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Brancepeth St. Brandon Parish

Reference: EP/Br Catalogue Title: Brancepeth St. Brandon Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1599-2019

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Brancepeth, St Brandon parish (Ref: EP/Br)Registration (Ref: EP/Br Section 1)Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials (Ref: EP/Br section 01)

EP/Br 1-7


Register of baptisms, August 1599 - October 1642; marriages, August 1599 - October 1642; and burials, August 1599 - August 1642
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, November 1642 - October 1695; marriages, May 1642 - May 1695 (except 1684 - 1694); and burials, November 1642 - March 1695 (except 1678 - 1681) Includes note of induction, September 1662
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, September 1695 - January 1699/1700 and September 1716 - July 1727; marriages, April 1695 - January 1699/1700 and November 1716 - June 1727; and burials, May 1681 - March 1699/1700 and September 1716 - July 1727 Includes four entries of births of dissenters, 1748 - 1760
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, March 1700 - May 1710; marriages, April 1700 - April 1710; and burials, March 1700 - April 1710 Includes dissenters' and papist births, 1700 - 1704
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, April 1710 - September 1716; marriages, April 1710 - August 1716; and burials, April 1710 - August 1716
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, July 1727 - October 1738; marriages, September 1727 - June 1738; and burials, August 1727 - November 1738 Includes note of induction, 1727
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, November 1738 - December 1797; marriages, January 1738 - February 1754; and burials, November 1738 - December 1797 Includes dissenters' births, 1732 - 1779
(1 volume)

Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Br section 02)

EP/Br 8-10, 161, 213


Register of baptisms, January 1798 - December 1812 Includes three special entries for the baptisms of the children of Major General Gordon Drummond of Montreal, Canada, 1812 Also: one entry for September 1815
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, January 1813 - December 1852
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, December 1852 - August 1912
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, 18 August 1912 - 27 December 1992
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of baptisms, 17 January 1993 - 19 April 1998
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Br section 03)

EP/Br 11-13, 56-58, 162-163, 216-217, 220/1


Register of marriages and banns, April 1754 - January 1802 Includes a sheet of instructions for clergy relating to the Marriage Act of 1754
(1 volume)


Register of marriages and banns, February 1802 - December 1812
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, March 1813 - June 1837
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 19 September 1837 - 27 November 1861
(1 volume, vellum half-bound)


Register of marriages, 18 December 1861 - 21 December 1889
(1 volume, vellum half-bound)


Register of marriages, 26 July 1890 - 25 June 1977
(1 volume, vellum half-bound)


Register of marriages, 15 October 1977 - 17 August 1985
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 24 August 1985 - 21 September 1991
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 30 November 1991 - 1 August 1998
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 8 August - 12 September 1998
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 10 October 1998 - 3 August 2019
(1 volume)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Br section 04)

EP/Br 18-22, 25, 214-215


Register of banns of marriage, 1829 - 1850
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, 1850 - 1863
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, 1864 - 1881
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, 1882 - 1925
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, 1925 - 1960
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, 1825-37
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, 5 June 1960 - 13 April 1997
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 1 March 1998 - 20 January 2002
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Registers of burials (Ref: EP/Br section 05)

EP/Br 15-17, 164, 218


Register of burials, January 1798 - December 1812
(1 volume)


Register of burials, January 1813 - April 1856 Includes: Note of vestry decisions re baptisms, marriages and burials, April 1822 Schedule of surplice dues for baptisms, marriages and burials
(1 volume)


Register of burials, April 1856 - April 1875
(1 volume)


Register of burials, 23 April 1875 - 9 November 1992
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Register of burials and cremations, 31 January 1993 - 11 September 1998
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Marriage licences (Ref: EP/Br section 06)

EP/Br 59


Licences for marriage to be performed without publication of banns, 16 September 1904 - 26 March 1960
(3 papers)

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

EP/Br 219/1


Register of confirmations, 22 November 2001 - 15 June 2003 [only 3 entries]
(1 volume)

Registers of services (Ref: EP/Br section 02)

EP/Br 110, 124-128, 165


Register of services, 1 September 1909 - 19 February 1932
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Service register, 26 February 1933 - 31 July 1949
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Service register, 7 August 1949 - 12 February 1956
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Service register, 15 February 1956 - 24 November 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Service register, 1 December 1963 - 23 October 1970
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Service register, 25 October 1970 - 30 July 1978
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 1 August 1978 - 8 February 1988
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Parish boundaries (Ref: EP/Br section 03)

