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 1.Mymarras now in a book, now you can read about the local mining history without having a internet connection. By Derek Brown

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3. Newbottle through the 1870’s - extracts of newspaper articles from 1870 - 1879 including Concerts; Court cases; Education; Fire; For Sale; Fund-raising events; Gambling; Inquests; Letter to the Editor; Newbottle Pubs; Public Health; Religious activities; Reports of death; Society meetings; Sporting events & Water Supply, etc.  £4.00 compiled by Andy Fletcher

4. Village Happenings in Herrington, Philadelphia, Pensher and Shiney Row - extracts of newspaper articles from 1870 – 1879 including Court cases: (Assaults, Gambling, Obstructing on the highway, Robbery, Theft and Trespass) Reports of death and Inquests; Religious activities; Society meetings, etc.£3.00

complied by Andy Fletcher

5. Schooling in Newbottle - Extracts from the Minute Book of Newbottle Board Schools 1877 - 1887 and Newbottle Council Girls School Log Book - 1880-1913 - including Attendance, Board Members, Holidays, Inspectors reports, Poetry & Songs, Punishments, Salaries, School fees, Sickness, Staff & the Weather and everyday goings-on. £3.25 compiled by Andy Fletcher

6. Monumental Inscriptions within St Michael & All Angels, Houghton-le-Spring - the contents of this booklet is to record the achievements, of those people over the last five hundred years who helped the development of Houghton-le-Spring and have been remembered in the church of St Michael & All Angels.  Also included are the Soldiers of the World Wars, those who donated to the Gilpin Window, Rectors of Houghton, Ancient families and Benefactors to the Church, Kepier Hall and the Alms houses. £3.50 compiled by Andy Fletcher

7. 30 Years of Herrington Parish Council – 1894 - 1924 - the content of this booklet is to give a view of village life and those members of the community who gave their time and energy into the welfare of both the people and the villages of West & New Herrington.  The information within includes: Councillors & Council Board Members; the work of the various committees: Building & Sanitary (putting taps - water into workers cottages); Lighting (the streets and houses); Finances & Coronation Celebrations; Highway & Roads. £4.50  compiled by Andy Fletcher

8. Newbottle Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions - This booklet is a record of the Monumental Inscriptions in the churchyard of Newbottle.£5.00

compiled by Andy Fletcher

9. Herrington Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions - This booklet is a record of the Monumental Inscriptions in the churchyard of West Herrington.£5.00

compiled by Andy Fletcher

10. The 1851 Census for the township of Newbottle including the village of Philadelphia, and surrounding hamlets. - The contents of this booklet has been obtained from the census of 1851 for the township of Newbottle, and includes the village of Newbottle, Mary Pit Cottage, Blindy Lane Cottage, Over the Hill Farm, Stoney Gate, Middle Haining, High Haining, the village of Philadelphia and the hamlets and occupied properties at Bunker Hill, Peggy Pit, Success Row, Cross Row, Junction Engine, Jane Pit, Stotts Pasture, Newbottle Tyle Sheds, Sedgeletch, Low Dubmire, High Dubmire, Bank Head, Dubmoor Cottage, Black Boy, Pity Me and Bog House.  A list of residents including the surname and forenames of those living in the township on the night of 30^th March 1851.  This is not a full transcription of the census, but various details of the residents of each area is given, i.e. the type of occupations people were employed in, the oldest resident, male / female split, children in education or work, etc. £4.00compiled by Andy Fletcher

11. The 1861 Census for the township of Newbottle including the village of Philadelphia, and surrounding hamlets. - The contents of this booklet has been obtained from the census of 1861 for the township of Newbottle, including the village of Newbottle, Cellar Hill House, Hill Farm, Stoney Gate, Middle & High Haining, Philadelphia, Bunker Hill, Herrington Mill, Frairs Moor Cottage, Success Row, Mary Pit, Jane Pit, Stotts Pasture, Bourn Moor New Houses, Batey’s Cottages, Blacksmiths Hut, Betty Pit, Tile Sheds, Sedgeletch, Watson’s Garden Cottage, Dubmire, High Dubmire, Flint Mill, Bog House, Bank Head, Hopper’s New Houses, Hopper’s Brickyard, Dubmire Cottages and Black Boy.  This is not a full transcription of the census, but includes a list of those people - surname and forenames living in the township on the night of 7^th of April 1861, also various details (as above for 1851). £4.00compiled by Andy Fletcher

