Catalogue

Register of baptisms, August 1825 - August 1835

Register of baptisms, August 1835 - November 1846

Register of baptisms, December 1846 - May 1862

Register of baptisms, June 1862 - December 1884

Register of baptisms, January 1885 - September 1893

Register of baptisms, September 1893 - May 1904

Register of baptisms, April 1904 - December 1929

Register of baptisms, December 1929 - October 1948

Register of baptisms, 31 October 1948 - 27 April 2014

Register of marriages, July 1827 - May 1837

Register of marriages, August 1837 - October 1864

Register of marriages, November 1864 - December 1894

Register of marriages, December 1894 - February 1936

Register of marriages, March 1936 - February 1943

Register of marriages, March 1943 - March 1952

Register of marriages, March 1952 - March 1961

Register of marriages, 25 March 1961 - 28 December 1968

Register of marriages, 1 March 1969 - 6 October 1979

Register of marriages, 8 March 1980 - 29 November 1991

Register of marriages, 18 July 1992 - 16 June 2012

Register of banns, June 1833 - February 1913

Register of banns, January 1914 - December 1945

Register of banns, February 1946 - July 1954

Register of banns of marriage, 11 July 1954 - 14 June 1987

Register of banns of marriages, 14 June 1987 - 16 June 2013

Register of burials, September 1825 - May 1848

Register of burials, May 1848 - October 1865

Register of burials, October 1865 - February 1885

Register of burials, March 1885 - September 1896

Register of burials, September 1896 - January 1929

Register of burials, 19 January 1929 - 1 August 2000

Register of confirmations, 1943 - 1978

Registers of services, 1878 - 1964

Register of services for Leamside Chapel, 1932 - 1939

Register of services, 27 August 1939 -29 May 1948

Register of services, 15 April 1964 -22 February 1972 Enclosure: EP/WR 84

Register of services, 27 February 1972 -25 October 1977

Register of services, 30 October 1977 - 16 March 1989

Register of services, 21 April 1989 - 31 December 1999

Register of services, 1 January 2001 - 7 August 2008

Copy order authorising one incumbent to hold in plurality the benefice of East Rainton and the benefice of West Rainton, 26 November 1966

Copy pastoral measure ordering that the benefices of West Rainton, St. Mary, and East Rainton, St. Cuthbert, should be held in plurality, 6 January 1986

Notice by the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty of endowment fund to credit of benefice, 25 May 1937

Copy of ordnance survey plan, depicting Berridge Bank Top and Middle Rainton, showing areas of land belonging to Durham County Council and the Dean and Chapter of Durham, and the location of the glebe field, n.d., [early 20th century] No scale

Letter re the proposed division of Leamside into a separate parish, 1882

Letter from Church Commissioners concerning proposed changes in rural deanery boundaries, 27 January 1978 Originally enclosed in EP/WR 78

Draft Order in Council to create district of Chilton Moor, 1872

Ordnance survey plan, sheet NZ34NW, showing the boundary of the parish of West Rainton, St. Mary, n.d. [1950s] Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]

Pastoral order creating the new rural deaneries of Gateshead West and Sedgefield, 12 June 1978

Parochial statistics for the years ended 31 December 1986 - 1999

Parochial statistics, 2004 - 2005

Order of service for institution and induction of Rev. Robert Leslie Welsh B.A., 4 February 1967

Order of service for the collation of Rev. Charles Stanley Nye to the rectory of West Rainton, by the Bishop of Durham, and induction by the Rural Dean of Houghton-le-Spring, 31 March 1937

Head and shoulders portrait of [Rev. E. Bailey], rector 1953-1959, photographed by Daisy Edis, Durham, n.d., [ c.1955]

Head and shoulders portrait of [R.A. Haysom] as a newly qualified clergyman, photographed by Salmon of Winchester, Hampshire, n.d., [ c.1930]

Photograph of [Rev. R.A. Haysom], standing in the church porch, n.d., [late 1950s]

