Darlington St. Hilda Parish
Reference: EP/Da.SH Catalogue Title: Darlington St. Hilda Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1888-1985
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- Darlington St. Hilda Parish
- Darlington, St Hilda (Ref: EP/Da.SH)
- Registration (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 01)
- Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)
- Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)
- Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)
- Marriage licences (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)
- Clergy (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 02)
- Registers of services (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)
- Parish boundaries (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)
- Benefice (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)
- Licence for the performance of divine service (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)
- Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 05)
- Curates' fund (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 06)
- Correspondence (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 07)
- Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 04)
- Church (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)
- Church hall (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)
- Vicarage (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)
- Other church property (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)
- Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 05)
- Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 06)
- Faculties (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)
- Inspection of Churches Measure (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 07)
- Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 08)
- Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 09)
- Sequestration (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 10)
- Vestry (Ref: EP/Da.SHSection 05)
- Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 06)
- Minutes (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)
- Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)
- Correspondence (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)
- Electoral roll (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)
- Church Societies (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 13)
- Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 14)
Catalogue Description
Darlington St Hilda parish is united with Darlington St Columba parish: see EP/Da.SCoThe church was declared redundant in 1986 and most of the fittings had been removed by 1987. In 1993 conversion was granted to a community centre, offices and residences. It was vandalised and fire-damaged before the Light and Life Gypsy Church acquired the building in 1996 and in November 2015 still owned it (http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-110687-church-of-st-hilda-)
Catalogue Contents
Darlington, St Hilda (Ref: EP/Da.SH)Registration (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 01)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)
1-4, 122-123
Ref: EP/Da.SH 1Register of baptisms, September 1888 - February 1899
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 2Register of baptisms, February 1899 - June 1909
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 3Register of baptisms, July 1909 - April 1923
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 4Register of baptisms, April 1923 - September 1940
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 122Register of baptisms, 8 September 1940 - 22 September 1963
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 123Register of baptisms, 22 September 1963 - 6 January 1985
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)5-8, 125-127
Ref: EP/Da.SH 5Register of marriages, May 1889 - June 1904
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 6Register of marriages, June 1904 - January 1917
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 7Register of marriages, February 1917 - December 1928
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 8Register of marriages, December 1928 - August 1941
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 125Register of marriages, 16 August 1941 - 9 April 1960
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 126Register of marriages, 7 May 1960 - 8 September 1979
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 127Register of marriages, 31 March 1982 - 10 September 1983
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)9-10, 124
Ref: EP/Da.SH 9Register of banns, April 1925 - September 1940
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 10Register of banns, August 1954 - July 1963
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 124Register of banns of marriage, 5 April 1963 - 3 April 1983
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Marriage licences (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)29
Ref: EP/Da.SH 29Marriage licence, Edward Almond and Margaret Hall, 17 November 1915
(1 paper, printed)
Clergy (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 02)Registers of services (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)11, 28, 120-121
Ref: EP/Da.SH 11Register of services, 1958 - 1968
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 28Register of services, February 1968 - July 1977
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 120Register of services, 30 November 1924 - 13 November 1932
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 121Register of services, 17 November 1932 - 19 July 1942
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Parish boundaries (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)41
Ref: EP/Da.SH 41Plan of alteration of parish boundaries after union with St. Cuthbert and St. James, with covering letter, 1961 - 15 November 1962
(1 plan, 58 cm. x 82 cm., 1 paper, typescript)
Benefice (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)42-43
Ref: EP/Da.SH 42Letter from Church Commissioners to Parochial Church Council concerning union of benefice with St. Cuthbert and St. James, 30 March 1962
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 43Order in Council uniting benefice with St. Cuthbert and St. James, with covering letter, 18 April - 11 December 1962
(2 papers, printed)
Licence for the performance of divine service (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)39
Ref: EP/Da.SH 39Licence for divine service in mission church of St. Columba, 21 August 1948
(1 paper, typescript)
Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 05)32-37, 40, 44-45
Ref: EP/Da.SH 32Curacy licence, James Vesey Roome, 12 May 1926
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 33Curacy licence, Ralph Henry Tillard, with covering letter, 14 March 1928
(2 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 34Curacy licence, Sidney Herbert Bates, with covering letter, 19 March 1930
(2 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 35Curacy licence, Cecil Brammer Renshaw, with covering letter, 13 February 1935
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 36Curacy licence, James Arthur Hill Wynne, 10 February 1950
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 37Curacy licence, James Hardman Green, 10 November 1954
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 40Declaration of assent, James Hardman Green, 10 November 1954
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 44Letter from Bishop of Durham to churchwardens concerning admittance of Rev. Arthur Gordon Cross to benefice, 10 June 1963
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 45Signification of admittance to benefice of Rev. Arthur Gordon Cross, 11 June 1963
(1 paper, printed)
Curates' fund (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 06)38
Ref: EP/Da.SH 38Accounts of curate fund, no.2, n.d.
