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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 1018 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Iceton family of Sedgefield, blacksmiths; Mordon parish and Castle Eden

Covering Dates: 1836-1967

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  • Miscellaneous documents
    • Records of Mordon Parish (Ref: D/X 1018/43-144)
    • Records of an unidentified butcher of the Castle Eden area (Ref: D/X 1018/145)

Catalogue Description

Records given

10 March 1993 Acc: 2119(D)

Catalogue Contents

(Ref: D/X 1018/1-42)

County Record Office,
County Hall,
DURHAM.
DHl 5UL

Telephone (091) 383 3253
Records of the Iceton family firm of blacksmiths,
Cross Street, Sedgefield

[This firm was established in 1757. These records relate to the late nineteenth and the twentieth centuries when the firm was headed by Mr. A. Iceton, who was later joined by his sons]

Ref: D/X 1018/1

Account book, 23 November 1872 - 11 May 1892
(1 volume,)

Ref: D/X 1018/2

Account book, 14 May 1892 - 7 January 1897
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/3

Account book, 30 November 1896 - 29 December 1898
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/4

Account book, 23 August 1898 - 18 February 1901
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/5

Account book, 17 December 1901 - 26 August 1902
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/6

Account book, 10 June 1902 - 16 May 1905
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/7

Account book, 27 May 1905 - 2 May 1908
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/8

Account book, 11 May 1908 - 26 November 1910
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/9

Account book, 1 June 1911 - 18 January 1916
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/10

Account book, 22 May 1915 - 28 June 1920
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/11

Account book, 23 December 1919 - 5 May 1924
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/12

Account book, 24 December 1923 - 29 September 1928
(2 volumes)

Ref: D/X 1018/13

Account book, 1 December 1927 - 2 February 1939 For enclosures see: D/X 1018/34, 37-8 and 40
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/14

Account book, 26 December 1901 - 19 October 1904
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/15

Account book, 1 December 1908 - 9 December 1914, 18 November 1921 - 12 June 1928
(1 volume)

Ref: D/X 1018/16

Account book, 5 October 1915 - 3 April 1922 For enclosure see: D/X 1018/33
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/17

Account book, including various recipes for horse complaints (1757 and 1896), 18 January 1926 - 26 June 1936 For enclosure see: D/X 1018/39
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/18

Day book, 6 April 1936 - 24 December 1941
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/19

Day book, 16 July 1938 - 17 May 1950
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/20

Ledger with index, 6 April 1946 - 6 May 1950 For enclosures see: D/X 1018/27-9 and 30
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/21

Cash book, 31 December 1947 - 11 November 1952 For enclosure see: D/X 1018/26
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/22

Blacksmith's work record book, 3 December 1911 - 17 March 1914 For enclosure see: D/X 1018/35
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/23

Blacksmith's working note books, 22 September 1941 - n.d.
(2 volumes, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/24

Stock book, 30 September - 31 December 1958
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/25

Account [with the letter heading of A. Iceton, General Smith (firm established 1757) Sedgefield], payable by the parish council, 6 July 1910
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/26

Illustrated letter heading for the firm of A. Iceton and Sons, Cross Street, Sedgefield, 1920s
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/27

Rates demand note from Sedgefield Rural District Council for Mr. A. Iceton, 31 March 1950; also rate receipts for 18 June and 6 December 1948 and 15 June 1950
(4 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/28

Receipted accounts to Mr. A. Iceton from Teasdale Bros. Limited, engineers, millwrights, iron and brass founders, etc., Agricultural Implements Makers, Feetham Warehouse, Darlington, 30 September 1948, 30 June and 30 July 1949
(4 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/29

Receipted account to Mr. A. Iceton from W. Galloway and Co. Ltd., Sunderland Road, Gateshead 8, 18 October 1949
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/30

Receipts from Mr. Anthony Iceton as half-yearly payments for rent to Mrs. Mary Iceton, 13 May and 23 November 1948, 13 May and 23 November 1950
(4 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/31

Receipt for payment of seeds by Mr. A. Iceton sent by E. Webb and Sons, Royal Seed Establishment, Wordsley, Stourbridge, 28 July 1906
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/32

Poster giving details of an annual clearance sale of surplus stock held by A. Thompson and Co., Cash Furniture Stores, Bishop Auckland, 25 April 1907
(1 paper, printed 43.5 cm. x 57 cm.)