Portrait of [R.A. Haysom], rector of West Rainton, St. Mary, 1955-1976, and vicar of East Rainton, St. Cuthbert, 1960-1966, n.d., [early 1960s]

Vignette portrait of Rev. R.H. Poole, rector of West Rainton, 1859 - 1875, n.d. [ c.1870]

Vignette portrait of Rev. G.A. Ormsby, rector of West Rainton, 1875 - 1885, n.d. [ c.1880]

Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. G.D. Copeland, rector of West Rainton, 1885 - 1894, n.d. [ c.1890]

Vignette portrait of Rev. S. Parkinson, rector of West Rainton, 1906 - 1919, copied by T. & E. Cox, Ripon, Yorkshire, n.d. [ c.1915]

Vignette head and shoulders portrait of Rev. F.S. Myers, n.d. [c.1915]

Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. T.F.P. Rawlins, rector of West Rainton, 1919 - 1928, n.d. [ c.1920]

Portrait of Rev. R.T. Heselton, rector of West Rainton, 1928 - 1931, n.d. [ c.1930]

Head and shoulders portrait of [Rev. Ernest Bailey, rector of Rainton, 1953 - 1959] n.d. [ c.1955]

List of rectors, 1847 - 1967, n.d., [1967]

Sermon preached in St. Mary's church by the Right Rev. G. Albert Ormsby, Lord Bishop of Honduras, 7 November 1894

West Rainton altered tithe apportionment, 1863, altered tithe apportionment and plan, 1934

Moorhouse township tithe apportionment and plan, 1838

Cocken township tithe apportionment and plan, 1841

Plan showing site of church and churchyard, n.d. Scale: 1:2500

Elevation, section A-A, and ground plan of alterations to the north aisle, drawing no. 87.30/02, by Niven & Niven, The Old Hall, West Auckland, 10 February 1987 Scale: 1:50

Location plan, ground plan, and side and end elevations of proposed L.P.G. storage tank, drawing no. 87/30/05, by Niven & Niven, The Old Hall, West Auckland, February 1989 Scale: 1:500; 1:50

Floor plan of proposed alterations showing heating proposals, drawing no. 87/30/02, by Niven & Niven, The Old Hall, West Auckland, n.d. Scale: 1:50

South elevation of the church of West Rainton, St. Mary, indicating the stonework repairs to be undertaken, drawing no. E95/172/04, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, June 1995

North elevation of the church of West Rainton, St. Mary, indicating the stonework repairs to be undertaken, drawing no. (E) 95.172/03, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, July 1995

East and west elevations of the church of West Rainton, St. Mary, indicating the stonework repairs to be undertaken, drawing no. (E) 95.172/05, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, July 1995

Pencil sketch of St. Mary's church, viewed from the north-west, by E.R. Harmer, 1994

South elevation of the church, as existing, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, June 1995 Scale: 1:100

Plan of the north elevation of the church, as existing, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, July 1995 Scale: 1:100

East and west elevations of the church, as existing, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, July 1995 Scale: 1:100

Correspondence between the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. R.L. Welsh, The Rectory, West Rainton and G. Wood, concerning Leamside chapelry and school house, 14 September 1971 - 28 January 1972

Correspondence between Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland; Rev. D. Guest, St. Mary's Vicarage, West Rainton; the Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; W.H. Dunn & Co., heating contractors, Graham House, William Street, South Shields; City of Durham Planning Department, Ruth First House, Claypath, Durham; Murray Construction, Alexandra House, Pottery Road, Southwick; British Gas, Hendon House, Sunderland; M. Matthewson, French polishers, West Park View, Dudley, Cramlington, Tyne & Wear; J.W. Garnett & Co., Ltd., Hadrian House, Airport Industrial Estate, Kenton, Tyne & Wear; Diocese of Durham Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches; concerning alterations to the interior of the church, including conversion of the heating system, 22 February 1988 - 10 September 1991

