Stanley Methodist Circuit
Reference: M/Sta Catalogue Title: Stanley Methodist Circuit Area: Catalogue Category: Non-Conformist Church Records Description:
Covering Dates: 1864-1980
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- Stanley Methodist Circuit
- Stanley Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Sta 15)
- Craghead, Durham Road Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 20)
- Greencroft Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 21)
- Tantobie Wesleyan Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 39)
- White-le-Head Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 40-41)
- Stanley Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Sta 60-62)
- Stanley and Catchgate United Methodist Free Churches (Ref: M/Sta 63)
- Stanley Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Sta 64-68)
- Annfield Plain United Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 84)
- Catchgate Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 87)
- Clifford Road, Stanley, Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 88-90)
- Kyo Laws Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 103)
- South Stanley Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 106-108)
- Stanley Central Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 109)
- Tanfield Lea (and district) Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 110)
- West Stanley United Methodist Free Chapel (Ref: M/Sta 114-115)
- Unidentified (Ref: M/Sta 117-118)
- Stanley Central Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 120)
- Stanley, View Lane Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 137)
- Unidentified Churches (Ref: M/Sta 138-143)
Catalogue Description
Stanley Methodist CircuitThis circuit was formed in September 1941 from churches in Consett Amalgamated Circuit, Stanley ex Primitive Methodist Circuit, Stanley and Catchgate ex United Methodist Circuit and Gateshead South Amalgamated Circuit
Catalogue Contents
(Ref: M/Sta 1-13)
Stanley Primitive Methodist Circuit
(Stanley ex Primitive Methodist Circuit from 1932)
This circuit was formed from Shotley Bridge Primitive Methodist Circuit in July 1868
Circuit reports, schedules, property schedules, Sunday School schedules and related papers, 1868 - 1890
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 2Quarterly Meetings minutes, 1868 - 1885
Includes Circuit Committee Meetings minutes and names and addresses of trustees of churches in the circuit, 1871
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 3Quarterly Meetings minutes, 1885 - 1901
Includes Circuit Committee Meetings minutes
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 4Quarterly Meetings minutes, 1901 - 1910
Includes Circuit Committee Meetings minutes
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 5Quarterly Meetings minutes, 1910 - 1919
Includes Circuit Committee Meetings minutes
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 6Quarterly Meetings minutes, 1919 - 1930
Includes Circuit Committee Meetings minutes
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 7Quarterly Meetings minutes, 1931 - 1943
Includes Circuit Committee Meetings minutes
Note: The date 1943 may be a mistake and could be 1941 as the minutes run consecutively to March 1941 and are followed by those of a meeting on 14 June 1943 which is described as the last Quarterly Meeting of the Circuit
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 8Local Preachers' Training (later Examining) Committee minutes, 1919 - 1933
Includes minutes of Local Preachers' Meeting, 3 March 1933
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 9Local Preachers' Meetings minutes, 1933 - 1943
Includes details of the expenses incurred by the Secretary of Sunderland and Newcastle District Committee Travelling Expenses Fund, 1924 - 1933
Note: The date 1943 may be a mistake and could be 1941 as the minutes run consecutively to March 1941 and are followed by those of a meeting on 14 June, 1943, which is described as the last Local Preachers' Meeting of the Circuit
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 10Accounts of the 'moneys and members', 1868 - 1890
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 11Accounts of the 'moneys and members', 1891 - 1909
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 12Accounts of the 'moneys and members', 1909 - 1928
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 13Missionary accounts, 1906 - 1933
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 14)Stanley United Methodist Circuit
(Stanley and Catchgate United Methodist Circuit from 1935)
Quarterly Meetings minutes, 1917 - 1937
Includes Circuit Committee Meetings minutes
(1 volume)
Stanley Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Sta 15)Ref: M/Sta 15Stewards' accounts, 1955 - 1962
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 16)Individual Churches
Annfield Plain Central Methodist Church
(formerly Primitive Methodist)
Leaders' and Society Meetings minutes, 1930 - 1950
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 17)Annfield Plain, St. John's Methodist Church
(formerly Wesleyan Methodist)
Accounts, 1924 - 1945
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 18)Annfield Plain, South View Methodist Church
