Catalogue

Register of baptisms, 8 July 1558 - 11 February 1745/46; marriages, 17 July 1558 - 23 September 1744; burials, 20 December 1558 - 18 March 1745/46 Includes: at beginning: list of subscribers to the free grammar school in Bishop Auckland, 24 June 1606 p161: births of children to non-conformist families 1729-1740 at end: three baptism and three burial entries for 1795

Register of baptisms, 2 September 1746 - 24 December 1797; register of burials, 4 July 1746 - 25 December 1797; marriages, 11 May 1746 - 29 January 1754 Includes: transcript of baptism entries, as in EP/WW 1, 25 March 1701 - 18 March 1744 : transcript of marriage entries, as in EP/WW 1, 27 July 1701 - 23 September 1744 : list of marriage entries as in EP/WW 7, 17 May 1754 - 2 December 1797

Register of baptisms, 25 October 1829 - 24 November 1850; register of marriages, 15 October 1829 - 4 June 1837; register of burials, 15 January 1829 - 6 February 1849 Includes : transcript of baptism entries, as in EP/WW 5, 11 January - 23 August 1829

Register of baptisms, 28 January 1798 - 27 December 1812; burials, 17 January 1798 - 7 November 1812 Includes : transcript of baptism entries, as in EP/WW 5, 17 January 1817 - 26 December 1828 : transcript of marriage entries, as in EP/WW 7, 8, 12 May 1798 - 29December 1828 : transcript of burial entries, as in EP/WW 15, 11 April 1813 - 24 October 1828

Register of baptisms, 17 January 1813 - 23 August 1829

Register of baptisms, 8 December 1850 - 19 April 1964

Partial transcript of the baptism entries, as in EP/WW 1, 8 July 1558 - 18 August 1745; transcript made, c.1830

Register of marriages and banns of marriage, 17 May 1754 - 18 July 1809

Register of marriages, 10 December 1809 - 30 May 1812; banns of marriage, 22 October 1809 - 24 May 1812

Register of marriages, 10 October 1813 - 16 May 1829

Register of marriages, 8 June 1837 - 30 December 1879

Register of marriages, 26 February 1880 - 30 August 1919

Register of marriages, 27 September 1919 - 23 October 1929

Register of marriages, 29 October 1929 - 29 October 1938

Registers of marriages, 4 February 1939 - 27 February 1954

Register of marriages, 2 October 1954 - 14 October 1961

Register of marriages, 16 December 1961 - 17 May 1980

Register of marriages, 28 February 1981 - 27 July 2011

Register of marriages, 13 August 2011 - 29 February 2020

Register of banns of marriage, 28 March 1824 - 7 April 1878

Register of burials, 11 April 1813 - 27 July 1829

Register of burials, 7 February 1849 - 18 November 1958

Transcript of marriage entries, as in EP/WW 1, 17 July 1558 - 30 April 1580; transcript made, c.1830

Register of confirmations, 6 April 1938 - 15 March 1990

Register of services, 25 September 1960 - 20 June 1965

Register of services, 27 June 1965 - 1 June 1969

Register of services, 1 June 1969 - 18 September 1974

Register of services, 21 September 1974 - 11 June 1982

Register of services, 13 June 1982 - 26 May 2013

Draft pastoral scheme uniting the benefices of Witton le Wear and Fir Tree to create the benefice of Witton le Wear and Fir Tree, 12 December 1978

Copy pastoral order for the holding in plurality of the benefices of Fir Tree and Witton-le-Wear, 10 September 1976

Order in council ratifying a scheme transferring the alternate share in the right of patronage of, and presentation to, the benefice of Witton le Wear from the Bishop of Durham to H.M. The Queen in exchange for the same rights in respect of the benefice of Witton Park, 23 April 1969

Valuation of Witton Curacy, including details of stipend, glebe and tithes, 1784 - 12 September 1793

Statement, and covering letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission, from the Supreme Court Pay Office, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, detailing an exchange of stock held in trust for the benefice of Witton le Wear, and the resulting increase in the income of the living, December 1928 - 9 July 1929

Statement of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners' annual payments to the incumbent of Witton le Wear, 1 April 1939

Statement from the Office of Queen Anne's Bounty, 3 Dean' s Yard, Westminster, showing how the proceeds of the sale of 7,652 acres of land at Woodland in the parish of Cockfield have been invested, 10 November 1925

List of incumbents, 1419 - 1979, n.d. [1980s]

