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Bishopwearmouth Christ Church Parish

Reference: EP/Bi.CC Catalogue Title: Bishopwearmouth Christ Church Parish Area: Catalogue Category: Ecclesiastical Parish Records Description: 

Covering Dates: 1862-1999

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Bishopwearmouth Christ Church Parish (Ref: EP/Bi.CC 1-341)Registration (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 01)Registers of baptisms (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 01)

1-2, 27-28, 119


Register of baptisms, January 1876 - July 1931
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, July 1931 - September 1958
(1 volume)


Register of baptisms, 14 September 1958 - 4 September 1963
(1 volume, card bound)


Register of baptisms, 8 September 1963 - 12 April 1970
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of baptisms, 19 April 1970 - 19 April 1998 [sic]
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of marriages (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 02)

3-8, 29-30, 120-122, 127


Register of marriages, January 1876 - July 1901
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, August 1901 - June 1912
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, July 1912 - February 1922
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, April 1922 - December 1933
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, December 1933 - July 1945
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, July 1945 - September 1954
(1 volume)


Register of marriages, 18 October 1954 - 24 March 1962
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 31 March 1962 - 25 May 1970
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 23 May 1970 - 26 August 1978
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 2 September 1978 - 13 November 1982
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 18 December 1982 - 28 November 1987
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of marriages, 9 January 1988 - 25 October 1997
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Registers of banns of marriage (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 03)

9-14, 31, 107, 118, 123


Register of banns of marriage, January 1876 - October 1890
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, November 1890 - February 1902
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, January 1902 - June 1912
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, June 1912 - August 1923
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, August 1923 - August 1934
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, August 1934 - March 1950
(1 volume)


Register of banns of marriage, 31 July 1966 - 27 July 1975
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of banns of marriage, 27 July 1975 - 3 June 1979
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of banns, 20 May 1979 - 19 February 1984 (1 volume, plastic bound) Sixth Deposit(Acc: 2770)


Register of banns of marriage, 19 February 1984 - 24 August 1987
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Registers of funerals (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 04)

128


Register of funerals, 20 June 1978 - 6 November 1985
(1 volume, plastic bound)

Clergy (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 02)Registers of confirmations (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 01)

124


Register of confirmations, 30 November 1949 - 17 November 1996
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Preachers' books and registers of services (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 02)Preachers' Books (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 01)

15-19


Preachers' book, 1864 - 1875
(1 volume)


Preachers' book, 1875 - 1879
(1 volume)


Preachers' book, 1880 - 1884
(1 volume)


Preachers' book, 1885 - 1888
(1 volume)


Preachers' book, 1889 - 1893
(1 volume)

Registers of services (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 02)

20-21, 32-42, 108, 125-126


Register of services, 1902 - 1909
(1 volume)


Register of services, 1928 - 1934
(1 volume)


Register of services, 3 September 1893 - 30 July 1902
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 1 January 1910 - 24 June 1917
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of services, 27 June 1917 - 4 November 1928
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Register of services, 1 May 1934 - 26 February 1939
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 22 February 1939 - 15 July 1943
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 22 March 1948 - 29 July 1951
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 2 August 1951 - 27 July 1958
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 28 July 1958 - 8 February 1963
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 10 February 1963 - 9 August 1968
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 14 August 1968 - 11 January 1973
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Register of services, 14 January 1973 - 21 September 1977
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of services, 22 July 1977 - 11 September 1981
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of services, 13 September 1981 - 29 December 1991
(1 volume, plastic bound)


Register of services, 1 January 1992 - 26 April 1998 (1 volume, plastic bound)

Records concerning the establishment of the parish (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 03)

135-136


Notice, issued by the Durham Diocesan Registry, that the church of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, is to be consecrated on 22 June 1875, 15 June 1875
(1 paper)


Order-of-service, and list of hymns sung at the Sung Eucharist during the consecration festival of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 22 June 1989
(1 booklet, 1 paper)

Parish boundaries (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 04)

104, 137-146, 150


Correspondence and draft schemes received from the Church Commissioners relating to proposed alterations to parish boundaries, 24 November 1949 - 10 December 1951
(2 files)


The London Gazette, including a copy of the order-in-council altering the boundaries of the parish of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, and St. Gabriel, Bishopwearmouth, 17 December 1929
(1 file)


Map showing the alteration of the boundaries of the new parishes of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, and St. Gabriel, Bishopwearmouth, issued by the Church Commissioners, 1929 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10540]
(1 plan, 52 cm. x 49.5 cm., duplicated, colour-wash)


Statutory notice, and plan, of the alteration of the boundaries of the parishes of St. Barnabas, Middle Hendon; St. Ignatius, Hendon; Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth; St. Aidan, Grangetown; issued by the Ecclesiastical Commission and annotated by Rev. J.V. Haswell, 2 August 1945
(1 paper and 1 plan, 28.5 cm. x 48 cm.)


Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission, 1 Millbank, Westminster, to Rev. J.V. Haswell, Christ Church Vicarage, Sunderland, concerning the latter's objections to the proposed alteration to the boundaries of the parish, 17 August 1945
(1 paper)


Map showing the alterations to the boundaries of the parishes of St. Nicholas, Bishopwearmouth; Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth; St. Gabriel, Bishopwearmouth; St. Matthew, Silksworth; St. Barnabas, Middle Hendon; South Hilton (or Ford); Herrington, issued by the Church Commissioners, 1949 Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
(1 plan, 75 cm. x 68 cm., duplicated, colour-wash)


Map showing the alterations to the boundaries of the parishes of St. Aidan, Grangetown; Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth; St. Matthew, Silksworth; Ryhope, issued by the Church Commissioners, 1950s Scale: 1:2500
(1 plan, 73 cm. x 60.5 cm., duplicated, colour-wash)


Extract from The London Gazette, including a copy of the order-in-council altering the boundaries of the parish, 4 April 1950
(1 booklet, printed)


Draft scheme for altering the boundaries of the parishes of St. Aidan, Grangetown; Ryhope; Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth; St. Matthew, Silksworth; 1951
(2 papers)


Map showing alterations to the boundaries of the parishes of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth; St. Barnabas, Middle Hendon; St. Aidan, Grangetown; St. Matthew, Silksworth; issued by the Church Commissioners, 14 May 1969 Scale: 20 inches to 1 mile [1:3168]
(1 plan, 67 cm. x 91.4 cm., duplicated, colour-wash)


Order-in-council altering, inter alia, the boundaries of the parish of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 4 February 1970
(1 paper, printed)


Notice under the Pastoral Reorganisation Measure 1949, reorganising the benefices of St. Ignatius, Hendon; St. Paul, Hendon; St. Barnabas, Middle Hendon; Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth; Grangetown, Silksworth, 1967
(2 papers)

Sunderland Mission (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 05)

129-134


List of mission services at the New Church, Stockton Road, 1874
(1 card, 12.5 cm. x 7.7 cm.)


Page from the Sunderland Herald, describing the progress of a mission in the parishes in Sunderland, 6 November 1874
(1 paper, 53 cm. x 69 cm., printed)


Circular addressed 'To Servants in Families within the Ecclesiastical District of Bishopwearmouth Parish Church', concerning the mission, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)


Circular 'To All Residents in That Portion of the Ecclesiastical District of Bishopwearmouth Parish Church which May Be Regarded as Connected with the New Church, Stockton Road', concerning the mission, from Wm. Cockin, rector, and J.W. Sawyer and I. Price, curates, n.d.
(1 paper, printed)


Thoughts upon The Mission by Rev. P.F. Eliot, vicar of Holy Trinity, Bournemouth, printed by Offer, printer and bookseller, Arcade, Bournemouth, Hampshire, n.d.
(1 booklet, printed)


Leaflet explaining the mission, sold by Mr. Smith, 63 Fawcett Street, and by Mr. Carr, 5 Bridge Street, n.d.
(1 leaflet)

Individual clergy (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 06)Admissions, institutions, inductions and resignations of Clergy (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

43-45, 47, 155-160


Copy letter from the Churchwardens of Christ Church to the Bishop of Durham making recommendations as to the type of clergyman needed to succeed Canon McCullagh, 23 September 1930
(1 paper, typescript)


Notice from the Bishop of Durham to Christ Church P.C.C. of the intended issue of a commission under The Incumbents' Resignation Acts, (1871 and 1887), 8 October 1930
(1 paper, printed form)


Notice that a commission has been issued under the above acts to the persons specified, 9 October 1930
(1 paper, printed form)


Sequestration during vacancy, 12 March 1952
(1 paper, printed form, embossed seal)


Order-of-service for the collation and induction of Rev. John Vincent Haswell to Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 15 January 1931
(1 booklet)


Order-of-service for the collation and induction of Rev. Raymond Augustus Edwards to Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 31 March 1949
(1 booklet)


Order-of-service for the collation and induction of Rev. Reginald Brown to Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 22 July 1963
(1 booklet)


Order-of-service for the institution and induction of the Rev. Hubert Ford to Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 12 June 1952
(1 booklet)


Notice of intention to admit Hubert Ford to the parish of Christ Church, 7 May 1952
(1 paper)


Notice of intention to admit Raymond Augustus Edwards to the parish of Christ Church, 7 February 1949
(1 paper)

Photographs of Clergy (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

46, 161-162


Photograph of the Rev. Francis Pigou, M.A., n.d. [late 19th century]
(1 photograph, 6cm. x 9cm., black and white)


Photograph of Rev. Arthur William Grant Aitken, curate of Christ Church from 1896, who died pre 1912, by C.J. Emery, Walton, Ipswich, Suffolk, n.d., 1890s
(1 photograph, 10.7 cm. x 16.5 cm., sepia, mounted on card)


Photograph of Canon and Mrs. William Scott Moncrief, vicar of Christ Church, from 1875 to 1895, by Royal Photo. Co., YM.C.A. Buildings, Blackett Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, n.d., 1890s
(1 photograph, 10.7 cm. x 16.7 cm., sepia, mounted on card)

Glebe (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 07)

147


An Act for vesting the Glebe Lands and endowments of the Rectory of Bishop Wearmouth in the County and diocese of Durham in the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England, and for making Provision for th Endowment of the said Rectory in lieu thereof; and for the Promotion of other Ecclesiastical Purposes connected therewith, 30 Queen Victoria, cap XXVI, 31 May 1867 Includes : memoranda of orders-in-council concerning Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 28 January 1878 : note of the text of the Act's being presented to the parish of Christ Church by James Hartley, esq., January 1878
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Benefice income (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 08)

148-149, 151


The London Gazette, including a copy of the order-in-council granting a stipend of £250 p.a. to the incumbents of Christ Church, 9 June 1876
(1 file)


Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London, to Rev. W.S. Moncrieff, Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, informing the latter that a stipend of £600 is to be given to the incumbent of Christ Church in perpetuity, 19 May 1883
(1 paper)


6 October 1969 (1) Lady Diana Margaret Mowbray, wife of Sir George Robert Mowbray (2) The Church Commissioners for England (3) Rev. Reginald Brown, Clerk in Holy Orders, incumbent of the benefice of Christ Church Copy release from (1) to (2) of a perpetual annual rent of £4 17s. 6d. for the augmentation of the benefice of Christ Church and to extinguish the rent Plan attached
(1 file)

