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Owton Manor St. James the Apostle Parish

Reference: EP/OM Catalogue Title: Owton Manor St. James the Apostle Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1954-2019

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  • Owton Manor St. James the Apostle Parish
    • Owton Manor St. James Parish (Ref: EP/OM)
    • Registration (Ref: EP/OM 1/)
    • Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 01)
    • Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 02)
    • Registers of banns of marriages (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 03)
    • Registers of funerals (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 04)
    • Clergy (Ref: EP/OM 2/)
    • Registers of services (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 01)
    • Benefice (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 02)
    • Licences for the performance of divine service (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 03)
    • Parish profiles (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 04)
    • Churchwardens (Ref: EP/OM 4/)
    • Church (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 01)
    • Extension (Ref: EP/OM 4/)
    • Maintenance (Ref: EP/OM 4/)
    • Plans (Ref: EP/OM 4/)
    • Proposed demountable church (Ref: EP/OM 4/)
    • Church hall (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 02)
    • Vicarage (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 03)
    • Faculties (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 05)
    • Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 06)
    • Vicarage (Ref: EP/OM 4/)
    • Financial records (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 07)
    • Sequestration (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 08)
    • Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/OM 6/)
    • Minutes (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 01)
    • Parochial Church Council minutes (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 01)
    • Annual general meetings (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 02)
    • Financial records (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 02)
    • Account books (Ref: EP/OM 6/)
    • Accounts of pledged giving (Ref: EP/OM 6/)
    • Receipts and payments (Ref: EP/OM 6/)
    • Electoral roll (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 03)
    • Charities (Ref: EP/OM 12/)
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/OM 14/)
    • Parish magazines (Ref: EP/OM 14/)

Catalogue Contents

Owton Manor St. James Parish (Ref: EP/OM)Registration (Ref: EP/OM 1/)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 01)

1/1-3, 1/14/1

Ref: EP/OM 1/1

Register of baptisms, 28 September 1958 - 11 July 1965
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/2

Register of baptisms, 11 July 1965 - 21 September 1969
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/3

Register of baptisms, 21 September 1969 - 11 May 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/14/1

Register of baptisms, 15 June 1986 - 12 February 2006 Last entry is 7 September 2003
(1 volume)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 02)

1/4-11, 1/16/1

Ref: EP/OM 1/4

Register of marriages, 28 May 1960 - 2 September 1961
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/5

Register of marriages, 23 September 1961 - 22 December 1962
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/6

Register of marriages, 19 January 1963 - 16 October 1965
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/7

Register of marriages, 30 October 1965 - 30 March 1968
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/8

Register of marriages, 20 April 1968 - 27 December 1969
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/9

Register of marriages, 10 January 1970 - 28 September 1974
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/10

Register of marriages, 5 October 1974 - 26 April 1980
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/11

Register of marriages, 24 May 1980 - 30 August 1990
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/16/1

Register of marriages, 29 September 1990 - 30 November 2019
(1 volume)

Registers of banns of marriages (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 03)

1/12-13

Ref: EP/OM 1/12

Register of banns of marriage, 1 May 1983 - 18 June 1989
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Ref: EP/OM 1/13

Register of banns of marriage, 24 September 1989 - 15 May 1994
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Registers of funerals (Ref: EP/OM 1/section 04)

1/15/1

Ref: EP/OM 1/15/1

Register of funerals, 11 September 1986 - 14 August 2001
(1 volume)

Clergy (Ref: EP/OM 2/)Registers of services (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 01)

2/1-8, 2/10/1

Ref: EP/OM 2/1

Register of services, 21 February 1954 - 9 April 1961 From 21 September 1958 all services are described as 'children'
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 2/2

Register of services, 17 September 1958 - 10 May 1964
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 2/3

Register of services, 17 May 1964 - 18 July 1969
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 2/4

Register of services, 20 July 1969 - 17 November 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: EP/OM 2/5

Register of services, 18 November 1973 - 18 December 1979
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Ref: EP/OM 2/6

Register of services, 19 December 1979 - 11 April 1987
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Ref: EP/OM 2/7

Register of services, 12 April 1987 - 25 August 1991
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Ref: EP/OM 2/8

Register of services, 25 July 1991 - 26 March 1997
(1 volume)

Ref: EP/OM 2/10/1

Register of services, 6 April 1997 - 31 December 2008
(1 volume)

Benefice (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 02)

2/11

Ref: EP/OM 2/11

Notice to the incumbent under the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986 that the registration of the patronage of their benefice is completed with a copy of the entry in the register, 1 - 4 January 1989
(2 papers)

Licences for the performance of divine service (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 03)

2/12/1-2

Ref: EP/OM 2/12/1

Licence for the performance of divine service in the Mission Church of St. James, Owton Manor to Canon. J. Maughan, 17 September 1958
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/OM 2/12/2

Licence for the performance of divine service in Grange Junior School Hall, Owton Manor, to the Reverend C. C. Greenwood, 12 September 1964
(1 paper, typescript)

Parish profiles (Ref: EP/OM 2/section 04)

