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The Marleys of Langton,
Ingleton, Hilton and Houghton-le-Side
Thomas W Marley, 1920. Large 4to, 13pp of text followed by 10pp of pedigrees.
Thick paper wrappers, much worn, but a nice clean copy. (ref 1206) £15.00
[Copley documents] Deeds to The Old
Engine Inn
A near-complete sequence of deeds and documents concerning The Old Engine,
ranging in date from 1774 to 1940. In a 1774 auction, Michael Robinson bought (for
£84) four acres of land. As far an an inn is concerned, the earliest mention (apart
from an undated but perhaps 1800 or thereabouts document which may or may not bear the
words Pack Horse) of an inn is an 1858 lease of an un-named 'public house and four
cottages adjoining'. In an 1880 copyhold surrender is the earliest mention of the
inn by name 'the messuage or inn known by the sign of the 'Old Engine Inn now in the
occupation of George Smith as tenant thereof.....'. It seems the inn flourished
until about 1930, as a 1932 mortgage is for 'all that messuage or dwellinghouse formerly
licensed and known as The Old Engine Inn with the cottage adjoining.....'. This
particular deed bears a 1:2500 plan showing the property on the corner of Copley Land and
Grewburn Lane. Incidentally the plan enables one to make out the original 4 acres
acquired by Michael Robinson 150-odd years before. In all, this collection consists
of about 40 deeds and documents, parchment and paper, some of the earlier paper documents
are quite fragile and should be handled with care. The collection (ref 4904) £65.00
post-free Not for export
Darlington - A Pictorial History
Robert Woodhouse, 1998. 4to, unpaginated but 174 evocative ills (mostly
photos - many of them dating back to the Victorian era) with captions. Very nice
clean condition, F though there is some slight damage to the cover. However, an
opportunity to acquire the book at less than 60% of the current in-print price of £13.99.
(ref 0000) £8.00
St Margaret's Church, Durham
Bertram Colgrave, 1950. Typical church guide, card covers containing 11pp of
text, 5 full-page photo-ills together with several pp of adverts. Nice condition. (ref
7252) £1.50 UK post-free
The Antiquities of the Abbey
or Cathedral Church of Durham: also a particular Description of the County Palatine of
Durham compiled from the best Authorities and original Manuscripts...
P Sanderson, 1757. 12mo, 147pp, frontis [in facsimile] of view from Elvett
Moor. Worn out quarter calf, very worn marbled boards, boards detached, front pastedown
damaged (by removal of former bookplate?), errata page missing. I last saw a nice copy in
1993 being offered at £125.00. This particular copy, the contents are quite decent, (ref
2740) is offered at £25.00
St James the Less, Forest
& Frith
Richard A Bell, 1995. A5 in paper covers, 76pp, several photo & other
ills. Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the church. Forest
& Frith is the largest parish in the Diocese of Durham, and it also the least
populated. In it is situated the famous High Force, well worth a visit. G. (ref 0000)
£3.00 UK post-free
[Lanchester] Schedule of Title
Deeds of Estate called Stobbalee
This schedule, drawn up for Anthony Wilkinson in 1867, briefly lists deeds
going back to 30Eliz (1588). It appears to have been the concern of the Wilkinson family
from 1662. The schedule is in manuscript on 3 large paper sheets. (ref 754/267)
£10.00 post-free Not for
export
[Newcastle-Upon-Tyne] We've acquired several hundred mid-19 to early 20c Newcastle & surrounding area deeds and documents.
History of Newcastle and
Gateshead in the 14th and 15th Centuries
Richard Welford, nd - 1884 according to the British Library, but this copy is
annotated 18/12/1883 (the signature was later rubbed out). Large 8vo, 455pp inc
index, several letterpress ills. Recently rebound in half calf on marbled boards,
raised bands, new eps. Contents nice and clean. (ref 8277) £55.00
[Norton documents] Documents
re Hardwick Farm
7 1760s copyhold admissions/surrenders which refer to Hardwickfield, and 4
much later [1869-1871] documents, 2 of the Manor of Stockton, which either mention
Hardwick Field or Hardwick Farm. The group of 11 mostly parchment items (ref 233/3)
£48.00 post-free Not for export
Shotley Park Visitors' Book,
1937-1984
Oblong 4to, hundreds of signatures from far and wide, many of them regular
visitors. This well made item has withstood the rigours of the best part of 50
years' use quite well. (ref 2900) £30.00