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Spennymoor Parish Council

Reference: CP/Sp Catalogue Title: Spennymoor Parish Council Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1820-2006

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Catalogue Description

These records of Spennymoor Town Council are arranged as follows. The minutes, registers, accounts, and correspondence files pertaining to the functions of the Town Council itself are at the beginning. Next are the records concerning services provided to Spennymoor. The bulk of the catalogue is divided thematically into correspondence concerning financial assistance and job creation schemes, correspondence and other records concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor, records concerning allotments (subdivided alphabetically according to allotment site), correspondence concerning footpaths, bus shelters and road safety, records concerning open spaces, correspondence concerning local sporting organisations and records concerning community centres and sports facilities. Finally there are minutes concerning the preparations for Remembrance Sunday and correspondence concerning Tudhoe Cemetery.

Catalogue Contents

Spennymoor Town Council (Ref: CP/Sp)

Spennymoor civil parish was created in 1864, as a Local Government District (Local Board of Health), from parts of Tudhoe, Whitworth and Merrington townships
- part of Auckland Poor Law Union 1864-1930
- Spennymoor Urban District 1894-1974
- Spennymoor Town Council from 1974
- centre of Sedgefield District 1974-2009

See UD/Sp for earlier records

Minutes (Ref: CP/Sp section 01)

1-15


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Successor Parish Council, and later Spennymoor Town Council, 11 December 1973 - 20 December 1977
(112 papers)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 24 January 1978 - 25 May 1982
(83 papers)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 7 May 1974 - 23 January 1975
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 28 January 1975 - 13 January 1976
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 24 February 1976 - 11 January 1977
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 25 January 1977 - 10 January 1978
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 24 January - 12 December 1978
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council. 19 December 1978 - 11 December 1979
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 18 December 1979 - 9 December 1980
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 16 December 1980 - 12 May 1981
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 19 May 1981 - 19 January 1982
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 26 January 1982 - 18 January 1983
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 25 January 1983 - 17 January 1984
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 31 January 1984 - 15 January 1985
(1 file)


Minutes (signed) of Spennymoor Town Council, 22 January 1985 - 14 May 1985
(1 file)

Declarations by Officers of Town Council (Ref: CP/Sp section 02)

17-19


Declarations of the Councillors of Spennymoor Urban District Council, 16 April 1925 - 24 May 1973
(1 volume, leather bound)


Register of disclosures by officers of Spennymoor Urban District Council, 19 June 1934 - 15 October 1936, 4 February 1963 - 12 March 1968
(1 volume, card bound)


Register of disclosures by officers of Spennymoor Urban District Council, 18 July 1967
(1 volume, card bound)

Financial records (Ref: CP/Sp section 03)Accounts (Ref: CP/Sp )

20-23


Receipts and payments book of Spennymoor Town Council, 1 April 1974 - 31 March 1976
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Receipt and payment account of Spennymoor Town Council, 1 April 1976 - 31 March 1995
(111 papers)


Receipt and expenditure account of Spennymoor Town Council, 1 April 1984 - 31 March 1994
(145 papers)


Ledger and salaries of employees of Spennymoor Town Council, 1 April 1990 - 31 March 1993
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Functions of Spennymoor Town Council (Ref: CP/Sp section 04)

24-34


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, 20 Albert Embankment, London; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the parish boundary review, 7 March 1974 - 26 March 1980
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and the National Association of Local Councils, 100 Great Russell Street, London; concerning members of Spennymoor Town Council, 24 October 1974 - 23 January 1979
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and T. Toward, Secretary of the Sedgefield and District Local Councils Committee, Shildon Town Council, Council Offices, Burke Street, Shildon; concerning the District and Parish relations joint committee, 15 January 1975 - 16 March 1987
(1 file)


Letters from the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; to the British Red Cross, Flass House, Durham; S. Hughes M.E.P., County Hall, Durham; Electrolux Limited, Merrington Lane Training Estate, Spennymoor; and Sedgefield District Council, Council Offices, Spennymoor; concerning the distribution of E.E.C. surplus food, the transfer of business from Thorn E.M.I. to Electrolux, and applications to use the Spennymoor town crest, 23 July 1985 - 14 December 1993
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Council Offices, Spennymoor; and the Local Government Commission for England, Dolphyn Court, 10/11 Great Turnstile, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London; concerning local government reorganisation, 23 June 1992 - 22 March 1994
(1 file)


Final statement of account for the Spennymoor Town Hall lift installation, 20 September 1983
(7 papers)


