Catalogue

Photograph album relating to Beamish Parish Mission, October 1952. Presented to Canon Stapleton by the vicar of Beamish. (1)Photograph of Beamish Parish Mission banner 8-19th October 1952 above poster 'His opportunity - and yours' (2)Photograph of exterior of St Andrew's Church, illuminated at night (3)Photograph of Stanley with St Andrew's Church in the foreground (4)Photograph of mission parade and Beamish Parish Mission banner passing Stanley Co-operative Store (5) Photograph of two women standing outside a house as a woman inside is putting up a God Bless You Beamish Parish Mission leaflet (6)Photograph of the interior of a house as three women and one man are sitting conversing (7)Photograph of six members of the clergy, including Canon K.H. Stapleton (8)Photograph of night-time procession with torches held as members of the clergy and girl guides walk past the Essoldo, policeman standing to right (9)Photograph of procession at rest with Canon Stapleton in foreground, clegy, girl guides and boy scouts, banner at rear (10)Photograph of interior of church during service, taken from back of congregation looking towards clergy at altar (11)Photograph of Canon Stapleton and clergy in front of altar during service (12)Photograph of member of clergy speaking from pulpit to congregation (13)Photograph of member of clergy addressing the audience (14)Photograph of congregation seated during service taken from the rear of the church (15)Photograph of congregation standing during service taken from rear of the church with clergy at altar (16)Photograph of clergy and choir at the front of the church (17)Photograph taken at church altar of two young people during communion with dedication plaque on wall to the right in memory of William Oxley Forster and Saint Andrew's banner in front (18)Photograph of baptism of three babies (19)Photograph of twelve young people, one holding a poster of The Baptism of Christ and two holding 'babies' (20)Photograph of the procession of the cross from the altar showing young people seated, during a children's service (21)Photograph of a procession through the congregation headed by someone dressed as a soldier followed by children carrying posters saying 'cowardice', 'temper', 'despair' and 'envy', followed by altar boys, another soldier and clergy (22)Photograph taken from head of procession through congregation, led by altar boys, followed by children with The Baptism of Christ poster then clergy (23)Photograph taken from head of procession of congregation of young people taken from the front as the procession travels through, The Baptism of Christ poster being held at the front of the procession, followed by a girl carrying a dolls house, altar boys, a boy dressed in robes, a girl dressed as a bride and a soldier (24)Photograph of clergy, altar boys, choir and front of congregation, standing