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Grindon St. James Parish

Reference: EP/Gr Catalogue Title: Grindon St. James Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1558-2013

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Grindon St. James Parish (Ref: EP/Gr)

Grindon is an ancient parish which included the township of Whitton. Whitton was separated from Grindon in 1866 to create part of the parish of Stillington.

"There is not, and apparently has never been, a village of Grindon. The ruins of the old church of St. Thomas of Canterbury stand on a road which crosses the parish from west to east and becomes a path leading through Wynyard Park to the seat of the Marquess of Londonderry."
Parishes: Grindon', A History of the County of Durham: Volume 3 (1928), pp. 247-254. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42629&strquery=wynyard hall Date accessed: 20 December 2013

"St. James Church is the third documented church to serve the Parish of Grindon. In July 1848 the Rev. William Cassidi laid the foundation stone of a new parish church in a field at the north-eastern entrance to the village of Thorpe Thewles. This new church, which was dedicated to The Holy Trinity, replaced the early medieval parish church of St. Thomas a Becket that was located in the hamlet of Grindon. Unfortunately Holy Trinity Church had been constructed of poor quality stone and as a result was very damp and cold. Its design was also considered to be cramped and the windows poorly glazed. Such was its state that a major re-building of the church took place in the late 1880s. In 1887 the re-built structure was re-consecrated as St. James Church.

It should be noted that even after the movement of the parish church to its new site in Thorpe Thewles in 1848, the old parish graveyard at St. Thomas a Becket's Church, Grindon, continued to be used for some burials for several years after."
http://www.thorpe-thewles.org.uk/St%20James%20Thorpe%20Thewles%20Grave%20Stone%20Survey%20-%20Summary.htm extracted 19 December 2013

The parish now operates as part of a group of country parishes:
All Saints, Great Stainton
St Peter, Bishopton
St Cuthbert, Redmarshall
St John the Divine, Stillington

The group defines itself as follows:
"Our group of parishes was formed in 2004, and at that time also included St Peter's Wolviston. Since then, we've been working together increasingly closely, while maintaining our individual identities. At Easter 2013, the main area of St Peter's Wolviston became part of the new Team Parish of Billingham while the area to the west of the A19 (part of the Wynyard housing estate) was transferred to Grindon parish. The five parishes that remain in the group are extremely diverse and cover a wide area, stretching a distance of 12 miles from Great and Little Stainton villages in the west to the A19 near Wynyard and Billingham in the east.

Just to give you some idea of the diversity, the parishes span sixteen centres of population, ten civil parishes, and three boroughs (Darlington, Stockton and Hartlepool)! One is an industrial village by heritage, another is almost purely a farming community, and others include a mix of younger families, professionals, retired people, and long-term village residents. What our five congregations all share in common is a desire to be a spiritual resource for our parishes at the beginning of the 21st century."
http://www.stocktoncp.org.uk/parishes/group/ extracted 19 December 2013

Registration (Ref: EP/Gr 1/)Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials (Ref: EP/Gr 1/section 01)

1-2


Register of baptisms, May 1566 - August 1783 Register of marriages, May 1565 - May 1758 Register of burials, December 1565 - July 1783 Note of a right of road for the cattle of John Tempest, 1558 Abstract of various deeds and bonds, 1584 - 1628 Note of a parish decision concerning the repair of roads, 1599 Notes of inductions, 1618 - 1841 Note of the paving of the choir stalls, 1669 Briefs of collections for other churches including money for protestants in France, 1682 and for the reformed church in Lithuania Notes of archdeacons' visitations, 1697, 1787 and 1792 Account of the glebe, tithes and fees, 1761 Cost of repairs for the church wall, 1774 Account for repairs to the church roof, 1787 Population figures for Thorpe, 1801 Note of laying a foundation stone at Thorpe in July, 1848 Copy of a receipt for money paid to the living according to the will of Lord Crewe
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, October 1783 - November 1812 Register of burials, October 1783 - January 1812 Register of marriages, one entry for January 1810 Population figures of Thorpe Thewles, 1811 Note of increase in the living by the master of Sherburn Hospital, 1836 Note of the archdeacon's visitation, 1809 and that of the rural dean, 1873 Copy testimonial to Rev. W. Cassidi on his moving from Durham, St. Giles, to Grindon, taken from The Durham Advertiser, 4 June 1841
(1 volume)

Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Gr 1/section 02)

3, 19


Register of baptisms, January 1813 - October 1884 Leaflet of the memorial service for Queen Victoria, 1901
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, 2 November 1884 - 10 December 1972
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Gr 1/section 03)

4-5, 20, 176/1-3


Register of banns and marriages, October 1759 - September 1812 Loose sheet concerning a dispute between the Vicar of Grindon and the masters and brothers of Sherburn Hospital over the rights to certain dues
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, May 1813 - May 1837 Copy testimonial to Rev. W. Cassidi on his moving from Durham, St. Giles, to Grindon, taken from The Durham Advertiser, 4 June 1841
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 11 February 1838 - 22 October 1988
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 15 July 1989 - 19 June 1999
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 6 January 2007 - 22 June 2013
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 7 August 1999 - 21 October 2006
(1 volume)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Gr 1/section 04)

21-22, 178/1


Register of banns of marriage, 3 November 1878 - 21 March 1943
(1 volume, calf bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 24 April 1943 - 24 June 1984
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 14 April 1985 - 24 October 2010
(1 volume)

Registers of burials (Ref: EP/Gr 1/section 05)

6


Register of burials, April 1813 - December 1938
(1 volume)

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

23


Register of confirmations, 16 April 1932 - 16 April 1937
(1 volume, card bound)

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

24-29, 179/1


Register of services, 30 September 1906 - June 1921
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Register of services, 1 July 1921 - 31 December 1933
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Register of services, 7 January 1934 - 9 April 1942
(1 volume, cloth quarter-bound)


Register of services, 12 April 1942 - 27 March 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 25 March 1951 - 24 November 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 30 November 1963 - 6 August 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 12 August 1973 - 6 June 2010
(1 volume)

Parish boundaries (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 03)

64, 163-164


Plan of the parish boundary of Grindon parish, n.d. [c.2000] No scale
(1 plan, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm.)


Copy of an Ordnance Survey plan of Grindon area with parish boundaries, 1923 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
(1 plan, 63 cm. x 87 cm., printed)


Plan of the rural deanery of Stockton, including Grindon parish boundaries, 1963 Scale: 1 mile to 1 inch [1:63360]
(1 plan, 43 cm. x 45 cm., coloured ink)

Benefice (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 04)

58, 61, 75, 77, 165-166


Order in council confirming a pastoral scheme to establish a group ministry for the benefices of Grindon and Stillington; Bishopton with Great Stainton, and Redmarshall, 1 November 1989
(1 paper, printed)


Correspondence between R. Tingle, 'Woodville' , Redmarshall Street, Stillington; Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London; Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; Mrs. L. Gittins, 5 St. James ' Close, Thorpe Thewles, and Durham Diocesan Registry, The Park Gate House, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, concerning the suspension of presentation to the benefice of Grindon and Stillington; consultation on, and implementation of, a pastoral scheme to unite the benefice with that of Wolviston, and fill the vacancy in the new united benefice of Grindon, Stillington and Wolviston, 12 August 1998 - 13 April 2000
(24 papers)


Notice of suspension of presentation to the benefice of Grindon and Stillington for five years, 1 September 1998
(1 paper, typescript)


Archdeacon' s pre-vacancy enquiries, 28 September 1998
(8 papers, typescript)


Church Commissioners' Pastoral Measure 1968, notes concerning churches which have been declared redundant and await a redundancy scheme, 13 December 1971
(1 file)


The Church Commissioners' Order establishing 'The Benefice of Grindon and Stillington', 11 November 1980
(1 paper)

Benefice income (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 05)

11-12, 57


Agreement to augment the living of Grindon, 1731
(1 parchment)


Counterpart mortgage, £350, Rev. W. Cassidi to Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, 1862
(1 parchment)


Correspondence between M. Clark & Sons, agent to the Wynyard Estates, 11 Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne; Mrs. D.M. Davies, Thorpe Leazes Farm, Thorpe Thewles; Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; Margaret Usher, Boyne House, Thorpe Thewles; Rev. J. Harrison, The Vicarage, Thorpe Thewles; Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, Westminster and Marquess of Londonderry, Wynyard Hall, Wynyard, concerning the appointment of a successor to Rev. Inman, and efforts to increase the income of the benefice, 2 March 1960 - 21 April 1967
(1 file, typescript)

Glebe (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 06)

5/1


Plan of Morden Moor Farm, 'Belonging to the Vicar of Grindon As by Government Survey and Measurement' 'Drained by Government Loan in 1856', n.d. Shows lines of drains and outlets No scale given
(1 plan, 33 cm. x 41 cm.)

Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 07)Photographs (Ref: EP/Gr 2/)

43-48


Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. W.R. Wyldbore Smith, vicar of Grindon, 1911 - 1929, taken by Thirlwell Ltd., n.d. [ c.1920]
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 17 cm., black and white, mounted on board)


Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. E.W.L. May, vicar of Grindon, 1937 - 1945, in uniform of R.A.F. Chaplain, n.d. [early 1940s]
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 17 cm., black and white, mounted on board)


Head and shoulders portrait of Canon Charles Smith, vicar of Grindon, 1946 - 1948, n.d. [ c.1945]
(1 photograph, 11 cm. x 17 cm., black and white, mounted on board)


Photograph of Rev. Joseph Harrison, vicar of Grindon, 1961 - 1971, standing up to address his congregation, n.d. [Spring, mid 1960s]
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 17 cm., black and white, mounted on board)


Head and shoulders portrait of Rev. J.P. Inman, vicar of Grindon, 1956 - 1960, n.d. [late 1960s]
(1 photograph, 14 cm. x 20 cm., colour, mounted on board)


Head and shoulders portrait of Canon William Cameron Hall, vicar of Grindon, 1971 - 1980, n.d. [c. 1975]
(1 photograph, 12 cm. x 17 cm., black and white, mounted on board)

Sermons and preaching notes (Ref: EP/Gr 2/)

41-42


Details of bible readings used during church services, 1838 - 1840
(1 volume, vellum bound)


Notes of unidentified commentator' s opinions on the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles, n.d., [late 19 th century]
(1 volume, card bound)

Biographical details (Ref: EP/Gr 2/)

59-60


Cuttings from The Teesdale Mercury , about Rev. Tim Ollier, former vicar of Redmarshall, n.d. [c.1990]
(2 papers, printed)


Historical notes concerning William Cassidi, former vicar of Grindon, n.d. [1990s]
(1 paper)

Inductions, collations etc (Ref: EP/Gr 2/)

16, 49-53, 55-56, 63


Order of service for the collation and induction of the Reverend Joseph Harrison, 26 May 1961
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the institution and induction of Rev. Ernest William Lees May to the vicarage of Grindon, 8 November 1937
(1 booklet, printed, plastic-backed)


Order of service for the institution and induction of Rev. Charles Smith to the vicarage of Grindon, 24 March 1946
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the institution and induction of Rev. Charles Pennyman Worsley to the vicarage of Grindon, 11 April 1949
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the institution and induction of Rev. John Phillips Inman to the vicarage of St. James, Grindon, 22 October 1956
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the collation of Rev. Joseph Harrison to the vicarage of St. James, Grindon, 26 May 1961
(1 booklet, printed)


Order of service for the collation and induction of Rev. Ian Jelley, 4 January 2001
(6 papers, printed)


Order of service for the collation and induction of Rev. David Martin Brooke as incumbent of the benefices of Bishopton, St. Peter with Great Stainton, All Saints ' , in plurality with Redmarshall, St. Cuthbert, in plurality with Grindon, St. James; Stillington, St. John the Divine and Wolviston, St. Peter, 1 September 2004
(1 booklet, printed)


Notice from the Bishop of Durham of his intention to collate rev. Ian Jelley to the benefice, 29 November 2000
(1 paper, printed form)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Gr 2/)

31, 175


Correspondence between Rev. Timothy Ollier, The Rectory, Redmarshall; Smiths Gore, Chartered Surveyors, 26 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington; the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office, Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester; Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London; and the Rev. Robert Huddleson, Diocesan Office, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; concerning the closure of Embleton church, 19 April 1983 - 29 April 1988
(49 papers)


Copy of a letter from W. Bean, County Planning Officer, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council to the vicar of St. James concerning planning application - conversion of disused railway to walkway at Castle Eden, 17 March 1978
(1 file)

Assistance with Holy Communion (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 08)

71


Grant of permission to assist in the administration of the elements at Holy Communion, to William Leslie Gittins, churchwarden, 20 October 1993 - 1 June 1999
(1 paper, printed form)

