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Pelton Holy Trinity Parish

Reference: EP/Pe Catalogue Title: Pelton Holy Trinity Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 04 Churchwardens

Covering Dates: 1636-2005

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  • Pelton Holy Trinity Parish
    • Pelton Holy Trinity (Ref: EP/Pe)
    • Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Pe (04))
    • Church (Ref: EP/Pe )
    • Organ (Ref: EP/Pe 117, 144)
    • Plans (Ref: EP/Pe 131, 157, 163, 210/1-4)
    • Pews (Ref: EP/Pe 132, 147)
    • Clock (Ref: EP/Pe 140)
    • Architect's reports (Ref: EP/Pe 141, 175)
    • Windows (Ref: EP/Pe 143, 145, 177-180)
    • Heating (Ref: EP/Pe 146, 186)
    • Alterations (Ref: EP/Pe 149-156, 160-161, 166, 171, 174)
    • Bells (Ref: EP/Pe 158, 211/1)
    • Maintenance (Ref: EP/Pe 159, 162, 169-170, 181-182, 185)
    • Lighting (Ref: EP/Pe 164-165, 167, 172)
    • Electricity supply (Ref: EP/Pe 168)
    • Faculties and Archdeacon's Certificates (Ref: EP/Pe 22, 133-139, 207/1-8, 208/1-2)
    • Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Pe )
    • Faculties (Ref: EP/Pe )
    • Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Pe 23-25, 197)
    • Vicarage (Ref: EP/Pe 28, 100-112, 216/1-2)
    • Plans (Ref: EP/Pe 28, 105)
    • Quinquennial Inspections, Ecclesiastical Dilapidations and Repairs (Ref: EP/Pe 100-104, 107-111, 216/1-2)
    • Electricity supply (Ref: EP/Pe 106)
    • Sale (Ref: EP/Pe 112)
    • Financial records (Ref: EP/Pe 49, 113-116, 118-121)
    • Accounts (Ref: EP/Pe 49, 115, 118-119)
    • Bills and receipts (Ref: EP/Pe 113, 116)
    • Building Fund (Ref: EP/Pe 114)
    • Legacies (Ref: EP/Pe 120)
    • Financial correspondence (Ref: EP/Pe 121)
    • Sequestration (Ref: EP/Pe 122, 124-129, 205/1-2, 206/1)
    • Terriers and Inventories (Ref: EP/Pe 130,189,196,198-199)
    • Inventories (Ref: EP/Pe 130, 189, 198-199)
    • Terrier (Ref: EP/Pe 196)
    • Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Pe 142, 173)
    • Churchyard (Ref: EP/Pe 148, 191, 201, 212/1-2, 213/1-2, 214/1, 215/1-2, 217/1)
    • Maintenance (Ref: EP/Pe 148, 212/1-2, 214/1, 217/1)
    • Monumental inscriptions (Ref: EP/Pe 191, 201)
    • Plans (Ref: EP/Pe 213/1-2)
    • Closure (Ref: EP/Pe 215/1-2)
    • Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Pe 176, 183-184, 209/1-4)

Catalogue Contents

Pelton Holy Trinity (Ref: EP/Pe)Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Pe (04))Church (Ref: EP/Pe )Organ (Ref: EP/Pe 117, 144)Ref: EP/Pe 117

Balance sheet of Pelton Church Organ Fund, 14 September 1880
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/Pe 144

Correspondence between Harrison and Harrison, Ltd., organ builders, Durham; H.E. Prested, organ builder, 27 Lawson Terrace, Durham; the Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; Diocese of Durham; The Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches; Rev. G.W. Fletcher, The Vicarage, Pelton, concerning the replacement of the existing organ in the church with a re-conditioned organ, 2 August 1968 - 19 September 1969
(14 papers and 1 photograph)

Plans (Ref: EP/Pe 131, 157, 163, 210/1-4)Ref: EP/Pe 131

Plan of pews in Pelton Church, November 1847
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 157

Plan of roof trusses in Pelton church indicating infestation by woodworm by Owen Taylor Associates, structural engineers, 2 Ashfield Terrace, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham, c.1969
(1 plan, 58.5 cm. x 84 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Pe 163

