Catalogue

26 January 1613/14 (1) Sir George Selby of Newcastle, knight; Robert Hodshon of Hebbourne, esq.; Robert Anderson of Newcastle, merchant and alderman (2) Edward Talbott of Bottell, Northumberland, esq. Lease for 21 years of right to build and rent a weir in the river Darwent for a water mill belonging to the iron works in Windlington lordship Rent: 2s.

25 February 1632/33 (1) Sir William Selby of Winlaton (2) Sir Robert Hodgshon of Winlaton, knight (3) Robert Anderson, esq., alderman of Newcastle Copy agreement for division of the manor and West and East lordships of Winlaton (including mines, quarries and woods) in the joint seisin of (1) (holding 1/2) (2) (holding 3/8) and (3) (holding 1/8), with detailed description of the property

1 June 1720 (1) Roger Anderson of Bradley, esq.; Richard Ridley of Newcastle, esq.; John Simpson of Newcastle, fitter (2) William Blakiston Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Draft articles of agreement for lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of wayleave through Winlington manor, staithrooms at Darwent Haugh, and for lease for 21 years by (2) to (1) of wayleave through (2)'s lands from Crookfield and Burnopfield Rents: as specified

11 July 1720 (1) Roger Anderson of Braidley, esq.; Richard Ridley of Newcastle, esq.; John Simpson of Newcastle, fitter (2) George Mallabarr of Whitehouse, esq., on behalf of Dame Jane Clavering, and Sir John Clavering the younger Agreement for lease by (1) to (2) of wayleave over Winlington manor and keelrooms at Darwent Haugh and for lease by (2) to (1) of wayleave from Crookfield, Burnopfield etc. to the rivers Derwent and Tyne

26 September 1720 (1) Roger Anderson of Bradley, esq.; Richard Ridley of Newcastle, esq.; John Simpson of Newcastle, fitter, and his wife, Jane; Benjamin Clayton of Newcastle, gent., and Anne, his wife (2) Dame Jane Clavering of Whitehouse, widow; Sir James Clavering, son of Dame Jane Clavering; William Blakiston Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq; George Pitt of Stratfieldsea, Hampshire, esq.; Ralph Harding of Hollingside Articles of agreement for lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of wayleave through Winlaton manor and of keelrooms at Derwent Haugh. Rents specified.

Details of proposal for purchasing Mr. Anderson's estate, including colliery, n.d. [1720s]

4 September 1723 (1) Benjamin Clayton of Tipwellgate, Gateshead, gent., and Anne, his wife, sister and coheir of Francis Anderson, deceased (2) John Simpson of Newcastle, hostman (3) William Dixon of Durham City, gent. Copy release by (1) to (2) of 1/4 of Francis Anderson's lands at Bradley, in Ryton parish, 1/4 of a moiety of coalmines in Crawbrook, 1/4 of 1/8 part of the manors and coalmines of Winlaton, Bradley, Craw, Crook, and elsewhere in Ryton, with provision for (3) to bring a Common Recovery against (2) Consideration: £4000

27 September 1723 (1) John Simpson, plaintiff (2) Benjamin Clayton and Anne, his wife, deforciants Final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1/4 part of 20 messuages, 10 cottages, 5 tofts, 3 watermills, 2 dovecots, 2 gardens, 2 orchards, 50 wharfs, 2000a. of land, 2000a. of meadow, 2000a. of pasture, 2000a. of moor, coal mines and stone quarries in Bradley, Crawcrook and Winlaton and in the parish of Ryton, and 1/4 part of 1/8 part of the manors of East Winlaton and West Winlaton, to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 160 marks

8 November 1723 (1) John Simpson of Newcastle, hostman (2) Dame Jane Clavering of Whitehouse, widow; and Sir James Clavering of Whitehouse, baronet (3) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (4) George Pitt of Stratfield Sea, Hampshire, esq. Copy covenant for (1) to stand seised in trust for the use of (2), (3) and (4) leading to a recovery of 1/4 of a capital messuage called Bradley and of all messuages in Bradley, parish of Ryton, once occupied by Francis Anderson, 1/4 of a moiety of collieries at Crawcrooke, 1/4 of 1/8 part in Winlaton manor, parish of Ryton and 1/4 of collieries, wayleave and staiths in Winlaton manor once occupied by Francis Anderson, purchased by (1) from Benjamin and Anne Clayton for £4000, of which only £240 has been paid by (1), to be divided into 3 equal parts for (2), (3), and (4) Consideration: £1253 6s.8d. by (2), £1253 6s.8d. by (3) and £1253 6s.8d. by (4)

n.d. [post 1723] (1) John Simpson of Newcastle upon Tyne, hostman (2) George Pitt of Stratfield Sea, Hampshire, esq. Draft lease and release of 1/3 of several shares in the manor of Bradley, late belonging to Benjamin Clayton and Ann, his wife

