New Seaham Christ Church Parish
Reference: EP/NS Catalogue Title: New Seaham Christ Church Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1857-2020
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EP/NS New Seaham Christ Church Parish (Ref: EP/NS)Registration (Ref: EP/NS Section 1)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/NS section 01)
1-7, 72, 111/1
Ref: EP/NS 1Register of baptisms, April 1857 - June 1877
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 2Register of baptisms, June 1877 - August 1891
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 3Register of baptisms, August 1891 - June 1910
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 4Register of baptisms, June 1910 - September 1924
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 5Register of baptisms, September 1924 - April 1932
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 6Register of baptisms, April 1932 - July 1950
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 7Register of baptisms, July 1950 - August 1967
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 72Register of baptisms, 29 April, 22 July 1967 - 22 October 2000
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 111/1Register of baptisms, 26 November 2000 - 27 January 2013
(1 volume)
Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/NS section 02)8-15, 73-74, 110/1-5
Ref: EP/NS 8Register of marriages, August 1861 - May 1888
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 9Register of marriages, May 1888 - March 1903
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 10Register of marriages, April 1903 - July 1910
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 11Register of marriages, August 1910 - August 1923
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 12Register of marriages, August 1923 - April 1937
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 13Register of marriages, April 1937 - December 1954
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 14Register of marriages, December 1954 - February 1963
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 15Register of marriages, March 1963 - June 1970
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 73Register of marriages, 13 June 1970 - 10 September 1977
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 74Register of marriages, 17 September 1977 - 30 August 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 110/1Register of marriages, 30 August 1986 - 31 May 2008
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 110/2Register of marriages, 12 July 2008 - 30 July 2011
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 110/3Register of marriages, 6 August 2011 - 14 June 2014
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 110/4Register of marriages, 26 July 2014 - 27 August 2016
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 110/5Register of marriages, 8 April 2017 - 23 August 2020
(1 volume)
Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/NS section 03)22-27, 55-60, 112/1
Ref: EP/NS 22Register of banns, September 1906 - March 1927
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 23Register of banns, December 1934 - October 1944
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 24Register of banns, October 1944 - April 1954
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 25Register of banns, April 1954 - February 1961
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 26Register of banns, February 1961 - January 1969
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 27Register of banns, January 1969 - April 1971
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 55Register of banns of marriage, 11 April 1971 - 2 December 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 56Register of banns of marriage, 23 December 1973 - 18 September 1977
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/NS 57Register of banns of marriage, 4 September 1977 - 19 April 1981
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/NS 58Register of banns of marriage, 7 June 1981 - 16 June 1985
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/NS 59Register of banns of marriage, 2 June 1985 - 20 August 1989
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/NS 60Register of banns of marriage, 3 September 1989 - 20 July 1997
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/NS 112/1Register of banns of marriage, 6 July 1997 - 10 May 2015
(1 volume)
Registers of burials (Ref: EP/NS section 04)16-21, 109
Ref: EP/NS 16Register of burials, November 1860 - October 1900
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 17Register of burials, October 1900 - September 1909
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 18Register of burials, September 1909 - December 1918
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 19Register of burials, December 1918 - January 1930
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 20Register of burials, January 1930 - February 1940
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 21Register of burials, February 1940 - June 1954
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 109Register of burials, 9 July 1954 - 1 September 2000
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Clergy (Ref: EP/NS Section 2)Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/NS section 01)33, 61
Ref: EP/NS 33Register of confirmations, March 1900 - March 1921
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 61Register of confirmations, 1928 [sic ] - 20 November 1970
(1 volume, card bound)
Registers of preachers and services (Ref: EP/NS section 02)Registers of preachers (Ref: EP/NS section 01)54
Ref: EP/NS 54Register of sermons, preachers, etc., 7 December 1879 - 13 July 1892
Registers of services (Ref: EP/NS section 02)28-32, 62-63, 75, 113/1
Ref: EP/NS 28Register of services, January 1896 - April 1904
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 29Register of services, April 1904 - September 1924
