Catalogue

Minute book of the churchwardens, 1 May 1890 - 10 May 1938

Copy of the churchwardens' annual report on the fabric, goods and ornaments, 22 February 1963

Plan of proposed room under the bell tower, at St. Andrew's church, c.1978

Plan showing proposed removal of pews from the north transept, c.1978

Plan of proprietary, appropriated and free pews, 1848 Includes: names of the owners of the proprietary pews Enclosed in EP/Au.SA/5/3

Photograph of reredos, c.1970

Photograph of Anglo-Saxon cross, reconstructed in 1931 from fragments of the 8th-9th centuries, c.1970

Photograph of processional cross, c.1970

Photograph of the interior of the east window and altar, c.1970

Photograph, taken from the west end, of the interior of the church, c.1970

Photograph showing the exterior of the church from the south and, below it, and photograph of the interior of the chancel particularly the east window, c.1970

Photograph showing a close-up of the eagle's head on the lectern, c.1970

Photograph showing a close-up of the altar cross and the middle panel of the reredos depicting the scene outside the tomb on Easter day, c.1970

Photograph, taken from the east end, of the interior of the church, c.1970

Photograph of the exterior of the church, taken from the east end, n.d. c.1980

Photograph of a panel in the reredos showing Christ breaking bread with two disciples, n.d. c.1980

Photograph of stone effigy of a woman, possibly associated with the Bellasis family of Henknowle, c.1980

Photograph of the exterior of the tower, c.1980

Photograph of the exterior of the porch, c.1980

Photograph of the base of the Anglo-Saxon cross, possibly representing the transfiguration, c.1980

Photograph of the small window below the level of the main windows on the south wall of the church, c.1980

Photograph of the exterior of the south side of the church showing the porch and the southern arm of the transept, c.1980

Photograph of the exterior of the church taken from the east end and showing the south side, c.1980

Photograph of a brass, of c.1400, of a priest in cassock, surplice and cloak, c.1980

Photograph of a boss of 1272 depicting the head of Edward I, on the north arcade, c.1980

Photograph of chancel stalls presented to the church by Cardinal Langley in 1416-1417, c.1980

Photograph of a hatchment bearing the arms of Gertrude Wren (d. January 1637), daughter of Sir Charles Wren of Binchester, c.1980

Photograph of the Anglo-Saxon cross reconstructed in 1931 from fragments of the 8th-9th centuries, c.1980

Photograph of an effigy of a knight, of c.1340, in oak, c.1980

Photograph of sedilia of the early 14th century, c.1980

Photograph of the memorial cross to the Sixth Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, originally erected on the Butte de Warlencourt to commemorate the attack made there by the battalion on 5 and 6 November 1916 and removed to the church on 26 June 1927, c.1980

Photograph of the stone marking the grave in the church of Auckland, St. Andrew, of Thomas Wright (d. 22 February 1786) of Byers Green, mathematician, c.1980

Photograph of a holy-water stoup, constructed from a Roman altar and bearing the arms of Robert Nevill, bishop of Durham from 1437 to 1457, c.1980

Photograph of blocked-up doorway, n.d. c.1980

Assessment by the churchwardens for a rate for repairing the church, 1864 - 1865

Letter from the Secretary to the Ecclesiastical Commission, Westminster, to the Rev. F.T. Woods, The Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, advising of the Commissioners' agreement to contribute towards the cost of repairs recommended in the architect's report, as in EP/Au.SA 2/20, 25 June 1912

Receipts for pointing and repairs to the church, with warrants for payment by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 12 May - 24 July 1913

Letter from N. Kilburn, Westward Ho, to Rev. K. Goldsmith, complaining about the unfair manner of allocating work for the church and recommending that more than one estimate should be required for work costing in excess of £10, 29 February 1908 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Copy letters from Messrs. Reed Millican & Co., Ltd., and L. Cox, Bishop Auckland, to Rev. W.R. Tinniswood, concerning the invoice for repairs to a stained glass window, 1 February 1963

A list of subscriptions to, and balance sheet of, the St. Andrew Auckland parish church restoration fund, 30 November 1882

A letter from the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, to the vicar and churchwardens of Auckland, St. Andrew, concerning the restoration appeal, 31 March 1980 Includes: the appeal booklet and leaflet, c.1980

Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Auckland St. Andrew with St. Anne Restoration Fund Limited, 26 June 1981

Certificate of Incorporation of Auckland St. Andrew with St. Anne Restoration Fund Limited as a private limited company, 26 June 1989

'Report on the present state of the Buildings and Works which appear to be necessary or advisable' and estimate of costs, by Arthur W. Blomfield, November 1879

Specification of work required to be done in the parish church of Bishop Auckland by [A.W. Blomfield] 6 Montagu Place, Montagu Square, London W, n.d. [c.1880]

Memorandum of the location of brasses in the chancel and note of gravestones moved variously for a temporary vestry; a new road round the west tower; the site of the heating apparatus; the organ chamber; and for rebuilding the south transept; and memorandum of memorial tablets and hatchments by C. Burnett, n.d.

Correspondence between the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London, and Rev. Canon Long, concerning contributions by the former to the cost of the restoration of the church, 5 January 1880 - 11 November 1882

Letters to Rev. Canon Long, vicar of the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew, from M. Spencer, the Fryerage, Yarm, Yorkshire; Harry C. Nisbet, 35 Lincolns Inn Fields, London; [J.C. Browning], 8 Bishopsgate Within, London; the Duke of Cleveland, Raby Castle, Darlington; Edward Johnson, Deanery, Chester-le-Street; Lady Armstrong, Jesmond Dene, Newcastle on Tyne; promising contributions to the restoration of the church, 13 May 1880 - 22 April 1881

Letters from Arthur W. Blomfield [architect], 6 Montagu Place, Montagu Square, London, to Rev. R. Long, concerning the restoration of the church, including the installation of the reredos, 20 September 1880 - 21 July 1881

Letter from Arthur W. Blomfield, 6 Montagu Place, [London W.], to the Rev. R. Long, advising that a fresh plan of the new organ chamber and vestry, and alternative sketches for new roofs for the nave, transepts and chancel are being forwarded, 15 December 1880 Includes: comments on the various proposals, 15 December 1880