EP/Br 48, 60-61, 63-65


Papers re alteration of boundaries of Crook parish, 1903
(4 papers)


The London Gazette, containing Order in Council creating the parish of Crook (13 January 1845), 21 January 1845
(1 file)


The London Gazette, containing Order in Council creating the parish of Waterhouses (14 August 1879), 15 August 1879
(1 file)


Draft Order in Council creating district of Waterhouses, 1879
(paper, 1 booklet)


Scheme in council for the alteration of the boundaries of the parish of St. John the Evangelist and St. Luke, Ushaw Moor, with covering letter, 31 January 1947
(1 paper, 1 file)


Map showing the alteration of the boundaries of the parishes of St. John the Evangelist, Brandon and St. Luke, Ushaw Moor, 1947 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
(1 plan, 60 cm. x 49 cm., paper, ink, coloured)

Benefice (Ref: EP/Br section 04)

EP/Br 49-50, 149-152, 155


Tonge & Wekett v Robinson & others: appellants' and respondents' cases concerning the advowson of rectors of Brancepeth, 1731
(2 printed papers)


Papers concerning presentation by the rector of Brancepeth, as patron, to the living of Willington and Sunnybrow, 6 June 1961 - 10 July 1981
(1 file)


Papers concerning presentation by the rector of Brancepeth, as patron, to the living of Crook and Stanley, 29 October 1963 - 15 July 1980 Includes a report on the parishes of Crook and Stanley by Rev. G.K. Tibbo, n.d.
(1 file)


Papers concerning presentation by the rector of Brancepeth, as patron, to the living of Waterhouses, 7 March 1972 - 15 April 1981
(1 file)


Papers concerning presentation by the rector of Brancepeth, as patron, to the living of Brandon, 30 May 1974 - 30 October 1984
(1 file)


Papers relating to the proposed suspension of the benefice, November 1984 - January 1985
(1 file)

Benefice income (Ref: EP/Br section 05)

EP/Br 47


Papers re income of benefice, 1911, 1938 - 1944
(1 bundle)

Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Br section 06)

EP/Br 130, 134
See also Registration: EP/Br 2, 6


Form of service to be used at the induction of Charles Henry Surtees into the Rectory and Church of St. Brandon, Brancepeth by the Ven. H.W. Watkins, Archdeacon of Durham, 15 May 1919
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the collation and induction of Rev. Alan David Chesters to the rectory of St. Brandon, Brancepeth, 1 August 1972
(1 booklet, printed)

Lay training scheme (Ref: EP/Br section 07)

EP/Br 101


Details of lay-training scheme, 16 February 1975
(paper, 1 file)

Orders of service (Ref: EP/Br section 08)

EP/Br 132-133, 136, 139


Order of Open-Air Parade Service for Cycle Clubs, Friendly Societies, Scouts, Boys' Brigades etc. to be held in Brancepeth Castle Park, 25 July 1920
(1 paper, printed)


Order of Open-Air Parade Service for Cycle Clubs, Friendly Societies, Scouts, Boys' Brigades etc. to be held in Brancepeth Castle Park, 30 July 1922
(1 paper, printed)


Order of service in memory of Dorothy Alexina Surtees, widow of the Rev. C.H. Surtees, rector of Brancepeth, 1919 - 1945, 21 February 1976
(1 paper, printed)


Order of service for festal eucharist on the feast of the Annunciation of our Lord to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Deanery of Durham Mothers' Union, n.d. [ c.1980]
(1 booklet, duplicated)

Tithe (Ref: EP/Br Section 3)Tithe plans and apportionments (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 148/1-2


Tithe plan and apportionment for Crook and Billy Row, within the parish of Brancepeth, by Jonathan Roddam, surveyor, 1839 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:4752]
(1 plan, 129 cm. x 145 cum. linen backed, and parchment, 1 file)

Tithe accounts (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 26-32


Tithe accounts, 1806
(1 volume)


Tithe accounts, 1807
(1 volume)


Tithe accounts, 1811
(1 volume)


Tithe accounts, 1813
(1 volume)


Tithe accounts, 1817
(1 volume)


Tithe accounts, 1822
(1 volume)