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 30Register of services, October 1924 - November 1933
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 31Register of services, January 1934 - May 1954
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 32Register of services, May 1954 - January 1966
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 62Register of services, 1 January 1966 - 31 December 1978
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 63Register of services, 7 January 1979 - 19 August 1984
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/NS 75Register of services, 22 October 1984 - 20 September 1998
(1 volume, plastic bound)
Ref: EP/NS 113/1Register of services, 23 September 1998 - 28 September 2014
(1 volume)
Creation of parish (Ref: EP/NS section 03)42, 44/1
Ref: EP/NS 42Sentence of consecration of the church and churchyard, 21 November 1860
(1 parchment)
Ref: EP/NS 44/1Papers relating to the division of the living of Seaham, including statement for the Ecclesiastical Commissioners as to the property and income to be divided between the vicars of Seaham and the incumbent of New Seaham, with a letter from F.H. Ramshaw, Londonderry Offices, to Marchioness of Londonderry, concerning the division, the payment of the curate and the naming of the church; draft letter to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners on changes to the division and an extract from the deed of agreement concerning the property and income of the living of Seaham with respect to minerals and the division of the proceeds of the minerals, 1 November 1860 - 1 December 1865
(6 papers)
Parish boundaries (Ref: EP/NS section 04)48/1-3, 49
Ref: EP/NS 48/1Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to Rev. Samuel Kearney, concerning an extract from the London Gazette and plan of alterations, August 1940
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 48/2Copy of the London Gazette concerning alterations to the boundaries of the parishes of Seaham Harbour, New Seaham and Dawdon, 19 July 1940
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 48/3Copy of plan showing alterations to the boundaries of the parishes of Seaham Harbour, New Seaham and Dawdon, n.d. [ c. July 1940]
Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
(1 plan, 72 cm. x 55 cm., paper, ink, colour)
Ref: EP/NS 49Copy of London Gazette , concerning the assignment of a district chapelry called Christ Church at New Seaham, 26 July 1861
(1 paper, printed)
Benefice (Ref: EP/NS section 05)44/3
Ref: EP/NS 44/3Letter to Rev. W.A. Scott, from Benjamin Aston, accountant, Ecclesiastical Commissioners, acknowledging payment for advertisement in London Gazette , concerning the conversion of the perpetual curacy into a vicarage, 7 December 1866
(1 paper)
Individual clergy (Ref: EP/NS section 06)Licences for clergy (Ref: EP/NS )77-84
Ref: EP/NS 77Licence from Joseph Barber, Bishop of Durham, to William Armstrong Scott, clerk, M.A., vicar of New Seaham, to perform divine service in the Mission Room within the parish, 11 January 1889
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 78Copy licence from Brooke Foss, Bishop of Durham, to William Ridley Burnett, clerk, B.A., to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate in New Seaham, at a stipend of £120 p.a., 23 March 1895
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 79Copy licence from Brooke Foss, Bishop of Durham, to Francis Henry Bovill, clerk, B.A., to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate, in place of David William James, clerk, at a stipend of £120 p.a., 31 May 1896
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 80Copy licence from Edward Noel Hodges, commissary to the Bishop of Durham, to Frederic Batten Beaven, clerk, B.A., A.K.G., to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate in New Seaham, in place of T.W. Jackson, clerk, at a stipend of £100 p.a., 24 September 1905
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 81Copy licence from Handley Carr Glyn, Bishop of Durham, to John Henry Ellis, clerk, A.K.C., to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate in New Seaham, in place of Bernard Jealous, clerk, at a stipend of £140 p.a., 11 July 1911
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 82Copy licence from Herbert Hensley, Bishop of Durham, to Joshua Wadsworth, clerk, to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate in New Seaham, Christ Church, in place of John Henry Elstob, clerk, at a stipend of £200 p.a., 10 December 1924
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 83Copy licence from Herbert Hensley, Bishop of Durham, to John Delme Smith, clerk, B.A., to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate in New Seaham, in place of Joshua Wadsworth, clerk, at a stipend of £230 p.a., 11 October 1934
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 84Copy licence from Alwyn Terrell Petre, Bishop of Durham, to David Francis Wilfred Probert, clerk, L.Th., to perform the office of assistant stipendiary curate in New Seaham, in place of John Delme Smith, clerk, at a stipend of £230 p.a., 14 September 1939
(1 paper)
Institution (Ref: EP/NS )41/5
Ref: EP/NS 41/5Institution of the Rev. James Doncaster to the vicarage of Dalton-le-Dale by the Bishop of Durham and induction by the Rural Dean of Houghton-le-Spring on 27 July 1923
(1 paper)
Parochial statistics (Ref: EP/NS section 07)34
Ref: EP/NS 34Official parochial register, containing details of clergy, churchwardens, insurance, expenditure, and statistical summary, 1894 - 1901
(1 volume)
Orders of Service (Ref: EP/NS section 08)41/1-4, 6, 8-12
Ref: EP/NS 41/1Privy Council order to prepare a form of prayer and thanksgiving for the Duchess of York's safe delivery of a prince, to be read in the several churches and chapels of England and Wales, and of the town of Berwick upon Tweed on or after 1 July 1894, 26 June 1894
(1 paper, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 41/2Form of consecration of a burial ground, n.d.