Ref: D/X 1018/33

Army leaflet inviting volunteers and giving rates of pay and conditions of promotions and pensions, 10 November 1914
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/34

Hand written knitting pattern for "leaf lace" belonging to Miss Hilda Iceton, Cross Street, Sedgefield, Co. Durham, n.d. [1930s]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/35

List of increased minimum prices for horse shoeing as issued by the Ferryhill and Spennymoor Branch of the National Master Farriers' Association; also list of members who have agreed to the new prices, 20 March 1915
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/X 1018/36

Letter from the Spennymoor and Ferryhill Branch of the National Master Farriers' Association giving a list of prices to be charged for horse shoeing, 1 July 1922
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/37

Minimum price list of the North Yorkshire and South Durham District Branches of the National Master Farriers' Association and the National Master Wheelwrights', Smiths', Coach and Motor Body Builders' Association, March 1919
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/X 1018/38

Minimum price lists of the North Eastern District of National Master Farriers and Blacksmiths' Association, 1 February 1922 and 1931
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/39

Tyre price list issued by the North Eastern District Joint Committee of the Vehicle Builders and National Master Farriers and Blacksmiths' Association, August 1922
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/40

List of pamphlets published by the Rural Industries Bureau, attached to a cost of estimate sheet with notes on methods of completion, from the Rural Industries Bureau, 258/262 Westminster Bridge Road, S.E.1, n.d. [1925]
(2 papers attached together)

Ref: D/X 1018/41

General account and auditor's report showing expenditure and income for the year ended 31 December 1930 of the National Master Farriers' and Blacksmiths' Association, 30 March 1931
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/X 1018/42

The Farrier's Journal no. 605, October 1946
(1 booklet)

Records of Mordon Parish (Ref: D/X 1018/43-144)Ref: D/X 1018/43

Signed minute book of the parish meetings of Mordon, 24 March 1886 - 27 March 1900
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/44

Signed minute book of Mordon Parish meeting, 29 March 1901 - 20 May 1945
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/45

Rough minutes book of Mordon Parish meetings, 24 January 1961 - 22 March 1966
(1 volume, paper bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/46

Copy of the Mordon Parish valuation list (with an authorised amended entry of 22 April 1890), 1888-1889
(5 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/47

Audited assessment and collection book of the poor rate of Mordon Township, 3 July 1877 - 31 December 1879
(1 volume, paper covers)

Ref: D/X 1018/48

Circular letter to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting from Mr. Hugh Owen, Secretary to the Local Government Board, Whitehall S.W., enclosing an order prescribing the form of financial statements to be issued by parishes in rural districts without their own parish council, 23 March 1898
(1 paper and 1 file)

Ref: D/X 1018/49

Audited poor rate collection book of Mordon Parish, 9 April 1902 - 2 November 1904
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/50

Audited poor rate collection book of Mordon Parish, 10 April 1912 - 7 October 1914
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/51

Audited poor rate collection book of Mordon Parish, 7 April 1915 - 17 April 1918
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/52

Audited poor rate collection book of Mordon Parish, 13 November 1918 - 26 October 1921
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/53

The audited poor rate collecting and deposit book of Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, 3 May 1914 - 30 September 1920
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/54

The audited collector's poor rate monthly statement book for Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, October 1910 - December 1918
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/55

Audited account book of Mordon Parish Meeting, 25 March 1897 - 31 March 1939, 31 March 1946 and 1947 [1937-1939, 1946-7 all being nil receipts and payments]
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/56

Order book for contributions from the overseers of Mordon Parish to meet the expenses of Mordon Parish meeting, 17 March 1910 - 19 December 1922
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/57

An audited assessment and collection book of the sanitary rate of Mordon Township, 5 May - August 1877
(1 volume with one card cover missing)

Ref: D/X 1018/58

Audited assessment list for the special expenses chargeable under the Public Health Act, 1875 on Mordon, charged at the rate of four pence in the pound on houses, and one penny in the pound on land, 25 September 1885
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/59

