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Thornley Methodist Circuit

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  • Thornley Methodist Circuit
    • Trimdon Station Church (Ref: M/Th 326-327)
    • Fishburn Church (Ref: M/Th 328)
    • Trimdon Grange Primitive Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Th 330-332)
    • Trimdon Village Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 333-334)
    • Milbank Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/Th 335)
    • Trimdon Station Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 336)
    • Shotton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 337)
    • Trimdon Grange Rose Street Primitive Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 340-344)
    • Trimdon Station Front Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 345-347)
    • Coxhoe Manse Trustees (Ref: M/Th 351)
    • Quarrington Hill Church (Ref: M/Th 352-353)
    • Haswell Plough Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 357-358)
    • Shotton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 359/1-6)
    • Trimdon Village Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 360-363/1-2)
    • Thornley Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Th 365-371 (1-55))
    • Thornley, Bow Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 374)
    • Thornley, Waterloo Street (ex-Wesleyan) Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 375)
    • Trimdon Colliery Primitive Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 376-380)
    • Trimdon Station, Front Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 381-383 (1-11))
    • Trimdon Village Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 384 (1-161))
    • Shotton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 390-399)
    • Haswell Plough Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 405-408)
    • Haswell Plough Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/Th 411-412/1-26)

Catalogue Description

Ninth Deposit

(Acc: 1743(D))

Catalogue Contents

Trimdon Station Church (Ref: M/Th 326-327)Ref: M/Th 326

Account book for contributions to the Home Mission Fund collected at Front Street Church, Trimdon Station, 1 February 1945 - 1964
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 327

Papers relating to schedule of church contributions to the Methodist Home Mission Fund, Trimdon Station Church, with accompanying letter, 1962 - 1963 Enclosed in M/Th 326
(3 papers, typescript and printed form)

Fishburn Church (Ref: M/Th 328)Ref: M/Th 328

Order of service for the Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the church, 10 May 1987
(2 papers, typescript)

(Ref: M/Th 329)

Tenth Deposit

(Acc: 1835(D))

Thornley Methodist Circuit

Ref: M/Th 329

Circuit Women's Fellowship minute book, 8 April 1964 - 20 April 1983
(1 volume, card bound)

Trimdon Grange Primitive Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Th 330-332)Ref: M/Th 330

Trustees' account book, 2 January 1882 - 31 December 1904; (also includes trustees' minutes, 1 February 1883 - 5 July 1893)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: M/Th 331

Trustees' account book, 1 January 1905 - 30 December 1939; (also includes trustees' minutes, 9 February 191l - 6 January 1987)
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)

Ref: M/Th 332

Coxhoe Station collection journal, 27 November 1910 - 21 May 1922
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Trimdon Village Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 333-334)Ref: M/Th 333

Trustees' and church council minute book, 8 November 1960 - 6 October 1981
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 334

Treasurer's account book, 7 September 1984 - 3 August 1988
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Milbank Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/Th 335)Ref: M/Th 335

Leaders' and society meetings minute book, 18 February 1963 - 22 October 1980
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Trimdon Station Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 336)Ref: M/Th 336

Treasurer's account book, 1 September 1969 - 26 August 1984
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Shotton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 337)Ref: M/Th 337

Church, pastoral and church council meetings minute book, 1 July 1979 - 9 September 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)

(Ref: M/Th 338-339)

Eleventh Deposit

(Acc: 1836(D))

Trimdon Colliery Primitive Methodist Church

Ref: M/Th 338

Trustees' meetings minute book, 6 January 1881 - 15 February 1915
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 339

Sunday School attendance roll book, 3 January - 7 February 1897 Originally enclosed in M/Th 338
(1 paper)

Trimdon Grange Rose Street Primitive Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 340-344)Ref: M/Th 340

Choir treasurer's account book, 27 June 1924 - 12 September 1976
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 341

Choir secretary's account book, January 1934 - 16 November 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 342

Choir minute book, 17 October 1945 - 12 September 1976
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 343

Programme for choir anniversary concert, 15 January 1972 Originally enclosed in M/Th 342
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 344

Sisterhood account book, 7 December 1929 - 20 February 1950
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Trimdon Station Front Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 345-347)Ref: M/Th 345

Trustees' meetings minute book, 23 November 1946 - 29 March 1977
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 346