Parochial statistics (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 09)

62


Return of average adult church attendance for the period January - October 2000, 16 December 2000
(1 paper, printed form)

Rural Deanery (Ref: EP/Gr 2/section 10)

78


Archdeacon' s enquiry of the Deanery Pastoral Committee concerning the nature and needs of the parish, 16 October 1998
(3 papers, typescript)

Tithe (Ref: EP/Gr 3/)Tithe plans and apportionments (Ref: EP/Gr 3/)

18


Tithe plan and apportionment for the township of Thorpe Thewles, 15 November 1844 Scale: 6 chains to 1 inch [1:4752]
(1 plan, 125cm x 98cm, paper on linen; 1 file)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)Church (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 01)War memorial (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

106


Letter from Arthur N. Boynton, 'Southfields' , 3 South View, Heighington, to Rev. Goodall, [The Vicarage, Thorpe Thewles] requesting that the name of his brother, John Edward Boynton, be added to the war memorial in the church, 18 February 1992
(2 papers)

Drawings (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

85-90, 148


Drawing of the interior east wall of St. James' s church, by W.L. Gittens, 5 St. James' Close, Thorpe Thewles, n.d. [c. 1985]
(1 drawing, 29.5 cm. x 42 cm.)


Drawing of the interior west wall of St. James' s church, by W.L. Gittens, 5 St. James' Close, Thorpe Thewles, n.d. [c. 1985]
(1 drawing, 29.5 cm. x 42 cm.)


Drawing of the interior south wall of St. James' s church, by W.L. Gittens, 5 St. James' Close, Thorpe Thewles, n.d. [c. 1985]
(1 drawing, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm.)


Drawing of the interior north wall of St. James' s church, by W.L. Gittens, 5 St. James' Close, Thorpe Thewles, n.d. [c. 1985]
(1 drawing, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm.)


Drawing of the north-east corner of the nave and chancel, by W.L. Gittens, 5 St. James ' Close, Thorpe Thewles, n.d. [c.1985]
(1 drawing, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm.)


Drawing of the north-west corner of the nave and chancel, by W.L. Gittens, 5 St. James ' Close, Thorpe Thewles, n.d. [c.1985]
(1 drawing, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm.)


'Sketch of the chancel showing position of icons and detail of sanctuary lamp' , by Hindhurst, architect, July 1978
(1 plan, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm., duplicated)

Plans (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

91, 93-94, 167


Plan of St. James' s church showing the layout of flower arrangements for a flower festival, [to celebrate the church 's centenary], n.d. [1987] Scale: 1:100
(1 plan, 29.5 cm. x 42 cm.)


Plan of Thorpe Thewles showing the location of St. James's church, n.d. [c. 2000] No scale
(1 plan, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm., photocopied)


Site plan of St. James's church, n.d. [ c.2000] No scale
(1 plan, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., photocopied)


Sketch of St. James' Church in Thorpe Thewles, horizontal (floor) view, n.d. Scale: 1:100
(1 plan, 59 cm. x 66 cm., ink)

Furniture and plate (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

92


Plan of proposed communion rail extension at St. James' s church, by W.L. Gittins, 25 May 1988 Scale: 1:1
(1 plan, 61 cm. x 54 cm., photocopied)

Repairs and renovations (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

80


Schedule of repairs and renovations required at St. James' s church, September 1958
(2 papers, typescript)

Windows (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

15


Order of service for dedication of a memorial window to the Reverend C. Pennyman Worsley, 17 May 1959
(1 paper)

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

97-98


Plan of proposed extension to the stone wall around the churchyard, n.d. [ c.2000] No scale
(1 plan, 29 cm. x 39.5 cm.)