1748 (1) John Simpson of Newcastle, esq. (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Draft release of 1/3 of a messuage called Bradley and lands at Crawcrook, Winlaton and Bradley in Ryton parish

18 November 1748 (1) John Simpson of Newcastle, esq., alderman (2) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Copy release of 1/3 part of the manor, messuages, lands, tenement, mills, fishings, coalmines, staiths, keelrooms and wayleaves belonging to (1)'s father at Crawcrook, Winlaton and elsewhere in the parish of Ryton (except 1/4 of lands at Bradley) purchased from Benjamin and Ann Clayton by lease and release of September 1723 (D/St/D5/6/7)

Abstract of title, 1656 - 1753, of John Richardson's moiety of lands at Low Spen, late Joseph Smith's, n.d.

N.d. [post 1760] (1) Robert Greenwell of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent., and Jane, his wife, daughter and heir of Joseph Smith, late of Newcastle, deceased (2) Rt. Hon. Alice, countess Dowager Windsor; Rt. Hon. Francis Thomas, Earl of Skerry of Ireland (3) Mary Bowes of Gibside, widow of George Bowes Draft release of 1/2 messuage at Low Spenn in trust for George Bowes Consideration: £500 to (3), £700 to (2)

27 and 28 May 1768 (1) John Simpson the elder of Bradley, esq. (2) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (3) John Simpson the younger of Bradley, esq, only son and heir apparent of (1) (4) Lady Ann Lyon, sister of (2) (5) Thomas Lyon of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge University; John Ord of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, esq., Marriage settlement on intended marriage between (3) and (4). Lease and release by (1) to (2) of lands in West Sleekburn, the captial messuage of Bradley and lands in Bradley, 2 1/4 parts of a moiety of Crawcrook collieries, 1/4 of 1/8 part in the manors of East and West Winlaton and 1/4 of the lands of Francis Anderson in Winlaton, in trusts (as specified)

An Act for vesting the settled estates of George Silvertop (concerning lands in Northumberland and Durham including collieries at Stella, Kyofield and Chopwell), with annotations, 1802

15 May 1804 (1) William Sheldon of Grays Inn, Middlesex, esq.; Richard Wilson of Lincoln's Inn, Middlesex, gent. (2) George Silvertop of Minster Acres, Northumberland, esq., son and heir of John Silvertop, deceased (3) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore Release by (1) to (3) with consent of (2), of 1/16 part of Winlaton manor, a moiety of messuages in Winlaton and Bladon, and keelrooms at Darwent Haugh, with mining, quarrying and wayleave rights Consideration: £7700

Copy of the particulars of Mrs. Silvertop's estates in Winlaton lordship purchased by Lord Strathmore, 30 May 1804

29 April 1809 (1) Earl of Strathmore (2) Antonietta Leaton of Whickham, spinster Draft abstract of mortgage in £3900 of property in Winlaton, parish of Ryton (specified)

Letter from John Gray, Newcastle, to Messrs. Wheatley and Dent giving permission [on behalf of the Marquis of Bute] to lease Fenwicks Quay at Derwenthaugh to Messrs. Crowley and Co., 8 May 1852 Endorsed: note by John Dent of the letting of the quay, with terms, 22 June 1852

11 April 1868 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq.; Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, esq. M.P. (2) John Boyle of Barnard's Inn, London, esq.; Charles Stuart of Hubborne Lodge, Hampshire, esq., major general; William Stuart the younger of Kempstan, Bedfordshire, esq. Lease for 21 years of 11/12 part in dwelling houses and lands at Derwenthaugh in parish of Winlaton, with plan Rent: £121 p.a.