Collection journal, 9 March 1958 - 31 May 1970
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 347

General account book, 1 September 1961 - 31 August 1969
(1 volume, cloth bound)

(Ref: M/Th 348-350)

Twelfth Deposit

(Acc: 1855(D))

Thornley Methodist Circuit

Ref: M/Th 348

Record of trustees of chapels and manses, 1964 - 1977
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 349

Women's Work account book, 1940 - 1959
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 350

Women's Work account book, 1960 - 1971
(1 volume, card bound)

Coxhoe Manse Trustees (Ref: M/Th 351)Ref: M/Th 351

Minutes of meetings, January 1942 - 6 November 1964
(1 volume, disbound)

Quarrington Hill Church (Ref: M/Th 352-353)Ref: M/Th 352

Collection journal and Society Steward's record, 1973 - 1982
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 353

Account book for overseas missionary accounts, February 1967 - May 1981
(1 volume, cloth bound)

(Ref: M/Th 354-355)

Thirteenth Deposit

(Acc: 1859(D))

Shotton Colliery Methodist Church

Ref: M/Th 354

Account book, August 1979 - September 1984
(1 volume, paper bound)

Ref: M/Th 355

Account book, December 1980 - July 1987
(1 volume, card bound)

(Ref: M/Th 356)

Fourteenth Deposit

(Acc: 1860(D))

Thornley Primitive Methodist Circuit

Ref: M/Th 356

17 December 1896 (1) William Fairbairn Hall of Haswell, agent for the Haswell Shotton and Easington Coal and Coke Company Limited (2) William Baitey of Thornley, Superintendent Minister of the Thornley Primitive Methodist Circuit Agreement whereby Haswell Terrace, Haswell Moor and Shotton Colliery Primitive Methodist Churches built on the land of the Coal and Coke Company are to continue at the pleasure of the Company at the rent of 20 shillings per annum for each chapel
(1 paper)

Haswell Plough Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 357-358)Ref: M/Th 357

Certificate of the registration of Haswell Plough Methodist Church as a place for public worship, 27 April 1967
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 358

Certificate of the registration of Haswell Plough Methodist Church as a building for the solemnization of marriages, 2 June 1967
(1 card)

Shotton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 359/1-6)Ref: M/Th 359/1-6

Correspondence between the Methodist Church Property Division, Manchester, Denis Owen Associates, Easington Colliery, and Rev. G.A. Turner, The Manse, Coxhoe, concerning the sale of Shotton Colliery Methodist Church, 21 May - 20 October 1986
(6 papers)

Trimdon Village Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 360-363/1-2)Ref: M/Th 360

Plan of "Proposed Chapel" at "Old Trimdon", n.d. c.1895
(1 plan, 64cm x 50cm, colour-wash)

Ref: M/Th 361

Certificate of registration of Trimdon Village Primitive Methodist Church as a place of public worship, 10 May 1968
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 362

Certificate of registration of Trimdon Village Methodist Church as a building for the solemnization of marriages, 20 May 1952
(1 card)

Ref: M/Th 363/1-2

Sketch plan of the site of the chapel and photocopy of the plan endorsed on the original conveyance of the site, n.d. c.1982
(2 papers)

(Ref: M/Th 364)

Fifteenth Deposit

(Acc: 2102(D))

Ref: M/Th 364

Circuit plan and directory, January 1992 - March 1992 (1 booklet, printed) (Acc: 2125(D)) (Acc: 2126(D))

Thornley Methodist Circuit (Ref: M/Th 365-371 (1-55))Ref: M/Th 365

Minutes of Thornley Methodist Circuit trustees' annual meetings, 15 February 1915 - 23 November 1946
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 366

Accounts of Thornley circuit women's work committee, December 1941 - 1963
(1 booklet)

Ref: M/Th 367

Papers and correspondence of Thornley Methodist Circuit relating to Trimdon Station Methodist Sunday School, May 1954 - 28 September 1960 Includes: details from teachers' roll of classes and 3d fund, n.d.
(1 file)

Ref: M/Th 368

General correspondence and papers of Thornley Methodist Circuit concerning manse committee and trust, 5 December 1974 - 3 July 1979
(1 file)