Correspondence between West Rainton Parish Council; Rev. D. Guest, The Rectory, West Rainton; and William Potts and Sons, Ltd., Guildford Clock Works, Bankfield Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire; concerning the repair of the church clock and the installation of an electronic sound system, 15 August 1991 - 5 May 1992

Correspondence between Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland; David France, stone masonry contractor, 40 The Stray, Darlington; Rev. D. Guest, St. Mary's Rectory, South Street, West Rainton; E.P. Services, Grey Street (Industrial) Crook; Glassworks Stained Glass Studio, Chameleon House, No. 1 Dukesway, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead; Armitage (Burgess Hill) Ltd., painting maintenance, 23-24 Brindley Road, District 11, Washington; McLarens Toplis, 44 Frederick Street, Sunderland; Tony Atkinson & Associates, sound and communication systems engineers, Noranda House, Pennypot Lane, Eaglescliffe; concerning the repair of the stonework and the re-ordering of the interior of the church, 10 July 1995 - 2 March 1998

Specification and schedule of work for the repair and replacement of external stonework and the improvement of lighting protection at West Rainton Church by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, 18 April 1996

Transcriptions of headstones, A - P, c.1817 - 1929 Printed transcript and index: Index 88 For plan showing position of headstones see EP/WR 87

Transcriptions of headstones, Q - Z, c.1822 - 1959 Printed transcript and index: Index 88 For plan showing position of headstones see EP/WR 87

Plan of churchyard showing position of headstones, n.d. Originally enclosed in EP/WR 86 For transcriptions of headstones A - P see EP/WR 85 For transcriptions of headstones Q - Z see EP/WR 86 Printed transcript and index: Index 88

20 November 1863 (1) Very Rev. George Waddington D.D., dean, and the chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 2r.28p. of land in West Rainton (boundaries given and plan attached) as an addition to churchyard

22 October 1864 (1) Very Rev. George Waddington D.D., dean, and the chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 2r.35p. land in West Rainton (boundaries given and plan attached) as an addition to churchyard

22 February 1868 (1) Jane Jefferson, widow, and Joseph Jefferson, farmer, both of West Rainton (2) Edward Fenwick Boyd of Moor House near West Rainton, esq. Assignment of lease for remainder of 21 years by (1) to (2) of 2p. land on south side of West Rainton (plan endorsed) Consideration: £65 by (2) to (1)

8 January 1870 (1) Edward Fenwick Boyd of Moor House, near West Rainton, esquire (2) Very Rev. William Charles Lake D.D., dean, and chapter of Durham Cathedral Surrender by (1) to (2) of 2p. land on south. side of West Rainton to be used as an addition to churchyard Consideration: 5s. by (2) to (1)

17 May 1870 (1) Very Rev. William Charles Lake D.D., dean, and the chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 35p. land in West Rainton (boundaries given and plan attached) as an addition to churchyard

28 September 1870 (1) Very Rev. William Charles Lake D.D., dean, and the chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) Jane Jefferson, widow, and Joseph Jefferson, farmer, both of West Rainton (3) Edward Fenwick Boyd of Moor House near West Rainton, esquire Licence by (1) to (2) confirming assignment of lease by (2) to (3) of land in West Rainton (parchment, 1 membrane, papered seal of (1) on tag)

Order-in-Council, closing the churchyard, 15 June 1984

Copy agreement by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, for the maintenance of war graves in the churchyards at East and West Rainton, 8 August 1968 Includes: schedule of graves

Order of service for the consecration of an additional portion of land at the West Rainton cemetery, 3 May 1985

Plan of proposed alterations to the church hall 1962; letter from Rainton Colliery Company re use of their land for an emergency exit from the church hall, 1929

Licence for church hall from Performing Right Society, with related correspondence, 23 February - 5 July 1933