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Ministry of Public Building and Works, Broadway West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; and the Ministry of Social Security, Northern Region, Government Buildings, Broadway West, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 10 John Adam Street, London; concerning the Spennymoor Office of the Ministry of Social Security, 26 November 1964 - 17 March 1967
(1 file)


Notes concerning the transfer of the National Insurance Office from Spennymoor to Bishop Auckland, November 1966 - 6 March 1967
(13 papers)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the South West Durham Community Health Council, Bishop Auckland; and Tony Blair M.P., Myrobella House, Trimdon Colliery; concerning the future of local medical provision, 9 April 1976 - 25 July 1997
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Community Safety Officer, Sedgefield District Council, Central Depot, Chilton; and Industrial Communication and Security Services Ltd., Juvic House, Swan Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; concerning the installation of Close Circuit Television in Spennymoor, 10 June 1996 - 15 August 1997
(1 file)


Progress reports of the Services and Amenities Committee of Spennymoor Town Council, 6 September 1983 - 5 June 1990
(1 file)

Cemeteries (Ref: CP/Sp section 05)Tudhoe Cemetery (Ref: CP/Sp )

183


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, later the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the administration of Tudhoe cemetery, 14 October 1971 - 27 November 1985
(1 file)

Allotments (Ref: CP/Sp section 06)

87-133

Allotments, General (Ref: CP/Sp )

87-96


Allotments Register of Spennymoor Town Council, 31 March 1954 - 1 April 1992
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, and various allotment holders, concerning the administration of the allotments in Spennymoor, 21 February 1938 - 1 October 1974
(100 papers)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the District Valuer's Office, 129 Victoria Road, Darlington; A. J. Roberts, Chief Executive Officer of Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; the Secretary of the Spennymoor Allotment Holders' Association; and various allotment holders; concerning the establishment and administration of allotments in Spennymoor, 10 November 1948 - 4 August 1983
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and the Department of the Environment, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London; concerning the allotments of Spennymoor, 1 December 1971 - 15 March 1974
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Secretaries of the Allotment Associations of Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and the Department of the Environment, 17 - 19 Rochester Row, London; concerning the allotments of Spennymoor town council, 13 May 1974 - 12 August 1986
(1 file)


Plan of land to be taken for allotments, Spennymoor, 1917 Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 18cm. x 20cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Plan of the allotments at Timothy Terrace and Clarence Street, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 29cm. x 23cm., printed)


4 July 1969 (1) Spennymoor Urban District Council (2) The Spennymoor Allotment Holders' Association Limited, 47 South Street, Spennymoor Lease of allotments on Timothy Terrace and Clarence Street, Durham Road, Archer's Field, and Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor Rent: 8s. p.a. per plot Includes: 4 plans
(6 papers)


22 January 1976 (1) Spennymoor Town Council (2) The Kirk Merrington Allotment Holders' Association, 11 St. John's Court, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor Lease of allotments on Blue House Estate and South View Estate, Spennymoor Rent: £1 p.a. per plot Includes: 1 plan
(5 papers)


22 January 1976 (1) Spennymoor Town Council (2) The Spennymoor Allotment Holders' Association Limited, 47 South Street, Spennymoor Lease of allotments on Timothy Terrace and Clarence Street, Durham Road, Archer's Field, Middlestone Moor, and Carlton Terrace, Spennymoor Rent: £1 p.a. per plot Includes: 7 plans
(11 papers)

Archer's Field (Ref: CP/Sp )

97


Plan of the allotments at Archer's Field, Spennymoor, n.d. [1937 - 1974] Scale: 1:500
(1 plan, 35cm. x 33cm., waxed linen, coloured)

Back Clyde Terrace (Ref: CP/Sp )

98


Plan of private allotment land at Back Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 21cm. x 20cm., printed)

Byers Green (Ref: CP/Sp )

99-100


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Smiths Gore, chartered surveyors, 81 Bondgate, Darlington; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and various allotment holders; concerning the administration of the Byers Green allotments, 21 May 1953 - 4 May 1979
(1 file)


7 September 1976 (1) Spennymoor Town Council (2) The Byers Green Allotment Holders' Association, 95 High Street, Byers Green Lease of allotments at Spennymoor Rent: £1 p.a. per plot Includes: 1 plan
(5 papers)

Carlton Terrace (Ref: CP/Sp )

101


Plan of the allotments at Carlton Terrace, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 15cm. x 17cm., printed)

Durham Road (Ref: CP/Sp )

102-106


Sketch plan of land proposed to be used as allotments at Durham Road, Spennymoor, 21 February 1917 Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 18cm. x 21cm., coloured)