Ground plan and section of chancel at Holy Trinity Church, Pelton, showing proposed electrical installation by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, architects, Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 1972 Scale: 1 : 50
(1 plan, 48 cm. x 105 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Pe 210/1

Copy plan of Holy Trinity church as existing, n.d. [1991]
(1 plan, 21 cm x 29.5 cm, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Pe 210/2

Copy plan of Holy Trinity church as proposed, following the rearrangement of pews, n.d. [1991] Scale: 1/8 inch = 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 21 cm x 29.5 cm, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Pe 210/3

Plan, section and schematic internal elevation of proposed repairs to the belfry, by Christopher Downs, chartered architect, 8 Holmside Place, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, July 1994 Scale: 1:10
(1 plan, 60 cm x 84 cm, duplicated)

Ref: EP/Pe 210/4

Copy plan of the church, showing the proposed location of a new book case, 1994 No scale
(1 plan, 29.5 cm x 21 cm, photocopied)

Pews (Ref: EP/Pe 132, 147)Ref: EP/Pe 132

List of pew holders, 15 November 1859
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 147

Correspondence between Fred King, 2756 Cavendish Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage; Lloyds Bank, Collingwood Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Midland Bank, Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; T.E. Whittaker, Littlebeck, near Whitby, Yorkshire, concerning the donation by Mr. King of pews to the church, 15 May 1969 - 7 September 1970
(34 papers)

Clock (Ref: EP/Pe 140)Ref: EP/Pe 140

Letter from William Potts and Sons, Ltd., Guildford Clock Works, Bankfield Terrace, Leeds, to Rev. C.A.A. Mortenson, The Vicarage, Pelton, suggesting the replacement of the clockwork in the clock in Pelton Church with an electric mechanism, 11 September 1957
(2 papers)

Architect's reports (Ref: EP/Pe 141, 175)Ref: EP/Pe 141

Architect's report by Cordingley and McIntyre, Owengate, Durham, carried out under the Inspection of Churches Measure, 1955, 9 August 1962
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 175

Correspondence between Hayton and Lee, architects, Owengate House, Durham, the Hon. Secretary to the P.C.C., Holy Trinity Church, Pelton; and Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, architects, Mosley Street, Newcastle, concerning the inspection of the church, 5 February and 13 September 1973
(2 papers)

Windows (Ref: EP/Pe 143, 145, 177-180)Ref: EP/Pe 143

Correspondence between W. Burns Scott, Fort Street, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage; L.C. Evetts, The Stead, Woolsington Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; H.C. Ferens, The Diocesan Registry; J.E. Ruscoe, Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches; F. King, 1756 Cavendish Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, concerning the installation in Pelton Church of a stained glass window in memory of F. King's father and mother, 27 May 1968 - 19 January 1970
(30 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 145

Correspondence between Reed, Millican and Company, Limited, Fourth Avenue, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead; Millburn and Ellis, 87-88, Claypath, Durham; Graham Miller and Co., Shakespeare Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Rev. G.W. Fletcher, The Vicarage, Pelton, concerning the estimate for the restoration of the stained glass in Pelton church, 15 August 1968 - 27 May 1971
(10 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 177

Design and estimate for stained glass window for Pelton church supplied by Reed Millican and Co., Ltd., Fourth Avenue, Team Valley, 8 March 1976
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 178

Photocopy of design for stained glass window featuring dove, Christ and man kneeling and legend 'His hands made whole', n.d. Scale: 1 : 10
(1 paper, 31.5 cm. x 16.5 cm.)

Ref: EP/Pe 179

Correspondence between the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office, Ltd., Gloucester; Graham Miller, Sibilia and Co., Frederick Street, Sunderland; Modern Art Glass Co. Ltd., Bramley, Leeds; Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage, concerning the repair of damaged windows in Pelton church, 16 June - 31 August 1976
(7 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 180

Correspondence between the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches; Selwyn S. Beattie, 60 Tweed Terrace, Stanley; the Diocesan Registry, 21A Elvet Bridge, Durham; and Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage, concerning the design and installation of a new stained glass window in Pelton church, 21 April - 24 November 1976
(8 papers)

Heating (Ref: EP/Pe 146, 186)Ref: EP/Pe 146

Correspondence between Rev. G.W. Fletcher, The Vicarage, Pelton and Leybourne Urwin, Ltd., heating and ventilation engineers, Front Street, Shotley Bridge, concerning the upkeep of the boiler in the church, 16 September - 31 December 1968
(6 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 186