Letter from the Secretary to The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, 9 Buckingham Street, Strand, London, to Rev. Canon Long, vicar of the parish of St. Andrew, enclosing the Committee of the Society's comments on Arthur Blomfield's proposals for the restoration of the church, 2 December 1880

Letter from John Grundy, 23 Cowley Road, Victoria Park, London, E., to A.W. Blomfield, 6 Montagu Place, Montagu Square, London, W., architect, tendering for supplying and installing 'my warm air apparatus' at Auckland, St. Andrew, 8 January 1881

Progress report of Arthur W. Blomfield on restoration work at the church, commenting on the need to restore the chancel roof at 'no very distant date', 4 June 1881

Sketch of lighting switches and labels, 12 April 1933

Correspondence of the Rev. Canon A.B. Parry Evans with various parties concerning the Priestman Trust and the restoration of the organ and sanctuary, 3 September 1940 - 18 November 1941

Letter from the Department of the Environment, 25 Savile Row, London, offering a grant of £329,885 towards the cost of approved repairs to St. Andrew's church, 18 October 1978

Copy of estimate by J. and W. Lowry, Ltd., 64 Bath Lane, Newcastle, builders, for work on the roof of St. Andrew's church, 25 January 1979

Letter from the Department of the Environment, 25 Savile Row, London, to Dr. J.D.F. Anido, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, setting out the agreed programme of work which was to be covered by the offered grant, 15 August 1979

Copy of letter from J. and W. Lowry, Ltd., 64 Bath Lane, Newcastle, builders, to Messrs. Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, 32/34 Mosley Street, Newcastle, responding to complaints by the churchwardens and Secretary to the Parochial Church Council of St. Andrew's about the carrying out of the repair work, 3 July 1980

Copy of letter from Ian Curry, [32-34] Mosley Street, Newcastle, to M. Cowley, Secretary of St. Andrew's Parochial Church Council, concerning the revised forecast building costs for St. Andrew's church roof, 10 November 1980

Letter from Ian Curry, 32-34 Mosley Street, Newcastle, to Rev. Dr. J.D.F. Anido, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, forwarding the plumber's estimates for further work on the roofs and gutters of St. Andrew's church, 27 February - 13 April 1981

Specification of work for the renewal of gutters and roof coverings to the south aisle roof of St. Andrew's church, May 1981

Letter from the Department of the Environment, 25 Savile Row, London, to the Rev. J.D.F. Anido, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, offering a grant of £6,493 towards the cost of repairs to the south aisle roof and gutters, 9 July 1981

Specification of work for the renewal of gutters and roof coverings to the north aisle roof of St. Andrew's church, April 1982

Letter from Steve Bowyer, English Heritage, 23 Savile Row, London, to Rev. John Marshall, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, forwarding a copy of a report on the external protection of glass, 30 November 1987

Schedule of works for various repairs to roof coverings, gutters and roof structure at St. Andrew's church, by Messrs. Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson of Newcastle upon Tyne, architects, January 1979

Correspondence relating to St. Andrew's Restoration Fund and copy of the trust deed, 11 April 1979 - 28 March 1980

Account book, 20 January 1980 - 25 November 1982

Restoration Committee minute book, 22 June 1981 - 22 October 1990

Letter from the Secretary of the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, Fulham Palace, London, to the Treasurer of the Restoration Appeal, concerning an application for a grant in aid of restoration work at St. Andrew's church, 22 February 1982

Specification of work for renewal of gutters and roof coverings to the north aisle of St. Andrew's church, April 1982

Estimate of T. Manners & Sons, Ltd., Peel Street, Bishop Auckland, builders, to Rev. J.D. Anido, Bishop Auckland, for work on the north transept and clergy vestry, 29 April 1982

Photographs of damage to roof timbers, and of restoration work in progress, June 1982 - July 1984

Notes and drawings by Messrs. Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson of Newcastle, architects, on the condition of beam ends and wall head timbers at St. Andrew's church, following various site inspections, February 1984 - 22 August 1984

Plans of church roof, as existing and proposed, by Messrs. Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson of Newcastle upon Tyne, architects Scale: 1 : 100

Specification by Messrs. Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson of Newcastle, architects, of work for the renewal of gutterings and roof coverings to the nave, together with estimates and consultants' account, February - 5 December 1984

Correspondence, estimates and valuations from Messrs. Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson, consultant architects, to H.S. Hamilton, 55 Northumberland Avenue, Bishop Auckland, for repairs to the church roof, 25 February 1985

Correspondence between Messrs. Charlewood, Curry, Wilson & Atkinson of Newcastle, architects, and H.S. Hamilton, Bishop Auckland, concerning queries arising from restoration of the church roof, 27 August 1985 - 13 September 1985

Note of reasons for making toilet provision at the church, n.d.

Letter from the Diocesan Secretary, Bishop Auckland, to Rev. J.W. Marshall, Bishop Auckland, concerning the provision of toilet facilities and a choir changing area at St. Andrew's church, 20 March 1987

Correspondence from Martin Stancliffe of York, architects, to the Rev. J. Marshall of Bishop Auckland, and others, concerning restoration work at the church, 13 December 1989 - 9 April 1992

Correspondence from Martin Stancliffe, 29 Marygate, York, architects, to Rev. J. Marshall, Bishop Auckland, concerning re-roofing the tower, south porch and south transept, with minutes of site meetings, 15 May 1990 - 5 September 1991

Specification of Martin Stancliffe of York, architects, and summary of costs for re-roofing the tower, the south transept, the south porch, etc., April 1990

Press article by Barbara Steeper on restoration work at St. Andrew's church, n.d. [December 1991]

Letter from Messrs. Harrison & Harrison Ltd., Durham, to Keith Crosby, 140 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, concerning refurbishment of the organ at St. Andrew's church, 15 December 1987

Statement by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners concerning stock held for the Auckland, St. Andrew, Repair Fund, 8 December 1928

Church Restoration appeal booklet, n.d.

Illustration of an engraved goblet and an engraved tumbler sold in aid of the church restoration appeal, n.d.

Report and proposals for alterations to the church heating system, by T.G. Armstrong and Partners, consulting engineers, n.d.

Report on proposal for the installation of a gas-fired boiler plant at the church, n.d.