Ref: M/Th 369

Minutes of Thornley Circuit property meetings (manses), 12 October 1977 - 10 March 1978
(1 booklet)

Ref: M/Th 370 (1-122)

Papers and correspondence of the Thornley Methodist Circuit relating to the sale of Trimdon Village Methodist Church Hall, 3 January 1970 - 7 July 1981 Includes: plan of proposed bungalow on land of Methodist School Rooms, Front Street, Trimdon Village, n.d.,
(122 papers)

Ref: M/Th 371 (1-55)

Papers and correspondence of Thornley Methodist Circuit relating to the sale of chapel at North Road, Wingate, 2 January 1979 - 9 June 1981
(55 papers)

(Ref: M/Th 373)

Coxhoe Methodist Church

372 Minutes of Coxhoe Manse Trust meetings, 7 May 1965 - 9 November 1973
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 373

Minutes of circuit meetings for Coxhoe Methodist Church, June 1981 - 2 March 1988
(1 file)

Thornley, Bow Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 374)Ref: M/Th 374

Cradle Roll for Bow Street Methodist Church, Thornley, 15 November 1960 - 16 June 1974
(1 booklet)

Thornley, Waterloo Street (ex-Wesleyan) Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 375)Ref: M/Th 375

Cradle Roll for Thornley Methodist church, Waterloo Street, Thornley, 1967 - 1969
(1 booklet)

Trimdon Colliery Primitive Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 376-380)Ref: M/Th 376

Minutes of Sunday school teachers' meetings, Trimdon Colliery, 9 February 1901 - 25 December 1906
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 377

Sunday afternoon class book of Trimdon Colliery Methodist Church showing details of weekly attendances and contributions, October 1908 - March 1910
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: M/Th 378

Sunday afternoon class book of Trimdon Colliery showing details of weekly attendances and contributions, April 1910 - September 1911
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: M/Th 379

Sunday afternoon class book of Trimdon Colliery Methodist Church showing detailed weekly attendances and contributions, October 1911 - December 1912
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: M/Th 380

Sunday afternoon class book of Trimdon Colliery Methodist Church showing details of weekly attendances and contributions, January 1913 - March 1914
(1 volume, leather bound)

Trimdon Station, Front Street Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 381-383 (1-11))Ref: M/Th 381

Minutes of Trimdon Station Methodist Sunday School, 30 November 1953 - 2 July 1963
(1 file)

Ref: M/Th 382

Minutes of Trimdon Station Methodist Sunday School, 1 July 1963 - 31 May 1981
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 383 (1-11)

Correspondence between H. Hobson and Lloyd Langley, Beamish Museum, concerning the loan of items to Museum from Chapel at Trimdon Station, 1992
(10 papers, 1 photograph, coloured)

Trimdon Village Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 384 (1-161))Ref: M/Th 384 (1-161)

Papers and correspondence relating to the sale and repair of Trimdon Village Methodist Church, December 1981 - August 1988
(61 papers)

(Ref: M/Th 385-387)

Seventeenth Deposit

(Acc: 1966(D))

Thornley Methodist Circuit

Ref: M/Th 385

Minutes of the circuit quarterly meetings, 4 September 1969 - 4 September 1974
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 386

Minutes of the circuit quarterly meetings, 4 September 1974 - 31 March 1981
(1 file)

Ref: M/Th 387

Minutes of Circuit Finance Committee and General Purposes Committee, 29 January 1960 - 2 December 1987
(1 volume, card bound)

(Ref: M/Th 388-389)

Individual Churches

Haswell Methodist Church
(Formerly Wesleyan Methodist)

Ref: M/Th 388

Photograph of Mr. Miller, schoolmaster at Haswell, c.1900
(1 photograph, black and white, 28.5 cm. x 34 cm.)

Ref: M/Th 389

Decorated roll of honour of members of Haswell Wesleyan Methodist Church who died in the war of 1914-1919, n.d.
(1 card, 29 cm. x 42.5 cm.)

