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Stanley, St. Andrew Parish formerly Beamish, St Andrew

Reference: EP/Bea Catalogue Title: Stanley, St. Andrew Parish formerly Beamish, St Andrew Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1866-2020

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Catalogue Description

The parish was formerly called Beamish, St Andrew. It changed its name to Stanley in the 1980s

Catalogue Contents

Stanley, St. Andrew Parish formerly Beamish, St Andrew (Ref: EP/Bea)Registration (Ref: EP/Bea 1/Section 1)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Bea 1/section 01)

1/1-4, 23


Register of baptisms, 28 December 1876 - 7 February 1897
(1 volume, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 11 February 1897 - 2 August 1908
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 30 July 1908 - 4 May 1924
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 4 May 1924 - 13 March 1949
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of baptisms, 27 March 1949 - 13 August 1967
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Bea 1/section 02)

1/5-11, 17-18, 24-26, 1/30/1-4


Register of marriages, 24 February 1877 - 10 August 1893
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 13 August 1893 - 22 October 1904
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 26 October 1904 - 12 May 1912
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 19 May 1912 - 27 September 1919
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 4 October 1919 - 17 April 1926
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 17 April 1926 - 30 September 1936
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 12 October 1936 - 26 January 1946
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of marriages, 26 January 1946 - 12 February 1955
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 19 February 1955 - 17 July 1965
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 17 July 1965 - 23 May 1970
(1 volume, card bound)


Register of marriages, 30 May 1970 - 11 March 1978
(1 volume, card bound)


Register of marriages, 18 March 1978 - 14 February 1987
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 28 February 1987 - 3 October 2009
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 24 July 2010 - 24 October 2014
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 22 January 2015 - 23 June 2018
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 18 August 2018 - 14 March 2020
(1 volume)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Bea 1/section 03)

1/12-15, 19-21, 27-28


Register of banns of marriage, 4 February 1877 - 6 February 1898
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of banns of marriage, 20 February 1898 - 7 February 1904
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of banns of marriage, 14 February 1904 - 30 May 1909
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of banns of marriage, 6 June 1909 - 7 May 1911
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of banns of marriage, 21 May 1911 - 25 May 1919
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 30 March 1941 - 27 February 1944
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 26 January 1964 - 7 March 1971
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriages, 28 February 1971 - 26 October 1980
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 16 November 1980 - 11 November 1990
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Registers of burials (Ref: EP/Bea 1/section 04)

1/16, 29, 1/31/1
N.B. the register from 2004 to 2014 has not been deposited and its whereabouts are unknown (June 2022)


Register of burials, 3 January 1877 - 10 June 1961
(1 volume, paper, printed form)


Register of burials, funerals and interment of cremated remains, 24 May 1993 - 18 March 2004
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of burials, one burial entry, 31 August 2016, one possible burial 30 March 2017 Register of funerals, and some interments of cremated remains, 12 September 2014 - 1 May 2018
(1 volume)

Marriage certificates (Ref: EP/Bea 1/section 05)

1/22


Registrar's certificate for marriage without a licence, for John W. Waggitt and Jane Kelly, 15 July 1903
(1 paper)

Clergy (Ref: EP/Bea 2/Section 2)Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 01)

2/8-9


Register of confirmations, 27 March 1911 - 29 November 1950
(1 volume, cardboard bound)


Register of confirmations, 6 March 1951 - 19 June 1960
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of services (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 02)

2/1-7, 97-101, 104, 2/107/1


Register of services, 2 April 1917 - 25 November 1923
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 31 December 1931 - 19 December 1942
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 12 July 1936 - 22 May 1938
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 20 December 1942 - 21 March 1948
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 22 March 1948 - 18 October 1952
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 6 October 1952 - 21 May 1967
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of services, 6 June 1967 - 2 December 1972
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 3 December 1972 - 10 September 1977
(1 volume, card bound)


Register of services, 11 September 1977 - 29 May 1982
(1 volume)


Register of confirmations, 31 October 1960 - 11 October 1981
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 30 May 1982 - 21 March 1987
(1 volume, plasstic bound)


Register of services, 22 March 1987 - 21 February 1993
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of services, 24 February 1993 - 8 June 2002
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of services, 26 June 2007 - 18 September 2010
(1 volume)

Creation of parish (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 03)

2/10-12


Corespondence and papers concerning the creation of a new parish at Beamish, with plans and proposed scheme, 14 December 1872 - 30 October 1873
(1 file, paper)


Ecclesiastical Commissioners' Instrument of Approval of the new church at Beamish, 14 and 21 December 1876
(1 parchment, 1 paper)


The London Gazette concerning the creation of the District of Beamish by removing portions of the parochial chapelry of Tanfield, of the district parish Colliery and of the parish of Lanchester, 2 September 1873
(1 booklet, printed)

Licences for the performance of divine service (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 04)

2/24-25


Licence for the performance of divine service at Oxhill Mission Room, 20 March 1896
(1 paper)


Licence for the performance of divine service at East Stanley Mission Room, 20 March 1896
(1 paper)

Parish boundaries (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 05)