Plan for heating St. Andrew's Church by Messrs Emley and Sons Ltd., Newcastle, 31 January 1894 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Transcript of the pew rental book for the church of Auckland, St. Andrew, May 1650 - 17 September 1692, transcript made, n.d. [18th century]

List of proprietors of pews at St. Anne's chapel, n.d. [1830s]

Note of the consent of pew owners at St. Anne's chapel to the reseating recommendations of the Church Committee, 3 July 1867

Special case, Proud, plaintiff, v Price and others, defendants, in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court, in an action to establish the plaintiff's title to three pews in St. Anne's chapel, and an application for an injunction to restrain the defendants from pulling down the pews, 1891 Includes: plan of pews as they existed and were numbered on 19 January 1846

Transcript of the judgement of the Court of Appeal in the case of Proud, plaintiff, v Price and others, defendants, 31 October 1893

Copy of the Chancellor's judgement concerning the allotment of pews at St. Anne's chapel, n.d., c. 1893

Letter from Messrs. Forster and Andrews, Organ Manufactory, Hull, Yorkshire, East Riding, to W. Price, National Provincial Bank of England, Bishop Auckland, notifying an increase in charges for tuning the organ 'owing to the enormous increase ... in all working expenses', n.d. Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Letter from John Priestman, 'Cliffside', Roker, to Rev. A.B. Parry Evans, concerning the new organ and the possibility of arranging a series of recitals, 10 August 1934

Numbers not used Ref No. EP/Au.SA 4/70-76 Estimate, and specification, of Messrs. Harrison & Harrison, organ builders, Durham, for a new organ, 24 April 1961

Correspondence with Messrs. Harrison & Harrison, organ builders, Durham, concerning possible faults in the power supply to the organ, 5 March - 21 November 1962

Specification and particulars of an organ proposed to be erected in St. Anne's church, Bishop Auckland, 1 February 1875 and n.d.

Letter from Messrs. Harrison and Harrison of Durham, organ builders, concerning an allowance for the organ at St. Anne's church, Bishop Auckland, 9 February 1875

Account of Messrs. Harrison and Harrison of Durham, organ builders, to the churchwardens of St. Anne's church, Bishop Auckland, February 1876

Copy of subscription list for the organ fund, 1916

Copy of subscription list for the organ fund, 1922

Typescript schedule of music at St. Anne's church, Bishop Auckland, n.d.

Correspondence of Rev. A.B. Parry-Evans with the North Eastern Electric Supply Company, Ltd., concerning the electrical installation at the church, 27 July - 21 August 1934

Copy letter to the North Eastern Electricity Board concerning the earthing and supply of power at the church, 19 October 1962

Copy of letter from H. Grove, 18 Ampton Place, London, W.C., to Rev. H.G. Dickson, referring to the loss of endowments of the church and advising that the holders of the great tithes are required to restore and to keep in repair the chancel, 20 November 1880 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/3

Letter from The Secretary, Bounty Office, 3 Dean's Yard, Westminster, to the Rev. Canon Parry Evans, Bishop Auckland, enclosing a copy of the notes on the effect on chancel repairs of the Tithe Act, 1936; and a record of ascertainments relating to the apportionment of chancel liability in the parish, 30 July 1940 - 27 November 1942

Letter from the executors of Elizabeth Dinsdale requesting permission to erect a memorial tablet in the church, 3 October 1907 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Correspondence between various parties concerning the introduction of a new font, and tablets in memory of Mary Ann Knight (1869-1938), 7 November 1938 - 19 September 1939

Correspondence between the Vicar's Warden, 12 Market Place, Bishop Auckland; the Secretary of State, Home Office, Whitehall; the Ministry of Health, Whitehall; concerning the history of the churchyard and its possible complete closure, 12 January - 6 February 1924

Copy of order-in-council giving notice that representations may be made concerning the discontinuance of burials in the extensions to St. Andrew's churchyard, 10 February 1982

Order-in-council for the closure of the extensions to St. Andrew's churchyard, 18 May 1982

Correspondence between the Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1; the Rev. J.D.F. Anido, Bishop Auckland, and others concerning the closure of the extensions to the churchyard, 3 February 1977 - 14 August 1981

Letter from Smith, Roddam & Co., 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, to Rev. J.D.F. Anido, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, forwarding a copy of a plan taken from a conveyance of 1839, 29 September 1980

Sketch plans of the churchyard and descriptions of the different parts and difficulty to be encountered in closing part of it, c.1980

3 October 1870 (1) James Coutes Sowerby and Thomas Sowerby of Stokesley (co. York), gents., and devisees of trust estates under the will of John Page Sowerby of Stokesley; Robert Page of Norton, tanner, devisee of trust estates under the will of John Page of Norton; Luke Seymour of Aldborough (co. York), gent. (2) Rev. Henry Arthur Milton, vicar of St. Andrew Auckland, and others Copy of conveyance by (1) to (2) of a parcel of ground (2a. 3p.) adjoining the churchyard of St. Andrew Auckland, and a plot (1a.) adjoining the same, and now part of the existing churchyard, for use as a burial ground Consideration: £648 15s.

Letter from the Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London, to the Rev. J. Marshall, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, concerning the closure of part of the 'new' churchyard, and enclosing a copy of the order-in-council of 18 May 1982, 15 October 1985

Letter from the Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham Street, London, to the Rev. J. Marshall, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, rejecting an application for closure of part of the 'new' churchyard, 5 November 1985 Encloses: copies of an order-in-council, 13 November 1858, published in the London Gazette; an order of the Minister of Health, 1 June 1931, approving the provision of a new burial ground; a petition, to the Bishop of Durham for conservation of the same, 26 November 1932

19 October 1839 (1) Ralph Page of Eldon, gent (2) Thomas Sowerby of Brettanby, Yorkshire, gent.; the said Ralph Page; and John Page of Norton, tanner; devisees in trust of Luke Seymour of Henknowle, gent. (3) The Bishop of Durham (4) The vicar and churchwardens of Auckland, St. Andrew Bargain and sale by (2) to (4), with the consent of (3), of 1a. of land adjoining the churchyard of Auckland, St. Andrew, for extending the burying ground Consideration: £300

31 December 1868 (1) Robert Page Page of Norton, tanner (2) Richard Bowser of Bishop Auckland, gent.; Thomas Marley of Bishop Auckland, miller; John Proud of Bishop Auckland, gent.; and Matthew Morgan of Copycrooks, farmer; all churchwardens of Auckland, St. Andrew Copy of agreement for the sale by (1) to (2) of 2a. 26p. at the north of the churchyard of Auckland, St. Andrew, for use as a burial ground or for erecting a clergyman's residence Consideration: £648 15s.