Plan of the allotments at Durham Road, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 22cm. x 23cm., printed)


Plan of proposed allotments at Durham Road, Spennymoor, n.d. [1937 - 1974] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 20cm. x 27cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Plan of proposed allotments at Durham Road, Spennymoor, n.d. [1937 - 1974] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 20cm. x 31cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Plan showing proposed allotments at Durham Road, Spennymoor, n.d. [1937 - 1974] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 23cm. x 28cm., waxed linen, coloured)

Green Lane (Ref: CP/Sp )

107-113


Plan of land proposed to be taken for allotments at Green Lane, Spennymoor, n.d. [1917] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 16cm. x 23cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Two plans of Coulson's Field allotments at Green Lane, Spennymoor, 1918 No scale
(2 joined plans, 19cm. x 26cm. and 19cm. x 30cm., waxed linen and paper, coloured)


Plan of land required for allotments at Green Lane, Spennymoor, February 1921 Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 34cm. x 29cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Plan of Green Lane allotments, Spennymoor, 27 September 1927 Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 27cm. x 21cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Plan showing proposed allotments at Green Lane, Spennymoor, n.d. [21 August 1933] No scale
(1 plan, 21cm. x 32cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; W. Bainbridge, Area Estate Manager, the National Coal Board, No. 4 Area, Green Lane, Spennymoor; the Secretary of the Green Lane Allotments Association and various allotment holders; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the administration of Green Lane allotments, Spennymoor, 23 May 1966 - 25 March 1987
(1 file)


22 January 1976 (1) Spennymoor Town Council (2) The Green Lane Allotment Holders' Association, 47 Salvin Street, Spennymoor Lease of allotments on Green Lane, Spennymoor Rent: £1 p.a. per plot Includes: 2 plans
(6 papers)

Kirk Merrington (Ref: CP/Sp )

114-115


Plan of the allotments at Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, 10 May 1946 Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 16cm. x 20cm., printed)


Plan of the allotments at Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] No scale
(1 plan, 17cm. x 21cm., printed)

Merrington Lane (Ref: CP/Sp )

116-118


Plan of the allotments at Merrington Lane, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 18cm. x 18cm., printed)


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and various allotment holders; concerning Merrington Lane allotments, 7 August 1968 - 7 August 1973
(1 file)


22 January 1976 (1) Spennymoor Town Council (2) The Merrington Land Allotment Holders' Association, 36 Langley Drive, Bessemer Park, Spennymoor Lease of allotments on Merrington Lane, Spennymoor Rent: £1 p.a. per plot Includes: 1 plan
(5 papers)

Middlestone Moor (Ref: CP/Sp )

119


Plan of the allotments at Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 20cm. x 28cm., printed)

North Road (Ref: CP/Sp )

120-122


Plan of the allotments at North Road, Spennymoor, n.d. [1946] No scale
(1 plan, 23cm. x 36cm., printed)


22 January 1976 (1) Spennymoor Town Council (2) The North Road Allotment Holders' Association, 13 Weardale Street, Spennymoor Lease of allotments on North Road, Spennymoor Rent: £1 p.a. per plot Includes: 1 plan
(5 papers)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Secretary of the North Road Allotments' Association; and the Northumbrian Water Authority, Neville Court, The Avenue, Neville's Cross, Durham; concerning the administration of North Road Allotments, Spennymoor, 9 April 1976 - 15 January 1990
(1 file)

Salvin Street Green (Ref: CP/Sp )

123


Plan of proposed allotments at Salvin Street Green, Spennymoor, n.d. [1937-1974] Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 15cm. x 13cm., waxed linen, printed)

South Terrace (Ref: CP/Sp )

124


Plan of land to be used for allotments at South Terrace, Spennymoor, January 1917 Scale: 1:2,500
(1 plan, 16cm. x 22cm., waxed linen, coloured)

Timothy Terrace (Ref: CP/Sp )

125


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, later the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Secretaries of the Spennymoor Allotment Association; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the allotments at Timothy Terrace, Spennymoor, 20 June 1973 - 8 July 1996
(1 file)

Tudhoe Colliery (Ref: CP/Sp )

126-128


Plan of the allotments at Tudhoe Colliery, Spennymoor, 26 May 1919 No scale
(1 plan, 21cm. x 24cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; M. Stelling, the Secretary of Tudhoe Leisure Gardeners' Society, 20 Wolsey Road, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and the Northumbrian Water Authority, Wear House, Abbey Road, Pity Me, Durham; concerning the administration of Tudhoe Colliery allotments, 22 January 1976 - 21 May 1986
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Secretary of the Tudhoe Allotment Association and various allotment holders; Sedgefield District Council, Council Offices, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the administration of allotments in Tudhoe, 25 March 1987 - 21 December 1996
(1 file)