2/16, 18-19, 22-23, 26-27, 102-103, 14/101


The London Gazette concerning an order that certain portions of the parishes or cures of Lanchester, Chester le Street, Witton Gilbert and Tanfield are to be constituted to form a separate district called Holmside which shall become a parish in itself while also altering the boundaries of the parish of Beamish, 25 May 1897
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette concerning an order to alter the parish boundaries of Holmside parish and Beamish parish in order to create a consolidate chapelry for the church of Saint George, South Moor and to be called the 'Consolidated Chapelry of Saint George, South Moor, 17 May 1912
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette concerning an order to further alter the parish boundaries of the parishes of Holmside and Beamish, 17 December 1912
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette concerning an order for alterations to the parish boundaries of the parishes of Beamish; Saint George, South Moor; and the district of Saint Aidan, Annfield Plain, 14 May 1929
(1 booklet, printed)


Correspondence and papers concerning the proposed conventional district of Oxhill, 2 January - 20 April 1882; 16 February - 2 June 1916 and 8 March - 23 April 1920
(1 file, paper)


Correspondence and papers concerning the parish boundaries of Beamish and the consolidated chapelry of South Moor, including plans, 13 July 1911 - 23 March 1921
(1 file, paper)


Correspondence and papers concerning the parish boundaries of Beamish and West Pelton, 28 July - 13 December 1961
(1 file, paper)


'Map showing the alteration of the areas of the parishes of Beamish, and St. George, South Moor', 10 August 1982 Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]
(1 plan, 53 cm. x 65 cm., colour wash)


Pastoral order transferring part of the parish of Beamish to the parish of South Moor, St. George, 2 March 1983
(1 paper, typescript, photocopy)


Plan of Stanley U.D. showing ecclesiastical parishes, by Hilary W. Jackson, 8 November 1960 Scale: 1:2500
(47 cm. x 37 cm., ink, tracing paper)

Benefice (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 06)

2/21


The London Gazette concerning the transfer of the right of patronage of each twenty - three benefices (including the benefice of Beamish) to the crown in return for 22 benefices where the right of patronage shall be held by the Bishop of Durham, 28 July 1925
(1 booklet, printed)

Benefice income (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 07)

2/13-15, 17, 20, 61-62


The London Gazette concerning a grant to the incumbent a yearly stipend of two hundred pounds, 14 November 1873
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette concerning a grant to the incumbent of the new parish and vicarage of Beamish a yearly stipend of one hundred pounds and a capital sum of one thousand five hundred pounds towards the costs of building a new vicarage, 2 March 1877
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette concerning a grant to the incumbent of the new parish and vicarage of Beamish a yearly stipend of one hundred and twenty pounds, 24 January 1879
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette concerning a grant to the incumbent a yearly stipend of sixty pounds, 15 July 1898
(1 booklet, printed)


The London Gazette concerning the grant to the incumbent the yearly stipend of sixty pounds, 4 July 1913
(1 booklet, printed)


Correspondence and papers concerning stipends for curates, 27 January 1879 - December 1922
(1 file, paper)


Letter and form concerning a grant from the Additional Curates Society, 13 March 1918
(2 paper, printed)

Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 08)Photographs (Ref: EP/Bea 2/)

2/28, 53, 59-60, 2/106/1-3


Photograph of Rev. John Crennell, vicar of Beamish, 1876 - 1895, n.d.
(1 photograph, sepia)


Photograph of Rev. William Hobdey with the churchwardens and choir, outside St. Andrew's church, n.d.
(1 photograph, black and white)


Photograph of the vicar and curate outside St. Andrew's church, c.1950
(1 photograph, black and white)


Photograph of the vicar outside St. Andrew's Church, 17 June 1962
(1 photograph, black and white)


Photograph of Reverend J. B. Philps, incumbent for the period January 1911- 1923, n.d. [c.1915]
(1 photograph, 21cm x 30cm, mounted on card)


Photograph of Reverend A. H. P. Squance, incumbent during the period 1924 - 1937, n.d. [1920s-1930s]
(1 photograph, 24cm x 30cm, mounted on card)


Photograph of Canon T. H. Corden, n.d. [1940s]
(1 photograph, 21cm x 25cm, mounted on card)

Licences (Ref: EP/Bea 2/)

2/29, 31-49, 55-57


Correspondence from J.G. Holt [at London] to Rev. Crennell at Beamish concerning a testimonial for a licence from the Bishop of Rochester, 22 - 24 April 1882
(10 papers)


Licence to the curacy of William H. Coney, 11 May 1895
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of C.H.H. Fleetwood, 12 June 1897
(2 papers)


Licence to the curacy of Ernest Picton, 25 October 1902
(2 papers)


Licence to the curacy of J.E. Yates, 19 December 1909
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of A. Kewley, 14 February 1911
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of T.M. Archer, 12 March 1911
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of W. Glynne, 14 May 1912
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of James Doncaster, 14 July 1914
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of T.B. Almond, 21 September 1917
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of W.J. Richardson, 19 February 1919
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of H. Bamlett, 21 September 1923
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of C.J. Lockyer, 13 May 1924
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of N. Copeland, 4 October 1925
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of B.M. Goodwins, 15 September 1926
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of J.D. Smith, 29 September 1930
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of H. Clarke, 22 May 1932
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of B.B. James, 7 June 1935
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of S. Smith, 21 September 1935
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy, of John Anderson, 20 December 1936
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy, of W.D. Heads, 28 May 1961
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy, of G.B. Pattison, 24 May 1964
(1 paper)


