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Bishop Auckland Methodist Circuit

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  • Bishop Auckland Methodist Circuit
    • Wesley Church, Bishop Auckland (Ref: M/BA 506)
    • Woodhouse Close Methodist Church (Ref: M/BA 507)
    • South Church Methodist Church (Ref: M/BA 508)
    • St. Helen's Auckland Primitive Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/BA 528-531)
    • Wesley Methodist Church, Bishop Auckland (formerly Wesleyan Methodist) (Ref: M/BA 597-598)
    • Copley Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist, part of St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 599-605)
    • Etherley Dene Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist) (Ref: M/BA 606-613)
    • Hamsterley Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist from St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 614)
    • Phoenix Row Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist, part of St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 615-645)
    • Ramshaw Methodist Church (formerly Primitive methodist, part of St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 646)
    • Toronto Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist, part of Bishop Auckland Central Circuit, then Bishop Auckland 'A' circuit) (Ref: M/BA 647-652)
    • West Auckland Station Road Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist (Ref: M/BA 653)
    • Westerton Methodist Church (Ref: M/BA 654-660)
    • Witton Park Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist) (Ref: M/BA 661)

Catalogue Description

Bishop Auckland Circuit

(Tenth deposit)

(Acc: 2026 (D))

Catalogue Contents

Wesley Church, Bishop Auckland (Ref: M/BA 506)Ref: M/BA 506

"Sixty years of service 1914 - 1974", a brochure commemorating the sixtieth anniversary and including a brief history of the earlier contributing churches, 1790 - 1970, 1974
(1 booklet)

Woodhouse Close Methodist Church (Ref: M/BA 507)Ref: M/BA 507

Order of service for the site dedication and stonelaying ceremony, 30 April 1961
(1 paper)

South Church Methodist Church (Ref: M/BA 508)Ref: M/BA 508

Proposed alterations to the Primitive Methodist Chapel, South Church, Bishop Auckland, showing cross and longitudinal sections drawn by J. W. Taylor F.R.I.B.A., architect, 31 Westgate Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne, July 1897 Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet [1:48]
(1 plan, pen and ink-wash, 63cm x 44cm)

(Ref: M/BA 509-510)

(Eleventh deposit)

(Acc: 2023(D))

Bishop Auckland Newgate Circuit
(formerly United Methodist)

Ref: M/BA 509

Plan and directory, 2 January - 27 March 1938
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: M/BA 510

Plan and directory, 3 July - 25 September 1938 [On 1 September 1938 this circuit was dissolved and the churches were absorbed into the three neighbouring circuits]
(1 paper, printed)

(Ref: M/BA 512-517)

Bishop Auckland Central Circuit
(formerly Primitive Methodist)

Ref: M/BA 512

Plans and directories, 7 January - 29 December 1940
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 513

Plans and directories, 5 January - 28 December 1941
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 514

Plans and directories, 4 January - 31 December 1942
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 515

Plans and directories, 4 April - 31 December 1943
(3 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 516

Plans and directories, 2 January - 31 December 1944
(5 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 517

Plans and directories, 7 January - 31 December 1945
(5 papers, printed)

(Ref: M/BA 518-527)

Bishop Auckland 'A' Circuit
(formerly Primitive Methodist)

Ref: M/BA 518

Plans and directories, 1 January - 31 December 1946
(5 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 519

Plans and directories, 5 January - 30 December 1947
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 520

Plans and directories, 4 January - 31 December 1948
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 521

Plans and directories, 2 January - 25 December 1949
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 522

Plans and directories, 1 January - 31 December 1950
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 523

Plans and directories, 7 January - 31 December 1951
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 524

Plans and directories, 6 January - 28 December 1952
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 525

Plan and directories, 4 January - 27 December 1953
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 526

Plans and directories, 3 January - 26 December 1954
(4 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 527

Plans and directories, 2 January - 25 September 1955
(3 papers, printed)

St. Helen's Auckland Primitive Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/BA 528-531)Ref: M/BA 528

Plan and directory, 27 September - 27 December 1908
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: M/BA 529

Plans and directories, 1 April - 30 December 1917
(3 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 530

Plans and directories, 6 January - 30 June 1918
(2 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 531

Plan and directory, 4 April - 27 June 1920
(1 paper, printed)

(Ref: M/BA 532-540)

West Auckland Circuit
(formerly Primitive Methodist)

