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D1752 - Parish of Buxton St James' Church (Chapel of Ease) - 1876-1960

A - Parish records - 1876-1960

PD - Parochial Church Council - 1893-1910

PI - Parish incumbent’s records - 1876-1960

1 - Baptism registers - 1894-1953

1 - Baptism register - Oct 1894-Jul 1953

2 - Marriage registers - 1878-1953

3 - Banns registers - 1896-1953

4-5 - Reserved for Burial and Confirmation registers

6 - Service registers - 1912-1945

7 - Licence for the publication of banns of matrimony and for the solemnisation of marriage at the Chapel of Ease of St James, 26 May. - 1876

8-12 - Correspondence concerning the licence for marriages at St James’s and whether it applies to residents in the new part of the parish of Buxton. - 1899-1948

13 - Faculty for [Placing] six stained glass windows in the apse of St James’s Chapel of Ease in the new parish of St John Baptist, Buxton. - 1910

14 - Faculty for [Placing] a stained glass window in the east of the South Chapel. - 1913

15 - Faculty for Inserting a memorial stone (in memory of Captain F L Burkill of the Merchant Service) in the north wall. - 1936

16 - Faculty for Removal of four benches. - 1936

17-18 - Faculty for Correspondence concerning the preservation and upkeep of the church. - 1876

19-28 - Faculty for Correspondence, plans and tracings relating to the heating system of the church and the installation of radiators. - 1891

29 - Report on the condition of the church and its maintenance during the preceding twenty years by J Medland Taylor, 2 St Anne’s Churchyard, Manchester, 24 Feb. - 1894

30-35 - Correspondence from Charles Heathcote, architect, 6 Princess Street, Manchester, relating to the condition of the stonework, with an estimate of the cost of alterations. - 1895-1896

36 - Design for dossal and retable by E Tattersall and Co., 25 Southampton Row, High Holborn

37-39 - Correspondence from Messrs Austin and Paley, Lancaster, to Rev C C Nation, relating to a proposed inspection of the church stonework. - 1895

40 - Report by Austin and Paley, Lancaster, on condition of the church. Reference is made to “the lamentable state of the mortar throughout the walls of the spire and Tower”. Their advice is “that the spire and Tower be taken down at once to level of present floor”, 20 Jan. - 1896

41 - Details of estimated approximate cost of pulling down and rebuilding the tower, spire and west end of the Church by N R Bryden, architect and surveyor, 1 George Street, Buxton, Jan. - 1896

42 - Mr Bryden’s proposals relating to nave and aisles10 Feb. - 1896

43 - Tender for rebuilding several parts of St James’s Church by James Salt, builder, Devonshire Works, Buxton, 22 Feb. - 1896

44 - Letter from R H Saxton of Buxton containing suggestions for the work of reconstruction at St James’s, 3 Mar. - 1896

45 - Letter from R H Saxton of Buxton, stating that he will contribute a yearly subscription of two guineas towards the restoration of St James’, 3 Mar. - 1896

46 - Letter from Swaine Bourne & Son, of King Edward’s Road, Birmingham, concerning the installation of stained glass windows, 6 Nov. - 1896

47-59 - Correspondence from N R Bryden, architect and surveyor, Buxton, to Rev C C Nation, The Vicarage, Buxton, relating to repairs at St James’ and the restoration of the Church. - 1896-1897

60 - List of men employed at St James’ Church during week ending 10 Oct. - 1896

61 - Letter from John Grundy, heating apparatus manufacturer, 30 Duncan Terrace, City Road, London, to N R Bryden, esq, relating to the heating of the church 3, Feb. - 1897

62-63 - Correspondence from Brindley and Foster, organ builders, Sheffield, to Rev C C Nation, relating to the maintenance of the organ. - 1897

64-67 - Advertising material issued by Swaine Bourne and Son, Stained Glass Works, King Edward’s Road, Birmingham.

68 - Letter from Swaine Bourne and Son, Edgbaston to Rev C C Nation, concerning glazing work being carried out at the church.