Licence to the curacy of A. Makel, 24 May 1964
(1 paper)

Admissions and appointments (Ref: EP/Bea 2/)

2/50, 52, 54, 58, 90


Order of service for the admission of Douglas McLeod to the perpetual curacy, 16 December 1937
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the admission of Rev. W. Henry Hobdey to the perpetual curacy, 22 August 1940
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the admission of Rev. Thomas H. Corden to the perpetual curacy, 28 May 1946
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the admission of Rev. Ernest C. Wyngard to the perpetual curacy, 11 September 1967
(1 booklet, printed)


Circular advertising a vacancy for a priest at Stanley, c.1960
(1 paper)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bea 2/)

2/30, 51, 88-89


Extract from the Durham Diocesan Calendar on the life of John Crennell, who died 11 September 1897, 1898
(2 papers, typescript)


Notes for the obituary of Rev. A.H.P. Squance, c.1940
(1 paper)


List of vicars of Beamish, 1877 - 1956
(1 paper)


Notes for a sermon based on John VII, verses 38 and 39, n.d.
(2 papers)

Parish statistics (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 09)

2/63, 65-86


Return of clerical income earned, 1930
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1910
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1913
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1914
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1915
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1918
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1919
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1920
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1921
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1923
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1924
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1925
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1926
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1927
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1928
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1929
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1930
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1931
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1932
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1933
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1934
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1935
(1 paper, printed form)


Statistical returns of parochial work, 1936
(1 paper, printed form)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 10)

2/87, 14/115-116


Correspondence from F.B. Philips at Beamish to Mr. Myers, concerning the question of fees at South Moor, 4 and 8 February, 1913
(2 papers)


Commissioner's Report on the spiritual needs and requirements of the diocese, 1910
(1 booklet, printed)


Open letters to the parish from the vicar, September 1948
(2 papers, printed)

Orders of service (Ref: EP/Bea 2/section 11)

2/92-96, 105


Order of service of the nine lessons and carols of Christmas, 28 December 1947 and 25 December 1949
(2 booklets, printed)


Programme of Lent Services, 1964
(1 paper, printed)


Order of service for the dedication of an altar book, 24 May 1964
(1 paper, typescript)


Order of service for the dedication of an aumbry and lamp, 28 February 1965
(1 paper, typescript)


Order of service for the dedication of the new British Legion Standard, n.d.
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the reaffirmation of the vows of baptism in the presence of the Lord Bishop of Durham, 25 October 1953
(1 booklet, printed)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Bea 4/Section 4)Church (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 01)Building of church (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/1-5


Correspondence and papers concerning donations etc. for the building of the new church, 22 November 1873 - 3 January 1877
(42 papers)


Receipts for work carried out in connection with the new church at Beamish, 17 March 1874 - 10 February 1877
(105 papers)


Account book of the treasurer of the Church Building Fund, 1 February 1875 - 18 September 1877
(1 volume, paper)


Photocopy of the advertisement for the laying of the foundation stone of St. Andrew's Church, 19 May 1875
(1 paper)


Correspondence consenting to donations for building and enlarging St. Andrew's Church, 9 and 28 May 1876 and 6 May 1909
(3 papers)

Repairs and maintenance (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/10-11, 47, 125


General bills and receipts for work carried out at, and items purchased for St. Andrew's church, 17 January 1879 - 9 January 1923
(1 file, paper)


Correspondence, bills and receipts for repairs to, and purchases for St. Andrew's church, 27 September 1959 - August 1965
(1 file, paper)


Correspondence and tenders concerning the redecoration of St. Andrew's church, with a specification of the work required, and sketches for a shield in the north aisle, 11 December 1959 - 15 February 1961
(1 file, paper)


Specification for a new electrical installation for the church, by Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, November 1974
(22 papers, typescript, photocopied)

Photographs (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/58-86, 4/130/1-2, 14/83


Photographs of the exterior of St. Andrew's church, c.1950 - 1960
(6 photographs, black and white)


Aerial view of St. Andrew's church, c.1960
(1 negative)


Photographs of the interior of St. Andrew's church, mainly showing the altar, c.1950 - 1960
(9 photographs, black and white)


Photographs of the Lady Chapel in St. Andrew's church, n.d. [1950]
(4 photographs, black and white)


Photograph of the interior of St. Andrew's church, with service in progress, n.d. [1950]
(1 photograph, black and white)


Glass negatives of the altar of St. Andrew's church, 1964
(2 negatives)


Photograph of the Easter Garden arranged on the altar of St. Andrew's Lady Chapel, 1964
(1 photograph, black and white)


Photographs of aumbry and lamp in memory of Samuel Meggitt Peace, churchwarden, who died 23 March 1965
(2 photographs, black and white)


Photographs of the interior of St. Andrew's church, n.d.
(2 photographs, black and white, 1 photograph, colour)


Photographs marking the Beamish Parish Mission which took place during 8 - 19 October 1952 Note: it appears that the photographs were part of a parish display highlighting the Beamish Parish Mission as there are typescript descriptions attached to the photographs with accompanying numbering
(50 photographs, 21cm x 16cm and 16cm x 21cm)