Archdeacons' visitations (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 09)

48-49


Archdeacon's Visitation Articles, 1963
(1 paper, printed form)


Circular letter regarding Archdeacon's Visitation, April 1968
(1 paper, typescript)

Orders of Service (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 10)

337-339


Order of service for Evensong, 23 November 1986
(1 booklet)


Order of service for Choral Evensong, sung by the choirs of Chirst Church, St. Ignatius, Hendon and St. Aidan, Grangetown, Trinity Sunday [11 June] 1995
(1 booklet)


Order of service for the final eucharist held at Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 26 April 1998
(1 booklet)

Rural Deanery Chapter (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 11)

328-329


Minutes of Wearmouth Rural Deanery Chapter, 30 April 1957 - 7 February 1972
(1 volume)


Pastoral order creating new rural deaneries of Geateshead West and Sedgefield, listing parishes transferred to each, 12 June 1978
(2 paper)

Churchwardens (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 04)Church (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 01)Plans (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

205-208, 210-213, 215, 217-223


Elevation of proposed new altar and panelling on the south side of the chancel; elevation of new communion rail and choir stalls; cross section and elevation of new choir stalls, by Wm. & T.R. Milburn, architects, Sunderland, November 1919 Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 75 cm. x 54.4 cm., colour-wash)


Plan of a proposed alteration, introducing an altar, to the south transept, n.d. Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]
(1 plan, 41 cm. x 65.5 cm., duplicated, colour wash)


Ground plan of Lady Chapel and front and end elevation of proposed new panelling in the Lady Chapel, n.d. c.1954 Scales: ? inch to 1 foot [1:96]; 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]; 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24]; 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12]
(1 plan, 52.8 cm. x 51.6 cm., colour-wash)


Ground plan of chancel, and north aisle, showing the proposed re-positioning of the choir seating, drawing no. 6701, by S.W. Milburn and Partners, Sunderland, 3 March 1959 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 73 cm. x 50 cm., colour-wash)


Ground plan of the church showing the position of lights, by G.E. Charlewood, architect, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, n.d., c.1954 Scale: ? inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 47.7 cm. x 36.2 cm., duplicated)


Plan of north-east corner of the church and churchyard, showing details of oil storage, part of the proposed installation of oil-fired heating, drawing no. 7288, by S.W. Milburn & Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, n.d., 1960s Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1:24] and 1:2500
(1 plan, 74.2 cm. x 54.2 cm., duplicated)


Blueprint of the ground plan of the church and elevation of bay, drawing no. 4562, by W. & T.E. Milburn, architects, Sunderland, n.d. Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 63 cm. x 57 cm.)


Ground plan, east and south elevations, long and cross sections, and location plan, of proposed hall at christ Church, drawing no. 7681A, by S.W. Milburn and Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, September 1961 Scale: ? inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 115 cm. x 76 cm., colour-wash)


Front elevation, plan, and side elevation of proposed tract case in oak, by H. Shaw, n.d. c.1968 Scale: ? inch to 1 inch [1:8]
(1 plan, 45.6 cm. x 36.3 cm., duplicated)


Ground plan showing alterations at the rear of the church involving the removal of pews and the introduction of an oak table and oak hymn book case, and elevations of the rear and end of pews, by H. Shaw, 6 September 1968 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 76.5 cm. x 44 cm., duplicated)


Ground plan of the church of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, n.d. Scale: ? inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 38.7 cm. x 60 cm., duplicated)


Ground plans of transepts and chancel showing three alternative proposed schemes of alteration, n.d. c.1981 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(3 plans, 59.3 cm. x 29.2 cm., duplicated)


Ground plan showing seats to be removed and position of radiators, n.d. Scale: ? inch to 1 foot [1:96]
(1 plan, 35.4 cm. x 39.3 cm., colour-wash)


Ground plan of chancel, transepts, and choir stalls as existing, drawing no. NS 1272/1, by J.T. Latheron, architect, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, n.d. c.1981 No scale
(1 plan, 84 cm. x 59.5 cm., duplicated)


Ground plan and elevation of proposed alterations to the chancel, drawing no. NS 1272/2, by J.T. Latheron, architect, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, August 1980 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
(1 plan, 84.1 cm. x 59.2 cm., duplicated, colour-wash)


Elevation and section of communion table, front of choir stalls, communion rail, and candlestick, drawing no. NS 1275/4, by J.T. Latheron, architect, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, December 1981 Scale: 1.5 inches to 1 foot [1:8]
(1 plan, 83.5 cm. x 59.1 cm., duplicated)

Engraving and photographs of the church (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

224-256

Exterior Engraving (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 1)

224


Copy engraving of the New Church, Bishopwearmouth, c.1864
(1 paper, 14 cm. x 15.8 cm.)

Repairs and Alterations (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 2)

225-236, 241-251


Photograph of the interior of the church before the alterations of c.1981, looking east, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.7 cm. x 18.8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the sanctuary, before the alterations, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.7 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of the church before the alterations, showing the pulpit and the organ, n.d.
(1 photograph, 20.6 cm. x 17.8 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of the church before the alterations, looking west, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.8 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph of tile flooring showing the Lamb and the symbols of the four evangelists, before the alterations, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.4 cm. x 18.7 cm., black and white)


Photograph showing the altar and the communion rail before the alterations, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.6 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph taken from the pulpit looking west along the church, before the alterations, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.8 cm. x 19.6 cm., black and white)


Slides showing the altar, part of the east window, and the chancel before the alterations, n.d.
(2 slides, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)


Slide of the floor of the chancel and the front of the altar, n.d.
(1 slide, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)


