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EP/Whit 339-344Registration
EP/WhitWhitburn St. Mary Parish
EP/Whit Section 101 Registration
EP/Whit section 01Combined registers
EP/Whit 11 volumeRegister of baptisms, January 1611 – May 1680; register of marriages, November 1579 – June 1680; register of burials, May 1579 – March 1680 Includes: notes of elections of the Select Vestry, 1643, 1652, 1656 and the Churchwardens, 1631 – 1653, 1656 – 1667, 1675 – 1676; list of pauper children apprenticed under Dr. Triplett’s Charity, 1665 – 1666; notes re the erection of pews, 1616 – 1637; notes of the inductions of Thomas Triplett, 1631, Thomas Dockray, 1667, and Samuel Speed, 1672
EP/Whit 21 volumeRegister of baptisms, March 1680 – June 1798; register of marriages, May 1679 – October 1770; register of burials, May 1679 – April 1798 Includes: list of rectors, 1352 – 1791; list of pauper children apprenticed under Dr. Triplett’s Charity, 1703 – 1736; list of parish clerks, 1713 – 1794; list of persons responsible for the upkeep of the church garth wall, 1714; list of pew owners, 1757 – 1789 note of church fees, 1704 list of briefs, 1730 – 1776 note of repairs to the rectory, etc., made by Rev. B. Pye, 1770 – 1778; list of closes which paid tithes to Houghton School, 1736, with copy of a Durham Chancery Court decree, 1616
EP/Whit 61 volumeRegister of marriages, June 1754 – March 1801; register of banns, May 1754 – November 1801
EP/Whit section 02Registers of baptisms
EP/Whit 31 volumeRegister of baptisms, January 1813 – October 1841
EP/Whit 41 volumeRegister of baptisms, November 1841 – August 1866
EP/Whit 51 volumeRegister of baptisms, August 1866 – December 1906
EP/Whit 40Acc: 2781Register of baptisms, 1 July 1798 – 25 December 1812; register of burials, 26 June 1798 – 24 December 1812; Includes plan of churchyard and grave spaces, n.d. [c.1812] (1 volume, card bound) Third Deposit
EP/Whit 3391 volume, vellum boundRegister of baptisms, 19 December 1906 – 26 September 1918
EP/Whit 353/11 volumeRegister of baptisms, 13 October 1918 – 16 May 1931
EP/Whit 353/21 volumeRegister of baptisms, 11 June 1931 – 18 January 1948
EP/Whit 353/31 volumeRegister of baptisms, 8 February 1948 – 14 April 1957
EP/Whit 353/41 volumeRegister of baptisms, 14 April 1957 – 18 June 1978
EP/Whit 353/51 volumeRegister of baptisms, 18 June 1978 – 25 March 2001
EP/Whit section 03Registers of marriages
EP/Whit 71 volumeRegister of marriages, May 1801 – December 1812
EP/Whit 81 volumeRegister of marriages, May 1813 – April 1837
EP/Whit 91 volumeRegister of marriages, August 1837 – August 1904
EP/Whit 3401 volume, cloth boundRegister of marriages, 27 August 1904 – 31 August 1918
EP/Whit 3411 volume, cloth boundRegister of marriages, 29 September 1918 – 27 June 1931
EP/Whit 354/11 volumeRegister of marriages, 14 July 1931 – 23 May 1942
EP/Whit 354/21 volumeRegister of marriages, 30 May 1942 – 7 February 1953
EP/Whit 354/31 volumeRegister of baptisms, 14 February 1953 – 5 June 1965
EP/Whit 354/41 volumeRegister of marriages, 5 June 1965 – 27 May 1978
EP/Whit 354/51 volumeRegister of marriages, 17 June 1978 – 11 June 1988
EP/Whit 354/61 volumeRegister of marriages, 25 June 1988 – 21 August 2004
EP/Whit 3571 volumeRegister of marriages 2004-2020
EP/Whit section 04Registers of banns
EP/Whit 131 volumeRegister of banns, February 1802 – April 1906
EP/Whit 3421 volume, vellum boundRegister of banns of marriage, 8 April 1906 – 20 November 1927
EP/Whit 3431 volume, cloth boundRegister of banns of marriage, 13 November 1927 – 19 May 1946
EP/Whit 3441 volume, cloth quarter-boundRegister of banns of marriage, 5 May 1946 – 21 December 1957
EP/Whit 355/11 volumeRegister of banns, 4 January 1959 – 17 June 1973
EP/Whit 355/21 volumeRegister of banns, 20 May 1973 – 13 May 1979
EP/Whit 355/31 volumeRegister of banns, 20 May 1979 – 26 August 1984 [names from the last 3 months are scribbled on the covers]
EP/Whit 355/41 volumeRegister of banns, 19 August 1984 – 16 September 1990
EP/Whit section 05Registers of burials
EP/Whit 101 volumeRegister of burials, January 1813 – April 1852
EP/Whit 111 volumeRegister of burials, May 1852 – October 1882
EP/Whit 121 volumeRegister of burials, November 1882 – February 1936 Very few entries after 1888
EP/Whit Section 202 Clergy
EP/Whit Parish Boundaries41-45
EP/Whit 415 papersCopy draft scheme for altering the boundaries of the new parishes of Harton Colliery, All Saints, and Cleadon, All Saints, including the annexation of a portion of Boldon parish to Cleadon, All Saints, and covering letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission to the Rev. W.P. Mayor, 1930 and 4 November 1930
EP/Whit 421 fileCopy draft scheme for constituting the new parish of East Boldon, St. George, from portions of Boldon parish, and of the new parishes of Hedworth and Cleadon, All Saints, 1930
EP/Whit 431 fileCopy order-in-council altering the boundaries of the parishes of Bishopwearmouth, St. Michael; Bishopwearmouth, St. Thomas; Bishop-wearmouth, St. Peter; Sunderland, Holy Trinity; Sunderland, St. John, 1 January 1949
EP/Whit 441 paper, printedCopy order-in-council transferring part of the parish of Whitburn into the parish of Cleadon Park, St. Cuthbert, 25 June 1958
EP/Whit 451 plan, 64 cm. x 58 cm., duplicatedPlan showing that part of the parish of Whitburn which is to be transferred to the parish of Cleadon Park, St. Cuthbert, issued by the Church Commissioners, 26 March 1958 Scale: 25 inches to 1 mile [1:2500]
EP/Whit Programmes for services48-49
EP/Whit 481 paper, printedOrder of service for the dedication of war memorials by the Bishop of Durham at St. Andrew’s Church, Marsden, 22 December 1919
EP/Whit 491 paper, printedOrder of service for the institution and induction of the Rev. John Phillips Inman, M.A., to the vicarage of Cleadon, 21 May 1943
EP/Whit Benefice income50, 217
EP/Whit 501 file, printedAn 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 the Endowment of the said Rectory in lieu thereof; and for the Promotion of other Ecclesiastical Purposes connected therewith, 31 May 1867
EP/Whit 21710 papersCorrespondence between the sequestrators; the Church Commissioners; and the Diocesan Office; concerning Whitburn benefice sequestration fund income, 25 January 1974 – 20 October 1975
EP/Whit Endowment of Cleadon, All Saints, vicarage51-53
EP/Whit 511 file30 January 1912 (1) Rev. Charles Girdlestone Hopkinson, rector of Whitburn, honorary canon of Durham Cathedral, and, in right of his rectory, patron of the vicarage and church of the new parish of Cleadon, All Saints, formerly a district chapelry of Whitburn parish. (2) The Rt. Rev. Handley Carr Glyn, Bishop of Durham, and patron of Whitburn rectory (3) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (4) Rev. Robert Pearson Moorsom, vicar of the new parish of Cleadon, All Saints Copy grant by (1), with the consent of (2) and (3), to (4) of an annual sum of £100 charged on the revenues of the rectory of Whitburn under 1 & 2 Wm IV Cap.45 as an additional endowment of the vicarage of Cleadon, All Saints
EP/Whit 521 file26 March 1924 (1) Rev. Robert Pearson Moorsom, vicar of Cleadon, All Saints, (2) The Rt. Rev. Herbert Hensley, Bishop of Durham (3) Rev. William Peter Mayor, rector of Whitburn Release by (1), with the consent of (2), to (3) of the glebe lands of Whitburn from an annual rentcharge of £100 Includes: plan of Whitburn glebe estate Scale: 1:2500
EP/Whit 531 paperLetter from the Secretary and Treasurer of the Bounty Office, Westminster, to the Rev. Canon Jackson, concerning an order to extinguish the annual payment of £100 from Whitburn rectory to the incumbent of Cleadon, by the transfer to Cleadon of £3200 endowment capital from Whitburn benefice, 28 July 1945
EP/Whit Redemption of land tax on glebe land54-56
EP/Whit 541 paperCopy certificate of the redemption of land tax on a farm house; 58 acres of land; the parsonage house, barns, stables, etc.; 130 acres of land; a farm house and 130 acres in the occupation of William Broomhead; six cottages in the occupation of several tenants all at Whitburn, 13 November 1798; copy made 24 February 1812 Endorsed: letter from Mr. Symons, West Isley, Berkshire to Rev. Mr. Baker, Whitburn, concerning the redemption of the tax, 11 July 1812
EP/Whit 551 paperOffice copy certificate for the redemption of land tax on lands belonging to Rev. Mr. Jelinger Symonds, rector of Whitburn, as described in EP/Whit 54 above, 13 November 1798; copy made 1857
EP/Whit 561 paperLetter from Tho[mas] Swinburne, Gateshead, to [the rector of Whitburn] providing information concerning the redemption of Whitburn land tax, 30 August 1842
EP/Whit Drainage of glebe land57-63
EP/Whit 621 paper, printedProspectus of the Lands Improvement Company, 17 January 1855
EP/Whit 631 paperExplanation issued by the Lands Improvement Company whereby landowners may borrow money to drain their land, 17 January 1855
EP/Whit Glebe land64-81
EP/Whit 281 bundleConveyances and agreements re glebe property, 1879 – 1909
EP/Whit 571 paperAccount of drainage executed under the Public Money Drainage Acts, on Whitburn Glebe, on plots 160, 359, 362, 363, 437, 438, 25 June 1868
EP/Whit 581 paperAccount of drainage executed under the Public Money Drainage Acts on Whitburn Glebe, on plots 161, 163, 168, 299, 326, 360, 361, 363, 25 June 1868
EP/Whit 591 paperCopy absolute order issued by the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales, for repayments of the loan made by the Lands Improvement Company for drainage on Whitburn Glebe, 30 June 1868
EP/Whit 601 paperCopy absolute order, issued by the Inclosure Commissioners for England and Wales, for repayments of the loan made by the Lands Improvement Company for drainage on Whitburn Glebe, 24 March 1870
EP/Whit 611 paperNote of amounts expended on the drainage of Whitburn Glebe, n.d. [1870s]
EP/Whit 641 file19 December 1826 (1) Rev. Thomas Baker, clerk, rector of Whitburn (2) The Bishop of Durham, patron of rectory of Whitburn, and Lord of the Manor of Chester (3) Sir Hedworth Williamson, of Whitburn, bart., and John Adamson of the town and county of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, gent. (in whom the legal estate and inheritance of and in the copyhold land and hereditaments hereinafter described is now vested but as a trustee thereof for and for the benefit of the said Sir Hedworth Williamson) Copy grant, in exchange, from (1), with the consent of (2), to (3) a parcel of land (1a. 2p.) bounded on the north and south by lands of (3) and on the east by a road from the shore to Whitburn and on the west by farm buildings belonging to (1); a parcel of land (2r. 4p.) with four cottages bounded on the west by a cottage belonging to (3), on the north by the Backlane, on the east by a house belonging to Richard Graydon, on the south by the waste and Whitburn Town Street; both part of the glebe of the parish of Whitburn; grant from (3) to (1) of two parcels of land (4a. 1r. 25p.) bound on the west and south by land belonging to (3), on the east partly by land belonging to (3) and partly by land belonging to Thomas Barnes, on the north partly by land belonging to Thomas Barnes and partly by the churchyard, both in the township of Whitburn
EP/Whit 651 file1 May 1873 (1) Rev. William Maunder Hitchcock, rector of Whitburn (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) The Rt. Rev. Charles Baring, Bishop of Durham (4) Cuthbert Hutchinson of Whitburn, gent. Certified copy duplicate conveyance by (1), with the consent of (2) and (3), to (4) of a parcel of ground [on the corner of Sandy Chare and the Village Green] in the parish of Whitburn, as the site for a substantial dwelling house according to plans approved by (1) and (4); minerals reserved to (1) Consideration: perpetual rentcharge of £21 p.a. Includes: plan of property No scale
EP/Whit 661 file30 December 1879 (1) Rev. William Maunder Hitchcock, rector of Whitburn (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) The Rt. Rev. Joseph Barber, Bishop of Durham (4) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, bart. Attested copy conveyance by (1), with consent of (2) and (3), to (4) of a messuage and garden on the south side of the garden belonging to Whitburn Rectory, and a parcel of land, partly pasture and partly plantation, lying to the south west of the premises first described, in Whitburn; part of the premises secondly described subject to a trust to allow the incumbent to occupy the same for 99 years subject to payment of rent of £14 p.a. to (4) Consideration: £1000 Includes: plan of property No scale
EP/Whit 671 fileMemorandum of an agreement between Rev. George Frederic Price, D.D., rector of Whitburn, and William Airey Bowman of Whitburn, accountant, for the sale of a parcel of glebe land [on the west side of Church Lane], Whitburn, in consideration of a perpetual rentcharge of £15 p.a., 26 February 1889 Includes: plan of property Scale: 1:2500 approx.