Ref: M/BA 532

Illustrated plans and directories, 5 April - 28 June and 4 October - 27 December 1925
(2 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 533

Illustrated plans and directories, 3 January - 26 September 1926
(3 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 534

Illustrated plans and directories, 3 April - 25 December 1932
(3 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 535

Illustrated plans and directories, 1 January - 15 October 1933
(3 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 536

Plan and directory, 2 July - 24 September 1939
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: M/BA 537

Plan and directory, 2 April - 25 June 1950
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: M/BA 538

Plan and directory, 4 January - 29 March 1953
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: M/BA 539

Plan and directory, 4 April - 27 June 1954
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: M/BA 540

Plan and directory, 3 July - 25 September 1955 [Last plan of the West Auckland Circuit before it was amalgamated into the Bishop Auckland Circuit]
(1 paper, printed)

(Ref: M/BA 541-578)

Bishop Auckland Circuit
[formed in 1955 from Bishop Auckland Central, Bishop Auckland Wesley and West Auckland Circuits]

Ref: M/BA 541

Plans and directories, 1 January - 30 December 1956
(8 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 542

Plans and directories, 6 January - 29 December 1957
(9 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 543

Plans and directories, 5 January - 28 December 1958
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 544

Plans and directories, 4 January - 27 December 1959
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 545

Plans and directories, 3 January - 25 December 1960
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 546

Plans and directories, 1 January - 31 December 1961
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 547

Plans and directories, 7 January 1962 - 27 January 1963
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 548

Plans and directories, 3 February 1963 - 26 January 1964
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 549

Plans and directories, 2 February 1964 - 25 January 1965
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 550

Plans and directories, 31 January 1965 - 23 January 1966
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 551

Plans and directories, 30 January 1966 - 22 January 1967
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 552

Plans and directories, 29 January 1967 - 21 January 1968
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 553

Plans and directories, 28 January 1968 - 19 January 1969
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 554

Plans and directories, 26 January 1969 - 18 January 1970
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 555

Plans and directories, 25 January 1970 - 17 January 1971
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 556

Plans and directories, 24 January 1971 - 16 January 1972
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 557

Plans and directories, 23 Janury 1972 - 14 January 1973
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 558

Plans and directories, 21 January 1973 - 13 January 1974
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 559

Plans and directories, 20 January 1974 - 12 January 1975
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 560

Plans and directories, 19 January 1975 - 11 January 1976
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 561

Plans and directories, 18 January 1976 - 9 January 1977
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 562

Plans and directories, 16 January 1977 - 8 January 1978
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 563

Plans and directories, 15 January 1978 - 7 January 1979
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 564

Plans and directories, 14 January 1979 - 6 January 1980
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 565

Plans and directories, 13 January 1980 - 4 January 1981
(15 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 566

Plans and directories, 11 January 1981 - 3 January 1982
(16 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 567

Plans and directories, 10 January 1982 - 2 January 1983
(16 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 568

Plans and directories, 9 January - 2 October 1983
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 569

Plans and directories, 8 April - 1 July and 7 October - 30 December 1984
(8 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 570

Plans and directories, 6 January - 29 December 1985
(16 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 571

Plans and directories, 5 January - 28 December 1986
(16 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 572

Plans and directories, 4 January - 27 December 1987
(16 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 573

Plans and directories, 3 January - 25 September 1988
(12 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 574

Roundabout (a newsletter for the Bishop Auckland Circuit which included the plan and directory from October 1988), volume 2, nos. 1 and 2, April - June and July - August 1988
(3 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 575

Plans and newsletters, October - December 1988
(2 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 576

Plans and newsletters, January - December 1989
(9 papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 577

Plans and newsletters, January - December 1990
(9 Papers, printed)

Ref: M/BA 578

Plans and newsletters, January - December 1991
(8 papers, printed)

(Ref: M/BA 579-596)

Individual Churches

Central Methodist Church, Bishop Auckland (formerly Primitive Methodist)

Ref: M/BA 579

Account book of the Methodist Missionary Society, 3 June 1960 - 15 January 1971
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 580

Minute book of Women's Own meetings, 7 January 1929 - 10 December 1951
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: M/BA 581

Minute book of Women's Own meetings, 6 December 1951 - 3 December 1973
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 582

Minute book of the Home Makers' Club, 29 January 1964 - November 1969
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 583