Shotton Colliery Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 390-399)Ref: M/Th 390

Letter to Rev. George L. Nelson, Strathmore, Durham Road, Wheatley Hill from A.R. Chapman, Superintendent Registrar, District Register Office, Council Offices, Easington, enclosing his certificate, no. 33806, of the registry of Dene Street Methodist Church for worship and marriages, 14 August 1961
(2 papers)

Ref: M/Th 391

Certificate of place of meeting for religious worship issued under the seal of the General Register Office to Dene Street Methodist Church, Shotton Colliery, 25 October 1978
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 392

Letter to Rev. Brian J. Jenner, 7 Deaf Hill Terrace, Trimdon Station from Mrs. M. Magdalen Flynn of the General Register Office, Segensworth Road, Titchfield, Fareham, Hants., concerning the closure and deposits of the marriage registers of Dene Street Methodist Church, Shotton Colliery, 5 December 1986
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 393

Statements of account for Shotton Methodist Church, 1981 - 1982 and 1984 - 1985
(4 papers)

Ref: M/Th 394

Copies of Methodist Trust Schedule A (annual enquiries for church council) for Shotton Colliery Church, 27 September 1982 - 13 November 1984
(4 papers)

Ref: M/Th 395

Copy of Methodist Trust Schedule B (annual property account and return of investments) for Shotton Colliery Church, 1 September 1987
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 396

List of Shotton Colliery Church Council members, 1 May 1982 - 1 May 1983
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 397

List of Shotton Colliery Church class leaders with addresses (annotated up to 1985), n.d.
(1 paper)

Ref: M/Th 398

Correspondence between K. Greenfield B.A., Dip. T.P., M.R.T.P.I., Planning Officer of Easington District Council and Rev. Derek R. House, B.D., Superintendent Minister, The Manse, Linden Villas, Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe, concerning the possible landscaping of land around Shotton Colliery Methodist Church, 22 November and 9 December 1977
(3 papers)

Ref: M/Th 399

Correspondence between the minister, Rev. Gordon A. Turner (and subsequently Rev. D.A. Jackson) of The Manse, Linden Villas, Cornforth Lane, Coxhoe; Meikle, Skene and Co., solicitors, 8 North Street, Market Place, Ferryhill; Trevor Southern, estate agents, 9 High Street, Sedgefield, Stockton on Tees and Mr. S.F. Marples of the Methodist Church Property Division, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester, concerning the sale of Shotton Colliery Church, 8 October 1986 - 22 November 1988
(36 papers)

(Ref: M/Th 400-404)

Eighteenth Deposit

(Acc: 2195(D))

Cassop Bethel Church

Ref: M/Th 400

Minutes of leaders' meetings, 17 August 1938 - 23 August [1972]
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 401

Minutes of leaders' meetings, 28 November 1972 - 20 February 1974
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 402

Minutes of trustees' meetings, 14 July 1961 - 15 October 1969
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 403

Minutes of trustees' meetings, 20 October 1971 - 31 October 1973
(1 colume, card bound)

Ref: M/Th 404

Minutes of church council meetings, 10 July 1974 - 29 March 1977
(1 volume, card bound)

Haswell Plough Methodist Church (Ref: M/Th 405-408)Ref: M/Th 405

Minutes of trustees' and church council meetings, 30 October 1972 - 5 May 1987 Includes trust accounts, September 1971 - October 1974
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 406

Trustees' accounts, 26 September 1973 - 14 June 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 407

Church and property fund accounts, 31 August 1986 - July 1987 Includes signatures of visitors to centenary flower festival, 8-10 September 1978
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: M/Th 408

Account book, 1 October 1967 - 15 December 1986
(1 volume, cloth bound)

(Ref: M/Th 409-410)

Nineteenth Deposit

(Acc: 2199(D))
Peter Mackenzie Methodist Chapel, Haswell

Ref: M/Th 409

Correspondence, accounts and financial statements concerning demolition of old chapel and construction of new chapel, April 1989 - November 1991
(1 file)

Ref: M/Th 410

Plans of land exchanges at site of chapel, n.d. [c.1990]
(1 paper)

Haswell Plough Methodist Chapel (Ref: M/Th 411-412/1-26)Ref: M/Th 411

Centenary booklet (1878-1978), 1978
(1 booklet)

Ref: M/Th 412/1-26

Correspondence, reports and plans concerning the sale of the chapel, 10 December 1986 - 17 April 1989
(44 papers)



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