Photograph of St. Andrew's church with a partial view of the churchyard at the forefront, n.d. [c. 1960s]
(1 photograph, 21cm x 16cm)


Newspaper photograph of St. Andrew's church with description of the tower and steeple, c.1962
(1 paper)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/87


List of documents concerning St. Andrew's church, 1866 - 1910
(1 paper, typescript)

Plans (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/40, 45-46, 52, 54-55, 111-112, 124, 128


Ground and first floor plans of the central heating apparatus of the church institute, 2 February 1891
(ink and water colour, tracing paper, very badly damaged)


Plan of a design for a stone font and treatment of the baptistry, April 1951 Scales: 1 inch to 1 foot, 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:12 and 1:48]
(46 cm. x 34 cm., paper, copy)


Plans of South Stanley Church showing details of the kitchen fittings, by Cordingley and Mcintyre, 22 March 1954
(77 cm. x 68 cm., paper, copy)


Sketch plans and notes, for a display area in the south-west corner of the church, July 1965
(4 papers)


Plan of proposed glazed case and stand for a roll of honour, n.d.
(44 cm. x 38 cm., ink and water colour, waxed linen)


Plan of proposed chancel screen in pitch pine, n.d. Scale: 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12]
(55 cm. x 39.5 cm., paper, pencil)


Plan, section and elevation of mission chapels by William Harbrow, n.d. [1894]
(54 cm. x 48 cm., ink and water colour, tracing paper)


Alternative plans of iron church to seat 200 persons, for Rev. J. Crewnell, n.d. [1894] Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]
(48 cm. x 32 cm., pencil, ink and water colour, tracing paper)


Plan of proposed electrical installation at the church, by Charlewood Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, architects, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, August 1974 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 68 cm. x 33 cm., duplicated)


Design for two stained-glass windows depicting [St. Cuthbert and St. Aidan], n.d., [1985] Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]
(1 plan, 25.5 cm. x 36.5 cm.)

Utilities (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/42


Letter from F.H. Burn, West Stanley Colliery to Rev. D.W. Jones, notifying him of the withdrawal of the free supply of gas to the church, 24 February 1897
(1 paper)

Organ (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/95-101, 14/100


Organ fund accounts and vouchers, 7 August 1877 - 18 June 1880
(1 file, paper)


Correspondence from J.A. Ridgeway concerning the merits of various types of organ, 14 January 1878 - 17 June 1880
(24 papers)


Correspondence, specifications and testimonials from F.C. Nicholson of Newcastle for a new organ for St. Andrew's church, 27 April 1878 - 15 September 1879
(10 papers, 2 booklets, printed)


Letter enclosing a specification for a new organ from Forster and Andrews of Hull, 11 September 1879
(2 papers)


Specification and correspondence from Harrison and Harrison, Durham concerning the installation and maintenance of the organ at St. Andrew's church, 13 September 1899 - 25 February 1918
(36 papers, 3 files)


Miscellaneous correspondence and specifications for a new organ for St Andrew's church, 29 March - 1 December 1879
(14 papers)


Copy letter from [Rev. J. Crennell] requesting a contribution to the organ fund, September 1879
(1 paper)


Obituary of R.P. Masterman, organist at St. Andrew's, 1931 - 1959, who died 3 February 1959
(2 papers)

Extension (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

2/91, 4/43-44


Order of service for the laying of the foundation stone of the church extension, 27 June 1930
(1 booklet, printed)


Correspondence concerning the extension to St. Andrew's Church, including the building of a side aisle as a memorial to the victims of the West Stanley Pit Disaster, 6 May 1909 - 20 February 1922
(1 file, paper)


Report by W.H. Wood on the plans for the extension of St. Andrew's church, c.1914
(2 files, paper)

Furniture (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/39, 48-49, 51


Correspondence and papers concerning the execution and installation of a reredos dedicated to John and Edward Joicey, cofounders of Beamish parish church, 29 March - 15 November 1882
(61 papers)


Correspondence and plans concerning the alterations to the choir stalls in St. Andrew's church, 5 April 1959 - 14 June 1963
(1 file, paper)


Letter, enclosing sketches of emblems for painting onto the shields in the north aisle, 10 February 1960
(2 papers)


Correspondence, papers and plans concerning a proposed aumbry and bracket light, 17 April - 6 October 1964
(1 file, paper)

Windows (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/41


Correspondence and papers, including architects' costs, concerning the erections and maintenance of a stained glass window bequeathed by Mr. Humble, 26 October 1892 - 9 November 1922
(1 file, paper)

Exterior (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

4/53, 108


Correspondence concerning floodlighting St. Andrew's church, 27 January - 22 April 1966
(5 papers)


Correspondence from W. Harbrow, South Bermondsey concerning a supply of fencing and seating, 11 September 1893 - 3 October 1894
(1 file, paper)

Bells (Ref: EP/Bea 4/)

14/21


Certificate for the dedication of the church bells, 14 January 1931
(1 card)

Churchyard (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 02)

4/92, 105-107, 121, 129


List of names inscribed on the War Memorial, giving home address, dates and places of death, 1940 - 1945
(2 papers, typescript)


Papers concerning the opening and maintenance of the churchyard, 12 January 1891 - 25 May 1932
(1 file, paper)


Copy plan of land for proposed burial ground at West Stanley, February 1911 Scale: 1 inch to 200 feet [1:2400]
(50 cm. x 37 cm., paper, copy)


Letter from the clerk to Stanley U.D.C. concerning the consecration of a new burial ground, 15 September 1913
(1 paper)


Plan of spaces for cremated remains in the garden of rest, 7 February 1959 - 6 November 1998 No scale
(1 plan, 151 cm. x 42 cm.)