Minute book of the Home Makers' Club, 4 February 1970 - 6 February 1974
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 584

Minute book of the Home Makers' Club, 13 February 1974 - 24 January 1979
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 585

Minute book of the Home Makers' Club, 7 February 1979 - 11 January 1984
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 586

Notices book of the Home Makers' Club, 18 June 1969 - 9 February 1972
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 587

Notices book of the Home Makers' Club, 16 February 1972 - 23 January 1974
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 588

Notices book of the Home Makers' Club, 20 February 1974 - 19 January 1977
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 589

Notices book of the Home Makers' Club, 26 January 1977 - 7 May 1980
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 590

Notice book of the Home Makers' Club, 21 may 1980 - 8 February 1984
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 591

Cash book of the Home Makers' Club, 5 February 1964 - 7 October 1970
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 592

Contributions book of Home Makers' Club, 18 March 1964 - 15 December 1965
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 593

Contributions book of Home Makers' Club, 12 January 1966 - September 1972
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 594

Attendance book of Home Makers' Club, 23 February 1966 - 2 February 1972
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 595

Programme cards for Home Makers' Club, 1971 - 1984
(12 cards, 15.4cm x 11.5cm)

Ref: M/BA 596

Photograph of Central Methodist Church, n.d. [c.1980 - 1984?]
(1 photograph, colour, 30.5cm x 25.5cm)

Wesley Methodist Church, Bishop Auckland (formerly Wesleyan Methodist) (Ref: M/BA 597-598)Ref: M/BA 597

Minute book of Women's Own Fellowship (formed by the amalgamation of Wesley and Newgate's Women's meetings on 17 October 1959), 17 October 1959 - 5 June 1984
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 598

Signed and audited cash book of Wesley Women's Fellowship, 7 January 1970 - 30 November 1986
(1 volume, card bound)

Copley Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist, part of St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 599-605)Ref: M/BA 599

List of trustees, 1966
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 600

Valuation of the Methodist schoolroom, Copley by N. D. Simpson, Greenways, Butter Knowle, Bishop Auckland, Auctioneer and Valuer, 3 May 1975
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 601

Unsigned letter to the Division of Property, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester from [The Reverend J. A. Cowe], The Manse, 23 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland concerning the sale of the old Methodist school, Copley, 2 July 1976
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 602

Letter to the Reverend E. J. Turner, 23 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland from Smith, Roddam and Company, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, solicitors, giving details of the completion of the sale of the old Methodist school room, Copley, 17 December 1976
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 603

A survey and delapidation report, including ground floor plan, location plan and photographs, of Copley Methodist Church by D. Jude and W. Ramsay, 5 August 1982
(11 papers)

Ref: M/BA 604

Annotated inventory of the contents of Copley Methodist Church made at the time of closure, n.d. [c.1986]
(2 papers)

Ref: M/BA 605

Letter to Smith, Roddam and Company, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, Solicitors, from the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester, acknowledging receipt of the cheque for the proceeds of the sale of Copley Methodist Church and giving details of apportionment of the money, 3 April 1986
(1 paper)

Etherley Dene Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist) (Ref: M/BA 606-613)Ref: M/BA 606

Signed and audited account book, 2 November 1962 - 31 May 1977
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 607

Letter to the Reverend E. J. Turner, Superintendent Minister, Bishop Auckland Circuit, from Eva Thorpe, 175 Woodhouse Lane, Bishop Auckland, resigning from all her duties in connection with Etherley Dene Methodist Church, 31 may 1977
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 608

Letter to the Reverend C. D. G. Marston, The Manse, Greville Way, Newton Aycliffe from the Reverend E. J. Turner, Superintendent, Bishop Auckland Circuit, enclosing the application for the closure of Etherley Dene Chapel, 15 June 1977
(3 papers)

Ref: M/BA 609

Minutes of Etherley Dene Methodist Church Council confirming the decision to close the church and to negotiate its sale, 27 June 1977
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 610

Valuation of Etherley Dene Methodist Church by Paul Armstrong, Estate Agent, Valuer and Surveyor, Victoria Street, Bishop Auckland, 5 July 1977
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 611

Letter to the Reverend Eric McKenzie from an unidentified correspondent , 1 Teesgate, Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, concerning the sale of Etherley Dene Methodist Church, 20 July 1977
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 612

List of managing trustees of Etherley Dene Methodist Chapel, September 1977
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 613