Slides of tiled floor in the chancel showing the Lamb and the symbols of the evangelists, n.d.
(2 slides, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)


Slide of tiled floor, possibly at the east end of the nave, n.d.
(1 slide, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)


Photograph of the base of the pulpit showing details of the construction of the platform, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.7 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph showing a workman making alterations to the floor of the church near the pulpit, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.9 cm. x 19.2 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the raising of the floor near the pulpit, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.6 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the raising of the floor close up to a pillar, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.6 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph of pipes, part of the heating system, after their removal, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.6 cm. x 17.9 cm., black and white)


Photograph of parts of dismantled pews, n.d.
(1 photogrpah, 24.5 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph showing pews in the process of being dismantled, n.d.
(1 photograph, 25 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of the church looking towards the south transept and showing the raising of the floor, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.9 cm. x 19.2 cm., black and white)


Photograph looking southwest along the interior of the church and showing the raising of the floor, n.d.
(1 photograph, 19 cm. x 24.7 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of the church looking towards the organ and showing the platform under construction, n.d.
(1 photograph, 25.7 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Photograph of a pile of pieces of timber near the font during the alterations, n.d.
(1 photograph, 24.8 cm. x 18 cm., black and white)


Photograph showing the chancel and alterations to the floor of the nave, n.d.
(1 photograph, 25.8 cm. x 19 cm., black and white)


Sunderland Echo, containing article on page 2, concerning the alterations to Christ Church, 13 March 1982
(6 papers)

Interior Photographs (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 3)

252-255


Photograph, by the Echo, Sunderland, looking towards the north transept showing the nave altar and raised floor, n.d.
(1 photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph of the interior of the church after the alterations, showing the pulpit, nave altar, and transept, n.d.
(1 photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph, by the Echo, Sunderland, of a clergyman standing near the nave altar, after the alterations, n.d.
(1 photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.5 cm., black and white)


Photograph by the Echo, Sunderland, looking towards the south transept, showing the alterations and a clergyman in the pulpit, n.d.
(1 photograph, 16.5 cm. x 21.5 cm., black and white)

Stained Glass Windows (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 4)

237-240


Slide of stained glass showing man in armour, n.d.
(1 slide, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)


Slide of stained glass depicting an individual in, possibly, Roman armour and bearing the legend 'In Domino confido', n.d.
(1 slide, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)


Slide of stained glass depicting an individual in armour, n.d.
(1 slide, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)


Slide of stained glass depicting, possibly, David and Goliath, n.d.
(1 slide, 5 cm. x 5 cm., coloured)

Organ (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

57, 257-260, 287-288


Correspondence, estimates, specifications and reports from The Vincent Organ Company Ltd. at Sunderland, Henry Willis and Sons Ltd. at London, Hall and Broadfield Organ Company Ltd. at Kingston upon Hull, and Rushworth and Dreaper Ltd. at Liverpool, concerning the organ and its proposed reconstruction, 29 August 1947 - 13 November 1952
(paper, 4 files, typescript)


'Specification and estimate for the Proposed Reconstruction of the Organ in Christ Church Parish Church, Sunderland' by The Vincent Organ Company, Ltd., 30 Villiers Street, Sunderland, 21 October 1958
(1 file)


Copy letter from Rev. J.E. Ruscoe, The Vicarage, South Hylton, to Rev. A. Nugent, Vicar of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 25 March 1981; copy letter from The British Institute of Organ Studies, 33 Swindon Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle, to Rev. J.E. Ruscoe, 27 March 1981; and copy text of a talk on Christopher Lewis, builder of, among others, the organ in Christ Church, by Martin Charlton, 17 February 1978
(4 papers)


Article entitled 'Our Organ', by Helen Bowling in Christ Church Review, Vol.XXI, March 1982
(1 booklet)


Copy article entitled 'The End of My Organ Story', by Helen Bowling, n.d. c.1982
(1 paper)


Pass book of the Sunderland Trustee Savings Bank for the Organ Fund, 14 April 1954 - 3 March 1965
(1 booklet)


Passbook of Sunderland Savings Bank for the Organ Fund, 5 May 1960 - 3 March 1965
(1 booklet)

Church Bells (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

261


Copy entry concerning the bells in Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, 1882; copy made, 12 August 1978
(1 paper)

Stained glass windows (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

262-267


Note, in envelope addressed to Edward Watson, of the manufacturers of the 'painted windows' at the east end, the north transept and all other windows, n.d. c.1882
(1 card, 5.7 cm. x 7.6 cm.)


Article entitled 'William Morris - Designer for Today', by Janet Graham, in The Reader's Digest, February 1973
(4 papers, printed)


Correspondence between Joan Hadley, 41 Squirrels Way, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, and Rev. Mr. Nugent, incumbent of the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church, concerning the window in the church by William Morris, 22 and 27 July 1981
(3 papers)


Photocopy of an entry concerning the east window in the church of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, in A.C. Sewter, The Stained Glass of William Morris and His Circle, Yale University Press, 1975; copy made c.1982
(1 paper)


Typescript of the article, by A.H. Nugent, as in EP/Bi.CC 267, 1982
(3 papers)


Page from the Christ Church parish magazine, containing an article, by A.H.N., concerning the east window designed by William Morris, 1982
(1 paper)

Maintenance and repairs (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

58-61, 167, 170, 178, 203-204, 209, 214, 216


Correspondence and hire and maintenance agreements with The Pyrene Company Ltd. of London regarding the installation and upkeep of fire extinguishers at the church, 16 July - 17 September 1952
(paper, 1 file, typescript)


