by Rev. Mr. Darnell but not when it was written

Letter [from Rev. W.N. Darnell] to W.B. Beaumont concerning the anxiety of 'many impartial observers' for the inadequate provision of education for leadminers, n.d., c.1852

Copy letter from H.H., Stanhope, to an unknown addressee describing parish of Stanhope and Boltsburn School built by private subscription, 16 March

15 May 1762 (1) George Collingwood of Boltsburn, yeoman (2) Edmund, bishop of Durham, and rector of Stanhope Copy conveyance from (1) to (2) of land in Boltsburn (boundaries further defined) in trust for use as a school

Letter from the Rev. W.N. Darnell [to Rev. C. Clayton] discussing the latter's offer to pay the stipend of the schoolmistress at Eastgate, n.d. c.1867

Receipt for £8 from C. Clayton to Joseph Askew

Receipt for £3 8s. from C. Clayton to Joseph Askew

Extract from the will of John Hinks of Deen (Northamptonshire), gardener, in which he devises £4 p.a. to his mother, Catherine Hinks of Low House near Wolsingham, widow; £2 p.a. to his aunt, Jane Bales of Barnard Castle, widow; and thereafter the principal of £20 to be devoted to founding and maintaining a school at Frosterley; the trustees to be six freeholders, and the lord of the manor and steward to be a trustee only if he donated a further £120 for the school

Extract from the will of Mary Todd, in which she bequeathes £200 to educate eight poor children in Frosterley, 11 December 1823

Letter from J.R. Mowbray, 19 Cambridge Square, Hyde Park, to Rev. W.N. Darnell agreeing to act as trustee for an unspecified charity, 1848

Letter from William Morgan and others, Frosterley, to Rev. W.N. Darnell, enclosing a letter addressed to the Bishop of Exeter concerning government stock purchased by the legacy of Miss Todd, 14 June 1848

Draft scheme for the management of the school at Frosterley established by the wills of John Hinks and Mary Todd for educating eight poor children, 19 February 1873

1685/6 (1) William Smith and others, Governors of the free school of Westgate (2) John Westgarth of Unthanke in Stanhope, yeoman Draft lease from (1) to (2) for the residue of a term of 16 years of a tenement known as Fieldstyle in Weardale Rent £14 10s. p.a. Recites the original lease from Richard Bainbrigge, late of Fieldstyle, to (2) to pay debts and thereafter to use of school

List of endowments and trustees of Westgate School

Letter from Mrs. Myers to Rev. C. Clayton giving the cost of Westgate School and number of children able to be accommodated with a note in same hand concerning the possible creation of a mixed school, 20 June 1872

Correspondence between the Endowed Schools Commission and Rev. C. Clayton concerning the school at Westgate and the use of Bainbridge's Charity, 1872

Page from The Weardale Nick-Stick recounting details of the Stanhope Local Board of Health and the first meeting of Stanhope School Board, 26 March 1874

Anonymous poster criticizing the Stanhope School Board, and urging ratepayers not to vote for Dr. Thomas Livingstone in the forthcoming elections, 6 July 1875