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Miscellaneous documents – Moorhouse Woods, West Rainton, and Washington Old Hall deeds

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ref no.D/X 365
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Date1832,
1897
EraHanoverian (1714 to 1837),
Victorian (1837 to 1901)
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Miscellaneous documents – Moorhouse Woods, West Rainton, and Washington Old Hall deeds records

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D/X 365National Trust property in County Durham
D/X 365/Moorhouse Woods near West Rainton1-15
D/X 365/1-33 filesAbstracts of Title to leasehold premises in the townships of Moorhouse and West Rainton of the Duke of Marlborough and John Vandeleur Stewart, 1842-1870
D/X 365/41 parchmentLease of land and hereditaments at Moorhouse. The Dean and Chapter of Durham to Earl Vane for 21 years, 1869
D/X 365/5-62 papersLicenses to assign to Edward Fenwick Boyd the lands and premises situate in the Township of Moorhouse (comprised in D/X 365/7). The Ecclesiastical Commissioners to the Duke of Marlborough, 1874
D/X 365/71 parchmentAssignment of lands and hereditaments in the townships of Moorhouse and West Rainton held by two leases under the Dean and Chapter of Durham. The Duke of Marlborough and others to Edward Fenwick Boyd, 1874
D/X 365/81 fileAbstract of Title of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to freehold land with cottages and buildings and to the reversion expectant on two leases for years of several parcels of land with buildings both, in the townships of Moorhouse and West Rainton (1836-1873), 1876
D/X 365/91 fileAgreement for Sale and Exchange of lands in the several Townships of Moorhouse and West Rainton. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Edward Fenwick Boyd, 1876
D/X 365/101 parchmentConveyance of a piece of land and reversion on other lands in the Townships of Moorhouse and West Rainton. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners to Edward Fenwick Boyd, 1879
D/X 365/111 parchmentMortgage of lands, messuages, hereditaments and premises in the townships of Moorhouse and West Rainton to secure a sum of £3,500 and interest. Edward Fenwick Boyd to Robert Fenwick Boyd and Charles Edwin Haig, 1879 (Endorsed Discharged 25 October 1929)
D/X 365/121 fileAgreement for sale of land at or near Moorhouse. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners and Edward Fenwick Boyd, 1884
D/X 365/13-142 filesAbstract of Title of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners to freehold land at Moorhouse, (1836-1873, 1879), 1884
D/X 365/151 parchmentConveyance of land at or near Moorhouse. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners to Edward Fenwick Boyd, 1885
D/X 365/Vane Tempest estate16-18
D/X 365/161 fileAct for settling certain Manors and Estates in the County of Durham to the uses of the Marriage Settlement of the Most Honourable Charles William Vane, Marquis of Londonderry, and the Most Honourable Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry, his wife, and for other purposes therein mentioned (2 & 3 William 4 Cap.34), 1832
D/X 365/171 fileAct to amend a Settlement made by the Most Honourable the Marquess and Marchioness of Londonderry and the Honourable Viscount Seaham, and for other purposes therein mentioned (12 & l~ Victoria Cap.17), 1848
D/X 365/181 fileAct to simplify certain of the Trusts and Provisions in the Settlements of the Vane Tempest estates; and for other purposes connected therewith (24 & 25 Victoria Cap.8), 1861
D/X 365/Washington Old Hall, Washington
D/X 365/Deeds20-22, 24-26
D/X 365/201 paperDeclaration of Sir Wilfrid Lawson as to his possession of 1/3 part of the Washington Old Hall estate, 1895
D/X 365/211 fileDeclaration of Percy Leigh Pemberton, Solicitor, describing the descent of the property of Sir James Musgrave (d.1858) and stating that Wenman Aubrey Wykeham Musgrave is tenant for life in possession of 1/3 of the property known as Washington Old Hall, 1896