Correspondence concerning the churchyard, 25 January 1955 - 19 May 1965 Includes: maintenance and upkeep of the churchyard; the removal of gravestones and stone wall fronting; the introduction of a new east gate in the churchyard
(1 file)

Church Institute (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 03)

4/102-104


Correspondence, plans and papers concerning the building and maintenance of the new Church Institute, 22 November 1888 - 27 October 1956
(1 file, paper)


Estimate of M. Wilson of Stanley, architect, for proposed additions to St. Andrew's Church Institute, July 1914
(1 file, paper)


Letter from F. Wade at Stanley to Rev. Jackson concerning the foundation of the Church Institute, 11 October 1965
(1 paper)

Vicarage (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 04)

4/6-9, 94


Writ of summons to appear in court in the case Crennell v Dickinson concerning damage to Beamish vicarage from subsidence due to mining of coal under church property, by Messrs. Dickinson and Co., South Derwent Colliery, 10 May 1881
(1 file, paper)


Statement of claim and defence in the case Crennell v Dickinson, 24 June and 15 July 1881
(2 files, printed)


Draft examination of the plaintiff in the case Crennell v Dickinson, 1881
(1 file, paper)


Correspondence and papers in the case Crennell v Dickinson, 17 July 1878 - 5 May 1903
(1 file, paper)


Correspondence and papers concerning the building and maintenance of Beamish vicarage, 20 January 1876 - 18 June 1963
(1 file, paper)

Mission rooms (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 05)

4/109-110, 113-114


Correspondence concerning the conveyance of sites at Oxhill and East Stanley for the building of mission rooms, 8 November 1893 -27 August 1895
(1 file, paper)


Plan, section and elevation of mission chapels [at Oxhill and East Stanley], by William Harbrow, 3 April 1894 Scale: 1 inch to 5 feet [1:60]
(70 cm. x 55 cm., ink and water colour, tracing paper)


Correspondence with the Durham Diocesan Board Building Society concerning Oxhill and East Stanley Mission Rooms, 13 July 1894 -9 January 1899
(5 papers)


189[5] (1) James Joicey of Paulton Priory, Gloucester, esq. (2) The vicar and churchwardens of the parish of Beamish Agreement between (1) and (2) for the lease of a parcel of land in Oxhill as specified, for the building of a mission room, with sketch plan of site
(1 file, paper)

Other parish property (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 06)

2/64


28 May 1878 (1) John Joicey and others (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England Extract from a surrender of Shield Row Farm, Beamish, together with all mines and minerals
(1 paper)

Faculties (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 07)

4/14-38, 126-127


Faculty for the erection of a reredos, 1 April 1909
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of two brass candle sticks, 29 October 1909
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of a marble tablet, 26 July 1919
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of an oak tablet, 13 June 1921
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of a tablet, 24 August 1922
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of a celtic cross of granite stone in the churchyard, 25 October 1923
(1 paper)


Faculty for the removal and re-interment of the remains of M.J. Gibson, 12 May 1927
(1 paper)


Faculty for the extension of the chancel etc., 13 May 1927
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of a stained glass window, 17 February 1937
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of a sanctuary lamp, 6 November 1946
(3 papers)


Faculty for the conversion of the east end of the north aisle into a side chapel, 16 February 1950
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of a new holy table and reredos in oak and the insertion of stained glass in a window, 6 February 1951
(1 paper)


Faculty for the installation of an electric striking clock within the church tower, 17 April 1951
(1 paper)


Certificate of the Archdeacon of Durham under the Faculty Jurisdiction Measure, 8 November 1951
(2 papers)


Faculty for the erection of a new font and oak panelling in the baptistry, 6 January 1952
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of new clergy and choir seating and a seat and two standard candlesticks in the baptistry,
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of two standard candlesticks into the sanctuary, 6 April 1956
(1 paper)


Faculty for general repairs and exterior decoration, 27 November 1959
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of new choir stalls and ciborium, and the removal of the pulpit from the north to the south side of the nave, 4 December 1959
(1 paper)


Faculty for interior decoration, 1 February 1960
(1 paper)


Faculty for the installation of an aumbry and bracket light on the north wall of the side chapel, 29 September 1964
(1 paper)


Faculty for the reservation of a plot of ground for the disposal of cremated remains, the erection of a display board and bookshelves, and the removal of six pews, 13 October 1965
(2 papers)


Faculty for the installation of an oil fired heating system, 25 August 1969
(2 papers)


Faculty for work to be carried out in the church, 11 August 1971
(1 paper)


Faculty for re-wiring and lighting for the church, 11 February 1975
(1 paper)


