Catalogue

Account book of general church receipts and payments, 1 January 1852 - June 1859

Letter from [Rt. Rev.] Gordon [Roe], Bishop of Huntingdon, Ely, Cambridgeshire, to [Rev.] Ben. [de la Mare, Vicar of Durham St. Oswald, Church Street, Durham], concerning the discovery and return to Durham of EP/Du.SO 262, 13 May 1985 (1 paper)

Register of services, 25 July 1984 - 25 March 1990

Register of services, 27 March 1990 - 15 December 1995

Register of services, 17 December 1995 - 7 September 2001

Statements from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners showing the value of stock held on behalf of the benefice, 24 February 1944 - 30 January 1945

Provisional proposals for the union of the benefices of Durham, St. Oswald and Durham, St. Mary le Bow with St. Mary the Less, n.d., [1949]

Letter from Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, Westminster, to Rev. R.J.W. Bevan, St. Oswald's Vicarage, Durham, informing the latter that he is entitled to the income of the new benefice of St. Oswald once instituted, 17 February 1967

Sacristan's notebook, recording the duties of the sacristan; the customs of the parish; explanations of heraldic symbols in the church; information about St. Oswald, and descriptions of vestments and church furniture, 1968-1976

Notification from the Bishop of Durham of his intention to admit Benedick James Hobart de la Mare to the benefice, 27 August 1980

Receipts and payments account of Captain S.M. Rowlandson, receiver of Lanchester tithe rent charge, 21 August 1908 - 1 July 1909

Terrier, 1941-1950

Inventory of church plate, n.d., [mid 20th century]

Inventory, 1963-1964

Inventory of St. Oswald's church plate, n.d., [1966]

Inventory of items from Durham, St. Mary le Bow, moved to St. Oswald's church following the union of the parishes, together with the memorandum of a meeting, which authorised the transfer, 20 April - June 1962 Originally enclosed in EP/Du.SO 277

Inventory of Durham, St. Mary le Bow church plate, n.d., [1966-1976]

Inventory, 1980

Photographs of church plate and furniture, n.d., [1950s]

Photograph of a 17th century oak refectory table, 1950s

Photograph of a 14th century oak boarded chest, 1950s

Photograph of one of a pair of silver chalices, dating from 1864-1865, 1950s

Photograph of a pair of silver collecting dishes, dating from 1736-7 and 1738-9, 1950s

Photograph of a silver alms dish, dating from 1701-2, 1950s

Photograph of one of a pair of Books of Common Prayer, folio editions of 1700 and 1702, bound in red leather, 1950s

Photograph of a silver Tazza, dating from 1699-1700, 1950s

Photograph of a silver-gilt covered cup, 1950s

Photograph of a single spiral turned oak chair, dating from c. 1840, 1950s

Negatives of photographs included in EP/Du.SO 282, n.d., [1950s]

Negative of one of a pair of silver chalices, 1950s

Negative of a pair of silver collecting dishes, 1950s

Negative of a silver alms dish, 1950s

Negative of one of a pair of Books of Common Prayer, 1950s

Photograph of a silver Tazza, 1950s

8 August 1949 (1) Rev. Kenneth John Meux of St. Oswald's Vicarage, Church Street, Durham, clerk in holy orders and vicar of the parish of Durham, St. Oswald (2) John Alfred Bond of 76 Hallgarth Crescent, Durham, joiner, and George Lambert of 2 Percy Gardens, Lowes Barn, Durham, printer, churchwardens of the parish of Durham, St. Oswald (3) Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Durham and Framwellgate Agreement whereby (3) will lay out as a public open space, and maintain, the extension to St. Oswald's churchyard, on the east side of Church Street, Durham Includes: plan

Notification from the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, Westminster, that St. Oswald's church has been included in the list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest, 22 July [1958]

Assessment of the state of repair of the church organ, by the organist, together with a report to the Parochial Church Council, by the churchwardens, outlining the options available for overhauling the organ, 7 February 1977

Durham Diocesan Tidy Churchyard Competition, entry form and judges' assessments of St. Oswald's churchyard, 15 May - 30 August 1979