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/NS 41/3Form of prayer and thanksgiving for the Duchess of York's safe delivery of a prince, to be used at morning and evening service, 1894
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 41/4Service of thanksgiving and memorial for those who were killed in action or died of wounds or sickness during the Great War, 5 November 1922
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 41/6Service of thanksgiving and memorial for those who were killed in action or died of wounds or sickness during the Great War, 11 November 1923
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 41/8Form of service to be used at the dedication of the new organ, to the glory of God, in memory of the men of New Seaham who gave their lives in the Great War by the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Durham, 2 September 1926
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 41/9Order of service for the Miners' Service, 23 September 1962
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 41/10Order of service for the Miners' Service, 20 September 1964
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 41/11Order of service for the Miners' Service and the dedication of the Miners' Memorial Garden of Rest by the Right Reverend J. A. Ramsbotham, Lord Bishop of Wakefield, 12 September 1965
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 41/12Order of service for the sixty fourth Miners' Festival Service, 21 July 1973
(1 booklet, printed)
Archdeacon's enquiry (Ref: EP/NS section 09)129/1
Ref: EP/NS 129/1Archdeacon's enquiry into the parish of Christ Church, New Seaham, 30 September 1976
(6 papers, typescript)
Deanery Synod (Ref: EP/NS section 10)124/1
Ref: EP/NS 124/1Minutes of meetings, 6 February - 21 May 1976
(6 papers, typescript)
Churchwardens (Ref: EP/NS Section 4)Church (Ref: EP/NS section 01)Plans (Ref: EP/NS )43/1-7, 9-15
Ref: EP/NS 43/1Plan showing west elevation by Thomas Austin, architect, Newcastle on Tyne, April 1862
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 33 cm. x 44 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/2Plan showing longitudinal section looking south, by Thomas Austin, architect, Newcastle on Tyne, April 1862
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 44.5 cm. x 32.5 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/3Plan showing east elevation by Thomas Austin, architect, Newcastle on Tyne, April 1862
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 44 cm. x 32.5 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/4Plan showing transverse section looking west by Thomas Austin, architect, Newcastle on Tyne, April 1862
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 44 cm. x 33 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/5Plan showing sections and elevations of benches, aisle roof, and bench ends, by Thomas Austin, architect, Newcastle on Tyne, April 1862
Scale: 2 feet to 1 inch [1:24]
(1 plan, 32 cm. x 43 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/6Plan of additions and alterations showing sections through vestry and aisle, and east and north elevations by Austin, Johnson and Hicks, Newcastle on Tyne, April 1877
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 36 cm. x 50 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/7Plan showing proposed additions to vestry with sectional elevations and floor plan by George Edward Martin, 23 April 1887, recommended by H.W. Watkins, Archdeacon of Durham, 4 May 1887
Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 50 cm. x 72 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/9Plan showing existing front corner, drawing no.1047/D29, by W. & T.R. Milburn, architects, Sunderland, March 1966
Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 94 cm. x 56 cm., print)
Ref: EP/NS 43/10Plan showing proposed alterations to front corner, drawing no.1052/D29, by W. and T.R. Milburn, architects, Sunderland, March 1966
Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 94 cm. x 73 cm., print, coloured)
Ref: EP/NS 43/11Proposed alterations to front corner showing details of shelving and amended notes, drawing no.1052/D29, March 1966
Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 93 cm. x 73 cm., dyeline print, coloured)
Ref: EP/NS 43/12Plan showing proposed alterations to front corner with amendments to scheme, drawing no.1052/D29, by W. and T.R. Milburn, architects, Sunderland, March 1966
Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 94 cm. x 73 cm., dyline print, coloured)
Ref: EP/NS 43/13Plan showing details of proposed font hanging gear, drawing no. 1169D/29, 20 October 1966
Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 33 cm. x 28 cm., print)
Ref: EP/NS 43/14Plan A of the church site of New Seaham, Christ Church, 7 February 1860