EP/Whit 681 file7 June 1889 (1) Rev. George Frederic Price, D.D., rector of Whitburn (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) The Rt. Rev. Joseph Barber, Bishop of Durham (4) The Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty (5) William Airey Bowman of Whitburn, accountant Copy counterpart conveyance by (1), with the approval and consent of (2) and (3), and (4) to (5) of a parcel of glebe land and cottages, bounded on the north by the village green, on the east by Church Lane, on the south by the churchyard, and on the west by land belonging to Edward Bowman, in the parish of Whitburn; minerals reserved to (2); covenant for the number of dwellings not to exceed six Consideration: perpetual rentcharge of £15 p.a. Includes: plan of property Scale: 33 feet to 1 inch [1:396]
EP/Whit 691 file23 March 1897 (1) Rev. George Frederic Price, D.D., rector of Whitburn (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) The Rt. Rev. Brooke Foss, Bishop of Durham (4) The Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty (5) John Windsor Ord of No. 11 Dock Street East, Monkwearmouth, county borough of Sunderland, gent. Certified copy duplicate conveyance by (1), with the approval and consent of (2) and (3), and (4) to (5) of half an acre of land in Whitburn, bounded on the north and west by glebe land, on the south by Moor Lane, and on the east by land belonging to Mr. Anthony Gregson. Minerals reserved to (2). Covenant for the erection of a dwelling house Consideration: perpetual rentcharge of £10 p.a. Includes: plan of property Scale: 1:2500
EP/Whit 70214 papers and 4 filesCorrespondence between the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London; Henry Ritson, solicitor, 44 West Sunniside, Sunderland; Rev. G.G. Price, The Rectory, Whitburn; Rev. W.M. Hitchcock, The Vicarage, Romford, Essex; Ellis & Boulton, solicitors, County Court Office, Sunderland; Wearmouth Coal Company, Wearmouth Colliery, Sunderland; the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; E.F. and R.F. Boyd, Moor House, Leamside; Jennings, White and Willis, 8 Whitehall Place, Westminster; unidentified name and Wood, Sothill, Chester-le-Street; Smiths & Gore, 16 Whitehall Place, London; George Beher & Co., 2 Circus Place, London Wall, London; Hedworth Williamson, Whitburn Hall, Sunderland; W. Givern, Manor Office, Monkwearmouth Shore, Sunderland; Kidson, McKenzies & Kidson, Sunderland; unidentified correspondent, Thornhill Park, Sunderland; Trewhitt & Robson, 58 Fawcett Street, Sunderland; A.E. Bailes, Thorncliffe, Whitburn; H.W. Stutfield, 49 & 50 Parliament Street, Westminster; H. Colley, Harton Moor House, unidentified place; A. Crauford Hick, 3 Arcade, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; J.C. Wilson, 5 North Bailey, Durham City; Robert M. Lamb, Grange Road, Jarrow; The Industrial & Provident Permanent Building Society, Chief Offices, Sunderland; John Adamson, Whitburn; Ranson, Nelson & Maling, 43 West Sunniside, Sunderland; W. Pinkney, Dunaivan, Whitburn; concerning the disposal of various parts of the glebe belonging to the Rectory of Whitburn, 18 February 1871 – 19 November 1901
EP/Whit 714 papersCorrespondence between the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London; Rev. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory; E.F. & R.F. Boyd, Moor House, Leamside; concerning coal under Whitburn glebe land, 21 May – 12 June 1883
EP/Whit 7214 papersCorrespondence between the Rev. Dr. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory; the Bishop of Durham; Sir Hedworth Williamson, 14 Eaton Place [London], and J. Tait and L. Blumer of the Manor Office, Monkwearmouth Shore, Sunderland, concerning negotiations for the sale of rectory land to Sir Hedworth Williamson, 30 July 1887; 1 May – 10 October 1890
EP/Whit 7314 papersCorrespondence between W.A. Bowman; Smiths and Gore, land agents, 16 Whitehall Place, London; Rev. G. Price, The Rectory, Whitburn; the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London; R. Ellis, County Court, Sunderland; [Hemming, Smith & Miller], 8 Whitehall Place, Westminster; concerning the sale of part of Whitburn glebe to W.A. Bowman, 26 December 1888 – 23 May 1889
EP/Whit 741 paperDraft application to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for permission to sell part of Whitburn glebe land, 1889
EP/Whit 751 fileCorrespondence between Milles, Jennings-White & Foster, 8 Whitehall Place, Westminster, solicitors, and Rev. G.F. Price, D.D., concerning the terms of a conveyance of the glebe minerals belonging to Whitburn rectory to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1883, the execution of a supplemental deed, and assurance that the minerals under the church and vicarage will not be worked, 15 February – 24 June 1895
EP/Whit 761 paperApplication by Rev. G.F. Price, D.D. for the consent of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the proposed sale to William Pickering of Sunderland, of glebe land belonging to Whitburn benefice, 28 October 1898
EP/Whit 777 papersCorrespondence between Gillespie Brothers and Company, chartered accountants, Newcastle upon Tyne; A.S. Bowes, ‘North Holme’, Whitburn; D.B. Jackson, of Cooper and Jackson, solicitors, Newcastle upon Tyne; the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the rector of Whitburn, concerning the purchase of land adjoining Whitburn church from the trustees of the estate of P.S. Haggie, deceased, and arrangements for the management of the same, 8 November 1929 – 24 March 1930 Includes: plan of ‘The Limes’, Whitburn, showing position of kitchen garden, 1929 Scale: 1:2500
EP/Whit 781 plan, 25 cm. x 25 cm., tracing paper, colour-wash, and 1 paperPlan of a parcel of land, part of Whitburn glebe land, sold to W.A. Bowman, drawn by John C. Boutland, surveyor, North Eastern Railway Co., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 17 May 1889 Scale: 33 feet to 1 inch [1:396] Attached: letter from W.E. Bowman, 30 Front Street, Sunderland, to H.M. Lawson & Co., Baltic Chambers, Sunderland, concerning payment of ground rent to the rector of Whitburn, 19 May 1933
EP/Whit 791 plan, 54.5 cm. x 73 cm., printed, colour-washPlan showing areas of minerals conveyed on 22 November 1883 between Rev. G.F. Price, and others, and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, plotted on Ordnance Survey plan, NZ 46 SW, 1951
EP/Whit 801 plan, 33 cm. x 35 cm., waxed paperPlan of a portion of the rectory garden at Whitburn, by J. Tait, for Sir Hedworth Williamson, bart., 12 June 1890 Scale: 44 feet to 1 inch [1:528]
EP/Whit 811 plan, 50 cm. x 42.5 cm., colour-washPlan of parcels of land at Whitburn, part of the glebe land, n.d. [19th c.]
EP/Whit 821 file27 March 1882 (1) Rev. George Frederic Price, Whitburn Rectory, clerk, and doctor of divinity (2) Joseph Smith of Glebe Farm, Whitburn, farmer Copy annual lease from (1) to (2) of Whitburn Glebe Farm and Leggard Fields in the parish of Whitburn (209a.) Detailed terms of cultivation given Rent: £410 p.a.
EP/Whit 831 paper20 January 1885 (1) Rev. George Frederic Price, clerk, Rector of the parish of Whitburn (2) John D. Ridley of Whitburn, farmer Annual lease from (1) to (2) of part of Whitburn glebe (30a.) lying between the road to Cleadon and Moor Lane Rent £120 p.a.
