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1 October 1913 (1) Francis Somerled Joseph Silvertop of Minster Acres, Esquire (2) The Right Reverend Richard Lacy of Bishops House, Middlesbrough, D.D., Bishop of Middlesbrough, and others Copy conveyance by (1) to (2) of 2,420 sq. yds. of land on the south side of the road through Lartington as the site for a Roman Catholic church and presbytery. Plan attached

Agreement concerning reference to Board of Agriculture to effect exchange of land in Lartington, 9 April 1915

Application for exchange of lands (704 sq. yds. at Lartington Green Lane) between the Silvertop successors (the trustees of Lartington R.C. Chapel) and David Magnus Spence of Lartington Hall, 1915

Copy report of W.H. Ralston to The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries on the lands to be exchanged, 4 June 1915

Plan of site for Lartington R.C. Church, 21 April 1915 Scale: 1:2500

Plan of R.C. Church and house shewing lands to be exchanged, Ernest Surtees, architect, Barnard Castle. [1915] Scale: 20 feet to 1 inch

Plan shewing church site specified in deed and church site staked out by E.C. Surtees, [1915] Scale: 1:2500

Notes on the lands to be exchanged, n.d. [1915-1916]

Professional charges of Mr. Ernest C. Surtees, M.S.A concerning land exchange, June 1916

1 August 1918 (1) David Magnus Spence of Lartington Hall (vendor) (2) Frederick William Wateridge of White House, Bayston Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Esquire (3) The Very Reverend James Griffin of Beverley, Clerk and others (the sub-purchasers) Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of the Roman Catholic burial ground at Lartington with the mausoleum there and rights of way to it specified; land on the north of the road through Lartington adjoining the school; a yearly rent charge of 1s. payable by the school Consideration: £150 by (3)

Plan of Lartington Cemetery by E.C. Surtees, January 1918 Scale: 60 feet to 1 inch

Plan of Lartington Cemetery by E.C. Surtees, January 1918 Scale: 30 feet to 1 inch

Plan of Lartington shewing cemetery and other plot of land conveyed, n.d. [c.1918] Scale: 1:2500

28 December 1922 Draft declaration of trust by the Very Reverend James Griffin et al. concerning the cemetery

Account of expenses incurred and paid for services at Lartington Chapel, furnishing the same and keeping in order the presbytery, 6 December 1897 - 7 October 1899

Lartington Chapel Trust disbursements, 1 January 1898 -9 September 1904

Lartington Chapel vouchers, schedule of payments of stipend and caretaker's wages, bill of costs of J. Hanby Holmes, 1898 - 1904

Receipts for stipend and wages, 1 October 1900 -5 November 1902

General statement of account, Lartington Chapel Fund, 1898 - 1904

Draft bills of costs etc. of Joseph Hanby Holmes and E.R. Hanby Holmes, 1900 - 1916

Appointment of trustees of the Lartington School Foundation by the Lords of the Manor of Lartington, 1921 - 1925

Draft appointment of trustees by the Lord of the Manor of Lartington (Charles Silvertop), 1940

Minutes of meetings of the trustees, 3 January 1923 -29 May 1941

Agendas of meetings of the trustees, 9 November 1942 -11 February 1946

Draft abstract of the title (22 November 1798 - 1841) of the trustees of Lartington School to a rent charge upon estate in Lartington, 1841

Requisitions on title with replies thereto, F.W. Wateridge to the Bishop of Middlesbrough, 1917

10 April 1919 (1) Mary Rebecca Wateridge of 22 The Crescent, Shrewsbury (2) The Very Reverend James Griffin of Beverley, Clerk and others Draft grant of a wayleave to Lartington School. Plan attached

1922 Declaration by the Very Reverend James Griffin and others of the trusts of the teacher's house at Lartington and the rent charge of 1s. issuing out of the school premises

Schedule of deeds held by E.R. Hanby Holmes for the Bishop of Middlesbrough re Lartington Teacher's House, 14 July 1923

1937 (1) The Official Trustee of Charity Lands (2) Rt. Revd. Thomas Shine of Bishop's House, Middlesbrough, Clerk, Eric Richard Hanby Holmes of Eldersfield, Barnard Castle, solicitor and others (the trustees of the Lartington School Foundation) (3) Rt. Revd. Thomas Shine, the Very Reverend Provost Patrick Lynn and others Draft conveyance by (1) and (2) to (3) of 70821 sq. yds. of land on the north of the village street, Lartington Consideration: £110 by (3)

Copy of application to the Board of Education to sell the school site, 25 January 1937

History of Lartington School Trust, n.d. [1920s]

Details of school house trust and trustees, n.d. [1920s]

18 January 1908 (1) Reverend David James Smith (for the Foundation Managers of Lartington School) (2) Hannah McArdell, widow, headmistress of the school Copy of tenancy agreement of teacher's house Rent: £8 p.a.