Miscellaneous correspondence with the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Ltd. with cover notes, policies, reports on buildings etc., October 1969 - 8 January 1971
(paper, 1 file, typescript)


Miscellaneous papers including minutes of the Church Hall Committee; assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures; Charity Commission scheme; inspection of fire extinguishers; cost of Church Hall; architects' certificates for work done etc., 21 February 1952 - 27 April 1964
(17 papers, typescript)


Correspondence relating chiefly to war damage to the church steeple and repairs to be made to the steeple and vicarage, 8 April 1949 - 15 October 1951
(6 papers, 6 files, typescript)


Lists of the contents of the church, texts of the inscriptions, and texts of inscriptions in, and details of the subjects of the windows, c.1980
(11 papers)


Specification of repairs needed to Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by J.W. Milburn and Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, April 1959
(2 papers)


Letters from S.W. Milburn and Partners, architects, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, and John E. Nelson & Son, roofing contractors, 84 Toward Road, Sunderland, to R.W. Iley, 2 Ashmore Terrace, Stockton Road, Sunderland, concerning repairs to the roof of the church, 30 April 1970 and 20 July 1970
(6 papers)


Interlocutory order issued by the Consistory Court of the Diocese of Durham that the incumbent and churchwardens of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, be able to proceed with the replacement of scaffolding at the west end of the church, 19 December 1990
(1 paper)


Report on electric lighting in Christ Church, by W. & T.R. Milburn, 20 Fawcett Street, Sunderland, 20 October 1899
(4 papers, typescript)


Specification and form of tender for electrical installation at Christ Church, drawn up by G.E. Charlewood, architect, 14 Neville Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and completed by F. Reid Ferens, electrical contractors, Kensington Buildings, Stockton Road, Sunderland, 6 May 1954
(1 file and 1 paper)


Colour-scheme for the re-decoration of the interior of the church, 2 March 1964 Annotated: 'Used again in 1975'
(1 paper)


Estimate, submitted by Anderson Bros. (Shopfitters) Ltd., 17-19 Villiers Street, Sunderland, for table and tract case and screens at the back of the church, 4 December 1968
(2 papers)

Building Committee Minutes (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

22


Building Committee minutes, 1862 - 1867
(1 volume)

Spire (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

225, 332/1-3


Photograph of the re-building of the top twenty feet of the spire, Autumn 1950 Annotated with details of the re-building, n.d.
(1 photograph, 8.8 cm. x 13.9 cm., black and white)


Photographs from spire inspection, 1990
(1 album)


Bi-annual spire inspection, February 1992
(1 file)


Investigation of structural stability of the church spire, February 1994
(1 file)

Vicarage (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 02)

55, 153-154, 268-269, 279


Letter from the Church Commissioners approving the sale of the parsonage house, 9 June 1949
(1 paper, typescript)


16 January 1877 (1) Rev. William Scott Moncrieff, vicar of the parish of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Mortgage, in £966, from (1) to (2) of the income of the benefice for the building of a parsonage house
(Parchment, 1 membrane)


1 February 1936 (1) Rev. John Vincent Haswell, Clerk in Holy Orders, incumbent of the vicarage of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth (2) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Mortgage, in £38, by (1) to (2) of the income of the benefice for the building of a garage at the parsonage house
(1 paper)


Letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London, to Rev. W.S. Moncrieff, 6 Rectory Terrace, Bishopwearmouth, authorising the latter to purchase a site for the vicarage, 8 February 1876
(1 paper)


6 December 1949 (1) Winifred Piper, formerly of 2 Humbledon View, Sunderland, now of 42 Beechwood Terrace, Sunderland, spinster (2) The Church Commissioners for England (3) Rev. Raymond Augustus Edwards, incumbent of the benefice of the vicarage of Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church Conveyance from (1) to (3), with the consent of (2), of a parcel of land on the east side of Tunstall Lane, as the site for a parsonage house Plan attached Consideration: £1,400
(1 file)


'Balance sheet of expenses incurred in building Christ Church Vicarage, Bishopwearmouth', 19 February 1878
(1 paper)

Church Hall (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 03)

62, 273-275, 286, 330/1-2


Papers relating to the Memorial Hall Fund, including various deeds of covenant, details of bazaars and whist drives, correspondence with the Inland Revenue and Sir John Priestman's charity, 1 March 1947 - 21 February 1952
(33 papers, 2 files, typescript)


23 October 1946 (1) Maureen Mary Barnes, wife of William Barnes of 13 Holmlands Park South, Sunderland (2) Thomas Thorburn Nesbitt of Sunderland, gent. (3) Parochial Church Council of the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church (4) The Durham Diocesan Board of Finance Draft conveyance from (1) to (3) and (4), with the consent of (2), of a parcel of land to be used as a site for a parish hall Plan attached
(1 file)


Plan showing levels on the tennis court, drawing no. 5829 D.41, by S.W. Milburn and Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, November 1956 Anotated: 'Prior to Church Hall', n.d. Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 53 cm. x 52 cm., duplicated)


'Sketch Scheme': ground plan, cross section, first floor plan and balcony, and main elevation, of proposed memorial hall at Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church, by C.A. Clayton Greene, architect, Sunderland, July 1947 Scales: 16 feet to 1 inch [1:192]; 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
(1 plan, 55.5 cm. x 39 cm., oiled linen)


Proposed layout for grounds of new hall at Christ Church, n.d., c.1956 No scale given
(1 plan, 77 cm. x 52.7 cm., colour-wash)


Pass books of the Sunderland Trustee Savings Bank for the Memorial Hall Fund, 1 June 1948 - 13 October 1962 and 14 April 1954 - 13 October 1962
(2 booklets)