EP/Whit 841 fileCorrespondence between John Prior, Bridge End, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, and Rev. G.F. Price, concerning the tenancy of Whitburn glebe lands called West, Middle and East fields, 15 October 1896 – 21 June 1897
EP/Whit 854 papersLetters from William & T.R. Milburn, architects, surveyors and valuers, 17&18 Fawcett Street, Sunderland, to Rev. W.P. Mayor, Whitburn Rectory, enclosing copy correspondence from Captain G.D.W. Douglas, York, for the Command Land Agent of Northern Command, concerning the continued occupation of Lizards Glebe, Whitburn, as a B[attery] C[ommand] Post, and postponement of negotiations for the purchase of the same by the War Department, 30 July – 9 August 1930
EP/Whit 863 papersLetter from Joseph Potts and Son, architects, surveyors and valuers, 57 John Street, Sunderland, to Rev. W.P. Mayor, Whitburn Rectory, enclosing a copy letter from the Ecclesiastical Commission, concerning the removal of fences by a tenant of Whitburn glebe estate, 27 March and 6 April 1933
EP/Whit 942 papersCorrespondence between Rev. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory, and the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London, concerning the purchase of glebe land by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 1 April 1885 and 20 April 1885
EP/Whit 9995 papersReports and site plans by Clutton, 5 Great College Street, Westminster, and Ray and Cheney, 50 Belgrave Road, Westminster, concerning the sale of the rector’s freehold interest in Whitburn rectory glebe estates in Haydons Park Road, Wimbledon; Elms Road, Clapham; Franconia Road and Leppoc Road, Clapham Park; and Belmont Road and Linden Road, Tottenham, 3 January 1950 – 20 June 1962
EP/Whit Lease of glebe land82-86
EP/Whit London Ground Rents87-99
EP/Whit 871 file18 October 1884 (1) Joseph Galliford of Hereward Road, Tooting, Surrey, builder (2) Mary Jane Barker, 12, Cranley Place, Onslow Gardens, Middlesex, widow, mortgagee (3) George William Thomson, 121 Coldharbour Lane, Camberwell, Surrey, gent. Copy assignment, for the residue of a term of 99 years, by (1) and (2) to (3) of a messuage in Elms Road, Clapham Park, Surrey Consideration: £550 Rent: £9 9s. p.a.
EP/Whit 881 file30 May 1885 (1) Joseph Galliford, 18 Hereward Road, Tooting, Surrey, builder (2) William John Fraser, 159 Elms Road, Clapham Park, Surrey, accountant Copy assignment, for the residue of a term of 99 years, by (1) to (2) of a messuage in Elms Road, Clapham Park, Surrey, subject to a mortgage of £400 Rent: £9 9s. p.a.
EP/Whit 891 file28 August 1885 (1) Alfred Cleveland, 43 Elliott Road, North Brixton, Surrey, builder (2) Walter Biffen, 1 Linour Road, Bedford Road, Clapham, Surrey, gent. Copy assignment, for the residue of a term of 99 years, by (1) to (2) of 14 Leppoc Road, Elms Park, Clapham, Surrey Consideration: £400 Rent: £7 p.a.
EP/Whit 901 file17 September 1885 (1) Alfred Cleveland, 43 Elliott Road, North Brixton, Surrey, builder (2) George Drumgold, 48 Hollydale Road, Peckham, Surrey, storekeeper to a gas company Copy assignment, for the residue of a term of 99 years, by (1) to (2) of 18 Leppoc Road, Elms Park, Clapham, Surrey Consideration: £400 Rent: £6 p.a.
EP/Whit 911 file22 June 1886 (1) Charles Leathley, 12 Bromar Road, Denmark Park, Surrey, builder (2) Elizabeth Court, Ashford, Kent, widow, mortgagee (3) Thomas Richardson Cole, 34 Arthur Road, Brixton, Surrey, gent. Draft assignment, for the residue of a term of 99 years, by (1) and (2) to (3) of 57 Elms Road, Elms Park, Clapham, Surrey Consideration: £620 Rent: £10 p.a.
EP/Whit 921 file10 July 1886 (1) Alexander Johnston, 44 Finsbury Pavement, City of London, gent. (2) George Frederick Pollock, James Ewing Mathieson, George Hanbury, and Charles Churchill, all of 81 King William Street, City of London, esqs., mortgagees (3) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (4) Rev. George Frederick Price, D.D., rector of Whitburn Certified copy conveyance by (2), by direction of (1) and (3), to (4), of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 28 Leppoc road; 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 Franconia Road; 56, 57 and 58 Elms Road; and nine [named] messuages on the south west side of Elms Road, all in Elms Park, Clapham, Surrey, subject to several leases Consideration: £6967 14s. 9d. Includes: plan of property No scale
EP/Whit 931 file6 April 1887 (1) William Hodson, Downhills, Tottenham, Middlesex, esq. (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) Rev. George Frederick Price, D.D., rector of Whitburn Certified copy conveyance by (1), at the request of (2), to (3) of 3, 4, 5 and 6 Milford Terrace, Belmont Road; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20 and 21 Belmont Road; and 1, 3, 5 and 7 Linden Road, all in Tottenham, Middlesex, as part of the endowments of the rectory of Whitburn, subject to several leases Consideration: £3537 10s. Includes: plan of property No scale
EP/Whit 951 fileParticulars of freehold ground rents situate at Elms Park, Clapham, Surrey, purchased for the Whitburn rectory, 1885
EP/Whit 961 fileCopy schedule of leases of property at West Green, Tottenham, Middlesex, being the second purchase of ground rents for Whitburn rectory, 1887
EP/Whit 975 papersCorrespondence between G. Frederic Price, D.D., rector of Whitburn; the Ecclesiastical Commission; and H.W. Stutfield, solicitor, of 49 & 50 Parliament Street, Westminster, concerning an Ecclesiastical Commission scheme for extending the leases of its property, and application of the scheme to the London ground rents payable to Whitburn rectory, 16 February 1893 – March 1894
EP/Whit 981 fileInland Revenue provisional valuations, under the Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910 of 33 Elms Road; 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20 and 28 Leppoc Road, Clapham South; 55 and 57 Haydons Park Road, Wimbledon South, 19 February 1912 and 31 March 1914
EP/Whit Licences for curacy and performance of divine service100-107
EP/Whit 1001 paperLicence for the performance of divine service in Marsdon mission room, 28 November 1884
EP/Whit 1011 paperCopy licence to the curacy of Whitburn of Charles Browning Snell, 7 December 1933
EP/Whit 1021 paperCopy licence to the curacy of Whitburn of Neville Charles Wood Brooks, 7 June 1953
EP/Whit 1031 paperLicence to the curacy of Whitburn of John Nelson, 23 September 1956
EP/Whit 1041 paperLicence to the curacy of Whitburn of Anthony John Watts, 12 June 1960
EP/Whit 1051 paperCopy licence to the curacy of Whitburn of John Ernest Ruscoe, 1 November 1963
EP/Whit 1061 paperLetter from R.W. Swinburne, Parkstone, Dorset, to Mrs. Price, concerning a box of books despatched by the writer for the use of the rector [of Whitburn] in perpetuity, 29 August 1884
EP/Whit 1071 paperNewspaper report and photograph of the farewell presentation ceremony for Canon Edgar Jackson, rector of Whitburn, 26 May 1949
EP/Whit Parsonage House179-181 See also EP/Whit 143
EP/Whit 1791 paper1 December 1946 (1) Edgar Jackson, incumbent of the rectory of Whitburn (2) Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne Mortgage in £1,280 for the purchase of a house known as The Hermitage, Whitburn for use as a parsonage house
EP/Whit 1803 papers and 1 plan, 21 cm. x 33 cm., waxed linen30 January 1947 (1) Martin’s Bank, Ltd., Water Street, Liverpool, Lancashire (2) The Bishop of Durham, ordinary of the benefice of the rectory of Whitburn (3) The Governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of Poor Clergy (4) Rev. Canon Edgar Jackson, incumbent of the benefice of Whitburn Copy conveyance from (1) to (4) at the direction of (3), of The Hermitage, no. 51 Front Street, Whitburn, as a parsonage house Plan attached Consideration: £1,025
EP/Whit 1811 paper1 October 1963 (1) William Stanley Thorpe Wright, incumbent of the benefice of Whitburn (2) Church Commissioners Counterpart mortgage in £101 for heating improvements to the parsonage house
EP/Whit Curate’s House, Cleadon189-190
EP/Whit 1899 papers and 1 fileCertificates, accounts and receipts of Joseph Potts and Son, architects, Sunderland, concerning the construction of the Curate’s House, Cleadon, and a letter from C.W. Anderson, Cleadon Park, Sunderland, to the Rev. Canon W. Moore Ede, contributing towards the cost of the same, 12 June 1902 – 19 July 1904
EP/Whit 1901 paperLetter from the Diocesan Office to the Rev. Canon Wright requesting the transfer of three documents relating to Cleadon vicarage to safe custody in the Diocesan Office, 28 May 1962
EP/Whit Wayleave Agreements213-214
EP/Whit 2131 file12 February 1914 (1) Rev. Canon Charles Girdlestone Hopkinson of Whitburn Rectory (2) The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (3) The Rt. Rev. Handley Carr Glyn, Bishop of Durham (4) The County of Durham Electric Power Supply Company, Royal Exchange Buildings, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Copy duplicate lease for 21 years by (1), with the consent and approval of (2) and (3), to (4) of an easement for underground electric cables on a close of land at The Lizards, Whitburn Rent: £2 10s. p.a. Includes: plan of property No scale
EP/Whit 2141 file26 November 1952 (1) Rev. William Stanley Thorpe Wright, Rector of the parish and benefice of Whitburn (2) The Church Commissioners for England (3) The Bishop of Durham (4) North Eastern Electricity Board, Carliol House, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Lease for 21 years from (1) to (4) of a piece of land near Lizard Lane in Whitburn Rent: 10s. p.a. Plan attached
EP/Whit The Durham Concordat278-287
EP/Whit 2785 papersLetters from Samuel Storey, Antibes, London, and Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, concerning the proposed Durham Concordat, 16 February – 4 October 1903
EP/Whit 2791 paperLetter from the Bishop of St. Asaph to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede concerning the proposed Durham Concordat, 4 July 1903
EP/Whit 2801 paperLetter from the Secretary of the National Society, Westminster, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, thanking the latter for his paper, and expressing his objection to any concordat involving the abandonment of church men and church women as head teachers, 5 December 1903
EP/Whit 2815 papersLetters from the Archbishop of Canterbury, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede concerning the proposed Durham Concordat, 11 and 19 December 1903
EP/Whit 2823 papersLetter from the National Society, Sanctuary, Westminster, to Canon Ede, The Rectory, Whitburn, concerning the implementation of the Education Act 1902, 18 December 1903 Attached: newspaper cutting concerning the Durham County Education Scheme, 30 July 1903
EP/Whit 28310 papersLetters to the Rev. Canon W. Moore Ede, Whitburn Rectory, from S. Storey, Paxton House, Berwick-on-Tweed, Northumberland; the Bishop of Durham; Rev. J. Haworth, Principal of St. Hild’s Training College, Durham; H. Watkins, Archdeacon of Durham; Thomas E. Espin, Wolsingham Rectory; and H.E. Savage, on the subject of the Durham Concordat prior to a meeting on 5 February of church school managers summoned by the Bishop of Durham, 7-31 January 1904
EP/Whit 2845 papersNewspaper cuttings containing copies of correspondence exchanged between the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, of Whitburn, and the Rev. Arthur T. Guttery, of Newcastle, on the issue of the Education Act, 1902 and clerical domination, 14-24 August 1903