1931 (1) George Tarn of Wether Hill Farm, Winston, farmer (2) The Trustees of Lartington School Bond of (1) to (2) in £100 of indemnity for £52 10s. paid to Lucy Tarn by way of scholarship

Plan of Lartington School and house, by Ernest C. Surtees, architect, May 1915 Scale: 30 feet to 1 inch

Plan of schoolhouse, Lartington, January 1918 Scale: 30 feet to 1 inch

Income account of Lartington School Foundation, 1937 and 1938

Income account, 1939

Income account, 1941

Income account, 1943

Income account, 1944

Income account, 1938 - 1940

Miscellaneous accounts of Lartington School Foundation for capital and income, 1938 - 1940

Stock certificates and broker's certificate for the purchase of India 4 21% Stock by Lartington School Trustees, 16 May 1923 - 7 July 1927

Draft transfer of £200 India 4.5% Stock, 1938

Notices, correspondence and related papers concerning the compulsory acquisition of India Stock by H.M. Treasury, 11 February 1941 - 11 February 1943

Insurance policies for Lartington school and school-house, 22 June 1925 and 30 March 1939

Draft bills of costs of J. Hanby Holmes and E.R. Hanby Holmes relative to Lartington School. (Certain references to Lartington Chapel and cemetery include , 1913 - 1919

Bill of costs of E.R. Hanby Holmes concerning sale of school site, 1937

Completion statement for purchase of cemetery and teacher's house, 1918

Correspondence received by J.Hanby Holmes from [Fr] E. Ryan, Lartington, George Silvertop and the Bishop of Middlesbrough concerning Lartington trusts, appointment of a new chaplain, extract from Mgr. Witham' s will etc., 18 January 1898 - 12 February 1903

Correspondence received from the Board of Education, London regarding Lartington School Foundation, disputed rent charge payments by Mr. Spence(the new owner of the Lartington Estate)concerning school house etc., 18 June 1913 - 17 February 1917

Correspondence received from Johnson, Raymond-Barker and Co., 9 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, solicitors to the Silvertop family concerning Lartington trusts, Lordship of Manor, Lartington Estate etc., 28 October 1913 - 19 November 1917

Correspondence received from the Bishop of Middlesbrough concerning the Lartington trusts, 5 May 1914 - 29 March 1919

Correspondence received from Father O'Leary, St. Lawrence's Lartington concerning trust deeds, money due from the Spences position of Miss McArdle the schoolmistress etc., 1 February 1915 - 10 October 1917

Correspondence received from the North Riding County Council Education Committee concerning Lartington School Foundation, scholarships etc., 8 October 1913 -20 August 1915

Correspondence received from William Mark Pybus and Sons, Mi1burn House, Newcastle, solicitors as agents for Messrs Reeves and Co. concerning conveyance of parcels of land in Lartington to the trusts, 15 April - 3 August 1918

Correspondence received from W.H. Ralston, Streatlam Castle concerning exchange of lands in Lartington for Roman Catholic Church site, 10 May 1915 - 1 June 1916

Correspondence received from Herbert Reeves and Co., 42 Old Broad Street, London, solicitors concerning conveyance of parcels of land in Lartington, 28 November 1917 - 30 April 1919

Correspondence received from solicitors, architects, land agents and others concerning Lartington School and the site for the Roman Catholic Church, 14 November 1913 - 15 May 1919

Correspondence received from J. Ingram Dawson, Barnard Castle, solicitor, Mrs. Hannah McArdell, School House, Lartington, W. Mark Pybus and Sons, Newcastle and others concerning tenancy of school house, dispute between Mr. Spence as purchaser of the Lartington Estate and the representatives of Mr. Silvertop (the Lord of the Manor), 27 April 1915 - 19 February 1918

Correspondence with Johnson, Raymond Barker and Company, the Bishop of Middlesbrough, Mgr. B.J. McCabe, St. Hilda's Rectory, Whitby and others concerning trust deeds for Lartington School and Chapel, 5 September - 15 December 1922

General correspondence (including copy out letters) concerning the Lartington School Foundation, appointment of new trustees, endowments of etc., 10 March 1921 - 10 October 1925

General correspondence (including copy out letters) regarding the Lartington School Foundation, 5 February 1921 - 22 June 1927

General correspondence (including copy out letters) concerning the Lartington School Foundation, 29 June 1927 - 10 July 1933

Correspondence received from the Board of Education, the Charity Commission, the Bishop of Middlesbrough, Norman Field of Lartington Hall and others concerning proposed sale of Lartington School, with Charity Commission scheme of 1937, 23 April 1936 - 1 December 1942

Correspondence (including copy out letters) with Raymond-Barker, Nix and Company, Lincoln's Inn, solicitors and others concerning Lartington School Foundation, Mr. Silvertop's appointment of Mrs. Field to succeed her late husband, 13 January 1958 - 7 April 1960

Copy out letters of J. Hanby Holmes concerning Lartington School, 8 May - 9 October 1914

Teesdale Mercury containing report of laying of foundation stone for new church at Lartington, 15 July 1914

Newspaper cutting with photograph of Dr. Shine, Bishop of Middlesbrough, opening a new Roman Catholic church at Northallerton, 30 June 1934

Annual report of St. Cuthbert's Society [Ushaw College], 1897

Memorandum concerning Lartington School Foundation scholarship, n.d. [1920s]

Reservation clause concerning sale of Lartington Estate, n.d. [c.1910]

Photograph of tomb of Monsignor Witham, Lartington Cemetery, n.d. [c.1900]

Extract from the Charity Commission report (1822) concerning Bowran's Gift, n.d. [early 20th century]

Letter from John Clark, Estate Office, Lartington Grove to J. Hanby Holmes concerning Bowran's Charity rent charge, 11 March 1897

Letter from the Charity Commission to J. Hanby Holmes concerning Bowran's Charity, 31 July 1897

12 May 1928 (1) May Isobel Tweddle of Terrace House, Cotherstone, spinster (2) Frank Sheratt and John Bertram Young both of Cotherstone, respectively Chairman and Treasurer of the Cotherstone branch of the British Legion Lease to (2) of 120 feet x 50 feet of land in Back Lane Cotherstone for 5 years Rent: £2 p.a.

Copy order of Charity Commission for extension of time for sale, Tweddell's Charity for R.C. Mission, 16 July 1954

Correspondence concerning Alexandra Cottage, Cotherstone and the British Legion hut site, 24 April 1956 - 12 December 1959