(1 plan, tracing paper, 32cm x 23cm)
Ref: EP/NS 43/15Plan of proposed repositioning of the font and new halogen light fittings, June 1987
(1 plan, tracing paper, 37cm x 31cm)
Repairs (Ref: EP/NS )44/7, 44/9, 98-99, 102
Ref: EP/NS 44/7Statement of account from Wilson and Son, plumbers and gasfitters, for work carried to gas fittings at the church, March 1912
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 44/9(1-2)Correspondence between Rev. S. Kearney and the Diocesan Registry, concerning draft agreement with Easington Rural District Council and the erection of a new wall, 23-25 May 1927
(2 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 98Outline schedule of roofing works at New Seaham, Christ Church, by A.I. Barnes, Burns Architects, Castle Eden, 8 March 2000
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 99Quotations for roofing repairs at New Seaham, Christ Church, by Messrs. Garnett Roofing, Hadrian House, Airport Industrial Estate, Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne; Hewitson Roof Surveys Limited, Airport Industrial Estate, Kingston Park, Newcastle upon Tyne; Cavner and Allen Limited, roofing contractors, Front Street, Bebside, Blyth, Northumberland, and Messrs. P. and S. Coverdale, masonry contractors, Sled Dale, Bowes, and calculation of contract costs by Burns Architects, Castle Eden, 25 February - March 2000
(10 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 102Letters from the Venerable Trevor Willmott, Archdeacon of Durham, 15 The College, Durham City, to Rev. D.A. Roberts, The Vicarage, New Seaham, concerning the 1997 quinquennial inspection report, repairs to the church fabric undertaken since 1991 without permission, and the new arrangements for parish visitations, 5 November and 1 December 1997
(3 papers)
Organ (Ref: EP/NS )44/2, 44/8, 70, 121
Ref: EP/NS 44/2Specification of a new organ by R. Postill, organ manufacturer, York, 1 October 1861
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 44/8(1-3)Extracts from newspapers, including the Daily Echo , September 1926, concerning the dedication of the new organ at Seaham as the war memorial to 183 men from the parish who were killed in World War I and a statement of account of the organ memorial fund, 1 December 1926
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 70Specification and estimate for proposed new memorial organ for Christ Church, New Seaham, by Wm. Hill & Son and Norman & Beard, Ltd., 372 York Road, London, 29 March 1923
(1 file)
Ref: EP/NS 121Specification and estimate of an organ for Christ Church, New Seaham by Harrison and Harrison, Durham for £732 and 10 shillings, 18 February 1918
(4 papers, typescript)
Furniture and plate (Ref: EP/NS )41/7, 44/12, 88
Ref: EP/NS 41/7Dedication of memorial pulpit by the Bishop of Jarrow, 16 October 1929
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 44/12(1-3)Correspondence between Rev. S. Kearney and Edward H. Ronnebeck, concerning an order for a processional cross, 26 October - 16 November 1929
(3 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 88Quotation from Ralph Hedley, artistic and architectural carver, 52 St. Mary's Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, to Rev. S. Kearney, for the installation of a carved oak pulpit, designed by Messrs. Hicks and Charlewood, architects, 1 June 1929
(1 paper, typescript)
Photographs (Ref: EP/NS )47
Ref: EP/NS 47(1-12)Photographs of the interior of the church, showing harvest festival decorations, with one photograph of the exterior, n.d.
(12 photographs, black and white)
Churchyard (Ref: EP/NS section 02)Plans (Ref: EP/NS )43/8, 43/14
Ref: EP/NS 43/8Plan of burial ground showing proposed new paths, n.d.
Scale: 20 feet to 1 inch [1:240]
(1 plan, 53 cm. x 65 cm., paper, colour-wash)
Ref: EP/NS 43/14Graveyard plan with locations and numbers of plots, May 1915
Includes names
(1 plan, 95 x 63 cm, water colour, ink)
War graves (Ref: EP/NS )44/11, 125/1, 126/1
Ref: EP/NS 44/11(1-6)Letters from the Imperial War Graves Commission to Rev. S. Kearney, concerning the of war graves in the churchyard and the erection of head stones, with list of names, inscriptions and drawing of headstones, 7 May 1928
(5 papers, 1 plan, 24 cm. x 36 cm., printed)
Ref: EP/NS 125/1Correspondence concerning the maintenance of war graves in the churchyard of Christ Church, New Seaham, 13 April - 6 May 1959
(4 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 126/1Plan showing the location of 13 war graves in the churchyard of Christ Church with accompanying correspondence concerning the removal of commonwealth headstones, 4 June - 28 Septembeer 1970
(1 plan, 39cm x 32cm; 3 papers typescript)
Rules (Ref: EP/NS )46
Ref: EP/NS 46Regulations by the vicar and churchwardens 'for keeping the churchyard better', n.d.