12. Houghton Feast - The Races during the 1860’s & 1870’s and newspaper items surrounding the festivities.  The contents of this booklet is to give details of the Horse Racing events which were a huge attraction to those visiting Houghton Feast and other Feast related news stories.  Included:  Details of the horses: owners, age of horses, weights, jockeys, entrance fee, prize money, distances, the names of the race - Plates, Stakes, Crimes and Counter-demonstrations.£4.50  compiled by Andy Fletcher

13. Newbottle Wesleyan Methodist Chapel - Baptisms from September 1862 - September 1904.  The entries in the Baptism Register show the date of birth, the date of baptism, name of the baptised, father’s name, mother’s name and abode.  The records have been sorted by surname and then by the individuals forename. £3.00compiled by Andy Fletcher

14.  1871 Census for Newbottle township including the villages of Newbottle, Philadelphia, Dubmire and surrounding hamlets.  - The contents of this booklet has been obtained from the census of 1871 for the township of Newbottle:- Over the Hill Farm, Newbottle Lane End, Middle & High Haining, Newbottle village, Mary Pit, Jane Pit, Junction Row, Stotts Pasture, Betty Pit Cottage, Old Tile Sheds, Bog House Farm, Flint Mill, Sedgeletch Mill, Dubmire, Ewe Hill & Black Boy, Philadelphia, Bunker Hill, Success Row, Cross Row, Engine Cottages, Margaret Pit & Chapel Row.  This is not a full transcription of the census, but includes a list of those people - surname and forenames living in the township on the night of 2^nd of April 1871, also various details (as above for 1851). £4.00

compiled by Andy Fletcher

15.  The 1841 Census for the townships of East and Middle Herrington & West Herrington including part of Coxgreen.  The contents of this booklet has been obtained from the census of 1841 for the townships of East and Middle Herrington & West Herrington and includes Low Haining, Middle Herrington, Engine House, East Herrington, Foxcover, Stoney Gate, Herrington Mill, Freeze Moor, Coxgreen, Causeway, Herrington Woodside, Flinton Hill, Herrington Engine, West Herrington and Herrington Hill.  This is not a full transcription of the census, but includes place of residence, forename, surname, age as shown, occupation and whether born in or outside the county, of those who were living in the township on the night of 6^th of June 1841. £3.50compiled by Andy Fletcher

16.  The 1851 Census for the townships of East and Middle Herrington, Offerton & West Herrington including Coxgreen.  The contents of this booklet has been obtained from the census of 1851 for the townships of East and Middle Herrington, Offerton & West Herrington and include: Coxgreen, Coxgreen Woodside, Low Marley, Copperis House, Wood House, Coxgreen Copperas Works, Stewards Key, Offerton Haugh, Offerton, Haystone Hill, Hill House, Herrington Engine, Friers Moor, Herrington Burn, West Herrington, Herrington Hill, Flinton Hill, Low Haining, East Herrington, East Herrington Hall, Middle Herrington, Fox Cover Engine and Stoney Gate.  This is not a full transcription of the census, but includes the place of residence, forename, surname, age, occupation or scholar and whether born in or outside the county of those living in the township on the night of 30^th March 1851. £4.00compiled by Andy Fletcher

23.  Philadelphia New Connexion Chapel Baptisms July 1874 - September 1939.  The entries in the Baptism Register show the date of birth, the date of baptism, name of the baptised, father’s name, mother’s name and abode.  The records have been sorted by surname and then by forename.  12 pages   £3.00

24.  The 1841 Census for Colliery Row and the townships of Moorsley & Morton Grange.  The contents of this book has been obtained from the census of 1841 for Colliery Row and the townships of Moorsley & Morton Grange inc: Colliery Row, North Hetton Stables; Low Moorsley, High Moorsley, Halfway House; Morton Acres, Morton Hill, Morton Farm, Morton House, William Henry Pit, Morton Fence, Morton Engine, Morton Grange, Fence House, Ewe Hill, Pity Me & Mosley Gate House.  This is a transcription of the census including, abode, forename, surname, age, occupation and whether born in or outside the county, of those in the township on the night of 6^th of June 1841.  52 pages   £4.50

25.  The 1841 Census for the township of Hetton-le-Hole - Part 1.  The content of this book has been obtained from the census of 1841 for Hetton-le-Hole township including:  Murton Lane, Easington Lane, Hetton Moor House, Gargle House, Mill House, Brickgarth, Front Street, Lane Ends, Easington Lane Front Street, Lyons, Hemel Farm, Bleach Green Bank, Railway Engine, Peat Carr House, Coal Bank Farm, Lane House, Croudace’s House, Hetton-le-Hole, Bog Row, Fox & Hounds, Hetton Lane & Hetton House.  This is a transcription of the census including, abode, forename, surname, age, occupation and whether born in or outside the county, of those in the township on the night of 6^th of June 1841.   80 pages   £6.00