Order in Council confirming a pastoral scheme vesting St. Cuthbert's cemetery, [Elvet Hill Road, Durham], in the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, and permitting the sale of the land, 26 March 1986

Minutes of the Parochial Church Council, Easter Vestry and annual church meeting, 25 April 1956 - 4 September 1959

Minutes of annual, ordinary and special meetings of the Parochial Church Council, and Annual Vestry meetings, indexed, 10 December 1959 - 9 March 1975

Minutes of the Parochial Church Council and Annual Vestry meetings, 7 May 1975 - 21 April 1986

Minutes of the Parochial Church Council and committees, and Annual Vestry meetings, 27 April 1986 - 14 May 1997

Reports of the churchwardens to annual meetings of the Parochial Church Council, April 1977 - April 1981

Statements of accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the years ended 31 December 1980; 1983-1984 Originally enclosed in EP/Du.SO 291

Statements of accounts of the Parochial Church Council for the years ended 31 December 1985-1996 Originally enclosed in EP/Du.SO 292

Draft representation to the Dean and Chapter of Durham, concerning the new vicar, drawn up by the Parochial Church Council, n.d., [1980]

Note, written by an unidentified person, concerning a possible theft at St. Oswald's, c.1982 Originally enclosed in EP/Du.SO 291

General account for the years ending 31 December 1970, 1973-1975; receipts and payments for the years ending 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982 Originally enclosed in EP/Du.SO 292

Minutes of meetings of the Trustees of Ashton Charity, 2 February 1887 - 23 November 1983

Order of the Charity Commission establishing a scheme for the management of the Church Estate Charity, 1 December 1876

Receipts and payments accounts of the Church Estate Charity, 1 January 1887 - 1 January 1891

Order of the Charity Commission certifying approval of Trustees of the Church Estate Charity, 22 May 1891

Statement of accounts of the Church Estate Charity for the year ended 31 December 1922

Minutes of Rev. John Cock's Charities Trustees, 5 November 1976 - 29 November 1981

Minutes of St. Oswald's Church Institute Committee, 23 May 1950 - 24 January 1979

The Ushaw Magazine , edited and published by St. Cuthbert's College Ushaw, containing an article entitled, 'The Priests Buried in St. Oswald's Churchyard in Durham', by Rev. W. Vincent Smith, December 1940 ( 1 volume, paper bound, printed)

Licence from the Bishop of Durham to George Townshend Fox, to perform the office of stipendiary curate, 18 July 1849

Order in council for the discontinuance of burials in St. Oswald's church and churchyard, 11 December 1854

Copy of an order in council for the discontinuance of burials in the parishes of Durham, St. Oswald and Durham, St. Margaret, 14 February 1883

The London Gazette , including a copy of a grant by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England of an annual stipend of £120 to the vicar of Durham, St. Oswald , 16 February 1877

The London Gazette, including an order in council creating the district chapelry of Bearpark, St. Edmund, 22 August 1879

St. Oswald's Clergy Fund bank pass book, with the North Eastern Banking Co. Ltd., Durham, 4 February 1910 - 17 January 1922

Collection account of tithes and Easter dues for Elvet Borough, Elvet Barony, Broom and Shincliffe, 1821

Collection account of tithes and Easter dues for Elvet Borough, Elvet Barony and Shincliffe, 1825

Collection account of Easter dues, 1849

Churchwardens' accounts, 12 April 1898 - 7 September 1909

Churchwardens' receipts, 1830

Churchwardens' receipts, 1831

Churchwardens' receipts, 1832

Churchwardens' receipts, 1833

Churchwardens' receipts, 1834

Churchwardens' receipts, 1836

Churchwardens' and Overseers' receipts, 1837

Churchwardens' receipts, 1838

Churchwardens' receipts, 1839

Churchwardens' receipts, 1840

Churchwardens' receipts, 1841

Churchwardens' receipts, 1842

Churchwardens' receipts, 1844

Churchwardens' receipts, 1845

Churchwardens' receipts, 1846

Churchwardens' receipts, 1847

Churchwardens' receipts, 1850

Churchwardens' receipts, 1851

Churchwardens' receipts, 1860

Churchwardens' receipts, 1861

Churchwardens' receipts, 1862

Churchwardens' receipts, 1863

Churchwardens' receipts, 1864

Churchwardens' receipts, 1865

Churchwardens' receipts, 1866

Churchwardens' receipts, 1867

Churchwardens' receipts, 1882

Terrier, 4 June 1866

Articles of inquiry at the archdeacon's visitation, n.d., [1860s]

