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22 April 1314, at the Chapter House, Durham (1) Hugh de Monte Alto, monk of Durham and master of Kypier [Kepier] Hospital, and brethren (2) Thomas de Goldesburgh, archdeacon of Durham and rector of Esington [Easington] (3) Richard [Kellawe] bishop of Durham Deed of arbitration by (3) between (1) and (2) regarding a moiety of the garb tithes of the bishop of Durham's desmesnes in the parish of Esington which (1) and his predecessors have received time out of mind. A dispute having arisen, (3) rules that (1) are to receive the said moiety freely in future, and (1) are to celebrate annually a mass in memory of Bishop Antony [Bek] in Kypyer [Kepier] church Endorsed: Esyngton [14th c. hand] No. 24 [18th c. hand]

23 April 1314 [orig], at Middleham (1) Hugh de Monte Alto, monk of Durham and master of Kepier Hospital and the brethren there (2) Thomas de Hessewell, rector of Seggefeld [Sedgefield] (3) Richard [Kellawe], bishop of Durham Copy [16th c.] of deed of arbitration by (3) between (1) and (2) regarding the garb tithes of Herdwick [Hardwick] which were formerly assigned to (1) with the consent of (1) and (2) and of the then bishop of Durham, in place of a moiety of the tithes of the bishop of Durham's desmesnes in Seggefeld, and which have been received by (1) since that assignment. A dispute having arisen, (3) rules that (1) are to receive the tithes of Herdwick freely forever, and are to pay 20s. of silver annually to the rector of Herdwick at Kepier on the feast of the nativity of St. John the Baptist [24 June] Endorsed: No. 25 [18th c. hand]

Copy and translation of Letters Patent of Elizabeth 1 (2 April 1574) for the founding and erecting of Kepier School and Almshouse, Houghton le Spring, detailing powers of governors of the school, the manner of their appointment etc. and copy of a letter from J. Wharton at Lincoln's Inn to William Griffith, Master of Kepier School, dated 4 July 1751 giving progress of Hope v Griffith in Chancery

Notebook containing: copy of Letters Patent of Elizabeth 1 establishing Kepier School; the Statutes of Kepier School; the will of Rev. Bernarde Gilpin, Rector of Houghton le Spring, dated 27 October 1582; extract from the will of John Heath, senior, Founder of the School, dated 28 August 1589; extract from will of Richard Belassis of Marton, 6 February 1596; subscriptions of Anthony Aray, 12 November 1607, and William Stobert, 1686

Extract from Bernard Gilpin's will, 1902

23 May 6 Edward VI [1552] Copy [16th c.] of letters patent of Edward VI, granting to John Cockbourne, lord of Ormeston, the Hospital of St. Egidius at Keipeire [Kepier] and all its property Endorsed: No. 36 [18th c. hand]

24 September 1570 (1) John Heathe of Kepier, esquire (2) James [Pilkington] bishop of Durham (3) The Dean and Chapter of Durham (4) Bernard Gilpin, parson of Houghton in the Springe, and his successors, parsons Conveyance (reciting (1)'s intention to found a grammar school in Houghton le Spring and to endow it with a living for one honest and able schoolmaster and one usher, being mere Englishmen, to instruct yearly threescore scholars, at the least, being native born within the counties of Durham and Northumberland, and the school to be called forever Kepier School) by (1) to (3) of: first pensions of 53s. 4d. p.a. from the rectory of Gateside [Gateshead], 26s. 8d. p.a. from the rectory of Whickam [Whickham], and 26s. 8d. p.a. from the rectory of Riton [Ryton], all payable at the feasts of St. Cuthbert in March and St. Cuthbert in September by even portions, and all part of the hereditaments of the late dissolved Hospital of Kepier; also a gilly tithe from the town of Bisshoppes Warmouthe [Bishopwearmouth], part of the possessions of the late dissolved Hospital of Kepier and now in the tenure of Rowland Holmes; also a yearly rent of 13s. 4d. from the rectory of St. Nicholas, Durham, to be paid at the feasts of St. Martin in Winter and Pentecost; all of which pensions and rent amount to £6 p.a. and the gilly tithes of Bishopwearmouth are presently valued at £4 p.a., and second gilly tithes of 53s. 4d. p.a. from the parsonage of Whitborne [Whitburn] in the town of Cledon [Cleadon], 43s. 4d. p.a. from a tithe with a garth in the parish of Essington [Easington], and 13s. 4d. from Chester in the Strete, all of which were also part of the possessions of the late dissolved Hospital of Kepier, and amount to £5 10s. p.a., payable at the feasts of St. Martin in Winter and Pentecost, to the intent that the first mentioned pensions and tithes, value £10, be paid to a schoolmaster, and the second mentioned tithes, value £5 10s. be paid to the usher. If the school be void or without a schoolmaster for one whole year by the negligence of (3), this grant to be void. (4) covenants with (1) and (3) to preach a quarterly sermon at the church of St. Nicholas, Durham, or St. Giles, Giligate [Gilesgate], near Durham. (1) appoints (2) to have oversight of the school. (1) covenants that if the rent from the parsonage of St. Nicholas, Durham, is unpaid, (3) may distrain Chappel Close in the parish of St. Nicholas, Durham. (3) covenents with (1) and (2) that if (4) obtains the Queen's licence to incorporate the school, (3) will convey the above endowments to the school Term: 1000 years. Rent: one red rose at the feast of St. John the Baptist for the endowments first described, and one red rose at the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist for the endowments secondly described. Endorsed: Signed, sealed and delivered by the within named John Heathe in the presence of Walter Heathe, gent,William Judye, William Ashewell, notary public, Richard Downes, scrivener, John Francklinge, Randolph Gilpin and John Gaull Endorsed: No. 3 [18th c. hand]

24 September 1570 (1) John Heathe (2) James [Pilkington], bishop of Durham (3) The Dean and Chapter of Durham (4) Bernard Gilpin Conterpart of EP/Ho 557 Endorsed: No. 4 [18th c. hand]

n.d. [dated in 1749 inventory as 13 Eliz, 1570-1571] Copy licence of Elizabeth I to John Heath of Kepier, esquire, and Bernard Gilpin, parson of Houghton in the Spring (whom Heath has made his substitute) to establish a grammar school and almshouse or hospital in honour of the Blessed Trinity in Houghton for a master of scholars, an usher and certain poor scholars and needy persons, according to the foundation of Bernard Gilpin. Gilpin to make rules for the good governance of the same. The school or almshouse, having received its first revenues of the hospital of Kepier late dissolved, by gift of John Heath, chief founder, to be called the school or almshouse of Kepier in honour of the Holy Trinity. The two wardens (master and usher), scholars and poor to be in deed and name a corporation, and to have perpetual succession forever. The wardens, scholars and poor to have full right to all lands, tenements, rents, etc., given by Heath and Gilpin, or by any other person for the increase of the premises, the statute of mortmain notwithstanding, so that the lands, etc., do not exceed the yearly value of £50. The wardens may have a common seal. Licence is given to Bernard Gilpin and his heirs, appointed in his will, to make statutes for the good governance of the wardens, scholars, etc., to continue for ever, and to change them as they shall think meet. All these things to be granted without paying any fine or fee. Endorsed: No. 37 [18th c. hand]

1 August 19 Eliz.I [1577] (1) William Whittingham, dean, and the chapter of Durham (2) John Heathe of Kepier near the city of Durham, esquire Surrender of all pensions, tithes and rents granted by (2) to (1) by indenture dated 24 September 1570 [EP/Ho 557], and surrender of counterpart of same, [EP/Ho 558] Endorsed: No. 5 [18th c. hand]

25 August 19 Eliz.I [1577] (1) John Hethe of Kepier near the city of Durham, esquire (2) John Hedworthe of Harvarton [Harraton] and Richard Belassis of Murton, esquires Grant of yearly pensions of 53s. 4d. from Gateside rectory, 26s. 8d. from Whickeham [Whickham] rectory and 26s. 8d. from Riton rectory; a portion of tithes with a garth called a gillytithe from Easington parish (43s. 4d.), and gillytithes from Bisshopwarmouth (£4), Whitborne and Cledon (53s. 4d.), Chester in the Strete (13s. 4d.), and Ryopp [Ryhope] (46s. 8d.), all amounting to £17 3s. 4d., also all deeds concerning the same. Endorsed: sealed and delivered in the presence of Thomas [ by], John Layton, George [ sam], Richard Duddley Endorsed: No. 6 [18th c. hand]

25 August 19 Eliz.I [1577] (1) John Hethe (2) John Hedworthe and Richard Belassis Counterpart of EP/Ho 561 Endorsed: No. 10 [18th c. hand]

29 August 19 Eliz I [1577] (1) John Hedworthe and Richard Belassis (2) John Hethe esquire and Bernard Gilpin, clerk, governors of the free grammar school and almshouse of Kepier in Houghton in the Springe Bargain and sale of endowments comprised in EP/Ho 561 and all deeds concerning the same Endorsed: sealed and delivered in the present of Thomas [ y], John Layton, [ ] Lawson, George Lawson, Richard Duddley Endorsed: No. 8 [18th c. hand]

29 August 19 Eliz. I [1577] (1) John Hedworthe and Richard Belassis (2) John Hethe and Bernard Gilpin Counterpart of EP/Ho 563 Endorsed: No. 9 [18th c. hand]

29 August 19 Eliz. I [1577] (1) John Hedworthe and Richard Belassis (2) John Heithe and Bernard Gilpin Duplicate of EP/Ho 563 Endorsed: Sealed signed and delivered to the use of the gov[er]n[o]rs of the Scoul of Howgton in the Springe in the p[re]sentes of John Wilson, William Thursbey, Thomas Madison, Robert [Fl]yburn Endorsed: No. 11 [18th c. hand]

12 August 29 Eliz. I, 11 bp. Ric. [1587] Letters patent of Richard [Barnes], bishop of Durham, ratifying for John Heath and Richard Bellasis, governors, the letters patent of Elizabeth I dated Canterbury 2 April 16 Eliz. I [1574] founding Kepier school and almshouse Witness: [Thomas ] Calverley, esquire, chancellor of Durham Endorsed: No. 2 [18th c. hand]

10 May 30 Eliz. I [1588] (1) John Hedworth of Harverton [Harraton] and Richard Bellasses of Murton, esquires (2) Christopher Wharton of Ufferton [Offerton] and Christopher Ranson of Houghton in the Springe, gents. Bargain and sale of pensions and gillytithes as in EP/Ho 561, and all deeds concerning the same Consideration: a certain sum of money Endorsed: Sealed and delyvered in ye presenc of Christopher Ranson, Christopher Wharton, Ralph Pendrithe, John Wilson, John Frankeland, Henry Denton and Michael Myers [16th c. hand] The Deed twixt Jo: Hedworth & Rich: Bellasys & Xpr. Wharton & Xpr. Ranson etc. May 10th 30 Eliz: for Houghton sch: re[n]ts. [17th c. hand] No. 12 [18th c. hand]

10 May 30 Eliz. I [1588] (1) John Hedworth and Richard Bellasses (2) Christopher Wharton and Christopher Ranson Counterpart of EP/Ho 567 Endorsed: No. 13 [18th c. hand]

20 May 30 Eliz. I [1588 (1) Christopher Wharton and Christopher Ranson (2) John Heath the elder and Richard Bellasses, governors of the free grammar school and almshouse of Kepier Bargain and sale of pensions and gillytithes as in EP/Ho 561, and all deeds concerning the same Consideration: a certain sum of money Endorsed: witnesses [as EP/Ho 567] No. 15 [18th c. hand]

20 May 30 Eliz. I [1588] (1) Christopher Wharton and Christopher Ranson (2) John Heath the elder and Richard Bellasses Counterpart of EP/Ho 569 Endorsed: No. 14 [18th c. hand]

Number not used

2 October 30 Eliz. I [1588] (1) Richard Belassis, one of the governors of Kepier free grammar school and almshouse (2) Christopher Whartoun, John Casson, Ralph Pendrith, George Barkouse, and Robert Ironsides, the four churchwardens, and the most part of the four and twenty of the parish of Houghton Indenture witnessing the redelivery by (1) of all written evidences [specified] which were formerly delivered to him by order of the late bishop of Durham, Doctor Barnes, and which are kept in a chest in the schoolmaster's chamber Endorsed: M[emoran]d[um] that we Mr. John Heth & Christopher Wharton have had and received this Xth daye of March 1599 of Mr. Bryan Bellassis one of the executors of Richard Bellassis esquier all the writings conteyned in this Indenture to the use of the free scoole of Houghton in the Spring otherwise called Kepier scoole. Witnesses: Cuthbert Hall, John Blackwood, Matthew Bungey Endorsed: No. 20 [18th c. hand]

2 October 30 Eliz. I [1588] (1) Richard Bellasis (2) Christopher Whartoun, John Casson, Ralph Pendrith, George Barkouse and Robert Ironsydes Counterpart of EP/Ho 572 Endorsed: No. 21 [18th c. hand]

Copy charter of the school and almshouses, 2 April 1574 and copy statutes of the school, n.d.; copy made c. 1750

Copy of the part of Bernard Gilpin's will concerning the Kepier School, 1584; copy made, n.d.