26.  The 1841 Census for the township of Hetton-le-Hole - Part 2.  The content of this book has been obtained from the census of 1841 for the township of Hetton-le-Hole including:  Front Street, Richard Street, John Street, Pemberton Street, Union Street, Ford Street, Baxter Street, Shaw’s Row, Pemberton Row, Winship Row, Square, Chapel Row, Downs Lane, High Downs, Low Downs, Houghton Lane & Hetton Mill.  This is a transcription of the census including: abode, forename, surname, age, occupation and whether born in or outside the county, of those in the township on the night of 6^th of June 1841.   48 pages   £4.50

27.  The 1841 Census for the townships of Burdon, Ryhope, Silksworth & Tunstall.  The content of this book has been obtained from the census of 1841 for the four townships including:  Burn Hall, Burdon Village, Burdon Barns, Burdon Cottage, Old Burdon, Tunstall Lodge, Tunstall Lodge Farm, Thristley House, Burdon, Burdon West House; Outherdip House, Halfway House, Blue House, Red House, Hendon Grange, Wall House, Ryhope Lane, Mill & Grange, Ryhope Gate, Ryhope, Benson Place, Ryhope Hill House, Ryhope Field House, Ox close, Ryhope Carr House, Holikside; Silksworth, Broad Lane, Farrington, Mount Pleasant, Farrington Hall, High & Low Newport, Plains, North Moor, Grindon; Tunstall Hill, Tunstall Hill Cottage, Tunstall and Elstob House.  This is a transcription of the census inc: abode, forename, surname, age, occupation and whether born in or outside the county, of those in the township on the night of 6^th of June 1841.   32 pages   £3.25

28.  The 1841 Census for the township of Ford.  The content of this book has been obtained from the census of 1841 for the township of Ford including:  South Hylton, Ford Lodge, High Ford, Ford, Ford South Farm, Arch Engine Lambton Railway, Ford Paper Mill, Low Ford Cottages, Ford Cottages, Claxheugh Rock, North Farm, Ford North Farm, Claxheugh, Low Ford Farm, Ford House, Hylton and Whitehaugh.  This is a transcription of the census, including: abode, forename, surname, age, occupation and whether born in or outside the county, of those in the township on the night of 6^th of June 1841.    52 pages   £4.50

29.  The 1841 Census for the township of Southwick.  The content of this book has been obtained from the census of 1841 for the township of Ford including:  Shepherds House, Carley Hill Cottage, Carley Hill House, Carley House, Far Hill House, Southwick Cottage, Checkgate, High Street Southwick Lane, Southwick High Street, Mill House, Wandlass Place, Gascoign Place, Waterloo Place, Stafford Street, Halfway House, Collin Place, Cross Street, Brougham Street, Adelaide Street, William Street, Back William Street, King Street, Back King Street, Attwoods Glassworks, Ship Building Yard, Pottery, Building Yard, Southwick Red House.  This is a transcription of the census and includes place of residence, forename, surname, age as shown, occupation, whether born in or outside the county, of those in the township on the night of 6^th of June 1841.   56 pages   £4.50

30.  St Nicholas, Hetton-le-Hole - Monumental Inscriptions & Dedications.  This book is a record of all those Monumental Inscriptions which were legible at the time of recording in May 2004 in the churchyard of St Nicholas, Hetton-le-Hole.  Also included within are a record of the Inscriptions & Dedications within the church (now closed) including: Past Rectors and Churchwardens of Hetton-le-Hole; Victims of the 1928 railway disaster; Mothers Union; Window Dedications; The Queen Victoria Window and Religious Books.   32 pages   £4.00

31.  St Nicholas, Hetton-le-Hole - Dedications.  This book is a record of all the Inscriptions & Dedications within the church (now closed) including: Past Rectors and Churchwardens of Hetton-le-Hole; Victims of the 1928 railway disaster; Mothers Union; Window Dedications; The Queen Victoria Window and Religious Books.   12 pages   £2.00

32.  All Saint’s, Eppleton - Dedications.  This book is a record of all the Inscriptions & Dedications within the church (now closed) including: Extracts from the Church Minute Books, Letters from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, A list of past Rectors, Plaques to various Churchwardens, Manufacturers of the Piano & Church Organ, Past Choristers, War Memorial to the Great War, Family offerings, The Foundation Stone Silver Trowel, A plan of the Church showing the location of the aforesaid.   16 pages   £2.50