27 November 1868 (1) Claude, Earl of Strathmore, and Sir William Hutt of Gibside, M.P., and K.C.B. surviving trustees (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, esq., M.P. Attested copy conveyance of 10/12 of property in Winlaton and Blaydon, described in 1st attached schedule, and waste in Winlaton to which (1), with other owners of 1/8 of Manor of Winlaton, are entitled; and 7/12 of property at Burnbanks, parish of Winlaton, described in 2nd schedule Consideration: £1122 13s.7d. 3 schedules of property attached

31 December 1868 (1) Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore and Sir William Hutt of Gibside (in respect of 10/12 of property) (2) John Bowes, of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Charles Stuart of Stubborn Lodge, Hampshire, esq., a major general in H.M. Army; John Boyle of Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, City of London, esq., barrister at law; and William Stuart the younger of Kempston, Bedfordshire, esq. (in respect of 1/12) (4) Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, esq., M.P. (in respect of 1/12 of property) (5) North Eastern Railway Company Attested copy conveyance of plots of land (5a. 18.5p.) in Winlaton and parish of Ryton and Winlaton. Plan in margin Consideration: £362 10s. to (1), £36 5s. to (3) and £36 5s. to (4)

20 June 1876 (1) John Bowes; Claude, Earl of Strathmore; Sir William Hutt; Charles Stuart of Hubborne, Hampshire, Major General; John Boyle of Barnards Inn, London, esq.; William Stuart of Tempsford Hall, Huntingdonshire, esq.; Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, Durham, esq., M.P. (2) John Anthony Cowen of Blaydon Burn House, coal owner Lease for 60 years of 2a. of land on West Thornley farm (Winlaton) for building cottages for pit employees With plan Rent: £20 p.a.

25 July 1884 (1) Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Henry Dudley Ryder of 59, The Strand, Middlesex; Edmund Bernard Talbot of Eaton Terrace, Middlesex; and Frederick Pitman of 48, Castle Street, Edinburgh, Writer to the Signet (4) Charles Stuart of Hubborne, Hampshire, a Major General in H.M. Army; John Boyle of Onslow Square, Middlesex, esq.; and William Stuart of Tempsford Hall, Huntingdonshire, esq. (5) John Patrick, Marquess of Bute (6) Joseph Cowen of Stella Hall, Blaydon on Tyne, esq. (7) Edward Young Western of 35 Essex Street, Strand, Middlesex, esq. Grant by (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of each of their interests in the Winlaton Partnership Estate to (7) in trust, being a deed of partition of the estate made pursuant to a judgement dated 27 June 1879 in the High Court, Chancery Division

9 December 1886 (1) Claude Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) The North Eastern Railway Co. Attested copy conveyance of 1r. 8p. at Blaydon, parish of Winlaton. With plan. Consideration: £1045

Schedule of documents relating to the Manor of Winlaton at present held at Streatlam Castle, 9 August 1890

Notes by William Ralston on requisitions on title by purchasers of Blaydon quay, 26 June 1894

5 October 1906 (1) Rev. William Tudor Thorp of Charlton Hall, Northumberland (2) Michael Hudson Gowland of Derwent View, Chopwell, joiner Conveyance of 1753 square yards of building land in the township of Chopwell (part of the Horsegate and Broomfield Estate of (1)) Consideration: £50

Contract (unexecuted) for sale of plot at Hetton-le-Hole, with memorandum on 'the Hetton Estate Building Agreement' with a view to adoption of similar form of contract for sale of building land at Low Spen, August 1907

3 August 1909 (1) Claude George, Earl of Strathmore (2) Burnopfield District Cooperative Society Limited Sale of 16453 square yards of freehold land at Low Spen, Winlaton for £2056 12s., with plan

'Plan annexed to draft conveyance to the Burnopfield Co-operative Society of land at Crookbank', on the main road between Newcastle and Hobson, 20 September 1909. Gives roads and footpaths Scale: 80 feet to 1 inch [1:960]

Contract for sale of plots of land at Low Spen, Winlaton (unused) by Claude George Earl of Strathmore, n.d.