Wear Street (Ref: CP/Sp )

129


Plan showing proposed allotments at Wear Street, Spennymoor, n.d. [1937-1974] No scale
(1 plan, 24cm. x 22cm., waxed linen)

White Moor (Ref: CP/Sp )

130-132


Plan of the allotments at White Moor Farm, Spennymoor, n.d. [1934-1974] No scale
(1 plan, 35cm. x 48cm., waxed linen, coloured)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, later the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Secretary of the White Moor Allotment Association; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the administration of White Moor Allotments, Spennymoor, 4 November 1953 - 6 April 1988
(1 file)


22 January 1976 (1) Spennymoor Town Council (2) The White Moor Allotment Holders' Association, 12 Pearson Street, Spennymoor Lease of allotments on White Moor, Spennymoor Rent: £1 p.a. per plot Includes: 2 plans
(6 papers)

Whitworth (Ref: CP/Sp )

133


n.d. [1 April 1969] (1) Spennymoor Urban District Council (2) The Spennymoor Allotment Holders' Association Limited, 47 South Street, Spennymoor Lease of allotments at Whitworth, Spennymoor Rent: 10s. p.a. per plot Includes: 1 plan
(5 papers)

Correspondence (Ref: CP/Sp section 07)Financial Assistance (Ref: CP/Sp )

35-43


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and various local organisations and national charities; concerning grants of financial assistance from the Town Council, 28 May 1971 - 19 June 1975
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and various local sporting and community organisations; concerning requests for financial assistance from Spennymoor Town Council, 12 July 1975 - 28 June 1979
(1 file)


Letters of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, to various local organisations and charities, concerning grants of financial assistance, 13 July 1979 - 11 November 1982
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and local churches and societies, and national charities, concerning grants of financial assistance from the Town Council, 5 November 1982 - 26 February 1986
(1 file)


Letters from the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, to various local organisations and charities, concerning grants of financial assistance, 26 March 1986 - 29 March 1989
(1 file)


Letters from the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, to various local organisations, concerning financial assistance, 26 April 1989 - 27 November 1991
(1 file)


Letters from the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, to various local churches and community organisations, concerning requests for financial assistance from Spennymoor Town Council, 20 December 1991 - 31 March 1993
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and various local charities and organisations; concerning grants of financial assistance from the Town Council, 10 March 1993 - 29 June 1994
(1 file)


Letters from the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, to local schools and community organisations, concerning grants of financial assistance, 1 November 1996 - 24 September 1997
(1 file)

Job Creation (Ref: CP/Sp )

44-47


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and the Manpower Services Commission, 73 Albert Road, Middlesbrough; concerning job creation projects, 14 October 1975 - 17 July 1979
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and the Rev. Brian Russell, St. John's Vicarage, 14 South View, Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor; concerning the Community Enterprise Programme, 18 June 1982 --27 January 1984
(1 file)


Proposals and correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the Community Programme, 5 June 1984 - 14 May 1986
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Community Programme Managing Agency, Sedgefield District Council, Durham Road, Chilton; and Mrs. M. Wilkinson, Secretary of the Middlestone Moor Youth Centre, 2 Oakdene Terrace, Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor; concerning the Community Programme and Employment Training, 9 September 1986 - 13 March 1990
(1 file)

Redevelopment (Ref: CP/Sp )

48-86


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and the Ministry of Transport, St. Christopher House, Southwark Street, London; concerning the closure of highways as part of the redevelopment of Spennymoor Town Centre, 24 June - 2 September 1948, 1 September 1964 - 19 November 1965
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; C. F. Meikle and Company, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; E. S. Boyer and partners, architects, 40 Wolstenholm Road, Sheffield; Durham County Council, County Planning Department, 10 Church Street, Durham; Curwen and Company, solicitors, 7 Portland Street, Workington, Cumberland; and Pigg and Son, estate agents, 88 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 28 May 1956 - 30 December 1964
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; S. H. Chippindale and Company, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; the Northern Gas Board, 30 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; and Pigg and Son, estate agents, 88 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 15 April 1957 - 31 December 1962
(126 papers)