Tithe accounts, 1826
(1 volume)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Br Section 4)Church (Ref: EP/Br section 01)Organ (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 137, 188-194


Hymns for the family communion and rededication of the organ, 2 October 1977
(1 booklet, duplicated)


Report and estimate by Messrs Harrison & Harrison of Durham, organ builders, on the relocation of the organ and related electrical work, and subsequent correspondence with the incumbent, 23 December 1976 - 20 July 1977
(7 papers)

Alterations and repairs to church (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 142, 154


Correspondence with Cordingley and McIntyre, architects, Owengate House, Durham City, concerning repairs to Brancepeth Church, 21 December 1961 - 15 August 1968
(16 papers)


Statement by G.E. Pearson to the Consistory Court objecting to the reordering of the chancel, 24 - 26 September 1984
(1 file)

Plans of church (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 88-94


Plan of proposed electrical installation (rewiring) to church, April 1970 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 82 cm. x 57 cm., paper, ink)


Half inch survey, as existing, of west end of nave and font area, October 1973
(1 plan, 47 cm. x 47 cm., paper, ink)


Copy plan of details of new support for Bishop Cosin font cover, April 1975 Scale: ¹/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 76 cm. x 209 cm., paper)


Copy plan of details for Bishop Cosin's font cover, April 1975 Scale: ¹/ 8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(76 cm. x 110 cm., paper)


Copy plan of details of new support for Bishop Cosin font cover, April 1975 Scale: ¹/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(115 cm. x 75 cm., paper)


Design of incised inscription on new support for font cover, May 1975
(1 paper)


Sketch elevation of existing font cover, n.d. [1975] Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 21 cm. x 30 cm., paper, ink)

Subsidence (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 82, 143, 185-187


Letter from H.T. Peirson at Witton-le-Wear to Mr. Glyn re subsidence due to coal workings under a house at Brancepeth, 8 November 1912
(1 paper)


Letter from the Area Estates Manager, National Coal Board, Green Lane, Spennymoor to Rev. G. Foley, Brancepeth Rectory, concerning the effect of mining subsidence on Brancepeth Church, 28 July 1964 and report on subsidence by Harry Holt, mining engineer, Low Startforth Hall, 8 December 1964
(4 papers)


Report by Henry Holt, B.Sc., of Low Startforth Hall, mining engineer, on responsibility for damage to the church and church property, 8 December 1964
(3 papers)

Photographs of church (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 117-123


Photograph of exterior of Brancepeth church showing porch, October 1955
(1 photograph)


Photograph of exterior of Brancepeth church showing porch and part of graveyard, c.1960
(1 photograph)


Photograph of interior of Brancepeth church showing front cover winched up, c.1960
(1 photograph)


Photograph of font and cover in Brancepeth church, c.1975
(1 photograph)


Photograph of porch of Brancepeth church, c.1975
(1 photograph)


Photograph of exterior of Brancepeth church showing weathering of stone, c .1975
(1 photograph)


Photograph of exterior of window of Brancepeth church, c.1975
(1 photograph)

Restoration of church (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 75, 79-81, 84-85, 98-100, 102, 135, 138, 146, 159


Statement of accounts of church restoration fund, 31 December 1956
(1 paper)


Accounts of appeal fund, 9 February 1973
(12 papers, 3 files)


Accounts re restoration work on church, 7 June 1974 - 29 October 1975
(1 paper, 14 files)


Statement of receipts and payments of appeal fund, 31 December 1974 (paper, 1 file)


Papers and correspondence re Church Finance and Fabric Committee and the Appeal Committee, 23 December 1970 - 16 March 1975
(20 papers, 6 files)


Correspondence re restoration of church, 2 November 1971 - 29 October 1975
(156 papers, 56 files)


Specification of labour, materials and workmanship required in the restoration scheme, November 1972
(paper, 1 file)


Report on timbers and fittings of church, 27 March 1974
(paper, 1 file)


Minutes of meetings of Appeal Committee, 4 January - 11 July 1973
(2 papers, 3 files)


Church appeal leaflet, n.d. [1973]
(1 paper)


Order of service for parish communion in thanksgiving for the restoration of the church and dedication of the restored font cover, 20 November
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for family communion and dedication of the lady chapel in memory of the late Gertrude Mary Meikle, 5 November 1978
(1 booklet, duplicated)


Papers concerning the Brancepeth Church restoration appeal, 1973
(3 papers, 1 booklet, 1 file)