2/9

Ref: EP/OM 2/9

Parish profiles, 1998 -2000
(8 papers, printed)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/OM 4/)Church (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 01)Proposed demountable church (Ref: EP/OM 4/)

4/12, 4/14/1-5
This church was never actually built.
See also EP/OM 4/1/2

Ref: EP/OM 4/12

Correspondence concerning the failed attempt to build a second church within the parish, 29 May 1962 - 14 December 1965
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 4/14/1

Plan, sections and elevations of the proposed demountable church, 11 July 1968
(1 plan, 124cm x 75cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/14/2

Plan and elevations of proposed demountable church, 31 July 1968
(1 plan, 65cm x 58cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/14/3

Site plan of proposed demountable church, n.d. [c. 1960s]
(1 plan, 68cm x 45cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/14/4

Site plan of proposed demountable church, n.d. [c. 1960s]
(1 plan, 71cm x 45cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/14/5

Plan and elevations of proposed demountable church, n.d. [c. 1960s]
(1 plan, 76cm x 45cm)

Maintenance (Ref: EP/OM 4/)

4/2

Ref: EP/OM 4/2

Correspondence concerning the boiler in the church, 8 August 1957 - 23 October 1958
(6 papers)

Extension (Ref: EP/OM 4/)

4/8

Ref: EP/OM 4/8

Letter from Hartlepool Borough Council, Bryan Hanson House, Hanson Square, Hartlepool, TS24 4BT to Burns Architects, Castle Eden Studios, Castle Eden, Durham, TS27 4SD stating that planning permission for erection of a rear extension of the church to provide community rooms has been approved, 15 January 2010
(3 papers, printed)

Plans (Ref: EP/OM 4/)

4/6/1-5

Ref: EP/OM 4/6/1

Detailed plans, elevations and sections of the proposed church noticeboards, December 1957
(1 plan, 69cm x 63cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/6/2

Plan and elevations of proposed communion rails, April 1958
(1 plan, 63cm x 45cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/6/3

Plan of church pulpit and lectern, April 1958
(1 plan, 83cm x 56cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/6/4

Plan containing section and elevation of proposed moveable font, April 1958
(1 plan, 50cm x 52cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/6/5

Plan of alterations to the apse, May 1973
(1 plan, 55cm x 38cm)

Church hall (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 02)

4/9/1-3, 4/13

Ref: EP/OM 4/9/1

Plan of proposed church hall, 24 May 1963
(1 plan, 97cm x 69cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/9/2

Plan and elevations of proposed church hall, 27 May 1963
(1 plan, 98cm x 69cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/9/3

Plan and elevations of the church hall, 19 September 1963
(1 plan, 90cm x 65cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/13

Income and expenditure account for the church hall, January 1978
(1 paper)

Vicarage (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 03)

4/1/1-3, 4/7/1-7, 4/10

Ref: EP/OM 4/1/1

Correspondence concerning the purchase and subsequent sale of the vicarage at 30 Owton Manor Lane, West Hartlepool, 3 May 1961 - 20 April 1970
(21 papers, typescript)

Ref: EP/OM 4/1/2

Correspondence concerning the abandoned attempt at building a church on land at Kilmarnock Road, the sale of land on Owton Manor Lane West and Kilmarnock Road and the necessity of a new vicarage, 9 August 1967 - 22 December 1970
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 4/1/3

Correspondence concerning the purchase of a new vicarage, 3 September 1968 - 12 June 1969
(14 papers, typescript)

Ref: EP/OM 4/7/1

Plan of ground floor of the proposed vicarage, 3 April 1969
(1 plan, 111cm x 75cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/7/2

Plan of the first floor of the proposed vicarage, 28 April 1969
(1 plan, 111cm x 75cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/7/3

Plan containing cross sections of proposed vicarage, 1 May 1969
(1 plan, 111cm x 74cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/7/4

Plan with sections of services installation in proposed vicarage, May 1969
(1 plan, 83cm x 59cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/7/5

Plan of the site of the proposed vicarage, n.d. [c. 1960s]
(1 plan, 106cm x 77cm)

Ref: EP/OM 4/7/6

Plan of the site of the proposed vicarage, n.d. [c. 1960s]
(1 plan, 108cm x 76cm, colour)

Ref: EP/OM 4/7/7

Plan and elevations in the form of a sketch scheme of the proposed vicarage, n.d. [c. 1960s]
(1 plan, 75cm x 47cm, colour)

Ref: EP/OM 4/10

Specification of labour and materials for the new vicarage for St. James's Church by P. Tong, Architect, 19A Old Elvet, Durham
(18 papers, typescript)

Faculties (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 05)

4/3/1-10

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/1

Faculty authorising the introduction of new lighting and wiring in the church; the re - roofing of the church in copper sheet; interior decoration of the church, 16 March 1987
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/2

Faculty authorising the renewal of the chimney flashings in 24 gauge copper and roof flashings to the low level felt roof in terne - coated stainless steel, 15 February 1988
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/3

Faculty authorising the replacement of the copper downcomers with PVC 'Highflo' pipes on the church, 7 April 1988
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/4