Note of principal terms for letting part of Derwent Bridge Field near Rowlands Gill for cottage garden allotments to Blaydon Urban District Council, November 1912

Summary of conveyance, 29 April 1911, from the Earl of Strathmore to H. Gowland of freehold land at Low Spen, Winlaton, for £160, 1912

Note on the areas of plots 24 and 25 at Spen, sold to Mr. E. Hodgson for building land, 17 January 1914

Particulars of sales of building land at Low Spen, Crookbank, and elsewhere detailing purchases, dimensions, prices etc., 1908 - 1914

6 February 1922 (1) Claude George, Earl of Strathmore (2) John Thomas Caygill of Derwent Street, Chopwell Copy licence to use no. 13 and no. 14 South View, Rowlands Gill as shops for either a grocery, confectionery, hardware or drapery business; refers to conveyance of 18 May 1909

List of deeds relating to Hollingside, Riding Field, Whickham manor and (principally) lands at Low Spen, 1582 - 1748

9 and 10 March 1718/19 (1) James Clavering of the younger of Stowhouse, esq. (2) William Blakiston Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Lease and release of a moiety of (1)'s messuages at Lamesley, Kibblesworth, Ravensworth and Beamish Parkhead (as specified) including mining and wayleave rights Consideration: £2100

10 March 1718/19 (1) James Clavering of the younger of Stowhouse, esq. (2) Robert Ellison of Hebburn, esq. (3) William Blakiston Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (4) Rev. John Bowes of Durham, Doctor of Divinity Assignment of 1/2 of messuages, lands etc. of (1) in Lamesley, Ravensworth, Parkhead and Kibblesworth, from (2) to (4) in trust for (3) Consideration: £2100

4 May 1719 (1) James Clavering of the younger of Stowhouse, esq., and Katherine, his wife (2) William Blakiston Bowes of Streatlam, esq. Covenant to levy a fine of 1/2 of messuages, lands etc. in Lamesley, Kibblesworth, Ravensworth and Beamish Parkhead

19 June 1719 (1) William Blakiston Bowes, esq., plaintiff (2) James Clavering, the younger, esq., and Katherine, his wife, deforciants Two parts of final concord in which the deforciants acknowledge 1/2 of: 10 messuages, 6 cottages, 100a. of land, 100a. of meadow, 100a. of pasture, 100a. of moor, 100a. of gorse and heath and coal mines etc. in Lamesley, Kibblesworth, Ravensworth, Beamish Parkhead and Beamish to be the right of the plaintiff Consideration: 230 marks

Letters of administration of the property of Benjamin Ellison issued to James Clavering the younger of Stowhouse. Given at Durham, 13 October 1719

26 October 1719 (1) James Clavering the younger of Stowhouse, esq., administrator of goods etc. of Benjamine Ellison, late of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant, deceased (2) Elizabeth Rogers of Newcastle upon Tyne, widow (3) William Blakiston Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. Assignment by (1) to (3) for residue of term of 1000 years (from 10 November 1612) of 1/2 of messuage, tenement etc. in Kibblesworth, 2 fields or parcels of meadow ground, and parcel of arable ground, the 3 containing 6a.

1 August 1720 (1) William Blakiston Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) Dame Jane Clavering of Whitehouse, widow, guardian of Sir James Clavering, baronet Lease for 9 years by (1) to (2) of wayleave through (1)'s lands in Whickham from (2)'s collieries to the rivers Tyne, Tame and Darwent, and lease for 9 years by (2) to (1) of wayleave through (2)'s lands in Whickham and Tanfield moor from (1)'s collieries. (1) and (2) to divide the cost of building and maintaining the wagonway Rent: 2s. 6d. per ten (by (2) to (1) and by (1) to (2))

1 January 1721/22 (1) Thomas Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq., brother and heir of William Blakiston Bowes, deceased (2) Dame Jane Clavering of Whitehouse, widow, and guardian of Sir James Clavering; Sir James Clavering, baronet, son of Dame Jane Clavering; Roger Anderson of Braidley, esq.; Richard Ridley of Newcastle, esq.; John Simpson of Newcastle, coalfitter, and Jane, his wife; Benjamin Clayton of Newcastle, gent., and Anne, his wife; George Pitt of Stratfield Sea, Hampshire, esq.; Ralph Harding of Hollingside (3) George Mallabar of Whitehouse, esq. Agreement by which (1) confirms agreements made by William Blakiston Bowes with (2) and (3) for new wagonway through the lands of (2) Roger Anderson to New Staiths in Darwenthough (through Broom Close, Batehouse close, Pea close, Darwenthaugh, Batehouselane, the lane leading from Swalwell to Blaydon) and for (1) to enjoy the wayleaves, benefits, advantages and payments owed of William Blakiston Bowes Endorsed: note that deed not executed but similar one was executed by his brother George

