Dedication St
Mary
Earliest
Known Parish Register
Location Co.
Durham
Church History
"St. John's Church is an elegant stone structure, erected in 1826, at a cost of about £3200. It consists of nave, small chancel, and handsome square embattled tower, which is surmounted by a chaste spire, 148 feet high, altogether forming a striking and conspicuous feature for many miles round. Its style is the Late Decorated, the windows being lofty, and each composed of two lights, that in the east being in the Perpendicular style. The interior is somewhat plain, and marred by the poor appearance of the chancel, which is very small, the chancel arch being the same. The church was thoroughly restored about 1883, at a cost of £2340, when the chancel was somewhat improved by raising two broad steps into the nave, and fitting it with stalls, and an organ loft on the north. There is a gallery at the west end, the total seating being for 500. The living is a rectory, in the gift of the Bishop of Durham, held by the Rev. John Wilmore Hooper, and valued at £300."
[From History, Topography and Directory of Durham, Whellan, London, 1894]
Church Records
The Parish Registers for the period 1825-1986 are deposited at Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL (EP/GF).
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Parish Register |
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Bishop’s Transcripts |
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1825-1863 |
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4039866 |
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No Ismays
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Marriage Entries not cross checked
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13 April 1892 |
Joseph Ismay and Jane Sambell |