Faculty authorising the introduction into the westernmost bay of the south wall of the nave, of two light stained-glass windows, depicting St. Cuthbert and St. Aidan, 18 October 1985
(1 paper, printed form)


Faculty authorising the installation of a handrail at the side steps leading to the main entrance of the church, 23 January 1986
(1 paper, printed form)

Log books (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 08)

4/119-120


Log book, 1 April 1959 - n.d., [1960]
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Log book, 23 June 1980 - 1 April 1999
(1 file)

Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 09)

4/88, 115-118


Inventory of valuable church property, post 1912
(1 paper, printed form)


Terrier for Oxhill and East Stanley Mission Rooms, 16 January 1922 - 1937
(2 papers)


Inventory of deeds and plate, [for Oxhill and East Stanley] n.d. [post 1936]
(1 file, printed form)


Inventory, n.d., [1955]
(1 booklet, printed form)


Inventory, 1970 - 8 January 1978
(1 paper, printed form)

Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 10)

4/122-123, 4/131/1


Quinquennial inspection report on the church, by G.E. Charlewood & Curry, architects, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 3 September 1964
(1 file, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection report on the church, by Charlewood Curry Partnership, architects, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 July 1990
(37 papers, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection, 2004
(1 booklet, printed)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 11)

4/12-13, 50, 56, 90-91


Churchwardens' statements of accounts, 1945
(1 booklet, printed)


Correspondence and papers relating to the embezzlement of church funds, 16 March 1917 - 28 August 1923
(1 file, paper, access to these papers is restricted)


Appeal for subscriptions to the church renovations fund, 1960
(1 paper, printed)


Offertory book, 4 January 1885 - 29 December 1895
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Memorandum concerning gifts to the church, 1951
(2 papers)


A list of memorials and gifts in St. Andrew's church, n.d. [post 1955]
(1 paper, typescript)

Sequestration (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 12)

4/57


Sequestration granted to John Llewellyn Rowlands, William Calvert and Sydney Davieson, the vacancy due to the cession of Rev. Hilary Walton Jackson, 2 November 1966
(1 paper, printed)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bea 4/section 13)

4/89, 93


Contents of the deed box lodged in Martin's Bank, Stanley, 1945
(1 file, paper)


List of churchwardens, 1943 - 1960
(1 paper)

Vestry (Ref: EP/Bea 5/Section 5)

5/1-5


Copy of extracts from the vestry minutes, 1876 - 1956
(2 papers)


Vestry meetings minute book, 21 December 1876 - 29 April 1988 Includes : Annual Parochial Meetings minutes, 15 April 1920 - 29 April 1988 : completed questionnaire concerning the burial ground, 10 September 1878
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Statement of accounts, 1967 Originally enclosed in EP/Bea 5/2
(1 paper)


Statement of accounts, 1987 Originally enclosed in EP/Bea 5/2
(5 papers)


Reports on the activities of parish organisations to the Annual Parochial Meeting, 29 April 1988 Originally enclosed in EP/Bea 5/2
(3 papers)

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Bea 6/Section 6)Minutes (Ref: EP/Bea 6/section 01)

6/1-8


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 16 June 1900 - 3 September 1901 Also includes Memorial Aisle Accounts, 10 May 1909 - 1 January 1914
(1 volume, cardboard bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 12 April 1917 - 14 May 1925
(1 volume, leather bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, including names and addresses of members, 4 June 1925 - 28 June 1928
(1 volume, cardboard bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, including names and addresses of members, 20 September 1928 - 13 November 1930
(1 volume, cardboard bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, including names and addresses of members, 4 December 1930 - 23 July 1945
(1 volume, cardboard bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, including names and addresses of members, 10 September 1945 - 23 July 1951
(1 volume, cardboard bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, including names and addresses of members, 17 September 1951 - 28 May 1964
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Minute book of the Parochial Church Council, 25 June 1964 - 10 July 1969
(1 volume, cardboard bound)

Annual reports (Ref: EP/Bea 6/section 02)

14/14-19


Beamish Parish Church Annual Reports, 1911 - 1922
(1 volume, printed, cloth bound)


Beamish Parish Church Annual Report, 1934
(1 booklet, printed)


Beamish Parish Year Books, 1955 - 1957
(3 booklets, printed)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Bea 6/section 03)

6/9, 14/22, 99, 118


General accounts of the Parochial Church Council, 1923 - 1925
(1 file, paper)


Memorandum of gifts to the church in memory of Allan Pattison, who died in 1940, n.d. [post 1940]
(1 paper)


Biographical notes concerning George Watson, 1870 - 1950, who bequeathed £500 to the church in memory of his children, c.1955
(1 paper)


Booklet explaining the Christian Stewardship Campaign, 1964
(1 booklet, printed)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Bea 6/section 04)

6/10-11


Correspondence concerning the erection of garages on church land adjoining the scout hut, 14-29 November 1955
(3 papers)


Correspondence and papers concerning the legal ownership of property in Beamish known as the Tennis Court and Institute, 22 May 1963 - 3 October 1966
(1 file, paper)

Electoral roll (Ref: EP/Bea 6/section 05)

6/12/1


Electoral roll, 2002 - 2008
(1 file)

Parish officers (Ref: EP/Bea 6/section 06)