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington, and Elvet House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 12 February 1958 - 21 March 1966
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; S. H. Shippindale and Company, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Whitehall, London; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 21 October 1959 - 18 August 1965
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Ministry of Works, Broadway West, Newcastle upon Tyne; S. H. Chippindale and Company; Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; and Durham County Council, County Planning Department, 10 Church Street, Durham; concerning the proposed Post Office for the Spennymoor town centre redevelopment, 4 January 1960 - 6 May 1963
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Flowers Breweries (Northern) Limited, 176 High Street West, Sunderland; Arndale Developments Limited, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; and J. Nimmo and Son, brewers, Castle Eden; concerning the acquisition of licensed premises for the redevelopment of the town centre of Spennymoor, 17 February 1960 - 2 September 1965
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Pigg and Son, estate agents, 88 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland; and various owners of properties on King James Street and King William Street; concerning the purchase of properties in order to redevelop Spennymoor town centre, 27 April 1960 - 7 September 1970
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; S. H. Chippindale and Company, investment managers, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; and Arndale Developments Limited, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; concerning the purchase of 23 High Street, Spennymoor, for redevelopment, 25 May 1980 - 21 February 1966
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; J. G. L. Poulson Associates, consulting engineers, 29 Mill Hill, Pontefract, Yorkshire; and J. G. L. Poulson, architects, 29 Ropergate, Pontefract; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 25 May 1960 - 20 February 1967
(68 papers)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Legal and General Assurance Society, Temple Court, 11 Queen Victoria Street, London; Arndale Developments Limited, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; the District Valuer, Elvet House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; and F. W. Woolworth and Company, Liverpool District Office, Armour House, Lord Street, Liverpool; concerning the purchase of Woolworth's, 37 High Street, Spennymoor, 25 May 1960 - 20 May 1970
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Vaux and Associated Breweries Limited, The Brewery, Sunderland; the District Valuer, Elvet House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; the Regional Licensed Property Valuer (Northern), 93a Grey Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning the acquisition of licensed premises for the redevelopment of the town centre of Spennymoor, 25 May 1960 - 10 June 1971 ` (1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Rural District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Napper, Errington, Collerton, Barnett and Allott, 133 Osborne Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the Bessemer Park redevelopment, 23 December 1960 - 8 June 1967
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and J. G. L. Poulson, architects and engineers, 29 Ropergate, Pontefract; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 21 September 1961 - 5 January 1973 Includes: agreement between Spennymoor Urban District Council and Crawford Contractors Limited, Peterlee, 22 April 1966
(51 papers and 1 booklet)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Pigg and Son, estate agents, 88 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland; the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Whitehall, London; District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; and Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning the compulsory purchase of King John Street, Spennymoor, for redevelopment, 15 November 1961 - 22 July 1976
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; concerning the compulsory purchase of King John Street, Spennymoor, for redevelopment, 8 December 1961 - 24 September 1963
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and S. H. Chippindale and Company, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 8 February - 20 December 1962
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; S. H. Chippindale and Company, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 3 January 1963 - 25 March 1964
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; and Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 8 February 1963 - 12 February 1969
(96 papers)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sugden, Johnson and Hopps, solicitors, Britannia House, Bradford; Arndale Developments Limited, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; and the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington, and Elvet House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; concerning the ground lease from Spennymoor Urban District Council to the Arndale Property Trust of land in Spennymoor town centre for redevelopment, 2 May 1963 - 6 July 1967
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Arndale Developments Limited, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; concerning the redevelopment of the town centre of Spennymoor, 19 March - 29 September 1964
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; J. G. L. Poulson, architects, 29 Ropergate, Pontefract; and Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; concerning the building of the Central Shopping Arcade, Spennymoor, 30 May 1964 - 15 August 1969
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the District Valuer, Elvet House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; Ministry of Transport, St. Christopher House, Southwark Street, London; Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; and Pigg and Son, estate agents, 88 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland; concerning the purchase of King James Street by Spennymoor Urban District Council as part of the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 5 August 1964 - 5 October 1967
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Arndale Developments Limited, Howard House, Bank Street, Bradford; concerning the redevelopment of the town centre of Spennymoor, 5 October 1964 - 19 March 1965
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; J. G. L. Poulson, architects, 29 Ropergate, Pontefract; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 6 October 1964 - 22 June 1971
(83 papers and 1 booklet)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Northern Gas Board, 30 Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne; Allied Suppliers Limited, 179 - 189 City Road, London; District Valuer, Elvet House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; and Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 7 January 1965 - 31 March 1967
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; and J. G. L. Poulson, chartered architects, 29 Ropergate, Pontefract; concerning the redevelopment of the town centre of Spennymoor, 7 January 1965 - 6 July 1971
(64 papers)