Copy extracts from Bernard Gilpin's will, describing property belonging to Kepier School, n.d., c. 1820

Copy letter from John Gregson, Durham, to the Marquess of Londonderry, describing the foundation, management, and revenue of the Kepier Almshouse and School, 21 October 1823

Sunday next after Exaltation of the Holy Cross [21 September] 1371, at Pelaw (1) John de Seburne and Isabell his wife (2) John Mylot Feoffment of all lands and a tenement in Pelaw which Isabell inherited on the death of her father John de Carleton Witnesses: John Darcy, knight, Alan de Ravensboroh, Gilbert Eglyn, Robert de Pelaw and William Mortimer

Sunday in Christmas week [28 December] 1371, at Redmarsshill (1) Joan, daughter of John, son of Richard de Pelaw (2) Gilbert Eglyn and Robert lord of Pelowe [Pelaw] (3) John Melot de Pelowe Appointment by (1) of (2) as attorneys for livery of seisin to (3) of all lands and tenements in Pelowe, inherited on the death of her father John de Pelowe called de Karlton

Saturday after the Annunciation [26 March] 1379, at Pelow (1) John, son of Robert de Pelow (2) John Milote Quitclaim of a messuage in Pelow between John Milote's house and the lord's furnace, with adjoining croft (?25 perches), and 10a. of land and 1a. of meadow divided as follows: 2a. in Neubrok; 1a. to the north of Pelton Way near a ditch; 1a. on Crokhope; 1a. and le banke and 1a. on Prestacres; 1a. on le colway; 1a. on the west of Schacowloche; 1a. on the north of Warna[?w]loche; 1/2a. on Scholbradis and 1/2a. on le faldynggrene; and 1a. of meadow between the lord's meadow and the meadow which John Wynmeniske occupies Witnesses: William de Lambton, John de Seton and Gilbert Egline

Thursday before St. Matthew 12 Hen. IV - Tuesday in the 5th week of Lent following [17 September 1411 - 22 March 1412] Assizes held at Durham before Ralph de Eure, Richard de Norton, Robert de Wyclyf and John Conyers, justices of bishop Thomas [Langley] Copy of assize court roll: recovery by Matilda, widow of John Melot, through William Melot her attorney, of a messuage and 6a. of land in Pelowe, from Richard de Goldesburgh, knight and Joan, his wife, by default, subject to the life interest of Richard and Joan, on 22 March 1412

[Thursday before St. Matthew 12 Hen. IV] - Tuesday in the 5th week of Lent following [17 September 1411 - 22 March 1412] Copy of assize court roll, Durham: recovery by Matilda, widow of John Melot, through William Melot her attorney, of a third of 3 messuages, 40a. of land and 5a. of meadow in Pelowe, as dower, from Richard de Goldesburgh, knight and Joan, his wife, by default, subject to the life interest of Richard and Joan

13 February 1413/14, at Chester (1) Matilda, widow of John Melot (2) Robert Walker of Chester [-le-Street] Appointment by (1) of (2) as attorney for livery of seisin of a tenement, dovecote and 6a. of land in Pelawe to William de Eure, William Melot, her son, and Ralph, his son Endorsed: An. 1412 [sic; 16th c. hand]

3 January 20 Hen. VI [1442] at Wotton in Werdall [Witton le Wear] (1) William Eure, knight (2) Ralph Mylot Quitcaim of a tenement, dovecote and 6a. of land in Pelawe, which (1) holds from Matilda, widow of John Mylot Witnesses: Ralph Eure, son (1), Christopher Conyers, Hugh Forster, Richard Dalton and John Wotton

12 August 37 Hen. VI [1459] (1) Ralph Melot and Eleanor, his wife (2) Thomas Lambton, esquire Feoffment of all (1)'s lands, tenements, rents, services, meadows, woods, pasture and fishing rights in the towns and fields of Pencher [Penshaw] and Bisshophoghton Rent: 36s. 8d. p.a., payable in equal portions at St. Martin in Hyeme [11 November] and Pentecost (Whit-Sunday) Witnesses: Master William Newton, deacon of Chester, Henry Preston, chancellor of Durham, Geoffrey Medilton, sheriff of Durham, Robert Preston, coroner of Esyngton ward, William Lambton Robert Hedworth, William Crakenthorp and William Colyer

[6] September 38 Hen. VI [1459] (1) Thomas Lambton esquire (2) Ralph Melot and Eleanor, his wife Grant of an annual rent of 36s. 8d. from (1)'s lands, tenements, rents and services in Pencher, and his manor of Lambton, payable at St. Martin in Hyeme [11 November] and at Pentecost in equal portions, on condition that if (2) receive the annual rent of 36s. 8d. from Pencher and Bisshophoghton [as in EP/Ho 581], this indenture to be invalid Endorsed: The Rent Charge out of Pemshar Witnesses: as in EP/Ho 581 6o : Sep : 38 : H : 6 : [16th c. hand] No. 18 [18th c. hand]

16 October 17 Eliz I [1574] (1) Thomas Melote of Maland [Mayland], esquire (2) John Hethe esquire and Bernard Gillpyne clerk, governors of the free school and almshouse of Kepeyere [Kepier] in Houghton in the Springe Bargain and sale of an annual rent charge of 36s. 8d. from lands in Pencher, in the possession of Robert Lampton esquire and payable to (1); also an annual rent of 10s. from lands in Pelowe. Covenant to deliver deeds before the feast of the Nativity Consideration: a certain sum of money Endorsed: sealed and delivered in the present of these witnesses: George Gilpin, William Whartonne, Richard Sclaitter, Robert ?Lyshen, William Ayraye, George Carleton, Launcelot Barwicke Memorandu[m] that maister Robarte Lampton esquier righte enheritoure of the lands in Penshor within written hathe in the name of attournaymente unto this presente grante and allso concerninge the season of the said rent of xxxvi s. viii d. paied unto the said governoures the 18 daie of December ao dni 1575 the sume of xviii s. iiii d. [parcell] of the said rent of xxxvi s. viii d. Memorandu[m] that Thomas Punshon, James Maltebie and Anthony Maddeson tenauntes for yeares of the landes in Pelowe within written have in the name of attournaymente unto this presente graunte and allso concerninge the season of the said rente of x s. paied unto the said governoures the [ ] of December ao dni 1575 [...... .....] said Punshon ii s. vi d. the said Maddeson and Maltebie [..... ......] as parcell of the said rent of x s. Endorsed: No. 16 [18th c. hand]

16 October 17 Eliz. I [1575] (1) Thomas Melote (2) John Hethe and Bernard Gillpyne Bond in 200 marks for the performance of covenants in indenture of even date [EP/Ho 583]

16 October 17 Eliz I [1575] (1) Thomas Melote (2) John Hethe and Bernard Gilpine Counterpart of EP/Ho 583 Endorsed: No. 17 [18th c. hand]

3 August 5 Edward VI [1551] (1) Bertram Anderson and William Jennison, plaintiffs (2) John Franckleyn and Isabel, his wife, deforciants Copy [17th c.] of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge the manor of Cocken, 6 messuages, 2 dovecotes, 3 barns, 4 gardens, 2 orchards, 200a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 200a. of pasture, 40a. of wood, 100a. of moor, 100a. of gorse and heath, and free fishery in the river Wear, to be the right of the plaintiffs

7 August 1 Eliz I [1559] (1) William Carr, gent., plaintiff (2) Bertram Anderson and William Jennison, deforciants Copy [17th c.] of a final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge the manor of Cocken [as in EP/Ho 586] to be the right of the plaintiff

25 July 12 Eliz I [1570] (1) William Carre of Newcastle upon Tyne, alderman (2) Bertram Anderson, William Jenyson, Edward Carre, James Carre and Oswald Carre of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchants Counterpart conveyance by (1) to (2) of an annuity of 40s. and another annuity of 26s. 8d. from the manor of Cocken, to be received after the deaths of John Franklyn of Cocken and Isabel, his wife, to the following uses. The first annuity to be used for the maintenance of a grammar school teacher in Houghton le Spring, and to be conveyed to the schoolmaster if the school should be incorporated by royal grant. The second annuity to be paid to the parson and churchwardens of Houghton le Spring and distributed annually to the poor of the parish on All Souls Day and Good Friday. Consideration: covenants contained in indenture dated 22 February 1559 between Bertram Anderson, Christopher Mitforde, William Jenyson, of Newcastle, merchants, and John Franklyn of Cocken, gent., and (1)

15 March 1570/1 (1) William Carr, merchant, and Ralph Carr, gent., both of Newcastle upon Tyne (2) William Jenison, Edward Carr, James Carr and Oswald Carr, of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchants Bond in 500 marks to observe the conditions of an indenture dated 25 July 1570 [EP/Ho 588] Endorsed: No. 28 [18 c. hand]

28 January 18 Eliz I [1576] (1) William Jenison, Edward Carr, James Carr and Oswald Carr of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchants (2) John Heathe esquire and Bernard Gilpyn clerk, governors of the free grammar school and almshouse of Kepyer in Houghton in the Spring Grant of 2 annuities from the manor of Cocken: 40s. for the use of Kepier school and almshouse after the death of Isabel, widow of John Franklyn, and 26s. 8d. for the relief of the poor of Houghton parish, to be delivered to the parson and churchwardens for distribution on 2 November and Good Friday. Reciting indentures dated 22 February 1559 and 25 July 1570 [EP/Ho 588]. Covenant to deliver deeds [EP/Ho 588-589] before the feast of St. John the Baptist Endorsed: sealed and delivered in presence of ye witnesses under named and allso The Indenture and obligac[i]on made by Wyllm. Carre as is within specifyed unto Wyllm. Jennyson, Edwarde James and Oswalde Carr is at thinsealinge of these p[rese]ntes by them delyvered unto Barnard Gillpin Clarke person of Howghton, accordinge to the covenante conteined in this indenture. Witnesses whereof as followethe: Ralph Jenyson, William Ayraye, Henry Janyson, Michael Myers, Henry Ayraye

7 July 30 Eliz I [1588] (1) James Carre of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant (2) John Heathe, the elder, and Richard Bellassis, governors of Kepier free grammar school and almshouse Assignment by (1), surviving trustee of conveyance dated 25 July 1570 [EP/Ho 588], to (2) of 2 annuities of 40s. and 26s. 8d. from the manor of Cocken. Convenant by (2) to pay the annuities according to the trusts established by William Carre Endorsed: Sealed and delyvered in the presens of Chrisopher Wharton, William Blytheman, Michael Myers and Edward [?H]ane Memorandum of livery of seisin

20 July 30 Eliz. I [1588] (1) Ralph Carre of Cocken, esquire (2) John Heathe the elder of Kepier and Richard Bellassis of Murton, esquires, governors of Kepier free grammar school and almshouse Confirmation by (1) to (2) of the grant of annuities of 40s. and 26s. 8d. made by his father William Carr in a deed of 25 July 12 Eliz. I [EP/Ho 588] Covenant to levy a fine within 2 years Endorsed: Sealed and delyvered in the presence of those whose names are hereunder wrytten, John Frankeleyne, John Booth, John Stephenson, Richard Blande, Charles Boothe, William Thursbey and Anthony Buttrye Memorandum of livery of seisin

26 August 1602 (1) Ralph Carre of Cocken, esquire (2) John Heath, junior, of Kepier, esquire and Christopher Wharton of Ufferton [Offerton], gent. Bond of (1) to (2) in the sum of £100 to pay the governors of Kepier school and almshouse £31 13s. 4d. (45s. a year for 13 years and 48s. 4d. the following year) in satisfaction of arrears [of rents due from Cocken manor] Witnesses: Thomas Haytor, Robert Matthew, Ralph Fetherstonhalgh, William Furbank notary public, Bernard Hutchinson Endorsed: No. 27 [18th c. hand]

14 January 1649/50 (1) George Caunt, master of Houghton school, on behalf of himself and the poor of Houghton parish (2) George Carre of Cocken and Francis Carr on behalf of himself and his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Carre Agreement for payment by (2) of arrears due to the school and poor of Houghton from Martinmas 1639 and amounting to £28 with abatements Witnesses: John Heath, Henry Smyth, John Morland Annexed: Statement of arrears due to Kepier school from the manor of Cocken, and agreed dates for payment, 8 March 1651/2 Witness: Thomas Delavall Endorsed: account of arrears, 1652 - 21 September 1658

1 August 16 Eliz I [1574] (1) Roger Rawe of [ ], Northumberland, merchant and Catherine, his wife (2) Bernard Gilpin, rector of Houghton Bond in the sum of £30 that (1) will, before St. Luke [18 October] next, assure by lawful surrender of the lord's steward a fine in Houghton called The whitt house, now in the occupation of Robert Coperthwait, schoolmaster, which (1) have bargained and sold to (2) for £15 Endorsed: [witness] Robert Coperthwait

Correspondence and accounts relating to bequests to the parish by the late Mrs. Jane Crake and the late Mrs. Emma Hunter, 12 February 1960 - 5 September 1969

Copy will of Bernard Gilpin, parson of Houghton in the Spring, 17 October 1582; copy made 17th c. Endorsed: No. 44 [18th c. hand] [For transcript: see R. Surtees, History of Durham, London, 1816, vol. I, pt. II; p.292. There are some minor inaccuracies in this transcript.]

Copy will of Bernard Gilpin, as EP/Ho 673, copied from Surtees' History of Durham, by H. Brown, headmaster, February 1831

Extract from the will, 23 September 1770, and codicil, 26 January 1776, of the late Rev. Thomas Griffith, M.A., so far as relates to Kepier school, n.d. [late 18th c.]

Copy of letter from the Rev. Alex Bennett, Kepier School, Houghton le Spring, to the Marquess of Londonderry, concerning the endowment of the school and almshouses, 27 May 1874

Order issued by the Charity Commission transferring part of the endowment of nine charities to the account, held by the Official Trustees, of the Kepier Grammar School, 15 November 1904

List of endowments of the Kepier almshouses, n.d.

29 March 31 Eliz I [1589] (1) Thomas Chamber of West Boldon, yeoman (2) Guylford Lawson of Little Usworth, gent. Assignment by (1) to (2) of a tenement or farmhold in West Boldon, now in the tenure of (1), for such term as (1) shall require. In exchange, lease by (2) to (1) of a moiety of the corn tithes from Suddick [Southwick] for 10 years, rent 53s. 4d. p.a., payable at Candlemas [2 February]. Covenant by (2) that during the life of his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lawson of Little Usworth, widow, (1) may occupy a cottage (part of the farmhold) late in the tenure of Cuthbert Chamber, smith, with the garth at the back, and 2 cow gates, 10 sheep gates and 1 fother of hay in West Boldon. (1) may take away his goods before 20 February next, also the next harvest Endorsed: signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of Thomas Clackham, Christopher Robinson and John Clibbourne No. 23 [18th c. hand]

22 April 1659 (1) George Haswell of Chester in the Street, yeoman (2) Thomas Delavall of Hetton le Hole, esquire, governor of Kepier School Articles of agreement for the lease by (2) to (1) of the gillytithes of Chester le Street for 7 years at a rent of £6 p.a. Covenants that (1) will not let the gillytithes without consent of (2), and for (1) to enter bond for performance Witnesses: Thomas Robson, Paul Lever Endorsed: No. 39 [18th c. hand]

Memorandum of agreement between Mr. J. Hudson of Bramwell Holme [ ] and the Rev. H. Brown of Houghton le Spring regarding tithes belonging to Kepier School, payable from land in Chester le Street, whereby Hudson agrees to take the tithe for 3 years at an annual rent of £26, 29 May 1828

Letter from W. Minter of Smiths, Gore and Company, 81 Bondgate, Darlington, surveyors, to the Rev. Alex Bennett, concerning lands held under the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at Chester-le-Street, 14 February 1893

12 April 1757 (1) Francis Myddleton of Offerton, esq., and Ralph Robinson of Ormesby, Yorkshire, esq., modern governors of Kepier school and hospital (2) James Crake of Houghton, staymaker Lease of a farm of land in Houghton, now in the occupation of Thomas Robinson as tenant, and divided into 2 closes. Covenant by (2) to build a stable or barn of lime and stone in the summer ensuing the date of the lease, for which (1) will refund £3 out of the first year's rent. (2) to use 6a. and no more in tillage and to leave 2a. fallow at the end of the term of the lease. [Other covenants regarding good husbandry specified]. Term: 9 years from 12 May next Rent: £9 p.a. and £5 for every acre ploughed which is not now used as such, or ploughed with the permission of (1) Endorsed: Memorandum that after sealing and delivery it was agreed between the parties that the straw of the way going crop be left by the tenant James Crake, he having entered upon the way going crop of the last tenant

Description of premises comprised in a surrender dated 22 April 1857 from John Robinson Legge and George Lowsdell Calbreath, both of Houghton, gents., to the Most Hon. Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry - part of Hall Myers Field in Houghton, adjoining Kepier school premises on the south and the churchyard on the west, n.d. [19th c.]