D/X 365/221 paperDeclaration of Percy Somers Tyringham Stephens of Whitworth, Estate Agent, that he has received 1/3 of the rents of the Washington Old Hall estate on behalf of Robert Duncombe Shafto and his trustees, 1897
D/X 365/241 paperConsent to Sale of land. Local Government Board to the Parish Council, 1897
D/X 365/251 fileAbstract of Title to freehold buildings known as Washington Old Hall Cottages and land, belonging to the Parish Council of Washington and contracted to be sold to Joseph Dickenson, 1896-1897
D/X 365/261 parchmentConveyance of freehold building known as Washington Old Hall Cottages and land. The Parish Council to Joseph Dickenson, 1897
D/X 365/Local history19, 23, 28/1, 28/2-5, 29,31-33, 37-38
D/X 365/191 paperResolution made at a Parish Meeting that the Parish Council of Washington provide a burial ground (under the provisions of the Burial Acts, 1852-85), 1895
D/X 365/231 fileParticulars and conditions of sale of Washington Old Hall Cottages and Land to be sold by the Parish Council at Public Auction, 1897
D/X 365/28/11 volume‘Local Lore and Records [of Washington]’, compiled by Frederick Hill, head-teacher, Biddick School, 1926
D/X 365/28/41 paperNotes on Hylton Castle, n.d. [c.1926] (enclosed in D/X 365/28/1, between pages 48 and 49)
D/X 365/28/51 paperNotes on George Washington, n.d. [1926] (enclosed in D/X 365/28/1, between pages 118 and 119)
D/X 365/291 volume‘History and Local Records of Washington and District’, with information on the church and captions for photographs [compiled by Frederick Hill], n.d. [c.1930]
D/X 365/311 fileText for an appeal document circulated in the U.S.A., containing notes on ‘Remote Origins of the Washington Family’, ‘The Parish Church of Washington, D.C., England’, ‘George Washington Bi-centennial Celebrations, 1932, Interchange of Flags’, ‘Washington Anglo-American Hospitality Committee’, ‘Annual Independence Day Ceremony on July 4th at Biddick School, Washington, Durham County, England’, compiled by Frederick Hill, [1947]
D/X 365/321 volumeScrap book of newspaper cuttings relating to Washington Old Hall and its links with the U.S.A., collected by Robert N. Hill, Cullercoats, Tyne & Wear, c.1965-1970
D/X 365/331 booklet‘Washington County Durham… Local History’, by Christopher Bennett and Frederick Hill, 1967
D/X 365/371 paperOrder by J.M Redmayne and F.I. Newall, Justices of the Peace for County of Durham issued to Catherine Wykham Martin, owner of Washington Old Hall, stating that the above mentioned building is unfit for human habitation, 19 July 1894 Endorsement note states that the building can be occupied as it has been repaired, 2 September 1897
D/X 365/381 paperNote from Washington parish meeting with consent for Washington Old Hall to be sold at the price of £405 to Joseph Dickinson, 9 February 1897
D/X 365/Correspondence27, 28/2-3, 30, 34, 35/1, 36
D/X 365/271 paperLetter to Mr. Pomeroy from George Washington, Head Quarters, New Windsor, ‘I have appointed to meet Count de Rochambeau [Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, commander of the French forces in America] and Count de Barras [Jacques-Melchior Saint-Laurent, Comte de Barras, commander of French naval forces] at Weathersfield [Connecticut] on Monday the 21st Inst. they will be accompanied by the Chevalier de Chattelas [François Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, liasion officer between the French and American forces], and probably with several other Gentlemen. I purpose being at Weathersfield on Saturday Evening. General [Henry] Knox [artillery commander with Washington’s army] and General Du Portail [Louis Lebègue Duportail, military engineer with washington’s army] with the Gentlemen of our several families will attend me. You will endeavour to obtain Quarters for us all, and to provide forage for two or three days at least . The number of Horses will be considerable. I have fixed upon Weathersfield, as it will be the time of the meeting of the Assembly at Hartford [Connecticut], and that Town will be full. I am Sir Your Most Obedient Servant …’, 14 May 1781 [The meeting at the Webb House on Main Street, Weathersfield, led to the siege of Yorktown and the eventual surrender of the British army in North America, leading to the independence of the American colonies]