EP/Whit 2858 papersNewspaper cuttings concerning the proposed ‘Concordat’ between the managers of non-provided schools and Durham County Council, in respect of undenominational religious instruction in denominational schools, including contributions from Rev. Canon W. Moore Ede, Whitburn Rectory, answering objections to the proposed concordat, 15 December 1903 – 6 January 1904
EP/Whit 2861 paperNotes concerning proposals and objections to the Durham Concordat, n.d. [1903]
EP/Whit 2871 booklet, printed‘Reply to Letter from the Archdeacon of Auckland Dated November 21st 1903’ by H.W. Watkins, Archdeacon of Durham from 1882, 4 January 1904
EP/Whit Wearmouth Deanery38-39
EP/Whit 381 volumeWearmouth rural deanery conference minutes, 1891 – 1901
EP/Whit 391 volumeWearmouth deanery street and parish list, 1901
EP/Whit Benefice215-216, 218
EP/Whit 21543 papersAnnual accounts of the sequestrators of Whitburn parish church, for the years ending 31 March 1975 – 31 March 1978
EP/Whit 21632 papersMemoranda, and correspondence between the churchwardens of Whitburn parish; the Bishop of Durham, Bishop Kenneth Skelton, of Sunderland; the secretary to the Diocesan Pastoral Committee; and the Diocesan Registrar, concerning the suspension of presentation to Whitburn benefice for seven years, 21 April 1973 – 21 January 1981
EP/Whit 2186 papersLetters from the Diocesan Office, Bishop Auckland, and the Ven. Michael Perry, Archdeacon of Durham, to J. Hunt, sequestrator, concerning improvements to Whitburn Rectory, 29 January – 21 November 1974
EP/Whit Correspondence26
EP/Whit 261 bundleCorrespondence re Rev. J. Symons, 1909
EP/Whit Miscellaneous27
EP/Whit 272 papersPlan and valuation of lands to be exchanged between the rector and Sir Hedworth Williamson, 1825
EP/Whit Visitations
EP/Whit 3691 sheetBishop’s visitation articles 2012
EP/Whit 3701 fileArchdeacon’s visitation articles 2015-2018
EP/Whit section 01Registers of confirmations345
EP/Whit 3451 volume, cloth boundRegister of confirmations, 9 June 1937 – 8 February 1960
EP/Whit section 02Registers of services14-16, 46-47, 346, 356/1-2
EP/Whit 14-163 volumesRegisters of services, 1900 – 1926, 1940 – 1948
EP/Whit 461 volume, card boundRegister of services, 6 July 1948 – 28 September 1952
EP/Whit 471 volume, cloth boundRegister of services, 30 September 1952 – 26 September 1958
EP/Whit 3461 volume, leather half-boundRegister of services, 14 September 1958 – 26 July 1965
EP/Whit 356/11 volumeRegister of services, 1 August 1965 – 29 August 1984
EP/Whit 356/21 volumeRegister of services, 2 September 1984 – 1 November 2004
EP/Whit Section 303 Tithe108-123
EP/Whit 10810 papers, and 1 file, printedCorrespondence of Rev. Thomas Baker of Whitburn with the Tithe Commissioners protesting against the principle of the Tithe Commutation Act and the Commissioners’ interpretation of his protest; draft petitions of Mr. Baker to the Bishop of Durham, the Archbishop of York, and both Houses of Parliament, against the Act; Report of the Tithe Commissioners for England and Wales to Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Act 6 & 7 Will IV, c. 71, London, 1838; and newspaper cuttings concerning clerical protests, 27 September 1838, 7-15 February 1840
EP/Whit 1091 fileCopy deed of the merger of two tithe rentcharges of £31 13s. 6d. and £1 10s. 6d. on land in the parish of Whitburn (nos. 557-566 and no. 492a on the tithe plan) belonging to Rev. George Frederic Price, D.D., 1 April 1885
EP/Whit 110Parchment, 1 membraneCertificate of redemption, by the Burial Board of Whitburn, of a tithe rent charge of £1 11s. on land in Whitburn parish taken for the purpose of making a cemetery (no. 413 on the tithe plan), 5 January 1888
EP/Whit 111Parchment, 1 membraneCertificate of redemption of a tithe rentcharge of 14s. 6d. on land in Whitburn parish (no. 647 on the tithe plan), 6 February 1901
EP/Whit 1121 paperCopy certificate of redemption of tithe rentcharge on plot no. 647, 12 February 1901; copy made n.d.
EP/Whit 1131 paperCertificate of redemption of a tithe rentcharge of £5 17s. 6d. on land in Whitburn parish (nos. 427 and 422A on the tithe plan), 23 January 1929
EP/Whit 1142 papersLetters from Queen Anne’s Bounty, Bounty Office, 3 Dean’s Yard, Westminster, to Rev. W.P. Mayor, The Rectory, Whitburn, concerning the redemption of tithe rentcharges, 28 February 1924 and 14 April 1926
EP/Whit 1155 papersApplications addressed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for the redemption of tithe rentcharges in Whitburn, 22 February 1924, 19 June and 13 October 1925
EP/Whit 1161 paperParticulars of funds standing to the credit of the benefice of Whitburn in the books of the Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty, 18 November 1926
EP/Whit 1171 paperParticulars of tithe annuities payable by landowners to the Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty on behalf of the benefice of Whitburn, 19 November 1926
EP/Whit 1181 paperStatement of the half year’s tithe recharge which fell due on 1 April 1927, issued by the Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty, October 1927
EP/Whit 1191 paperParticular of the redemption of tithe rentcharge, issued by the Governors of Queen Anne’s Bounty, 2 July 1929
EP/Whit 1204 papersStatements of arrears of tithe rentcharges payable to Whitburn benefice, issued by Queen Anne’s Bounty Office, 9 August 1932 and 21 February 1933
EP/Whit 1215 papersLetters from the Ravensworth Estate Office, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; J.B. Lazenby, collector for the No. 1 Area Collection Committee (Tithe Act, 1925), Newcastle upon Tyne; and the Monkwearmouth and Whitburn Estates Office, Sunderland, to Rev. W.P. Mayor, concerning the identification of owners and tenants responsible for the payment of Whitburn tithe rent charges on apportionment nos. 554-556 and nos. 668-670, 17 September 1932, 27 September and 12 October 1933 Includes: 2 sketch plans of property Scales: 4 chains to 1 inch [1:3168] and 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
EP/Whit 1224 papers, 1 file; 1 plan, 58 cm. x 40 cm., waxed linenLetters from the No. 1 Area Collection Committee (Tithe Act, 1925), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the Bounty Office, Westminster, to Rev. W.P. Mayor, concerning the valuation and redemption of tithe rentcharges in Whitburn benefice, including a tithe collection list, and plan of land near Field House Farm, 16 November 1933 – 8 March 1934 Scale: 1:2500 approx.
EP/Whit 1231 plan, 12.9 cm. x 14.9 cm., tracing paperCopy plan, showing Whitburn Red House, Whitburn Blue House, and plot no. 507, n.d. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile [1:10560]
EP/Whit Section 404 Churchwardens124-125
EP/Whit Faculties126-142
EP/Whit 1261 paperFaculty for the introduction of a brass cross on the stone ledge running along the eastern wall of the church, 11 March 1909
EP/Whit 1271 fileFaculty for the introduction of stained glass in the second window from the eastern wall of the south aisle in memory of Peter Sinclair Haggie, 29 July 1909
EP/Whit 1281 paperFaculty for the erection on the north wall of the chancel of a tablet in memory of the forty seven men of Whitburn who died in the Great War, 28 May 1920
EP/Whit 1291 paperFaculty for the addition of three extra choir seats, the installation of an oak communion rail, the erection of oak panelling from the ends of the choir seats to the east wall of the church, and the erection of an oak chancel screen, 30 December 1929
EP/Whit 1301 paperFaculty for the introduction of a gilded candlestick of sycamore wood, 3 July 1946
EP/Whit 1311 paperFaculty for the introduction of an oak litany desk in memory of Stanley Eden Percy, 1937 – 1949, 1 December 1950
EP/Whit 1321 paperFaculty for the raising of the sill of the east window, the insertion of stained glass in the damaged lights of the east window, the insertion of stained glass in the south-east window, and plain glass in the belfry window, 8 March 1951
EP/Whit 1331 paperFaculty for the introduction of an altar cross, candlesticks and vases, 3 April 1952
EP/Whit 1341 paperFaculty for the alteration of the east end of the church, the introduction of a carved oak pulpit, the erection of carved and illuminated bosses at intersections of the roof panelling, the removal of the war memorial to the west end of the north aisle and the redecoration of the walls, 11 May 1953
EP/Whit 1351 paperArchdeacon’s certificate for repairs to the south aisle of the parish church, 17 May 1956
EP/Whit 1361 paperArchdeacon’s certificate for interior decoration, 16 December 1957
EP/Whit 1371 paperFaculty for the establishment of a side chapel in the south aisle of the church, 21 May 1960
EP/Whit 1381 paperFaculty for the rebuilding of the organ, 7 October 1960
EP/Whit 1391 paperArchdeacon’s certificate for the repair of the tower and bells, 23 January 1964
EP/Whit 1401 paperFaculty for the interment of the ashes of George Thomas Bainbridge in the churchyard, 5 November 1965
EP/Whit 1411 paperArchdeacon’s certificate for the installation of a new boiler, 1 October 1966
EP/Whit 1421 paperFaculty for the removal of a pew and bookshelves and the introduction of a new oak cupboard, and erection of a church notice board, 17 March 1967
EP/Whit Correspondence concerning church fabric143-159
EP/Whit 1437 papersCorrespondence between Rev. E. Jackson, The Hermitage, Whitburn; A.S. Bowes, surveyor, 15 Waterloo Place, Sunderland; W.D. Allison, builder, Whitburn; concerning repairs to Whitburn Rectory and to the stained glass in the church, damaged in an air-raid, 9 July 1940 – 29 June 1942
EP/Whit 14424 papersCopy particulars of war damage to the windows in Whitburn church, extracted from Mr. A.S. Bowes’ report; estimates for repair of east gable wall and window on the south aisle; and correspondence between the Diocesan Office, F.W. Newby, architect, of South Shields, A.S. Bowes and Barnes, surveyors, of Sunderland, and others, concerning the same, 10 March 1949 – 21 May 1951
EP/Whit 14537 papersEstimates and invoices for the repair and replacement of church windows damaged by enemy action, and correspondence between the Diocesan Registrar, Rev. W.S.T. Wright, and building contractors, concerning the design for the east window, 23 June 1950 – 19 November 1951
EP/Whit 14645 papersCorrespondence between G.E. Charlewood, architect; Rev. W.S. Wright, Whitburn Rectory; and others, concerning the replacement of the existing pulpit, the provision of a new altar, the removal of the war memorial to the wall of the north aisle, and flooring work, 11 September 1952 – 20 May 1954 Includes: specification, tenders and accounts
EP/Whit 14710 papersNewspaper cuttings concerning the moving of a plaque commemorating the dead of the First World War from the chancel to the nave of Whitburn church, 19 and 20 October 1953, and covering letter from Woodham Grant, Northolme, Moor Lane, Whitburn, to Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn, 20 October 1953
EP/Whit 14842 papersCopy report on the condition of the south aisle roof in Whitburn parish church by G.E. Charlewood, architect, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and architect’s correspondence, summary of tenders, contractors’ accounts and receipts for roof repair, December 1954 – 29 May 1957
EP/Whit 1499 papersEstimate, sketch plan, and correspondence between the Rev. W.S.T. Wright and J. & W. Lowry, builders and contractors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, concerning repairs to the drainage of the church boiler house, 25 April – 3 June 1958