Correspondence between the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. R.L. Welsh, The Rectory, West Rainton; Dr. Burns, Rainton Lodge, West Rainton; Middleton & Co., solicitors, John Street, Sunderland; the West Rainton Community Association; Smith Roddam & Co., North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, concerning the disposal of the parish hall, 3 November 1971 - 19 December 1973

Copies of the London Gazette , 1880, 1884, re the Ecclesiastical Commissioners' grants for repairs to the rectory

23 June 1860 (1) Very Rev. George Waddington D.D., dean, and the chapter of Durham Cathedral (2) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) Rev. Robert Henry Poole M.A., clerk, rector of West Rainton Deed of annexation by (1) with consent of (2) to (3) of 3a.1r. ground in East Rainton (plan attached) to be used as house of residence and glebe by rectors of West Rainton. Includes appointment by Bishop of Durham of agents to determine yearly value of rectory and endorsed with certificate of value

Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to Rev. C.S. Nye at West Rainton rectory concerning additional grant of income, 22 July 1937

Statement to police by Rev. R.L. Welsh concerning robbery at rectory, 11 June 1971

Extract from The Journal concerning robbery at rectory, 26 June 1971

Extract from Sunderland Echo concerning robbery at rectory, 26 June 1971

1 December 1966 (1) Oswald Noel Gwilliam, John Thomas Fenton and Arthur Colenso House, sequestrators (2) Church Commissioners Mortgage for £575 towards cost of improvements to parsonage house, with related correspondence

Letter from H.E. Ferens & Son, solicitors, at Durham to Rev. R.L. Welsh at West Rainton concerning compulsory purchase of part of parsonage house drive, 28 June 1968

Letter from the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London, to Rev. R. Welsh, West Rainton Rectory, concerning the payment for repairs to the rectory and the payment of the annual dilapidations payment, 8 February 1972 Attached: Ordinary Assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, 1923 to 1951, 28 January 1972

Order under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures 1923 to 1951 , 20 January 1972

Correspondence between the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London; the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. R.L. Welsh, The Rectory, West Rainton; Ven. M. Perry, The Grove, Quarry Heads Lane, Durham; Smith Roddam & Co., solicitors, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland; Hayton and Lee, architects, Owengate House, Durham; Parsonages Officer, Diocese of Durham, 35 Thorndale Road, Belmont, Durham; concerning the sale of the old rectory at West Rainton and the construction of a new rectory, 30 September 1968 - 10 October 1974

1973 (1) Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Diocesan Office, Bishop Auckland (2) Parochial Church Council of the parish of West Rainton (3) Church Commissioners for England (4) Rev. Robert Leslie Walsh Conveyance from (1), at the direction of (2) and (3), to (4) of a parcel of land as a site for a parsonage house Plan attached

North, south, east and west elevations, ground and first floor plans, section A-A, and block plan of proposed new rectory at West Rainton, drawing no. Dua 92/2, by Hayton & Lee, architects, Owengate House, Durham, September 1972 Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]; 1:500

North, south, east and west elevations, first floor and ground plans, block plan and section A-A, of the proposed new rectory at West Rainton, plan no. Dua 92/3, by Hayton & Lee, architects, Owengate House, Durham, December 1972 Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]

North, south, east and west elevations, ground and first floor plans, sections A-A and B-B, and location plan, for the proposed new rectory at West Rainton, drawing no. Dua 92/4, by Hayton & Lee, architects, Owengate House, Durham, May 1973 Scale: 1:100

Sketch of the interior of the kitchen of the proposed new rectory at West Rainton, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, architects, Owengate House, Owengate, Durham, November 1974 No scale

Copy undertaking by West Rainton Parochial Church Council to repay to the Church Commissioners, £500, borrowed towards the cost of erecting a new parsonage house, 5 February 1974

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972 , by D.L. Renton, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, May 1991

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972 , by D.L. Renton, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, March 1996