Note by Alexander Bennett, Headmaster of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, concerning an exchange of part of Gilpin House garden for the White House, Church Street, Houghton-le-Spring, 12 April 1889 Attached: letter from Charles Wright, 14 John Street, Sunderland, to Alexander Bennett, concerning the custody of the deed of the exchange, 12 April 1889

List of field names and acreages of unspecified property [?East Rainton] taken from a survey in possession of Mr. Smales, 3 June 1740 Endorsed: memorandum of Mr. Smales' proposals for cultivation of individual fields, n.d.

'A platt of a parcel of Houghton Moore sett forth for the Crosse fyners conteyninge 41a. 2r. 10p., by me Humfrey Farrowe', 10 March 1631/2 Gives orientation and acreages, but no scale Endorsed: A survey of the Cross - finers part of Houghton Moore [17th c. hand] Endorsed: No. 38 [18th c. hand]

Agreement by the owners of lands at Cleadon in respect of the proportions of tithe payable to the governors of Houghton School, 18 May 1730

Receipt of Thomas Griffith, for the Kepier School, Houghton, to Mr. Hinks, for one year's tithe rent in respect of land at Cleadon, 22 May 1775

20 December 1833 (1) Rev. Henry Brown of Houghton-le-Spring (2) John Cooke of Wolsingham, carrier Lease from (1) to (2) for six years of Jack Walker's Farm in the parish of Wolsingham Rent: £33 Includes: scheme of cultivation and maintenance of the farm

Statements of accounts concerning Jack Walker's Farm, Wolsingham, 1892 and 1905

Note signed by Alexander Bennett, Headmaster of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, authorising W. H. Chatt of Bowes House to act as his agent concerning the Jack Walker Farm, 2 May 1893

Statement concerning the condition of the Jack Walker Farm, Wolsingham, by W. H. Chatt, Bowes House, Fence Houses, 20 March 1905

Letter from H.B. Wright, 3 Tempest Place, Seaham Harbour, evicting J. T. Sedgwick from Jack Walker's Farm, Wolsingham, 3 May 1905

Papers concerning lands at Bainbridge Holme, Sunderland, 8 November 1894 - 26 February 1895

Interrogatories for witnesses on behalf of Christopher Wharton and John Wheatley, defendants, in a suit against Richard Hartburne, complainant, n.d. [post 1604] 1. Whether the complainant, defendant, Sir George Bowes, kt., deceased, and the messuage with Jacke Walkers field in Wolsingham, sometime in the tenure of Lancelot Marley and now in dispute, are known. 2. Whether Sir George Bowes, kt., was seised of the messuage and Jacke Walkers field 34 or 35 years ago according to the custom of Wolsingham halmote court, whether Sir George Bowes surrendered the same to the Bishop of Durham to the use of William Hartburne on 7 April 17 Eliz I [1575] and whether Hartburne was admitted tenant. 3. Whether the property was afterwards assured by custom of the manor to John Crooke and from him to Robert Browne, clerk, and his wife, Jane, and whether they were admitted tenants of the same as copyhold land. 4. Whether Bernard Gilpin, late parson of Houghton, agreed with Browne and his wife for the inheritance of the messuage and Jackwalkers Close, as an endowment for Houghton school and almshouse. 5. Whether Browne and his wife surrendered the property to Richard, bishop of Durham at Wolsingham halmote court on 11 October 24 Eliz. I [1582], to the use of William Aire, servant of Bernard Gilpin, and whether Aire was admitted tenant 6. Whether the property was shortly after assured by surrender to the governors of the free school of Houghton and Kepier. 7. Whether Christopher Wharton and John Heath, the younger, are [governors] and whether the messuage and Jackewalkers Close are part of the revenues of Kepier school and almshouse. 8. Whether Christopher Wharton and John Heath demised the property to John Wheatley for 21 years on 18 April 2 Jas I [1604] by licence of the steward of Wolsingham halmote court 9. How many years the property has been occuped as copyhold land by Sir George Bowes, William Hartburne, John Crooke, and Robert Browne and Jane, his wife. Endorsed: No. 41 [18th c. hand]

21 April 1609 (1) The governors of Houghton Grammar School and Kepier Hospital, plaintiffs (2) William Carr, defendant Decree of Durham Chancery for the payment by (2) to (1) of 2 annuities from the manor and lands of Cocken (40s. for the benefit of the schoolmaster of Kepier school, and 26s. 8d. for the use of the poor of Houghton parish), in arrears for 2.5 years, amounting to £8 6s. 8d.; (2) to provide (1) with written assurances

Inventory of writings delivered by John Hethe the younger of Kepeyere to John Kinge, 4 January 1610/11

[28] March [14 &] 49 Jas. [I & VI] [1616] Exemplification of William [James] bishop of Durham of a Durham Chancery decree in a case between John Heath, esquire, and Christopher Wharton, gent., governors of Kepier school, plaintiffs, and Thomas Chamber [ ], James Mathew, Michael Mathew and Thomas Colson, defendants, concerning the gillytithes of Cleadon and Whitburne Endorsed: September the first 1664 in Durham The Governors of the free Grammer Schoole and Almeshouse of Kepyer Compl[ainan]ts Against Robert Gray doctor in divinity, Anthony Wilde, John Thompson & others defend[an]ts. This writing was shewed to George Caunt gent. att the time of his examination before us Thomas Shadforth, Mar[tin] Allensom. Endorsed: No. 22 [18th c. hand]

Terrier of the mayne or demesne lands in the town fields of Bishopwearmouth, anciently in tillage before the division ...... attested by the depositions of John Sheperdson and Thomas Ayre of Wearmouth and Thomas Ayre of Tunstall, before the commissioners for setting forth the said mayne lands by order of Sir Francis Goodrick, chancellor of Durham & Sadberge, 6 July 1665 Includes: copy depositions in evidence, 1664-1666

Statement of case of Kepier school (3 copies), n.d. [1665]

Copy of pleading: the Governors of Kepier school in the suit against Robert Grey D.D., and others, concerning gillytithes from demesne lands in Bishopwearmouth and Ryhope, n.d. [1665]

List of demesne lands in Bishopwearmouth known to pay gillytithes, n.d. [c.1665] Endorsed: No. 35 [18th c. hand]

Extract from decree of Durham chancery: Governors of Kepier school against Robert Grey and others, 10 September 1665

Interrogatories to be administered to witnesses on behalf of Robert Gray D.D., rector of Bishopwearmouth, defendant in a case brought by the Governors of Kepier school, complainants, 10 September 1666 Includes: depositions of witnesses on behalf of Robert Gray and the Governors, concerning Hall Moore and North Moor closes in Bishopwearmouth, and whether stinted as mayne or demesne lands, or by gates, or whether stinted as other lands reputedly neither demesnes or lands. Endorsed: No. 42 [18th c. hand]

Copy decree of Durham chancery, awarding to Kepier School, complainants, the gillytithes of all demesne lands in Bishopwearmouth in the within recited terrier, also the gillytithes of two thirds of Hall Moor and a moiety of North Moore, 13 September 1666

The joint, and several, answers of twenty six of the defendants to the bill of complaint of Sir Arthur Haslerigge and Sir George Fenwicke, governors of the Kepier Grammar School, 20 October 1655

Depositions of witnesses examined on behalf of the defendants to the bill of complaint of Sir Arthur Heslerigge and George Fenwick, esq., governors of the Kepier Free Grammar School and almshouses, 7 April 1656

Depositions of witnesses examined on behalf of the complainants, Sir Arthur Heslerigge, bart., and George Fenwicke, esq., governors of the Kepier Free Grammar School and almshouses, 7 April 1656

Replication of John Tempest, esq., and Major William Belasys, esq., governor of the Free Kepier Grammar School and almshouses, and of the possessions and revenues of the same, in answer to the complaints of Robert Gray, rector of Bishopwearmouth, and others, 4 July [? 1664]

Copy of a bill of complaint, in the Durham Chancery Court, against Francis Carr and the Bishopwearmouth tenants, n.d., [17th c.]

Interrogatories (incomplete) concerning the Magna (or 'demaine') lands at Ryhope and the tithes of corn, or gilly tithes, a moiety of which was enjoyed by the governors of the Free Grammar School and almshouses at Houghton le Spring, n.d., [late 17th c.]

Interrogatories to be administered to the witnesses to be examined on behalf of the governors of the Kepier Grammar School and almshouses concerning lands in the township of Bishopwearmouth, n.d., [mid-17th c.]

Cross interrogatories, and depositions thereto, in the suit of Haselrigg and Fenwick v. Carr and the Wearmouth and Ryhope tenants in the Durham Chancery, n.d., [mid-17th c.]

Answer of Robert Gray, D.D., one of the defendants, to the bill of complaint of Jn. Tempest and Thomas Delavale, esq., governors of the Free Grammar School and Almshouses of Kepyer in Houghton le Spring, n.d., [17th c.]

Petition to the right worshipful Thomas Widdrington Knight, sergeant at law, and Chancellor of the County Pallatine of Durham, by John Tempest of Old Durham and Thomas Dalavale of the South Bailey, governors of the Free Grammar School and Almshouses of Kepyer in Houghton le Spring, n.d., [17th .]

Copy letter from T. Griffith to Dr. Stonehewer regarding the former's discharge from employment [as master of Kepier school] by Stonehewer on 18 September 1746, and demanding payment of salary arrears, 7 May 1747

Copy letter from [Thomas Griffith, master of Houghton school] to Rev. [? Sir John Dolban], regarding a dispute with Dr. St[onehewer, rector of Houghton], the subject of a Chancery action, n.d. [c.1747] Endorsed: copy of a letter to Sir John Dolban, bart., n.d.

Copy letter from [Thomas Griffith] to Dr. Stonhewer concerning the Rainton estate, n.d. [c.1747]

Copy letter from the Governors of Kepier school to [Thomas] Secker, bishop [of Oxford] regarding the lands purchased by Secker with Sir George Wheler's charity money, now let by Dr. Stonhewer and the subject of dispute; and requesting Secker to appear on behalf of the defendants in legal proceedings, n.d. [c.1747] Thomas Secker was rector of Houghton 1723-1734

[Draft] case of Houghton School, 1747

Case concerning Houghton School, with interrogatories, n.d. [1747-1754]

Queries deduced from the foregoing case [of Houghton school], n.d. [1747-1754]

Affidavit and schedule of writings belonging to Kepier school, mentioned in the answer of Thomas Griffith, defendant, and produced to the Clerk in Court, in a Chancery action, Attorney General and Robert Hope, informant v. Thomas Griffith and others, 17 June 1749

Observations and minutes collected from the records of Kepier school, n.d. [1747-1754]

Notes on the purport of the several clauses of letters patents 16 Eliz. n.d. [18th c.]

Certified copy of the will of George Davenport, rector of Houghton, including an annual endowment of £10 to Kepier school and almshouse for the maintenance of 3 poor people, 17 September 1676

Certified copy, made 12 August 1752, of the will of Henry Bagshaw, D.D., prebendary of Durham Cathedral and rector of Houghton, devising his 2 copyhold closes, Broad Meadow and Slipperthorne, in Houghton, in trust for the annual payment of £3 to the principal schoolmaster, 40s. to the usher and 40s. to Mr. Davenport's part of the Hospital, 10 November 1708

Extract from the will, made 1708, and codicil of Dr. Bagshaw, concerning his bequest to Houghton school and almshouse, n.d. [18th c.]

Copy of the clause in Sir George Wheler's will relating to the charity school at Houghton, and codicil, 18 January 1721

Copy of part of the last will and testament of Sir G. Wheler, D.D.., n.d. [18th c.]