Account of receipts and payments of the Houghall Mission Room Fund to 31 December 1877

Offertory accounts, 25 April - 20 June 1886

Offertory accounts, 28 April, 7 July - 11 August, 1 September 1889

Offertory accounts, 7 - 14 June 1891

Receipted bill for 'Repairs done at Elvet Church by Mr. Bell, [John Bell], Architect, according to an Estimate given in to the 24 Assembled for that purpose', 4 May 1781

20 July 1832 (1) John Dickinson of Durham, plumber (2) William Robinson and Mark Tallentire, churchwardens of St. Oswald's Articles of agreement and specification of plumber's work to be done in the repair of Elvet church [Durham, St. Oswald]

20 July 1832 (1) William Howe of Durham, carpenter (2) William Robinson and Mark Tallentire, churchwardens of St. Oswald's Articles of agreement and specification of carpenter's work to be done in the repair of Elvet church roof [Durham, St. Oswald]

Report of George Hunter and William Longstaff, Penshaw Colliery Office, on the state of the workings of Elvet Colliery under and around the church and churchyard of Durham, St. Oswald, 11 April 1833

Report to the churchwardens and committee, including recommendations relating to the advisability of restoring or rebuilding St. Oswald's church, by Ignatius Bonomi and John Green, in response to the report, as in EP/Du.SO 351, by Hunter & Longstaff, 10 May 1833

Survey report on the state of the church, with recommendations concerning restoration, compiled by Ignatius Bonomi for J. Brooksbank for the Committee, 21 March 1834

Section across the west end, and longitudinal section, of the interior of Elvet church [Durham, St. Oswald], by George Newby, Thomas Charlton, John Wood, James Woodward and John Forster, 1835 No scale

Letter from Ignatius Bonomi, Durham, to James Brooksbank, [Durham], concerning a meeting of the committee and the glazing of the church windows, 25 May 1836

Letter from Ignatius Bonomi, [Durham], to Mr. Burleson, [Durham], instructing him as to what action to take in the event of continuing settlement of the fabric of the church of Durham, St. Oswald, n.d., [ c.1836]

Letter from Ignatius Bonomi, Durham, to James Brooksbank, Hallgarth Street, Durham, urging the committee to decide as quickly as possible whether to rebuild the north pillar of the chancel; enquiring into the best method of heating the church, and proposing alterations to the tracery of the window adjoining the north pillar, 4 August [ c.1836]

Treasurer's account of receipts and payments in connection with repairs to the church, 1836-38

Extracts from documents, dating from 1580 to 26 April 1774, which provide evidence relating to a dispute between the churchwardens of Durham, St. Oswald, and the parishioners of Durham, St. Margaret, as to whether St. Margaret's should bear half the cost of repairs to the church of St. Oswald, n.d., [ c.1836]

Subscription list for the restoration of St. Oswald's church, February - 12 October 1837

Letter from the office of the Church Commissioners, [London], to J. Brookank ( sic ) [Durham], advising of the grant of a rebate for 'the drawback of duty allowed on the Glass used in the Building', 10 April 1838

'Subscription list for the organ at St. Oswald's church', 2 August 1859 - 26 September 1862 Includes: list of annual subscribers to organist's salary and choir; and accounts for payments to the organist and bellows blower, 16 December 1862 - 13 December 1863

Cash book of St. Oswald's Church Organ Fund, May 1912 - April 1916

Correspondence between Harrison & Harrison, organ builders, Durham; Edwin Laidler, New Elvet, Durham; and the Dean and Chapter Office, The College, Durham; concerning repairs to the old organ, the specification and contract for a new one, and the Dean and Chapter's refusal to fund it, 30 March 1914 - 18 October 1915

Specification and estimate for an organ, by Harrison and Harrison, organ builders, Durham, 30 March 1914