(formerly United Methodist)
Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1923 - 1937, with related papers infolded
Includes New Building Fund balance sheet, 1913
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 19)Burnhope Methodist Church
(formerly Primitive Methodist)
Accounts, 1908 - 1964
(1 volume)
Craghead, Durham Road Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 20)formerly Primitive Methodist, opened 1890
amalgamated in 1962 with Fawcett Hill (formerly Wesleyan) Methodist Church
For baptisms 1936 - 1951 see M/Sta 111
For marriages 1921 - 1962 see M/MR 60-64
Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1920 - 1947
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 153Durham Road Methodist Sunday School (Craghead) minute book, 7 January 1934 - 2 November 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Greencroft Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 21)Ref: M/Sta 21Sunday School accounts, 1964 - 1968
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 22-23)Kyo Laws Methodist Church
(formerly Primitive Methodist)
Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1903 - 1941
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 23Choir accounts, 1919 - 1933
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 24-25)Lanchester Central Methodist Church
(formerly Wesleyan Methodist)
Leaders' & Society Meetings minutes, 1933 - 1961
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 25Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1903 - 1948
Includes Building Committee minutes, 1905
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 26-27)Lanchester, Croft View Methodist Church
(formerly Primitive Methodist)
Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1929 - 1942
(1 volume)
New Greencroft Methodist Church
Ref: M/Sta 27Collection journal, 1957 - 1968
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 28-31)Oxhill Methodist Church
(formerly Primitive Methodist)
Leaders' Meetings minutes, 1956 - 1964
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 29Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1905 - 1923
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 30Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1923 - 1950
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 31Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1951 - 1964
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 32-37)Stanley, View Lane Methodist Church
(formerly Primitive Methodist, and also formerly known as Shield Row)
Trustees' & Trustee & Chapel Committee minutes, 1865 - 1904
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 33Trustees' & Trustee & Chapel Committee Meetings minutes, 1905 - 1930
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 34Trustees' & Trustee & Chapel Committee Meetings minutes, 1930 - 1950
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 35-36Accounts, 1864 - 1907
Includes building accounts
(2 volumes)
Ref: M/Sta 37Women's Own Thrift book, 1934 - 1937
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 38)South Moor Central Methodist Church
(formerly Primitive Methodist)
Accounts, 1907 - 1945
(1 volume)
Tantobie Wesleyan Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 39)Ref: M/Sta 39Trustees' Meetings minutes, 1909 - 1927
(1 volume)
White-le-Head Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 40-41)Ref: M/Sta 40Leaders' Meetings minutes, 1939 - 1965
(1 volume)
Ref: M/Sta 41Trustees' and Trustee & Chapel Committee Meetings minutes, 1937 - 1966
Infolded is Part II of a ms. history of the church to c.1921
(1 volume)
(Ref: M/Sta 42-59)Stanley Methodist CircuitSecond Deposit
Stanley Primitive Methodist Circuit
Register of baptisms, 31 July 1868 - 11 November 1880
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 43Register of baptisms, 7 December 1880 - 7 June 1898
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 44Register of baptisms, 5 October 1898 - 31 March 1902
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 45Register of baptisms, 1 April 1902 - 22 March 1906
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 46Register of baptisms, 19 February 1906 - 28 September 1908
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 47Register of baptisms, 12 September 1908 - 12 November 1911
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 48Register of baptisms, 8 February 1912 - 1 February 1917
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 49Register of baptisms, 3 February 1917 - 26 March 1921
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 50Register of baptisms, 13 March 1921 - 4 November 1924
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 51Register of baptisms, 9 November 1924 - 16 February 1928
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 52Register of baptisms, 26 February 1928 - 10 October 1931
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 53Register of baptisms for infant membership, 3 January 1933 - 15 March 1937
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 54Register of baptisms, 18 October 1905 - 20 November 1910
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 55Register of baptisms, 7 December 1910 - 12 October 1914