900th anniversary restoration appeal publication, n.d. [1985]
(1 card)

Architecture (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 160


Press cutting concerning the architecture of Brancepeth church including a drawing of the church by R. Walton, n.d.
(1 paper)

Churchyard (Ref: EP/Br section 02)

EP/Br 45, 52-54, 83, 95, 131, 175-184


Papers re the war memorial, etc., 1919 - 1921 and 1944
(1 bundle)


Russell family vault, n.d.
(1 drawing, 1 paper)


Paper re reinterment of Seth & Hannah Wanless Pamely, 1951
(1 bundle)


Correspondence re Boyne family vault in churchyard, 8 June - 19 September 1962
(paper, 1 file)


Plan of family vaults in Brancepeth churchyard with details of family, n.d. Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 75 cm. x 57 cm., paper, ink, and 1 file)


Order of service for the unveiling and dedication of the War Memorial Cross, 2 June 1921
(1 booklet, printed)


Correspondence etc. between various parties concerning extension of the churchyard, 5 April - 28 July 1923
(8 papers, 2 tracings on waxed linen)

Rectory (Ref: EP/Br section 03)

EP/Br 87, 147, 195


Correspondence re repairs to rectory, 7 January - 17 August 1972
(3 papers)


Copy letter from Rev. G. Foley to Colonel Humphreys concerning alterations to the Rectory, 30 June 1968
(2 papers)


3 December 1962 (1) Rev. Graham Foley of Brancepeth (2) Edwin Pye & Son Ltd. of Bishop Auckland, builders Copy of articles of agreement for erecting a detached bungalow at Brancepeth Consideration: £7,779
(1 file)

Church land (Ref: EP/Br section 04)Harperley Park Estates (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 46, 62


Letter, certificates, etc. re drainage of G.H. Wilkinson's Harperley Park Estates, 1851, 1853
(2 files, 1 paper)


4 December 1850 (1) George Hutton Wilkinson, of Harperly Park, esq. (2) The Landowners West of England and South Wales Land Drainage and Inclosure Company Copy agreement between (1) and (2) for draining lands in the parishes of St. Andrew Auckland and Brancepeth. Plan attached
(paper, 1 file)

Deeds (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 51


Deeds re Hull's close, etc., 1650 - 1758
(1 bundle)

Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/Br section 05)Faculties (Ref: EP/Br section 01)

EP/Br 66-67, 168-172


Faculty for the installation of an oil firing unit and oil storage tank, 1 October 1962
(1 paper)


Faculty for the restoration and conservation of woodwork of Bishop Cosin's font cover, 16 May 1974
(1 paper)


Faculty for the installation of an aumbry and light, 2 September 1976
(1 paper)


Faculty for relocating the organ, 16 May 1977
(1 paper)


Faculty for restoring ancient panels and crockets; for introducing a timber and glass screen and a new stone floor; and for introducing an oak Communion Rail and two wooden candlesticks, 13 November 1978
(1 paper)


Faculty confirming work in connection with replacement of lead stolen from the roof; and the fitting of an alarm system, 17 November 1980
(1 paper)


Faculty for the replacement of light fittings, 4 November 1983

Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Br section 02)

EP/Br 173-174


Archdeacon's certificates, 15 February 1978 - 11 January 1979
(2 papers)

Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Br section 06)

EP/Br 153


Terrier and inventory, 1977
(1 booklet)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Br section 07)

EP/Br 97, 145, 196-198


Schedule of dilapidations of rectory, April 1972
(paper, 1 file)


Amended assessments of dilapidations at Brancepeth, 3 March 1966
(1 paper)


Schedule of dilapidations for Brancepeth Rectory, April 1972
(1 file)


Schedule of dilapidations for Brancepeth Rectory, March 1977
(1 file)


Schedule of dilapidations for Brancepeth Rectory, April 1982
(1 file)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Br section 08)Churchwardens' accounts (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 76-78
See also Vestry: EP/Br 23-24


Accounts, receipts and correspondence of churchwardens, 31 December 1959 - 14 August 1973
(53 papers, 6 files)


Accounts of churchwardens, 18 December 1961 - 9 October 1969
(1 file)


Accounts of churchwardens, 13 September 1967 - 20 January 1969
(paper, 1 file)

Balance sheets (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 144/1-7


Balance sheets, 1964 and 1968
(7 papers)