Correspondence of the Clerk to Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Ministry of Transport, St. Christopher House, Southwark Street, London; Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; and J. G. L. Poulson Associates, civil engineers, 29 Mill Hill, Pontefract; concerning a new road to be built as part of the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 27 January 1965 - 27 April 1966
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 2 April 1965 - 3 March 1967
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council; Napper, Errington, Collerton and Barnett, architects, 46 Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council Sandhill, Newcastle upon Tyne; and Concrete (Northern) Limited, Stourton, Leeds; concerning condensation in Bessemer Park estate, 29 November 1965, 3 December 1969 - 16 August 1971
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council; Napper, Errington, Collerton and Barnett, architects, 46 Sandhill, Newcastle upon Tyne; and Concrete (Northern) Limited, Stourton, Leeds; concerning condensation in Bessemer Park estate, 17 August 1971 - 4 June 1973
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Napper, Errington, Collerton, Barnett and Allott, architects, 133 Osborne Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; concerning the redevelopment of Bessemer Park, 29 April 1966 - 2 October 1967
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Arndale Developments Limited, Arndale House, Charles Street, Bradford; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the redevelopment of Spennymoor town centre, 31 March 1967 - 24 November 1971
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; K. B. and Welch Partnership, architects, 33/35 High Street, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and Booton and Farmer, chartered architects, Station Chambers, 227 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland; concerning the capital works programme, 5 July 1974 - 7 September 1976
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and the Director of Planning and Technical Services, Sedgefield District Council, Council Offices, Spennymoor; concerning planning applications, 25 May 1994 - 4 August 1997
(1 file)


Reports by Spennymoor Urban District Council concerning the redevelopment of the town centre of Spennymoor, 11 April 1960 - 24 December 1964
(95 papers)


Specification for tenants' work at the Central Shopping Arcade at Spennymoor for Spennymoor Urban District Council, January 1966
(1 file)


Survey and report on the General Improvement Area at Craddock Street, Spennymoor, by The National Building Agency, July 1972
(1 booklet)


Minutes (unsigned) of the Bessemer Community Park Advisory Group and the Bessemer Park Regeneration Partnership Steering Group, 5 May 1994 - 13 November 1996
(1 file)

Footpaths (Ref: CP/Sp )

134-140


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, later the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the footpaths and public rights of way of Spennymoor, 15 February 1971 - 30 December 1986
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning footpaths and public rights of way, 5 December 1986 - 21 October 1996
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk, Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the County Engineer, Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and the Departments of the Environment & Transport, Northern Regional Office, Wellbar House, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne; concerning the provision of a footpath from Eden Terrace to Kirk Merrington, 17 June 1974 - 8 December 1986
(1 file)


Correspondence of T. Robson, solicitor, 17 and later 15 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Meikle, Skene and Company, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the provision of a footpath between Eden Terrace and Kirk Merrington, Spennymoor, 10 March 1986 - 7 January 1992
(135 papers)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; T. Robson, solicitor, 17 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the provision of a footpath between Eden Terrace and Kirk Merrington, 28 January 1987 - 11 October 1991
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Director of Environment, Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; the Director of Planning and Technical Services, Sedgefield District Council, Council Offices, Spennymoor; Vaux Group plc, The Brewery, Sunderland; Percheron Properties Ltd., 29 Villiers Street, Sunderland; concerning the provision of a footpath from Eden Terrace to Kirk Merrington, 11 December 1991 - 11 August 1997
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; The National Farmers' Union, Bank Top Chambers, 178 Victoria Road, Darlington; and T. Robson, solicitor, 17 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning footpaths and public rights of way at Byers Green, 7 February 1974 - 21 January 1994
(1 file)

Bus Shelters (Ref: CP/Sp )

141-143


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, Shire Hall and later County Hall, Durham; Sedgefield Rural District Council, Manor House, Sedgefield; and Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning bus shelters, 4 January 1950 - 13 December 1968
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; F. H. Burbury, chartered surveyor, Eldon Estate Office, Eldon, Bishop Auckland; K. B. and Welch Partnership, architects, 33/35 High Street, Spennymoor; and the District Valuer and Valuation Officer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; concerning bus shelters, 11 June 1974 - 21 December 1976
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Nicholson and Weston, estate agents, Estate Office, Lanchester; T. Robson, solicitor, 17 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the bus shelters of Spennymoor, 27 April 1981 - 30 March 1987
(1 file)

Road Safety (Ref: CP/Sp )