EP/Whit 1502 papers; 1 plan, 76 cm. x 67 cm., tracing paperLetter from J. & W. Lowry, builders, 64 Bath Lane, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to Rev. W.S.T. Wright, and the latter’s copy reply, concerning treatment of the doors of the vestry and south porch to reduce draughts, 18 and 24 September 1958 Includes: plan of proposed treatment, 18 September 1958
EP/Whit 15123 papersCorrespondence between G.E. Charlewood and Curry, architects, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and Rev. Canon W.S.T. Wright, Whitburn Rectory, concerning the new south aisle chapel and paving works, 23 April 1959 – 20 January 1961 Includes: specifications, estimates and accounts
EP/Whit 15211 papersCorrespondence between Hall and Broadfield, organ builders, Arnold Street, Hull; Trustees of the Sir John Priestman Charity, 19 John Street, Sunderland; Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn; the Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; concerning the rebuilding of the organ in Whitburn church, 7 July – 21 October 1960
EP/Whit 1531 fileCorrespondence between G.E. Charlewood and Curry, architects; the Whitechapel Bell Foundry; building contractors; and Rev. Canon W.S.T. Wright, concerning repairs to the tower and bells, 23 May 1963 – 28 April 1964
EP/Whit 1541 file and 1 paperSpecification of works and materials for the renewal of the belfry floors and repairs and treatment of the bell frame at Whitburn parish church, by Ian Curry, for G.E. Charlewood and Curry, architects, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and covering letter, 18 September and 2 October 1963
EP/Whit 15516 papersCorrespondence between Rev. Canon Wright; George G. Pace, architect, 18 Clifton Green, York; and church authorities, concerning proposals for a replacement font as a memorial to church benefactors, including the late churchwarden, George Bainbridge, and abandonment of the project, 21 October 1965 – 3 October 1966
EP/Whit 15627 papersCorrespondence between G.E. Charlewood and Curry, architects, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Rev. Canon W.S.T. Wright, Whitburn Rectory; J. & W. Lowry, Ltd., builders, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; and the Diocesan Office, concerning repairs to the church tower, 19 April 1968 – 30 April 1970 Includes: estimates and final accounts
EP/Whit 15712 papersCorrespondence between Rev. Canon W.S.T. Wright, Whitburn Rectory; the Historic Churches Preservation Trust; and the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches, concerning a grant towards the repair of the church tower, 16 December 1968 – 5 January 1970
EP/Whit 15818 papersCorrespondence between Rev. H.H.S.L. Hall and William Potts and Sons, Ltd., Bankfield Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire, concerning restoration of fire damage to Whitburn church clock, 18 January 1984 – 6 March 1985
EP/Whit 159149 papers and 3 filesCorrespondence between Hayton, Lee and Braddock, architects, Durham City; Graham Miller, Sibilia and Co., loss adjusters, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; J. & W. Lowry, Ltd., builders and contractors, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Rev. H.H.S.L. Hall, Whitburn Rectory; the Diocesan Office; the Ecclesiastical Insurance Office; and the Historic Churches Preservation Trust; concerning the restoration of fire damage and the reroofing of the nave and chancel of Whitburn church, 17 September 1984 – 10 March 1986 Includes: tenders and final accounts
EP/Whit Plans of church160-171
EP/Whit 1601 plan, 51 cm. x 63 cm., duplicatedPlan of rearrangement of the chancel in Whitburn parish church, showing present and proposed east elevations and ground plans, by G.E. Charlewood, architect, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, November 1952 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48] and no scale
EP/Whit 1611 plan, 42 cm. x 70 cm., duplicatedPlan of rearrangement of the chancel showing present and proposed elevations looking south, and inside plan of roof by G.E. Charlewood, architect, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, November 1952 Scale: 1/4 inch to 1 foot [1:48]
EP/Whit 1621 plan, 31 cm. x 48 cm., duplicatedElevation and plan of a design for an oak pulpit in Whitburn parish church, by G.E. Charlewood, architect, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, revised February 1953 Scale: 1 inch to 1 foot [1:12]
EP/Whit 1631 plan, 71 cm. x 60 cm., duplicatedSurvey of tower and bell frame as existing, drawing no. 1, Whitburn parish church, by G.E. Charlewood and Curry, architects, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, August 1963 Scale: 2 feet to 1 inch [1:24]
EP/Whit 1641 plan, 71 cm. x 60 cm., duplicatedDetails for renewal of belfry floors, drawing no. 2, Whitburn parish church, by G.E. Charlewood and Curry, architects, August 1963 Scale: 2 feet to 1 inch [1:24]
EP/Whit 1651 plan, 71 cm. x 60 cm., duplicatedSurvey of tower and bell frame as existing, amended to show new beams, floors, etc., drawing no. 3, Whitburn parish church, by G.E. Charlewood and Curry, architects, August 1963 Scale: 2 feet to 1 inch [1:24]
EP/Whit 1661 plan, 25 cm. x 30 cm., duplicatedPlan and east elevation of proposed font for Whitburn church by George Pace, of York, architect, June 1966 Scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot [1 : 24]
EP/Whit 1671 plan, 84 cm. x 59 cm., duplicatedElevations, cross section and plan of proposed tower vestry screen, by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, architects, Durham City, 1 May 1985 Scale: 1:20
EP/Whit 1681 plan, 84 cm. x 59 cm., duplicatedProposed screen sketches, as EP/Whit 167 above, with amendment, 1 May 1985 Scale: 1:20
EP/Whit 1691 plan, 42 cm. x 30 cm., duplicatedAlternative front elevation of tower vestry screen, n.d. [1985] No scale
EP/Whit 1701 plan, 84 cm. x 59 cm., duplicatedPlan of tower vestry furniture details and layout, by Hayton, Lee and Braddock, architects, Durham City, 17 July 1985 Scale: 1:10
EP/Whit 1711 paperCopy drawing of alternative baluster details and existing organ chamber detail, n.d. [1985]
EP/Whit Parish Hall23, 172-174
EP/Whit 231 bundleInsurance policies for the church hall, 1914 – 1936
EP/Whit 1721 fileCorrespondence between the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; the Sunderland Echo; Trotter, Bruce & Loft, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland; Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn; Boldon Urban District Council, Council Offices, East Boldon; Sam Pace, builder, Wear Street, Southwick, Sunderland; Beechcroft Estates, Mill House, West End, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Sanderson, Townend & Gilbert, 3 & 5 Mosley Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; J.D. Frail, Ivy Lodge, Whitburn; S.W. Milburn and partners, architects, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland; concerning alterations to the parish hall, 30 September 1960 – 21 June 1965
EP/Whit 1731 plan, 61 cm. x 40.5 cm.Ground plan and sections A-A and B-B, of the church hall as existing, drawing no. 8383, by S.W. Milburn and Partners, 9 The Esplanade, Sunderland, 15 February 1963 Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96]
EP/Whit 1741 plan, 61 cm. x 45.5 cm., colour-washPlan of the church hall showing proposed alterations and additions, n.d. [1963] Scale: 8 feet 1 inch [1:96]
EP/Whit Churchyard175-178
EP/Whit 175Parchment, 1 membraneGrant by William Maunder Hitchcock, clerk, Rector of the parish of Whitburn, of a parcel of land (1,322 yards) to be part of the churchyard of the parish of Whitburn, 13 August 1868 Plan endorsed
EP/Whit 1761 paperNote by Rev. James Carr, South Shields, concerning the qualifications conferring the right of burial in a parish churchyard, November 1843
EP/Whit 1772 papersLetters from C. Hutchinson, Rock Lodge, Roker, Sunderland, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede and the Rev. Canon Hopkinson, concerning his family burial plot in Whitburn churchyard, 15 February 1907 and 30 January 1911
EP/Whit 17812 papersCorrespondence between Boldon Urban District Council, Council Offices, East Boldon; Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn; the Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; the General Post Office; concerning the upkeep of the churchyard, the interment of ashes in the closed portion and the siting of a telegraph pole in the churchyard, 8 March and 19 May 1951; 16 December 1953; 27 April – 4 August 1959; 11 May 1961; 18 and 21 September 1965
EP/Whit Cleadon Church182-188
EP/Whit 1821 paperSpecification of Jones and Willis, Ltd., of Birmingham, for the decoration of, and reredos for, Cleadon Church, 12 September 1907
EP/Whit 1839 papersSpecifications and estimates of William D. Allison, builder and contractor, Whitburn, for the lowering of floors in the nave and chancel and other works, at Cleadon Church, and covering letters to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, including an estimate for the erection of two houses, 18 September – 9 December 1907
EP/Whit 1847 papersLetters from Jones and Willis, Ltd., ecclesiastical furnishers, of Birmingham, to the Rev. Canon W. Moore Ede, concerning the decoration of, and reredos for, Cleadon Church, 12 September 1907 – 31 January 1908
EP/Whit 18510 papersLetters from [Mrs.] A Ewing Kirkley of The Hall, Fairlight, Sussex, Cleadon Park, and 14 Bryanston Street, Portman Square, London, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, concerning the designs for the redecoration of, and reredos in, Cleadon Church; and advising of her decision not to place a memorial in the church on account of the ill feeling generated by her proposal, and expressing her sense of grievance that her son-in-law could not attend the church re-opening service, 19 September 1907 – 29 May 1908
EP/Whit 1864 papersCopy letters from the Rev. Canon Moore Ede to Mrs. Kirkley, regretting their disagreement concerning the seats at Cleadon Church, explaining the principle of free and unappropriated seating, and justifying arrangements for the Ascension Day re-opening service, 20 February – 1 May 1908
EP/Whit 1871 paperLetter from James Kirkley, Cleadon Park, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, referring to the proposed re-opening of Cleadon Church and to Mrs. Kirkley’s refusal to attend divine service there in future, 26 April 1908
EP/Whit 1882 papersNotice from the rector and churchwardens of Cleadon Church, requiring William Milburn to resign from his office as verger, and accompanying letter of resignation, 15 and 22 January 1894
EP/Whit Marsden Mission Room191
EP/Whit 19115 papersA resolution of the directors of Whitburn Coal Company for the lease for 90 years of a site for the temporary structure built by Sophia Harrison of Whitburn; the assignment of Sophia Harrison’s interest in the site and structure to the rector and churchwardens of Whitburn; correspondence between Sophia Harrison, Rev. G.F. Price, Mr. Daglish and Mr. Vaughan, concerning financial and administrative matters; and copy application of Rev. G.F. Price to Mr. Peele for a licence to perform divine service, 1 October – 18 November 1884
EP/Whit St. Andrew’s Church, Marsden192-212
EP/Whit 1923 papers1903 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Whitburn, bart.; by William Sewell his agent (2) Rev. William Moore Ede of Whitburn Rectory, clerk; William Johnson of the Green, Whitburn, merchant and manufacturer; and George May of Simonside Hall, colliery manager Copy agreement for the sale to (2) of a piece of copyhold land in Sea Lane, Whitburn Consideration: perpetual rent of £5 p.a. limited to the trustees of the settlement of the late Sir Hedworth Williamson, father of (1)