Audited sanitary rate book for Mordon Parish giving names of contributors, 27 October 1909
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/60

The audited collector's monthly statement book for the sanitary rate of Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, October 1909 - 31 March 1910
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/61

The audited sanitary rate collecting and deposit book of Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, 6 November 1909 - 18 March 1910
(1 volume, card bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/62

Half-yearly balance sheets of the overseers' receipts and payments for the parish of Mordon, Sedgefield Union, 30 September 1917, 31 March 1919 - 30 September 1920, 30 September 1921 and 31 March 1922
(7 booklets)

Ref: D/X 1018/63

Annual financial statements for the parish of Mordon, March 1919 - 1923, 1959 and 1962-64
(3 papers and 6 booklets)

Ref: D/X 1018/64

Financial statements for the parish of Mordon for the years ending on 31 March 1957-8 and 1965
(2 booklets and 1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/65

Audited current account bank book of the overseers of Mordon Parish with the Sedgefield Branch of the North Eastern Banking Company Ltd. [from April 1914, the Bank of Liverpool Ltd.], 18 September 1907 - 30 December 1916
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/66

Audited current account bank book of the overseers of Mordon Parish with the Sedgefield Branch of the Bank of Liverpool Ltd., 2 January 1917 - 30 September 1924
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Ref: D/X 1018/67

Correspondence from Harold Jeavons, esq., Clerk to the Durham County Rate Committee, J. Lodge, Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council and the overseers of the parish of Mordon, concerning the county rate in 1922-4
(9 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/68

Letter from Harold Jevons, Clerk to Durham County Council, to the overseers of the poor of the township of Mordon, informing them of the new county rate and of a county council meeting when objections can be lodged, 22 April 1926
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/69

Miscellaneous correspondence between the Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council, the Clerk to Mordon Parish Meeting and others, concerning county basic rate, precepts for burial, lighting etc., 6 August 1957- 17 February 1967
(33 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/70

Miscellaneous correspondence to the Clerk of Mordon Parish Meeting, 29 August 1962 - 12 April 1965
(28 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/71

Letter to Mr. Thomas Hutchinson, assistant overseer, Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, from the Solicitor (Rating Department), North Eastern Railway, York, asking for clarification of the claim for poor rate, 7 June 1916
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/72

Notices of objections to the rating valuation lists of the assessment of Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, sent with covering letters to the Chairman of the Mordon Parish Meeting by the Solicitor (Rating Department), North Eastern Railway, York, 21 September 1921, 19 May, 30 September and 29 November 1922, 22 January, 10 May and 22 November 1924 and 30 May 1925
(15 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/73

Rating demands to the North Eastern Railway Company from the overseers of the parish of Mordon, Sedgefield Union, 2 May 1917 and 9 May 1923
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/74

Correspondence between J.W. Lodge, Solicitor Clerk to Sedgefield Union, Mrs. M. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon, and others concerning the North Eastern Railway Company's appeals against the rating assessments in the Sedgefield Union area, 1 June 1922 - 10 December 1925
(63 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/75

Letter to Mrs. Durbridge, assistant overseer, from J.W. Lodge, esq., solicitor, concerning the polling place for the Mordon election and the reasons for maintaining a large balance from the rates until the Railway Company's appeal is settled, 24 March 1925
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/76

Circular letter to Mrs. M. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon, from J.W. Lodge, Clerk to the Assessment Committee of Sedgefield Union, enclosing two circular letters from Thomas White, Chairman of the National Conference of Assessment Committees (England and Wales), concerning the new rating and valuation bill, undated, 9 May and 18 May 1925
(3 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/77

Draft resolutions of the Mordon Parish Meeting to act jointly with Sedgefield Parish Council to authorise solicitors to commence proceedings jointly with the Sedgefield Parish Council and the Sedgefield Burial Joint Committee, n.d. [1920s]
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/78

Supplemental valuation list for Mordon signed by the overseers on 3 September 1926 and approved by the Assessment Committee, 14 October 1926
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/79

Letter from J.W. Lodge, Solicitor, Sedgefield, Ferryhill, to Mrs. M. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon, concerning the payment of rates on tithe and enclosing two government circulars concerning the Ecclesiastical Tithe Rent Charge (Rates) Act of 1920, 20 August 1920
(2 papers and1 file)