Insurance policy for the Church Hall, giving no mention of the Duke of Edinburgh group mentioned in EP/Bi.CC 330/2, June 1970
(1 file)


Insurance policy for the Church Hall, mentioning the Duke of Edinburgh group who use the hall, June 1977
(1 file)

Other church property (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 04)Church House (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

56


1 May 1951 (1) The Vicar and P.C.C. of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth (2) The Cedars Boys Club Agreement to let the basement of Church House, Number 7, The Cloister, Sunderland to (2) for one year and determinable thereafter by either party giving one quarter's notice Rent: 17s.6d. per week
(1 paper, typescript)

Vergers' Cottage (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

331/1-2


House owner's insurance policy for the Verger's cottage, giving valuation of house, June 1970
(1 file)


House owner's insurance policy for the Verger's cottage, giving valuation of house, June 1977
(1 file)

War Memorial Cross (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 05)

280, 285


Statement of receipts and expenditure of the Memorial Cross Fund, 20 September 1921
(1 paper)


Pass book of Lloyds Bank, for the War Memorial Fund, 31 January 1917 - 28 July 1921
(1 booklet)

Faculties and Archdeacons' Certificates (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 06)

51, 179-202

Faculties (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

51, 179-187, 189, 191-195, 197, 201


Faculty for the installation of a sound amplifying system, with covering letter, 17 June 1964
(2 papers, 1 with embossed seal)


Faculty for the erection of a chancel screen in memory of William Sanderson, churchwarden of the parish from 1884 to 1886, and Mayor of Sunderland in 1911, 28 September 1918
(1 paper)


Faculty for the placing on the Holy Table of two brass candlestricks, 10 April 1931
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection, on the north wall, of a tablet bearing the inscription 'The fabric of this church was restored in 1932 out of a legacy bequeathed by Emma Phillips Richardson', 20 September 1932
(1 paper)


Faculty for the removal of brass communion rails and the introduction of oak rails, and, the introduction of a tablet immediately above the south end of the rails in memory of Frank Lang, 1829-1919, and his wife, Robina Christina, 1849-1932, 11 April 1933
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of an oak font cover in memory of Tom Noel Wawn, 1872 - 1948, 7 February 1949
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of a processional cross in brass in memory of Clare Arnold Clayton Greene, 1875 - 1949, 27 October 1952
(1 paper)


Faculty for the conversion of the south transept into a side chapel, and for the introduction of a holy table, credence table, litany desk, altar rails, carpet, altar cross, and candlesticks, 20 February 1953
(1 paper)


Faculty for the removal of the font, wardens' and vergers' pews and a memorial tablet from the west end of the church, the conversion of the north transcept into a baptistery and the hanging of a portrait of the Madonna and Child at the west end of the church, 30 November 1953
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of oak panelling in the Lady Chapel and the removal of two front pews in the nave, 30 April 1954
(1 paper)


Faculty for the erection of a war memorial, currently in West Park School, Sunderland, on the north wall of the church, 24 September 1958
(1 paper)


Faculty for the rebuilding of the organ with a detached console, the removal of the choir stalls from the chanel and the re-siting of the choir at the front of the nave, the removal of the altar rails to a new position further westward, and the removal of the lower panels of the chancel screen, 29 May 1959
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of a prayer desk and credence table, the extension of the Holy Table, the installation of a new altar frontal, and the cleaning of the furnishings in the sanctuary and chancel, 22 October 1959
(1 paper)


Faculty for the replacement of the coke-fired boiler by a gas-fired boiler, and for the installation of six electric heaters in the Lady Chapel, 24 January 1961
(1 paper)


Faculty for the introduction of a new oak table and tract case, 20 March 1969
(1 paper)


Faculty for unspecified work to be carried out by Anderson Brothers, cabinet makers, Villiers Street, Sunderland, 11 March 1970
(1 paper)


Faculty for the installation of floodlighting, 24 August 1973
(1 paper)


Faculty for the re-roofing of the side aisles, the repair of the stonework and glass of the west windows, and the removal of a redundant chimney, 14 September 1989
(1 paper)

Archdeacons' certificates (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

50, 188, 190, 196, 198-200, 202


Archdeacon's certificate for interior decoration, 12 May 1964
(1 paper, typescript)


Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 29 May 1954
(1 paper)


Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 7 May 1959
(1 paper)


Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 27 October 1970
(1 paper)


Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 11 December 1974
(1 paper)


Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 20 May 1975
(1 paper)


Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 16 April 1988
(1 paper)


Archdeacon's certificate for unspecified work, 13 October 1989 Annotated: 'finials', n.d.
(1 paper)

Quinquennial inspections (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 07)

54, 168-169, 171-177


Report by Milburn and Partners, architects, at Sunderland on the church, being the third Quinquennial Inspection under the Inspection of Churches Measure, (1955), 19 April 1968
(paper, 1 file, photocopy)


Report on the first quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by S.W. Milburn & Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, 8 December 1958
(7 papers)


Report on the second quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Sunderland, by S.W. Milburn and Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, 17 March 1964
(1 file)


Report on the third quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by S.W. Milburn and Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, 29 April 1968
(1 file)


Report on the fourth quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by J.T. Latheron, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, 11 November 1976
(11 paper)


Report on the fifth quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by J.T. Latheron, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, August 1982
(13 papers)


Report on the sixth quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by Anthony Burns, architect, Castle Eden Studios, Castle, May 1987
(22 papers)


Report on the seventh quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by Burns Architects, Castle Eden Studios, Castle Eden, September 1990
(1 file)


Report on the eighth quinquennial inspection of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by Burns Architects, Castle Eden Studios, Castle Eden, November 1995
(1 file)