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 56Register of baptisms, 20 December 1914 - 30 July 1919
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 57Register of baptisms, 22 August 1919 - 13 September 1923
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 58Register of baptisms, 13 September 1923 - 13 March 1930
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 59Register of baptisms, 23 March 1930 - 28 May 1936
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Stanley Wesleyan Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Sta 60-62)Ref: M/Sta 60Register of baptisms, 4 August 1895 - 14 March 1905
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: M/Sta 61Register of baptisms, 26 March 1905 - 23 June 1913
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: M/Sta 62Register of baptisms, 25 June 1913 - 16 December 1942
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Stanley and Catchgate United Methodist Free Churches (Ref: M/Sta 63)Ref: M/Sta 63Register of baptisms, 27 August 1900 - 6 July 1941
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Stanley Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Sta 64-68)Ref: M/Sta 64Register of baptisms (A circuit), 10 June 1936 - 29 September 1946
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 65Register of baptisms, 18 February 1937 - 17 June 1945
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 66Register of baptisms (View Lane Section), 25 April 1937 - 11 July 1948
See also M/Sta 111-113
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 67Register of baptisms, 3 August 1952 - 25 January 1959
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 68Minute and account book of the Order of Christian Citizenship, January 1957 - April 1980
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 69)Individual Churches
Annfield Plain Primitive Methodist Chapel
Register of baptisms, 13 June 1899 - 12 October 1905
(I volume, vellum bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 70-83)Annfield Plain, St. John's Chapel
(Originally Wesleyan Methodist and part of the Shotley Bridge and Consett Wesleyan Methodist Circuit)
Register of baptisms, 25 November 1928 - 23 May 1956
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 71Minute book of the Trustees' Meeting 28 January 1941 - 7 June 1973
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 72Correspondence and papers, including a copy of the award by William Jobson Moscrop, in the case between the Trustees of Annfield Plain W.M. Chapel and the South Derwent Coal Co. Ltd., 2 August 1917 - December 1918
(10 files paper)
Ref: M/Sta 73Correspondence and papers concerning the remodelling of the heating apparatus in the chapel and school, 26 October 1926 and 25 November 1927
(8 papers)
Ref: M/Sta 74Specification and description of organ to be erected in the chapel by H.J. Nelson and Co., Durham, 5 October 1927
(1 file, paper, 1 plan)
Ref: M/Sta 75Correspondence and papers concerning alterations to the chapel, 11 April 1928 - 11 April 1929
(8 papers)
Ref: M/Sta 76Minute book of the United Leaders' Meeting of Annfield Plain and district Methodist churches, 24 March 1953 - 26 January 1970
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Ref: M/Sta 77Account book of the treasurer of the Finance Committee, 4 January 1942 - 13 September 1953
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Ref: M/Sta 78Account book of the treasurer of the Finance Committee, 20 September 1953 - 23 February 1963
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Ref: M/Sta 79Membership list, n.d.
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: M/Sta 80Minute book of the Officers' Meetings of the Boy's Brigade, 21 June 1957 - 3 November 1959
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 81Account book of the treasurer of the Sunday School, 11 June 1922 - 20 December 1944
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 82Bank pass book for the Sunday School, 14 July 1939 - 23 December 1946
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 83Account book of the Sunday School, 1 January 1945 - 30 September 1958
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Annfield Plain United Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 84)Ref: M/Sta 84Register of baptisms, 31 August 1928 - 28 August 1932
(1 volume, cloth bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 85-86)Burnhope Methodist Church
(originally Wesleyan Methodist)
Register of baptisms, 16 December 1911 - S May 1940
(1 volume, vellum bound)
Ref: M/Sta 86Register of baptisms (including Oxhill and Holmside), 1 January 1947 - 9 September 1959
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Catchgate Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 87)Ref: M/Sta 87Minute book of the Leaders' Meetings, 27 August 1953 - 19 November 1962 and Annual Meeting, 18 January 1955 - 16 December 1962
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Clifford Road, Stanley, Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 88-90)Ref: M/Sta 88Minute book of the Trustees' Meeting, 15 January 1952 - 24 October 1972
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 89Account book of the treasurer, 2 January 1891 - 10 September 1915