Ref: D/X 1018/80

Letter from F.L.C. Houd, the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 4 Whitehall Place, London, S.W.1, to the assistant overseer, Mordon, enclosing an explanatory leaflet concerning the Tithe Acts 1836-1918 and requesting information necessary to determine the tithe rent charge for Mordon, 8 October 1923
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/81

Letters to Mrs. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, from J.W. Lodge, esq., solicitor, concerning reassessment of the tithe as a result of Lord Eldon's redemption of the tithe on his farms, 11 and 14 March 1924
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/82

Letter to Mrs. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon Parish, Sedgefield Union, from J.W. Lodge, esq., Solicitor and Clerk to the Sedgefield Union, Sedgefield, Ferryhill, concerning the Mordon tithe paid by the rector of Sedgefield, 25 August 1920
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/83

Correspondence between the Inspector of Taxes, the overseers of Sedgefield Union, Mrs. Durbridge, assistant overseer of Mordon Parish and the Rev. Canon E. Sykes, concerning the reduction of his tithe rent charge, 24-25 February 1927
(3 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/84

Letter to Mrs. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon from J.W. Lodge, esq., solicitor, concerning the tithe rent charge appeal, 25 February 1927
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/85

Statements of the accounts of the Lady Freville's bequest (established1630) ending on 31 December in the following years, 1914-17, 19, 21-22, 24-27, 29-32, 34-37, 39, 41-46, 52, 55 and 57-66
(38 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/86

Statements of the accounts of the Howle Hope Charity ending on 31 December in the following years, 1914-17, 19, 21-22, 24-32, 34-39, 41-46, 52, 55 and 57-66
(40 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/87

Statements of the accounts of the Sedgefield Educational Foundation ending on 31 December on the following years, 1914-17, 19, 21-22, 24-32, 34-37, 39, 41-46, 52, 55, 57-66
(39 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/88

Correspondence to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting from various secretaries to the Sedgefield charities, dealing with matters such as the election of the Mordon respresentative on the Charity Committee, lists of recipients of the charities and candidates for Lady Freville's apprentice fees, etc., 1915-1963
(40 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/89

Correspondence to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting from the Secretary of the Board of Education, Whitehall, London S.W.1, concerning the draft and final details of a scheme for the Sedgefield Educational Foundation E 86 26 2/8, 18 August 1924 and 10 March 1926
(6 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/90

Letter to J.W. Blench, esq., Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, from C.P. Hill, esq., Chief Charity Commissioner, Charity Commision, 14 Ryder Street, St. James's, London S.W.1, enclosing an application form and information about the registration of charities under the Charities Act of 1960, January 1963
(8 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/91

Letter to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Council from Lady Cripps, President of British United Aid to China, enclosing a statement of allocations of British United Aid to China sent by the Chunking Committee and appealing for support, 26 May 1945
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/92

Three reports of progress by British United Aid to China, 31 May, 30 June and 31 August 1945
(3 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/93

Letter from R.P. Burton, LL.B., Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council to J.W. Blench, esq., Clerk to Mordon Parish Meeting, including an invitation to a meeting of all voluntary organisations with the council to discuss ways of supporting a "Freedom from Hunger" campaign, 3 September 1962
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/94

Letter from R.P. Burton, LL.B., Clerk of Sedgefield Rural District Council, to J.W. Blench, esq., Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, enclosing a statement of funds raised in connection with the "Freedom from Hunger" appeal and informing him that the appeal is now closed, 6 March 1964
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/95

Circular letter to clerks of parish councils and chairmen of parish meetings from R.P. Burton, LL.B., Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council, including a letter from James Harmond, Lord Mayor of London, The Mansion House, London E.C.4, asking for support for the President Kennedy Memorial Appeal, 6 May 1964 and 16 July 1964
(2 papers and a black and white photographic label 8 cm. x 9 cm.)

Ref: D/X 1018/96

Circular from Mr. T. Shields, B.E.M., J.P., Chairman of the Sedgefield Rural District Council, to Mr. J.W. Blench, Clerk and Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting giving details of collections for the Winston Churchill Memorial Appeal, 21 May 1965
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/97

Poster advertising the 1966 Travelling Fellowships of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 1966 [February?]
(1 paper, 20.5 cm. x 29 cm.)