(1 paper)
Miners' memorial (Ref: EP/NS )128/1
Ref: EP/NS 128/1Photograph of the miners' memorial in the churchyard, n. d. [c. 1960s]
(1 photograph, 22cm x 17cm)
Church hall (Ref: EP/NS section 03)130/1
Ref: EP/NS 130/1Plans and elevations of the proposed church hall, March 1965
(1 plan, 78cm x 70cm)
Church Institute (Ref: EP/NS section 04)39, 44/13
Ref: EP/NS 39New Seaham Church Institute committee meetings minute book, 1909 - 1925
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 44/13Letter from H.M. Inspector of Taxes to Rev. S. Kearney, concerning tax relief on the Church Institute, Seaham, and his refusal of the claim, 31 October 1933
(1 paper)
Vicarage (Ref: EP/NS section 05)100, 129/1-2
Ref: EP/NS 1001 January 1974
(1) Rev. Douglas William Pharaoh
(2) Church Commissioners
Counterpart mortgage of the profits of the benefice of New Seaham, to secure £18,500 for the erection of a residence for the incumbents of New Seaham
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 129/1Plans, section and elevations of proposed new vicarage, August 1973
(1 plan, 71cm x 50cm)
Ref: EP/NS 129/2Plan showing the layout of the garden of the proposed new vicarage, 24 December 1974
(1 plan, 50cm x 70cm)
Church property (Ref: EP/NS section 06)44/5-6, 45, 50
Ref: EP/NS 44/5(1-10)Correspondence between Mr. Brydon, Londonderry Offices, and Rev. Canon Scott, concerning the renting of a field for the use of the football club; notes of the history of the club, statement of accounts and sketch from 1:2500 Ordnance Survey plan, showing the fields adjoining Carr House Farm and the site chosen by the football players, 18 July 1889 - 10 April 1893
(9 papers and 1 plan, 67 cm. x 32 cm., tracing paper, ink)
Ref: EP/NS 44/6Agreement between V.W. Corbett on behalf of the Marquis of Londonderry, and Rev. A. Ramsbotham, incumbent of New Seaham, concerning the renting of the Drill Hall for ten years from 1 January 1911 for one shilling p.a., 1 February 1911
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 45Arbitration award between George Henry, Earl Vane, and Rev. Mr. Bethune, concerning the valuation of a piece of agricultural land referred to in an original agreement dated 26 November 1991 between the Marquis of Londonderry and the Rev. Thomas Copley, 17 December 1918
(1 file)
Ref: EP/NS 50Deed of agreement between H.M. Postmaster General and Rev. W.A. Scott, concerning the extension of telegraphs to New Seaham, 5 October 1892
(1 paper)
Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/NS section 07)Faculties (Ref: EP/NS section 01)85-92, 94-97
Ref: EP/NS 85Faculty for the removal of stone tablets from the east wall of the chancel, as specified, for the erection of a retable and reredos in oak, for the installation of oak panelling in the sanctuary, and for the installation of a new holy table and communion rails bearing an inscription from the parishioners in memory of Charles Stewart Vane Tempest Stewart, 6th Marquis of Londonderry, K.G., (1852-1915), 17 November 1915
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 86Faculty for the erection of a new organ, in memory of the men of New Seaham parish who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914-1918, 11 February 1926
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 87Faculty for the introduction of a new oak pulpit, in memory of James Winter, parishioner, 17 August 1929
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 89Faculty for the installation of new heating apparatus, 15 October 1934
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 90Faculty for the installation of an oak clergy desk, in memory of Joseph Birkbeck, parish clerk and organist, 22 April 1937
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 91Faculty for the erection of oak choir stalls and altar rails bearing an inscription from the parishioners in memory of Agnes Kearney and her work in the parish from 1921 to 1943, 14 January 1946
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 92Faculty for the erection of oak panelling in the sanctuary, and a vicar's tablet, and for the introduction of an oak credence table and prie dieu, 28 March 1958
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 94Faculty for internal and external repairs and the installation of additional light fittings, 24 April 1961
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 95Faculty for the establishment of a Lady Chapel in the east end of the south aisle, 19 August 1963
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 96Faculty for the repair of the organ and removal of the organ console to the north side of the chancel, for the removal of three pews and repositioning of the communion rail, for the introduction of a second clergy stall, and for interior and exterior redecoration, 29 December 1969