Letter from A. Henry, churchwarden, 36 Ross, Ouston, Chester-le-Street to Peter Walker, Secretary of State for Energy, Millbank, London, suggesting that the Department of Energy assist Pelton church in installing an efficient heating system in the church, 6 February 1985
(2 papers)

Alterations (Ref: EP/Pe 149-156, 160-161, 166, 171, 174)Ref: EP/Pe 149

Correspondence between Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage; Wippell Mowbray Church Furnishing, Ltd., Cathedral Yard, Exeter; The Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; Pax House, 29 Low Brook Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, concerning the installation of an aumbry and sanctuary lamp in the church, 29 July 1969 - 12 February 1973 Includes design of sanctuary lamp, c.1971
(22 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 150

Correspondence between Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage and Peter Tong, 19A Old Elvet, Durham City, concerning alterations to the church, 4 August 1969 - 8 September 1971
(29 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 151

Schedule of proposed work to be carried out at the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by Peter Tong, architect, 19A Old Elvet, Durham, 13 October 1969
(5 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 152

Schedule of work to be carried out at Holy Trinity Church, Pelton by Peter Tong, architect, 19A Old Elvet, Durham City, October 1969
(4 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 153

Amended specification of works to be undertaken at the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by Peter Tong, architect, n.d. [1969]
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 154

Specification, compiled by Peter Tong, of work to be carried out at Holy Trinity Church, Pelton, n.d.
(8 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 155

Correspondence between Rev. A.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage; The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; The Sir John Priestman Charity Trust, John Street, Sunderland, concerning the cost of, and contributions to, the restoration of Pelton church, 23 October 1969 - 13 August 1970
(5 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 156

List in the hand of Rev. G.W. Fletcher, of alterations to the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 1879-1969, c.1969
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 160

Letters from John A. Lines, the Institute for the Study of Worship and Religious Architecture, the University of Birmingham, to Rev. G.W. Fletcher, The Vicarage, Pelton, concerning alterations to the church, 31 March and 9 April 1971
(2 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 161

Provisional final accounts for renovations at the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by J.E. Megoran and Son, Ltd., builders and contractors, Low Chare, Chester-le-Street, 21 May 1971
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 166

Correspondence between Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, Mosley Street, Newcastle and Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage, concerning interior alterations to the church, 10 February - 27 July 1972
(9 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 171

Letter from Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham, to Rev. G.W. Fletcher, and his draft reply, concerning faculty for major alterations including the introduction of an aumbry, 17 and 24 July 1972
(2 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 174

Account and receipt for aumbry and sanctuary lamp issued by Wippell Mowbray Church Furnishing, Ltd., Cathedral Yard, Exeter, 30 November 1972 and 20 March 1973
(2 papers)

Bells (Ref: EP/Pe 158, 211/1)Ref: EP/Pe 158

Correspondence between Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage; Peter Tong, 19A Old Elvet, Durham City; John Taylor and Co., Bell Foundry, Loughborough, Leicestershire, concerning a report on the bells in Pelton church, 18 January - 9 November 1970
(6 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 211/1

Specification and schedule of work for masonry repairs and new bracing system to the belfry at Holy Trinity church, by Christopher Downs, chartered architect and ecclesiastical and historic buildings consultant, 8 Holmside Place, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, July 1994
(1 file, typescript)

Maintenance (Ref: EP/Pe 159, 162, 169-170, 181-182, 185)Ref: EP/Pe 159

Report on the infestation in the roof of the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by Rentokil Laboratories, Ltd., 11 November 1970
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 162

Correspondence between Hayton and Lee, Owengate House, Durham City, and Rev. G.W. Fletcher, concerning mining subsidence at, and a survey of, the church, 28 July - August 1971
(4 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 169

Specification of works and materials for the internal redecoration of Holy Trinity parish church, Pelton, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, March 1972
(13 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 170

Report on estimates for works in the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, Mosley Street, Newcastle, 4 April 1972
(2 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 181

Report on infestation by furniture beetle in Pelton church made by Rentokil, Ltd., and guarantee for its treatment, 27 July and 15 September 1976
(2 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 182

