Catalogue

Minutes, 1894 - 1901

Minutes, 1901 - 1925

Minutes, 1925 - 1941

Minutes, 1941 - 1950

Minutes, 1951 - 1960

Minute book, 25 January 1960 - 9 February 1976

Minute book, March 1976 - March 1981

Minute book, May 1981 - March 1986

Minutes of Middleton St. George Parish Council, 10 March 1986 - 14 March 1994

Ratepayers' meetings minutes, 1875 - 1896

Treasurers' receipts and payments book, 12 March 1895 - 20 December 1946

Receipt and payment book, 1 April 1928 - April 1933

Receipt and payment book, April 1934 - 21 March 1955

Receipt and payment book, 1 April 1955 - 11 March 1968

Receipt and payment book, 1 April 1966 - 22 March 1974

Receipt and payment book, 1 April 1974 - 12 March 1984

Receipt and payment book, 1 April 1984 - 31 March 2001

Financial statements of Middleton St. George Parish Council, 1932-1938, 1940-1947, 1952-1982

Correspondence between North Eastern Electricity Supply Company Ltd. And Middleton St. George Parish Council, concerning revised charges for the provision of electricity for street lighting with 15 watt bulbs and maintenance of street lighting, 21 March 1930 - 10 July 1945

Letter from G. Tarn Bainbridge, Son & Handley, Auctioneers, Darlington, to Darlington Rural District Council, requesting details of the gross and rateable values of Walworth Castle estate, with attached reply, 4 - 9 March 1937 Originally enclosed in CP/Mi.SG 89

Correspondence between Middleton St. George Parish Council; Middleton St. George Community Association; and Darlington Borough Council; concerning ownership of Middleton Community Centre, and a structural report on the community centre, 23 October 1995 - 9 January 1996

Mortgage with Public Works Loan Commissioners, 1956

Grant of easement for a pipe line at Middleton One Row, 1962

31 December 1851 (1) Henry Andrew William Cocks of Middleton St. George, esq. (2) Thomas William Wably of Eaglescliffe, esq. (3) Patience Cocks of Middleton St. George, widow (4) Harriet Eliza Warmington of Middleton St. George, widow (5) The Stockton, Middlesbrough and Yarm Water Company Copy conveyance from (1)-(4) to (5) of a parcel of ground of c .3a..1r.26p near Fighting Cocks in the parish of Dinsdale, formerly part of a close called 'Nelly Nuke', as specified on the enclosed plan Consideration: £355

11 February 1856 (1) Henry Andrew William Cocks (2) Harriet Eliza Warmington (3) The Stockton, Middlesbrough and Yarm Water Company Conveyance from (1) and (2) to (3) of a parcel of ground of c .5a.1r.17p. being part of a farm called Palm Tree House Farm in the parish of Dinsdale as specified on the enclosed sketch plan Consideration: £600

11 February 1856 Copy conveyance as at CP/Mi.SG 26 above

11 February 1856 Copy conveyance as at CP/Mi.SG 26 above

24 May 1871 (1) Henry Andrew William Cocks (2) Middlesbrough Water Works Company Conveyance from (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground of c .5a.3r. being part of a farm called Palm Tree House Farm in the parish of Dinsdale as specified on the enclosed sketch plan Includes a schedule of deeds, 1812 - 1855 Consideration: £862 10s.0d.

24 May 1871 Copy conveyance as at CP/Mi.SG 29 above

24 May 1871 Copy conveyance as at CP/Mi.SG 29 above

13 May 1887 (1) Henry Andrew William Cocks (2) The Stockton and Middlesbrough Corporations Water Board Copy conveyance from (1) to (2) of a Parcel of ground of c. 1a.1r.11p. at Fighting Cocks in the parish of Dinsdale as specified on the attached plan Includes a schedule of deeds 1812 - 1855 Consideration: £550

13 May 1887 Copy conveyance as at CP/Mi.SG 32 above

1974 Epitome of the title of Northumbrian Water Authority to freehold land situate at Fighting Cocks, Middleton St. George, with sketch plan, 31 December 1851 - 1 April 191974

Register of local land charges and requisitions for search etc for 15.3 acres of land at Fighting Cocks from Northumbrian Water Authority to Middleton St. George Parish Council, 14 - 24 January 1980

Requisitions on title for lands as at CP/Mi.SG 35 above

31 March 1980 (1) Northumbrian Water Authority (2) The Parish Council of Middleton St. George Conveyance from (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground of c. 153/10 acres at Fighting Cocks, Middleton St. George as specified on the enclosed plan. H.M. Land Registry title no. DU 80283 Consideration: £25,000

31 March 1980 Memorandum of the conveyance of land as at CP/Mi.SG 25 from Northumbrian Water Authority to Middleton St. George Parish Council

31 March 1980 Memorandum of the conveyance of land as at CP/Mi.SG 32 from Northumbrian Water Authority to Middleton St. George Parish Council