Letter from Wright, Chadwick and Partners, The Galleries, Washington, Tyne & Wear, surveyors, valuers, estate agents, and town planning consultants, to Rev. R.L. Welsh at The Rectory, West Rainton, relating to the sale of 7 North Street, West Rainton, 17 May 1982

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of West Rainton rectory, by A.O. Lee, diocesan surveyor, Owengate House, Durham, April 1986

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of the rectory, by D.L. Renton, diocesan surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, May 1991

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of the rectory, by D.L. Renton, diocesan surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, March 1996

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of West Rainton rectory, by M. Galley, diocesan surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, November 2001

Terrier, 1901 - 1924

'Rector's notes re Church Property, Furniture, Etc.', January 1932 - March 1937

Inventory, 20 April 1985

Faculty to take down and rebuild church, 7 February 1863

Faculty to restore and repair church, 14 November 1893

Faculty for a children's corner with Holy Table etc., 30 October 1930

Faculty to panel east end of church, part panel sanctuary, replace pulpit and clergy and choir stalls, with related correspondence, 24 February 1933

Faculty to erect a bronze tablet, 26 January 1940

Faculty to introduce altar rails, two clergy stalls and a baptistry bench and to erect an inner porch with bookcases at south-west corner of church, 30 October 1956

Faculty to re-erect memorial headstones around boundary walls of churchyard and to level surface of ground, with related correspondence, 14 October 1960 - 1 October 1965

Faculty for the appropriation of a piece of land to the north-west of the north door of the church as a burial ground for Frederick Ernest Thompson Gibbney and Freda Gibbney, 14 July 1978

Faculty for the re-wiring of the church and for new electric light fittings and heaters, 7 December 1978

Faculty for the introduction of an aumbry and the provision of a lamp, 11 May 1987

Faculty for the internal re-ordering of the church and for the replacement of the existing heating system, 26 January 1989

Faculty for the provision of a gas supply pipe to the church, for the conversion of the existing five heaters to natural gas and for the breaking up of the concrete slab on which the existing supply tank stands, 22 November 1990

Faculty for the repair of the external stonework, the upgrading of the lighting protection installation, the repair and replacement of the stonework of the chancel arch, and the re-pointing of the stonework in the interior of the tower, 3 May 1996

Faculty authorising the replacement of the existing church heating system, 26 January 1989

Faculty authorising the provision of a gas supply to the church; the conversion of the existing balanced flue heaters to natural gas and the breaking up of the concrete slab on which the existing L.P.G. supply tank stands, 22 November 1990

Faculty authorising the installation of an electronic bell sound system, 9 April 1992

Faculty authorising the refurbishment of the west end of the church including removal of concrete flooring and its replacement with a new timber floor; repositioning the font under the west window and carpeting the whole area, 24 June 1993

Faculty authorising the cleaning and overhaul of the pipe organ, 29 November 1993

Faculty authorising the repair of external stonework; upgrade of the lightning protection; repair and replacement of the severely-eroded stonework of the chancel arch and the re-pointing and rendering of the interior stonework of the tower at the clock chamber and ringing chamber levels, 3 May 1996

Archdeacon's certificate for interior decoration, 20 October 1954

Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 13 September 1991

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the repair of gutters and downcomers, 13 September 1991

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the installation of an intruder alarm, 30 January 1995

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the felling of an ash tree within the churchyard, 16 July 2001

Quinquennial inspection report on St. Mary's church, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, March 1985

Quinquennial inspection report on St. Mary's church, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, West Auckland, September 1990

Quinquennial inspection report on St. Mary's church, by Niven & Niven, architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, March 1995

Quinquennial inspection report on St. Mary's church, by John Niven Architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, 4 July 2000

Quinquennial inspection report by Stewart Architects, 3 Filey Terrace, York, YO30 7AP, April 2015

Architect's report by J. Viven, Architects, The Old Hall, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9HL, December 2005

Architect's report by J. Viven, T.O.h.P. Architects, The Old Hall Practice Limited, 57 Front Street, West Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9HL, April 2010