Ref: D/X 1018/98

Letter from W.G.Haggie, Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting enclosing a copy of the building bye-laws (made under the Public Health Act of 1936) with the attached schedule, 25 July 1939
(3 papers and 1 booklet)

Ref: D/X 1018/99

Circular letter to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting from Mr. Hugh Owen, Secretary to the Local Government Board, Whitehall S.W., enclosing an order prescribing rules for the first election of parish councillors in parishes which had, according to the census of 1891, a population of less than 300 but which may be entitled to elect a parish council, 8 August 1898
(1 paper and 1 file)

Ref: D/X 1018/100

Circular to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting from Mr. Harold Jeavons, Clerk of the Peace for the County Palatine of Durham, including an annexed list of county electors (parliamentary and parochial) and authorising registration expenses for the previous year, 1915
(5 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/101

List of persons from Mordon Parish claiming to be registered as parliamentary electors, 1918
(1 paper, printed)

Ref: D/X 1018/102

Copy of a letter to Harold Jevons, esq., Registration Officer, Durham, from an unidentified official of Mordon Parish asking for advice concerning the franchise position of various people under the Parliamentary Reform Act of 1918, May 1918
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/103

Letter from Harold Jeavons, Clerk of the Peace and of Durham County Council to the overseers of the poor of the township of Mordon, concerning the preparation of the jury lists and enclosing the new precept for returning list of jurors, 18 July 1919
(4 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/104

Notice from J.W. Lodge, Returning Officer for the Sedgefield Rural District Council election, that there will be no poll taken and declaring John James Lockey elected unopposed as councillor, 21 March 1922
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/105

Letter from Thomas B. Tilley, Director of Education, Durham County Council, to the Clerks of Bradbury and Mordon Parish Meetings, concerning the appointment of a manager for Bradbury and Mordon Parish Meeting, 11 March 1931
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/106

Correspondence from R.P. Burton, LL.B., solicitor, Clerk of Sedgefield Rural District Council, to J.W. Blench, esq., East Farm, Mordon, Sedgefield, concerning his resignation as Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting and the difficulties of finding a replacement, 11 April - 19 October 1967
(5 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/107

Letter to Mrs. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon, from J.W. Lodge esq., Solicitor and Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council, informing her that, as a result of the Rating and Valuation Act of 1925, her employment as assistant overseer will be terminated on 31 March 1972, 7 March 1927
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/108

Correspondence to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting from J.W. Lodge, Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council, Harold Jeavons, Clerk to Durham County Council, The Secretary of the Ministry of Health and others, concerning the review of county districts under the Local Government Act of 1929, including a copy of the final order made by the Minister of Health on 11 February 1937, 21 January 1932 - 13 July 1937
(37 papers and 2 booklets)

Ref: D/X 1018/109

Copy of a Durham County questionnaire concerning possible alteration of parish boundaries, including Mordon's wish to remain a separate parish, 17 June 1937
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/110

Letter from J.K. Hope, Clerk of Durham County Council to G.W. Durbridge, esq., Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting informing him that the re-arrangement of the parish boundaries is deferred under the Local Elections and Register of Electors (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1939, 21 November 1939 Also a copy of the County Durham Electoral Divisions with polling places and polling districts, 17 July 1939
(1 paper and 1 booklet)

Ref: D/X 1018/111

Correspondence from R.P. Burton, esq., Clerk of Sedgefield Rural District Council, W.B. Cotton, County Engineer and Surveyor to J.W. Blanch, esq., Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, concerning any amendments or additions to the reviews definitive map of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, 14 May 1962 and 13 March - 12 June 1967
(8 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/112

A circular letter from the Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council to G. Durbridge esq., Clerk of Mordon Parish Meetings, enclosing for display a county council notice concerning The Registration of Common Land, Town or Village Greens, and Rights of Common under the Commons Registration Act of 1965, 1 November 1966

Ref: D/X 1018/113

Letters to M. Durbridge, esq., Mordon (the Clerk to Mordon Parish Meeting) from the Rev. Edward Sykes, Rector of Sedgefield and Corresponding Manager of Bradbury and Mordon Church of England school, concerning matters about the school, raised at the parish meeting, 21 April and 17 July 1926
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/114

Poster issued by Sedgefield Parish Council listing the bye-laws with respect to the village green and other waste spaces under the authority of the Public Health Act 1875 and the Local Government Act of 1894, 2 May 1902
(1 paper, 51 cm. x 76 cm.)

