Church Archives

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Tyne & Wear Archive Service at Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA holds records for the following churches (amongst others!):

Camden Street Congregational – ref C/NS10

Deacons Minutes 1862-1949
Church Meeting Minutes 1821-1937, plus Stephenson Street Minutes 1966-1973
Other Minutes 1817-1836
Baptismal Registers 1816-1864,1872-1903
Stephenson Street Marriage Registers 1952-1972
Miscellanea 1818-1970, including newspaper cuttings and deeds

St Columba’s United Reformed & Northumberland Square Presbyterian – ref C/NS13

Session Minutes 1781-1972
Managers Minutes 1851-1970
Other Minutes 1846-1973, including negotiations with St Andrew’s
Baptismal Registers 1817-1837,1842-1977
Annual Reports 1872-1948,1951-1971,1973
Magazines 1887-1888,1891-1893,1896,1911,1916,1918,1919,1920,1929-1940
Accounts and Cash Books 1841-1964
Seat Lettings 1871-1900,1917-1921
Disjunction Certificates 1934-1850,1957-1977
Membership Rolls 1860-1899,1901-1967,1971
Photographs c1884,1908,c1929,1958
Miscellanea 1831-1964, including deeds and service leaflets

Stephenson Street Congregational – ref C/NS15

Deacons Minutes 1904-1947,1953-62,1965-72
Church Meeting Minutes 1904-1947
Membership Rolls 1891-1963
Miscellanea 1934-1962, including cuttings

Howard Street Presbyterian – ref C/NS16

Session Minutes 1823-1949, plus St Columba’s? 1956-1976
Managers Minutes 1976-1980 ?
Deacons Minutes 1876-1949, plus 1966-1973
Other Minutes 1885-1911, plus 1960-1966
Baptismal Registers 1759-1779,1764-1765,1787-1874,1877-1904,1907-1984
Marriage Registers 1887-1901,1926-1945, plus 1956-1980
Cash Books 1833-1868,1882-1914,1922-1956, plus 1969-1980
Membership Rolls 1894-1949, plus St Columba’s ? 1954-1980
Disjunction Certificates 1930-1948
Seat Lettings 1906-1921
Metal Communion Tokens 1812, 1824
Magazines 1926,1927,1928,1929,
Photographs 1825-1929, mostly ministers
Painting of the church building 1875
Miscellanea 1885-1950, plus 1966-1968

Stephenson Street Evangelistic Temperance – ref C/NS17

Church Meeting Minutes 1871-1877
Registration Certificates 1875

Updated: 8/1/2017