Catalogue

Faculty for certain alterations to the church, including the re-siting of the organ, and the removal of the gallery, 14 October 1875

Faculty for the enlarging, restoring and reseating of the church, 24 September 1879

Faculty for the repair and re-arrangement of the chancel, 26 November 1868

Faculty for the laying, with marble, of the floor of the sanctuary, 25 March 1915

Faculty for the introduction of concealed electric lighting, 4 August 1931

Faculty for the introduction of a silvered brass cross and two candlesticks, 10 April 1965

Faculty for the insertion of two gun metal plates, 11 August 1920

Faculty for the introduction of a new altar cross, 18 March 1935

Faculty for the carrying out of improvements in the churchyard, 28 February 1939

Faculty for the deposit of the urn containing the cremated remains of W.S. King in the closed churchyard, 6 April 1946

Faculty for the erection of a stone tablet at the south porch, 5 December 1949

Faculty for the deposit of the urn containing the cremated remains of J.P. Carter, in the closed churchyard, 8 March 1952

Faculty for the installation of an aumbry for the introduction of a sanctuary lamp and for the installation of new seating in the Lady Chapel, 30 July 1955

Faculty for the deposit of the urn containing the cremated remains of H.S. Harrison in the closed churchyard, 9 July 1957

Faculty for the interment of the cremated remains of Gladys Blackett in the closed churchyard, 13 December 1957

Faculty for the setting aside of two portions of the churchyard for the strewing of ashes and the interment of cremated remains; for the restoration of stonework and timbers; and for the installation of extra radiators, 11 August 1958

Faculty confirming the introduction of a silver ciborium, 14 April 1960

Faculty for the erection of a stone retaining wall and railings on the north bound area of the churchyard, 11 July 1960

Faculty authorising the introduction of two new oak processional torches, 26 April 1977

Faculty authorising the rearrangement of the pews and front in order to create space at the head of the nave, 14 May 1987 Note: includes accompanying plan

Faculty authorising the introduction of a replacement brass aumbry lamp, 7 April 1988

Faculty authorising the repair of buttress situated on the north boundary retaining wall immediately east of the steps to the north entrance to the church, 30 July 1992

Faculty authorising the introduction of a statue of the Madonna and Child to be fixed on south east pillar of the nave adjoining the Lady Chapel with the statue to be bronze in colour as long as under supervision of inspecting architect and not attached to medieval stonework, 24 June 1993

Faculty authorising the reordering of the sanctuary and choir on condition that all work supervised by archaeologist nominated by Diocesan Advisory Committee; no plaster stripped from any wall until established to the satisfaction of said archaeologist that surfaces to be renewed are nineteenth or twentieth century; detailed drawings are prepared and agreed with Diocesan Advisory Committee; no work commences until Chancellor approves finances; experimental works are subject to Chancellor's final direction to be sought within twelve months from commencement of works, 17 November 1993

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising the repair of the churchyard wall by Durham City Council and the removal of seven self - sown saplings from the wall, 13 December 1993

Faculty authorising the limewashing of the walls of the Lady Chapel and to provide and fix a metal handrail on the east side of the vestry steps, 27 April 1994

Faculty authorising the provision of a gas supply; the removal of the existing oil - fired boiler and tanks and the provision and fixing of two new gas - fired central heating boilers; the provision of a new central heating pump, roof repairs; repair of the stained glass clerestory window; the provision and fixing of a 6 millimetre polycarbonate overglazing to both clerestory windows that form a pair, 18 January 1995 See also EP/Du.SM 1087/11

Faculty authorising the investigation and repair of a leak in the heating system adjacent to the high alter; to make good the affected area once the said repair has been executed, 17 May 1995

Faculty amending EP/Du.SM 1087/9 thereby authorising the provision of a gas supply following the route shows on the plan marked 'X' filed with the petition; the trench to be dug by hand within the confines of the churchyard; an archaeologist nominated or approved by the Diocesan Advisory Committee to oversee the work; if human remains are discovered they are to be carefully and reverently interred immediately alongside or in the same trench, 30 May 1995

Faculty authorising the removal of the existing chemical toilet; the provision and fixing of a new low level toilet and link to the water system; the drainage to be on the line of the present soak - away for a short distance then a new drain is to be laid to the boundary wall with the south street hall site, down the line of the wall and it is to link up with the hall drainage system; the inclusion of two new manhole covers; re - fix the vandalised section of the lightening conductor; provision of galvanised capping to lower part of lightening conductor; with any digging in the churchyard under supervision of Dr M. Leyland, 18 October 1995

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising the repair of the south door; the covering with polycarbonate of the small Norman window [when repaired] and the second light which was undamaged as well as the two light windows on the south wall of the Lady Chapel and on the two light stained glass window in the south clerestory and on the small window in the Norman opening; the straightening of the wire guard on the east window of the Lady Chapel and fixing of additional clips, 30 March 1996 See EP/Du.SM 1087/14