(1 volume, paper)
Ref: M/Sta 90Account book [of the treasurer], 13 October 1963 - September 1973
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 92-98)East Stanley Methodist Church
(originally Primitive Methodist)
Minute book of the Trustees' Meeting, 28 October 1895 - 25 January 1923
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 93Minute book of the Trustees' Meeting, 27 June 1923 - 24 June 1954
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 94Account book of the Trustees' Treasurer, 25 September 1960 - 27 August 1978
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 95Minute book of the Society Steward, 9 February 1930 - 4 September 1967
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 96Account book of the Secretary, 29 January 1922 - 1 February 1951
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 97Account book of the Treasurer, 29 January 1922 - 1 February 1951
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 98Cash account book, 4 December 1893 - 6 August 1920
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 100-102)Greencroft Methodist Church
(Originally Primitive Methodist)
Minute book of the Trustees' Secretary, 27 January 1906 - 30 October 1934
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Ref: M/Sta 101Minute book of the Trustees' Meeting, 22 January 1935 - 30 October 1960
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 102Minutes of the Trustees' Meeting including photographs of the church, 6 February 1961 - 17 January 1970
(1 file)
Kyo Laws Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 103)Ref: M/Sta 103Register of baptisms, 12 July 1953 - 27 July 1958
(1 volume, cloth bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 104)New Kyo Methodist Church
(Originally Methodist New Connexion)
Register of baptisms, 3 February 1907 - 30 July 1928
(1 volume, vellum bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 105)South Moor Methodist Church
(Originally Wesleyan Methodist)
Register of baptisms, 20 May 1912 - 13 July 1941
(1 volume, vellum bound)
South Stanley Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 106-108)Ref: M/Sta 106Minute book of Leaders' Meeting, 3 September 1960 - 27 May 1970 and Annual Society Meeting, 24 January 1962 - 23 January 1967
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Ref: M/Sta 107Account book, 10 October 1959 - 6 October 1963
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Ref: M/Sta 108Account book of the Women's Fellowship, 10 October 1959 - 1 December 1969
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Stanley Central Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 109)Ref: M/Sta 109Account book of the Trustees' Treasurer, 15 January 1953 - 25 September 1960
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Tanfield Lea (and district) Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 110)Ref: M/Sta 110Register of baptisms, 16 January 1913 - 27 July 1952
See also M/Sta 99
(1 volume, vellum bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 111-113)View Lane Methodist Church
see also M/Sta 66
Register of baptisms (including Grange Villa, Craghead and South Moor), 15 August 1936 - 13 May 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 112Account book of the Trustees' Treasurer, 1 January 1949 - 23 October 1970
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 113Account book of the Society Steward, 2 December 1962 - 5 January 1966
(1 volume, cloth bound)
West Stanley United Methodist Free Chapel (Ref: M/Sta 114-115)Ref: M/Sta 114Register of baptisms, 29 August 1892 - 15 November 1909
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 115Register of baptisms, 13 February 1910 - 5 May 1926
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Unidentified (Ref: M/Sta 117-118)Ref: M/Sta 117Account book for the "Over 20's Club", 19 June 1957 - 20 August 1963
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
Ref: M/Sta 118Account book, 1 October 1958 - 24 February 1963
(1 volume, cardboard bound)
(Ref: M/Sta 119)Stanley Methodist CircuitThird deposit
East Stanley Methodist Church
Annual meeting minute book, 9 February 1933 - 3 March 1978
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)
Stanley Central Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 120)Ref: M/Sta 120Trustees' meetings minute book, 12 February 1935 - 17 March 1961
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Stanley, View Lane Methodist Church (Ref: M/Sta 137)Ref: M/Sta 137General minute book, 3 October 1951 - 23 October 1970
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Unidentified Churches (Ref: M/Sta 138-143)Ref: M/Sta 138Minute book, 3 February 1958 - 13 February 1964
(1 volume, cloth bound
Ref: M/Sta 139General account book, 3 January 1888 - 1 January 1915
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 140General account book, 18 April 1912 - September 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: M/Sta 141Register of Weekly Offerings and Envelope Collections, 2 June 1957 - May 1969
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)
Ref: M/Sta 142Diary of events, 1957
(1 file)
Ref: M/Sta 143Events notebook, 8 February 1970 - 21 October 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)