EP/Whit 1931 paper13 May 1903 (1) Sir Hedworth Williamson of Whitburn Hall, Whitburn, bart. (2) Rev. William Moore Ede of Whitburn Rectory, clerk in Holy Orders; William Johnson of The Green, Whitburn; George May of Simonside Hall, colliery manager Agreement for the sale from (1) to (2) of (1)’s interest in a piece of copyhold land in Sea Lane, Whitburn; (2) to use the land for the erection of a church
EP/Whit 1941 volume, leather quarter-boundMarsden Church Building Fund Executive and General Committees meetings minute book, 20 January 1903 – 28 October 1904
EP/Whit 1951 paper, printedAppeal from the Marsden Church Building Fund Committee for subscriptions towards a new mission church, Whitburn, February 1903
EP/Whit 1961 paperAccount for the construction of Marsden mission church, 4 March 1904
EP/Whit 1978 papersCorrespondence between the Ecclesiastical Commission, 10 Whitehall Place, London, and Rev. Canon Moore Ede, The Rectory, Whitburn, concerning a contribution by the former towards the cost of building the mission church at Marsden, 5 May 1902 – 24 September 1903
EP/Whit 19818 papersCorrespondence between the Harton Coal Company, Ltd., South Shields; Rev. Canon Moore Ede, Whitburn Rectory; Joseph Potts and Son, architects and surveyors, 57 John Street, Sunderland; and the Secretary of Marsden Workmen’s Institute, concerning the building of St. Andrew’s Church, Marsden, as a new church for Whitburn Colliery, and the conversion of the existing church into a working men’s institute, 16 July 1902 – 29 September 1904 Includes: account of Marsden Church Building Fund
EP/Whit 1991 paperLetter from Henry Miller Potts, architect, Sunderland, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, acknowledging the latter’s care for the writer’s future prospects with reference to his work on his first church at Marsden, 12 December 1903
EP/Whit 2002 papersLetters from the Ecclesiastical Commission, London, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, concerning the conveyance to the former of the site and fabric of the proposed church of St. Andrew, Marsden, 5 November 1904 and 13 January 1905
EP/Whit 2011 paperFaculty for the demolition of the mission church of Marsden, St. Andrew, 10 August 1961
EP/Whit 20213 papersNotes of meetings concerning the future running of the mission church at Marsden, 17 July and 16 October 1953; correspondence between Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn, and the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, 3 and 4 August 1953
EP/Whit 20311 papersCorrespondence between the County Planning Department, 10 Church Street, Durham; Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn; the Archdeacon of Durham, The College, Durham; concerning the possible demolition of the mission church at Marsden, 5 February – 18 March 1957
EP/Whit 2041 fileCorrespondence between Rev. W.S.T. Wright, Whitburn; Northern Gas Board, Tyneside Division, Readhead Street, South Shields; the Archdeacon of Durham; The Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; The Diocesan Registry, The College, Durham; Josephine Collins, 4 Case Gardens, Seaton, Devon; Reed, Millican & Co., Market Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Rev. J.G. Bates, Holy Trinity Vicarage, Stockton on Tees; Sam Page, contractor, Wear Street, Southwick, Sunderland; National Coal Board, Durham Division, Whitburn, Sunderland; T.H. Cooper (Sand and Gravel) Ltd., Monkwearmouth, Sunderland; Church Commissioners, 1 Millbank, Westminster; The Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; General Register Office, Somerset House, London; concerning the closing and demolition of Marsden church, and the storage of its stones at Marsden Quarry, 13 December 1960 – 19 October 1965 Includes: list of memorials in Marsden church, 1961
EP/Whit 2054 papersCorrespondence between the National Coal Board, Whitburn, Sunderland; Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn; A. Slater, The Limes, Thornton-le-Dale, Pickering, Yorkshire; concerning the storage of the stone from the dismantled church at Marsden, 20-22 October 1965
EP/Whit 2061 booklet, printedHymns, Psalms and Anthem to be used at the services in connection with the opening of the new church of St. Andrew, Marsden, 30 November and 7 December [1903]
EP/Whit 2071 paperFire insurance policy for the church of Marsden, St. Andrew, in the parish of Whitburn, 7 December 1914
EP/Whit 2081 photograph, 14 cm. x 9 cm., black and whitePhotograph of the exterior of the church of Marsden, St. Andrew, n.d. [c.1904]
EP/Whit 2091 photograph, 9 cm. x 14 cm., black and whitePhotograph of the interior of the church of Marsden, St. Andrew, view towards altar, n.d. [c.1904]
EP/Whit 2102 papersNewspaper cuttings concerning the closure of the church of Marsden, St. Andrew, October 1953
EP/Whit 2111 paperNewspaper cutting concerning the appointment of Miss Edith Dickinson as vicar’s warden of St. Andrew’s Church, Marsden, the first woman warden in the district, n.d. [1940s]
EP/Whit 2126 cardsExamination certificates for completion of the Diocesan Certificate of the Diocese of Durham, awarded to Edith Dickinson, 11 July 1931 – 14 July 1934
EP/Whit Sequestrations215-222
EP/Whit 2191 fileLists of parish documents contained in the tin and wooden boxes, n.d. [post 1903]
EP/Whit 2203 papersList of documents, from 1812 to 1933, relating to Whitburn parish, n.d. [20th c.]
EP/Whit 2215 papersCorrespondence between Rev. W.S.T. Wright, Whitburn Rectory; the Bishop of Durham, Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland; H.C. Ferens; concerning the dedication of the church of Whitburn, 10-21 November 1960
EP/Whit 2221 paperLetter from Graham Price, Westmount, Pit Farm Road, Guildford, Surrey, to Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn, concerning the dedication of the church at Whitburn, 16 November 1950
EP/Whit Organ347, 364
EP/Whit 3471 volume, leather quarter-boundMinute book of Organ Fund Committee, 15 September 1877 – 15 October 1878 The organ was rebuilt in 1961 and there is an account of its rebuilding and rededication, culminating in a recital by Conrad Eden, organist and master of the choristers at Durham Cathedral, 16 September 1961
EP/Whit 364Proposals for a two manual and pedal pipe organ 1998
EP/Whit Financial records17-18, 20, 22
EP/Whit 17-182 volumesChurchwardens’ accounts and vestry minutes, 1813 – 1887, with lists of rate-paying inhabitants
EP/Whit 201 volumeChurchwardens’ accounts, 1941 – 1952
EP/Whit 221 volumeChurch hall accounts, 1934 – 1953
EP/Whit Terrier25
EP/Whit 253 filesTerriers of church property, 1788, 1806
EP/Whit 1242 papersBalance sheets of church receipts and payments, including special offertories, Easter 1899 – Easter 1900
EP/Whit 1251 volume, leather half-boundAccount book, April 1905 – 31 December 1934 At end: accounts of income from collections for special objects, May 1905 – December 1935
EP/Whit Section 606 Parochial Church Council223-227
EP/Whit Minutes19, 348-351, 359, 366-368
EP/Whit 191 volumeParochial Church Council minutes, 1953 – 1966
EP/Whit 3481 volume, cloth boundMinute book of Parochial Church Council, 21 June 1934 – 11 September 1953
EP/Whit 3491 volume, cloth boundMinute book of Parochial Church Council, 27 September 1966 – 14 April 1977
EP/Whit 3502 papersLetter from Mrs. J.L. Dixon, Whitburn, to D. Guthrie, The Rectory, Whitburn, concerning the proposed increase in rent for the nursery to use the church hall, 24 April 1975 Originally enclosed in EP/Whit 349
EP/Whit 3512 papersLetters from Marjorie Thubron, Whitburn, to the churchwardens and the Parochial Church Council, concerning her and Mrs. Frail’s resignation as sacristans, 14 August – 26 September 1976 Originally enclosed in EP/Whit 349
EP/Whit 358Whitburn parish church group reports 11 March 2000
EP/Whit 3591 volumeParochial church council minutes 1978-1990
EP/Whit 360Signed minutes, accounts and agenda papers for PCC minutes 1998-2002
EP/Whit 361Magazine notes – brief notes of decisions taken at parochial church council meetings April 2001-March 2003
EP/Whit 362Lists of members of the parochial church council 1999-2003
EP/Whit 363Additional parochial church council correspondence 1998-2003
EP/Whit 3671 volumeParochial church council minutes 1997-1998
EP/Whit 368Signed parochial church council minutes, accounts and agenda items 1997-2006
EP/Whit 2231 volume, cloth, quarter-boundAccount book, 8 January 1926 – 27 March 1939
EP/Whit 2247 papersAnnual statements of account of St. Andrew’s Church and Church Hall, Marsden, y/e 31 December 1943, 1946-1947, 1950-1953
EP/Whit 2251 paperLetter from the Secretary of the Durham Diocesan Board of Finance to Rev. W.P. Mayor, Whitburn Rectory, concerning the rights of parochial church councils in relation to timber in churchyards, 21 November 1925
EP/Whit 2261 volume, card boundElectoral roll of St. Andrew’s Church, Marsden, c.1933-1950
EP/Whit 2271 volume, card boundElectoral roll for Whitburn and Marsden, February 1950 – March 1955
EP/Whit 3651 volumeAnnual parochial church meeting minutes 1886-1990
EP/Whit 3661 volumeParochial church council minutes 1991-1997
EP/WhitSection 1111 Schools
EP/Whit Whitburn Parochial School30-35, 228-262 See also EP/Whit 291-295 Establishment of the school
EP/Whit 30-312 volumesWhitburn parish schools’ committee minutes, 1855 – 1906
EP/Whit 321 volumeParish schools’ accounts, 1856 – 1879
EP/Whit 33-353 volumesParish schools’ cash books, 1882 – 1904
EP/Whit 228Parchment, 1 membrane26 April 1824 (1) Shute, Bishop of Durham (2) Rector of Whickham Grant from (1) as Lord of the Manor, to (2), in trust for the use of the parochial school, a parcel of waste land near the Horse Pond Includes : ‘A plan of the North hedge of Chalters Garth and the waste ground about the pond by measurement by John Young Schoolmaster Whitburn, December 1823’ : watercolour drawing of the parochial school at Whitburn, 1824 For draft plan see EP/Whit 261
EP/Whit 229Draft of EP/Whit 228, 1824 (Parchment 1 membrane) Records of schoolmasters
EP/Whit 2301 paper22 September 1841 (1) Rev. Thomas Baker (2) George William Rapier Agreement whereby (2) is to be master of the parochial school of Whitburn and the Sunday School, at a salary of £30 p.a. and the payment of 1d. per week from fifteen children [further details of his conditions of employment given]
EP/Whit 2314 papersCorrespondence between the Rev. G.F. Price, Mr. A. Grundy, and others, concerning the customary appointment of the parochial schoolmaster as parish clerk of Whitburn, and the delegation of that office, 8 February 1887 – 24 March 1890
EP/Whit 232Duplicate memorandum of agreement for the appointment of Alfred Grundy as schoolmaster of Whitburn School, 1 June 1900 (1 paper) Reports on, and accounts of, the school
EP/Whit 2333 papersAnnual report on Whitburn Parochial School, submitted to Rev. T. Baker by G.W. Rapier, 23 September 1842 Includes: list of children attending the school, 1841-1842
EP/Whit 2341 bookletAccount book of Whitburn Parochial Schools , October 1838 – 5 May 1846
EP/Whit 2351 volume, card boundCash account book [of Whitburn School], 4 August 1858 – 9 January 1864
EP/Whit 2361 volume, card boundCash account book of Whitburn School, 1 February 1871 – 10 June 1882
EP/Whit 23719 papersVouchers for Whitburn School, September 1842 – December 1845
EP/Whit 2381 paperAccount of expenditure for the school and Triplett’s Charity, 1843
EP/Whit 2391 paperReceipt for printing work, undertaken for Rev. T. Baker, 13 February 1845