Plan of Thorpe Thewles churchyard and lychgate, n.d. [c.2000] No scale
(1 plan, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm., photocopied)

Parish Hall (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 03)

96, 168


Plan of Thorpe Thewles showing location of the parish hall and nine houses in St. James 's Close, n.d. [c.2000] No scale
(1 plan, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm., photocopied)


Copy of the Trust upon which the Thorpe Parish Hall is held, 31 December 1923
(1 file and 1 paper)

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

107-109


Elevations, plans and sections of proposed alterations and improvements to Grindon vicarage, Thorpe Thewles, by Cordingley & McIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate, Durham, 21 April 1956 Scales: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96] and 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
(1 plan, 81 cm. x 61 cm., colour wash, duplicated)


Plans of proposed alterations to domestic drainage at Grindon vicarage, by Cordingley & M cIntyre, chartered architects, Owengate House, Durham, 30 June 1966 Scales: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96] and 1:500
(1 plan, 76 cm. x 66 cm., colour wash, duplicated)


1 July 1957 (1) Rev. Frederick Charles Tymms, clerk in holy orders, rural dean of Stockton; David McLaren and Arthur Goodman, churchwardens, sequestrators of the benefice of the vicarage of Grindon (2) Church Commissioners for England Mortgage, and counterpart, by (1) to (2) to secure repayment of £515 towards alterations to the parsonage Enclosed: Consent to the loan, of the Bishop and the patrons of the benefice, 21 April 1956 Certification by (1) that the property stands on glebe land, 4 July 1956
(4 papers, printed form)

Faculties and Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 05)Faculties (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 01)

100-105, 138-144


Faculty authorising the introduction of a link bar to close the opening in the existing communion rails, 24 August 1988
(1 paper, printed form)


Faculty authorising the installation in the church of a brass cross, a pair of brass candlesticks, a bell and a ceramic vase from the redundant church of Embleton, 5 November 1992
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the introduction onto the west wall of a board detailing past incumbents of the parish, 24 April 1997
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the introduction of a leather-bound book of remembrance and a free-standing bookcase in English oak, positioned in the centre of the west wall, to house it, 10 June 1997
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the restoration of a stained-glass window in the south nave, 5 September 2001
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the disposal of two damaged pews, a gas fire and a three-drawer filing cabinet, 1 February 2007
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the insertion of stained glass in place of plain glass in the centre window in the north wall of the nave, inscribed in memory of Charles Pennyman Worsley, 9 May 1958
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the installation of an oil-fired central heating boiler and oil storage tank to replace the coke-fired heating boiler, 20 November 1963
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the introduction into the sanctuary of two sanctuary chairs, in naturally-seasoned oak, one inscribed in memory of Anthony Calvert; removal, from the sanctuary to the vestry, of two high-backed chairs and one nursing chair, believed to be antiques; removal of a litany desk from the sanctuary to the east end of the main aisle of the nave; removal, from the sanctuary to the west end of the church, of the Mothers ' Union banner and the flags of the scout troop and guide company; removal of one pew from the front of the south aisle and offer it to the parish Church of England school and removal of the lectern from the chancel step on the south side of the nave to a concrete base on the floor of the nave, 18 March 1966
(1 paper, printed form)


Faculty authorising the introduction of an aumbry in the north wall of the sanctuary, set into the existing nineteenth century triptych and supported on either side by existing matching icons, 23 March 1979
(1 paper, printed form)


Faculty authorising the appropriation of a section of the consecrated churchyard for the strewing of cremated remains, 20 April 1988
(1 paper, printed form)


Faculty authorising the provision of a mains gas supply and a mains water supply; the removal of the existing oil tank; the installation of a gas-fired boiler and the introduction of a meter chamber in a corner of the churchyard, 8 August 1993
(1 paper, typescript)


Faculty authorising the installation of a sound reinforcement and induction loop system, 15 May 2007
(1 paper, typescript)

Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 02)

99, 145-146


Archdeacon's certificate authorising unspecified maintenance work at St. James's church, 6 March 1987
(1 paper, printed form)


Archdeacon's certificate authorising the installation of a new oil-fired boiler, 11 January 1979
(1 paper, printed form)


Archdeacon's certificate authorising the provision of Lexan polycarbonate sheeting to the windows of St. James's church, 9 February 1996
(1 paper, typescript)

Petitions (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 03)

137


Petition for a faculty authorising the erection of a stained glass window, of two lights, in the easternmost window of the south aisle, 17 August 1914 Endorsed: Instruction to issue a faculty once certain amendments to the petition have been made, 26 August 1914
(1 paper, printed form)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 04)

147


Correspondence between Rev. W.C. Hall, The Vicarage, Thorpe Thewles; Diocese of Durham Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches, The Vicarage, South Hylton, Sunderland, and Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham, concerning a petition for a faculty authorising the sale of an antique table and three chairs, 18 February - 2 December 1975
(1 file, typescript)