Estimate sent to Rev. G.W. Fletcher, The Vicarage, Pelton and Rentokil, Ltd., Rentokil House, Princess Street, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, concerning the treatment of an infestation in the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 27 July 1976
(4 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 185

Copy letters from Ian Curry, Mosley Street, Newcastle, to Messrs. John Hewitson, Ltd., Haslam House, Westoncroft Road, Newcastle and Harrison Bros. (Steeplejacks) Ltd., Borough Road, Darlington, enclosing specifications for repairs at Holy Trinity Church, Pelton, 24 August 1979
(12 papers)

Lighting (Ref: EP/Pe 164-165, 167, 172)Ref: EP/Pe 164

Details of six-light pendant for Holy Trinity Church, Pelton, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, drawing no. 167/3, February 1972
(1 plan, 35 cm. x 54 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Pe 165

Revised sketch of light fittings in Pelton church to be used in conjunction with drawing 167/3, 1972 No scale
(1 plan, 25.5 cm. x 39 cm., duplicated)

Ref: EP/Pe 167

Correspondence between Hepplewhite and Manuel, electrical contractors, Leazes Park Road, Newcastle, and Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, architects, Mosley Street, Newcastle, concerning the installation of a new lighting system in the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 2 March 1972 - 17 January 1973
(6 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 172

Detail of external porch light fitting at Holy Trinity Church, Pelton by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, drawing no. 167/4, September 1972 Scale: full size
(1 plan, 66 cm. x 75.5 cm., duplicated)

Electricity supply (Ref: EP/Pe 168)Ref: EP/Pe 168

Specification for the electrical installation for the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson and Atkinson, March 1972
(23 papers)

Faculties and Archdeacon's Certificates (Ref: EP/Pe 22, 133-139, 207/1-8, 208/1-2)Faculties (Ref: EP/Pe )Ref: EP/Pe 22

Faculties for a new organ, 1879, a peal of bells, 1911, an oak tablet, 1919, a processional cross, 1936
(1 bundle)

Ref: EP/Pe 133

Faculty for the removal of an obsolete organ, the organ gallery and commandment board and to move the font to the north-west corner of the church, 28 January 1959
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 134

Faculty for the erection of a new stained glass window in the north wall of the church, 11 December 1968
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 135

Faculty for the removal of the existing organ, the installation of a reconditioned organ and the introduction of new oak choir stalls and a brass lectern, 20 December 1969
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 137

Faculty for the introduction of new light-fittings, the replacement of the existing wood block floor with oak block mosaic tiles, the replacement of twenty damaged dado panels and the re-decoration of the interior of the church, 23 November 1972
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 138

Certificate of completion of works authorised by faculty, 12 March 1973
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 207/1

Faculty authorising the renewal of the church's electrical wiring and the installation of new light fittings, 24 October 1952
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 207/2

Faculty authorising the installation of a gas-fired boiler, 20 January 1955
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 207/3

Faculty authorising the re-arrangement of seating in the church to create space at the west end and the carpeting of that space, 11 April 1991
(1 paper, printed form)

Ref: EP/Pe 207/4

Faculty authorising the re-decoration of the church following smoke damage, 22 June 1993
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 207/5

Faculty authorising the introduction of a book display cabinet, on the west side of the organ, to house a 'Book of 'Remembrance,' 23 July 1994
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 207/6

Faculty authorising repairs to the church spire, 11 May 1995
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 207/7

Faculty authorising the re-lighting of the church, 12 January 2005
(1 paper, typescript)

Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Pe )Ref: EP/Pe 136

Archdeacon's certificate authorising work in the church of Holy Trinity, 24 March 1971
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 139

Archdeacon's certificate authorising work in the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 6 November 1980
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 208/1

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the protection of windows in the east end, south chancel, vestry and belfry of the church, with polycarbonate screening, 13 July 1998
(1 paper, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 208/2

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the installation in the church of an induction loop system and radio microphones, 13 May 1999
(1 paper, printed form)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Pe 23-25, 197)Ref: EP/Pe 23

Miscellaneous papers, including specifications for the erection of a gallery, 1849, resolution re. the heating of the church, 1860, census return for 1871, specifications for an organ at Ouston Mission Church, 1903, parochial statistics, 1851, 1954, 1956, electricity wayleave agreement, 1953, miscellaneous bills, 1845 - 1846
(1 bundle)