2 October 1722 (1) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) Dame Jane Clavering of Whitehouse, widow, guardian of Sir James Clavering, her son; Sir James Clavering, baronet; Roger Anderson of Bradley, esq.; Richard Ridley of Newcastle, esq.; John Simpson of Newcastle, coalfitter, and Jane, his wife; Benjamin Clayton of Newcastle, gent., and Ann, his wife; George Pitt of Stratfield Sea, Hampshire, esq.; Ralph Harding of Hollinside (3) George Mallabar of Whitehouse, esq. Agreement between (1), (2), and (3) for (1) to enjoy all the wayleaves, benefits and advantages enjoyed by William Blakiston Bowes and the payments due to him and for confirmation for new wagonway to new staith in Darwent Haugh passing through the lands of Roger Anderson (Broom Close, Bate housecloses, Pea Close, Derwant Haugh, Bate House Lane) in Ryton

Notes on viewing of lands at Hedley, Ravenworth, Lamesley, Kibblesworth and Whickham to be exchanged between Lord Strathmore and Lord Ravensworth, December 1775

Particulars and conditions of sale of freehold shares in collieries in Broomfield, Collierly, Tanfield Townhead, Crookbank, Busty Bank and Bryan's Leap, Lowfield and Matfen's Haugh, Crawcrook and East and West Winlaton collieries, 30 October 1801

List of properties and their values in Ravensworth, Lamesley, Hedley and Whickham exchanged between the Earl of Strathmore and Sir Thomas H. Liddell, n.d. (watermark 1803)

Calculation of value in fee of lands, houses, staith and ground rents proposed to be exchanged between Sir Thomas John Clavering, bart. and the Earl of Strathmore: Byermoor Farm, 1/4 of Fawdons Fields, field at Greenlaw Lane, George Forster's farm at Swalwell, and lands in Ryton, Lamesley and Tanfield, n.d. (watermark 1813)

30 July 1812 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Barrington Price of Sparsholt House, Berkshire, esq.; John Lyon of Hetton House, esq.; James Farrer of Bath, esq.; James Dundas of St. Andrews Square, City of Edinburgh, esq.; James Farrer Steadman of Great James Street, Bedford Row, esq. Bargain and sale (endowment) of the Chapel at Gibside and parcel of ground adjoining for the Chapel Yard, and a farm at Laden Field in Chapelry of Lamesley in the tenure of William Harrison, esq., consisting of 9 parcels of land (62a. 2r. 9p.) of the yearly value of £80 6s.5d. (boundaries specified) in trust (the income from the farm to pay stipend of clergyman)

Notes concerning deed whereby John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore, conveys to trustees (named) the chapel and chapelry and at Gibside and Laydon Field Farm in the Chapelry of Lamesley (69a. 2r. 9p.) in trust to have the chapel consecrated and maintain a curate there, 30 July 1812 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

1819 (1) John Bowes, Earl of Strathmore (2) Barrington Price, John Lyon, James Farrer, James Dundas and James Farrer Steadman Bargain and sale of coal mines under farm in the parish of Chester-le-Street under trust that (2) shall lease it and invest the rents in purchasing land or stocks for Gibside Chapel Trust (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Petitions, order of reference, affidavits, reports and related papers concerning appointment of new trustees for Gibside Chapel, Bowes v Strathmore and Bowes v Steadman in Chancery, March 1831 - May 1831 and n.d. (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

31 May 1831 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) Rt. Hon. Mary Countess Dowager of Strathmore, now wife of William Hutt; Henry Jadis; James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, Middlesex, esq.; Sir John Dean Paul, bart. (3) Barrington Price of Sharsholt House, Berkshire, esq., and said James Farrer Steadman (4) William Hutt; John Davidson of Ridley Hall, Northumberland, esq., and Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, esq. Copy draft appointment by (1) and (2) of (4) as trustees to Gibside Chapel to work in conjunction with (3) and bargain and sale by (3) to (4) of trust property (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Letter from Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle to Edward Alderson, esq., 10 Symonds Inn, London, concerning draft deeds relating to Gibside Chapel Trust and advisability of preparing a new deed to correct error in conveyance, 22 October 1831 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Opinion of Richard Perry, Lincoln's Inn, on the matter of Gibside Chapel Trust, 26 October 1831 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Notes on appointment of trustees and conveyance of estates of Gibside Chapel Trust, n.d.[c.1831] (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Copy letter from Thomas Wheldon, Barnard Castle, to Edward Alderson, esq., 10 Symonds Inn, London, concerning best way of correcting mistake by conveyancer in appointment of new trustees to Gibside Chapel, including opinions on matter by Richard Perry of Lincolns Inn, 22 October 1831 - 20 November 1832 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Draft opinions of Richard Perry, Lincoln's Inn on the matter of Gibside Chapel Trust, 26 October 1831 - 26 November 1832 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