Contract for the construction and installation of a two-manual organ at the church of Durham, St. Oswald, by Harrison and Harrison, organ builders, Durham, June 1914

Letters from [J]L.E. Miller, 2 Dr. Johnson's Buildings, Inner Temple, London, to the Rev. A.W. Headlam, Church Street, Durham, concerning the reseating of St. Oswald's church and his ownership of two pews therein, 26 January - 17 February 1883

Minutes of the Building Committee for the repair of St. Oswald's church, 10 January - 18 March 1883

Faculty authorising the insertion of stained glass in a window in the north wall, in memory of Rev. William Moxon Wadsworth, 3 March 1910

Faculty authorising the introduction at the east end of the south aisle, of a holy table in oak, with a cross and candlesticks on a ledge above it and a curtain behind; communion rails and a low screen from the east wall to the north east end of the rails; a credence table and a prayer desk; and the removal of the memorial tablet beneath the window at the east end to a position north of the curtain; and the cross benches at the east end to another part of the church, 6 August 1915

Faculty authorising the insertion of stained glass in a window in the north aisle, and the erection of a crucifix near the main entrance in the churchyard, both inscribed in memory of members of the Roberts family killed during the First World War, 19 March 1921

Faculty authorising the erection of a reredos, oak screen and oak panelling, in memory of Canon C.R.J. Loxley, 30 August 1922

Faculty authorising the insertion of stained glass in the two-light window in the north aisle, in memory of William and Hannah Isabella Hall, 17 April 1924

Faculty authorising the fixing of an inscribed brass tablet beneath the window in the north aisle; and inscriptions on the candlesticks and flower vases on the holy table, 25 November 1925

Summary account of income and expenditure for the Wadsworth Memorial, a fund raised to erect a memorial window to Vicar Wadsworth in the north aisle, n.d., [1910]

Correspondence between Rev. H.B. Morse, St. Oswald's Vicarage, Durham; Cordingley and McIntyre, chartered architects, The College, Durham; Town Clerk, City of Durham, 32 Claypath, Durham; Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; and the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, concerning the design of a Second World War memorial in the church, the names to be inscribed on it, and the unveiling ceremony, 22 September 1943 - November 1948 Includes: list of parishioners who served in H.M. Forces during the Second World War, 22 September 1943

20 February 1888 (1) John George Hargreaves of Durham, gent., agent for the University of Durham (2) James Laidler of Durham, esq., agent for St. Oswald's Burial Board Memorandum of agreement for the sale and purchase of 2a. of land for a burial ground

19 June 1888 (1) The Warden, Masters and Scholars of the University of Durham (2) The St. Oswald's Burial Board Conveyance by (1) to (2) of 2a. of land, in the parish of Durham, St. Oswald, bounded on the north west and south west by land of (1); by a lane from the Durham to Darlington turnpike leading to Shincliffe on the south, and a public foot road on the north east, for use as a burial ground Consideration: £689 Endorsed: plan and Land Commissioners' authorisation of the sale, 7 June 1888

5 November 1888 (1) The St. Oswald's Burial Board (2) The trustees of the Royal London Friendly Society Copy of mortgage by (1) to (2) of a proportion of the poor rate Consideration: £1300 and interest

Plan showing proposed new burial ground on the east side of Church Street, n.d., [late 19 th century] No scale

Postcard depicting the war memorial, with St. Oswald's church in the background, photographed by The City Studio, 69 Saddler Street, Durham, n.d., [1920s]

Transcripts of documents relating to St. Oswald's Church Institute, as follows: grant of land for the building of a church institute in Church Street, Durham, 20 December 1899, including rules for the Church Institute Committee; memorandum of conveyance of the northern part of the church institute site, 3 February 1964; draft regulations concerning the composition and functions of St. Oswald's Parish Institute Sub-Committee, n.d., [1950s-1960s]; conditions for hiring St. Oswald's Church Institute, n.d., [1960s] This is an original bundle

St. Oswald's Institute Furnishings Account bank passbook, with Barclay & Co. Ltd., Durham, 30 September 1903 - 31 December 1925

St. Oswald's Parochial Church Council Institute Account bank passbook, with Martins Bank Ltd., Durham, 7 December 1939 - 30 December 1944