Ref: EP/Pe 24

Miscellaneous correspondence, 1844-1962
(1 bundle)

Ref: EP/Pe 25

Insurance policies, 1860-1923
(1 bundle)

Ref: EP/Pe 197

Plan of Maines, n.d., c.1846 Originally enclosed in EP/Pe 196
(2 papers)

Vicarage (Ref: EP/Pe 28, 100-112, 216/1-2)Plans (Ref: EP/Pe 28, 105)Ref: EP/Pe 28

Plan of the proposed site for the parsonage, 1843
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 105

Ground and first floor plan of Pelton 'Rectory' showing proposed alterations, drawing DV 13A/2A, by Cordingley and McIntyre, architects, Owengate House, Durham, January 1968 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1 : 96]
(1 plan, 33 cm. x 69 cm., colour-wash)

Quinquennial Inspections, Ecclesiastical Dilapidations and Repairs (Ref: EP/Pe 100-104, 107-111, 216/1-2)Ref: EP/Pe 100

Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission, Millbank, London, to Rev. C.F.B. Haslewood, Pelton Vicarage, offering assistance towards the rebuilding of the greenhouse at the parsonage house, 14 August 1919
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 101

Certificate of the cost of repairs which should be undertaken under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Act, 1871, 24 November 1921 and certificate of completion of work, 13 December 1922
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 102

Order issued by the Durham Dilapidations Board for the payment by the incumbent of Pelton of cost of repairs, 15 March 1927
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 103

Ordinary assessment under Section 24 of the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, 1923, issued by the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, 10 June 1927 Attached: receipt for payment, 25 May 1928
(2 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 104

Letters from the Ecclesiastical Commission, Millbank, Westminster, to Rev. C.F.W. Wilkinson, Pelton Vicarage, agreeing to contribute to the cost of repairs to the parsonage house, 6 and 22 December 1928 and 27 February 1929
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 107

Correspondence between Rev. G.W. Fletcher, vicar of Pelton; Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Cordingley and McIntyre, Owengate House, Durham; Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London, concerning repairs to Pelton Vicarage, 4 January - 15 November 1968
(38 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 108

Letters from Hayton, Lee and Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, and the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, concerning repairs to Pelton Vicarage, 10 and 12 June 1968
(2 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 109

Correspondence between Cordingley and McIntyre, architects, Owengate House, Durham; Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; Hayton and Lee, architects, Owengate House, Durham and Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage, concerning repairs to the roof of the vicarage, 23 February 1970 - 4 October 1971
(37 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 110

Schedule of dilapidations at Pelton Rectory, noted at the quinquennial inspection by Matthew Hayton, diocesan surveyor, August 1971 Attached: list of surveyor's report costs, 16 August 1972; confirmation of the report by the Dilapidations Board of the Diocese of Durham, 18 September 1972; confirmation that the sum named is available by the Church Commission, 23 October 1972
(19 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 111

Correspondence between Ouston Contractors, Ltd.; Wentworth Park Estate, Ouston, Chester-le-Street; W.R. Vout, Ltd., painters and decorators, 1 Front Street, Pelton, Chester-le-Street; Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Hayton, Lee and Braddock, architects, Owengate House, Durham; Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage, concerning repairs to the vicarage done as a result of the quinquennial inspection, 1972, 26 April 1974 - 28 October 1975
(12 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 216/1

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of Pelton vicarage, by D. L. Renton, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, August 1995
(27 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Pe 216/2

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of Pelton vicarage, by M. Galley, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, May 2005
(1 file, typescript, photocopied)

Electricity supply (Ref: EP/Pe 106)Ref: EP/Pe 106

Correspondence between the North Eastern Electricity Board; the sequestrators of the living of Holy Trinity, Pelton; Cordingley and McIntyre, architects, Owengate House, Durham; the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London; Diocesan Office, The College, Durham, concerning the installation of a new electrical system in Pelton Vicarage, 4 January - 24 April 1968
(9 papers)