Offertory accounts (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 71-74


Offertory book, 4 January 1953 - 7 April 1963
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Accounts of collections, 5 January 1963 - 6 September 1964
(37 papers)


Accounts of offertory, 7 January 1967 - 29 December 1968
(paper, 1 file)


Accounts of offertory, 8 January - 31 December 1967
(15 papers, 1 file)

Church rates (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 33


Church rates, 1874 - 1959
(1 volume)

Legacies (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 86


Correspondence re a legacy of £100 to the church by Mrs. Edith Mary Pratt, deceased, 13 - 24 May 1971
(paper, 1 file)

Sequestration (Ref: EP/Br section 09)

EP/Br 96


Appointment of George John Charles Marchant, Peter Tindale and John Garbett, as sequestrators, 6 October 1971
(1 paper)

Vestry (Ref: EP/Br Section 5)Vestry minutes (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 23-24


Vestry minutes and churchwardens accounts, 1735 - 1815
(1 volume)


Vestry minutes and churchwardens accounts, 1816 - 1926
(1 volume)

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

EP/Br 104-108, 156-157, 166, 212/45


Parochial Church Council minute book, 14 January 1926 - 3 March 1970
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Parochial Church Council minute book, 21 May 1970 - 19 September 1974
(1 volume, card bound)


Parochial Church Council minute book, 11 November 1974 - 30 May 1977
(1 volume, card bound)


Parochial Church Council minute book, 10 February 1977 - 25 March 1979
(1 volume, card bound)


Parochial Church Council minute book, 24 April 1979 - 9 February 1981
(1 volume, card bound)


Parochial Church Council meetings, agendas, 29 April 1981 - 16 November 1987 [includes correspondence, 4 May 1982 - 20 October 1987]
(1 file, plastic bound)


Minutes of Parochial Church Council, 27 April 1982 - 16 November 1987
(1 file, plastic bound)


Minutes of Parochial Church Council, 16 November 1987 - 10 December 1991
(1 file, plastic bound)


Draft copy of the Brancepeth annual general meeting report, 1976
(5 papers)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Br section 02)

EP/Br 68-70, 109


Annual statements of accounts of Parochial Church Council, 31 December 1938 - 31 December 1969
(14 papers, 2 files)


Accounts of Parochial Church Council, 22 May 1951 - 21 December 1956 (paper, 1 file)


Statement of income of Parochial Church Council, 1964
(1 paper)


Treasurer's cash book, 11 January 1932 - 31 December 1962
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Members of the Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Br section 03)

EP/Br 113


Index of names of Parochial Church Council, c.1970
(1 booklet)

Electoral roll (Ref: EP/Br section 04)

EP/Br 103


Church electoral roll, n.d.
(paper, 1 file)

Schools (Ref: EP/Br Section 11)Management (Ref: EP/Br section 01)

EP/Br 34, 35


Brancepeth C E. School: managers' minutes, 1904 - 1934
(1 volume)


Papers re Brancepeth School, 1912 - 1933
(1 bundle)

Inspection (Ref: EP/Br section 02)

EP/Br 202


Copy of the report of 16 March 1915 on the inspection of Brancepeth C.E. School in religious knowledge by Sydney M. Reynolds, assistant inspector for Houghton-le-Spring rural deanery, n.d.
(1 paper)

Photographs (Ref: EP/Br section 03)

EP/Br 114-115


Photograph of group of children outside school in Brancepeth, c.1910
(1 photograph)


Photograph of exterior of schoolhouse showing two women and a child, c .1910
(1 photograph)

Curriculum (Ref: EP/Br section 04)

EP/Br 200-201


Scripture syllabus for the years 1907 - 1915 for Brancepeth C.E. School, 8 April 1910 and n.d.
(2 papers)

Charities (Ref: EP/Br Section 12)Dobbinson Charity (Ref: EP/Br )

EP/Br 36-40


Governors' minutes, 1881 - 1922
(1 volume)


Accounts, 1870 - 1922
(1 volume)


Bank pass book, 1875 - 1900
(1 volume)


Bank pass book, 1909 - 1934
(1 volume)


Papers re the Dobbinson Charity, 1890 - 1920 Including: a short account of the trust, 1913; Charity Commission Orders, 1890, 1898; correspondence with Willington Ratepayers' Association, 1913 - 1915
(1 bundle)