(1 paper)
Correspondence (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 07)30-31
Ref: EP/Da.SH 30Letter from Bishop of Durham to Rev. R.W. Bell concerning use of incense, 7 July 1917
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 31Letter from Bishop of Durham to Rev. R.W. Bell concerning reservation, 19 July 1919
(1 paper)
Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 04)Church (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)53, 60-64, 67, 90-98
Ref: EP/Da.SH 53Plan of proposed oak panelling to south wall of sanctuary, June 1932
No scale
(1 plan, 66 cm. x 45 cm.)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 60Quote for erecting new w.c., 29 May 1964
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 61Quote for replacement of church boiler, 15 January 1968
(3 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 62Quote to repair church roof, 30 October 1970
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 63Letter from N.E.E.B. to Mr. C. Stainsby concerning floodlighting installation in church, 20 September 1971
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 64Amended design of panelling to south wall of sanctuary, n.d.
Scale: 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12]
(1 plan, 76 cm. x 46 cm.)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 67Letter from Church Commissioners to Rev. A.R.L. Prentice concerning church being building of special architectural or historic interest, 21 July 1952
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 90Letter from Church Commissioners to Rev. A.G. Cross concerning compulsory purchase order on church land [for inner ring road], 18 October 1963
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 91Letter from Freeman, Son & Daly, Darlington, solicitors, to Miss E.M. Warwick, Darlington, concerning compulsory purchase order on church land [for inner ring road], 29 October 1963
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 92Plan of ring road - Parkgate rear access to church, October 1963
Scale: ¹/16" to 1 foot [1:192]
(1 plan, 51 cm. x 38.5 cm.)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 93Letters from Freeman, Son & Daly, Darlington, solicitors, to Mr. Stainsby concerning meeting with Borough Surveyor, 13 - 15 November 1963
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 94Letter from Borough Surveyor to Messrs. Freeman, Son & Daly concerning rear access to church due to inner ring road, 20 November 1963
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 95Letters from Fawcett & Faber, Stockton-on-Tees, solicitors, to Miss Warwick, Darlington, concerning compulsory purchase of land for inner ring road, 19 - 21 August 1964
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 96Papers concerning compulsory purchase order for ring road and church hall, 1964 - 1967
(14 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 97Letter from Freeman, Daly & Johnson, Darlington, solicitors, to C. Stainsby, Darlington, concerning sale of land to Darlington Corporation, 6 August 1970
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 98Letters from Freeman, Daly & Johnson, Darlington, solicitors, to C. Stainsby, Darlington, concerning conveyance to Corporation of land adjoining church, 15 October - 4 December 1970
(3 papers, typescript)
Church hall (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)107
Ref: EP/Da.SH 107Estimate for meeting room at church, 24 June 1971
(3 papers)
Vicarage (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)101-105
Ref: EP/Da.SH 101Papers concerning improvements to St. James' Vicarage, 1968 - 1969
(12 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 102Mortgage to improve residence house, with related papers, 30 January - 1 November 1969
(5 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 103Mortgage to improve residence house, with covering letter, 1 November - 8 December 1969
(2 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 104Papers concerning improvements to vicarage, 1969
(9 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 105Plan of clergy house, Borough Road, Darlington, n.d.
Scale: 20 feet. to 1 inch [1:240]
(1 plan, 33 cm. x 40.5 cm.)
Other church property (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)83-87
Ref: EP/Da.SH 83Letters from Freeman, Son & Curry, Darlington, solicitors to Peter A. White, Darlington, concerning deeds to trust property, 19 February 1959
(5 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 8431 May 1963
(1) John William Peacock of 41 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, agent for Parochial Church Council
(2) Percival Charles Richardson of 15 Borough Road, Darlington
Tenancy agreement for 15 Borough Road, Darlington
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 854 February 1967
(1) Parochial Church Council
(2) David Leslie Bell of 28 Woodlands Terrace, Darlington
Tenancy agreement for 62 Park Lane, Darlington
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 8620 May 1968
(1) Parochial Church Council
(2) George Leslie Bell
Tenancy agreement for 3 Hilda Street, Darlington, with covering letter
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 87Notices under Public Health Act 1936 to improve 1 Hilda Street, Darlington, 13 August 1969
(2 papers, printed)
Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 05)46-47
Ref: EP/Da.SH 46Terrier, 29 July 1909 - 21 June 1928
(1 file, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 47Inventory of communion plate, 15 May 1922
(1 paper)
Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 06)Faculties (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)48-52, 54-59
Ref: EP/Da.SH 48Faculty to erect oak screen, 1 February 1922
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 49Faculty to erect stained glass windows, 13 March 1925
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 50Faculty to erect oak screen round side chapel, 9 January 1926
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 51Faculty to introduce oak panelling, 19 March 1927
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 52Faculty to erect oak panelling with brass tablet, 14 June 1927
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 54Faculty to introduce new electric lighting system, 29 July 1938
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 55Faculty to remove and replace carpet, 3 June 1939
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 56Faculty to introduce altar on south side of church, 17 May 1940
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 57Faculty to erect communion rails in Lady Chapel, 17 September 1942
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 58Faculty to improve east end of parish church, 14 February 1953
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 59Faculty to insert stained glass in window in south aisle, 9 October 1962
