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Whickham St. Mary Parish

Reference: EP/Whm Catalogue Title: Whickham St. Mary Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 11: Schools

Covering Dates: 1748-1979

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  • Whickham St. Mary Parish
    • Schools (Ref: EP/Whm)
    • Whickham Parochial School (Ref: EP/Whm section 1)
    • Foundation and trustees (Ref: EP/Whm section 1)
    • Management (Ref: EP/Whm section 2)
    • Rules and regulations (Ref: EP/Whm section 3)
    • School premises (Ref: EP/Whm section 4)
    • Plans (Ref: EP/Whm )
    • School site (Ref: EP/Whm)
    • Tenancy agreements (Ref: EP/Whm)
    • Staff (Ref: EP/Whm section 5)
    • Friends of Whickham Parochial School (Ref: EP/Whm section 6)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Whm section 7)
    • The National School, Dunston (Ref: EP/Whm section 2)

Catalogue Contents

Schools (Ref: EP/Whm)Whickham Parochial School (Ref: EP/Whm section 1)

Founded c1714 by Rev Robert Thomlinson

Foundation and trustees (Ref: EP/Whm section 1)Ref: EP/Whm 511

Copy order, dated 18 September 1972, of the Secretary of State for Education and Science appointing new trustees of The Free School, Whickham, n.d. [ c.1977]
(2 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Whm 512

Copy of the probate dated 7 June 1748 of the will and three codicils, the latest dated 2 August 1747, of Rev. Robert Thomlinson, prebendary of St. Paul' s, London, and rector of Whickham, n.d. [1970s]
(13 papers, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Whm 513

Copy order dated 30 May 1862 of the Charity Commission appointing trustees of the Free School or Blakiston and Tomlinson's Charity, Whickham, and vesting in the trustees various parish properties and the proceeds of investments earmarked for the Charity 's use, n.d. [1970s]
(2 papers, printed, photocopied)

Management (Ref: EP/Whm section 2)Ref: EP/Whm 146

Minute book of managers of Whickham Parochial School, 13 March 1905 - 3 July 1949
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: EP/Whm 149

Instrument of management of Whickham parochial school, 10 August 1953
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/Whm 497

Rules of management of Whickham Parochial (Controlled) School, drawn up by Durham County Local Education Authority, 3 August 1949
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/Whm 508

Whickham Parochial School policy plan, May 1976
(11 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Rules and regulations (Ref: EP/Whm section 3)Ref: EP/Whm 145

Regulations of Whickham Charity School, n.d. [c.1800]
(1 paper)

School premises (Ref: EP/Whm section 4)Plans (Ref: EP/Whm )Ref: EP/Whm 147

Letter enclosing plan of Whickham parochial school and recommending its closure on the grounds of the unsuitability of the building, 30 November 1948
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Whm 148

Plan of Whickham parochial school, n.d. [30 November 1948] Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]
(1 plan, 44 cm. x 38 cm., paper)

Ref: EP/Whm 499

Ground and first floor plan of Whickham Parochial School, n.d. [1960s] Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240]
(1 plan, 29.5 cm. x 21.5 cm., photocopied)

Ref: EP/Whm 500

Ground floor and site plan of proposed new Whickham C.E. (Controlled) Parochial Junior and Infant School, Whickham, by County Architect, Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham, April 1969 Scales: 1/ 16 to 1 foot [1:192] and 1:500
(1 plan, 101 cm. x 76 cm.)

Ref: EP/Whm 501

Proposed ground floor plan of offices at Whickham Church School for Whickham Urban District Council, n.d. [1972] Scale: 4 ft. to 1 inch [1:48]
(1 plan, 58 cm. x 46 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Whm 502

Proposed first floor plan of offices at Whickham Church School for Whickham Urban District Council, n.d. [1972] Scale: 4 ft. to 1 inch [1:48]
(1 plan, 58 cm. x 47 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Whm 503

Existing ground floor plan of Whickham Parochial Church School, by Whickham Urban District Council, n.d. [1972] Scale: 4 ft. to 1 inch [1:48]
(1 plan, 58.5 cm. x 47 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Whm 504

Existing first floor plan of Whickham Parochial Church School, by Whickham Urban District Council, n.d. [1972] Scale: 4 ft. to 1 inch [1:48]
(1 plan, 58.5 cm. x 47 cm., duplicated)

School site (Ref: EP/Whm)Ref: EP/Whm 242

22 August 1932 (1) Marcus Henry Huthwaite, agent for the Rector and Wardens of Whickham, St. Mary (2) Thomas Blanshard Tilley, Director of Education of Durham County Council Tenancy agreement whereby (1) agrees to let to (2) 2 acres of land, next to the Scouts' headquarters, between School Lane and Beech Grove, Whickham, for use as a playing field for Whickham Parochial School Rent: £5 Includes: plan
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Whm 505

Copy order of the Secretary of State for Education and Science authorising the transfer of Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School to a new site, 12 June 1970
(1 paper, typescript, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Whm 506

Correspondence between the Secretary to Whickham Parochial Church Council, 22 Oakfield Road, Whickham; Director of Religious Education, Durham Diocese, Hallgarth House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. A.J. Meakin, the Rectory, Whickham; Whickham Urban District Council, Council Offices, Whickham; Smith, Roddam & Co., solicitors, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland; County Archivist, County Record Office, County Hall, Durham; John Ross & Son, chartered surveyors, 40 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Gateshead; T yne & Wear County Council, Sandyford House, Newcastle upon Tyne; Matthew Charlton & Sons (Slaters) Ltd., roofing contractors, Station Road, Hexham; and Official Custodian for Charities, St. Alban 's House, 57 - 60 Haymarket, London, concerning the disposal of the old Whickham Parochial School after the school moved to a new building, and School Cottage, 7 July 1971 - 26 July 1979
(40 papers, typescript)