Faculty authorising repairs to west window on north side; replacement of small window on south west clerestory; repairs to the new south outer door and to fix a metal strip; the provision and fixing of polycarbonate overglazing; fixing extra clips on the wire guards on the east window of the Lady Chapel, 3 May 1996 Supersedes EP/Du.SM 1087/13

Faculty authorising the improvements to the bottom flight of steps at the main access to the churchyard from Crossgate on the north side of the church; the provision of new steps at the said access in York stone; the introduction of galvanised handrails at the said access point, 2 June 1997

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising repairs to the pipe organ, 4 July 1997

Faculty authorising the installation of new electrical and lighting installations, 17 November 1997

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising the re - sealing of woodblock flooring; internal decoration of the church, 19 January 1998

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising the supply and fixing of 6mm polycarbonate protection of glass, 17 June 1998

Faculty authorising the installation of a sound reinforcement system together with an induction loop, 3 July 1998

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising the provision of new alter frontals / vestments, 18 January 1999

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising the replacement of gate hinges, 29 November 1999

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising minor repairs to the two stone pillars at the entrance of the church, 29 November 1999

Faculty authorising the introduction of a chalice and paten from the redundant church of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth; the introduction of two churchwarden wands from the redundant church of St. Aidan's, Blackhill, 26 April 2000

Faculty authorising the re - building of the collapsed east boundary wall of the churchyard, 23 July 2002

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising remedial work to the toilet block as agreed by the Diocesan Advisory Board, 12 September 2002

Faculty jurisdiction measure schedule B authorising the disposal of frontals and vestments as per Diocesan Advisory Committee approval, 11 November 2002

Faculty authorising the carrying out of general repairs; improvements to the west end of the north aisle; the re - ordering of the vestry on condition that all trenching is subject to a continuous watching brief; any disarticulated human remains are reverently buried as soon as possible; no articulated human remains are exhumed without further direction from the court; no artefact or ecofact is removed from the church or churchyard without further direction from the court, 10 October 2006

Faculty authorising retrospective permission for emergency repairs to under - floor heating pipe which were carried out under interlocutory order of the 4 December 2007, 20 August 2008

Faculty authorising the provision of two exterior church notice boards and one display board; the replacement of carpets in the library corner and Lady Chapel; the replacement of the flag - pole on the tower, 13 June 2008

Archdeacon's Certificate for the redecoration of the parish church, 5 October 1961

Applications for archdeacon's certificates to instal ventilation grilles and to repair the exterior masonry, 24 June - 9 October 1987

Archdeacon's certificate authorising restoration of the heating ducts and repair and re - pointing of external masonry, 8 September 1987 Includes: correspondence relating to the above certificates, 9 June - 9 September 1987

Archdeacon's certificate authorising part of the repairs recommended in the quinquennial report, 20 July 1990

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the refurbishment of aumbry, 15 October 1991

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the second stage of the quinquennial repairs, 16 July 1992

Archdeacon's certificate authorising that the pathway outside the Vestry and re - bedding of stones on the retaining wall, 11 August 1992

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the replacement of the outer door of the south porch and the repair of the railings at the bottom flight of steps, 17 September 1992

Archdeacon's certificate authorising the emergency removal of a large broken branch of an Ash tree, 28 July 2008

Office copy of interlocutory decree issued at the Consistory Court of Durham concerning the allocation of pews in St. Margaret's Church authorized by a faculty, 17 July 1795

Interlocutory order allowing the incumbent and churchwardens to investigate the source of the leak in the area described in the letter from Miss P. Carter on 27 February 1995 and repair the said leak if repair is required, 21 March 1995

Interlocutory order allowing the incumbent and churchwardens to introduce a chalice and paten from the redundant church of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth and two churchwarden's wands from the redundant church of St. Aidan, Blackhill, 27 March 2000

Interlocutory order allowing R. A. Fulton and E. Clarke, Director of Newton Moor Construction to rebuild the collapsed churchyard east boundary wall, 11 June 2002

Interlocutory order with accompanying schedule allowing the Parochial Church Council to execute works in the churchyard regarding taking up the carpet in the adjacent 'library corner' in the west end of the north aisle; to out the end cupboard unit of the run of cupboards and the benching along the north wall, west of the doorway and the front of the book cupboard / radiator enclosure immediately east of the doorway; to cut through the concrete floor either side of the doorway and to lift the duct cover immediately in front of the doors; to remove the existing underfloor pipe work including the section which is leaking; to provide and connect new steel pipework of similar size to the existing cast iron, sleeved and wrapped to isolate it from the sub - floor fill; to re instate the duct cover, the concrete floor either side, the cupboards and the carpet as long as overseen by quinquennial inspector, 4 December 2007

Log book containing quinquennial reports, specifications for repairs and invoices, 17 March 1984 - 29 April 1997

Index of deeds, documents and registers in the old vestry safe, n.d.