1832 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) Rt. Hon. Mary Countess Dowager of Strathmore (now wife of William Hutt), Henry Jadis, James Farrer Steadman of Enfield, Middlesex, esq., and Sir John Dean Paul, bart. (3) Barrington Price of Sparsholt House, Berkshire, esq., and said James Farrer Steadman (4) William Hutt, John Davidson of Ridley Hall, Northumberland, esq.; Thomas Wheldon of Barnard Castle, esq. (5) Edward Alderson of Symonds Inn, Middlesex, esq. Draft appointment by (1) and (2) of (4) as new trustees to Gibside to act in conjuntion with (3); and bargain and sale by (3) to (5) of trust property on the condition he reconveys it to (3) and (4) (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

1832 (1) Edward Alderson (2) Barrington Price, James Farrer Steadman, William Hutt, John Davidson and Thomas Wheldon Draft bargain and sale of Gibside Trust property (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

1832 (1) Edward Alderson (2) Barrington Price; James Farrer Steadman; William Hutt; John Davidson and Thomas Wheldon Draft bargain and sale by (1) to (2) of Gibside Trust Consideration: execution of trust and 10s. by (2) to (1) (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

1832 (1) Edward Alderson (2) Barrington Price; James Farrer Steadman; William Hutt; John Davidson; Thomas Wheldon Draft reconveyance by bargain and sale of Gibside Trust Consideration: execution of trust and 5s. to (1) (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Opinion of Richard Perry, Lincoln's Inn, on the matter of Gibside Chapel Trust, 26 November 1832 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Draft affidavits concerning trustees of Gibside Chapel Endowment, Bowes v Strathmore and re Trustee Act 1850 in Chancery, 12 July 1856 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

28 October 1858 (1) John Bowes, esq., of Streatlam Castle (2) James Mitchinson of Laden Fields Tenancy agreement for Laden Fields Farm (58a. 3r.) Rent: £54 14s. (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Letter from Ralph Dent, Streatlam Castle to J.D. Holmes concerning draft lease [to Lord Ravensworth of Laydon Field Farm], 21 April 1863 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

1863 (1) Hon. Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor, Sussex, Alexander Kinglake; John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, gent., trustees of Gibside Chapel Endowment (2) Rt. Hon. Thomas Baron Ravensworth Draft lease for 9 years of Laydon Fields Farm (58a. 3r.) Rent: £54 14s. plus penalty rents to follow scheme of husbandry (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

26 May 1868 (1) Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Gibside, K.C.B. and M.P.; Rt. Hon. Claude, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne; Alexander William Kinglake of Wilton House near Taunton, Somerset, esq., M.P.; and John Dickonson Holmes of Barnard Castle, esq.; trustees of Gibside Chapel Endowment (2) Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth Copy conveyance of Laydon Field Farm, chapelry of Lamesley (64a. 2r. 13p.) with plan attached. Consideration: £2233 6s.8d. reduced £3 per cent bank annuities by (2) to the Official Trustees of Charity Funds (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

26 May 1868 (1) Rt. Hon. Sir William Hutt of Gibside K.C.B., M.P.; Rt. Hon. Claude Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne; Alexander William Kinglake of Wilton House near Taunton, Somerset, esq., M.P.; and John Dickonson [Holmes] of Barnard Castle, esq.; trustees of Gibside Chapel Endowment (2) Rt. Hon. Henry Thomas, Lord Ravensworth Copy deed of covenant for (1) to produce certain deeds to prove (2)'s title to Laydon Field Farm (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Copy form of application to the Charity Commission for the authority of the Board to sell Laydon Fields Farm, part of Gibside Chapel Trust, n.d. [1867] (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Letters from Western and Sons, 7 Great James Street, London, to J.D. Holmes, esq. concerning sale of Layden Fields Farm, part of endowment of Gibside Chapel, to Lord Ravensworth and transfer of endowment to Charity Commissioners, 27 November 1867 - 20 July 1868 (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Notes concerning trustees of Gibside Chapel Trust, n.d. (Part of a bundle (D/St/5/7/16-38) labelled 'Gibside Chapel Endowment Papers etc.')