Opinion of Thomas Ridley of Newcastle on instructions to prepare a deed of conveyance of a plot of land for enlarging the churchyard at Auckland, St. Andrew, 8 May 1869

3 October 1870 Copy of conveyance to the Rev. Henry Arthur Milton, vicar of Auckland, St. Andrew, of 2a. 36p. adjoining the churchyard and 1a. adjoining that Consideration: £648 15s.

Correspondence between the incumbent of Auckland, St. Andrew, and the Home Office, concerning regulation of the new burial ground, 18 May 1871 - 2 May 1882

Papers concerning subscriptions and payments relating to the churchyard extensions, 1883

Plan, by Robert W. Thompson, 46 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, architect and surveyor, of the proposed addition to the churchyard at Auckland, St. Andrew, June 1883 The plan was approved by the Home Office, 7 July 1883 Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120]

Arbitration of John Ferguson, St. Mary's Place, Newcastle, contractor, in dispute between the trustees of the sexton's house and the curate's house for Auckland, St. Andrew, and Messrs. Pease and Partners, Ltd., 3 April 1897

Register of graves in the new ground, 5 November 1870 - 1 May 1897

Register of graves for the churchyard extension, 27 December 1883 - 29 December 1914 The later entries few and incomplete

Correspondence, copy letters, etc., between the Rev. J. Marshall, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, and various parties, concerning the resurfacing of paths in the churchyard without faculty jurisdiction, 11 October 1993 - 25 February 1994

Letter from the Assistant Secretary, Diocesan Office, Bishop Auckland, to the Rev. J. Marshall, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, concerning Dutch Elm disease affecting the trees in the churchyard, 8 November 1985

Letter from W. Ferguson [sexton], South Church, to the vicar and churchwardens, requesting an increase in wages 'or call it a war bonus', 15 March 1917 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Comments concerning the sexton, between 6 April 1891 and 19 April 1920 extracted from the minutes of the churchwardens, n.d. [c.1920] Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Correspondence between the Imperial War Graves Commission and the vicar, concerning graves in the churchyard, 27 November 1924 - 9 October 1930

Letter from William Allison & Son, monumental sculptors, South Church Road, Bishop Auckland, to Rev. A.B. Parry-Evans, estimating for supplying and fitting kerbs for a garden of remembrance, 8 March 1940 Includes: drawing, n.d.

Minute book of Auckland, St. Andrew, Church Halls' Committee, 3 April 1956 - 30 December 1971

Minute book of Auckland, St. Andrew, Church Halls' Committee, 17 March 1976 - 15 June 1984

Church Halls Committee meetings minute book, 23 October 1984 - 26 March 1993

27 September 1946 (1) Percy John Martin Loft of Bishop Auckland, solicitor (2) Parochial Church Council of the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew with St. Anne (3) Durham Diocesan Board of Finance Copy appointment of (3) as trustee of the Bishop Lightfoot Institute Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/217

Memorandum concerning a right-of-way connected with the Lightfoot Institute, n.d., c.1980 Attached: photocopy of part of conveyance and plan; copy made, c.1980 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/217

Sketch ground plan of the Bishop Lightfoot Institute, c.1980 Scale: 1:10 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/217

Correspondence between Rev. H. Gouldsmith; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners; and Messrs. Smith Gore & Co., surveyors, concerning a site for the new church hall at Cockton Hill, 16 November 1905 - 27 March 1908

Letter from J.W.P. Parry, National Provincial Bank of England, Ltd., to the vicar, analysing subscriptions to the building fund for Cockton Hill church hall, 3 May 1910

The secretary's record of the building of the Cockton Hill Church Hall from 1906 to 1910, including the report of the opening by Lord Barnard, 9 November 1910

Letter from the Chief Fire Officer, Fire Brigade Headquarters, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, to the Clerk of the Trustees, Bishop Lightfoot Institute, Bishop Auckland, pointing out the way in which the institute failed to meet the requirements of the Fire Precautions Act 1971, 15 April 1977 Enclosed: sketch ground plan of the Institute, 1977 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/217

Plans of proposed additions and alterations to the ground, first and second floors of the vicarage by William Thompson, n.d. [pre 1 August 1874] Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1 : 96]

Plan of the ground, first and second floors of the vicarage by Robert W. Thompson, architect, and surveyor, 46 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, 22 November 1883 Scale 8 feet to 1 inch [1 : 96]

Quotations, sketches and samples for altar frontals from The House of Vanheems Ltd., 47-48 Berners Street, London W1, sent to Rev. R. Tinniswood, 8-12 July 1965 and correspondence between Miss Nora Haggie, 41 Newcomen Terrace, Redcar, and Rev. R. Tinniswood, concerning an altar frontal for St. Anne's Church in memory of her late father, 28 February - 3 March 1966 (1 file and 3 papers)

Copy of plans, sections and elevations of a proposed garage for St. Andrew's Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, by Messrs. Hayton, Lee & Braddock, Owengate House, Durham, architects and surveyors, April 1978 Scale: 1 : 50

Plans, by William Vickers Thompson, of the vicarage of St.Andrew, Auckland as follows: : present ground plan, plan G, 1 August 1874 : present first and second floor plans, plan H, 1 August 1874 : front and south elevations, plan E, 1 August 1874 : section on line A-B and roof plan, plan F, 1 August 1874 : section through the present building, plan J, 1 August 1874 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]

Copy of abstract of title, from 7 December 1870 to 28 April 1947, of the executors of Harry Sibbald, deceased, of 'Elmbank', Park Street, Bishop Auckland, 1946 [sic]

5 April 1977; copy made 21 April 1977 (1) Peter Gordon Finlison of Elm Bank, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, and wife, Winifred Joan (2) the Church Commissioners (3) the Rev. John David Forsdyke Anido Copy of conveyance by (1), at the direction of (2), to (3), of a parcel of land and dwelling house called Elm Bank in Park Street, Bishop Auckland, for use as a parsonage house