Log books (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 06)

13


Log book including: lists of vicars with short biographical sketches of them; extracts from R. Surtees, History of Durham on the history of Grindon, Wynyard etc.; income of the living; details of tithe rent-charges; details of parochial charities and extracts from trust deeds, 1870s; modern history of Grindon, Stillington and Thorpe Thewles, 1958 - 1971
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Terriers and inventories (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 07)Terriers (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

69


Terrier, 21 January 1960
(1 booklet, printed form)

Inventories (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

70


Inventory, January 1960
(1 booklet, printed form)

Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 08)

81-84, 177/1


Quinquennial inspection report on St. James's church by Middleton, Fletcher and Partners, chartered architects, 309 Marton Road, Middlesbrough, Teesside, August 1968
(1 file, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection report on St. James's church by Franklin Medhurst Associates, architects, 4 - 5 Finkle Street, Green Dragon Yard, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, October 1983
(1 file, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection report on St. James's church, by Franklin Medhurst, architect, Greystone, Carlton, December 1988
(1 file, typescript)


Quinquennial inspection report on St. James's church, by Hayton, Lee & Braddock, architects, Owengate House, Saddler Street, Durham, May 1995
(1 file, typescript)


Quinqennial inspection report, 2005
(1 volume)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 09)Vicarage (Ref: EP/Gr 4/)

110


Schedule of dilapidations noted at the quinquennial inspection of Grindon vicarage by D. McIntyre, chartered architect, Owengate House, Durham, February 1967
(1 file, typescript, duplicated)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 10)

8, 32, 66-68


Parochial accounts book, including: Sunday school, lending library, Belmont School, Society for the sons of the Clergy, clothing society, Thorpe school, 1838 - 1859
(1 volume)


Churchwardens' account book, 25 March 1854 - 7 April 1923
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)


Income and expenditure account of the churchwardens for the year ended 25 March 1913
(1 paper)


Income and expenditure account of the churchwardens, 1956
(2 papers, typescript)


Income and expenditure account of the church, 2006
(1 paper, typescript, encapsulated)

Legacies (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 11)

169, 174


Note to the vicar of St. James' Church concerning the will of Miss Anne Jenkins, enclosing an extract of it, 4 February 1955
(2 papers)


Copy of the last will of Mary Aline Bottomley in which (among other things) she bequeaths part of her estate to St. James' church, 7 May 1998
(2 papers)

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

74


Sequestration accounts, 16 August 1998 - 29 June 2003
(1 file)

Archdeacons' visitations (Ref: EP/Gr 4/section 13)

54, 72-73


Order of service for the Archdeacon of Auckland's visitation, 2000
(3 papers, printed)


Articles of enquiry at the Archdeacon's visitation, 1996
(4 papers, printed form, photocopied)


Articles of enquiry at the Archdeacon's visitation, 2000
(4 papers, printed form, photocopied)

Vestry (Ref: EP/Gr 5/)

7


Vestry Minutes (including Parochial Church Council minutes, 1923 - 1958), 1907 - 1958
(1 volume)

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

33, 115
see also Vestry


Minute book of Parochial Church Council, 3 June 1958 - 16 February 1983 Includes: minutes of the Annual Vestry Meeting, 2 April 1959 - 5 April 1981
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Minutes of the Parochial Church Council, indexed, 27 April 1983 - 24 April 1990
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Gr 6/section 02)

34-35, 79


Account book of Parochial Church Council, 11 April 1923 - December 1966
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Account book of Parochial Church Council, 1 January 1967 - 15 May 1989
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)


Certificates commending the parish of Grindon for paying its assessed parish share in full in the years ended 31 December 1998 - 2000 and 2002
(4 papers, printed form)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Gr 6/section 03)

116


General correspondence of the Secretary to the Parochial Church Council, [March] 1992 - 18 March 2000
(1 file, typescript)

Electoral roll (Ref: EP/Gr 6/section 04)

111-114


Electoral roll, April 1978
(1 file, printed form)


Electoral roll, 1984 - 1989
(1 file, printed form)


Electoral roll, 1990
(1 file, printed form)


Electoral roll, April 1996
(1 file, typescript)

Parish profile (Ref: EP/Gr 6/section 05)

76


Parish profile, 18 September 1998
(11 papers, typescript)