(1 paper, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 97Faculty for the repair of the roof of the south aisle and porch, and the chancel arch and east end, 17 November 2000
(1 paper)
Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/NS section 02)93
Ref: EP/NS 93Certificate of the Archdeacon of Durham for the cleaning and overhaul of the organ, 15 April 1958
(1 paper, typescript)
Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/NS section 08)71, 103-104
Ref: EP/NS 71Inventory, 11 April 1937
(1 file)
Ref: EP/NS 103Terrier of glebe, land and property belonging to the vicarage and parish of New Seaham, 30 March 1963 - 1976
(1 booklet)
Ref: EP/NS 104Inventory of registers and church plate belonging to New Seaham parish, 30 March 1963 - 1976
(1 booklet)
Inspection of Churches Measure (Ref: EP/NS section 09)127/1-6
Ref: EP/NS 127/1Architect's report by William and T. R. Milburn, Architects, 18 Fawcett Street, Sunderland, 6 January 1959
(3 papers, typescript; 1 plan)
Ref: EP/NS 127/2Architect's report by William and T. R. Milburn, Architects, 4 Grange Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, 13 December 1960
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 127/3Architect's report by William and T. R. Milburn, Architects, 4 Grange Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, 3 December 1963
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 127/4Architect's report by William and T. R. Milburn, Architects, 4 Grange Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, 13 November 1968
(2 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 127/5Architect's report by William and T. R. Milburn, Architects, 4 Grange Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, SR2 7DF, 26 June 1973
(7 papers, typescript)
Ref: EP/NS 127/6Architect's report by William and T. R. Milburn, Architects, 4 Grange Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, SR2 7DF, 9 June 1978
(10 papers, typescript)
Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/NS section 10)101
Ref: EP/NS 101Report on the quinquennial inspection of New Seaham, Christ Church, by J.W. Samson, architect, 255 Sunderland Road, South Shields, October 1991
(1 file)
Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/NS section 11)Vicarage (Ref: EP/NS )131/1
Ref: EP/NS 131/1Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection made in March 1976 by A. O. Lee, Diocesan Surveyor, Owengate House, Durham, DH1 3HD
(1 file)
Financial records (Ref: EP/NS section 12)44/10
See also EP/NS 35
Churchwardens balance sheet for year ended Easter 1928
(1 file)
Sequestration (Ref: EP/NS section 13)105, 119
Ref: EP/NS 105Writ of sequestration of the benefice of New Seaham, Christ Church, to Rev. Edward Brian Pateman, rural dean of Houghton-le-Spring, and John Craggs and William High, churchwardens, during the vacancy caused by the cession of Rev. William Herbert Jefferson, 27 October 1972
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 119Sequestration accounts, 4 December 1976 - 30 October 1977
(1 volume)
Vestry (Ref: EP/NS Section 5)35
Ref: EP/NS 35Vestry meetings minute book, 1861 - 1921
including minutes of Parochial Church Council meetings, 1920 - 1922, and churchwardens' accounts, 1874 - 1894
(1 volume)
Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/NS Section 6)Minutes (Ref: EP/NS section 01)36-38, 66, 106-107, 123/1
See also EP/NS 35
Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 1922 - 1930
including minutes of vestry meetings, 1922 - 1930
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 37Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 1930 - 1937
including minutes of vestry meetings, 1930 - 1937
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 38Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 1939 - 1962
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 66Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 11 December 1962 - 12 September 1978
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: EP/NS 106Minute book of Parochial Church Council meetings, 12 September 1978 - 14 November 1989
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/NS 107Minute book of Parochial Church Council meetings, 12 December 1989 - 14 June 1994
(1 volume, card bound)
Ref: EP/NS 123/1Minutes of meetings, 12 July 1994 - 12 January 1999
(1 file)
Annual meeting (Ref: EP/NS section 02)64-65, 118/1
Ref: EP/NS 64Annual Church Meetings minute book, 28 March 1938 - 4 April 1995
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: EP/NS 65Reports of the guides, the rainbows, the brownies, the choir, the ladies' group, mother and toddler group, the secretary, the treasurer, and the Sunday School, to the Annual Church Meeting, 1989-1996
Originally enclosed in EP/NS 64
(47 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 118/1Annual general meetings minute book, 9 April 1996 - 13 March 2007