Ref: D/X 1018/115

A sealed copy of the order conveying powers to Mordon Parish Meeting for the purpose of the holding and management of the village green at Mordon, 21 July 1902
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/116

Letter from J.K. Hope, Acting Clerk of Durham County Council to Mr. G.W. Durbridge, Chairman of the Mordon Parish Meeting, concerning an application for the provision of two seats on the village green, 18 June 1937
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/117

Correspondence from Sedgefield Rural District Council and others to Miss A.M. Graham, Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, concerning matters such as the condition of the village green and provision of a piped water supply, 19 June 1945 - 30 August 1946
(11 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/118

Letter from R.H.Scrope, F.L.A.S., agent, Eldon Estate Office, Eldon, Bishop Auckland, to Miss M. Graham, Secretary of the Village Hall Committee, Mordon House, Mordon, concerning her letter of 13 January 1947 enclosing a map of Mordon Village showing the proposed site for a village hall, January 1947
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/119

Certified receipts by J.W. Tyerman for the deposit and final amount (£140.10s.0d.) for the Mordon Village Hall, 9 and 10 April 1947
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/120

Notice by Sedgefield Rural District Council fixing a period of use for the Mordon Village Hall ending on 31 December 1968, 27 December 1957
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/121

Miscellaneous correspondence from R.P. Burton, Clerk of the Council, Sedgefield Rural District, and others to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting concering matters such as road signs, village pond and a bus shelter, 15 April 1959 - 27 April 1965
(15 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/122

Correspondence from Ralph Simey, Esq., Clerk of the County Council to Mr. Joseph Graham, Chairman of the Morden Parish Meeting, including a sealed copy of the county council order conferring the powers of a parish council, necessary to repair the footpaths and wooden bridges, 23 June - 11 August 1909
(4 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/123

Letters to Mrs. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon, from J.W. Lodge, Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council concerning the making of a footpath through land owned by Lord Eldon and Mr. Ord, 3 and 23 June 1919
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/124

Letter to Mrs. M. Durbridge, assistant overseer, Mordon, from B.H. Maugham of the Stillington Slag Co., Stillington Station, Ferryhill, concerning the price of fine slag for footpaths, 31 March 1922
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/125

Correspondence between Mrs. M. Durbridge, Clerk to Mordon Parish Meeting, J.W. Lodge, esq., Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council and Reginald Guthrie, esq., Secretary to the Durham and Northumberland Collieries Fire and Rescue Brigade, concerning protection against fire and the selection of persons with the right to call upon the services of the fire brigade, 4 June - 10 September 1937
(6 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/126

Correspondence from R.P. Burton, Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council to J.W. Blench, esq., Chairman of the Mordon Parish Meeting, concering bus services to Mordon, 1 June 1962 - 16 November 1965
(9 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/127

Letters from R.P. Burton, Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, concerning the withdrawal of passenger facilities from Ferryhill Station and a reply indicating Mordon's objection to the proposal, 11 and 12 January 1966
(5 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/128

Letters from W.H. Haggie, Clerk to Sedgefield Rural District Council to Miss A.M. Graham, Clerk to Mordon Parish Meeting concerning the provision of a public telephone for Mordon, and other matters, 2 December 1946 and 10 February 1947
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/129

Letter from H. Pitcairn, Area Engineer, Middlesbrough Area, Post Office Telephones, concerning consent to erect four telephone poles on the Mordon Village Green and signed consent form , 20 March 1947 Also: A Post Office plan showing the proposed sites of the poles, 20 March 1947 Scale: 1 : 25000
(2 papers and 1 plan, duplicated and coloured 20 cm. x 33 cm.)

Ref: D/X 1018/130

Letter consenting to the erection and maintenance of a telephone in Mordon Village, 13 December 1947 Also: A Post Office plan showing the proposed site of the kiosk, 30 October 1947 Scale: 1 : 25000
(1 paper and 1 plan, duplicated and coloured 20 cm. x 32 cm.)