Information at the relation of Robert Hope of Houghton, gent., n.d. [1747-1754]

Information of Francis Myddleton & Ralph Robinson, governors, and Thomas Griffith, master [of Kepier School], in answer to the relation of Robert Hope, tithing-man to Richard Stonhewer, L.L.D., and rector of Houghton, n.d. [1747-1754]

Draft of EP/Ho 656

Information of Francis Myddleton of Offerton, and Ralph Robinson late of Herrington, now of Ormesby, Yorkshire, governors of Kepier, to be presented to the Attorney General in a Chancery action, n.d. [1747-1754]

Answers to interrogatories in the cause of the Governors, plaintiffs v. Dr. Stonhewer and others, [incomplete], n.d. [1747-1754]

Answers of T. Griffith to interrogatories, n.d. [1753]

Part of information on behalf of plaintiffs [Griffiths and governors] and cross interrogatory, n.d. [post 22 May 1750] Duplicates part of final page of EP/Ho 660

No. XI Exceptions to the answer of the governors, with the governors' further answer to each exception severally annexed (pp. 197-220); No. XII Exceptions to the answer of the master with the master's further answer to each exception severally annexed (pp.221-222), 28 October 1748 For pp.195-196 see EP/Ho 663; pp. 1-194 apparently missing

Notes regarding Houghton school rents, including lands of Messrs. Lilburn and Davenport, and the Renton [Rainton] estate, evidence in Griffith v. Stonhewer, n.d. [c.1748]

Mr. Griffith's depositions on the plaintiff's part and on the defendant's part, in Attorney General v. Stonhewer, n.d. [1753]

Affidavit of Thomas Griffith concerning his demand for the rents from the lands at East Rainton belonging to Kepier school, from James Elliot, tenant, in the presence of John Elgie, 18 January 1753

Affidavit of Thomas Griffith, that he demanded of Dr. Stonhewer the rents of East Rainton lands belonging to the School and Hospital, that the demand was made by order of the Governors and by virtue of an appointment in their hands for him to collect the same, and that Stonhewer repeatedly refused to pay the rents or inspect the appointment, 27 January 1753

Opinion of Robert Ord, regarding the need for [Griffiths and Governors] to reply to the answers of Stonhewer and others, and the necessary proofs to be produced, 12 March 1754

Copy letter from J. Wharton, Boswell Court, to [T. Griffith] reporting proceedings in chancery and regarding appointment of a third party to receive the rents and manage the estate of Sir George Wheler's charity, n.d. [c.1754]

Copy letter from J. Wharton to Mr. [Griffith] relating to the hearing and decree, in Griffith v. Stonhewer, with minutes of the Lord Chancellor's decree made on 2 July, 3 July 1755

Copy letter from J. Wharton to [Thomas Griffith] regarding allocation of costs following the issue of the chancery decree and report, Boswell Court, 28 October 1758

Copy letter from J. Wharton, Boswell Court to [Thomas Griffith] informing that the Archbishop of Canterbury [Thomas Secker] insists upon payment of his costs, 14 June 1759 Endorsed: reply of R[alph] R[obinson] undertaking to pay his half of the Archbishop's costs, and expressing the opinion that he [the Archbishop] has lost his charity by being so highly advanced in the church, and that the poor in Dr. Davenport's end of the Hospital should petition him, Ormesby, 26 June 1759

Number not used

'An Historical Account of the Persecution of the Master of Kepier School in Houghton-le-Spring in Two Letters to the Revd. S[i]r John Dolben, Bar[t] & Prebendary of Durham' [by Thomas Griffith]: Letter I, 1746

'An Historical Account of the Persecution etc.': Letter II, 1746

'An Historical Account of the Persecution of the Master of Kepier School in Houghton-le-Spring, Continued, in Letter IIId to the Revd. S[i]r John Dolben Bar[t] & Prebendary of Durham' [by Thomas Griffith], 1747

'An Appendix to the Historical Account of the Persecution of the Master of Kepier School in Houghton-le-Spring in several Letters to the Revd. S[i]r John Dolben, Bar[t], and Prebendary of Durham' Nos. I-X, pp.1-192, n.d. [c.1747] Contains: copy letters patent founding Kepier School, 16 Eliz.; translation of same; copy orders and statutes of the school by Thomas Delaval, 1658; copy of Bernard Gilpin's will, 1582; copy clause in Dr. Bagshaw's will relating to his donation to Houghton School; extract of the will of Sir George Wheler, kt., D.D., copy bill of information filed in the court of Chancery against the Governors and Master of Kepier School at the relation of Robert Hope; copy answer of the Governors under seal; copy answer of the Master upon oath; and the schedule annexed and referred to in the answers For pp. 195-220 see EP/Ho 662-663

25 June 1657 Appointment of Thomas Delavall of Hetton in the Hole, Esquire, as a Modern Governor of the Free Grammar School and Almshouse of Kepier (by John Heath of Old Durham, Esquire, as heir of John Heath late of Kepier and Nicholas Battersby, Rector of Houghton)

Copy of the appointment of John Stapylton Grey Pemberton, M.P., to be a governor of Kepier School and Almshouse, 1902

[no day or month] 29 Eliz I [1586/7] (1) John Heathe of Kepier, esquire, only surviving governor of the free school and almshouse of Kepier in Houghton in le Springe (2) Robert Bellamy, rector of Houghton in le Springe (3) Richard Bellassis, esquire Appointment by (1), with the consent of (2), of (3) as governor in place of Bernard Gilpin deceased, late rector of Houghton Endorsed: No. 29 [18th c. hand]

12 August 29 Eliz I, 11 bp. Ric. [1587] (1) Richard [Barnes], bishop of Durham (2) Richard Bellassis, esquire Appointment by (1) of (2) as a governor of Kepier school in place of Bernard Gilpin, deceased, power of appointment having devolved to (1) by reason of the governorship remaining vacant more than half a year after Gilpin's death Witness: Thomas Calverley, esquire, chancellor of Durham Endorsed: No. 30 [18th c. hand]

3 October 32 Eliz I, 1590 (1) John Heath of Kepier, esquire, son and heir of John Heath of Kepier, esquire, deceased, and Robert Hutton, rector of Houghton in the Spring, governors of Kepier school and almshouse (2) John Hedworth of Harverton [Harraton], esquire Appointment by (1) of (2) as a governor of Kepier school and almshouse in place of the late John Heath, the elder Endorsed: No. 31 [18th c. hand]

16 July 1649 (1) Thomas Heath of Kepier Grange, esquire, son and heir of John Heath of Kepier, deceased, and Reuben Easthorpe, rector of Houghton in le Spring, governors of Kepier school and almshouse (2) Arthur Haslerigge, bart., and Col. George Fenwicke, esquire Appointment by (1) of (2) as governors of Kepier school and almshouse in place of Sir William Belasys of Morton Grange and Sir George Bowes of Bradly Hall, both deceased Endorsed: No. 32 [18th c. hand]

Copy of EP/Ho 605, marked 'vera copia', 16 July 1649

Copy [made by Thomas Delavall] of: 25 August 1660 (1) John Heath of Old Durham, esquire (great grandchild and heir of John Heath, late of Kepier, esquire) and John Barwicke, D.D., rector of Houghton (2) Thomas Delaval of Hetton le Hole, esquire Appointment by (1) of (2) as modern governor of Kepier school and almshouse, in place of Sir George Bowes, deceased; and on reverse side: 21 October 1662 (1) John Heath and William Sandcroft, D.D., rector of Houghton (2) Col. John Tempest of Old Durham, esquire Appointment by (1) of (2) as modern governor of Kepier school and almshouse, in place of Thomas Lambton of Biddick, deceased

16 September 1678 (1) John Tempest of the Eilse [Isle], esquire, and Henry Bagshaw, D.D., rector of Houghton in le Spring (2) Sir Ralph Carr of Cocken, and Richard Midleton of Ufferton, esquire Appointment by (1) of (2) as governors of Kepier school and hospital, in place of Henry Lambton of Lambton, esquire, and William Bellasses the elder, esquire, on their resignation

Papers, originally in file form, described [by Thomas Delaval] as 'This File containes such Papers as doe nighly concerne Houghton Schoole', 1586-1620; 1647 Includes: inventory of evidences of the school in the custody of Richard, bishop of Durham, 13 April 1586; order of the justices of the peace at Durham for the better provision of hostelry houses for the boarding and lodging of scholars attending Kepier School, requiring that only 4 brewhouses or victualling houses be allowed in the town of Houghton at one time, and only those presented by the school governors to 2 justices, that the scholars be reasonably provided for and the governors to make reformation if required, that no poor souls dwell in the parish, except those permitted by statute, and that the governors, with the four and twenty of the parish, make suitable provision for the same, 9 September 30 Eliz.I [1588]; school masters' annual accounts, including memorandum of the first payment of wages to the poor scholars and almsfolk at Candlemas 1589; receipts for school rents and payment of poor money to Houghton churchwardens; and lists of payments to [named] poor scholars

'A Book for Receipts and disbursements of the schoole - money since Sir William Belasys's Death by mee G[eorge] C[aunt]', 14 March 1640/1 - 3 June 1658 Includes: payment for repairs to school building, purchase of books, legal expenses, and receipts of school rents from Jackwakerfield Close and Penshaw Endorsed: No. 40 [18th c. hand]

'This Booke containes six severall Accounts of Mr. Geo. Caunt's, Master of Kepier Schoole in Houghton, of all those Rents he received that belonged the sd. Schoole out of Cocken, Penchar & Jackwakerfeild frome the yeare 1640 to Michalmas day 1658 As the sd. Accounts were given in by him to Tho. Delaval Esq. one of the Governors of the sd. Schoole', 1640 - 29 September 1658 Includes: rent receipts, and disbursements for the school and the parish poor

Notebook of Thomas Delaval, governor of Kepier school, 1657-1663 Includes: Copy of the election of Thomas Delaval as governor of Houghton school, 25 June 1657 Catalogue of writings in the iron chest, Houghton school, Michaelmas 1658 List of revenues belonging to Kepier school (schoolmaster, usher and poor scholars' portions), 1658 Notes touching the revenue of the school The parties that pay the school rents and the days of payment Further notes touching the revenue of the school State of account for Jackwakerfield rent, 15 April 1658 ¿ 1662 State of account for Penshaw rent, 15 April 1658 State of account for Cocken rent, 23 December 1657 ¿ 1659 Record of all rents and arrears received by Thomas Delaval since he was chosen governor, 24 June 1657 ¿ 1663 Record of all payments made by Thomas Delaval since he was chosen governor, 25 June 1657 ¿ 1663 Notes touching the poor scholars and alms folks of Kepier school, with list of names and ages of those appointed by Thomas Delaval, 2 February 1658/9 Copies of orders to be observed by each poor scholar and alms body admitted to Kepier school, 2 February 1658 Copy of the grant for admitting a poor scholar or almsman, with list of names and ages of those admitted 2 - 27 February 1661/2 List of scholars who, according to the statutes, have paid their nobles for the repairs of the school house, for many years uncollected, till this Easter, 1659-1663 List of disbursements for school repairs, 1659-1662 Copy of the confirmation of Thomas Delaval as governor, 1660 At end: in a later hand, memorandum that the large silver seal of the school (with other books and papers) being in the custody of Mr. Davenport, could never be found after his death Endorsed: No. 45 [18th c. hand]

Annual account of Richard Belassis for Kepier school, Martinmas 1587-1588

Draft of EP/Ho 614

[ ] Rutter's account of the master's wages, disbursements (from 9 February 1598/9) and receipts, 1599

Receipts of Houghton churchwardens for Cocken rents payable to the parish poor, with some lists of recipients; receipts for pensions paid to the 4 poor scholars [named]; account of disbursements for school repairs, 1601; glazier's bill, 1614; notes regarding leasehold of North Field and Mains [?Chester le Street], 1762; and part copy [18th c.] of school foundation deed; 1601-1655; 1762

List of receipts and payments of Christopher Wharton, May 1607 - 20 May 1608

Receipt of Houghton churchwardens for half year's poor money from Cocken rents, 24 June 1615

Receipts for half yearly payment of 13s. 4d. from the lands at Cocken, paid by Kepier school governors to the churchwardens of Houghton, for the maintenance of the parish poor, 16 November 1617; 25 December 1621; 30 June 1623; 20 November 1623

Receipt for 26s. 8d. paid by Lady Balles [Bellasis] of Morton House to the churchwardens of Houghton, 28 November 1640

Receipts of Houghton churchwardens for poor money, receipts for pensions paid to poor scholars [named], and bill for legal expenses, 1641-1645; 1656-1658

Receipt of Houghton churchwardens for parish poor money from Kepier school, 1642

Receipt of Houghton churchwardens for 4 years' arrears of Cocken rents, 20 February 1657/8

List of salaries paid to the poor scholars [named] out of the revenues of Kepier school, May day quarter 1672 - Lady day quarter 1674

15 February 1861 (1) The Hon. and Rev. John Grey, Rector of the parish of Houghton-le-Spring (2) The Earl Vane and Richard Lawrence Pemberton, esq., governors of the Kepier Grammar School Memorandum of agreement whereby (2) will pay (1) for the liberty of having a doorway in the laboratory of the school, gas pipes in the churchyard and the eavesdrop of the building in the yard adjoining the churchyard Consideration: 2s. 6d. p.a.

Draft report to Viscount Castlereagh and Richard Lawrence Pemberton, by the Governors of Kepier School and Almshouse, on the almshouse and its endowments, 1878

Letter from the Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, to the Trustees, Kepier School and Almshouses, Houghton-le-Spring, informing the latter that no accounts of the school and almshouses have been received for the preceding four years, 9 April 1879

Rough account for legal work undertaken on behalf of the Governors of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, by Henry B. Wright, 1884 - 1894

Letter from Messrs. Smith and Gore, 81 Bondgate, Darlington, land agents and surveyors, to the Rev. Alex Bennett, concerning the lack of plans of the land for which quit rents are paid, 14 June 1887

List of annual sums spent on repairs to the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 1885 - 1892; and note of the use of a legacy by Rev. A. Bennett, n.d.