69 - Note relating to St James’s Restoration Fund, 4 Mar - 1898

70 - Specification of labour and materials required in additions and decorations in the interior of the church of St James, Buxton, according to J N Comper, architects, 35 Old Queen Street, Westminster, Dec. - 1901

71-121 - Correspondence from J N Comper, 156 Knight’s Hill, West Norwood, S E London, to the Rev C C Nation, relating to the decoration of the church. - 1901-1907

122 - Receipt by W Bucknall and J N Comper, architects, for £350 from the Rev C C Nation 6 Dec. - 1902

123-124 - Correspondence from Reuben Bennett, 53 South King Street, Manchester, to T H Lowthian Esq., J P., The Gables, Manchester Road, Buxton, regarding the preparation of designs and estimates for stained glass windows. - 1901

125-128 - Correspondence from T H Lowthian, The Gables, Buxton, to the Vicar, concerning payment for decorations at St James’s Church. - 1902-1903

129-134 - Correspondence from John Whitehead, Brooklands, Buxton, to the Rev Nation concerning the contract with Messrs Bucknall & Comper. - 1902-1903

135-141 - Correspondence and statements of accounts from H A Bernard Smith, Staple Inn, Holborn, London to the Rev C C Nation, the Vicarage, Buxton, relating to painting and decorating work at St James’s Buxton. - 1902-1903

142-143 - Letter and statement of accounts from J McCullock Ltd, architectural sculptors, Magee Street, Kennington Park Road, London, to the Rev C C Nation, relating to the provision and erection of scaffolding in the transept of the church. - 1902-1903

144-145 - Correspondence from T H Lowthian, Hotel Victoria, Northumberland Avenue, London, to the Vicar relating to church restoration. - 1902

146 - Estimate for tapestry and curtains from the School of Embroidery Sisters of Bethany, 6 Lloyd Street, London

147 - Confirmation of material being in stock from the Sisters of Bethany, 6 Lloyd Street, London, 13 Jul - 1907

148 - Report by Thomas Garratt, architect, Wolverton Avenue, Kingston Hill, Surrey, on the new work in St James’s Church, 28 Oct. - 1907

149-166 - Correspondence from Thomas Garratt, architect, Wolverton Avenue, Kingston Hill, Surrey, to the Rev C C Nation, relating to the provision of screens. - 1909

167-168 - Tracings of a rood screen with two figures by Thomas Garrat, Architect, Kingston Hill, 8 Sept. - 1909

169 - Letter from A Haslewood to the Rev Nation relating to the screen, 3 Apr. - 1909

170 - Letter from R Bridgeman & Sons, Quonians, Lichfield, Staffordshire, to Rev C C Nation, enclosing Architect’s Certificates for the oak screen at the east end of the north aisle and for the wrought iron and oak screen at the east end of the south aisle,18 Aug. - 1909

171 - Letter from F M Milnthorp, Bishopsdale, Buxton to the Rev Nation, relating to the payment for the chancel screen and architect’s fees, 28 Aug. - 1909

172 - Inventory of St James’s Church by L P Robin, priest-in-charge, 31 Oct. - 1908

173 - Copy declaration of Trust of Buxton St James Repair Fund by the Rev Charles Codrington Nation of the Rectory of Barrowby in Co. Lincoln, clerk in holy orders, John Willoughby of Carbar Road, Buxton, gent, and Godfrey Davenport Goodman of Buxton, gent, to the Southwell Diocesan Finance Association - 1913

174 - Letter from Bennett & Co., solicitors, 5 The Quadrant, Buxton, to Mr George B Needham, 25 Dale Road, Buxton, regarding the transfer of Consols to the Southwell Diocesan Finance Association, 9 May. - 1913

175 - Scheme of the Church Commissioners regarding the taking down and sale of the site and materials of the Church of Saint James, Buxton. - [1950s]

176 - Order in Council regarding the taking down and sale of the site and materials of the Church of Saint James, Buxton. - 1957

177 - Statement of fees paid to W Bucknell and N Comper in 1903 and 1922.

178-182 - Papers relating to the Captain Burkill memorial. - 1935

183-241 - File of correspondence relating to the closure, demolition and disposal of furnishings of St James’s Church. - 1952-1960

242 - Collections register. - 1936-1940

PZ - Mothers’ Union - 19th cent-1957

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