Accounts for the building of the Church, 1825, and accounts of collections, 1825 - 1847

Churchwardens' accounts, 1847 - 1928

Offertory accounts, 1874 - 1888

Statement of account of church tower and windows restoration funds, 3 April 1929 Originally enclosed in EP/WR 107

Account book of church, 1 January 1926 - 30 December 1932 Enclosures: EP/WR 102, 113, 166, 169

Account book of church, 1 January 1933 - 31 December 1940

Account book of church, 31 January 1941 - 31 December 1961

Account book of church, 5 January 1941 - 31 December 1967

Account book of church, 19 January 1961 - 28 December 1975

Ledger, 7 January 1926 - 31 December 1932

Balance sheet of church expenses account, 21 April 1930 Originally enclosed in EP/WR 107

Account book of freewill offerings, 3 July 1960 - 1 July 1962

Account book of freewill offerings, 8 July 1962 - 30 June 1963

Account book of freewill offerings, 4 January 1964 - 30 March 1966

Statement of account of garden fete, 14 June 1930 Originally enclosed in EP/WR 107

Churchwardens' report ,1986, and report on the accounts, 1985, 1986

Parochial Church Council Minutes, 1929 - 1958

Parochial church council meetings minute book, 21 October 1958 - 8 May 1970

Parochial Church Council meetings minutes, 21 April 1980 - 9 September 1985

Parochial Church Council meetings minutes, 4 October 1985 - 11 December 1989

Parochial Church Council meetings minutes, 28 February 1990 - 8 December 1992

Parochial Church Council meetings minutes, 26 January 1993 - 11 December 1996

Minutes of ordinary and annual general meetings, including officers' reports, financial statements and lists of members, 29 January 1997 - 19 March 2002

Minutes of annual general meeting, 15 April 2002

Minutes of meeting, 10 June 2002

Minutes of meeting, 2 September 2002

Minutes of meeting, 21 October 2002

Minutes of meeting, 2 December 2002

Minutes of meeting, 23 February 2003

Minutes of annual general meeting, 8 April 2003

Minutes of meeting, 24 June 2003

Minutes of meeting, 14 July 2003

Minutes of meeting, 2 September 2003

Minutes of meeting, 21 October 2003

Minutes of meeting, 13 October 2003

Minutes of meeting, 22 February 2004

Minutes of meeting, 10 March 2004

Minutes of annual general meeting, 24 March 2004

Minutes of meeting, 18 May 2004

Minutes of meeting, 6 July 2004

Minutes of meeting, 22 August 2004

Minutes of meeting, 2 November 2004

Minutes of meeting, 7 September 2004

Minutes of meeting, 9 February 2005

Minutes of meeting, 14 March 2005

Minutes of vestry and annual general meeting, 23 March 2005

Minutes of meeting, 23 March 2005

Minutes of meeting, 5 May 2005

Minutes of meeting, 14 June 2005

Minutes of meeting, 14 June 2005

Minutes of meeting, 18 July 2005

Minutes of meeting, 29 November 2005

Minutes of meeting, 17 January 2006

Minutes of meeting, 7 March 2006

Minutes of vestry and annual general meeting, 23 April 2006

Minutes of meeting, 23 April 2006

Minutes of meeting, 4 July 2006

Minutes of meeting, 5 September 2006

Minutes of meeting, 17 October 2006

Minutes of meeting, 28 November 2006

Minutes of meetings, 23 January 2007 - 5 August 2010 Includes: vestry and annual general meetings