Sale (Ref: EP/Pe 112)Ref: EP/Pe 112

1988 (1) Rev. David Campbell Grieve, clerk in holy orders, incumbent of the benefice of Pelton, Holy Trinity (2) Church Commissioners for England (3) Matthew Michael Joseph McCardle and Josephine Helen McCardle, both of Edenfield House, West Pelton Draft conveyance from (1), with consent of (2), to (3) of the site of the former vicarage at Pelton, part of land in a conveyance of 10 June 1845 Consideration: £30,000 Attached: covering letter from Smith, Roddam and Co., solicitors, North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, 25 January 1988
(1 file and 1 paper)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Pe 49, 113-116, 118-121)Accounts (Ref: EP/Pe 49, 115, 118-119)Ref: EP/Pe 49

Account book, 1 July 1948 - 30 December 1968
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)

Ref: EP/Pe 115

Churchwardens' account of expenses for the year ended Easter 1848
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 118

Accounts of income and expenditure for 1978 - 1981 and 1985
(23 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 119

Account of income from offertories, fees and sales and expenditure, January 1982 - December 1985
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Ref: EP/Pe 219

Account book: fees, 28 February 1983 - 20 December 2006
(1 volume)

Bills and receipts (Ref: EP/Pe 113, 116)Ref: EP/Pe 113

Demand from the assignee of Thomas S. Cowell of Pelton, grocer, for payment of the sum of 7 shillings by the churchwardens of Pelton Church, 26 August 1845
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 116

Receipt for painting an iron chest, 29 May 1844; receipt for a broom, 13 April 1846; receipt for cleaning the church, washing the surplices, cleaning materials and bread, 4 April 1849 and receipt for the beadle's salary, 5 April 1849
(4 papers)

Building Fund (Ref: EP/Pe 114)Ref: EP/Pe 114

Letter from H. Barnett, Pelton Vicarage, to Mr. King, Pelton, concerning the fate of the money held by the building committee, 15 April 1846
(1 paper)

Legacies (Ref: EP/Pe 120)Ref: EP/Pe 120

Letter from Swinburne and Jackson, solicitors, Cestrick House, High Chare, Chester-le-Street, to Rev. D. Grieve, The Vicarage, Pelton, concerning the legacy of Mrs. E.E. Everitt, 12 April and 14 June 1983
(4 papers)

Financial correspondence (Ref: EP/Pe 121)Ref: EP/Pe 121

Copy letter from the Rural Dean of Chester-le-Street, St. John's Vicarage, Birtley, to W. Hurworth, Auckland Castle, concerning the financial situation of the parish of Pelton, 23 April 1985
(5 papers)

Sequestration (Ref: EP/Pe 122, 124-129, 205/1-2, 206/1)Ref: EP/Pe 122

Writ of sequestration of the benefice of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 11 December 1967
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 124

List of fees chargeable during the sequestration of the benefice of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 8 December 1967
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 125

Accounts of the income and expenditure of the sequestrators of the living of the Holy Trinity, Pelton, 2 December 1967 - 2 June 1968
(6 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 126

List of fees received by each officiant during the sequestration of the living of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 1 December 1967 - 6 June 1968
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 127

Analysis of expenditure during the sequestration of the living, June 1968
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 128

Slips recording the income payable to the benefice of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by the Church Commissioners, during its sequestration, January - June 1968
(7 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 129

Accounts of income and expenditure during the sequestration of the benefice of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 23 September 1981 - 16 September 1982
(9 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 205/1

Sequestration order during the vacancy following the resignation of Rev. Patrick William Arthur Knox, 28 November 1941
(1 paper, printed form)

Ref: EP/Pe 205/2

Sequestration order during the vacancy following the cession of Rev. William Douglas Carter, 25 September 1951
(1 paper, printed form)

Ref: EP/Pe 206/1

Sequestration account, 1 August 1996 - 3 June 1999
(6 papers)

Terriers and Inventories (Ref: EP/Pe 130,189,196,198-199)Inventories (Ref: EP/Pe 130, 189, 198-199)Ref: EP/Pe 130

Inventory of the church plate of Holy Trinity, Pelton, c.1850
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 189

Inventory of parish identified only as 'B', n.d., c.1850
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 198

Inventory, 1 January 1975, 13 March 1979, 24 September 1981, 12 April 1988
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: EP/Pe 199

Inventory, 10 October 1991, 4 May 1994
(1 volume, card bound)

