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2 May 1746 (1) William Hutchinson of Barnard Castle, esq. (2) Rev. Thomas Bowman of Over Startforth, Yorkshire, clerk Conveyance from (1) to (2) by lease and release (for lease see D/X 1157/4) of messuage with outbuildings in Over Startforth, with land at west end (measuring 27 yards from north-west corner of barn to town street, and 21 yards from messuage westwards to boundary of (1)'s property called Bellgarths); with right of way over property of (1) from town street to property conveyed Consideration: £115 (£25 on 1 May 1747, £24 on 1 May 1748, £23 on 1 May 1749, £22 on 1 May 1750 and £21 on 1 May 1751) Endorsed with memorandum (12 June 1781) of payment by John Bowman, heir of (2), of annual rent of 2s.6d. as acknowledgement of encroachment on property of Timothy Hutchinson, heir of (1)

Parish magazines, Durham St Oswald, January - December 1919

Parish magazines, Durham St Oswald, January - December 1920 Note inside front cover reads ' To Rev. G.D. John with kinds remembrances and all good wishes from M.J. Caldcleugh, St Oswald's Parish Durham'

Parish magazines, Durham St Oswald, January - December 1921

Booklet - 'Newbiggin Chapel Its Place in History' by Mary Lowes and Lorne Tallentire 1990

Booklet 'The Newbiggin Sunday School Library' compiled by Mary Lowes 1992 - with annotated introduction, members and distribution of books, titles of library books, Sunday school accounts, Harwood Library rules 3 March 1849

People and Places fact sheet 1: 'Newbiggin Chapel' c. 1990

People and Places Fact Sheet 2: 'The World is my Parish' about John Wesley c. 1990

People and Places fact sheet 3 'Primitive Methodism in Upper Teesdale' c. 1990

People and Places fact sheet 4 'A Walk around Newbiggin' c. 1990

People and Places fact sheet 5 'Lead Mining in Upper Teesdale' c. 1990

People and Places fact sheet 6 'Newbiggin School' c. 1990

People and Places fact sheet 7 'Darlington man's boyhood memories' c. 1990 - T. Cameron of Vancouver Street

Sheet showing how to get to Newbiggin Methodist chapel built 1759, renovated 1987 c. 1990

Transcript of a deed of 13 August 1759 c. 1990 Parties: (1) Robert Robinson of Newbiggin in Teasdale, yeoman; (2) Christopher Hopper of Newcastle upon Tyne (Northumberland), gentleman, Matthew Lowes of Newcastle, gentleman, Jacob Rowel of Barnardcastle, gentleman, Thomas Allinson of of Bowlees, miner, John Ridley of Woodside, miner, John Spence of Sievylee, miner and James Ainsley of Woodside, miner Reciting: -the methodists in Newbiggin were destitute of a meetinghouse and requested (2) to purchase (a) from (1) on which to erect a meetinghouse; - (a) had been surrendered to (2) Property: (a) ground of 20 yards length and 14 yards breadth adjoining a little brook called Newbiggin Beck W, common or town moor N, messuage of Earl of Darlington E, lands of (1) S with convenience over road to and from the premises - all in Middleton in Teesdale and part of Bowes Croft Operative Part: - a bond of even date executed by (2) to (1) in penal sum of £10 for payment of £5 from (2) to (1) on 30 August 1760 with interest and a surrender of even date to (2) in trust to erect a Methodist meetinghouse and in trust to use it for worship and use by ministers and preachers sent by Rev John Wesley; with proviso for replacement of trustees Witnesses: - John Hewetson; - James Raw; - James Foster; - Edward Bell

'Life and Methodism in the Lead Dale of Teesdale' by Mary Lowes 1990

'Lead Miners and Chapel Builders' by Mary Lowes August 1991

Fact sheet on lead mining in and around Newbiggin 1753-1905 c. 1990

Fact sheet 'Quilting in Upper Teesdale' c. 1990

Assignment 9 November 1654 Parties: (1) Sir Thomas Ingram of Sherriff Hutton (Yorkshire); (2) Rt. Hon. John Belasise of Morlaby (Lincolnshire) Operative Part - (1) in pursuance of a trust reposed in him and in Sir Richard Belasise (deceased), assigned (a) to (2) Witnesses: - A. Halsall; - Thomas Cantley Property: (a) lands in Westwick in Lordship of Barnard Castle as in assignment of 10 December 1649 between (i) Mathew Hutton, John Belasise and Conyers Darcy and (ii) Sir Thomas Ingram and Sir Richard Belasise for residue of term of 99 years Habendum: - to (2) for residue of term of 99 years