Statements of account, 1930

Statements of account, 1931

Statements of account, 1932

Statements of account, 1933

Statements of account, 1934

Statements of account, 1935

Statements of account, 1936

Statements of account, 1937

Statements of account, 1938

Statements of account, 1939

Statements of account, 1940

Statements of account, 1941

Statements of account, 1942

Statements of account, 1943

Statements of account, 1944

Statements of account, 1945

Statements of account, 1946

Statements of account, 1947

Statements of account, 1948

Statements of account, 1949

Statements of account, 1950

Statements of account, 1951

Statements of account, 1952

Statements of account, 1953

Statements of account, 1954

Statements of account, 1955

Statements of account, 1956

Statements of account, 1957

Statements of account, 1958

Statements of account, 1959

Statements of account, 1960

Statements of account, 1961

Statements of account, 1962

Statements of account, 1963

Statements of account, 1964

Statements of account, 1965

Statements of account, 1966

Statements of account, 1967

Statements of account, 1968

Statements of account, 1969

Statements of account, 1970

Statements of account, 1971

Statements of accounts, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994

Statements of account of the church for the years ended 31 December 1976 - 2002

Electoral roll, 1994

Electoral roll, 2016

Electoral roll, 2017

Papers re West Rainton Old National School, 1891, 1904, 1936

Plans of proposed alterations to Leamside School, 1884, 1893, 1911

Scheme relating to West Rainton Old National School and Middle Rainton Old National School, 28 October 1936

Draft scheme relating to West Rainton, Leamside Church of England School, n.d. post-1948]

Photograph of pupils in Group III and their teachers, at Middle Rainton National School, n.d., [ c.1904] Child in middle of second row from front identified as Ann Watson

Incomplete photograph of pupils of Middle Rainton National School, in the open air, possibly on a school trip, n.d., [ c.1907] One child marked 'x' identified as Elizabeth Watson

Incomplete photograph of the [staff] of Middle Rainton National School, taken on the same occasion as EP/WR 234, n.d., [ c.1907]

Minutes of the Youth Club Committee meetings, 1945 - 1950

Balance sheet of Mothers' Union whist drive and dance, n.d. Originally enclosed in EP/WR 107

Miscellaneous papers - newspaper article re history of Rainton, 1931; statement of compensation to the benefice after the abolition of tithes, 1941; letters re payment of the curate's stipend, 1882; re census details 1892; re Dame Carr's Charity, 1892; re using the bells for invasion warning, 1940; letter from the miners at Alexandrina Colliery to Lord Londonderry re rumours of the pit closure, n.d.; history of Brancepeth Castle

Miscellaneous photographs - West Rainton Parish Church, Leamside Chapel, Finchale Abbey, West Rainton Home Guard, 1943, St. Godric's C.E. School

Copy photograph of West Rainton, showing the main street, the school and the tower of the church by W. Baker, artist, Stockton-on-Tees, May 1904

West Rainton .. a few thoughts with a brief guide to St. Mary' s Church by E.R. Hamer, July 1994

Invitation to the annual ball of the 2nd Durham Volunteer Artillery, 18 December 1891

Invitation to the 2nd Durham (Seaham) Volunteer Artillery (WDRA) Rainton Companies' Annual Ball, 25 January 1895

Invitation to the 2nd D.R.G.A. (V) Rainton Companies' Annual Ball, 28 February 1908

Picture postcard depicting a group of women in fancy dress, possibly to celebrate Empire Day, n.d., [ c.1920] The group has the initials 'GFS'

Picture postcard depicting [West] Rainton rectory, n.d., [c.1960]

Newspaper cutting of a photograph of harvest festival decorations at St. Mary's church, n.d., [1950s]

Newspaper cutting of a photograph of steeplejacks pointing the tower of St. Mary's church, n.d., [1976]

'Memories of the Village of West Rainton', by Philip Ronan, illustrated with photographs and newspaper cuttings, April 1983

Parish magazine, October 1919

Incomplete parish magazine, November 1942

St. Mary's parish magazine, June 1944

Parish magazine, June 1982

Parish magazines, September - December 1982

Parish magazines, February - April 1983

Parish magazines, June - August 1983

Parish magazines, October 1983 - November 1984

Parish magazines, December 1984 - October 1985

Photograph of a group of men and boys with Rev. S. Dale Copeland, vicar of West Rainton, n.d. c.1890 The names of the persons in EP/WR 50 have been written on an attached sheet by Rev. T.C. Teape-Fugard whose uncle was curate of West Rainton, 1885 - 1888.