Outline specification of repairs required to Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church, Vicarage, 7 St. Bede's Park, Sunderland, in connection with the quinquennial inspection of April 1980, c.1980
(1 file)

Ecclesiastical Dilapidations (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 08)Church (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

52-53


Assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures (1923 - 1929), 8 January 1950
(1 paper, printed form)


Assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measures (1923 - 1951), with covering letter from the Church Commissioners regarding raising money for same, 11 April 1967
(2 papers, printed form)

Vicarage (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

270-272


Ordinary assessment under the Ecclesiastical Dilapidations Measure, 1923-1951, 11 March 1957
(1 paper)


Schedule of dilapidations under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972, by A.O. Lee, Owengate House, Durham, June 1975
(1 file)


Schedule of dilapidations under the Repair of Benefice Buildings Measure 1972 by A.O. Lee, Owengate House, Durham, August 1985
(1 file)

Log Books (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 09)

278


Parish log book, April 1978 - 1 May 1999
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Inventories and Terriers (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 10)

163-166


Inventories, 20 April 1921, 30 April 1934, 24 April 1935, 15 April 1936, 12 April 1937, 10 April 1938, post 1971
(3 papers)


Terrier, 25 July 1950
(1 booklet)


Inventory, 27 March 1973, March 1975, 31 March 1976, 28 March 1977, 1 April 1978, 1 April 1979, 22 April 1980
(1 booklet)


Terrier and inventory, 1 April 1981 - 21 April 1984
(1 booklet)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 11)Bequests (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

100-101, 152


Executorship accounts for the estate of James Fox Williams, deceased, 9 May 1967 - 20 September 1968
(1 booklet, typescript)


Copy letter from the vicar to James Storey and Company, Solicitors, of Sunderland acknowledging receipt of £100 under the will of Elsie Eliza Booty, 18 March 1972
(1 paper, typescript)


Letter from Lillian Thompson, 1 Hill Rise, Middleton-one-Row, Darlington, to Rev. R. Brown, vicar of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, concerning proposed bequests to Christ Church, 26 July 1967, and letter from Snowball, Worthy and Lowe, solicitors, 51 John Street, Sunderland, to Rev. A. Nugent, 7 St. Bede's Park, Sunderland, confirming that Mrs. Thompson was, at the time of their letter, still alive, 19 December 1980
(7 papers)

Accounts (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

63-65, 90, 92-93


Bishopwearmouth New Church, churchwardens' accounts for year ending 31 March 1870
(1 paper, printed)


Churchwardens' accounts, 1926
(1 paper, printed)


Churchwardens' accounts, 1937
(1 paper, printed)


Accounts with the Sunderland Trustee Savings Bank for organ, memorial hall and reserve funds, 1954 - 1962
(1 volume, card bound)


Church and church hall accounts, 3 August 1959 - 18 October 1965
(1 volume, card bound)


Church and church hall accounts, 15 November 1965 - 1 August 1966
(1 volume, card bound)

Vestry (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 5)

23


Vestry minutes, 1928 - 1969
(1 volume)

Parochial Church Council (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 6)Minutes (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 1)

24, 95-97, 276


Parochial Church Council minutes, 1937 - 1957
(1 volume)


Minutes of Parochial Church Council, 17 July 1957 - 27 May 1964
(1 volume, card bound)


Minutes of Parochial Church Council, 20 July 1966 - 16 November 1970
(1 volume, card bound)


Minutes of Parochial Church Council, 18 January 1971 - 7 August 1977
(1 volume, card bound)


Parochial Church Council meetings minute book, 19 September 1977 - 30 March 1981
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Financial records (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 2)Stewardship Campaign (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

289-292, 333


Sample letter inviting the recipient to become an official visitor as part of the stewardship campaign, 20 September 1971
(1 paper)


Sample letter inviting those about to act as an official visitor during the stewardship campaign to a training session, 29 September 1971
(1 paper)


Stewardship Renewal Mission, 1971: sample form designed to attract volunteers to undertake various jobs, for the elderly and so on, 1971
(1 paper)


Christ Church Courier: Stewardship Special Edition, c.1971
(2 papers)


Brochure for stewardship campaign, 1967
(1 album)

Annual accounts and balance sheets (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

66-86, 109-116, 281-283


Annual accounts and balance sheets, 1948 - 1962
(1 bundle of 14 files, 1 paper)


Annual accounts and, balance sheets, 1964 - 1968
(paper, 5 files)


Annual accounts and balance sheet, 1970
(paper, 1 file)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of receipts and payments, January - December 1973
(2 files)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of receipts and payments, January - December 1974
(2 files)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of receipts and payments, January - December 1975
(2 files)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of receipts and payments, January - December 1976
(2 files)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of receipts and payments, January - December 1977
(2 files)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of receipts and payments, January - December 1978
(2 files)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of payments, January - December 1979
(1 file)


P.C.C. Treasurer's accounts of payments, January - December 1980
(1 file)


Statements of account, 1871, 1925, 1932
(4 papers)


Income and expenditure accounts and balance sheets, 1946, 1951, 1953-1959, 1961, 1967, 1968
(48 papers)


Balance sheets, 1976 - 1980, and 1983; analysis of expenditure for year ended 31 December 1980
(23 papers)

Reports (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

87


Report of a sub-committee of the P.C.C. appointed to examine finances, 30 July 1935
(paper, 1 file, typescript)

Ledgers and account books (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

88-89, 117


Ledger, 1 January 1950 - 31 December 1959
(1 volume, calf half-bound)


Ledger, 1 January 1960 - 31 December 1965
(1 volume, leather half-bound)


Special funds account book, 1 January 1972 - 31 December 1977
(1 volume, paper)