Tenancy agreements (Ref: EP/Whm)Ref: EP/Whm 507

14 February 1975 (1) Trustees of Whickham Parochial School Foundation (2) Hannah Elliot of 2 Broom Lane, Whickham Licence granted by (1) to (2) to occupy School House, School Lane, Whickham, as carer to its tenant, Sarah Harrison
(2 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Staff (Ref: EP/Whm section 5)Ref: EP/Whm 150-155

Papers relating to the appointment of Robert W. Edwards as headmaster of Whickham Parochial School, 16 May 1956 - 29 May 1956
(6 papers, typescript)

Friends of Whickham Parochial School (Ref: EP/Whm section 6)Ref: EP/Whm 509

Constitution of the Friends of Whickham Parochial School Association, n.d. [May 1976]
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Whm 510

Circulars from the Secretary of the Friends of Whickham Parochial School Association, 13 June 1976 - 13 December 1978
(3 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Whm section 7)Ref: EP/Whm 498

History of Whickham Parochial (Controlled) Junior Mixed and Infants' School, 1964
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: EP/Whm 539

Badge denoting a rector' s and churchwardens' free scholar at Whickham Charity School, gifted to the parish by Rodney Yates, n.d. [late 1820s]
(1 bronze, octagonal medal, engraved, 4 cm x 5 cm)

The National School, Dunston (Ref: EP/Whm section 2)

Erected by subscription 1818.

Ref: EP/Whm 258

Plan showing proposed road widening outside Dunston National School, Dunston Road, Dunston, by Whickham Urban District Council Surveyor's Office, March 1922 Scale: 40 feet to1 inch [1:480) Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 259-265
(1 plan, waxed linen)

Ref: EP/Whm 259

Letters from Thomas Fenbow, surveyor to Whickham Urban District Council, to Rev. C.E. Little, Whickham Rectory and Rev. J.W.D. McIntosh, Christ Church Vicarage, Dunston, negotiating a purchase of a strip of land to widen Dunston Road in front of the National School, 18 March - 13 May 1922 Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 258, 260-265
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Whm 260

Board of Education order authorising the Trustee of Dunston National School to grant to Whickham Urban District Council a parcel of land (92 sq. yds.) fronting Dunston Road, Dunston, 23 June 1922 Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 258-259, 261-265
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Whm 261

25 May 1928 (1) John Campbell Carr-Ellison of Dunston Hill, esq. (2) Marcus Henry Huthwaite of Whickham Rectory, and James William Dinsdale McIntosh of Dunston Vicarage, clerks in holy orders; and Francis Troughton Foster of Timara House, Dunston, doctor of medicine Lease, for 10 years, by (1) to (2) of a parcel of land (2369 sq. yds.) behind Dunston National School, Dunston Lane, for use as a school yard Rent: £2 p.a. Includes: plan Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 258-260, 262-265
(1 file)

Ref: EP/Whm 262

Letters to Rev. L. Forster, Dunston Vicarage, from the clerk and surveyor of Whickham Urban District Council, and Richard Wylie, Durham Diocesan surveyor, 51 Grainger S treet, Newcastle upon Tyne, concerning dilapidations at Dunston National School at the end of its occupation by the R.A.F. and the Ministry of Health, 20 April - 11 July 1945 Includes: a condition report and schedule of repairs, 10 - 17 May 1945 Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 258-261, 263-265
(14 papers, typescript)

Ref: EP/Whm 263

Correspondence between Durham Diocesan Board for Religious Education, 22 North Bailey, Durham; Rev. Leslie Forster, Dunston Vicarage; Marcus Henry Huthwaite, Whickham Rectory; Trotter, Bruce & Loft, solicitors, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland; Rev. Spencer Wade, Whickham Rectory; F.A. Waller, solicitor, 90 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; Hedgeley Estate Co., representing Carr-Ellison Estates, 79 Collingwood Buildings, Collingwood Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; and Ministry of Education Legal Branch, Belgrave Square, Westminster; discussing what should be done with the redundant school buildings and arranging for a lease to Dunston Stone & Concrete Co. Ltd., 5 November 1945 - 12 February 1947 Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 258-262, 264-265
(21 papers)

Ref: EP/Whm 264

1 March 1947 (1) Rev. Spencer Wade, incumbent of the parish and benefice of Whickham (2) Dunston Stone and Concrete Co. Ltd. of Dunston (3) George Willis of 9 Knightside Gardens, Dunston, and William Menzies of 9 Barry Street, Dunston Lease, for 7 years, by (1) to (2) of the Church of England School, Dunston Lane, Dunston Rent: £100 p.a. Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 258-263, 265
(1 file)

Ref: EP/Whm 265

Correspondence between Rev. Canon G. Lamb, School House, Whickham; Trotter, Bruce and Loft, solicitors, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland; Rev. Spencer Wade, The Haven, Humshaugh, Northumberland; Ministry of Education Legal Section, Curzon Street, Westminster; and the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; concerning the Ministry's wish to include the National School Trust in a new scheme for the Diocese of Durham under the Endowed Schools Acts, and the resolution of the questions raised by the school's lease to the Dunston Stone and Concrete Co. Ltd., 10 January 1959 - 7 May 1962 Originally part of a bundle with EP/Whm 258-264
(25 papers, 1 postcard)



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