Grice's Charity (Ref: EP/Br )

EP/Br 41-44


Governor's minutes, 1877 - 1922
(1 volume)


Accounts, 1831 - 1921
(1 volume)


Bank pass book, 1900 - 1934
(1 volume)


Papers re the Grice Charity, 1876-1922 Including: Charity Commission Scheme, 1876; correspondence re new Scheme, 1910; appointment of Rev. F.W. Glyn and M.R. Kirby as governors, 1914
(1 bundle)

William Russell Trusts and Almshouses (Ref: EP/Br)

EP/Br 199


Papers relating to the William Russell Trusts and Almshouses including trustees' minutes, 18 November 1960f.
(201 papers)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Br Section 14)

Number not used

Parish magazines (Ref: EP/Br section 01)

EP/Br 212/1-44, 46-149, 154-212


Parish newsletter, June 1972
(1 paper, printed)


Parish newsletter, August 1972 - August 1973
(18 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, October 1973 - July 1974
(18 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1974 - February 1976
(56 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, March 1976 - July 1976
(18 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1976 - July 1977
(48 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1977 - August 1978
(58 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, October 1978 - July 1979
(44 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1979 - July 1980
(46 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1980 - December 1980
(16 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, February 1981 - July 1981
(27 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1981 - July 1982
(46 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1982 - August 1983
(46 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, October 1983 - August 1984
(41 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, October 1984 - January 1985
(16 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, March - May, July - August 1985
(23 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, October 1985 - July 1986
(48 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1986 - July 1987
(54 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1987 - July 1988
(54 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, September 1988 - December 1989
(78 papers, printed)


Parish newsletter, January 1990 - December 1990
(58 papers, printed)

Parish guides and histories (Ref: EP/Br section 02)

EP/Br 111-112, 140-141, 158, 203-206, 210-211


The Geometric Tracery of Brancepeth Church in the County of Durham, illustrated by Robert William Billings, London and Durham, 1845
(1 volume, card bound)


Illustrations of the Architectural Antiquities of the County of Durham: Ecclesiastical, Castellated and Domestic, by Robert William Billings, Durham, 1846
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


J. and E.W. Short: The Story of An English Parish Church sold in aid of the Restoration of Brancepeth Church, 1946
(1 booklet, printed)


James P. and Mark P. Merrington: Brancepeth 900: the Story of Brancepeth and its Rectors, 1085 - 1985, 1985
(1 booklet, printed)


Aide memoire of the eighth meeting of the 900th Anniversary Steering Committee, 30 October 1984
(1 file)


Printed visitors guides and drafts, n.d. [c.1950 - 1984]
(2 papers, 1 booklet, 1 file)


Press cuttings about Brancepeth Church and St. Brandon 'Mystery Saint', n.d.
(2 papers)

Photographs (Ref: EP/Br section 03)

EP/Br 116


Photograph of The Smithy, Brancepeth, c.1910
(1 photograph)

Visitors' books (Ref: EP/Br section 04)

EP/Br 129, 167


Visitors' book, 7 August 1973 - 25 August 1978
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Visitors' book, 13 July 1977 - 8 August 1990
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Events (Ref: EP/Br section 05)

EP/Br 207-209, 212/150-153, 213-214, 221


Printed notice and programme for the Festival of Flowers at Brancepeth Church, 13 - 15 September 1968
(1 paper, 1 booklet)


Programme for Music for a Summer Evening in Brancepeth Castle, in aid of Brancepeth Church Restoration Fund, 13 July 1979
(1 paper)


Brancepeth Flower Festival, 13 - 15 September 1985
(1 booklet, 3 papers, printed)


Letter from Brancepeth Parish Council to Reverend A.D. Chesters, Brancepeth concerning a cleaning for the Silver Jubilee, 28 February 1977
(1 paper)


Letter from Brancepeth Parish Council to Reverend A.D. Chesters concerning the organisation of a village 'Tidy-Up' for the Jubilee celebrations, 5 March 1977
(1 paper)


Publicity literature for Son et Fleur Flower Festival events to celebrate the 1500th anniversary of St Brandon, Brancepeth church, 2017
(3 papers, printed)

Bibles (Ref: EP/Br section 06)

EP/Br 55


"The New Testament with Expository Notes" (formerly in the Parish Church), 1772
(1 volume)