14/95


Authorisation for Elizabeth Aynsley to serve as a responsible church worker in the parish of Beamish, 21 August 1912
(1 parchment)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bea 6/section 07)

14/97-98


List of children under supervision under the War Pensions Acts, 1915 - 1919
(1 paper, typescript)


List of the deaf in the West Stanley area, c.1915
(2 papers, typescript)

Schools (Ref: EP/Bea 11/Section 11)School site and building (Ref: EP/Bea 11/)

11/4, 9-13


Correspondence and papers concerning the alteration to and enlargement of Stanley National Schools, 13 December 1879 -27 April 1889
(25 papers)


Correspondence concerning the sale of West Stanley National Schools to the County Education Authority, 26 September 1910 - 29 November 1912
(16 papers)


19 February 1938 (1) Lambton, Hetton and Joicey Collieries, Ltd. (2) Beamish P.C.C. (3) Durham Diocesan Board of Finance Conveyance of land between St. Andrew's churchyard and the Old National Schools, Stanley
(1 file, paper)


1944 (1) Trustees of Stanley National Schools (2) Durham County Council Draft lease from (1) to (2) for 21 years, of the schoolhouse at Stanley
(1 file, paper)


Miscellaneous correspondence concerning West Stanley High Street County School, including payments to the caretaker and use of the school premises by church organisations, 18 December 1901 - 16 December 1965
(1 file, paper)


Lease, dated 7 September 1966, by Durham County Council of West Stanley High Street County Infant School, with related correspondence, 21 February 1959 - 8 September 1966
(1 file, paper)

Staff (Ref: EP/Bea 11/)

11/7


Letter of application from Sarah Greenhow for the position of teacher at Stanley National Infants School with testimonials, and correspondence concerning accommodation in Stanley, 8 October - 13 November 1890
(9 papers)

Pupils (Ref: EP/Bea 11/)

11/1-3, 8


Summary register of attendances and payments for Stanley National School, May 1874 - 29 February 1876
(1 volume, paper)


Summary register of attendances and payments for Stanley (Tanfield) Mixed School, 1 March 1876 - 30 April 1884
(1 volume, cardboard bound)


Summary register of attendances and payments, 11 May 1884 - 11 March 1892
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Census of school children aged 3 to 14 years in the Tanfield parish districts of Stanley Causey, Tanfield and Burnopfield, 25 September 1899
(1 file)

Inspection (Ref: EP/Bea 11/)

11/5


Material from the Department of Education, London, concerning Stanley (Tanfield) National School, including H.M.I. reports, memoranda, examination schedules, 1 May 1880 - 30 April 1899
(1 file, paper)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Bea 11/)

11/6


Correspondence concerning a donation to Stanley School out of the Durham Diocesan School Fund, 20 - 25 May 1881
(2 papers)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bea 11/)

11/14, 17


Correspondence concerning the Church Service on Education Sunday, and closure of the schools for Ascension Day, 6 October 1960 - 26 April 1966
(1 file, paper)


Programmes of the formal opening of South Stanley Modern School, 11 March 1965 and South Stanley County Junior Mixed School, 4 February 1965
(2 booklets, printed)

Charities (Ref: EP/Bea 12/Section 12)

12/1-2


Correspondence concerning a legacy from George Watson, 31 May - 9 December 1950
(6 papers, typescript)


Correspondence and accounts concerning a legacy from Miss Mabel Dinning, 11 March - 27 April 1966
(5 papers, typescript)

Church societies (Ref: EP/Bea 13/Section 13)Sunday School (Ref: EP/Bea 13/)

11/15-16


Account of the work of Miss Joyce Brown, Sunday School advisor to the Diocese of Durham, taken from the Stanley News, 22 September 1960
(1 paper)


Photograph of a group of Sunday School teachers gathered for Durham County Festival, taken from the Stanley News, c.1960
(1 photograph, mounted on card)

Mothers Union (Ref: EP/Bea 13/)

13/1-6, 17-18


Branch register for the Mothers' Union, 17 January 1938 - 15 December 1947
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Branch register for the Mothers' Union, 3 January 1949 - 30 April 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Branch register of the Mothers' Union, 3 January 1949 - 30 April 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Branch register of the Mothers' Union, 3 January 1949 - 30 April 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Branch register of the Mothers' Union, 19 July 1954 - 25 March 1957
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Account book of the Mothers' Union, 1 January 1937 - 31 December 1956
(1 volume, leather quarter-bound)


Mothers' Union programme, 1965 - 1966
(1 card, printed)


Programme of prayer for the Mothers' Union of Durham diocese, 1966
(1 booklet, printed)

Fellowship of Men (Ref: EP/Bea 13/)

13/7-16


Photographs of Stanley F.O.M. 'merrymaking' at Aycliffe Vicarage, July 1938
(10 photographs, black and white)

Guides (Ref: EP/Bea 13/)

13/19


Photograph of the church Guide Pack, c.1930
(1 photograph, black and white)

Amateur dramatics (Ref: EP/Bea 13/)

13/20-26


Photographs of scenes from amateur dramatic productions, c.1930 - 1950
(7 photographs, black and white)

Youth club (Ref: EP/Bea 13/)

13/27-28


Advertisement for the opening of the Youth Club, 8 July 1964
(1 paper)