Faculty authorising the removal of fixed bookcases and cupboards from the original clergy vestry to the sacristy and original choir vestry, 14 April 1988
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/5

Faculty authorising the creation of a garden of rest; the introduction into the church a book of remembrance; the introduction of a case to hold the said book of remembrance while no individual memorials, vases or other flower containers are permitted nor artificial or plastic flowers and all flowers to be removed when dead, 4 May 1994
(2 papers, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/6

Faculty authorising the removal of existing cast iron radiators and the installation of a new heating system, 2 August 1999
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/7

Faculty authorising the redecoration of the main church building, 5 January 2000
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/8

Faculty authorising the replacement of the existing toilets with disabled toilet facilities to include the widening of the door from the library to the passageway leading to the toilets and to replace the door to allow wheelchair access, 16 August 2002
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/9

Faculty authorising the introduction of an altar from Hedgefield, St Hilda and the destruction of existing altar at Owston Manor on condition that the present altar is disposed of in the manner outlined in the incumbent's letter dated the 27 November 2006, 11 December 2006
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/OM 4/3/10

Faculty authorising the extension of the existing meeting of the church and the introduction of two new windows on the north side of the nave to be replaced with doors into the new room and manor works to be carried out on existing ancillary rooms, 16 June 2010
(1 paper, printed)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 06)Vicarage (Ref: EP/OM 4/)

4/11/1-2

Ref: EP/OM 4/11/1

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of December 2001 by M. Galley, Diocesan surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 4/11/2

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of October 2003 by M. Galley, Diocesan surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ
(1 file)

Financial records (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 07)

4/4

Ref: EP/OM 4/4

Accounts of collections, January 1954 - 28 April 1962
(1 volume)

Sequestration (Ref: EP/OM 4/section 08)

4/5

Ref: EP/OM 4/5

Sequestration income and expenditure account for January 1991
(1 paper, typescript)

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/OM 6/)Minutes (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 01)Parochial Church Council minutes (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 01)

6/1-3, 6/14/1

Ref: EP/OM 6/1

Committee meetings minute book [from 13 June 1962 Parochial Church Council], 7 January 1959 - 20 September 1967 At end: list of events in the parish, 4 March 1959 - 28 April 1963
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/2

Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 16 October 1967 - 22 April 1974
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/3

Finance Committee meetings minute book, 9 October 1984 - 17 October 1986
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/14/1

Minutes, 20 February 1995 - 6 March 2005 Includes for some years: standing committee minutes; children's services committee minutes; annual reports and financial statements; independent examiner's reports
(1 file)

Annual general meetings (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 02)

6/12/1

Ref: EP/OM 6/12/1

Minutes of meetings, 17 March 2002 - 24 April 2005
(1 file)

Financial records (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 02)Accounts of pledged giving (Ref: EP/OM 6/)

6/9-10

Ref: EP/OM 6/9

Accounts of pledged giving by named individuals, 31 October 1965 - 16 November 1969
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/10

Accounts of pledged giving by named individuals, 2 November 1969 - 17 November 1974
(1 volume, card bound)

Account books (Ref: EP/OM 6/)

6/4-8

Ref: EP/OM 6/4

Account book, January 1962 - December 1968
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/5

Account book, January 1969 - December 1971
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/6

Account book, January 1972 - December 1976
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/7

Account book, January 1974 - December 1976
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/OM 6/8

Account book, January 1977 - December 1978
(1 volume, card bound)

Receipts and payments (Ref: EP/OM 6/)

6/13/1-7

Ref: EP/OM 6/13/1

Accounts for the years ending: 1961; 1979 - 1981; 1984 - 1990
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 6/13/2

Payments and receipts accounts, 2002
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 6/13/3

Payments and receipts accounts, 2003
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 6/13/4

Payments and receipts accounts, 2004
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 6/13/5

Payments and receipts accounts, 2006
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 6/13/6

Payments and receipts accounts, 2008
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 6/13/7

Payments and receipts accounts, 2009
(1 file)

Electoral roll (Ref: EP/OM 6/section 03)

6/11/1

Ref: EP/OM 6/11/1

Electoral rolls, 2002-2004
(10 papers, printed)

Charities (Ref: EP/OM 12/)

12/1

Ref: EP/OM 12/1

Scheme ordered by the Charity Commission regarding the Charity for Ecclesiastical Purposes concerning one acre of land located in the parish of Seaton Carew and two thousand four hundred and twenty square yards on 30 Owton Manor Lane where the vicarage is located principally relating to the administration and the nomination of trustees for these charities, 14 March 1963
(1 paper, typescript)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/OM 14/)Parish magazines (Ref: EP/OM 14/)

14/1/1-14

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/1

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, February - June; August - September; November - December, 1960
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/2

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1961
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/3

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1962
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/4

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1963
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/5

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - March; May - December 1964
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/6

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1965
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/7

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1966
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/8

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1967
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/9

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1968
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/10

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1969
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/11

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1970
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/12

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - December 1971
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/13

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January - February; May - December 1972
(1 file)

Ref: EP/OM 14/1/14

Saint James Herald, Owton Manor Church monthly paper, January; April - October 1973
(1 file)



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