144-148


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; J. R. Tully, County Road Safety Officer, Durham County Council, West Hetton Lodge, Coxhoe; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning road safety in Spennymoor, 30 October 1974 - 10 July 1990
(1 file)


Correspondence of Councillor A. Gray, Secretary of the Spennymoor Road Safety Local Working Party, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning road safety in Spennymoor, 10 July 1990 - 21 September 1993
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning traffic regulation, 5 July 1974 - 23 January 1985
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the regulation of traffic of Spennymoor, 29 January 1985 - 13 November 1992
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and Sedgefield District Council, Council Offices, Spennymoor; concerning traffic regulation in Spennymoor, 15 January 1993 - 20 December 1995
(1 file)

Open Spaces (Ref: CP/Sp )

149-165


Reports, memoranda, and correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Board of Trade, Horse Guards Avenue, Whitehall, London; and Lonsdale (Teesside) Limited, Civil Engineers, Ross Road, Stockton-on-Tees; concerning the landscaping of the Dene, Spennymoor, 15 November 1949 - 29 November 1971
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, later the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the open spaces of Spennymoor, 8 July 1952 - 25 May 1984
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Countryside Commission, Northern Region, Warwick House, Grantham Road, Newcastle upon Tyne; Wilson, Maddison and Company, solicitors, 5 North Bailey, Durham; Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; Turnbull and Parkinson, estate agents, 152 Front Street, Chester-le-Street; Nicholson and Weston, estate agents, Estate Office, Lanchester; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the establishment of a picnic area at Page Bank, Spennymoor, 11 May 1971 - 20 May 1980
(1 file)


Preliminary design proposals for projects for Spennymoor Urban District Council under the Special Environmental Assistance Scheme, at Valley Burn and Low Plantation, Kirk Merrington churchyard and lay-by, and Byers Green churchyard, 26 February 1973
(22 papers)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and the East Durham Groundwork Trust, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the maintenance of Low Plantation and Valley Burn, Spennymoor, as public open spaces, 5 May 1975 --12 October 1992
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; A. T. Cross, The Old Vicarage, Tudhoe Village, Spennymoor; and T. Robson, solicitor, 15 and later 17 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning the play areas of Spennymoor, 12 December 1975 - 8 March 1991
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the administration of Jubilee Park, 13 August 1962 - 25 February 1975
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and Nicholson and Weston, estate agents, Estate Office, Lanchester; concerning the administration of Jubilee Park, 2 April 1975 - 8 February 1978
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and The Sports Council, 70 Brompton Road, London; concerning the administration of Jubilee Park, 11 February 1978 - 21 July 1980
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the District Valuer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the Open Spaces of Tudhoe Village, 12 July 1960 - 3 April 1987
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Council Offices, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; T. Robson, solicitor, 17 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; Evans, Robson and Company, solicitors, 15 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; and Gordon Brown Associates, solicitors, 51 Front Street, Chester-le-Street; concerning the administration of Tudhoe Village Green, 22 July 1987 - 21 March 1996 1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Smiths Gore, chartered surveyors, 81 Bondgate, Darlington; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the village green and football field at Byers Green, 14 April 1967 -2 June 1977
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; Smiths Gore, chartered surveyors, Eastfield House, Main Street, Corbridge, Northumberland; and the Charity Commission, Graeme House, Derby Square, Liverpool; concerning the administration of the parks and open spaces of Byers Green, 22 June 1977 - 12 March 1993
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; the District Valuer and Valuation Officer, Elvet House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; and the National Playing Fields Association, 71 Eccleston Square, London; concerning the administration of Kirk Merrington Playing Field, 9 June 1947 - 3 July 1980
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor, concerning Middlestone Moor football field, 28 April 1978 - 10 March 1989
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; The Sports Council, Northern Region, Aykley Heads, Durham; T. Robson, solicitor, 17 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning football pitches at High Whitworth, 16 September 1987 - 17 October 1990
(1 file)


Letters and drafts from the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor, to J. B. Hindmarch, Secretary of Spennymoor United Association Football Club, Bedford House, 7 Green Lane, Spennymoor, and J. D. Hardy, Secretary of Tudhoe Cricket Club, 201 Durham Road, Spennymoor; concerning the lease and mortgage of club grounds, 16 March 1993 - 8 July 1997
(70 papers)

Spennymoor United Football Club (Ref: CP/Sp )