(1 paper, typescript)
Inspection of Churches Measure (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 07)106
Ref: EP/Da.SH 106Architect's report on church, July 1969
(1 file, typescript)
Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 08)81-82
Ref: EP/Da.SH 81Charging assessment under Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures 1923 - 1951 for £83 3s., 1 November 1954
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 82Assessment of Ecclesiastical Dilapidations, 29 September 1970
(1 paper, printed)
Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 09)65-66, 68-80, 99-100
Ref: EP/Da.SH 65Schedule showing realisation of securities and dividends and interest received and cash account showing amounts due to residuary legatees, estate of Mrs. Mary Ellen Archibald, deceased, 26 August 1946
(4 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 66Letter from Yorkshire Bank Ltd. to vicar concerning bequest by Edith Scrafton, deceased, 8 December 1969
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 68Bank book, renovation fund, 23 August 1952 - 12 June 1963
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 69Income and expenditure analysis, 1960-72
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 70Income and expenditure account, 1973
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 71Income and expenditure account, 1974
(1 file)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 72Church accounts, 31 December 1967
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 73Church accounts, 31 December 1971
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 74Account book, 3 January - 26 December 1972
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 75Church accounts, 1972
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 76Account book, 1972
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 77Account book, 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 78Account book, 1974
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 79Letter from Bank of England to C. Stainsby, Darlington, concerning dividend payments, 16 August 1971
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 80Accounts of sale of work, 1973 - 1974
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 99Letter from 'Peggy' to 'Cyril' concerning donation for altar fund, 14 January 1964
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 100List of gifts to church, n.d.
(1 paper, typescript)
Sequestration (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 10)88-89
Ref: EP/Da.SH 88Writ of sequestration, 10 April 1959
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 89Writ of sequestration and related papers, February 1968
(6 papers, typescript)
Vestry (Ref: EP/Da.SHSection 05)12
Ref: EP/Da.SH 12Vestry minutes, 1890 - 1923
(1 volume)
Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 06)Minutes (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 01)13-19, 111-113, 128-129
Ref: EP/Da.SH 13Parochial Church Council and committee minutes, 1921 - 1931
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 14Parochial Church Council and committee minutes, 1943 - 1948 (including references to the erection of a mission church, 1947 f.)
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 15Parochial Church Council and committee minutes, 1948 - 1954
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 16Parochial Church Council and committee minutes, 1954 - 1957
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 17Parochial Church Council and committee minutes, 1957 - 1958
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 18Parochial Church Council and committee minutes, 1958 - 1961
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 19Parochial Church Council and committee minutes, 1961 - 1963
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 111Minutes of Parochial Church Council meeting, 29 May 1964
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 112Minutes of Parochial Church Council Standing Committee, 12 June 1964
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 113Agenda for Parochial Church Council meeting, 26 June 1964
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 128Minutes of Parochial Church Council for St. Hilda's and St. Columba's and of domestic meetings of St. Hilda's, 24 June 1977 - 14 March 1985
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 129Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 22 November 1963 - 25 July 1969
(1 volume, card bound)
Financial records (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 02)20-27
Ref: EP/Da.SH 20Accounts, 1890 - 1917
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 21Accounts, 1951 - 1955
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 22Cash account, 1896 - 1900
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 23Ledger, 1937 - 1955
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 24Ledger, 1956 - 1962
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 25Magazine account book, 1915 - 1946
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 26Miscellaneous papers including statements of accounts, 1915 - 1928, 1947 - 1950; manuscript article on the church organ, n.d.; correspondence, 1906 - 1955, with references to St. Columba's building fund, 1954; photograph of Herbert, Bishop of Durham
(1 bundle)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 27Statements of accounts, 1950 - 1955
(1 bundle)
Correspondence (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 03)108-109
Ref: EP/Da.SH 108Correspondence of Parochial Church Council, 1947 - 1956
(1 file, typescript)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 109Correspondence of Parochial Church Council, 1963
(1 file, typescript)
Electoral roll (Ref: EP/Da.SH section 04)110
Ref: EP/Da.SH 110Electoral roll, March 1959
(13 papers, typescript)
Church Societies (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 13)114-117
Ref: EP/Da.SH 114Letter from Kitching & Lee, architects, to Rev. J. Birch concerning estimates for St. Hilda's Club, 5 December 1905
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 115Bank book, Sunday School, 11 May 1944 - 10 June 1963
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 116Charity Commission Order concerning Sunday School and Men's Club or Reading Room, with covering letter, 4 - 31 July 1969
(2 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 117Photocopy of draft Charity Commission Scheme for Sunday School and Men's Club or Reading Room, n.d.
(3 papers, typescript)
Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Da.SH Section 14)118-119
Ref: EP/Da.SH 118/1-5Parish magazines, October 1938 - May 1955
(5 booklets, printed)
Ref: EP/Da.SH 119Plan of site for probation office, n.d.
Scale: 1:500
(1 plan, 53.5 cm. x 43 cm.)