Letters from the Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, to Rev. Alexander Bennett, Royal Kepier Grammar School, Houghton-le-Spring, concerning the purchase of stock for the grammar school, 19 July 1889 - 31 January 1902

Account of income from quit notes, n.d., c. 1890

Account of income for the Kepier School, 1890 - 1892

Statements of accounts of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, Houghton-le-Spring, 1891 - 1904

Accounts of R. Middleton Chatt and W. H. Chatt with the trustees of the Kepier Grammar School, April 1892 - January 1905

Letters from F. Stobart, Lambton Office, Fence Houses, to Rev. A. Bennett, concerning the possibility that damage to the fives court at the school has been caused by mining, 18 and 25 May 1893

Description of, and costings of, proposed alterations and improvements to Kepier School, by William Forster, Seaham Harbour, 12 June 1893

Letters from the Charity Commission, to Rev. Alexander Bennett, Royal Kepier Grammar School, Houghton-le-Spring, concerning the purchase of stock for the school, 15 June 1893 - 1 August 1904

Estimate by M. R. Lee, Market Place, Houghton-le-Spring, for work at the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 23 June 1893

Letter from Richard L. Pemberton, Hawthorn Tower, Seaham, to Henry B. Wright and others, concerning the collection of rents and the appointment of a master, 1 August - 17 November 1893

Letter from Henry B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, solicitor and notary, to the Rev. Alex. Bennett, Houghton-le-Spring, confirming Lord Londonderry's approval of the scheme for building works at the Kepier School, 7 August 1893

Copy extract from a statement concerning income from land due to the Royal Kepier Grammar School, by Rev. A. Bennett, March 1877; extract made by Frederick L. Gaul, 21 December 1893

Draft accounts, December 1893 - March 1894

Draft accounts of settlement with the executors of A. Bennett, late Master of Kepier School, December 1893 - June 1894

Vouchers for work undertaken at the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 1893 -1904

Specification, estimate, and plan by Thomas Robinson, Neasham Place, Houghton-le-Spring, for repairing the fives court, 27 June 1893 Attached: estimate for proposed improvement of the fives court by Thomas Robinson, 29 April 1896

Draft charges by H. Wright and Company, Seaham Harbour, for acting on behalf of Kepier School, 29 August 1894 - 30 December 1896

Account for legal work submitted by Henry B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, to the Governors of the Kepier School and Almshouse, 11 September 1894 - 27 May 1896

Statement of sums spent on repairs to the Royal Kepier Grammar School, itemised by different types of trade, 1894 - 1903

Proposed account of settlement of the Kepier School Governors with the executors of A. Bennett, dec'd., the late Master, 1894

Governors' Trust Account: balance sheet, 31 December 1896

The account of Henry B. Wright with the Governors of Kepier, February 1897 - December 1898

Letter from A.C. Eddis, Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, to Frederick Gaul, enclosing a questionnaire concerning the school, with copies of the answers, 13 April 1897

Application by A.C. Eddis, The Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, to the Marquess of Londonderry, requesting a meeting concerning the Kepier Grammar School, 15 May 1897

Copies of enquiry from the Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, concerning the income of the Kepier School, with a copy of the return made, 10 January 1898

Case and opinion of Thomas Ridley of Newcastle, advising the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School on their right to realise stock, 9 - 14 February 1898

Draft and copy letters from Henry B. Wright, The Grosvenor Hotel, London, to the Marquess of Londonderry and others, concerning a proposed meeting with the Charity Commissioners concerning Kepier School, 16 - 19 July 1898

Memorandum of a conference at the offices of the Charity Commission between Sir George Young and the Marquess of Londonderry, 19 July 1898

Memorandum of a meeting at the Charity Commissioners' Offices, Whitehall, London, between Sir George Young and the Marquess of Londonderry, concerning the Kepier School, 19 July 1898

Copy of letter from Frederick L. Grant to [Henry B.] Wright concerning proposals for the future management of the Kepier School, 1 August 1898

Letter from the Rev. A. Allwork, The Rectory, Whickham, to W.H. Chatt, enquiring about the reason for the quit rent payable to the Kepier School, 12 December 1898

Draft letter from [Henry B. Wright], Seaham Harbour, to [A.C.] Eddis, [Charity Commission, Whitehall, London], concerning management of the Kepier School, 1898

Extracts from acts relating to endowed schools, prepared by Henry B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, 2 March 1899

Vouchers for work undertaken at the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 1899 - 1904

Account for legal work submitted by Henry B. Wright to the Governors of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 3 January 1900 - 17 December 1902

Letter from the Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, to Henry B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, concerning the purchase of stock on behalf of the grammar school, 16 July 1901

Account for work undertaken by H.B. Wright and Company in connection with repairs to the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 7 April - 16 December 1903; 5 January - 10 December 1904

Public appeal by the governors of Houghton Grammar School for contributions towards the repair of the school house, at the estimated cost of £80, and list of subscribers, 1744

As EP/Ho 626, with a more extensive list of subscribers added, n.d. [1744]

Letter of appeal by John Young, D.D., headmaster of Kepier school, for contributions to the Kepier Scholarship Fund, intended to establish one or more scholarships from Kepier Grammar School to the universities, 12 January 1840

Observations of Henry B. Wright for the Governors to a scheme by the County Council for taking over the Kepier School for higher education, with related papers, 17 July - 18 August 1905

Draft report of H.B. Wright to the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School on the suggested scheme for transferring the school's property and endowments to the Durham County Council, n.d., [1905]

Copies of the appendices to accompany EP/Ho 893, 18 July and 18 August 1905

List of properties, tithes, quit-rents, charities, mortgages, and scholarships belonging to the Kepier Grammar School, c. 1905

Copy of the audited statement of accounts for the year 1905 of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, returned to the Board of Education, 10 March 1906

Correspondence from the Board of Education, Whitehall, London, and others, to H.B. Wright and Company, 3 Tempest Place, Seaham Harbour, concerning an inspection of the Kepier School and a conference between the inspectors and the school governors, 15 May 1906 - 21 June 1906

Letter from H.B. Wright, 3 Tempest Place, Seaham Harbour, to the Rev. Canon Browne, forwarding a copy of a report of a meeting on 26 June 1906 between the school inspectors and one of the governors, 13 July 1906

Note describing the arrangements for the modernisation of the Kepier Grammar School, and the involvement of the County Council and District Council on its board of governors, 4 October 1906

Various notes concerning a conference at the Kepier School, 4 - 5 October 1906

List of governors of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, c. 1906

Copy of recommendations for the reconstitution of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, n.d., [1906]

Draft notes on a scheme for modernising the Kepier School foundation, May 1907

Notes on the Kepier School scheme drafted by the Board of Education, 10 May 1909

Notes on the Board of Education scheme for the Kepier School by H.B. W[right], Harrogate, Yorkshire, 15 June 1909

Draft letter to The Secretary to the Board of Education, with notes for drafting a new scheme dividing the Kepier School endowments into scholarships, November - December 1910

A record of income from endowments included in the scheme for the Kepier School, and notes of possible sources of income for the school if the proposed new scheme were to become operative, n.d., [c. 1910]

Copy of "Mr. Scott's notes of interviews at Houghton", n.d., [1910]

Account for legal work concerning repairs to the school, submitted by Wright and Scott, Seaham Harbour, to the Governors of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 19 January 1911 - 16 November 1911

Copy of the reply from the Board of Education, Whitehall, London, to the Governors of Kepier Grammar School, offering observations on the proposals of the Trustees for the future application of the endowment income, 1 March 1911

Memorandum of the query concerning an application of the endowments if the Kepier Grammar School were to be closed, 13 March 1911

Draft observations of the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School in reply to a letter of 1 March 1911 from the Board of Education, May 1911

Account for legal work concerning the constitution of the school, submitted by Wright and Scott, Seaham Harbour, to the Governors of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 3 January 1912 - 19 December 1914

Correspondence between the Board of Education, Whitehall, London, and Messrs. H.B. Wright and Company, 3 Tempest Place, Seaham Harbour, concerning the temporary closure of the school and the possible consequent failure of the grammar school trust, 14 October 1915 - 25 January 1916

Draft report by H. B. Wright and Company to the Marquess of Londonderry as a governor of the Kepier Grammar School and Almshouses, 28 January 1916

Draft letter from [possibly H.B. Wright], Seaham Harbour, to J. S. G. Pemberton, concerning use of the Kepier School by the military, and recent meetings with Lord Londonderry and Mr. Gaul, 10 May 1916

Draft application by the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School to the Board of Education for the preparation of a scheme, 1916

Draft application by the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School for a scheme under the Charitable Trust Acts, (1853 - 1894), or the Endowed Schools Acts, (1869 - 1874), 1916

Letter from the incumbent of Houghton-le-Spring, The Rectory, Houghton-le-Spring, to [Henry B.] Wright concerning the County Council scheme for the Kepier School and securing teaching according to the principles of the Church of England, 15 July, n.y.

Memorandum of a conference with Mr. Ditchfield concerning religious education at the Kepier School, n.d.

Copy letter from H.B. Wright to the Secretary, Board of Education, Whitehall, London, concerning the terms of a draft scheme for the Kepier Grammar School, 2 December

Draft application by the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School to the Board of Education for a scheme to be made under the Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853 - 1894 or the Endowed Schools Acts, 1869 - 1874, n.d

Proof of a scheme for the Kepier Grammar School made by the Board of Education under the Endowed Schools Acts, 1869 - 1874, n.d.

Volume of correspondence and papers of Ralph Robinson (1680-1764), governor of Kepier School, principally relating to the school's legal affairs, also tax assessments, and correspondence of his kinsman Marshall Robinson, 1633-1769 Contains: - Statement of the purport of the several clauses of the letters patent 16 Eliz., 1573-74 - Extract from an original deed of conveyance by John Heath and B. Gilpin to the Dean and Chapter of Durham in trust, 12 Eliz., 1569-1570 - Extract from the will of Sir George Wheeler kt. D.D., prebendary of the cathedral church of Durham, n.d. - A copy of that part of the late Rev. Dr. Bagshaw's will which concerns Houghton School, n.d. - Extract from the registry of the Bishop's consistory court of Durham of the surrender of Broad Meadows and Slipperthorne closes in Houghton to the use of Ralph Gowland and Robert Chilton in trust for uses specified in the will of Rev. Dr. Bagshaw, n.d. - Rental of school and hospital lands, 1737-1738 - Terriers of lands at Bishopwearmouth and Ryhope yielding a corn tithe to Houghton School, n.d. [18th c.] - Computation of interest due from the new buildings at Houghton School, and balance of accounts since 1701, n.d. [c.1734] - Statement of arrears due from George Robinson for the school garth, 1 May 1731 - Rental of Houghton Hospital, Lilburne's End, for half years to Martinmas, 1743 and 1744 - Petition of the governors for contributions to the repair of Houghton School, and list of subscribers, n.d. [1744] - Letter from Thomas Griffith, Houghton, to Ralph Robinson, Herrington, enclosing a terrier [? see above] and discussing Ryhope gillytithe, 18 January 1735 - Letter from T. Griffith, Houghton, to [Ralph Robinson], sending draft lease for Rainton land prepared by Smales, and referring to the terms of the lease, 16 January 1740 - Letter from Robert Hope and Miles Robinson, churchwardens, to Ralph Robinson, Middle Herrington, desiring the governors to appoint a meeting in the school to choose 5 poor scholars, and to hear the churchwardens' complaints relating to the school, 16 January 1746 - Letter from T. Griffith, Houghton, to [Ralph Robinson] including copy letter from Francis Myddleton to Griffith, concerning the intimidation of the tenant of Rainton Farm by Dr. [Stonhewer], 10 February 1746 - Letter from T. Griffith and Anthony Munton to Francis Myddleton and Ralph Robinson, governors of Kepier School, presenting the master and usher's case about Robert Hope, 26 April 1746 - Letter from T. Griffith, Houghton, to [possibly Newby of Sedbergh School] concerning the appointment of an usher, 29 October 1746 - Letter from T. Griffith to [Ralph Robinson] concerning the tenancy of Rainton Farm and the power of appointment for receiving rents, 27 March 1747 - Copy letter from Ralph Robinson, Ormesby [Yorkshire], to [Francis Myddleton] about taking counsel's opinion as to Wheler and Bagshaw's wills, and whether the rector can retain the rents, 6 June 1747 - Letter from Francis Myddleton, London, to Ralph Robinson, regarding the submission of the school's case to Chancery counsel for opinion, 11 June 1747 - Statement of case concerning Houghton School, and the opinion of D. Ryder, 13 July 1747 - Copy information of Sir Dudley Ryder, kt., H.M. Attorney General, and Thomas Rudd, at the relation of Robert Hope of Houghton-le-Spring, to the Rt. Hon. Philip Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor, concerning the Houghton School case, and bill for the subpoena of the governors and Griffith, 6 October 1747 - Letter from T. Griffith to [Ralph Robinson] enclosing a copy bill and observations as to the purport of the foundation charter and statutes, 8 November 1747 - Copy notice of publication in the Newcastle Courant of an historical account of the persecution of the master of Kepier School, 20 December 1746 - Writ of subpoena issued to Francis Middleton, esq., Ralph Robinson, esq., and Thomas Griffith, clerk, for appearance in Chancery on 23 October at the suit of the Attorney General, 13 October 21 Geo.II [1747] - Letter from [Francis Myddleton], Offerton, to Ralph Robinson, concerning the nomination of an usher, and dismissing Griffith's brother, 'idle and wild ... very lude when at Houghton', as a possible candidate, 29 November 1748; and endorsed reply of Robinson, discussing Mr. Anthony Thompson, a Westmorland man, 14 December 1748 - Letter from T. Griffith, Houghton, to Ralph Robinson, Ormesby [Yorkshire], about court proceedings and deposit of documents in court, 31 March 1749 - Letter from Francis Myddleton to [Ralph Robinson] concerning payment of legal fees, 8 January 1750 - Memorandum of payment of legal fees, 30 December 1750 - Memorandum concerning application for a place at Houghton Hospital, 23 September 1750 - Letter from Richard Bates, Newbottle, to Ralph Robinson, Herrington, recommending Ann Watson for a place in Houghton Hospital, 3 December 1750 - Letter from Thomas Sharp, Durham, to [Ralph Robionson], recommending Jane Watson for a place in Houghton Hospital, 10 December 1750 - Letter from T. Griffith to Ralph Robinson, Ormesby, Yorkshire, including a copy letter from J. Wharton, Lincolns Inn, 4 July 1751, reporting the opinion delivered by the Lord Chancellor, finding the complaints against the master without foundation, and conveying the writer's congratulations, 7 June 1751 - Letter from Francis Myddleton to [Ralph Robinson] enclosing papers [see below] from Mr. Hopper, Durham, 6 February 1752 - Letter from [T. Griffith], Houghton, to Ralph Robinson, Ormesby, concerning the signature of an address [see below] to be sent to the bishop of Oxford from the governors, 17 June 1752 - Letter from Thomas [Secker, bishop of] Oxford, St. Paul's Deanery, to Myddleton and Robinson, regretting their difference with Dr. Stonhewer and recommending an amicable settlement, 20 June 1752 - Letter from Jno. Mann to [Ralph Robinson] regarding the examination of witnesses in Attorney General v. Stonhewer, 19 October 1754 - Address from Francis Myddleton and Ralph Robinson to [Thomas, bishop of Oxford] requesting the latter to act as relator or an amicable defendant in an information filed in Chancery to recover the revenues of Sir George Wheler's charity from Dr. Stonhewer, n.d. [June 1752] - Letter from Robert Ord, advising on proceedings in Attorney General v. Stonhewer et al., 12 March 1754 - Letter from Jno. Mann, Durham, to Ralph Robinson, Ormesby, enclosing copy minutes of the decree in Attorney General v. Stonhewer, resulting in a complete victory for the school governors and master, and a copy of Mr. Wharton's letter discussing the judgement and costs, 6 July 1755 - Copy report of the trial of a cause brought by Robert Hope, tithingman to the rector of Houghton-le-Spring, against the school governors and masters, on a charge of misconduct and misapplication of school revenues, particularly the establishment of the master contrary to 'some pretended statutes', and the refusal of the master to admit into school any more boarders from Hope's house ... and the finding that the complaints were without foundation and the information vexatious and malicious', July, n.y. [1751] - Bill of Hendry Hopper for legal fees payable by Messrs. Myddleton and Robinson for Chancery suit at Westminster, 4 December 1747 - 28 April 1750 - Bill of Henry Hopper for legal fees, 29 January 1750 - 5 January 1752 - Account of legal fees payable by Messrs. Myddleton and Robinson, Trinity 1747 - Michaelmas 1751 - Bill of Jonathan Wharton for legal fees payable by Messrs. Myddleton and Robinson, Michaelmas 1748 - Trinity 1750 - Statement by H. Hopper of the disbursement of defendants' costs received from Robert Hope, January 1752 - Letter from T. Griffith, Houghton, to [Ralph Robinson] in response to Robinson's threatening letter concerning the disposition of the writer's votes for Mr. Shafto and Sir Thomas Clavering in the general election, 27 March 1761 - Copy letter from Marshall Robinson, Ormesby [Yorkshire], to Dr. Stonhewer, applying to lease the tithes of East and Middle Herrington, 11 July 1765 - Letter from Thomas Griffith to [ ] Robinson pressing for an answer to Mr. Fawcett concerning disputed money held by the rector, 4 March 1768 - Letter from Thomas Wharton, Durham, to Richard Stonhewer, Houghton, concerning the distribution to the poor of accumulated [charity] money, 20 November 1768 - Letter from Richard Stonhewer, Houghton, to [Ralph Robinson's executor] regarding the payment of costs of the Chancery suit, and enclosing a copy of Mrs. Middleton's release, relinquishing her share of the costs due on behalf of her late husband, 28 November 1768 - Letter from [Marshall Robinson], Yarm, to the Earl of Fauconberg, Newborough, Easingwold [Yorkshire], concerning his steward's objection to the projecting bow windows on the writer's new house, and referring to the palisades at the front of the former building to protect the windows from cattle at the fairs, 30 August 1766 - Letter from Elizabeth Myddleton, Durham, to Marshall Robinson, Yarm, concerning the proposal of Dr. Stonhewer's son to seek a release from payment of legal costs to save the expense of filing a fresh bill to recover charity funds, 9 December 1768 - Letter from Tho. Griffith, Houghton, to [Marshall Robinson] thanking the latter for his release of the money to which he had claim, in favour of the school and hospital, 21 March 1769 - Assessment of the townships of Hetton-in-the-Hole and Sheraton [for taxation] under the Royal Aid Acts, and for the militia, 1690-1696, and particulars of Mr. Spearman's lands in Sheraton and West Grange. - Letter from Lord Fauconberg, Newborough [Yorkshire], to Marshall Robinson, Yarm, acknowledging that the projection of the windows on the latter's house in Yarm is not considered detrimental, and imposing a token annual rent for the same, 5 October 1766 - Bill for legal fees payable by Ralph Robinson of Sunderland to Francis Taylor, 20 January 1709 - Letter from Anthony Ettricke, London, to [ ] concerning legal proceedings against James Jenkins, 14 January 1709 - Letter from J. Cuthbert, Newcastle, to Ralph Robinson, Sunderland, regarding dispute over a pew in Houghton church, 11 March 1709 - Letter from Ralph Robinson to Jo[hn] Cuthbert, recorder, Newcastle, concerning disputed pew in Houghton church, 10 March 1709 - Copy letter from Ralph Robinson, Houghton, to [Lady Carr] asserting his indisputable right to half a pew in Houghton church, and desiring an amicable settlement of their dispute, 7 October 1714 - Letter from Lady Carr, Cocken, to Ralph Robinson, regarding pew dispute, 9 October 1714 - Assessments of rates for Houghton-le-Spring and Monk Hesleden parishes, and particulars of Mr. Spearman's lands in Hetton-le-Hole, 1686 - Copy memoranda concerning the appointment of Houghton parish clerks, 1599-1664 - Copy memoranda concerning pew sittings, 1613-1633, and the appointment of sextons and charity distribution, 1596-1667 - Draft memorandum of vestry meeting agreement for repair of churchyard wall, and copy measurements (1633) of same, September 1700 - Survey of Middle and East Herrington by Matthew Atkinson and Thomas Tweddell, 29 April 1648 - Assessment of Royal Aid [land tax], 1706 - Assessment of Royal Aid for Herrington, 1712 - Receipt for payment in lieu of corn tithes for East and Middle Herrington, to George Wheler from Samuel Ayton and Ralph Robinson, 13 October 1714 - Memorandum of account for conveyances of land by [? Ralph Robinson], 1715-1727 - Order for the collection of land tax, issued to Ralph Reed and Matthew Smith, collectors for East and Middle Herrington, 13 June 1723 - Memorandum of land at Lowton Grange purchased by James Robinson, 1633-1639 - Return of East and Middle Herrington land tax, 1723 - Receipt for payment in lieu of corn tithes for East and Middle Herrington, to Richard Stonhewer from Ralph Robinson, 12 October 1727 - Letter from J. Hylton to Jack [ ] advising on the lease of the latter's farm and referring to his creditors, n.d. [18th c.] - Letter from J. Hylton to Jack [ ] concerning the sale of the latter's assets, n.d. [18th c.] - Letter from [ ] to John Spearman, Hetton, requesting the loan of a punch bowl, and referring to purchase of horses, n.d. [18th c.] - Pedigree of Edward Lee's family, n.d. Includes: at front, bookplate of H.C. Surtees; newspaper cutting of letter to the editor of The Times from Malcolm Dillon, Londonderry Offices, Seaham Harbour, describing the Board of Education Scheme for Kepier Grammar School, 1924, and the disposal of the school library, 5 April 1926; letter from H.C. Surtees, Mainsforth Hall, Ferryhill, to Mr. Dillon offering him a book of papers connected with old Kepier School, 16 April, n.y. [1926]; note by H.C. Surtees concerning the provenance of the papers, Robert Surtees, the historian, having married Anne Robinson of Middle Hendon, presumed niece of Ralph Robinson of Yarm, school governor; and letter from Malcolm Dillon to Rev. Ralph Watson, Houghton-le-Spring rectory, presenting the volume of school papers for safekeeping with the Kepier School archives, 19 July 1926