List of curates, sub-curates and vicars of the church of St. Philip and St. James, Witton le Wear, by M.J. Tooley, with artwork by Rosanna M. Tooley, n.d. [1986]

List of incumbents 1419 - 1936, n.d. [1930s/40s] (Originally enclosed in EP/WW 21)

Three-quarter length portrait of Rev. Dr. James Francis Hodgson, vicar of Witton le Wear, 1878 - 1922, n.d. [late 19th century]

Postcard depicting Rev. Dr. J.F. Hodgson standing in the church porch, n.d. [ c.1915]

Postcard depicting Rev. Dr. J.F. Hodgson standing in the vicarage garden with Mrs. Hodgson, who carries a small dog, n.d. [ c.1915]

Postcard depicting Witton le Wear vicarage, with Rev. Dr. J.F. Hodgson and Mrs. Hodgson, standing in the garden, n.d. [ c.1915]

Postcard depicting a full-length portrait of Rev. Dr. J.F. Hodgson, n.d. [1921]

Cutting from the [Durham] County Chronicle of a report about the retirement of Rev. Dr. J.F. Hodgson, 28 July 1921

Business card of Lambert, goldsmiths, jewellers and silversmiths, Coventry Street, London, found in a box at the church which originally contained plate given to the church by Drewitt Ormonde Drewett in 1897, n.d. Attached: card explaining the circumstances in which the business card was found, written by M.J. Tooley, 30 July 1984

Photographs of the church silver, picturing every item with a measure to indicate size, n.d. [1990s]

Altar cross

Silver plate with an engraved rim

Silver chalice

Silver jug with hinged lid

Silver flagon

Engraved silver goblet

Plain silver platter

Close-up of plain silver platter

Silver box

Candlestick

Correspondence between the Royal Armouries, Armouries Drive, Leeds, Yorkshire; C. Woodcock, 36 Castle View, Witton le Wear; Diocesan Registry, Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; A.R. Wilson, 6 Castle View, Witton le Wear; Dr. M.J. Tooley, The Old Vicarage, Witton le Wear; Sotheby ' s, 34 - 35 New Bond Street, London, and the Durham Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches, The Vicarage, South Hylton, Sunderland, concerning the indefinite loan to the Royal Armouries of a late 15th century sallet from the church of St. Philip and St. James, 24 September 1975 - 6 February 2004

Limited edition print of a pencil and wash sketch entitled ' Witton-le-Wear Old Parish Church', 7 December 1842

Photograph of the church of St. Philip and St. James, viewed from the south, n.d. [late 19th century]

Photograph of the church of St. Philip and St. James, viewed from the south, by 'Chester Vaughan's Photographs', n.d. [1890s]

Photograph of Witton-le-Wear parish church, and churchyard, viewed from the south, with Rev. Hodgson sitting on the churchyard wall and Mrs. Hodgson standing behind it, labelled 'Witton 7' and photograph of the west end of the interior of the church, labelled ' Witton Church. West. 5.' (cropped version of EP/WW 71), n.d. [late 1890s]

Postcard depicting the church of St. Philip and St. James, viewed from the south-west, printed and published by F. Frith & Co. Ltd., Reigate, Surrey, en dorsed with progress report on the writer' s health now he/she has left hospital, 7 August 1968

Cabinet print depicting the interior of the church of St. Philip and St. James, looking east from the west end, by James Fairclough, artistic photographer, Manor House Studio, Market Place, Crook, n.d. [late 18 90s]

Photograph of the west end of the church, labelled 'Witton Church West 5' , taken by R.E. Ruddock, photographer, Grand Studio, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, n.d. [late 1890s]

Photograph of the interior of the church looking down the nave towards the altar, n.d. [mid 20th century]

Postcard depicting the interior of the church of St. Philip and St. James, looking along the centre aisle of the nave towards the altar, printed and published by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd., n.d. [mid 20th century]

Series of black and white photographs of the church of Witton-le-Wear, St. Philip and St. James, taken by Ian Ward, photographer, Birtley, to accompany an application to the Department of the Environment for a grant to re-roof the church, 24 February 1985

Exterior view of the church from the south-west

Exterior view of the church and churchyard from the south-west

Bells and bell-cote

Stone cross at the east end of the roof

Stone cross at the east end of the nave roof

Churchyard cross shaft

Gravestone of James Dixon of Witton Castle Mill

Porch

Sculpted head of a man at the western side of the porch entrance

Sculpted head of a veiled lady at the eastern side of the porch doorway

Church door

Three crosses carved in relief into a slab embedded in the church wall

Cross carved in relief into a slab embedded in the church wall

Cross and a sword carved in relief into a slab embedded in the church wall

Close-up of the south door of the church showing metal rivets and carved date '1664'