EP/Whit 2403 papersReceipts issued by Joseph Potts & Sons, architects, 57 John Street, Sunderland, for work done on the Whitburn schools, 9 June and 20 July 1898 and 11 January 1900
EP/Whit 2419 papersCertificates, receipts, and statement of account, issued by Joseph Potts and Son, architects, Sunderland, for the enlargement of Whitburn Schools, 7 September 1899 – 18 May 1900
EP/Whit 2429 papersCorrespondence between the Education Department, Whitehall, and Rev. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory, concerning the assessment of grant, and appointment of teachers, at Whitburn National School, 17 July 1890 – 21 July 1891
EP/Whit 2431 paperCorrespondence from the Education Department and Board of Education, Whitehall, to Rev. G.F. Price, Rev. Canon Moore Ede, and Durham County Council, concerning the assessment of grants to Whitburn National School, and a trust deed dated 1857, 16 January 1899 – 18 May 1906 (3 papers) Records of the school buildings 244 Letter from the Rev. Canon W. Moore Ede to the Secretary of the Education Department, Whitehall, requesting a reconsideration of the reduction in aid grant for Whitburn C.E. School, and referring to plans for a school extension, 21 November 1902
EP/Whit 2454 papersCopy form of application to the Board of Education for an order constituting a body of foundation managers for Whitburn Church of England Mixed and Infants’ School, and Board of Education memorandum concerning foundation managers, 1902 and 20 December 1902
EP/Whit 24610 papersCorrespondence between the managers of Whitburn C.E. School; the Education Department of Durham County Council; the Board of Education; the rector of Whitburn; and Canon Howarth, concerning the proposed closure of the school, 24 October 1924 – 16 September 1925 Includes: report of architect and copy minutes of school managers
EP/Whit 2472 papersLetters from the Director of Education, Durham County Council, and T.R. Sewell, Manor Office, Sunderland, to the Rev. W.P. Mayor, concerning repairs to, and financial information regarding, Whitburn Old C.E. Schools, 3 May and 6 September 1932
EP/Whit 2482 papersSealed scheme of the Board of Education, under the Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853-1925, for the use of Whitburn Old Church of England School premises, and covering letter from MacKenzie and Co., solicitors, Sunderland, to the Rev. W.P. Mayor, 20 and 22 September 1932
EP/Whit 24930 papersCorrespondence between Trotter, Bruce and Loft, solicitors, 56 North Bondgate, Bishop Auckland; Rev. W.S.T. Wright, The Rectory, Whitburn; the Ministry of Education, Curzon Street, Westminster; The Master of Sherburn Hospital, The Master’s House, Sherburn; the Diocesan Office, The College, Durham; concerning the proposed sale of the smaller of the Whitburn Old School buildings, and the renovation of the school house as a curate’s residence, 21 May 1955 – 13 April 1960
EP/Whit 2503 papersMemorandum concerning Whitburn Church school house in Sandy Chare, Whitburn, January 1956
EP/Whit 251Copy schedule of deeds, from 1824 to 1857, relating to Whitburn Schools, 14 May 1949 (1 paper) Records of children at the schools
EP/Whit 2523 papersReturns to the Trustees of Lord Crewe’s Charity listing the number of children educated at Whitburn School, March 1839, December 1841, January 1846
EP/Whit 2535 papersNote of number of Sunday scholars at Cleadon and Whitburn schools, February and December 1840
EP/Whit 2541 paperList of children in the Whitburn day school who are to receive ‘rewards’, 7 April 1841
EP/Whit 2551 paperNote by the Rector of Whitburn that rewards may be given only to those Sunday scholars who have attended church and have a ticket of good conduct, 19 November 1842
EP/Whit 2561 paperList of ‘Children who do not attend the Sunday School’, 1844
EP/Whit 2571 paperList of ‘Isabella Kirton’s Scholars’, and of ‘Mrs. Holmes’ Scholars’, December 1845
EP/Whit 2581 paper‘List of Day Scholars’, January 1846
EP/Whit 2591 paperNote of the number of girls at Mrs. Metcalf’s School, January 1846
EP/Whit 260List of scholars and Sunday scholars, n.d. (1 paper) Plans of the school
EP/Whit 2611 plan, 32.5 cm. x 21 cm.‘A plan of the North wall of Chalters Garth’ surveyed by John Young, Whitburn, 14 October 1823 Scale: 1 inch to 2 feet [1:24] This is a draft of EP/Whit 228
EP/Whit 2621 plan, 54 cm. x 44.5 cm., tracing paper, colour-washPlan of ‘Proposed Alterations to Out-Offices, Whitburn National Schools’, 5 September 1891 Scale: 4 feet to 1 inch [1:48] and 1/2 inch scale [1:24]
EP/Whit Cleadon Parochial School263-274 See also EP/Whit 253
EP/Whit 2631 paperAgreement to build the school at Cleadon by Robert Allison and Robert Hunter, 26 August 1830
EP/Whit 2641 bookletCleadon School account book, January 1838 – December 1846
EP/Whit 2651 volume, card boundCash account book of Cleadon National School, 31 May 1872 – 10 June 1882
EP/Whit 2661 paperNote ordering zinc spouts for Cleadon Schools, 9 February 1844
EP/Whit 2671 paperReceipt for work done at Cleadon School, 29 January 1845
EP/Whit 2684 papersCorrespondence between the Rev. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory; H.C. Abbs, Cleadon; and the secretary of South Shields Savings Bank; concerning the proposed withdrawal of funds from the Cleadon Parochial School account, 12 December 1893 and 7 August – 7 October 1896
EP/Whit 2691 paperEstimate of Robert Allison, builder and contractor, of Whitburn, for additional work at Cleadon schools and the curate’s house, 16 December 1902
EP/Whit 2701 fileAccount of the cost of building a new school at Cleadon, submitted by the Rev. Canon Moore Ede to the executors of the late Robert Allison, 31 August 1903
EP/Whit 2712 papersReceipts issued by Robert Allison, builder, Whitburn, for work done on Cleadon schools and Cleadon institute, 15 October and 31 December 1903
EP/Whit 272Letter from Henry Miller Potts, architect, of Sunderland, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, concerning minor works at Cleadon schools, 11 April 1903 (1 paper) Records of the children at the school
EP/Whit 2731 paperList of pupils at Cleadon schools, 1840
EP/Whit 2741 paperRough note of lessons at Cleadon school, 1840s
EP/Whit Whitburn and Cleadon C.E. Schools275-276
EP/Whit 2752 papersSchedules of work to be done at Whitburn C.E. Mixed and Infants’ School, and Cleadon C.E. School, as required by Durham County Council, 1 March 1904
EP/Whit 2762 papersMemoranda, from the Secretary for Elementary Education, Durham County Council, to the Rev. Canon Moore Ede, giving notice of the official names, from 1 April, of Whitburn National, and Whitburn, Cleadon C.E. Schools, 27 March 1906
EP/Whit Marsden National School277
EP/Whit 2772 filesCorrespondence between the Rev. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory, and John Daglish, Marsden Colliery, Marsden, South Shields, concerning the erection of Marsden Schools by the directors of the Whitburn Coal Company, and the management of Marsden Schools, 2 November 1883 – 6 November 1885
EP/Whit Whitburn C.E. School352
EP/Whit 3521 volume, leather half-boundManagers’ minute book of Whitburn C.E. School, 5 January 1907 – 12 January 1932
EP/Whit Section 1212 Charities288-290 Charity of the Rev. Thomas Triplett, D.D. See also EP/Whit 238
EP/Whit Shortridge Charity291-295 for the maintenance of Cleadon and Whitburn C. of E. Schools
EP/Whit 29113 papersCorrespondence between Rev. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory; the Charity Commission; and J. Salmon, South Shields, concerning the transfer to the Official Trustee of Charitable Funds of the funds of the Richard Shortridge charities for Whitburn and Cleadon Schools, and of the Rev. Thomas Baker’s charity for Cleadon School, 9 January 1885 – 23 January 1902
EP/Whit 2928 papersCorrespondence between the Rev. Dr. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory; John Brodrick Dale, Cleadon Meadows; J. Edward White, Charity Commission, Whitehall; and an unidentified correspondent, Parkend, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, discussing trusteeship and Charity Commission affairs concerning Whitburn School and Cleadon School savings bank account, 21 December 1887 – 13 December 1893
EP/Whit 2935 papersCorrespondence between Dale, Young, Nelson and Co., South Shields Bank, South Shields; Rev. G.F. Price, and Mrs. Price, Whitburn Rectory; the Secretary of South Shields Savings Bank; and Rev. Canon Moore Ede, concerning the trusteeship of investments of Shortridge’s and Baker’s charities, 25 August 1885 – 2 January 1901
EP/Whit 2942 papers, printedCharity Commission sealed order, and draft, concerning the charity founded by Richard Shortridge, for the maintenance and support of the Church of England School at Cleadon, in the parish of Whitburn, 1904 and 2 August 1904
EP/Whit 2951 paperCopy extract from the Returns of Endowed Charities: Administrative County of Durham, County Boroughs of Gateshead and Sunderland, relating to the charity of Richard Shortridge, for Cleadon and Whitburn C.E. Schools, n.d. [1904]
EP/Whit Maritime Institution Charity296-304 founded by Mrs. Elizabeth Woodcock of Cheltenham, in the parishes of Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland
EP/Whit 2961 file29 August 1820 (1) Elizabeth Woodcock, late of Mill End, Middlesex, and now of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, widow (2) Rev. Robert Gray, D.D., Rector of Bishopwearmouth; Rev. Robert Gray [sic], clerk, Rector of Sunderland; Rev. Thomas Baker, clerk, Rector of Whitburn; Charles Simpson of Westhouse in the parish of Whitburn, esq.; Nathan Horn of Bishopwearmouth, esq., John Davison of Bishopwearmouth, esq. Copy deed of appointment of (2) by (1) as trustees of a parcel of copyhold land bounded on the west by a lane called Back Garths or Crow Tree Lane, on the east by part of a garden, on the south by a public highway, on the north by a back lane; ten almshouses built thereon for ten poor women; £3,333 6s. 8d. in 3% Consolidated Bank Annuities; and £833 6s. 8d. in 3% Reduced Annuities, upon trust forever to permit the ten almshouses to be held by ten women of age 56 years or upward, each to be of irreproachable moral character, a member of the Church of England, and a widow or an unmarried daughter of a master mariner who shall have been resident either in the parish of Sunderland or the parish of Bishopwearmouth, and shall have been or shall be commander of a ship belonging to the port of Sunderland; each woman to be resident at the time of her nomination in Sunderland or Bishopwearmouth, but not receiving any relief from the poor rates or having an income of more than £20 p.a.; the said ten women to hold the charity until their death, resignation or removal; one of the ten poor women to be appointed matron; and upon trust to pay the interest of the £3,333 6s. 8d. to the ten women in equal portions, and to pay the interest of the £833 6s. 8d. to insure the premises against fire; to pay the matron the extra sum of £4 p.a.; to pay the treasurer £5 p.a.; and to pay the funeral expenses of such of the ten women as shall die in the almshouses without leaving effects of sufficient value for that purpose. Includes: schedule of rules and regulations for the conduct of the matron and other pensioners
EP/Whit 2971 booklet, printedCopy of the Deed of Endowment of the Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth Marine Alms-Houses Founded and Endowed by Mrs. Elizabeth Woodcock MDCCCXX, printed by Thomas Reed and Co., Sunderland, 1844
EP/Whit 2981 paperExtract from the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Woodcock, July 1833; extract made, n.d.