(1 volume)
Financial records (Ref: EP/NS section 03)53, 67-69, 108, 122/1-7
Ref: EP/NS 53Parochial Church Council account book, 1931 - 1970
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 67Account book, January 1971 - December 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 68Account book, January - December 1974
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: EP/NS 69Statements of account, 1968, 1981, 1985, 1987-1994
Originally enclosed in EP/NS 64
(13 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 108Annual statement of church accounts, January - December 1997
Includes: costs of new church hall
(2 papers, duplicated)
Ref: EP/NS 122/1Income and expenditure accounts, 7 January 1975 - 29 December 1982
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 122/2Income and expenditure accounts, 5 January 1983 - 31 December 1990
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 122/3Income and expenditure accounts, 6 January 1991 - 31 December 1996
Includes: church restoration accounts, 1 January 1997 - 31 December 2003; church hall accounts, 1 January 1995 - 31 December 1996
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 122/4Income and expenditure accounts, 1 January 1997 - 31 December 2002
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 122/5Income and expenditure accounts, 1 January 2003 - 29 May 2007
Includes at rear: church restoration accounts, 1 January 2004 - 10 May 2007
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 122/6Income and expenditure accounts, 1 June 2008 - 28 July 2009
Includes at rear: building fund accounts, 2 April 2007 - 27 April 2008
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 122/7Income and expenditure accounts, 1 January - 20 December 2009
Includes: statement of accounts, 2009; building fund accounts, 2008 - 2009; list of parochial fees, 2010
(1 file)
Christian Stewardship (Ref: EP/NS section 04)114/1-3, 115/1
Ref: EP/NS 114/1Planned Giving Campaign for the parish of Christ Church, New Seaham, draft plan, January 1966
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 114/2Planned Giving Campaign: The Summary Report - The Intensive Phase for the parish of Christ Church, New Seaham, February 1966
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 114/3Planned Giving Campaign for the parish of Christ Church, New Seaham, 1969 - 1972
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 115/1Christian Stewardship Campaign for the parish of Christ Church, New Seaham, 1974
(1 booklet, printed)
Church membership (Ref: EP/NS section 05)76
Ref: EP/NS 76Copy return of church membership, 7 February 1994
(1 paper)
Church Societies (Ref: EP/NSSection 13)Men's Society (Ref: EP/NS section 01)116/1, 117/1
Ref: EP/NS 116/1Minutes of meetings, 11 October 1973 - 29 September 1983
Includes at rear: cash account from October 1973; subscriptions, 1974
(1 volume)
Ref: EP/NS 117/1Cash and membership book, 1974 - 1984
(1 volume)
Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/NS Section 14)Parish magazines (Ref: EP/NS section 01)40, 120/1-9
See also D/X 2008 and D/CL 4
Parish magazines, January - December 1895, February 1896 - August 1897, October 1897, December 1897, and January - December 1898
(56 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 120/1Parish magazine, May 1939
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/2Parish magazine, November 1940
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/3Parish magazines, May - June; August 1953
(3 papers, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/4Parish magazines, March; June, 1960
(2 booklets, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/5Parish News magazine, May 1970
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/6Parish News magazine, January 1972
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/7Parish News magazine, November 1974
(1 booklet, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/8Parish News magazines, August; October 1975
(2 booklets, printed)
Ref: EP/NS 120/9Parish News magazine, February; December 1976
(2 booklets, printed)
Local history (Ref: EP/NS section 02)44/14, 52
Ref: EP/NS 44/14(1-2)Copies of photographs from a magazine showing old and new houses in Seaham, n.d.
(2 papers)
Ref: EP/NS 52Seaham Explosion and the Miners Permanent Relief Fund giving names, ages, addresses, occupations and dependents of those killed, together with legacies and fortnightly allowances paid, 1880
(1 paper)
Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/NS section 03)44/4, 51
Ref: EP/NS 44/4Copy of last will and testament of William Sheraton of Seaham Colliery; mentions grandson William Webb and his wife, Margaret Sheraton, 13 October 1876
(1 paper)
Ref: EP/NS 51Pupil Teacher's Certificate in Religious Subjects of Sarah Joyce of New Seaham, 21 January, 1884
(1 parchment)
