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Darlington St. Herbert Parish

Reference: EP/Da.SHe Catalogue Title: Darlington St. Herbert Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1938 - 2011

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  • Darlington St. Herbert Parish
    • Darlington, St Herbert (Ref: EP/Da.SHe)
    • Registration (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/)
    • Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 01)
    • Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 02)
    • Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 03)
    • Registers of funerals (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 04)
    • Clergy (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/)
    • Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/section 01)
    • Registers of services (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/section 02)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/section 04)
    • Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)
    • Church (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 01)
    • Correspondence (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)
    • Dedication (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)
    • Organ (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)
    • Photographs (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)
    • Plans (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)
    • Church hall (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 02)
    • Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 03)
    • Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 04)
    • Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 05)
    • Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 06)
    • Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/)
    • Minutes (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 01)
    • East Darlington Team Ministry minutes (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 02)
    • Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 03)
    • Electoral rolls (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 04)
    • Schools (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 11/)
    • Charities (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 12/)
    • Church Societies (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/)
    • Mother's Union (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/section 01)
    • Church Purchasing Club (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/section 02)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 14/)

Catalogue Contents

Darlington, St Herbert (Ref: EP/Da.SHe)Registration (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 01)

1/1, 1/8/1

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/1

Register of baptisms, 1 October 1939 - 19 January 1975
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/8/1

Register of baptisms, 16 February 1975 - 14 May 2006
(1 volume)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 02)

1/2-5

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/2

Register of marriages, 11 July 1941 - 27 February 1952
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/3

Register of marriages, 14 June 1952 - 14 July 1962
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/4

Register of marriages, 11 August 1962 - 16 January 1971
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/5

Register of marriages, 6 February 1971 - 13 March 1982
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 03)

1/6

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/6

Register of banns of marriage, 13 July 1941 - 19 October 1950
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of funerals (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/section 04)

1/7

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 1/7

Register of funerals, 29 July 1978 - 16 July 1980; 27 July 1991 - 12 June 1992
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Clergy (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/)Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/section 01)

2/6

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/6

Register of confirmations, 9 May 1940 - 31 May 1981 (1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of services (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/section 02)

2/1-5, 7, 2/12/1

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/1

Register of services, 30 September 1939 - 31 December 1950
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/2

Register of services, 1 January 1951 - 9 January 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/3

Register of services, 6 January 1963 - 26 May 1968
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/4

Register of services, 30 June 1968 - 31 December 1978
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/5

Register of services, 1 January 1979 - 31 December 1989
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/7

Register of services, 7 January 1990 - 20 August 1997
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/12/1

Register of services, 24 April 1997 - 3 February 2008
(1 volume)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/section 04)

2/8

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/8

Circular letter to parishioners, from the Vicar, including a questionnaire about church activities, n.d., [1960s]
(1 paper, printed)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)Church (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 01)Plans (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)

4/7-11

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/7

Plan showing plastic-covered eaves in place of painted softwood at St. Herbert's church, by Cordingley and McIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate House, Durham, n.d., [April 1968] No scale
(1 plan, 23 cm. x 35 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/8

Details of two tables at the end of the back pews and a new podium to the existing lectern, by Cordingley and McIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate House, Durham, May 1968 Scale: 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12]; 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 68 cm. x 49 cm., colour wash)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/9

Plan of [fence to the yard] by Cordingley and McIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate House, Durham, n.d., [1968] No scale
(1 plan, 23.5 cm. x 33 cm., colour wash)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/10

Plan showing proposed strengthening of existing roof trusses at St. Herbert's church, by John A.G. Niven, architect, The Old Hall, West Auckland, 28 February 1981 Scales: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]; 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 59 cm. x 42 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/11

Plan of rear-access ramp at St. Herbert's church, by Alpha Plus, architects, n.d., [2004] Scale: 1:50
(1 plan, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm., photocopied)

Photographs (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)

4/2, 15

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/2

Photograph of the altar and front portion of the nave of St. Herbert's, before alteration, n.d., [1965]
(1 photograph, 15 cm. x 20.5 cm., black and white)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/15

Photographs showing the silver ware, vestments, and various fixtures and fittings inside the church, n.d. [c. 1980s] Note: colour photographs of various sizes and mounted on card with detailed handwritten descriptions for some of the photographs
(1 file)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)

4/3

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/3

Correspondence between Cordingley & McIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate House, Durham; Rev. N.H. Toogood, 45 Geneva Road, Darlington; Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. C.R. Mason, St. John's Vicarage, Darlington; Incorporated Church Building Society, 7 Queen Anne's Gate, London; and Mackenzie Bros. (Darlington) Ltd., Duke Street, Darlington; concerning the planning, financing and construction of St. Herbert's church and new church hall, 19 January 1966 - 14 January 1970
(63 papers, typescript)

Dedication (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)

2/10

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/10

Order of service for the dedication of the reconstructed St. Herbert's church and new church hall, 19 December 1968
(1 booklet, printed)

Organ (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/)

4/12

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/12

Circuit diagrams, installation instructions and correspondence concerning modifications to the Miller Norwich organ at St. Herbert's church, 12 August 1977 - 8 April 1985 (1 file)

Church hall (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 02)

2/9, 4/4-6

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/9

Order of service for the laying of the foundation stone of St. Herbert's church hall, 20 January 1968
(1 booklet, printed)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/4

Proposals to convert the church hall into a church and construct a new church hall, drawn up by St. Herbert's Committee and the Parochial Church Council, for submission to the Durham Diocesan Board for Church Development, n.d., [November 1966]
(10 papers, typescript)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/5

Plan of the foundation plaque for St. Herbert's church hall, by Cordingley and McIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate House, Durham, December 1967 Scale: full size [1:1]
(1 plan, 67.5 cm. x 55.5 cm.)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/6

Artist's impression of the new St. Herbert's church hall, by Cordingley and McIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate House, Durham, n.d., [1967 - 1968] No scale
(1 plan, 54.5 cm. x 56 cm.)

Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 03)

4/15/1

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/15/1

Inventory, 26 April 1985 - 16 April 1997
(1 booklet)

Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 04)

4/13/1-3

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/13/1

Quinquennial inspection, 28 June 2001
(1 file)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/13/2

Quinquennial inspection, 14 November 2006
(1 file)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/13/3

Quinquennial inspection, 10 June 2011
(1 file)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 05)

4/14/1

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/14/1

Schedule of dilapidations for the Vicarage, noted at the 2007 quinquennial inspection carried out on 7 December 2006 by M. Galley, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ
(1 file)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/section 06)

4/1

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 4/1

Cash book, 1 January 1956 - 30 December 1964
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/)Minutes (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 01)

6/1-6, 6/12/1

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/1

Minutes of meetings held prior to the opening of St. Herbert's church on 30 September 1939, 28 July 1938 - 28 September 1939 Also: minutes of the Parochial Church Council, 8 October 1939 - 31 January 1952
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/2

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 3 February 1952 - 24 September 1959
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/3

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 29 October 1959 - 11 March 1966
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/4

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 15 April 1966 - 7 February 1969
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/5

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 2 May 1969 - 11 December 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/6

Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 29 June 1974 - 28 October 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/12/1

Minute book, 15 January 1987 - 24 April 1991 Includes: lists of names of members of the church committee, 1987 - 1991
(1 volume)

East Darlington Team Ministry minutes (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 02)

6/15/1-3

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/15/1

District church committee minutes, 3 October 1991 - 24 February 1998 Includes: district annual general meeting minutes
(1 file)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/15/2

District church committee minutes, 19 April 1998 - 21 April 2002 Includes: district annual general meetings
(1 file)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/15/3

District church council minutes, 22 April 2002 - 26 November 2009 Includes: district annual general meeting minutes
(1 file)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 03)

6/7-11, 6/13/1

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/7

Audited account book, 3 January 1965 - 31 December 1972
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/8

Audited account book, 8 January 1973 - 31 December 1977
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/9

Audited account book, 12 October 1977 - 31 December 1984
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/10

Indexed account book, 26 May 1956 - 31 December 1972
(1 file)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/11

Restoration fund account book (p.39-62), 7 February 1966 - May 1972 Also: account of Sunday School Superintendent (p.119), 11 September 1956 - 31 December 1960

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/13/1

Accounts book, 1985- 2005 Includes: building fund accounts, 1985 - 1999; YMCA account 1993 - 1997
(1 volume)

Electoral rolls (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/section 04)

6/14

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 6/14

Electoral rolls, 1986; 1990; 1993 - 1997
(13 papers)

Schools (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 11/)

2/11

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 2/11

Order of service for the dedication and official opening of the new St. John's Church of England Primary School, Fenby Avenue, Darlington, 20 November 1970
(1 paper, printed)

Charities (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 12/)

12/1-3

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 12/1

Order of the Charity Commission establishing a scheme for the management of the Charity for Ecclesiastical Purposes in Connexion with the Church of England, in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Haughton le Skerne, 26 February 1954
(1 paper, typescript, duplicated)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 12/2

Order of the Charity Commission amending a scheme for the management of the Charity for Ecclesiastical Purposes in Connexion with the Church of England, in the former Conventional District of St. Herbert, Darlington, 20 August 1965
(1 paper, typescript, duplicated)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 12/3

Correspondence between Rev. N. and Mrs. J.R. Toogood, 45 Geneva Road, Darlington, and Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, discussing the uses to which the St. Herbert (Endowment) Trust funds may legitimately be directed, 14 May - 25 July 1968
(10 papers, typescript)

Church Societies (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/)Mother's Union (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/section 01)

13/1-3

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/1

Minutes of St. Herbert's Mothers' Union, 11 April 1940 - 11 December 1946
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/2

St. Herbert's Mothers' Union register of members and attendance, 16 August 1940 - December 1975
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/3

St. Herbert's Mothers' Union register of members and attendance, September 1974 - November 1995
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Church Purchasing Club (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/section 02)

13/4-5

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/4

Church Purchasing Club accounts, 21 January 1971 - 30 November 1984
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 13/5

Church Purchasing Club accounts, 5 December 1984 - 8 November 2001 (1 volume, cloth bound)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Da.SHe 14/)

14/1-2

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 14/1

Visitors' book for church events, including Gift Day, 50th Anniversary celebration, and Flower Festival, 12 September 1987 - 9 July 1989
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/Da.SHe 14/2

A short history of St. Herbert's church centre, n.d. [c. 2000s]
(1 paper, printed)



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