Overseers of the Poor (Ref: EP/Gr 7/)Overseers' accounts (Ref: EP/Gr 7/)

9


Overseers' accounts, Thorpe Thewles and Grindon, 1784 - 1811
(1 volume)

Poor rate books (Ref: EP/Gr 7/)

10


Poor Rate book, 1849 - 1853
(1 volume)

Schools (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)Grindon Church of England School (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)Managers' minutes (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)

36


Minute book of managers' meetings, 14 December 1904 - 11 December 1967
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Wynyard Park Church of England School (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)Managers' minutes (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)

37


Minute book of managers' meetings, 27 December 1904 - 10 June 1985
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Plans (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)

38


Plan of proposed extensions to the school, April 1960 Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 89.5cm. x 75cm.)

Curriculum (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)

39


Information booklet about the curriculum and other school activities at the school, for the year 1982/83, published November 1981
(24 papers)

School closure (Ref: EP/Gr 11/)

40


Correspondence between Rev. Timothy Ollier, Chairman of Governors, The Rectory, Redmarshall; The County Education Officer, Cleveland County Council; Raymond Wood, Londonderry Estates Office, Wynyard Park; and the Diocesan Director of Education, Hallgarth House, Hallgarth Street, Durham; concerning the closure of Wynyard Park Junior Mixed and Infant C.E. School, 2 June 1983 - 27 May 1988
(64 papers)

Charities (Ref: EP/Gr 12/)Marshall's Charity (Ref: EP/Gr 12/)

171


Correspondence between Mr. John P. Inman, vicar of Thorpe Thewles; Marshall's Charity clerk and surveyor Albert W. Unwin, and the Church Commissioners, concerning Marshall's Charity grant of £200 for Grindon, St. James, 18 May 1956 - 14 June 1957
(7 papers)

Burton Holgate Charity (Ref: EP/Gr 12/)

170


Correspondence between Mr. John P. Inman, vicar of Thorpe Thewles and the Charity Commission, concerning the Burton Holgate Grindon Church Charity, enclosing a note from the Diocesan Registry with the parish church of St. James' consecration date (17 May 1887), 31 December 1956
(2 papers)

Fleetham's Charity (Ref: EP/Gr 12/)

172


Letter from the Charity Commission to the Diocesan Office regarding Fleetham's Charity and Burton Holgate Trust in Grindon, 10 February 1972 Includes: - Burton Holgate Trust Scheme - Copy of George Fleetham's will
(1 file)

Parkin Bequest Charity (Ref: EP/Gr 12/)

173


Letters from the Charity Commission to the vicar of Thorpe Thewles, regarding Parkin Bequest Charity, 17 October 1973 - 1 May 1991 Includes: - Copy of an extract from Miss Elizabeth Bowser's will, establishment of the Parkin Bequest Charity - Parkin Bequest account statement for year ending 31 December 1965
(2 files)

Church Societies (Ref: EP/Gr 13/)Mothers' Union (Ref: EP/Gr 13/)

119-121


' Wings for Victory' National Savings Campaign certificate of honour awarded to Thorpe Thewles Mothers ' Union, 1943
(1 paper, printed form)


Letter from Rev. E.W.L. May, Air Headquarters, Levant, to Mrs. M.W. Usher, concerning the commissioning of a banner for the Mothers' Union to represent the parish at an event in Durham Cathedral, 5 April 1946 Includes: envelope with declaration that the letter's contents ' refer to nothing but private and family matters'
(2 papers, 1 typescript, 1 printed form, encapsulated)


Grindon - Wynyard Mothers' Union membership card of M.M. Usher, 16 September 1954
(1 card, printed)

Choral Society (Ref: EP/Gr 13/)

117-118


Correspondence between Miss M. Usher, Boyne Villa, Thorpe Thewles; Wilkinsons Motor Services, Sedgefield; William Duffield, Central Garage, Bishop Middleham; The Favourite Service, 13 Park Avenue, Coundon Gate, and J.S. Appleton & Son, motor car, funeral carriage and motor coach proprietors, 45 Ormesby Road, Middlesbrough, concerning Thorpe Choral Society 's annual Whit Monday coach outing, 6 April 1933 - 3 May 1939 Includes: price lists and decorative bill heads
(31 papers, typescript)