D/X 365/28/2-32 papersLetters from David Hill, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, to Sheila M. Pettit, Historic Buildings Representative, National Trust (North-East Region), concerning his grandfather, F.W. Hill, 16 and 31 October 1977 (enclosed in D/X 365/28/1, between front cover and front fly-leaf)
D/X 365/301 fileCorrespondence between Lady Trevelyan, Wallington; D. MacLeod Matheson, secretary, National Trust; H. Clifford Smith, Sulgrave Manor Board; Bruce L. Thompson, National Trust, Troutbeck; Harold Tudor, British Council, Harrogate; Giles Alington, Balliol College; Frederick Hill, Biddick School, Washington; T. Pape, Hest Bank; Dr. Thomas Jones, Coleg Harlech; Roy B. Charlton, Hexham; James Lees-Milne, acting secretary, National Trust; C.L. Pepler, Ministry of Town and Country Planning, London; Cuthbert H.D. Acland, National Trust, Ambleside; George Howard, Castle Howard; J. Nicholson, Sunderland; John Underwood, Warminster; Robin Romilly Fedden; Theodore Nicholson, Sunderland; Charles Sumner Bird, Massachusetts; Hon. Robert James, Richmond; Lord Gort, Hamsterley Hall; Lord Esher; Earl Spencer, Althrop; A.A. Martineau, solicitor, National Trust; Arthur C. Jones, clerk, Washington U.D.C.; Hon. Nicholas Ridley, Stannington; B.J.S. Proud, National Trust, Wallington; concerning the preservation of Washington Old Hall and its acquisition by the National Trust, 30 July 1943 – 30 December 1959
D/X 365/341 fileCorrespondence, notes and papers concerning displays at, and a guide book for Washington Hall, 9 August 1988 – 14 March 1995
D/X 365/35/11 paperLetter from W.R. Buckle, Friends of Washington Old Hall, to Hugh [Dixon, Historic Buildings Representative, National Trust], which accompanied the photographs D/X 365/35/2-11, 16 June 1999
D/X 365/361 fileCorrespondence of Mrs. G.F. Pettit , National Trust Historic Buildings Representative for Northumbria, concerning the appointment of custodians for Washington Old Hall, and subsequent correspondence with the custodians, 13 July 1976 – 13 August 1983
D/X 365/35/2-11PhotographsPhotographs from the Friends of Washington Old Hall, 1999
D/X 365/35/21 photographPhotograph of a drawing of the houses and church in Washington village, n.d. [c.1750] Original held at Northumberland Archives, ZAN M17/197/C, p.18
D/X 365/35/31 photographPhotograph of part of a map showing the ‘Proposed Line of Road through the Glebe’, rectory and associated buildings, church, pond and Old Hall stables, Washington, 1856 Original held at Durham County Record Office, EP/Wa 2/27
D/X 365/35/41 photographPhotograph of the Old Hall, Washington, n.d. [c.1890] Original held at Newcastle Central Library, Acc.977708, P.141, negative no. 1/12/98
D/X 365/35/51 photographPhotograph of old houses at Washington, n.d. [c.1890] Original held at Newcastle Central Library, Acc.977708, P.141, negative no. 2/12/98
D/X 365/35/61 photographPhotograph of a painting of Hylton Castle, by Rev. C. Lomax, n.d. [c.1900] Original held at Washington Old Hall
D/X 365/35/71 photographPhotograph of a painting of Washington Old Hall from the south-east by G. Boyce, n.d. [c.1900] Original held at Washington Old Hall
D/X 365/35/81 photographPhotograph of a painting of Washington Old Hall from the south-west by G. Boyce, n.d. [c.1900] Original held at Washington Old Hall
D/X 365/35/91 photographPhotograph of a soldier and woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty, outside Washington Old Hall during ‘War Weapons Week’, 20 May 1941 Original held at Beamish Museum, photograph no. 26758
D/X 365/35/101 photographPhotograph of plans of the ground and first floor of Washington Old Hall, showing the proposed use of rooms following repairs, by H.I. Honeyman, n.d.[c.1950] Original held at Tyne & Wear Archives Service, UD/WS/25/6
D/X 365/35/111 photographPhotograph of a proposed layout of the gardens at Washington Old Hall, by H.I. Honeyman, 30 November 1957 Original held at Tyne & Wear Archives Service, UD/WS/25/6

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