Photograph of a group of girls with Rev. Dale Copeland, n.d. c.1890 The names of the persons in EP/WR 51 have been written on an attached sheet by Rev. T.C. Teape-Fugard whose uncle was curate of West Rainton, 1885 - 1888.

Photographs of the children of Middle Rainton School, accompanied by their teachers, 1888

Photograph of Prebends' Bridge, Durham, n.d. c.1886

Photograph of Finchale Abbey, n.d. c.1886 (1 photograph, 6 inches x 3 inches) Nos.50 - 55 are glued on to one piece of paper.

Letter of Rev. T.C. Teape-Fugard, the Old Deanery, Killala, Co. Mayo, to the vicar of West Rainton, enclosing photographs EP/WR 50-55 and explaining the connections of his family with County Durham, 1976

Photograph of an unidentified family group seated on a stone wall outside a house; one of the young girls is carrying a tennis racket, n.d. c.1890

Photograph of an unidentified family group, n.d. c.1900

Photograph of Rev. W.M. Teape (curate of West Rainton, 1885 - 1888) with his wife, Caroline, n.d. c.1921

Photograph of members of the Mothers' Union carrying the banners of their various parishes, n.d. c.1942 - 1943

Photograph of a group of unidentified clergymen and parishioners, n.d. c. 1950 (1 photograph, 6.5 inches x 4.5 inches)

The children's' corner, St. Mary's Church, West Rainton, c.1950

The baptismal font, St. Mary's Church, West Rainton, c.1950

Tablet to the memory of parishioners who fell in the Great War, St. Mary's Church, West Rainton, c.1950

The altar and mosaic, St. Mary's Church, West Rainton, c.1950

The interior of St. Mary's Church, West Rainton, taken from half-way down the central aisle and looking towards the altar, c.1950

Exterior view of St. Mary's Church, West Rainton, c.1950

The archways adjoining, St. Mary's Church, West Rainton, viewed from either side, c.1950

The doorway of West Rainton Church

Photograph of the interior of the chapel at Leamside, looking towards the altar, n.d. c.1935

Photograph of the exterior of an unidentified church hall, c.1950

Photograph of workmen at north-west doorway of the church during the construction of the tower, n.d. [ c.1877]

Photograph of church and churchyard of West Rainton, St. Mary, n.d., [early 20th century]

Photograph of the corner of the church which houses the font and a bookcase, n.d. [1930s]

List of subscribers to the testimonial presented to Rev. William Marshall Teape, curate of Rainton, on his leaving the parish for Australia, 1888

Letter from Church Commissioners to Rev. R.L. Welsh at West Rainton rectory concerning church being declared a building of special architectural or historic interest, 19 June 1967

Extract from Sunderland Echo concerning Rev. Leslie Welsh being injured in church by crumbling stonework falling on his head, 7 November 1968

Extract from Church Times noting that urgent repairs are required at church, 8 November 1968

Letter from Ecclesiastical Commissioners to Rev. C.S. Nye at Rainton rectory, concerning Coal (Registration of Ownership) Act 1937, 11 February 1938

27 August 1938 (1) Rev. Charles Stanley Nye (2) North-Eastern Electricity Supply Company Ltd. Wayleave agreement to fix wire stay at West Rainton, plan attached, with covering letter

Letter from G.V. Lamidey, hon. registrar and treasurer of Durham Diocesan Readers' Advisory Committee, to Rev. R.L. Welsh at West Rainton rectory concerning the appointment of Philip Ronan of West Rainton as lay reader licensed to West Rainton parish, including copy of rules for readers, 17 January 1967

Notes on the history of West Rainton, n.d.

Leaflet describing the church, n.d., 1990s