Ref: D/X 1018/131

Correspondence to the Clerk and the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting from the Regional Controller of the Northern Region of the Ministry of Fuel and Power, Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne 1, concerning street lighting, 17 September 1945 and 6 June 1946
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/132

Letter from J.J. Lowe, Assistant Secretary (Estates and Wayleaves), The North Eastern Electricity Board, Carliol House, Newcastle-on-Tyne 1, to Mr. T. Franklin, Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, Mordon North, Mordon, Sedgefield, enclosing an agreement of 5 May 1958 for the maintenance of, and supply of, electrical energy to public lighting installation at Mordon, 6 May 1958
(4 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/133

Correspondence from the North Eastern Electricity Board, Tees Sub-Area, Princess Street, Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, and others to the Clerk to Mordon Parish Meeting concerning public lighting, 25 September 1961 - 22 November 1967
(37 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/134

Letter from J. Clarke(?) for the Assistant Secretary (Estates and Wayleaves), The North Eastern Electricity Board, Carliol House, Newcastle-on-Tyne 1, to J.W. Blench, esq., Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, Morden End, Mordon, Sedgefield, enclosing an agreement of 1 April 1962 for the maintenance of and supply of electrical energy to public lighting installation at Mordon, 17 October 1962
(5 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/135

Letter from Mr. W. Rewcastle, Manager of the North Eastern Electricity Board, Tees Area, to Mr. Blench, Clerk to Mordon Parish Council, concerning the introduction of a new district with an office at Billingham, 1 March 1967 Enclosing an information booklet and map, dated 28.2.67 [Scale 1 inch = 1 mile, 1 : 63360]
(1 paper, 1 booklet and 1 plan 51 cm. x 53.5 cm. duplicated, coloured)

Ref: D/X 1018/136

Letter from Ralph Simey, esq., Clerk of Durham County Council to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, enclosing a sealed copy of the order conferring upon the parish meeting the powers of a parish council under the Burial Acts, 15 June 1908
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/137

Letter from Ralph Simey, esq., Clerk of Durham County Council to the Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting enclosing a sealed copy of the order constituting the parish meeting of Morden an authority for the execution of the Burial Acts, 9 September 1908
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/138

Rules and regulations for Sedgefield cemetery issued by Sedgefield Burial Joint Committee, 1909
(1 booklet)

Ref: D/X 1018/139

Correspondence from A.M. Davison, Clerk to Fishburn Parish Council office to Mr. J.G. Durbridge, Chairman of Morden Parish Meeting, concerning Fishburn's withdrawal from the Sedgefield Burial Joint Committee to establish its own cemetery, 27 June - 27 September 1930, 15 July 1931, 27 April 1935 and 3 December 1936
(6 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/140

Letter from J.T. Brockbank, esq., Clerk of Durham County Council to J.W. Blench, esq., Chairman of Mordon Parish Meeting, East Farm, Mordon, concerning the preservation of parish records and their possible deposit in the County Record Office, 13 September 1962
(1 paper)

Ref: D/X 1018/141

A copy of the British Records Association Memorandum no. 17 on English Parish Records sent with complements from the Clerk of Durham County Council to J.W. Blench, esq., Chairman and Clerk of Mordon Parish Meeting, East Farm, Mordon, 23 September 1962
(2 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/142

A collection of Mordon Parish, A.R.P. sector cards giving details of 'persons who ordinarily reside on premises to be entered', n.d. [1939-45]
(30 cards, 15 cm. x 10 cm.)

Ref: D/X 1018/143

Accounts of the Mordon Parish Peace Celebrations including the receipted invoices, 22 September 1945
(8 papers)

Ref: D/X 1018/144

Civil Defence poster concerning the effects of the Hydrogen Bomb, n.d. [post 1957]
(1 paper, 40 cm. x 30 cm.)

Records of an unidentified butcher of the Castle Eden area (Ref: D/X 1018/145)Ref: D/X 1018/145

Account book, 19 March 1836 - 18 May 1850 Includes an incomplete index
(1 volume, vellum bound)



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