Copy valution by Ste[phen] Atkinson and Robert Drummond of damages done by game on the farm at Laydon Field, 4 September 1862

Letter from Edward Grace, Byker Hill, to Ralph Fenwick, esq., giving valuation of land taken by the Scotswood Bridge Company for the Scotswood Road and Branches, 20 February 1833

Valuation of part of the estate of John Bowes, esq., at the Dales, Whickham, required for the Blaydon and Hebburn Railway, 30 July 1835

Valuation of part of estate of John Bowes, esq., at Dunston required for the Blaydon and Hebburn Railway, 3 December 1835

Draft conveyance adapted for John Bowes for property of which he is sole owner as tenant for life, with advice as to how to alter it for property where he is tenant in common, for conveying land to the Blaydon, Gateshead and Hebburn Railway Company, 2 January 1836

Letters from Percival Fenwick , Newcastle, to Thomas Wheldon, esq., Barnard Castle, asking for the names of the representatives of Andrew Robinson Bowes so that ejectments can be proceeded with to recover possession of property near Gateshead, 1 September - 11 October 1836

1837 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle and Rt. Hon. Lady Maria Susannah, his wife; Henry Thomas Liddell of Eslington, Northumberland, esq. (3) William Morton Pitt (4) Most. Hon. John Crichton Stuart, Marquis of Bute and Earl of Dumfries (5) Most Hon. Henry Marquis of Lansdowne (6) The Scotswood Bridge Company Draft conveyance by (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) to (6) of 2 parcels of land in Winlaton forming part of Scotswood road (15p. and 2a. 1r. 19p.) Consideration: £126 17s. 6d.

183[7] (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (2) Rt. Hon. Thomas Henry, Lord Ravensworth of Ravensworth Castle and Rt. Hon. Lady Maria Susannah, his wife, and Henry Thomas Liddell of Eslington, Northumberland, esq. (3) Most Hon. John Crichton Stuart, Marquis of Bute and Earl of Dumfries (4) William Samler of York Terrace, Regent's Park, Middlesex, esq.; John Coope of Osborne Street, Middlesex, esq. (5) The Scotswood Bridge Company Draft conveyance by (1), (2), (3) and (4) to (5) of 2 parcels of ground in Winlaton forming part of the Scotswood road (15p. and 2a. 1r. 19p.) Consideration: £126 17s.6d.

Letter from Thomas Bell, Newcastle, to Thomas Wheldon, esq., Barnard Castle, concerning dates when railway company entered land at Blaydon and Derwent haugh, and damage done by works, 27 March 1839

20 May 1837 (1) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle (2) Newcastle upon Tyne and Carlisle Railway Co. Copy draft conveyance of several parcels of land in the parishes of Whickham, Ryton and Winlaton (details specified)

Bundle of papers concerning Newcastle and Carlisle Railway at Derwent Haugh, the Dales, Bladon and Derwent Mouth, including valuations, roads and passages under and over the railway and plan of the railway at Derwent Haugh, 1835 - 1846

1 May 1848 (1) Matthew Wheatley for Hon. H.J. Liddel (2) Ralph Dent for John Bowes Memorandum of agreement for the transfer by way of exchange of properties of Winlaton lordship and at Whitefields, Dunston and Lamesley

Instructions, draft conveyance, draft deed of exchange, copy agreements, valuations and abstract of title, etc., concerning exchange of lands at Dunston, Lamesley and Whickham between John Bowes and H.T. Liddell, including papers relating to manors of Winlaton and Whickham, 1847 - 1853

Papers concerning exchange of lands between John Bowes and the trustees of the Bowes Estate Act 1850 at Winlaton, Whitefields, Washingwells, Dunston and Lamesley, September 1847 - July 1854

Statutory declaration of Charles Armstrong of Newcastle upon Tyne, land surveyor, former agent of Sir Thomas T. Clavering (1831 - 1853) and Sir William A. Clavering (1853 - 1858), confirming accuracy of boundaries and other details in plan referred to in indenture of 26 January 1858 between John Clavering and Peregrine George Ellison (executors and trustees of Sir Thomas T. Clavering), John Clavering and Sir W.A. Clavering, 29 October 1861

Staturory declaration of Charles Armstrong (as above) concerning the Clavering estates and collection of Crookgate and Crookbank rents, 30 November 1861