Photograph of a group of Youth Club members, c.1964
(1 photograph, black and white)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bea 14/Section 14)Parish magazines (Ref: EP/Bea 14/)

14/1-13


Beamish Parish Magazine, January 1901 - December 1905
(1 volume, printed, cloth bound)


Beamish Parish Magazine, 1902
(1 volume, printed, cloth bound)


Beamish Parish Magazine, January 1906 - December 1910
(1 volume, printed, cloth bound)


Beamish Parish Magazine, January 1911 - December 1915
(1 volume, printed, cloth bound)


Beamish Parish Magazine, January 1916 - December 1922
(1 volume, printed, cloth bound)


Beamish Parish Magazine, March 1939 - December 1949
(1 file, printed)


Beamish Parish Magazine, January 1950 - December 1954
(1 file, printed)


Beamish Parish Magazine, January 1955 - December 1959
(1 file, printed)


Beamish Parish Magazine, February 1960 - December 1963
(1 file, printed)


Beamish Parish Magazine, February 1964 - December 1965
(1 bundle, printed)


Beamish Parish Magazine, October 1965 - December 1970
(1 file, printed)


Beamish Parish Magazine, January 1971 - January 1974
(1 file, printed)


Beamish Parish Magazine, February 1974 -January 1975
(1 file, printed)

Mining (Ref: EP/Bea 14/)

14/23-40, 113-114


Photographs of the Stanley Pit Disaster, 1909
(11 photographs, black and white)


Photographs of the West Stanley Colliery Disaster, 16 February 1909
(5 photographs, black and white)


Morrison Colliery Disaster Fund: Copy of the trust deed and particulars of the trust fund for the widows and children of those killed, 23 August 1947
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for a memorial for 21 men whose lives were lost in a colliery explosion, 23 August 1947, at the Louisa Old Pit, Annfield Plain, 7 September 1947
(1 booklet, printed)


Notes concerning the future of the collieries in County Durham, 16 November 1965
(1 file)


Account of the reduction of jobs for miners in the North-East with lists of exhausted and thriving pits, from the Northern Echo, 19 November 1965
(1 paper)

Local history (Ref: EP/Bea 14/)

14/81-82, 84-94, 96, 108-112


Article by Fred Wade concerning Beamish when it was called Pit Hill, taken from the Stanley News, c.1960
(1 paper)


Account of the visit of the Bishop of Durham to Stanley, 1961
(1 paper)


Short account of No Place, near Beamish, c.1963
(1 paper)


Information sheet for parishioners entitled 'Our Heritage' - a short history of St. Andrew's church, 1963
(1 paper, typescript)


Articles by Fred Wade, columnist with the Stanley News , on historical aspects of Stanley and area, 1964
(8 papers)


Account of the exhibition of records concerning St. Andrew's church, 1976
(1 paper)


List of names under the title "Lord Wharton's List", 1912 - 1924
(4 papers)


History of the chapelry of Tanfield and the church of St. Margaret, n.d., c .1960
(1 volume, paper)


List of important events in the history of Tanfield, 1882 - 1962
(1 paper, typescript)


Rough notes on the history of Tanfield chapelry, c.1950 - 1960
(9 papers, 1 booklet)


History of the church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street, including a description of the tombs and effigies, illustrated by postcard views, c.1960
(1 volume, paper)


Description of the effigies in Chester-le-Street church, c.1960
(13 papers)

Photographs (Ref: EP/Bea 14/)

14/41-80, 117


Photographs of parishioners and clergy at church functions, c .1945 - 1960
(27 photographs, black and white)


Mr. J. Slater, M.P. for Sedgefield, addressing the Annual Miners' Sunday Service at Stanley, c.1960
(9 photographs, black and white)


Photograph of the children's Play School, c.1960
(1 photograph, black and white)


Photograph of children confirmed by the Bishop of Durham, c.1962
(1 photograph, black and white)


Account of the christening of triplets in St. Andrew's church with photograph, n.d., c.1960
(1 paper)


Newspaper photograph of members of Durham Clerical Cricket Team, after their victory in the Church Times Cup, c.1962
(1 paper)

Local authority (Ref: EP/Bea 14/)

14/102-107


Plan of the intersection of Durham Road and Holly Hill Gardens, East Stanley, showing the proposed new kerbline and fence, June 1961 Scale: 1:500
(50 cm. x 36 cm., paper)


Stanley official guide, containing a plan of the area, c.1962
(1 booklet, printed)


Newspaper articles concerning the proposals for North-West Durham (and Stanley in particular) under the Durham County Planning Report, c.1962
(8 papers)


Plan of Stanley U.D.C. housing development in Joicey Square, Stanley, May 1963 Scale: 1:500
(58 cm. x 39 cm., paper, water colour)


Correspondence and papers concerning the Town Map for Stanley by D.C.C. and Stanley U.D.C., 1964
(2 booklet, printed; 3 files, typescript)


Plan of Stanley Hill Top building land, n.d. Scale: 25.344 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]
(28 cm. x 25 cm., ink and water colour, waxed linen)

Events (Ref: EP/Bea 14/)

14/20


Record of gifts to the Harvest Festival, 1911 - 1922
(1 notebook)