Receipt for legacy, and duty payable to the Inland Revenue, by the managers of the Kepier Grammar School in respect of a bequest of £5,000 under the will of George Yeoman Heath of Cockin Hall, 26 July - October 1892

Copy of a letter from George Armstrong and Sons, St. Nicholas Chambers, Amen Corner, Newcastle, solicitors, to H. B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, solicitor, notifying a bequest by G. Y. Heath, dec'd, to the trustees of the Kepier Grammar School, 5 September 1892 Attached: receipt for the legacy of George Young on behalf of the Marquess of Londonderry, 10 October 1892

Letter from the Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, to the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School, Houghton-le-Spring, concerning the use of the Heath legacy and requesting particulars of its investment, 18 March 1893

Letter from the Rev. J. Grey, Houghton-le-Spring Rectory, to [R.L.] Pemberton concerning the terms of Dr. Heath's legacy, 21 December 1893

Draft report by Henry B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, to the Marquess of Londonderry and Richard Lawrence Pemberton, esq., governors of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, on the application of a legacy to the school of £5,000 by the late Dr. Heath, c.1893

Draft case for the opinion of Mr. Thomas Ridley concerning the application of the Heath legacy, 1893

Application of, and reports on, Solomon Cross of Newbottle for the Heath scholarship, October 1894 - 28 September 1897

Copy of declaration of trust by the governors of the Kepier Grammar School for applying a portion of Dr. Heath's legacy to establishing a scholarship tenable at the medical school of the University of Durham, 14 December 1894

Draft instructions to Counsel for drawing a deed to establish a scholarship from the proceeds of the bequest by the late Dr. Heath, 1894

Papers concerning the award of Heath's Scholarship to Thomas Rowell, 27 September 1897 - 20 April 1901

Account of income from tithes belonging to Kepier, 14 November 1827 - 15 May 1837

Accounts of tithes at Ryhope, Chester-le-Street, Cleadon, 1827 - 1837 At end: account of master's revenues, n.d., and usher's revenues, n.d.

Letters from various parties to the Rev. H. Brown, Houghton le Spring, concerning tithes due, 23 January 1828 - 12 November 1829

Lands in the township of Chester le Street liable to tithe rent charges to the Kepier Grammar School, n.d., [c. 1825], 1828, 1841, 1853

Accounts of Andrew Stoddart in respect of tithe rents due to the Master of Kepier School 1846, 1849 - 1851

Account of tithe rent charges for Ryhope, Bishop Wearmouth, and Cleadon, due to the Master of Kepier School, 1 January 1856

Lands in Whitburn liable to tithe rent charges to the Kepier Grammar School, 1 January 1857

Account of tithe rent charges due to Kepier Grammar School from Ryhope, 1860 - 1873; accounts of tithe rent charges due to Kepier Grammar School from Cleadon, Chester-le-Street, and Ryhope, 1881 - 1888 At beginning: accounts of sales by an agricultural provision merchant, 1880 - 1881

Tithes payable to the Master of Kepier Grammar School by the Ryhope Coal Company Ltd., 1 January 1882

Letters from Mrs. M. Mitchell to the Rev. A. Bennett, concerning liability for tithe payments to the Kepier Grammar School, 18 January 1892 - 10 February 1893

Account of tithe rents due to the Kepier Grammar School, 1897

Account of tithe rents due to the Kepier Grammar School, 23 February 1899

Correspondence between various parties concerning the payment of tithe rents to the Kepier Grammar School, 5 February 1901 - 14 February 1902

Copies of correspondence between W.H. Chatt, and others, concerning Ryhope tithe liabilities, 29 November 1901 - 11 April 1902

Accounts of tithes due, 1 January 1902

Account of sums received from tithes, 30 May and 16 June 1893

Information gathered on a journey to Ryhope concerning the Kepier Grammar School and Ryhope tithes, 23 July 1903

Account of tithes due, 1 January 1905

List of income of the Kepier Grammar School, n.d.

List of tenants, and the rent, in Chester-le-Street, Ryhope and Cleadon, and list of income from other properties, n.d.

Rough job specification for schoolmaster and organist with notes by George Thomas Lauther, successful applicant, n.d.

12 September 1607 (1) John Heath the younger of Kepier, esquire, and Christopher Wharton of Ufferton in Houghton in the Spring, gent., governors of Kepier free grammar school (2) Anthony Aray late of Acton, Middlesex, gent. Appointment by (1) of (2) as schoolmaster of Kepier school Endorsed: No. 33 [18th c. hand]

Bills for board and instruction of C. E. H. Elliott at the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 27 July 1887 - 18 December 1889

Valuation of household furniture and effects belonging to the 'late Mr Bennett of Houghton-le-Spring Grammar School; n.d.

Extract from a memorandum left by Rev. A. Bennett concerning the items in the school which were his personal property, n.d.

Papers relating to the appointment of the headmaster of the Kepier Grammar School, including a list of the names and addresses of the parents of boys, December 1893

Letter from the Rev. J. Grey, Houghton-le-Spring Rectory, to the Marquess of Londonderry, concerning a visit from the new headmaster at the Kepier School and the adoption of new regulations "to revive and raise the reputation of the school", 9 February 1894

Testimonials for Frederick Gaul, headmaster of the Kepier Grammar School, from the Marquess of Londonderry and R. L. Pemberton, 5 - 6 November 1895

Letter from J. D. G. Geale-Downes to Lord Londonderry, complaining about the behaviour of Mr. Gaul, the headmaster, 10 December 1895

Correspondence between the Charity Commission, Rev. John Grey and James Young, both of Houghton le Spring, regarding the Exhibition at the Kepier Grammar School and application of funds, enclosing copies of other correspondence on this matter, 8 - 12 November 1860

Letter from Richard Pemberton at The Barnes to Rev. John Grey discussing Kepier Scholarship, 15 November [1860]

Copy of Rev. John Grey's memorandum to the Bishop of Durham (visitor of Kepier School) re. Kepier Grammar School and its governance, 31 January 1860

Draft and copy letters from Rev. John Grey to Lord Vane re. disagreements with Lord Dungannon over appointment of Mr. Taylor as a master of Kepier School and matters arising therefrom, 3 - 5 January 1860

Memorandum of agreement between the Governors of Kepier School and the Rector of Houghton to pay the latter 2/6 p.a. for easements granted by him, 15 February 1861

Report to Viscount Castlereagh and Richard Lawrence Pemberton, the Governors of Kepier School and Almshouse, on the almshouse and its endowments, 1878

Charity Commission authorisation to Kepier Free Grammar School and Almshouse to exchange lands in Houghton le Spring as specified, 10 January 1888

Letter from Houghton le Spring [Poor Law] Union to J. Bradford at Vigo, Chester-le-Street, re. Mary Lax, an inmate of the workhouse, and her Kepier Almshouse annuity, 13 December 1898

Correspondence received by Canon Brown at Houghton Rectory from H.B. Wright and Co., Solicitors, at Seaham, and Mrs. Corbett at Chilton Moor re. question of free scholars at Kepier Grammar School and Mrs. Corbett's recommendation of her gardener's grandson, 22 February and 7 March, 1904

Letter from John Pemberton, M.P., at the House of Commons to Canon Brown at Houghton assenting to filling the vacancy at Kepier Almshouse, 15 June 1904

Report of Mr. H.B. Wright to the Governors of the Royal Kepier Grammar School on suggested scheme to transfer the property and endowments to Durham County Council, with an appendix featuring observations by H.B. Wright, correspondence of Canon Brown and extracts from Bernard Gilpin's will, September 1905

Report of the first inspection of Kepier Grammar School by the Board of Education, detailing administration, finance, buildings, staff, curriculum, fees, age, class, etc. of scholars, 26 June 1906

Memorandum regarding draft scheme for reorganisation of Kepier Grammar School, n.d. [c 1906]

Copy of proposed scheme for the reorganisation of the Royal Kepier Grammar School under the education acts, [1906 - 1907]

Copy of proposed scheme to remodel the government of Kepier Grammar School by the Board of Education, 11 July 1908

Scheme for the reorganisation of Kepier Grammar School, Houghton, and its endowments with covering letter from the Board of Education, 7 - 13 March 1924