Abstract of title, 1748 - 1859, of Sir William Alloyzius Clavering, bart., to Byermoor, Crookgate and Fellside, plus 1/4 of Fawdon Fields, parish of Whickham, proposed to be conveyed to uses of will of the late Earl of Strathmore, n.d. [1865]

22 December 1865 (1) Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor; William Hutt of Gibside, M.P., trustees under the Bowes Estate Act 1850 (2) John Bowes of Streatlam Castle, esq. (3) Matthew Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (4) John Clayton of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq. (5) Sir William Aloyzius Clavering of Axwell Park, bart. Exchange of Haugh field in the Dales, parish of Whickham, dwellinghouse and ground at Windy Hill near Whickham, 1/2 of Park head farm, 2 keel berths, and landing places on River Derwent, 1/16 and 4/6 of 1/16 of 2 closes called the Bridge End Closes, a manufactory with dwellinghouses, shops etc., late in occupation of Messrs. Graham, in parish of Winlaton, 1/2 and 4/6 of 1/2 of property at Eals haugh and Derwent haugh, amounting in all to 186a. 2r. 13p.: excepting all coal, iron ore and fire clay, wayleave and wagonways used by owners of Garesfield Colliery. With covenant to surrender at next manor court of Whickham 18a. 2r. 11.5p. in Lowfield, for Crook Gate, East and West Byer Moor and Greenlaw Lane otherwise Fellside Close, parish of Whickham and 1/4 of Fawdons Fields, parish of Whickham, all which contain 276a. 2r. 39p. With 2 schedules and 2 plans

22 December 1865 (1) Sir William Aloyzius Clavering of Axwell Park, bart. (2) Claude Bowes Lyon of Bognor and William Hutt, of Gibside, M.P. Covenant to produce deeds for property as in D/St/D5/7/56. With schedule, 1755 - 1859

Valuations of land in Whickham and Winlaton proposed to be exchanged, 1859 - 1860

Draft reservation clauses for deed of exchange, 1864

Details of land proposed to be exchanged, 1864 - 1865

Schedule of deeds, 1739 - 1796, relating to copyhold land in manor of Whickham proposed to be exchanged, 1864 - 1865

Plan showing proposed exchange of lands, n.d. [1864] Scale: 4 chains to 1 inch [1:3168]

Letters to J.D. Holmes, esq., concerning exchange, 3 and 6 July 1865

17 July 1739 (1) Ulrick Whitfield, esq.; George Cooper, gent. (2) Adam Askew, esq. Certified copy of surrender out of court by (2) to (1) of a messuage in Whickham, a barn abutting on a mansion house there and 18a. 2r. 11.5p. of land in the Lowfield Defeazance: surrender in trust according to will of (2)

Certified copy of admittance of Sir Thomas Clavering, bart., to lands, messuages, cottages and houses which his father Sir James Clavering had held, 26 October 1748

Certified copy of admittance of William Dickinson of the Middle Temple, London, esq., to a messuage in Whickham, a barn abutting on a mansion house and 18a. 2r. 11.5p. land in the Lowfield, 30 March 1779

30 March 1779 (1) Joshua Greenwell of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent. (2) William Rickinson of the Middle Temple, London, esq. Certified copy of surrender out of court by (2) to (1) of 18a. 2r. 11.5p. in the Lowfield

18 October 1796 (1) Robert Pearson of Newcastle upon Tyne, esq. (2) Joshua Greenwell of Newcastle upon Tyne, gent.; Jasper Harrison of Whickham, gent. Certified copy of surrender out of court (2) to (1) of 18a. 2r. 11.5p. land in the Lowfield

Receipt by H. Askew for £1640 from Jasper Harrison for purchase of the Acre Close (1a. 35p.), and Tillage Field, Low Fog Field and High Fog Field (18a. 2r. 11.5p.) in Manor of Whickham, 30 March 1779

Notice from A. Kaye Butterworth on behalf of the North Eastern Railway to the Earl of Strathmore informing him of its application to Parliament for an Act to enable it to widen the Consett branch to Lockhaugh in the Urban Districts of Blaydon and Whickham, with schedule, 6 December 1899

Notice to treat from the North Eastern Railway to the Earl of Strathmore, concerning its widening of the Consett branch to Lockhaugh, with plan showing the land to be purchased from the Earl of Strathmore in the Urban Districts of Whickham and Blaydon, 15 June 1903