Memorial tablet to Rev. George Newby, master of Witton School

Memorial tablet to Elizabeth Jane Wilkinson of Harperley Park

Close-up of Elizabeth Jane Wilkinson' s memorial tablet

Memorial tablet to Rev. John Farrer

Font in Frosterley marble

Norman stone font

Stone cross

Chancel viewed from the nave

Altar and east window

Close-up of the altar screen

East end of the church viewed from the nave aisle

West end of the north aisle

East end of the north aisle

Stained glass window in the north aisle, depicting Saint Paulinus and Saint Ethelburga, erected in memory of Mary Jane Jopling

Stained glass window in the north aisle, depicting Saint Edwin and Saint Oswald, erected in memory of A.S. Pattison

Stained glass window in the north aisle, depicting St. Aidan and St. Hild, erected in memory of J. and M.A. Jefferson

Stained glass window erected in memory of William Lishman

Stained glass window erected in memory of James and Jane Widdas

Stained glass window depicting St. Cuthbert, erected in memory of T. Dundas Bruce

Stained glass window erected by Henry Gervase Stobart of Witton Tower

Stained glass window erected by Rev. Dr. J.F. Hodgson and Alice Ann, his wife

Replica of seventeenth century sallet

Processional cross

Close-up of processional cross

West end of the church

Aumbry containing communion vessels

Aumbry and bookstand

Detail of the [vestry] door fastenings

Photograph of the replica mediaeval sallet in situ in the church, n.d. [1990s]

Photographs of the church of St. Philip and St. James, n.d. [2004]

Porch and south side of the church viewed from the south-west

West end of the church

Interior, east end of the church and altar, viewed from the north side of the nave

Interior, nave and the west end of the church

Letter from M.J. Tooley, The Old Vicarage, Witton-le-Wear, to W.K. Wills, Diocesan Registry, 21A Elvet Bridge, Durham, concerning the dismantling of a side altar introduced by a faculty of 1952, 1 August 1984

Ordinary assessment fixing the parish' s annual payments towards repairs for the following quinquennial period, 1 April 1930

Ordinary assessment fixing the quarterly amount, which the Governors of Queen Anne 's Bounty will retain out of the incumbent' s tithe rent charge, to meet the cost of repairs, during the following quinquennial period, 6 May 1930

Ordinary assessment fixing the parish' s annual payments towards repairs for the following quinquennial period, 16 April 1971

Record of ascertainments dated 5 September 1942 detailing the parish' s liability for chancel repairs and the apportionment of that liability applicable to each tithe rent-charge in the parish, together with letter of explanation from the Bounty Office, 3 Dean 's Yard, Westminster, to Rev. L.S. Langridge, 27 November 1942

Specification for the construction of three flights of reinforced concrete, granolithic-faced, steps to the south approach to the church, including the removal of one flight of existing stone steps and sundry ancillary work, October 1966

Plan of proposed three flights of grano-finished concrete steps, by R. Ellis Lee, Witton Towers, Witton le Wear, October 1966 Scales: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48] and 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12]

Correspondence between E.P. Services, 20 Beechburn Park, Crook, and R. Wilson, 6 Castle View, Witton le Wear, concerning repairs to the church bell ropes, 8 June - 9 August 1993 Includes: four photographs showing corrosion of various components: (1) close-up of wooden block supporting the bell (2) view of corroded steel straps, pivots and arm (3) corroded steel arm (4) corroded clapper

Specification for re-roofing the south elevations of the nave and chancel, 3 March 1994

Minutes of site meetings relating to the church re-roofing project, 16 September - 9 October 1997

Letter from Harrison and Harrison Limited Organ Builders, Durham to the Rev. C. Eric Waters, Church of St. Philip and St. James re repair of the church organs, 19 February 1954 (Originally enclosed in EP/WW 21)

Plan for the enlargement of Saint Philip and St. James's church, October 1902 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Plan of the interior of the church of St. Phillip and St. James by D. T. Benneworth, May 1946

Plan of exterior of the church of St. Phillip and St. James by D. T. Benneworth, May 1946

Notifications from the Ministry of Housing and Local Government that the church of St. Philip and St. Stephen, and the churchyard cross have been included in the list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, 31 August 1966