14 April 1980 Certificate of the result of a search under the Land Charges Act 1972, carried out on behalf of Northumbrian Water Authority

4 June 1980 List of documents sent to H.M. Land Registry by Borough Secretary and Solicitor, Darlington, 31 December 1851 - March 1980

14 July 1980 H.M. Land Registry Land Certificate for the conveyance of land from Northumbrian Water Authority to Middleton St. George Parish Council

29 June 1962 (1) The North Eastern Breweries Ltd., The Brewery, Castle Street, Sunderland (2) Vaux and Associated Breweries Ltd., The Brewery, Castle Street, Sunderland Copy conveyance of lands, hotels and public houses called Alexandra Hotel, Saltburn, Albion Inn, North Ormsby, Sites 115/117 Auckland Terrace, Shildon (adjoining Queen's Head Hotel), Albion Hotel, Middlesbrough, Farmers Arms, Catterick, Fighting Cocks Inn, Fighting Cocks, Freemasons Arms Hotel, Masonic Hall Theatre and shops, Consett, Fleece Hotel, Bishop Auckland, Fox and Hounds, Neasham, Off-Licence, Fulwell Road, Monkwearmouth, Ford Hotel, South Hylton, Forresters Arms, Frosterley, l/3 and 6/8 Francis Street, Tyne Dock, and George Inn, Piercebridge as specified in a schedule adjoining (Pages 5-14 and 16-36 missing) Consideration: £1,546,008

Certificate of Incorporation on change of name for Vaux Breweries Ltd., 8 February 1973

Certificate of Incorporation on Re-Registration as a Public Company for Vaux Breweries plc., 15 September 1981

Register of local land charges; Requisition for search and official certificate of search; and Enquiries of District Councils, relating to allotment gardens at Fighting Cocks, as specified on the attached plan, 10 May ­ 22 June 1983

Enquiries before contract concerning land adjacent to the Fighting Cocks Public House, Middleton St. George, between Vaux Breweries plc, and Middleton St. George Parish Council, 10 May 1983

Special conditions for sale concerning land at Fighting Cocks, with plan, 5 July 1983

Correspondence from Waterloo Publishers and Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd., concerning land at Fighting Cocks with plan, 30 August and 14 September 1983

Epitome of title to freehold land at Fighting Cocks, n.d. [1983]

16 September 1983 (1) Vaux Breweries plc (2) Middleton St. George Parish Council Conveyance of freehold allotment gardens at Fighting Cocks as specified on the attached sketch plan Consideration: £4,850

Land Charges Act, 1972: Certificate of the Result of search, 19 September 1983

H.M. Land Registry: Fees payable concerning land at Fighting Cocks, 6 October 1983

List of documents sent to H.M. Land Registry concerning land at Fighting Cocks, 7 October 1983

Land Certificate concerning land at Fighting Cocks as specified on sketch plan, March 1984

Completed land search form for Fighting Cocks Reservoir, Middleton St. George, 14 January 1980

Part draft conveyance of Fighting Cocks Reservoir from the Northumbrian Water Authority to the Parish Council of Middleton St. George, c.1980

4 December 1980 (1) Parish Council of Middleton St. George (2) Council of the Borough of Darlington Grant from (1) to (2) of land at Fighting Cocks Reservoir (14.59 acres) in Middleton St. George. (2) to inform (1) if land to be sold within 21 years Plan attached

16 March 1981 (1) Council of the Borough of Darlington (2) Parish Council of Middleton St. George Mortgage by (1) to (2) in £5,000 of piece of land (14.59 acres) at Fighting Cocks Reservoir in Middleton St. George

30 March 1984 (1) Council of the Borough of Darlington (2) Parish Council of Middleton St. George Mortgage from (1) to (2) in £6,000 of land (14.59 acres) at Fighting Cocks Reservoir, Middleton St. George

Copy letter from H.W. Whitehouse, Clerk to the Council, to the Borough Solicitor, Borough of Darlington, Town Hall, Darlington, requesting access to documents concerning the Middleton Water Park, Middleton St. George [ see CP/Mi.SG 64-66], 2 September 1994

23 April 1918 (1) Mrs. Isabel Armstrong, wife of Richard Armstrong, of 20 Victoria Embankment, Darlington, retired innkeeper (2) The Middleton St. George Parish Council Copy agreement for the yearly lease of a parcel of land (1a. 1r. 20p.), part of Scroggs Farm, Middleton St. George, for use as allotments Rent: £5 p.a.