Terrier (Ref: EP/Pe 196)Ref: EP/Pe 196

Terrier containing the following: : table of surplice dues, 1846 : copy of the award on the enclosure of copyhold townfields in Chester-le-Street, 7 May 1636 : copy of the schedule for collecting the modus in lieu of hay tithe for certain copyhold lands known as the Thirty half lands in the township of Chester-le-Street, n.d. : copy list of copyhold lands in the township of Chester-le-Street divided into twenty-two grieve turns, 1838-1859 : copy of the award upon the division of Chester Demesnes, 10 February 1729 : copy deed of settlement relating to the curacy of Chester-le-Street, 21 December 1715 : terrier of surplice dues, n.d. : copy of Elizabeth Tewart's will, 10 May 1718 : Easter offerings as collected throughout the parish of Chester-le-Street, n.d. : copy tithe award for the township of Pelton, 7 May 1846 : copy conveyance of the site of the school in Pelton, 25 March 1846 : copy conveyance of the site of the boys' school in Pelton, enrolled in chancery, 22 October 1850 : copy of part of the tithe schedule, c.1846 : printed account of the Pelton church building fund, 1841-1845 and printed account of the Pelton parsonage building fund, 1843-1846 : plan, giving acreages, of the Low North Field belonging to Lord Durham, n.d., c.1846 : plan, giving owners and acreages, of the South Field, n.d., c.1846 : plan, giving owners and acreages, of the West Field, n.d., c.1846 : plan giving acreages of the ancient freehold of Whitehill, n.d., c.1846 : plan, giving owners and acreages, of the High North Field and Horse Close, n.d., c.1846 : plan, giving owners and acreages, of the village of Chester-le-Street, n.d., c.1846
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Pe 142, 173)Ref: EP/Pe 142

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, 1923 to 1951 for Holy Trinity, Pelton, 29 September 1967
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 173

Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, 1923-1951 for the parish of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 4 October 1972
(1 paper)

Ref: EP/Pe 218

Schedule of Dilapidation noted at the Quinquennial Inspection by Mr. M. Galley, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ, May 2005
(1 file, typescript)

Churchyard (Ref: EP/Pe 148, 191, 201, 212/1-2, 213/1-2, 214/1, 215/1-2, 217/1)Maintenance (Ref: EP/Pe 148, 212/1-2, 214/1, 217/1)Ref: EP/Pe 148

Correspondence between Chester-le-Street Rural District Council and Rev. G.W. Fletcher, Pelton Vicarage, concerning repairs to the wall surrounding the churchyard, 23 May - 5 June 1969
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 212/1

Correspondence between Rev. G. W. Fletcher, The Vicarage, Pelton; Cordingley & McIntyre, chartered architects and surveyors, Owengate House, Saddler Street, Durham; County Engineer and Surveyor, Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; Chester le Street Rural District Council, Union Offices, Chester le Street; Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Whitehall, London; Pelton Joint Burials Committee, Cemetery House, Pelton; Miss N. Wilds, 5 White Hill Terrace, Pelton Fell; H. Hardy, 13 Ferndene Avenue, Pelton Fell; M. Kelly, 4 Milton Terrace, Pelton Fell; Mrs R. J. Bullock, 33 Smithburn Road, Felling; J. Philip Kirkup, 32 Grange Road, Geddington, Northamptonshire; John E. Davies, Charmant, Middleton one Row; E. C. Dixon, Appletree House, 16 London Road South, Merstham, Surrey; Smith, Roddam & Co., solicitors, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland; Swinburne & Jackson, solicitors, Cestria House, High Chare, Chester le Street; Rev. Canon G. Beckwith, Diocesan Advisory Committee chairman, The Vicarage, Lanchester; Pelton Parish Council, Council Offices, Newfield and Ven. Michael Perry, Archdeacon of Durham, the Grove, Quarryheads Lane, Durham, concerning the planning and execution of a scheme to improve Pelton churchyard, by reducing the height of the retaining wall, felling trees and removing gravestones to facilitate the landscaping of the open space, and conclude an agreement with Pelton Parish council for its future maintenance, 13 August 1968 - 22 April 1976
(81 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 212/2