St. Oswald's Parochial Church Council bank passbook, with Martins Bank Ltd., Durham, 19 December 1934 - 30 December 1950

Copy of the north and west elevations of the proposed alterations to St. Oswald's schools, Church Street, Durham, 14 July 1852 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Income and expenditure account of St. Oswald's National Schools, for the year ended 31 October 1878

Cabinet print of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School] with its master and headmaster, photographed by Peter Higgins, photographer, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d., [ c.1890]

Cabinet print of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School] with its headmaster, photographed by Peter Higgins, photographer, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d., [ c.1890]

Cabinet print of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School] with its headmaster, photographed by Peter Higgins, photographer, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d., [ c.1890]

Cabinet print of teaching staff at [St. Oswald's National School], photographed by Peter Higgins, photographer, 4 York Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d., [ c.1897]

Photograph of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School] with its master and headmaster, photographed by P. Higgins, 4 York Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d., [ c.1900]

Photograph of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School], with its master and headmaster, photographed by Peter Higgins, 4 York Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d., [ c.1900]

Photograph of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School] with its master and headmaster, photographed by Peter Higgins, 4 York Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, n.d., [ c.1900]

Photograph of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School] with its master and headmaster, n.d., [ c.1905]

Photograph of a boys' class at [St. Oswald's National School] with its master and headmaster, n.d., [ c.1905]

St. Oswald's School manager's bank passbook, with Martins Bank Ltd., Durham, 30 June 1939 - 20 January 1948 (1 booklet, cloth bound) Charities

25 January 1775 (1) Robert Lowth, bishop of Oxford and prebendary of Durham, and John Tempest, the elder, of Sherburn, esq. (2) The Rev. Samuel Dickens of Durham, archdeacon of Durham; the Rev. John Sharp of Durham, archdeacon of Northumberland; William Rudd of Durham, esq.; and John Tempest, the younger, of Wynyard, esq. Lease for a year, part of a lease and release, by (1) to (2) of a parcel of land called The Moor (8a.); and a parcel called Bowney Field (15a.), all in Cockerton Rent: a peppercorn

12 February 1792 (1) Churchwardens of the parish of St. Oswald, Durham (2) Christopher Hopper of North Bailey, Durham, gent.; William Kirton of Durham, merchant; and William Shields of Durham, merchant, all aldermen of Durham Lease for 21 years by (1) to (2) of three parcels of land at Elvet Moor, containing 1a.1r.30p.; 1a.0r.29p.; and 1a.3r.16p. Rent: 6s.8d. p.a. and 6d. p.a. to the Dean & Chapter of Durham

Counterpart of EP/Du.SO 399, 12 February 1792

Durham, St. Oswald National Savings Club bank passbook, with The Savings Bank of Newcastle upon Tyne, 39 Saddler Street, Durham, 9 June 1942 - 24 December 1943

Carte de visite depicting Durham City Rowing Club first crew, coxed four, H. Hedley, C. Rowlandson, W. Bagnall, E. Dykes and P. Forster named, photographed by T. Heaviside, Queen Street, Durham, n.d., [late 1860s]

Carte de visite depicting Durham City Rowing Club first crew, coxed four, Ernest Dykes, the coxswain is named, but the photograph also shows H. Hedley, C. Rowlandson, W. Bagnall and P. Forster, photographed by T. Heaviside, Queen Street, Durham, n.d., [late 1860s]

Carte de visite of Samuel Oswald, 1906

Postcard depicting the old verger, Mr. Robinson, at lunch, entitled: The mid-day meal: the cup that cheers but not inebriates, n.d., [c. 1910]

Photograph of the organist, Miss Leatham, and the choir, including Tom Eaves, Billy Walker, M. Bell, Mr. Devine, Ernie Moore, J. Barr, W. Hopper, Mr. Moore, R. Johnson and Mr. Lister, in procession, taken by George Fillingham, 12 Elvet Bridge, Durham, n.d., [late 1940s]

Photograph of cubs and brownies on an outing to [Finchale Priory], photographed by the Durham Advertiser, 1951

Text of words and music used in a broadcast from St. Oswald's church, 9 November 1958