27 April 1883 (1) Ven. Robert Long, vicar of the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew with St. Ann and St. Philip (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy Mortgage of the income of the living for the improvement of the outbuildings of the parsonage house Consideration: £156

7 September 1915 (1) The Rev. the honourable Charles Edward Hovell Thurlow Cumming-Bruce, vicar of Auckland, St. Andrew (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Mortgage of the income of the benefice of Auckland, St. Andrew, for improvements to the parsonage house Consideration: £57

Correspondence between the Durham Dilapidations Board; the Bounty Office; Edwin Pye and Son, builders; and Rev. A.B. Parry Evans, concerning the sale of the vicarage, 20 June - 17 July 1934

Memorandum of a meeting of churchwardens concerning the provision of a curate's house, 27 October 1968

Correspondence between the Rev. J.D.F. Anido, Bishop Auckland, and the Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, London, concerning boundary fencing of the new parsonage house, 24 March 1977 - 10 May 1977

Correspondence of the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance with various parties, relating to structural repairs to St. Andrew's vicarage, 9 April 1992 - 14 May 1992 Includes: summary tender by J. Dinsley & Son, Dene Street Works, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland

Specification by William Vickers Thompson of Bishop Auckland, architect and surveyor of works needed on the vicarage of Auckland, St. Andrew, 1 August 1874

Correspondence between Clark & Moscrop, architects, Feethams, Darlington; the Chapter Office, The College, Durham; Sabey Kirby, plasterer, Durham Street, Bishop Auckland; Edward Thompson, ironmonger, 12 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland; G. Armstrong, cabinet maker and joiner, 39 Market Place, Bishop Auckland; J. E. Townend, Ryton House, West Auckland; Armstrong Addision & Co., timber merchants, 17 Bridge Street, Sunderland; Rev. H. Gouldsmith, The Vicarage, Bishop Auckland; concerning the vicarage, 9 May 1906 - 28 January 1907

Minutes and accounts of the trustees of the curate's house, 17 June 1889 - 6 April 1902

Schedule of deeds and documents, dating from 1650 to 24 November 1904, relating to the parish and to parochial buildings, April 1905

Letters from Wear Valley District Council, Civic Centre, Crook, to Rev. J. Marshall, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, enclosing formal notices of the listing as buildings of special architectural or historic interest, tombs, headstones, the churchyard wall, and war memorial and the Lightfoot Institute, 30 September 1994

Copy of court roll concerning an action in the Durham Court of Pleas relating to admission to leasehold lands in the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew, 18 June 1711

28 February 1843 (1) Rev. George Fielding (2) The West Durham Railway Company Lease for 99 years by (1) to (2) of lands at Nutty Hag in the township of Newfield Consideration: £30 p.a.

4 June 1886 (1) Richard Travers of Bishop Auckland, bank manager, and Ralph Peverell of Auckland, St. Andrew, gent., for the vicar and church wardens of Auckland, St. Andrew (2) Ralph Robinson of Toddler, near Byers Green, farmer Copy of memorandum of agreement for the lease by (1) to (2) of Nutty Hag Farm Rent: £12 p.a.

3 November 1893 (1) The North Eastern Railway Co. (2) The Rev. Edwin Price of Bishop Auckland Surrender by (1) to (2) of the unexpired portion of the term, as in EP/Au.SA4/223/2, in return for the granting of a new lease for 99 years Rent: £20 p.a. rent This is endorsed on a copy of EP/Au.SA 4/223/2

4 November 1893 (1) Rev. Edwin Price of Bishop Auckland (2) The North Eastern Railway Co. Counterpart lease by (1) to (2) of lands at Nutty Hagg in the township of Newfield Rent: £20 p.a.

24 May 1932 (1) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners, Bondgate in Auckland Manor (2) The vicar and churchwardens of Auckland, St Andrew, acting as trustees of the Nutty Hagg Charity Compensation agreement for the extinguishment of manorial incidents on land (5a.2r.23p.), part of Nutty Hagg Farm at Newfield, in the parish of Byers Green Consideration: £7

1883 (1) Trustees of John William Page Page (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners Draft conveyance by (1) to (2) of land (4a.0r.13p.) at Henknowle for use as an additional burial ground Consideration: £500

23 November 1928 (1) William Brown Rowntree of Bishop Auckland, draper (2) Margaret Ann Ragg of Barnard Castle, widow Agreement for letting St. Andrew's House, Auckland, St. Andrew Rent: £20 p.a.

24 January 1944 (1) William Brown Rowntree of Bishop Auckland (2) David John Hamilton Strong of Bishop Auckland, probation officer Agreement for letting St. Andrew's House, Auckland, St. Andrew Rent: £35 p.a.

5 June 1947 (1) The Rev. Cecil Charles Greenwood, The Vicarage, Bishop Auckland (2) William Winder Killip, 1 Albion Terrace, Bishop Auckland, organist and choirmaster Tenancy agreement for St. Andrew's House, Auckland, St. Andrew

20 June 1949 (1) The vicar and churchwardens of St. Andrew, with St. Anne (2) James Douglas Watson, 2 Westwood Street, South Church Lease by (1) to (2) of a parcel of land on the east side of Mill Lane, South Church Rent: £1 p.a.

18 June 1958 (1) Rev. C. C. Greenwood, clerk (2) The North Eastern Electricity Board Copy of wayleave agreement for proposed 20kv reinforcement of Bishop Auckland sub-station

1 February 1974 (1) The Church Commissioners (2) The Parochial Church Council of St. Andrew, with St. Anne Tenancy agreement granted by (1) to (2) of 18 Market Place, Bishop Auckland Rent: £39 per quarter

16 February 1883 (1) Charles Smith Edgar of Bishop Auckland, gent. (2) Jane Edgar of Bishop Auckland, widow (3) Ven. Robert Long, master of arts, vicar of St Andrew Auckland and archdeacon of Auckland; William Rowntree of Bishop Auckland, draper; Charles Smith Edgar of Bishop Auckland, gent (Trustees) Covenant to surrender by (1) and (2) to (3) a piece of parcel of land known as Corn Close in High Bondgate, Bishop Auckland with a building known as Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland (as outlined in enclosed plan) together with relevant rights of way Recites Last Will of William Edgar of 2 February 1880