Index of deeds documents and registers in vestry safe, n.d.

List of registers and fees, n.d.

Inventory of church ornaments, deeds, fabric and books, n.d. c.1960

List of church plate, n.d.

Correspondence from J.S. Law to Ordnance Survey Office, Surrey, concerning copies of maps for a new terrier or inventory of lands for St. Margaret's Church, 14 June - 21 June 1968

Loan book for documents in safe, 5 October 1937 - 6 November 1976

Architect's report, 1 May 1936

Quinquennial report, by Ian Curry, architect, 30 March 1979

Quinquennial report, made by Ian Curry, chartered architect, 17 March 1984

Quinquennial report by Christopher Downs, Charlewood, Curry Partnership, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, architects, 23 November 1989

A copy of the Diocesan Surveyor's report on quinquennial repairs to the Rectory of Durham, St. Margaret, 1980

Quinquennial report by C. Downs, Chartered Architect, The Cathedral Architect's Office, The Great Kitchen, The College, Durham, DH1 3EQ, 17 February 2001

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations' assessments of payments for buildings, 15 January 1941 - 30 May 1960

General correspondence, including statements of account, specifications for restoration work, and dilapidations reports, 4 September 1889 - 2 June 1973

Correspondence between Miss P. Carter, 13 Springwell Avenue, Durham, City, Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, architects; and others, concerning repairs to the church, recommended by the quinnquennial review of 1979, 23 August 1979 - 17 February 1981

Letter to Miss P. Carter, 24 Monks Crescent, Gilesgate Moor, Durham, churchwarden, from G.W. Heslop, Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, Assistant Diocesan Secretary (Housing), enclosing a copy of the report on the schedule of dilapidations at Durham, St. Margaret's Rectory, made by Alan O. Lee, Diocesan Surveyor, Hayton Lee and Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, 26 October 1987

Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of December 2001 by M . Galley, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, DL14 7QJ

Correspondence relating to the Hutchinson Charity; Parochial Church Council; demolition of 8 Grape Lane; refurbishment of the church and windows; removal of rubbish from the mission hall; insurance policies; architects' report on survey 1947; churchyard, and survey of the rectory, 1953 23 September 1918 - 28 March 1955

Correspondence relating to heating and insurance; church accounts; and maintenance of war graves, 14 August 1952 - 8 March 1955

Letter frcm Rev. John Cundill, rector of St. Margaret's, nominating his chapelwarden and sidesman, 3 April 1888

Letter from Rev. John Cundill, rector of St. Margaret's, to the vestry clerk appointing Thomas Sarsfield as churchwarden and Richard Ramshaw as sidesman, 22 April 1889

Letter from Thomas Sarsfield of Durham to Richardson Peele, vestry clerk, concerning his nomination as vicar's warden, n.d.

Notices by the churchwardens of vestry meetings to appoint a sexton, chapelwardens, 24 March 1876 - 5 April 1890

Correspondence and accounts concerning the sequestration of the parish, 1987/8; the appointment of the new rector; and the Archdeacon of Durham's visitation in 1988, 1987-1988

Sequestration papers after the departure of the Reverend S. Davies, 1987 - 1988 Includes: vacancy figures for use in the benefice form, 8 January 1987; correspondence regarding various aspects of the vacancy, 26 January 1987 - 10 May 1988; rough notes on parish business, 11 July 1987; notes made on an inspection of the rectory, 22 July 1987; notes on building and properties in the parish, 4 May 1988; notes on the future of the parish, n.d.; Study Day - Churchwarden's report, n.d.; Churchwarden's report on administrative matters, n.d.; submission by St. Margaret of Antioch and St. John's Parochial Church Council to the patrons about the parish, n.d.

Sequestration papers after the departure of the Reverend I. Hoskins, 1994 - 1995 Includes: parish statement describing the parish and its activities as well as its account and its geographical location; information on the times of parish services; correspondence; rough notes

Sequestration papers after the departure of the Reverend I. Hoskins and papers relating to the licencing of the Reverend D. Glover, 1994 - 1995 Includes: correspondence regarding the vacancy, 1 June 1994 - 9 October 1995; timetables of services, 3 July 1994 - 25 September 1995; church accounts during sequestration, 28 November 1994 - 5 December 1995; papers relating to the licencing of the Reverend D. Glover, 30 September 1995

Sequestration papers regarding the renewal of the suspension of benefice, 27 July - 23 August 1999

Copy of the completed visitation articles of 1985, a list of St. John's inventory, and correspondence between the Venerable Michael Perry, Archdeacon of Durham, 7 The College, Durham, and the churchwardens of St. Margaret, concerning fire insurance, and the terrier and inventory of St. Margaret, 19 June 1985 - 29 January 1986

Copy of the completed visitation articles of 1986, 1986

Programme of 'Ye Old English Faire' held to raise funds for St. Margaret's Church; also including a selection of recipes, 2-3 November 1926

Colour slide of Baliol House, n.d.