Correspondence between Mr A. Henry, 36 Ross, Ouston; M. Sekowski, clerk to Pelton Parish Council, Council Offices, Newfield; Director of Development Services, Chester le Street District Council, Civic Centre, Newcastle Road, Chester le Street; Rev. W. A. Taylor, The Vicarage, Church Road, Pelton; Mrs P. Bunting, Secretary to Pelton Parochial Church Council, 26 Carnoustie, Ouston and the Durham Diocesan Registry, The Park Gate House, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, concerning the closure of the churchyard and the responsibility for its maintenance, 3 February 1997 - 25 March 1999
(11 papers, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 214/1

25 June 1973 1) Rev. Gordon Wolfe Fletcher of The Vicarage, Pelton, clerk in holy orders, perpetual curate of Pelton 2) James David McClure of 15 Heathmeads, Pelton, apprentice trainer, and Thomas William Smith of 41 Fieldside, Pelton, gardener, churchwardens of the parish of Pelton, Holy Trinity 3) The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of Pelton 4) Pelton Parish Council Copy agreement for the maintenance of the churchyard of Pelton, Holy Trinity by (3) after the completion of landscape works.
(6 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Ref: EP/Pe 217/1

Letter from the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham to R. H. Tindle, Subiaco Lodge, Pelton, concerning the Pelton (Kennedy) Trust and enclosing details of the Trust together with an extract from the will of Ada Florence Kennedy, bequeathing £200 towards the maintenance of the churchyard of Pelton, Holy Trinity, 7 December 1951
(2 papers, typescript)

Monumental inscriptions (Ref: EP/Pe 191, 201)Ref: EP/Pe 191

Transcripts of monumental inscriptions and sketch plans of graveyard, 1970s
(120 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 201

Transcript of inscriptions on gravestones in the churchyard of Pelton, Holy Trinity, n.d., [c.1970]
(1 file)

Plans (Ref: EP/Pe 213/1-2)Ref: EP/Pe 213/1

Plan of Holy Trinity churchyard, Pelton, as existing and as proposed and elevation of churchyard wall, by Chester le Street Rural District Council, Surveyors Department, Union Offices, Chester le Street, November 1970 Scale: 1:500
(1 plan, 74.5 cm x 51 cm, duplicated, colour wash)

Ref: EP/Pe 213/2

Elevation of Holy Trinity churchyard, Pelton, from the road, by Chester le Street rural district council, Surveyors Department, Union Offices, Chester le Street, March 1971 Scale: 1/16 inch = 1 foot [1:192]
(1 plan, 75 cm x 51.5 cm, duplicated, colour wash)

Closure (Ref: EP/Pe 215/1-2)Ref: EP/Pe 215/1

Order in council giving notice of the intention of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to discontinue burials in the churchyard of Holy Trinity, Pelton, 16 December 1998
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: EP/Pe 215/2

Order in council discontinuing burials in Pelton, Holy Trinity churchyard, 10 February 1999
(1 paper, printed)

Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Pe 176, 183-184, 209/1-4)Ref: EP/Pe 176

Quinquennial report on the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by Ian Curry, architect, Mosley Street, Newcastle, 9 May 1974
(14 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 183

Letter from Ian Curry, Mosley Street, Newcastle, to Rev. G.W. Fletcher, The Vicarage, Pelton, concerning arrangements for the next quinquennial inspection, 23 March 1979
(3 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 184

Quinquennial report on the church of Holy Trinity, Pelton, by Ian Curry, architect, Mosley Street, Newcastle, 16 July 1979 and covering letter, 17 July 1979
(18 papers)

Ref: EP/Pe 209/1

Quinquennial inspection report on Holy Trinity church, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 January 1985
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 209/2

Quinquennial inspection report on Holy Trinity church by Charlewood Curry Partnership, architects, 32 - 34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 31 May 1991
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 209/3

Quinquennial inspection report on Holy Trinity church, by Christopher Downs, chartered architect and historic buildings consultant, The Cathedral Architect's Office, The Great Kitchen, The College, Durham, 27 June 1998
(1 file, typescript)

Ref: EP/Pe 209/4

Quinquennial inspection report on Holy Trinity church, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock Architects, conservation and historic building consultants, Owengate House, Saddler Street, Durham, 3 February 2003
(1 file, typescript)



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