Letter to the Division of Property Secretary, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester from Smith, Roddam and Company, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, Solicitors, enclosing the cheque of proceeds of the sale of Etherley Dene Methodist Church, 25 May 1978
(1 paper)

Hamsterley Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist from St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 614)Ref: M/BA 614

Poster for Harvest Festival Services, 26 - 27 September 1948
(1 paper, printed, 16cm x 21cm)

Phoenix Row Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist, part of St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 615-645)Ref: M/BA 615

Treasurer's account book, 12 July 1880 - 2 January 1916
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/BA 616

Receipt from J. M. Sinclair for £4 2s. 6d. for work done at Phoenix Row Chapel, 10 December 1881
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 617

Receipted bills for repairwork at Phoenix Row Methodist Church, 9 September 1890 - 26 February 1901
(10 papers)

Ref: M/BA 618

Letter and receipted accounts of F. H. Lindsay, Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Architect and Surveyor, concerning alterations to Phoenix Row Methodist Church, 2 September - 8 October 1902
(1 file)

Ref: M/BA 619

Receipted bills relating to alterations at Phoenix Row Methodist Church, 27 December 1902 - 22 November 1904
(39 papers)

Ref: M/BA 620

Receipted bill from W. D. Parry for repair of the chimney cowl, 11 April 1907
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 621

Receipted bill from W. D. Parry for two stove pipe cowls, 14 October 1911
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 622

Receipted bill from Sanderson and Lithgow for printing, 16 September 1915
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 623

Accounts from Harrison and Harrison, Organ Builders for repairs to the organ, 6 August 1898 and 25 May 1903
(2 papers)

Ref: M/BA 624

Accounts from William Lancaster, 12 High Queen Street, Witton Park, piano and organ tuner, for repairs to the harmonium and the organ, 26 September 1911 and 5 July 1912
(2 papers)

Ref: M/BA 625

Rough notes concerning expenditure, 1881 - 1939
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 626

List of trustees for Phoenix Row and for Etherley Dene Methodist Churches, n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 627

Photograph of group [the choir ?] outside Phoenix Row Methodist Church, n.d. [c 1920]
(1 photograph, black and white, 27cm x 20cm)

Ref: M/BA 628

Photograph of the cast of an operetta called 'Soot and the Fairies', c 1922
(1 photograph, black and white, 30cm x 25cm)

Ref: M/BA 629

Posters for the Sunday School anniversary, 2 - 10 June, n.y.
(1 paper, printed, 38cm x 51cm)

Ref: M/BA 630

Poster from the Sunday School grand operetta 'The Little Old Woman That Lived in a Shoe', 24 - 25 March, n.y.
(1 paper, printed, 38cm x 51cm)

Ref: M/BA 631

List of adults and children going on a trip to South Shields, 11 August, n.y.
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 632

Poster for Harvest Festival Celebrations, 25 - 26 September 1910
(1 paper, printed, 38cm x 51cm)

Ref: M/BA 633

Posters for Easter events, 14 - 15 April 1911 and 5 - 7 April 1912
(2 papers, printed, 38cm x 51cm)

Ref: M/BA 634

Poster for annual Christian Endeavour weekend, 4 - 5 March 1928
(1 paper, printed, 38cm x 51cm)

Ref: M/BA 635

Poster for camp meeting services, 22 July 1956
(1 paper, printed, 12.5cm x 19cm)

Ref: M/BA 636

Poster for the Jubilee Celebrations, 1880 - 1930, 3 - 12 May 1930
(1 paper, printed, 50cm x 75cm)

Ref: M/BA 637

Poster for the Seventieth Anniversary services 1880 - 1950 of Phoenix Row Methodist church, 9 - 10 April 1950
(1 poster, printed, 42cm x 53cm)

Ref: M/BA 638

Mounted display posters of newspaper cuttings and Jubilee programmes dealing with the history of Phoenix Row Methodist Church from 1882 - 1951, n.d. [1951]
(2 papers, 38cm x 51cm)

Ref: M/BA 639

Receipt for the deposit on the purchase by the trustees of three gardens adjacent to the Phoenix Row Methodist church, 10 June 1949
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 640

Correspondence, with plans, between the Reverend F. C. Wilson, The Manse, Toft Hill, near Bishop Auckland and E. H. Bigland, 88 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Solictor, concerning the sale of the gardens behind Phoenix Row Methodist Church, 25 January - 4 February 1950
(5 papers)