Thorpe Choral Society' s receipted invoices, some with decorative billheads, for catering, programme printing and sheet music, from John Harrison, printer, artist-designer and engraver, Britannia Works, Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees; John Burdon & Sons, piano and gramophone rooms, 52 Yarm Lane, Stockton-on-Tees; L. Tate, baker, confectioner & caterer, 22½ George Street, Thornaby-on-Tees; James Broadbent & Son Ltd., music and general publishers, Meanwood Hill, Leeds, Yorkshire, and Burdon & Whiteley Ltd., piano, radio and music dealers, 55 Wilson Street, Middlesbrough, 31 December 1933 - 22 June 1938
(9 papers, printed form)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Gr 14/)Parish magazines (Ref: EP/Gr 14/)

128-133, 149-162


Parish magazine, January 1941
(1 paper, printed, encapsulated)


Grindon newsletter, Autumn 1959
(1 paper, typescript, duplicated)


Parish information, for the week beginning 27 January 2002
(1 paper, printed)


Parish information, for the week beginning 24 February 2002
(1 paper, printed)


Parish information , for the weeks beginning 31 March - 7 April 2002
(2 papers, printed)


Parish information , for the weeks beginning 21 April - 5 May 2002
(3 papers, printed)


Parish News , October - December 1961
(3 booklets, printed)


Parish News , January - December 1962
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish News, January - July 1963
(7 booklets, printed)


Parish News, October 1963
(1 booklet, printed)


Parish News, December 1963
(1 booklet, printed)


Parish News , January - December 1964
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish News , January - December 1965
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish News , January - December 1966
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish News , January - December 1967
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish News , January - December 1968
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish News, January - December 1969
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish News , January - December 1970
(12 booklets, printed)


Parish magazine, January - March 1971
(3 booklets, printed)


Parish magazine, May - December 1971
(8 booklets, printed)

Parish histories (Ref: EP/Gr 14/)

14, 135-136


Copy notes on Grindon and Thorpe Thewles composed in 1879, n.d., [1950s]
(1 paper)


Newspaper cutting of an article about the history of Grindon, St. Thomas a Beckett, n.d. [1990s]
(1 paper, printed)


Grindon Parish Church History , Christian Inheritance pamphlet number 3, printed by L. & M. Graham, Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, n.d. [ c.2000]
(1 booklet, printed)

Village plans (Ref: EP/Gr 14/)

95, 124-126


Plan of the eastern half of Thorpe Thewles showing the location of the proposed meter house and ex water meter, n.d. [ c.2000] No scale
(1 plan, 21 cm. x 29.5 cm.)


Plan of a proposed footpath on the east side of the A177, opposite the school, at Thorpe Thewles, by County Engineer & Surveyor, Durham County Council, Area Surveyor 's Office, Sedgefield, August 1935 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 40 cm. x 38 cm., colour wash)


Plan of Wynyard Village with plan of Wynyard Estate inset, n.d. [c. 2000] No scale
(1 plan, 42 cm. x 29.5 cm., photocopied)


Plan of Thorpe Thewles, 5 May 2003 No scale
(1 plan, 29.5 cm. x 21 cm., photocopied)

Fundraising events (Ref: EP/Gr 14/)

65, 123, 127, 134


Handbill advertising a bazaar to raise funds towards the construction of the new church at Thorpe [Holy Trinity], held at Stockton, 19 - 20 September 1848
(1 paper, printed)


Handbill advertising an afternoon sale, mannequin parade and tea in the parish hall, 27 April 1935
(1 paper, printed)


Income and expenditure account of festivities at Thorpe Thewles to celebrate the coronation of George VI, 12 May 1937
(1 paper)


Cutting from The Northern Echo reporting the opening of Thorpe Thewles garden party by Lady Londonderry, 11 July 1960
(1 paper, printed)

Family history (Ref: EP/Gr 14/)

17


Letter from Mrs. Violet Bracknall concerning her family's connection with Grindon, 23 November 1971
(2 papers)

Sales particulars (Ref: EP/Gr 14/)

122


Auction sale particulars of 2 freehold houses and 5 freehold cottages in Thorpe Thewles, and 2 freehold grass fields, containing 12459 acres, in the parish of Carlton, to be sold by James Dodds & Brown, auctioneers, 25 High Street, Stockton-on-Tees, 19 July 1932
(1 paper, printed)