28 February 1883 (1) Charles Smith Edgar of Bishop Auckland, gentleman (2) Robert Long of Bishop Auckland, MA, vicar of Auckland, St Andrew and Archdeacon of Auckland; William Rowntree of Bishop Auckland, draper; Charles Smith Edgar of Bishop Auckland, gentleman Surrender out of Bondgate in Auckland Manor court by (1) to (2) of piece of land known as Corn Close in Highgate, Bishop Auckland together with a building known as Edgar Memorial Hall and relevant rights of way Recites previous indenture of 16 February 1883 Consideration: 10s

Abstract of title to piece of land in Corn Close, Bishop Auckland, 23 March 1854 - 14 February 1883, 1883

12 March 1898 (1) Rev. Edwin Price, vicar of St Andrew's Auckland; Samuel Adams, gent.; and Jane Ann Priestman, spinster, both of Bishop Auckland (2) Ven. Robert Long of Sunderland, Archdeacon of Auckland; Arthur Speak of Bishop Auckland, hatter, and Charles Thomas Stockdale of Sunderland, solicitor; (Trustees) Lease by (1) to (2) of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites previous indenture of 16 February 1883 Consideration: £20 p/a and requirement to keep the hall in good condition, pay insurance, rates and taxes

11 March 1933 (1) Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (2) Charles Thomas Stockdale of 22 Park Place West, Sunderland, solicitor; Percy John Martin Loft of 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, solicitor; William Brown Rowntree of Bishop Auckland, draper (Trustees) Compensation agreement discharging Edgar Memorial Hall from all taxes and rents Includes location plan of the Hall

11 February 1893 (1) Charles Smith Edgar of Pakenham County Bank, Victoria, Australia, gent; Jane Edgar of 56 Seflon Street, Southport, Lancaster, widow (2) Arthur Speak of Market Place, Bishop Auckland, hatter Appointment of (2) by (1) as a new trustee of Edgar Memorial Hall, Bishop Auckland Recites previous indentures: 16 February 1883, death of William Edgar on 9 March 1891

4 March 1895 (1) Charles Smith Edgar of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia gent.; Jane Edgar of Thornfield, Bishop Auckland, widow (2) Charles Thomas Stockdale of West Sunniside, Sunderland Appointment of (2) by (1) as a new trustee of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites previous indentures: 16 February 1883, 11 February 1893

Notice to Arthur Speak, 24 Market Place, Bishop Auckland, informing him of conditions of indenture of 4 March 1895 relating to appointment of new trustees, 10 June 1895

Notice to Ven. Robert Long, Rectory, Bishopwearmouth informing him of conditions of indenture of 4 March 1895 relating to appointment of new trustees, 10 June 1895

19 July 1907 (1) Ven. Robert Long, vicar of Bishopwearmouth, Archdeacon of Auckland; Arthur Speak of Bishop Auckland, hatter; Charles Thomas Stockdale of Sunderland, solicitor (2) Frederick Badcock of Bishop Auckland, solicitor Appointment of (2) by (1) to be a trustee of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites previous indentures: 16 February 1883, 11 February 1893, 4 March 1895, death of Jane Edgar on 7 August 1898, death of Charles Smith Edgar on 21 December 1905

13 October 1922 (1) Arthur Speak of Bishop Auckland, hatter and hosier; Charles Thomas Stockdale of Sunderland, solicitor; Frederick Badcock of Bishop Auckland, solicitor (2) Percy John Martin Loft of Bishop Auckland, solicitor Appointment of (2) to be a new trustee of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites previous indentures: 16 February 1883, 11 February 1893, 4 March 1895, 19 July 1907, death of Robert Long on 24 November 1907

20 May 1925 (1) Arthur Speak of Bishop Auckland, retired hatter and hosier; Charles Thomas Stockdale of Sunderland, solicitor; Percy John Martin Loft of BIshop Auckland, solicitor (2) Fannie Badcock of Thornfield, Bishop Auckland, widow Appointment of (2) to be a new trustee of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites previous indentures: 16 February 1883, 11 February 1893, 4 March 1895, 19 July 1907, 13 October 1922, death of Frederick Badcock on 12 September 1924

11 October 1927 (1) Charles Thomas Stockdale of Sunderland, solicitor; Fannie Badcock of Thornfield, Bishop Auckland, widow (2) William Brown Rowntree of Bishop Auckland, draper Appointment of (2) to be a new trustee of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites previous indentures: 16 February 1883, 28 February 1883, death of William Rowntree on 9 March 1891, 11 February 1893, 4 March 1895, death of Jane Edgar on 7 August 1898, 19 July 1907, death of Robert Long on 24 November 1907, 13 October 1922, death of Frederick Badcock on 12 September 1924, 14 May 1925, death of Arthur Speak on 15 March 1927

12 December 1933 (1) Percy John Martin Loft of Bishop Auckland, solicitor; William Brown Rowntree of Bishop Auckland, draper (2) Charles Thomas Stockdale of 76a Elm Park Road, Finchley, Middlesex, gent. (3) Cecil Edgar Badcock of 32 Queen Street, Redcar, Yorkshire, dentist; Arthur William Harneis Loft of Bishop Auckland, solicitor Appointment of (3) as the new trustees of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites all previous indentures

1. 28 July 1953 (1) Percy John Martin Loft of 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, solicitor; Cecil Edgar Badcock of Brockley Easson Road, Redcar, Yorkshire, retired dentist; Arthur William Harneis Loft of Skelmrlie, Bishop Auckland, gent. (appointors) (2) Cecil Edgar Badcock and Arthur William Harneis Loft, as above, (retiring trustees) (3) James Frederick Smith of 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, solicitor and notary public; Leslie Cox of 9 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, cashier (new trustees) Appointment of (3) to be new trustees of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland Recites previous indentures as listed above 2. 30 May 1984 (1) James Frederick Smith of 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, solicitor and notary public; Leslie Cox of 5 Raby Gardens, Bishop Auckland; (retiring trustees) (2) Ven. John Derek Hodgson of 15 The College, Durham, archdeacon of Auckland; William Hurworth of Diocesan Office Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, secretary to Durham Diocesan Board of Finance; (new trustees) Appointment of (2) as new trustees of Edgar Memorial Hall in Bishop Auckland