Correspondence between Henry B. Wright, Solicitor, at Seaham Harbour (Clerk to the Managers of the Royal Kepier Grammar School) and Canon Brown at Houghton with enclosures re. proposed transfer of school to the County Council, dealings with the County Council, schemes of reorganisation, proposals of the Board of Education, views of Governors, provisions for boarders, alterations to buildings, 10 February 1905 - 25 September 1908

Copy of H.B. Wright's instructions to H.M. Potts, architect, at Sunderland for the alterations to Kepier Grammar School, 12 January 1907

Letter from the Director of Education, Durham C.C., to Canon Brown at Houghton Rectory discussing future of secondary education in Houghton le Spring, 18 July 1905

Letter from Mr. Ditchfield at the Londonderry Offices, Seaham Harbour, to Canon Brown re. prospective changes to Kepier School, 19 July 1905

Letter from F. [Brown?] at Mansfield, Hastings, to Rev. R.H. Yeld discussing proposed scheme for Kepier School, undersirability of County Council's having preponderent influence on a revised governing body, 28 December 1907

Short report on the Kepier School Library by R.W. Ramsey, September 1905

Letter from Canon W. Greenwell at Durham to Canon Brown at Houghton re. absence of any papers concerning Kepier Hospital and School in the Cathedral Library, site of the school, details of Capt Hill, 9 June 1906

Letter from Wright Scott and Co., Solicitors, at Seaham Harbour, to Canon Adamson at 1, Belford Terrace, Sunderland, re. library of Kepier Grammar School, [draft reply on dorse], 28 June 1921

Correspondence, accounts, specifications and plans concerning the Kepier Hall, Houghton and alterations to it, 26 July 1949 - 8 May 1956

Correspondence, schemes and notices relating to the Kepier Old School Trust and other education charities of the parish of Houghton and Church of England schools within Houghton and adjoining parishes, 12 October 1944 - 8 February 1962

Accounts, correspondence, specifications for improvement works and plans respecting the Kepier Almshouses and other parochial charities, 28 June 1971 - 17 July 1981

The Almshouses Gazette, issues 95-99, 105, l16, December 1975 - December 1976, July 1978, December 1981

Copy of declaration of trusts by the governors of the Kepier Grammar School in respect of £600 stock, transferred by Miss Dorothy Spearman for augmentation of the Wilburne Charity, 14 May 1784

'A Statement of the Revenues of Kepier Grammar School, Houghton le Spring, 1802', 1818

Letter from the Rev. John Leybourne, The College, Durham, to the Rev. H. L. Brown, Houghton le Spring, concerning the annual payment by the Rector of Easington to Houghton le Spring School, 10 November 1827

'Notes on reading Report made to the Charity Commissioners of the Inquest held on 4 February 1902 as to the Endowed Charities of the Parish of Houghton-le-Spring, possibly to Wright and Company, solicitors, Seaham Harbour, c. 1902 Attached: notes of clauses in the will of Bernard Gilpin concerning Jack Walkefield, Wolsingham, and the White House, n.d.

Draft letter from Henry B. Wright to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Whitehall, London, requesting assistance in establishing title to a £10 annual rent charge 'in danger of being lost to the Charity', n.d.

Account for legal work submitted by Henry B. Wright to the Governors of the Kepier Almshouse, November 1896 - February 1898

Letter from Thomas W. Robinson at Houghton le Spring to Rev. John Grey returning plan of land adjoining school, 8 January 1883

Correspondence between Isabella Robinson at Grendon Hall, Atherstone, and Rev. John Grey discussing and approving proposed alterations to the school boundary wall, 4 - 15 July 1889

Ground plan showing proposed additional W.Cs. at Kepier Hall, 31 October 1967 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Notice of passing of building plans for Kepier Hall by Houghton-le-Spring Urban District Council, 29 November 1967

Working drawing of plan, elevation and site plan for restoring the Kepier almshouses by Hayton and Lee, Owengate House, Durham, March 1972 Scales: 1:100 and 1:2500

Kepier Almshouses Improvement Scheme: sketch proposals by Hayton and Lee, Owengate House, Durham, chartered architects, July 1972 Scale: 1:100

Photographs of St. Michael's Church, the almshouses, and the view from the almshouses, Houghton-le-Spring, 1972

Plan, elevations, location plan, and outline specification of the proposed restoration of the Kepier almshouses, scheme B, by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, architects, February 1976 Scales: 1:100 and 1:2500

Kepier Almshouses restoration scheme: plans of location and ground floor, half plans of services and roof, by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, November 1977 Scales: 1:1250 and 1:50

Copy specification for proposed restoration of, and alterations to, the Kepier Almshouses, Houghton-le-Spring, by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, 27 January 1978

Kepier Almshouses restoration scheme: sections of building by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, January 1978 Scales: 1:50 and 1:5

Charity Commission order sanctioning the borrowing of up to £35,000 for converting the Kepier Almshouses into two dwellings, 27 February 1978

Accounts of the Kepier Almshouses Charity and the Relief in Need Charity, 1981

Copy of the Kepier Almshouse Charity return to the Housing Corporation, 30 September 1981

Letter from the Director of Architecture and Planning, Sunderland Borough Council, to Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, concerning proposals for the development of Kepier Hall, 14 July 1987

Existing elevations at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 28 August 1987 Scale: 1:100

Plan of existing site lay-out at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 23 September 1987 Scale: 1:200

Plan of suggested amendments to plans submitted to Sunderland Borough Council for a proposed new hall at Houghton-le-Spring, October 1987 Scale: 1:100

Existing, and proposed, plans of the first floor of Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, n.d., and 4 December 1987 Scales: 1:100 and 1:200

Proposed site layout at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 4 December 1988 Scale: 1:200

Existing, and proposed, plans of the ground floor of Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, c.1987 Scale: 1:100

Proposed elevations for the redevelopment of Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 22 December 1987 Scale: 1:100

Revised and redrawn ground floor plan of proposed hall extension at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 13 January 1988 Scale: 1:50

Letter from Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, to the Rev. P. Fisher, The Rectory, Houghton-le-Spring, concerning the making of a model to show proposals for the Kepier redevelopment, 17 April 1989

Copy letter from Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, to Mr. Smurthwaite, 24 Nesham Place, Houghton-le-Spring, commissioning a model of the proposed Kepier development, 21 April 1989

Plan of proposed hall foundation and drainage, by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990 Scale: 1:50

Existing ground floor plan of Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990 Scale: 1:50

Proposed ground floor plan at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990 Scale: 1:50

Existing first floor plan of Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990 Scale: 1:50

Proposed first floor plan at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990 Scale: 1:50

Cross-sections A-A and B-B of the proposed extension at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990 Scale: 1:50

Proposed hall extension, sections C-C and D-D by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, December 1990

Proposed hall extension, sections E-E and F-F, by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, December 1990 Scale: 1:50

Proposed hall roof plan by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990

Proposed hall roof joist lay out by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 15 October 1990 Scale: 1:50

Kepier Hall extension and alterations: proposed door schedule, by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 3 January 1991 Scale: 1:20

Plan, elevation and section of proposed staircase at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 7 January 1991 Scales: 1:20 and 1:10

Proposed hall elevations by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 12 January 1991 Scale: 1:50

Proposed Kepier Hall extension: construction details by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 16 January 1991 Scale: 1:5

New Hall at Houghton-le-Spring: typical frame section by S. Ward & Associates, The Vicarage, 10 Church Walk, Thornley, structural consultants, January 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan of ground floor heating, hot and cold water, gas and extract ventilation services at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, January 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan of main hall supply and extract ventilation and gas services, and first floor heating, hot and cold water and extract ventilation services at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, January 1991

Plan of mechanical services for the main hall and first floor at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, January 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan of mechanical services and schematics for sections A-A and B-B at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, January 1991 Scales: 1:50 and not to scale

Plan of ground floor electrical sockets, telephones, small power and fire alarms at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, February 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan of first floor electrical sockets, telephones, small power and fire alarms at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, February 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan of ground floor electrical lighting services at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, February 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan of fire alarm, mains distribution, and maintained emergency lighting schematics at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, February 1991 Scale: not to scale

Bills of quantities for proposed alterations and extension at Kepier Hall, Houghton-le-Spring, by Donald Lumsden and David Wood Partnership, Brewery House, South Burns, Chester-le-Street, February 1991

Kepier Hall: mechanical services specification by Niven & Niven, The Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, and Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, Felling, consulting engineers, February 1991, revised June 1991

Plan of lighting services for the ground floor at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, February 1991 - September 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan of lighting services for the first floor at Kepier Hall by Taylor Design Partnership, Design Works, William Street, Felling, consulting engineers, February 1991 - September 1991 Scale: 1:50

Plan, and section, through ground floor toilets in the existing building, by Niven & Niven, Old Hall, West Auckland, architects, 29 April 1991 Scale: 1:20

Copy of drawing of the interior of the proposed new hall at Kepier Hall by Niven & Niven, Bishop Auckland, architects, n.d.

Note of names and addresses of boys who were in No. 1 New House at the Royal Kepier Grammar School, 17 May 1842 Attached: envelope in which the note has been kept, n.d.

Letter from D. S. Rennard, Upholland Grammar School, near Wigan, Lancashire, on the benefits of teaching boys and girls together, 7 July 1895

Report of Frederick Gaul, headmaster, to the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School, recommending the opening of the school to girls ("its days as a boarding school for boys are numbered"), 9 July 1895

Copy of information given by Frederick Gaul, including names of scholars, ages, places of residence, occupations of parents, with observations on scholarships, the curriculum, fees and the staff, n.d., [February 1902]

Technical Education in Mining: a paper read before the Federated Institution of Mining Enquiries, by Professor Henry Louis, 22 February 1898

Information concerning the Kepier Grammar School, sent to Lord Londonderry by Henry B. Wright, 18 May 1898

Proposed scheme for utilising the endowment of the Kepier School towards establishing a mining school for boys of 15 and upwards; and appropriating part of the income for scholarships to the College of Science, Newcastle, [c. 1898]

Prospectus of the Kepier Scholarship Fund with a list of subscribers, 23 October 1845

Prospectus of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, n.d., [c. 1895]

Copy rules regarding the education of the free scholars at Kepier Grammar School, n.d. [18th c.]

Regulations for Foundation Scholarships and Exhibitions, proposed by Frederick Gaul, headmaster, n.d., [1894]

'Books form the Library of Ben Jonson' [refers to Kepier School] in Transactions of the Royal Society of Literature, vol. XXVII, n.d.

A catalogue of books given by Ralph Robinson, esquire, to Kepier School in Houghton, 1742

'Kepier School, Houghton-le-Spring, and Its Library', by R.W. Ramsey, an overprint from Archaelogia Aeliana, 3rd series, vol. iii, 1907

Photograph of two pupils standing in the doorway of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, n.d. [c1900]

Photograph of the Kepier Grammar School football team, n.d. [c1904]

Photograph of an engraving, n.d. [c1850], depicting the west front of the Royal Kepier Grammar School and part of St Michael and All Angels churchyard, n.d. [ 1980s]

Black and white photographs, reprinted from a publication, depicting the Royal Kepier Grammar School, Houghton le Spring, n.d. [early 20th century]: 1) Viewed from the west; 2) Library and dining hall

Reproduction of a pen and ink drawing of the front door of the Kepier Grammar School and the inscription, recording the school's foundation, above it, n.d. [early 20th century]

Photograph of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, Houghton le Spring, n.d. [1920s - 1930s]

Photographs relating to the former Royal Kepier Grammar School, n.d. [1930s]: 1) Door to the playground, on the south side of the building; 2) Mathematics exercise paper, found behind panelling during alterations

Photograph of Gilpin House, Church Street, Houghton le Spring, formerly the 'White Horse', belonging to the Kepier Grammar School, n.d. [late 1950s]

Article, cut from the Sunderland Echo, concerning the history of the Kepier Grammar School, 30 June 1958

Photograph of the Kepier Hall, viewed from the south west, n.d. [c1990]

Photographs and negatives depicting the Kepier Hall, following its restoration and extension, n.d. [1990s]: 1) The rear of the Kepier Hall, showing the extension; 2) Close-up of the rear door to the new extension; 3) The Kepier Hall extension, viewed from the south east; 4) Interior view of the extension, showing the serving hatch and door from the main hall to the kitchen; 5) Interior view of the extension, showing the rear windows and a pillar supporting the roof; 6) Interior view of the extension, looking down from the balcony onto the rear window bays and a supporting pillar; 7) Interior view of the main hall, looking towards the entrance from the foyer and the balcony; 8) Close-up of wood panelling in the main hall; 9) Negatives of EP/Ho 1221/1-8 and other, similar views

Photograph of a workman carrying out restoration work to a sash window on the south-facing wall of the Kepier Hall, n.d. [c2005]

School magazine, 1939

The Kepier Project: information folder, 1989 The Kepier Project was designed to preserve, and adapt to different uses, the school known as Kepier Hall

Daily Dispatch, including marked report on the collapse of the Lancashire County Council scheme for Clitheroe Grammar School, 21 April 1905

Letter from Frederick Gaul, Royal Kepier School, Houghton-le-Spring, to [Henry B.] Wright concerning proposals of the Lancashire County Council for Clitheroe Grammar School and their similarity to proposals by Durham County Council for Kepier School, 30 April 1905

Copy of part of George Lilburn's will of 17 June 1675 relating to the establishment of his charity and of a letter from Jane Tooley (Lilburn's daughter) at Sunderland to Mr. Richardson, giving instructions re. the charity, n.d., [early 18th c.]

Opinion of C. Carlton in re. Lilburn's Charity, n.d.