166-167


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and R. Hutchinson, the Honorary Secretary of Spennymoor United Association Football Club, 3 Edward Street, Spennymoor; concerning Spennymoor United Football Club, May 1959 - February 1973
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; the Honorary Secretary of Spennymoor United Football Club, S. Bradley, 27 West Terrace, Spennymoor, later Mrs. J. Hindmarsh, 7 Green Lane, Spennymoor; later D. G. Makinson, 4 Broadway Avenue, Trimdon Village; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and T. Robson, solicitor, 17 Whitworth Terrace, Spennymoor; concerning Spennymoor Football Club, 10 January 1974 - 25 April 1986
(1 file)

Tudhoe Cricket Club (Ref: CP/Sp )

168


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; H. Cummings, Secretary of Tudhoe Cricket Club, 111 Front Street, Tudhoe; Meikle, Skene and Hall, solicitors, 2 Clyde Terrace, Spennymoor; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning Tudhoe Cricket Club, 25 April 1942, 27 January 1966 - 13 July 1983
(1 file)

Community Centres and Sports Facilities (Ref: CP/Sp )

169-182


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; and the Department of the Environment, Broadway West, Newcastle upon Tyne; concerning the Middlestone Moor Community Centre, 13 January 1960 - 23 February 1971, 27 August 1980
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; The Sports Council, Northern Region, County Court Building, Hallgarth Street, Durham; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and Mrs. M. Wilkinson, Honorary Secretary, Middlestone Moor Youth Centre, 2 Oakdene Terrace, Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor; concerning the establishment of Middlestone Moor Community Centre, 29 December 1977 - 30 June 1980
(1 file)


Bill of Quantities prepared by Malcolm Talbot, Chartered Quantity Surveyor, of the proposed Community Centre at Middlestone Moor, January 1979
(1 paper and 1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Mrs. M. Wilkinson, Secretary of the Middlestone Moor Youth Centre, 2 Oakdene Terrace, Middlestone Moor, Spennymoor; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the assumption of responsibility for Middlestone Moor Youth Centre by Spennymoor Town Council and the administration of the Youth Centre, 15 November 1972 - 22 June 1995
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, later the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and the District Valuer and Valuation Officer, 78 - 84 Northgate, Darlington; concerning Middlestone Moor Aged Miners' Hostel, 7 June 1971 - 14 February 1978
(1 file)


Correspondence between the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; concerning the repair, extension and hiring of Byers Green Village Hall, 28 November 1972 - 16 March 1990
(1 file)


Final statement of account for Byers Green Sports Pavilion, 27 March 1985
(7 papers)


Correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the building of Tudhoe Community Centre, 14 June 1983 - 19 August 1988
(1 file)


Final statement of account for Kirk Merrington Church Hall, 30 August 1984
(7 papers)


Reports and correspondence of the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; and Durham County Council, County Hall, Durham; concerning the administration of Kirk Merrington crèche, 13 February 1990 - 19 January 1997
(1 file)


Correspondence of the Clerk of Spennymoor Urban District Council, later the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; Sedgefield District Council, Green Lane, Spennymoor; P. Heath, Honorary Secretary of the Spennymoor Town Bowling Club, 36 Tangmere, Greenways, Spennymoor; and the Sports Council, Northern Region, County Court Building, Hallgarth Street, Durham; concerning the bowls pavilion at Jubilee Park, Spennymoor, 11 July 1966 - 23 October 1982
(1 file)


Final statement of account for the proposed Sports Pavilion at Jubilee Park, Spennymoor, 29 June 1981
(6 papers)


Report on the tenders for the Recreation Centre at the Bishops Close Street site, Spennymoor, July 1973
(3 papers)


Minutes (unsigned) of public meetings; and letters from the Town Clerk of Spennymoor Town Council, Town Hall, Spennymoor; to members of the Town Council, Sedgefield District Council, and local churches and organisations; concerning Remembrance Sunday, 7 October 1974 - 12 September 1991
(1 file)

Private Street Charges (Ref: CP/Sp section 08)

16


Register of private street charges, 1901, 1914 - 1919, 1932 - 1941, 1959
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Local history (Ref: CP/Sp section 09)

184-185


Spennymoor Town Council News newsletter, issues 1-4, November 2005 - December 2006
(4 papers, printed)


Town Atlas of Northumberland and Durham by John Wood, surveyor, Edinburgh, 1820-1827 Reproduced as limited edition by Frank Graham, Newcastle upon Tyne 1991: number 147 of 400 The detailed plans show the names of occupants of the houses Plans comprise: County Durham Barnard Castle Darlington Durham City South Shields Stockton on Tees Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth and Monkwearmouth Northumberland Alnwick Berwick upon Tweed Hexham Morpeth Newcastle and Gateshead North Shields and Tynemouth
(1 volume)