Ref: M/BA 641

Methodist trust certificate 'G', Quinquennial Inspection Certificate and summary of illustrated survey and delapidation report on Phoenix Row Methodist church, 12 August 1986
(1 file)

Ref: M/BA 642

Letter to the Secretary of the District Property Committee from The Reverend L. J. Turner concerning the recommended closure of Phoenix Row Methodist Church, 26 October 1987
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 643

Letter to the Reverend L. J. Turner, 23 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland from Goom and Wearmouth, 118 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Valuation Surveyors and Estate Agents, concerning offers made for Phoenix Row Methodist Church, 29 July 1988
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 644

Letter to the Secretaries of the Properties Division, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester from Smith, Roddam and Company, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, Solicitors, enclosing the cheque for the proceeds of the sale of Phoenix Row Methodist Church, 8 November 1988
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 645

Letter from the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester to Smith, Roddam and Company, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, Solicitors, acknowledging receipt of the latter's cheque and giving details of the apportionment, n.d.
(1 paper)

Ramshaw Methodist Church (formerly Primitive methodist, part of St. Helen's Auckland Circuit) (Ref: M/BA 646)Ref: M/BA 646

Trustees' account book, July 1870 - 16 September 1970 Also includes an account of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, 1930 and minutes of annual committee meetings, 18 January 1931 and 13 January 1932
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Toronto Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist, part of Bishop Auckland Central Circuit, then Bishop Auckland 'A' circuit) (Ref: M/BA 647-652)Ref: M/BA 647

Certificate registering the Toronto Methodist church as a place of religious worship, 30 March 1896
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 648

Certificate of the registry of Toronto Methodist church as a building for the solemnization of marriages, by the Superintendent Registrar, 23 July 1945
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 649

Sale details, including a map, of the former Toronto Methodist church offered for sale by G. H. Edkins and Son, 122 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Auctioneers and Estate agents, n.d.
(2 papers)

Ref: M/BA 650

Letter from G. H. Edkins and Son advising the completion of negotiations for the sale of Toronto Methodist church, 1 October 1982
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 651

Letter to the Division of Property, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester from Smith, Roddam and Company 56, North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland enclosing a cheque and giving details of the sale of Toronto Methodist church, 22 March 1983
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 652

Letter to Smith, Roddam and Company from the Property Division Secretaries acknowledging receipt of their cheque and giving details of the apportionment of the money, 28 March 1983
(1 paper)

West Auckland Station Road Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist (Ref: M/BA 653)Ref: M/BA 653

Survey and delapidation report, including plans and illustrations prepared by D. Jude and W. Ramsay, 4 August 1981
(1 file)

Westerton Methodist Church (Ref: M/BA 654-660)Ref: M/BA 654

Letter to Reverend E. Turner from Mrs. Irene Gooding of 'Hillcrest', Westerton, Bishop Auckland concerning the closure of Westerton Methodist Church, December 1978
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 655

List of documents concerning Westerton Methodist church forwarded to Smith, Roddam and Company, 56 Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, Solicitors, n.d. [1979]
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 656

List of managing trustees of Westerton Methodist church, January 1979
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 657

Letter from the Rev. E. Turner enclosing an application for the closure of Westerton Methodist church, 9 March 1979
(2 papers)

Ref: M/BA 658

Letter to the Reverend E. Turner from Paul Armstrong and Son, Surveyors, giving a valuation of Westerton Methodist church, 19 March 1979
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 659

Letter to the Reverend E. Turner from Paul Armstrong and Son concerning an offer for the purchase of Westerton Methodist church, 17 December 1979
(1 paper)

Ref: M/BA 660

Letter to the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester from Smith, Roddam and Company enclosing a cheque for the proceeds of the sale of Westerton Methodist church, 14 November 1980
(1 paper)

Witton Park Methodist Church (formerly Primitive Methodist) (Ref: M/BA 661)Ref: M/BA 661

Methodist trust certificate 'G', quinquennial inspection certificate and summary of illustrated survey and delapidation report of Witton Park Methodist Church prepared by D. Jude and W. Ramsay, 12 August 1986
(1 file)

(Ref: M/BA 662)

Twelfth Deposit

(Acc: 2102(D))

Bishop Auckland Wesleyan Methodist Circuit

Ref: M/BA 662

Circuit plan, 1871
(1 paper, printed)



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