Ground plan of Edgar Memorial Hall, Bishop Auckland, 8 August 1903 Architect: R. B. Thompson

Death certificate of Charles Smith Edgar, who died on 21 December 1905, 6 January 1906

5 November 1953 (1) Percy John Martin Loft of 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, solicitor; James Frederick Smith of 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland, solicitor and notary public; Leslie Cox of 9 Etherley Lane, Bishop Auckland, cashier; (trustees) (2) West Auckland Brewery Company Limited Agreement to insert a window in a property at 3 Clayton Street, Bishop Auckland, adjacent to Edgar Memorial Hall

Report by Robert B. Thompson of Bishop Auckland, architect, on repairs required to the church fabric, 6 June 1912

Report on the quinquennial inspection of the church of Auckland, St. Andrew, 26 October and 7 November 1989

Report on the quinquennial inspection, on 30 June 1994, by Geoffrey Harland, Martin Stancliffe Architects, 29 Marygate, York, September 1994

Ordinary assessment of dilapidations, 13 November 1963

Schedule of dilapidations made at the quinquennial inspection of the parsonage house at Auckland, St. Andrew, March 1977

Schedule of dilapidations made at the quinquennial inspection of the parsonage house at Auckland, St. Andrew, September 1982

Schedule of dilapidations made at the quinquennial inspection of the parsonage house at Auckland, St. Andrew, June 1987

Schedule of dilapidations made at the quinquennial inspection of the parsonage house at Auckland, St. Andrew, November 1991

Schedule of dilapidations under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972, by D.L. Renton, Diocesan Surveyor, Auckland Castle, June 1997

Report of W. J. Moscrop, surveyor for the Diocese of Durham, on ecclesiastical dilapidations in the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew, 19 June 1906

Ordinary Assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures, 1923 to 1929, 1 April 1939

Faculty for structural repairs and re-covering, in stainless steel, the roofs and gutters of the north transcept, and the gutters of the north aisle, nave and organ chamber, 13 November 1979

Faculty for the erection of panelling from St. Paul's church, Toronto, in an area under the bell tower to provide a clergy vestry, for the removal of ten pews in the north transept and for their replacement by matching chairs for use for choir practice and Sunday School classes, 31 December 1979

Confirmatory faculty for structural repairs and the re-covering, in stainless steel, of the roofs and gutters of the chancel, organ chamber and the south and north aisles and repairs to the timber of the nave, 10 May 1983

Confirmatory faculty for the removal of damaged kerbs, ground levelling, rotavating, seeding, re-fixing or removing gravestones, and tree surgery in the graveyard, 26 March 1984

Faculty for the removal of lead from the nave roof, installation of a stainless steel roof with gutters, and the strengthening of horizontal roof timbers with additional timber plates and ties, 30 July 1984

Faculty for the removal of lead from the nave roof with subsequent replacement in stainless steel and the strengthening of horizontal roof timbers at their ends with additional timber plates and ties, 5 October 1984

Faculty for the introduction of a mains gas supply pipe, meter house on the east boundary wall and a gas-fired boiler in the churchyard, 19 March 1986

Faculty for the introduction of a plain medium blue artificial fibre carpet from the sanctuary to the font, 29 June 1987

Faculty for the introduction of a glass-topped oak display case to house the Friends of St. Andrew book, 29 June 1987

Faculty for the laying up of three Royal British Legion Standards by means of brackets and poles projecting horizontally from the west wall of the north transept at about twelve feet from ground level, 29 June 1987

Faculty for the installation of a new wet heating system, 11 August 1988

Faculty for the re-roofing of the tower, south porch and south transept, 8 November 1990

Faculty for the floodlighting of the church, 8 November 1990

Faculty for the introduction of a centre piece in the communion rail to match the existing rail, 16 November 1992

Interlocutory order for the provision of an iron panel above the gates to the porchway at the main entrance to the church, 5 May 1993

Faculty for the provision of an iron panel above the gates to the porchway of the main entrance, 22 September 1993

Faculty for placing brass crosses on retables in the church of St. Andrew and the chapel of St. Anne, 20 June 1893

Faculty for removing and recasting the bells, 30 November 1911

Faculty for introducing processional crosses and brass candlesticks at St. Andrew's and St. Anne's, 8 March 1923

Faculty for the introduction of a side chapel at St. Andrew's, 9 February 1925 (1 paper

Faculty for erecting a memorial tablet in the south transept to Caroline Elizabeth Williamson (d. 3 June 1921), 5 May 1925

Faculty for erecting a memorial tablet in the north transept for John Wilkinson (d. 1 April 1924), 28 December 1925

Faculty for the erection of a brass tablet in memory of the members of the 6th battalion of the Durham Light Infantry killed on the Butte de Warlencourt (5 - 6 November 1916), and for the introduction of a wooden cross, 17 June 1927

Faculty for the erection of the remains of an ancient Saxon stone cross beneath the centre of the tower arch, 23 December 1930

Faculty for replacing the gas lighting system with electric lighting and for replacing the hand blowing of the organ with an electric blower, and related papers, 25 April 1934 - 28 January 1935

Faculty for inserting stained glass windows and a stone tablet, 1 June 1935

Faculty for restoring a window in the south wall of the south transept, 16 January 1936

Faculty for the erection of a tablet and the introduction of a prayer desk to commemorate the men and women of the parish killed in both World Wars, 28 October 1949

Faculty for improving the ventilation; building a new choir vestry; repairing the chancel; removing the side galleries; and substituting a new font; at St. Anne's chapel, 29 July 1892

Faculty to remove the doors from pews and to re-allocate the seats at St. Anne's chapel, 9 January 1894

Faculty for removing the pulpit from St. Anne's church to the unconsecrated mission church of St. Paul; the erection of an oak pulpit at St. Anne's church; the replacement of a glass memorial, and the erection of a brass inscribed memorial tablet at St. Anne's church, 25 November 1909

Faculty for erecting a side chapel at St. Anne's church, 11 December 1922

Faculty for creating a children's corner at St. Anne's church, 20 October 1925

Correspondence between the Rev. Dr. J.D.F. Anido, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Bishop Auckland, and W.K. Wills, the Diocesan Registrar, and others, concerning faculties for: (a) the introduction, under the bell tower, of St. Andrew's church, of wall panelling from St. Paul's, Toronto (b) the removal of pews in the north transept of St. Andrew's church (c) the creation of a museum of local historical exhibits at St. Anne's church (d) the suspension of a silver cross over the free-standing north aisle altar at St. Anne's church, 10 January 1979 - 10 December 1979