Account book of Lilburn's Charity, 1847 - 1850

Rent book for Lilburn's Charity, 1848 - 1871

Annual Accounts of Lilburn 's Charity, 1898 - 1906 and receipts, 1898 and 1903

Correspondence between Henry B. Wright, Solicitor, at Seaham Harbour, Canon Brown the Rector of Houghton and his predecessor, Canon Norman, arranging details of latter's gift of £100 to the Lilburn Wing of Kepier Almshouse, 6 January 1897 - 13 June 1899

Correspondence between Henry Wright, Solicitor, at Seaham Harbour, The Charity Commission and Canon Brown at Houghton discussing the endowments of Kepier School and Almshouse under charity of George Lilburn, 26 January 1899 - 18 May 1899

Letter from Legge and Miller, Solicitors, Houghton le Spring, to the Rector requesting Canon Norman's deed of gift, 12 October 1936

Copy case upon the will of Rev. William Sharpe and Mr. Fawcett's opinion thereon, 29 January 1784

Schedule of Crown rents due to the trustees of Lilburn's charity from property, at or near, Wylam's Wharf in Low Street, Sunderland, 1856 -1858

Draft declaration of trusts by the Governors of the Kepier Grammar School in respect of £100 endowment by the Rev. A.M. Norman, rector of Houghton-le-Spring, for augmentation of the Lilburne Charity, 1897

Description of the life of George Lilburne of Sunderland, and copy of his will, dated 23 July 1674, bequeathing, inter alia, £10 to be paid each to three widows, or widowers, of either Bishopwearmouth or Houghton-le-Spring residing in the almshouses at Houghton-le-Spring; the sum to be charged on three houses with the Ballast Key in Sunderland bequeathed to John Lilburne, his son; copy made, c. 1898

24 September 1787 (1) Dorothy Spearman (2) Isabella Coates of Bishopwearmouth, widow Appointment by (1) of (2) as an almswoman in Lilburne's Almshouses in Houghton-le-Spring

Correspondence between various parties concerning rents due to the Lilburne charity from properties in Sunderland, 2 January 1869 - 11 March 1887

Copy of letter from Henry B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, to Mr. Pemberton, relating to the collection of £10 granted under Lilburne's will, 31 January 1881

Statement of facts by Henry B. Wright, Seaham Harbour, concerning Lilburne's endowment of the almshouses and Kepier Grammar School, n.d.

Copy of case, and opinion, of Christopher Fawcett, concerning the will of the Rev. William Sharpe, and the right of presentation of almswomen to the Lilburne hospital charity, n.d.

Extracts from, and summary of, the will of Rev. Dr. Bagshaw relating to the school and hospital, n.d.

Dr. Bagshaw's charity account book, 1824 - 1836

Bagshaw Charity financial journal and quarterly balances, 1898 - 1910

Annual accounts of Bagshaw's Charity with various receipts, 1898 - 1906

Letter from J. Bradford at Vigo, Chester-le-Street, to Rev. R.H. Yeld at Houghton forwarding Bagshaw's Charity cheque, 26 November 1907

Correspondence between Houghton le Spring U.D.C., the Charity Commission, James Bradford at Vigo House, Chester-le-Street, William Ridley at Gilpin House, Houghton le Spring, Dr. Norman and Canon Brown re. letting Bagshaw's field to the Miners' Union as allotments for miners, 8 February 1898 - 14 April 1899

Letter from J. Bradford, Vigo House, nr. Chester-le-Street, to an unidentified correspondent, concerning receipts for lands belonging to Bagshaw's Charity, 22 January 1898

Accounts of Sir G. Wheler's charity lands at East Rainton, August 1813 - May 1846 Includes: account of money disbursed for repairs to the Kepier hospital, 1816 - 1846; extract from Sir G. Wheler's will, 1723 instructing that the rent of the Rainton estate be divided between the Master of the Kepier School and the poor of Davenport's Almshouse, 1723; sketch plan and measurements of the estate, 28 March 1815; list of leases renewed, 1807 - 1842

Rules of Sir George Wheler Charity, and admission of scholars, 1857 - 1902

Admissions book of scholars to [G. Wheler Charity School], 1907 ¿ 1964 Enclosed: application form for benefits of Sir George Wheler's charity

Account of Sir George Wheler's Charity Rainton Estate, 1876

Annual accounts and subsidiary vouchers of Sir G. Wheler's Rainton Charity, 1898 - 1906

Copy of further decree in Attorney General against the Bishop of Oxford, Richard Stonhewer and James Elliott, regarding Wheler's Charity, in Chancery, 27 October 1758

Copies of J.W. Farrer' s report of 31 January 1850, and Court Order of 23 February 1850 in the matter of Sir George Wheler's Charity, in Chancery, [Early 20th century]

Correspondence between H.J. Marshall at Durham, Rev. John Grey at Houghton Rectory and Edmund James Smith at London regarding sale of Wheler's Charity estate at Rainton, 8 April 1875 - 31 March 1877

Authority to sell property [see EP/Ho 321] of Sir George Wheler's Charity granted by the Charity Commission, 14 August 1877 Enclosed in EP/Ho 323

25 September 1877 (1) The Hon. and Rev. John Grey of Houghton le Spring, clerk, (Acting Trustee of Sir George Wheler's Charity) (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Articles of agreement for sale of 51a.lr.24p. of land in East Rainton, in the parish of Houghton le Spring, as specified on annexed schedule, for the residue of a term of 21 years from 18 June 1870 Consideration £1650

Receipt and covering letter from the Charity Commission for 3% annuities purchased from the proceeds of the sale of lands of Sir George Wheler's bequest, to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 30 March 1878

Letter from the Charity Commission to the Rector of Houghton to accompany receipt for £261 3% consols on account of Wheler's charity, 6 May 1879

Letter from the Charity Commission to the Rector of Houghton re. financial arrangements between Wheler's Charity and Kepier Grammar School, 20 March 1905

Letter from J. and T.A. Bradford, land agents and valuers at Vigo, Chester-le-Street, to Rev. R.H. Yeld re. Wheler's Charity payment, 9 January 1908

List of sums received from Sir George Wheler's charity for the school and almshouses, 1867 - 1883

Note of property owned by the Sir George Wheler Charity and the amount of income produced from the property, 22 July 1879

Correspondence between the Master of the Royal Kepier Grammar School, Houghton-le-Spring, and the Rector of Houghton-le-Spring, concerning the use of income from the Sir George Wheler Charity for the repair of the almshouses, 16 April - 17 April 1880 Attached: letter from John R. Legge, Houghton-le-Spring, to Messrs. Wright, solicitors, John Street, Sunderland, concerning income to the Sir George Wheler Charity from a leasehold farm in East Rainton, 18 May 1871

Letter from the Charity Commission, Whitehall, London, to Rev. Alexander Bennett, Royal Kepier School, Houghton-le-Spring, concerning the income of the Sir George Wheler Charity during the year 1882, 5 July 1883

Copy report of proceedings in Chancery concerning the Sir George Wheler Charity, 1850

Letter from James Young, Nesham Place, Houghton-le-Spring, to H. B. Wright, esq., Seaham Harbour, referring to the sale of the farm at East Rainton, and the investment of its proceeds, 17 September 1878

Copy of, and extract from, the will of George Davenport, Rector of Houghton le Spring, dated 17 September 1776

Annual Accounts of Davenport's Charity, 1899 - 1906, with subsidiary receipts, 1899 and 1903

Letters from the Charity Commission to Canon Brown re. repair of Kepier Almshouse and conduct of Davenport's Charity, 9 March - 16 May 1903

Copy verdict of Coroner at the inquest on Dorothy Myers of the Almshouses, Houghton le Spring, exonerating the governors of Houghton Grammar School, 29 November 1905

Letter from James Young, agent, Houghton-le-Spring, to an unnamed correspondent, possibly H. B. Wright, esq., describing the land east of Houghton-le-Spring, belonging to Davenport's Charity, 19 August 1878

Extract from the wills of Rev. George Davenport [1676], Rev. Henry Bagshaw D.D. [1708], Rev. Sir George Wheler D.D. [1719], all rectors of Houghton le Spring, endowing their respective charities, 22 November 1894

Miscellaneous receipts and lists of payments for Lilburn's Charity, Wheeler's Charity and Davenport's Charity, 1848 - 1876

Correspondence between the Charity Commission and the Rector of Houghton le Spring, re. arrears in Lilburn's charity, Dorothy Spearman's estate and state of Davenport's Charity with extract from report of 1837 on the same, 26 November 1883 - 12 April 1884

Return to Charity Commissioners of the accounts of Frankleyne's Dole, Cocken Dole (William Carr's Charity) etc., n.d.

Letters from J. Bradford, Bunker Hill, Fence Houses, and Vigo House, Chester-le-Street, to Rev. A. Bennett, and H. Wright, concerning income from the Wheler and Bagshaw charities, 17 - 19 May 1883; 20 May 1892; 13 December 1893

Copy of clause in Mr. Frankland's will [c 1569], with additional notes re. his charity, n.d., [c 1900]

Letters from the City Treasurer's Office, Newcastle upon Tyne, to the Rector of Houghton, forwarding payments of Frankeleyn's Dole, 24 December 1897 - 23 December 1909

26 March1727 (1) Ralph Carr of Cocken, Esquire (2) The Inhabitants of the township of Houghton le Spring Copy memorandum of agreement as to distribution of Lady Carr's Legacy with extract from her will of 7 March 1721

Letters from Haswell Brown, Borough Accountant, Sunderland, to the Rector of Houghton, regarding interest on £200 loan [Lady Carr's charity] and forwarding same, 19 December 1901 - 19 December 1902

Letters from F. Stobart at the Lambton Estate Offices, Fence Houses, to Canon Brown re. Cocken Dole arrears due from Lord Durham enclosing extracts from the will of Bernard Gilpin [1582] and the church book [1595], 13 September - 14 October 1902

Statement of the accounts of William Carr's Charity for year ending, 31 December 1902

Miscellaneous correspondence received by Rev. John Grey from Canon George Body, Durham Diocesan Missioner, at the College, and at Florence, Robert Boyd at Houghton, George F. Boyd at Newcastle, Hugh Boyd at 11 Kings Bench Walk, the Earl of Durham at Skibo Castle, Dornoch, V.I. Thompson at Rainton Grove, Fence Houses, F. Stobart at Biddick Hall, Fence Houses, Alfred Octavius Hedley at 16 John St., Sunderland, Lord Londonderry at Windlestone, Ferry Hill, T. Talbot Laing at Etal Manor, Cornhill on Tweed and elsewhere, and others with some draft replies, circulars etc. regarding the Robert Boyd Memorial Church House, its valuation, arranging for Canon Body to supply two nurses trained at the Mission House to assist him, provision of a residence for them by the generosity of R.F. Boyd, death of Boyd, discussions with his executors, offer of £150 by Grey's nephew, the Earl of Durham, towards house, miscellaneous letters accompanying donations, lists of subscribers, conveyance of White House, trust and trustees for Boyd memorial, 8 October 1889 - 21 June 1895

Correspondence between McKenzie and Hedley, 16 John St., Sunderland, V.I. Thompson at Rainton Grove, Fence Houses, and Baltic Chambers, Sunderland, and Rev. A.N. Norman at Houghton Rectory re. the Boyd Memorial Church House, opinion of Counsel, arrangement of conveyance, appointment of new trustees, forwarding of papers etc., 26 November 1896 - 16 November 1897

Correspondence received by the Rev. C.E. Adamson, Rector of Houghton, from Legge and Miller, Solicitors, at Houghton le Spring, Annie Boyd at Carrigrohane House, Co. Cork, Canon Norman at The Red House, Berkhamstead, and V.W. Corbett at Chilton Moor regarding the R.F. Boyd Trust, the Charity Commissioners' proposed scheme for it, delapidation of Church House, proposals for a subscription, 25 March 1911 - 9 January 1912

29 December 1920 (1) Rev. C.E. Adamson and Norman Robinson, trustees for the Boyd Memorial Trust (2) Sam Todd of Houghton, Dentist Agreement to let the Boyd Memorial House in Church St., Houghton for 1 year Rent: £38

Bank book of Church House account, February 1891 - October 1906

Bank pass book, Church House Account, Houghton (Barclays), 1910 - 52

Church House accounts, July 1901 - January 1911

Receipts from Church House account book, 1900 - 1901

Miscellaneous bills and receipts re. Church House account, June - November 1910

File regarding Canon Grey's Trust including an extract from the will of the Hon. Mrs. Helen Mary Grey, 11 August 1905, and correspondence between the Diocesan Office, Durham, and the Rector of Houghton, 22 December 1943 - 13 June 1947

File of correspondence between Swinburne and Jackson, solicitors, Chester le Street; Rev H.E. Ashdown, Rector of Houghton; and the National Savings Movement regarding the investment of the legacy bequeathed by Mrs. M.I. Gibb of Houghton le Spring, 18 July 1946 - 29 March 1947

File of correspondence regarding N.L. Gaul's Trust and future intentions regarding the uninhabitable almshouses between Legge and Miller, Solicitors at Houghton, Canon O.N. Gwilliam and others, 21 November - 2 December 1969

Council of Social Service for Durham County: Charities Review for Houghton listing charities, objectives, income, description of almshouses with copy of accompanying correspondence, details of discussions with Canon Gwilliam etc., 15 December 1970 - 8 April 1971

List of Houghton le Spring Charities and their income, n.d., [1960s - 1970s]

Details of the Charities Official Investment Fund, its history, constitutions and workings, September 1963

Copy will of Bertha Turnbull of 6 Ironside Street, Houghton-le-Spring, bequeathing the residue of her estate, after small legacies have been paid, to the church of Houghton-le-Spring, St. Michael & All Angels, 13 January 1970

Report and valuation, including sketch plan, of 62, 54/55, 56/57 Kingborough Terrace, Sheriff Hill, belonging to N. G. P. Herdman, 6 May 1902

Report on, and valuation of, 19 and 20 North Terrace, 19 and 20 Back North Terrace, and 14 Vane Terrace, Seaham Harbour, belonging to the estate of Michael Summerson, 21 July 1902

Copy of Chantry Certificate, relating to 'The Chauntrie or Guylde of the trinitie in the parish church of Houghton...', 14th February 1545/1546. Copy made late 19th. century

Particulars of Houghton Charities as in 1786, 1902

Precept, question and answers under an Act of 26 George 111 requiring returns of all charitable donations for the benefit of the poor in England, 12 July 1786

Extract from the Report of the Charity Commissioners relative to Houghton le Spring, 1837

Copy of case and opinion of Lewis Dibdin of Lincoln's Inn as to the effect of the Local Government Act, 1894, on the various Houghton le Spring parish charities, 4 December 1894

Copy letter from the Charity Commission to D. Miller, Solicitor, Houghton le Spring, (acting for the U.D.C.) re. effects of the Local Government Act, 1894, on the appointment of trustees to local charities, 13 May 1899

Letter from Robinson Brothers Brewers Ltd., Houghton le Spring, to Canon Norman re. charities and land leases, 10 December 1897

Extracts taken histories by from Surtees and by Fordyce describing the charitable benefactions of the parish of Houghton le Spring, n.d.

Papers re. exemption of Charities from Land Tax etc., 1898 - 1902