14 April 1930 (1) Cleveland and Durham County Electric Power Company, Carliol House, Newcastle upon Tyne (2) Middleton St. George Parish Council Counterpart agreement for the supply of electrical energy for the purpose of lighting fifty seven 60 watt street lamps, during the hours specified

23 December 1980 (1) Parish Council of Middleton St. George (2) Trustees of the Middleton St. George Community Association Agreement concerning a loan by (1) to (2) of £1500 under section 111 of the Local Government Act, 1972 in connection with the use by (2) of a parcel of land at Fighting Cocks

Parish Council Bye-Laws and related correspondence, 1947 - 1948

Byelaws by the Parish Council of Middleton St. George with respect to a village green, 13 September 1948

Register of allotment gardens, 1942-1963

Register of allotments, 1979-1990

Register of allotments, c.1981-1996

Allotment rent book and register of allotments, 1 October 1994 - 31 March 2001

Papers regarding the registration of title by the parish council as custodian of the village green under the Commons Registrations Act 1965, containing: correspondence between J.R. Madden, Clerk to the Parish Council, Steavensons, Plant & Park, solicitors of Houndgate, Darlington, and the Commons Commissioners at London; and Land Certificate (Title Number DU47881) issued by H.M. Land Registry on the registration of the Village Green, Middleton One Row, plan attached, 13 November 1972 - 27 November 1974

Conveyance of playing field site, 1956

Records relating to Middleton St. George playing field: statutory declarations concerning the loss of the title deeds, 12 December 1991; list of documents sent to Land Registry, 17 December 1991; and, copy of plan of sewer, 2 August 1982 The file includes documents added at an unknown date, as follows: agreement between Middleton St. George and Low Dinsdale Parish Councils as to restrictions on the sale of the playing field, 12 May 1993; land certificate, 19 August 1993

Plan showing the layout of playground equipment on the recreation ground, Middleton St. George, March 1957 Scale: 1:500

Planning Permission, Mount Pleasant Farm, Middleton St. George, 20 May 1963 and 15 May 1964

Two plans of the lands to be used for the Greenway Estate, 6 April 1964 Scale: 1:2500

Rough plan of the lands to be used for the Greenway Estate, 6 April 1964 Scale: 1:2500

11 June 1964 (1) Ernest Thompson of Mount Pleasant Farm Middleton St. George (2) C. Harrison (Builders) Ltd Conveyance of 3.753 acres of land, field number 179, at Middleton St. George; plan and schedule of purchasers of the various building plots attached Consideration: £4691 5s.

6 April 1966 (1) C. Harrison (Builders) Ltd (2) District Bank Ltd Mortgage of land specified in CP/Mi.SG 15

Certificate of the registration of the mortgage CP/Mi.SG 16, 18 April 1966

19 April 1966 (1) Durham County Council (2) C. Harrison (Builders) Ltd. Agreement relating to the construction and adoption of estate roads at Westfield Estate, Middleton St. George. Plan attached

19 April 1966 (1) C. Harrison (Builders) Ltd and the Federated Employers Insurance Association Ltd (2) Durham County Council Draft bond (1) to (2) to secure the performance of the agreement CP/Mi.SG 18

Abstract of title (1926 - 1966) to property at Middleton St. George, June 1971

29 September 1971 (1) National Westminster Bank Ltd (2) C. Harrison (Builders) Ltd. Release of mortgage CP/Mi.SG 16

File of papers for searches under the Land Charges Acts etc regarding property at Middleton St. George, 28 January 1964 - 5 September 1972 (paper, 1 file)

15 September 1972 (1) C. Harrison (Builders) Ltd (2) Middleton St. George Parish Council Conveyance of various parcels of land on the Greenway Estate and the benefit of various covenants described in the annexed schedule. Plan attached

Schedule of documents (1965 - 1972) relating to the Greenway Estate received by J.R. Madden, Clerk to Middleton St. George Parish Council, with covering letter, 28 September - 5 October 1972

Report by W.P. McLeish to Northumbrian Water Authority on Fighting Cocks Reservoir No.3, under Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act, 1930, 18 December 1980

Report by W.P. McLeish to Northumbrian Water Authority on Fighting Cocks Reservoir, No.2, under Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act, 1930, 18 December 1980

Report by W.P. McLeish to Northumbrian Water Authority on Fighting Cocks Reservoir, No.4, under Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act, 1930, 18 December 1980

'Prescribed Form of Record Relating to A Reservoir', under the Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930, giving details, recorded annually, of the condition of the reservoir, and relating to Fighting Cocks no. 2 Reservoir, 2 January 1970 - 16 November 1987

'Prescribed Form of Record Relating to A Reservoir', under the Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930, giving details, recorded annually, of the condition of the reservoir, and relating to Fighting Cocks no. 3 Reservoir , 28 July 1969 - 16 November 1987

'Prescribed Form of Record Relating to A Reservoir', under the Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act 1930, giving details, recorded annually, of the condition of the reservoir, and relating to Fighting Cocks no. 4 Reservoir, 13 September 1971 - 16 November 1987

Auction sale catalogue for Walworth Castle estate, 15 March 1937 For enclosure see CP/Mi.SG 82