Letter from the Ven. Derek Hodgson, 15 The College, Durham, to M.J. Tooley, The Old Vicarage, Witton-le-Wear, concerning problems with the re-building of the churchyard wall, 10 December 1984

Account of moneys settled by George Pears for the building of a new vicarage at Witton-le-Wear, 19 January 1903 - 13 November 1922

Account of the 'New Vicarage House Fund' , 13 August 1924

List of papers relating to Deed of Settlement of £500 made by the late George Pears towards the erection of a new vicarage, n.d. [1930s] (originally enclosed in EP/WW 21)

Faculty for the introduction of a processional cross, 1946

Copy petition for a faculty for a side altar, 4 February 1952

Faculty for the introduction of a new carpet in the centre aisle, and for the re-decoration of the nave and chancel, 23 March 1961

Faculty for improvements in the electric lighting in the chancel, the introduction of new radiator covers in the sanctuary, the alteration of the piscina and the erection of a new stone shelf, the enlargement of the altar, the extension of the communion rail and the re-decoration of the interior of the chancel and sanctuary, 11 November 1965

Faculty for the construction of three flights of concrete, granolithic-faced steps leading from the churchyard gate to the church porch, 31 July 1967

Faculty for the conversion of one side aisle pew on the west side of the south entrance into a cupboard for storing prayer and hymn books, 20 April 1968

Faculty for the installation of a new oil-fired heating system and oil storage tank, 11 March 1970

Draft petition for a faculty for the re-building of the church yard wall, 22 April 1984

Faculty authorising the loan of a sallet to the Master of the Armouries at H.M. Tower of London and the introduction of a glass-fibre replica, 20 January 1977

Faculty authorising the renewal of the loan of the armorial sallet to the Royal Armouries, 30 August 1995

Faculty authorising the re-roofing of the south elevation of the chancel and nave, 5 August 1997

Faculty authorising the repair and update work to the electrical installation in accordance with the specification prepared by R. Lightfoot Limited dated the 2 June 2009 to bring the electrical installation up to current legislation standards, 3 September 2009

Archdeacon' s certificate authorising the planting of a copper beech and a cedar tree in St. James 's churchyard, 12 December 1997

Terrier, 3 July 1788, copied from Registry of Consistory Court of Durham, 7 January 1850

Terrier and Inventory of the possessions of the Church of St. Philip and St. James Witton le Wear in the County of Durham made by the Churchwardens in the Year 1922, with additions, 1954, 1956, 1985

Report of William J. Moscrop, surveyor for the Diocese of Durham, on dilapidations of the vicarage at Witton-le-Wear, 9 February 1922 Attached: letter from Alice Hodgson, Coatham, Redcar, Yorkshire, to Mr. Askwith, enclosing the report and commenting on her husband 's failing health, 11 February [1922] [J.F. Hodgson became vicar of Witton-le-Wear in 1878. In 1922 the living was vacant]

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures 1923 to 1951, 12 September 1955

16 November 1922 (1) Rev. George Kennedy Wilkinson, vicar of Witton-le-Wear (2) Alice Ann Hodgson, widow of Rev. James Francis Hodgson; Robert Askwith, esq., and Edward Beckett William Temple, esq. Acknowledgement by (1) of receipt from (2) of £1036 to discharge the claim of (1) for dilapidations against the estate of Rev. James Francis Hodgson

Letter from J.R. Brown, Secretary of the Church Commissioners, London to Rev. C.E. Waters, Church of St. Philip and St. James re assessment and grant under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, 30 October 1950 - 17 November 1950 (Originally enclosed in EP/WW 21)

Account book, 22 December 1940 - 31 October 1955

Receipts and payments accounts of St. Philip and St. James church for the years ended 31 December 1999 - 2002

Churchwardens' accounts, 1689 - January 1840

Churchwardens' accounts, May 1838 - April 1909

Churchwardens' accounts, April 1909 - April 1941

Parochial Church Council minutes, 1920 - 1945

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 19 February 1945 - 18 May 1953

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 24 June 1953 - 17 September 1965 For enclosures see EP/WW 34

Correspondence between the secretary of the Parochial Church Council and Miss Dewhurst of Witton House, Witton-le-Wear, concerning a right of way between the church wall and Miss Dewhurst 's house, 11 July 1965 - 15 July 1965

Postcard depicting the main street of Witton-le-Wear, printed by Brittain & Wright, paper manufacturers, Wharf Street, Stockton-on-Tees, n.d. [c.1915]