33.  St Mary the Virgin, West Rainton - Monumental Inscriptions and the names of those listed on the War Memorial.   This book is a record of the Monumental Inscriptions legible at the time of recording in June 2004 only in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin, West Rainton.  The headstones from the cemetery across the road have not been included as this cemetery is still in use.  28 pages   £4.00

34.  Monumental Inscriptions & Dedications within St Michael & All Angels, Bishopwearmouth and the Gravestones in the churchyard.  Included within: Window dedications, Local merchants, manufacturers and military persons, Rectors of Bishopwearmouth, Plaques of prominent families including: Pemberton, Vaux, Ettrick, Maude, Holmes, Eden, Simpson, Fenwick, Moore & Bowlby and many others, War Memorials and Military Colours, Benefaction Boards, Church furniture and church plate dedications, The Minster Bells & True Peals, Headstones inscriptions.  48 pages   £4.50

35.  Monumental Inscriptions & Dedications within Christ Church, Bensham, Gateshead.  This book is a record of those Monumental Inscriptions & Dedications which were visible at the time of transcribing (August 2004) in the parish church of Christ Church, Bensham, Gateshead.  Included within: Window dedications, Faithful worshippers, Plaques of prominent families including: Dance, Chapman, Smith, Greene, Fairlamb, Bigger, Dixon and others, Past Vicar’s, Soldiers of the 1^st World War, Church furniture and church plate dedications.  16 pages   £2.50

36.  200 Years of Trade Directories housed in Northern Depositories - covering the 1770’s - 1980’s.  This book has been compiled to record original Trade Directories and a few other specialist books which are housed in the Archives, Libraries and Record Offices of Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear.  Some photocopied sections of directories are listed, however, several of the locations may also have photocopies not included here and also copies of directories on microfiche or film.  The list includes the year and publisher, title and where the books are located.  Over 2000 books and in some cases bound photocopied sections of books which are housed in 23 different locations throughout the North East.  For each of the 23 locations, the full postal address, contact telephone numbers, email address and some web-sites are given.  68 pages   £5.00

37.  Monumental Churchyard Inscriptions & Dedications in St Cuthbert’s, East Rainton.  This book is a record of those Monumental Inscriptions, Dedications & Gravestones which were visible at the time of transcribing (September 2004) in the parish church of St Cuthbert, East Rainton.  Also included is a brief history of the formation of the Parish of East Rainton, a description of the church, other places of worship, local hospitals, the landowners, agriculture and population.  28 pages   £4.00

38.  Flag Lane, Sunderland - Primitive Methodist Baptisms December 1843 - April 1859.  This book is a record of those baptisms recorded in two registers between the aforesaid dates.  Almost 1600 baptisms were recorded here and included within are: the names of baptised; date of baptism; name of parent(s); date of birth; mothers’ maiden name and abode.  Not all information is given in every case.  Occupations which do show in the original registers are not included here.  This circuit includes baptisms from the following places named:  Ayre’s Quay; Ballast Hills; Belmont; Bill Quay; Bishopwearmouth; Brancepeth; Brickgarth; Broomside; Chatershaugh; Coxgreen; Dalton-le-Dale; Deptford; Easington; Easington Lane; East Rainton; Ebbay; Elemore; Fatfield; Four Lane Ends; Framwellgate Moor; Hallgarth; Hesledon; Hetton Downs; Hetton-le-Hole; Houghton; Hylton; Hylton Ferry; Kelloe; Lambton, Low Lambton & New Lambton; Low Flatts; Low Ford; Lumley & Lumley Thicks; Lyons; Middle Rainton; Millfield; Monkwearmouth; Murton, Murton Colliery, Hill & Junction; Newcastle - St John’s; New Herrington; Newbottle; North Moor; Nova Scotia; Ouston; Pallion; Pelton & Pelton Fell; Pemberton Pit; Perkins Villa; Philadelphia; Rainton Gate; Rainton Meadows; Seaham, Seaham Colliery & Harbour; Seaton Colliery; Seghill, Earsdon; Shiney Row; South Hetton; South Hylton; Southwick & Low Southwick; Success Row; Sunderland; Teams; Urpeth; Usworth, Little Usworth & Usworth Colliery; Waldridge & Waldridge Fell; Wapping; Washington; Wearmouth; West Herrington & West Rainton.  Individual streets and buildings were also listed - mainly in Sunderland.  68 pages   £5.00

39.  Monumental Churchyard Inscriptions in All Saints, Penshaw.  This book is a record of the Monumental Inscriptions in the churchyard of Penshaw visible at the time of recording.  80 pages   £6.00