Correspondence between the Rev. Dr. J.D.F. Anido, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, and W.K. Wills, the Diocesan Registrar, concerning the faculty citation at St. Andrew's church, 17 August - 26 October 1979

Correspondence, copy letters, etc., between the Rev. John Marshall, St. Andrew's Vicarage, Park Street, Bishop Auckland, and various parties, concerning the operation of faculty jurisdiction in respect of projects and alterations at Auckland, St. Andrew, and Auckland, St. Anne, 1 July 1986 - 10 November 1987

Archdeacon's certificate for re-decoration of the reredos, 9 January 1953

Archdeacon's certificate for restoration of the church, 4 February 1953

Inventory of church property, 1959

Inventory, 30 April 1972

A summary of the contents of the parish chest at the vicarage, Auckland, St. Andrew, 20 June 1884

Entries relating to pews, copied from the select vestry minutes, 1 May 1650 - 17 September 1692; copies made, n.d. [post 1826]

Notes and commentary on the vestry books, dating from 1720 and 1882, n.d.

Printed schedule of deeds and documents connected with the parish, n.d. [post 1908]

Schedule of deeds and documents concerning the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew, with St. Anne; the parish of Auckland, St. Philip; the Barrington, South Church, and St. Anne's Schools; the Bishop Lightfoot Institute; the Edgar Memorial Hall; and Cockton Hill Church Hall, January 1953

Churchwardens' accounts and vestry minutes, 1720 - 1823

Printed statement of churchwardens' accounts for the year to Easter, 1908 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Accounts of 'Christmas Money' and the vicar's fund, Christmas 1866 - 21 December 1903

Statement of parish funds, 18 April 1916 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Copy of the audited balance sheet for the Summer Festival, held on 17 July 1912 in support of Cockton Hill church hall, 25 November 1912

Record of offertories [including those for St. Anne's church], 29 November 1868 - 3 August 1890

Printed resolution of a meeting of parishioners concerning the allocation of offertories, 1 January 1875

Letter from J.W.P. Parry, National Provincial Bank of England, Ltd., to the vicar, forwarding details of balances in various parish funds, 16 September 1907 Originally enclosed in EP/Au.SA 4/21

Letter from Messrs. Hewitt, Brown-Humes and Hare, 10 The Market Place, Bishop Auckland, solicitors, to Rev. [ ] Tinniswood, concerning bequests to the churchyard fund, and to the choir at St. Anne's, under the will of the late John Charles Pigg, 2 April 1963

Gifts made to the Parish Church of St. Andrew, 1950 - 1977: volume presented by the Old Girls' Association of the Mount School and former High School, 1952

Copy of a return by the churchwardens on a vacancy in the incumbency of the benefice, 8-15 August 1968

Incumbents and Churchwardens (Trusts) Measure, 1964

Churchwardens (Appointment and Resignation) Measure, 1964

Notes on the new law for the election of churchwardens and annual parochial church meetings, n.d. [1965]

An account of the building and endowing of St. Anne's chapel, Bishop Auckland, with copies of correspondence and particulars of subscriptions, 1781 - 1814

Letter from Robert Hildyard, Manor House, Stokesley, Yorkshire, to George Fielding, Bishop Auckland, concerning repayment to the trustees of St. Anne's Chapel, 15 April 1835

An incomplete list of subscribers, and subscriptions, towards the altering and enlarging of St. Anne's Chapel, n.d. [post 1839]

30 October 1862 (1) The trustees of St. Anne's Chapel (2) The Bishop Auckland Town Hall and Market Company Articles of agreement relating to light at the chapel, and protection of the walls as a result of drainage from the roof of both the chapel and the market Attached: letter from the Bishop Auckland Local Board, 14 March 1893; and letter from the Bishop Auckland Urban District Council, 9 March 1901

Copy of the licence granted by the Bishop of Durham for the publication of banns and the solemnization of marriages at St. Anne's chapel, 22 March 1892

Inventory of the district church of St. Anne in the parish of Auckland, St. Andrew, 29 May 1924

Proposals for administering the donation by R. D. Proud of £2,000 of 2.5% consolidated stock for the maintenance of the fabric of St. Anne's church, November 1932

Correspondence between the vicar of Auckland, St. Andrew, and the Ecclesiastical Commission, London, concerning the building of a mission church at Black Boy Colliery [St. Philip, Auckland Park], 5 November 1878 - 15 June 1881

Receipted accounts for the construction and furnishing of St. Luke's church, Fylands Bridge, May 1881 - 25 February 1884

Licence for the performance of divine service at St. Luke's church, Fylands Bridge, 27 May 1882

Correspondence between J. Heslop, Cockton House, Bishop Auckland; S. A. Sadler Ltd., Middlesbrough, Yorkshire; and the Rev. H. Gouldsmith, The Vicarage, Bishop Auckland; concerning clay workings near St. Luke's church, Fylands Bridge, 17 - 20 December 1906

Plan, and elevation, of proposed enlargement of the choir and clergy vestry of St. Luke's church, Fylands Bridge, n.d. Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet [1:96]

Specification of work required for the proposed enlargement of the choir and clergy vestry at St. Luke's church, Fylands Bridge, n.d.

Account of George H. Bell, 22 Waldron Street, Bishop Auckland, builder and contractor, to the trustees of St. Luke's church, Fyland's Bridge, for work carried out, 11 - 14 January 1907

List of subscriptions for the building of Shildon church, 1833 (1 paper

Contract for the building of Shildon church, 17 May 1833

Subscriptions for building the new church at Shildon, [1833]

Copy of the deed of consecration of Shildon church, 9 September 1834; copy made, n.d. [post 1839]

Account of receipts and expenditure for building Shildon church, 8 April 1835

Letter from the Church Commissioner's Office to the Rev. J. Gamlen concerning a grant towards the cost of building the new church at Shildon, 15 December 1835

Copy of Diocesan Registrar's certificate that marriages may be lawfully solemnized in the unconsecrated mission church of St. Paul, Toronto, 19 January 1950