EP/Whit 2991 paperReceipt from Cuthbert Dixon for payment for erecting pews for the use of parishioners who own no sittings, the gift of Mrs. Woodcock, 13 September 1842
EP/Whit 30019 papersReceipts issued by tradesmen for the making of clothes and for fabric for the poor and for the schools, February 1843 – February 1846
EP/Whit 3011 paperReceipt for the payment of Elizabeth Purvis’s rent, 23 November 1844
EP/Whit 3021 paperList of people receiving gifts of clothing, meat and soup, December 1845
EP/Whit 3031 paperList of people receiving gifts of clothing, 1845-1846
EP/Whit 3041 paperList of recipients of Mrs. Woodcock’s legacy, January 1846
EP/Whit Susan Peareth Educational charity305-306 at Usworth in the parish of Washington
EP/Whit 3051 file, printedCharity Commission order and scheme for the charity called Mrs. Susan Peareth’s School, at Usworth, in the parish of Washington, 13 February 1883
EP/Whit 3061 file printedCharity Commission scheme for the regulation of the educational charity of Mrs. Susan Peareth, in the ancient parish of Washington, 24 October 1899
EP/Whit Dr. Triplett’s Charity21
EP/Whit 211 volumeRegister of briefs collected, 1800 – 1828, and of children apprenticed under Dr. Triplett’s Charity, 1800 – 1840
EP/Whit 2881 file, printedCharity Commission draft scheme transmitted to Whitburn Parish Council, for the administration of the charity of the Rev. Thomas Triplett, D.D., in the parishes of Whitburn and Washington, Co. Durham, and the parish of Woodhorn, Northumberland, 23 March 1897
EP/Whit 2891 file, printedCharity Commission order and scheme for Triplett’s Charity, 15 July 1898
EP/Whit 2901 paperLetter from W.A. Hutchinson, secretary to Dr. Triplett’s Charity, parish of Whitburn, to Rev. G.F. Price, D.D., Whitburn Rectory, regretting the latter’s resignation as a trustee, 24 February 1900
EP/WhitSection 1313 Church Societies24
EP/Whit 241 volumeSunday School accounts, 1936 – 1953
EP/Whit Section 1414 Miscellaneous307-312
EP/Whit William Wilson trust313-337 Papers relating to the will trust of James of Louth, Lincolnshire, gent., d. 8 December 1894, and his wife Lavinia M.A. Wilson, d.1906 wife of Rev. William Peter Mayor, rector of Whitburn, was a beneficiary of the will trust.
EP/Whit 3131 paperCopy statement of sums received by the widow of James William Wilson dec’d from the profits of the firm Wilson and Son, under the partnership deed dated 28 August 1871, 1894-1903
EP/Whit 3141 paperStatement of monies received from Wilson and Son, or from Mr. Porter Wilson and his trustees, in respect of money owing to his late father, J.W. Wilson, 23 December 1903
EP/Whit 3151 fileInland Revenue affidavit and estate duty account for probate of the will of James William Wilson of Louth, Lincolnshire, gent., dec’d., by Robert J.H. Parkinson of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, esq., and Isabella Wilson of Louth, spinster, 5 March 1905
EP/Whit 3161 paperDraft particulars of Mr. Wilson’s estate as per affidavit for probate, compared with statement of account rendered, July 1906
EP/Whit 3171 paperParticulars of the outstanding estate of J.W. Wilson, dec’d., 16 July 1907
EP/Whit 3181 paperSupplementary cash account regarding J.W. Wilson’s trust, June 1907
EP/Whit 3191 paperAccount of the sale of the real estate of J.W. Wilson, dec’d., c.1909
EP/Whit 3201 fileCopy trust accounts of Robert J.H. Parkinson, esq., and Isabella Wilson, trustees under the will of James William Wilson, dec’d., December 1894 – March 1904
EP/Whit 3211 fileAccount of the trustees of the will of the late J.W. Wilson, esq., of the realization of the estate and payments to beneficiaries [including Mrs. Mayor], February 1909
EP/Whit 3221 paperAccount of Isabella Wilson with the executors and trustees of J.W. and L.M. Wilson, July 1907
EP/Whit 3231 paperAccount of Mrs. Dickson with the executors and trustees of J.W. and L.M. Wilson, July 1907
EP/Whit 3241 paperCopy income account regarding J.W. and L.M.A. Wilson, deceased, September 1906
EP/Whit 3251 paperIncome account regarding J.W. Wilson, dec’d, to 16 January 1907
EP/Whit 3264 papersDraft income accounts of J.W. Wilson, dec’d., and L.M.A. Wilson, dec’d., 17 January 1907
EP/Whit 3271 paperIncome account regarding J.W. Wilson, dec’d., for the half year ending July 1907
EP/Whit 3284 papersIncome account of the Wilson Will Trust for the half years to 1 June 1922, 1 June 1923, and 1 June and 1 December 1924
EP/Whit 3291 paperParticulars of the estate of Lavinia Mary Anne Wilson, dec’d., 13 July 1906
EP/Whit 3301 paperList of debts due at the death of Mrs. Wilson, n.d. [post 1906]
EP/Whit 3311 fileExecutors’ account regarding L.M.A. Wilson dec’d., July 1907
EP/Whit 3321 fileExecutors’ accounts, regarding L.M.A. Wilson deceased, 1906-1909; copy made, 23 January 1909
EP/Whit 3331 paperStatement of the trustees of the will of L.M.A. Wilson, dec’d.; regarding Mrs. Dickson’s share, 4 February 1909
EP/Whit 3347 papersLetters between F.J. Ingoldby, solicitor, of Louth, Lincolnshire; R. Dickson, esq., of Ropley, Alresford, Hampshire; Metcalfe, Hussey and Hulbert, solicitors, of Lincoln’s Inn, London, and Alan C. Dickson of Buck and Dicksons, Preston, Lancashire, concerning the trusteeship of, and claims on, the estate of J.W. Wilson, dec’d., 6 May 1907 – 10 January 1927
EP/Whit 3352 papersCopy letter from Collyer – Bristow, 4 Bedford Row, London, to Messrs. Wilson, Bell and Ingoldby, Louth, Lincolnshire, solicitors, concerning the estate of J.W. Wilson, deceased, and the appointment of trustees by the latter’s beneficiary clients, 23 July 1915
EP/Whit 3367 papersLetters from the Public Trustee Office, Kingsway, London, to R. Dickson, and Agnes Dickson, both of Ropley, Alresford, Hampshire, and Isabella Wilson of Tower House, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, concerning the administration of the J.W. Wilson Will Trust, 13 September 1916 – 22 February 1921
EP/Whit 3375 papersNotes of solicitor’s correspondence, and financial calculations relating to the Wilson estate, n.d. [c.1901]
EP/Whit Printed works338
EP/Whit 338Acc: 3236Church Bell Founding during Four Centuries at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 2nd edition, reprinted 1960 (1 booklet, printed, illustrated) Fourth deposit
EP/Whit Other records29, 36-37
EP/Whit 291 bundleMiscellaneous papers, including plans of Whitburn, n.d.; papers re the village green, case and opinion re tithes due from fishermen, 1805; extracts from the registers, 1633 – 1794; faculties for erecting pews, 1812, and enlarging the church, 1867
EP/Whit 361 bundleMiscellaneous papers, including appointment of school managers at Cleadon and Whitburn, 1904; report on religious instruction in the schools, 1905; return re parish schools to Lord Crewe’s trustees, 1846; correspondence re the teacher at Cleadon school, 1846 – 1847
EP/Whit 371 bundleBent’ s reading room accounts, 1875 – 1879
EP/Whit 3075 papersLetters from the Clerk of South Shields Union Rural Sanitary Authority to the Local Government Board, Whitehall, and the Rev. Dr. G.F. Price, Whitburn Rectory, concerning the undertaking of scavenging in Whitburn parish, 28 October 1892 – 20 June 1893
EP/Whit 3081 paperDraft notes by the incumbent of Whitburn Rectory concerning the proposal for the erection of a jubilee fountain on the village green, n.d. [late 19th c.]
EP/Whit 3092 papersCopy of part of a declaration by the trustees of the Barnes Institute concerning its running, 19 June 1905
EP/Whit 3103 papersOrder of proceedings for the rededication of Whitburn and Marsden war memorial and ceremony of unveiling the names of those who died in the 1939-1945 War, 6 July 1952
EP/Whit 3113 papersNewspaper cuttings concerning the unveiling of two war memorial tablets at Whitburn, 7 July 1952
EP/Whit 3121 photograph, 22 cm. x 16.5 cm., black and whitePhotograph of Whitburn war memorial dedication ceremony, 6 July 1952
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