Analysis (Ref: EP/Bi.CC )

91, 284


Verger's expenditure analysis book re church house and church and vestry expenses, 1957 - 1965
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Analysis of expenditure for the year ended 31 December 1983
(2 papers)

Correspondence (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 3)

25, 94


Letter book, 1891 - 1914
(1 volume)


Miscellaneous general correspondence, vouchers, insurance, reports etc. including draft contract of employment for vergers, 15 November 1965 - 6 April 1967
(paper, 1 file, typescript)

Electoral Roll (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 4)

99, 103, 277


Electoral roll, 1920 - 1926
(paper, 1 file)


List of streets within the parish of Christ Church with covering letter from Sunderland Corporation, 1 April 1949
(paper, 1 file)


Notes of total numbers on the electoral roll, 1959-1962, 1968
(6 papers)

Appointment of Vergers (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 5)

294-297


1953 (1) Hubert Ford, incumbent of the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church (2) Walter Jobling and Norman Wilby Goodall, churchwardens (3) Thomas McKitterick and wife, Florence Draft agreement whereby (3) are employed as vergers
(1 file)


Correspondence between McKenzie, Bell and Sons, 66 John Street, Sunderland; G.S. McIntyre, 5 West Lawn, Sunderland; and J. Fox Williams, 2 Burn Park Road, Sunderland, concerning the employment of vergers, 8 May - 21 August 1953
(1 file)


10 February 1964 (1) Reginald Brown, Clerk in Holy Orders, incumbent of the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church; Alfred Airey and Robert William Iley, churchwardens (2) John Thomas McKitterick and wife, Florence May Agreement whereby (1) employ (2) as verger and assistant verger and caretakers of the church hall
(1 file)


1966 (1) Reginald Brown, Clerk in Holy Orders, incumbent of the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church; Robert William Iley and Denis Bonsall Cowell, churchwardens (2) Isabelle Thompson of Christ Church Verger's Cottage, Ryhope Road, Sunderland Agreement whereby (1) employs (2) as verger and caretaker of the church hall
(1 paper)

Appointment of Organist (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 6)

293


3 April 1950 (1) Raymond Augustus Edwards, incumbent of the parish of Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church (2) Parochial Church Council of Christ Church (3) Norman Bonfield of 2 Thornhill Gardens, Sunderland Agreement whereby (1) appoints (3) as organist of Christ Church and (2) agrees to pay (3) £50 p.a.
(1 file, typescript)

Overseers (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 7)

26


Offertories and disbursements account book, 1876 - 1885
(1 volume)

Church Societies (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 13)

98

Sunday School (Ref: EP/Bi.CC 98)

98


Cradle roll record [Sunday School], 1933 - 1940
(1 volume, card bound)

Miscellaneous (Ref: EP/Bi.CC Section 14)History of the Church (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 01)

298


Page of the Echo, Sunderland, containing an article on the history of the parish of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth, by Helen G. Bowling and Denis B. Cowell, 10 June 1975
(1 paper, 29.9 cm. x 43.7 cm., printed)

Centenary (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 02)

106, 334-335


Christ Church 1864 - 1964, a centenary booklet, 1964
(1 booklet, printed)


Greetings card for centenary, n.d. [1964]
(1 card)


Photographs of flower displays for centenary celebations, including sketch drawing of exterior of church, n.d. [1964]
(1 album)

Parish Magazines (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 03)

300-327, 336


Parish magazines, February 1915 - December 1922
(1 volume, card bound)


Christ Church Review, April, July, August, November 1953
(4 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January, March, August 1954
(3 booklets)


Christ Church Review, March, May-July, October, November 1955
(6 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January, February, May, September - November 1956
(6 booklets)


Christ Church Review, March, June - August, December 1957
(5 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January, May - July, September, 1958
(5 booklets)


Christ Church Review, July 1959
(1 booklet)


Christ Church Review, April - May 1960
(2 booklets)


Christ Church Review, June 1961
(1 booklet)


Christ Church Review, March, April, August, October - December 1963
(6 booklets)


Christ Church Review, March, June 1964
(2 booklets)


Christ Church Review, April, May, August 1965
(3 booklets)


Christ Church Review, 1971
(1 booklet)


Christ Church Review, May, June, August, October, December 1976 [June issue is from accession 8950]
(5 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - April, June, July, September 1977 [See also EP/Bi.CC 336 for May edition]
(7 booklets)


Christ Church Review, May 1979
(1 booklet)


Christ Church Review, January - July, September - December, 1980
(11 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - July, September, October, December, 1981
(10 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - March, May, November, 1982
(5 booklets, 4 papers)


Christ Church Review, January - April, June, July, September, November December, 1983
(9 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - December 1984
(11 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - August, October - December 1985
(10 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - August, October - December 1986
(10 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - December 1987
(11 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - March, May, July - December 1988
(9 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - December 1989
(11 booklets)


Christ Church Review, January - June 1990
(6 booklets)


Christchurch Review, May 1977
(1 booklet)

Roll of honour (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 04)

102


Roll of service and roll of honour, n.d. [1940s]
(paper, 1 file)

Greetings Cards (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 05)

340-341


Christmas card sent to soldiers from 'The Home Church', 1942
(1 card)


Christmas card showing sketch of exterior of church, n.d. [late twentieth century]
(1 card)

Music (Ref: EP/Bi.CC section 06)

105, 299


Ad majorem psalter chants, n.d. [20th century]
(1 volume, cloth bound)


Letter from C.W. Eden, The College, Durham, to Mr. Bonnfield, enclosing an arrangement of the 'Gloria', used in Durham Cathedral, 9 May 1949
(2 papers)