Glimpse a bit of history of St Helen Auckland and West Auckland, in County Durham, England, UK.
The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
ST. HELEN'S AUCKLAND
ST. HELEN’S AUCKLAND is a township and parish, including the township of West Auckland adjoining, 3 miles south-west from Bishop Auckland and $259\frac{1}{2}$ from London, in the north-west division of the Darlington ward, Southern division of the county, union and county court district of Bishop Auckland, rural deanery of northern division of Darlington, archdeaconry of Durham and diocese of Durham, situated on the Gaunless, a small stream. The Stockton and Darlington railway branch has a passenger station here, called West Auckland. The village is lighted with gas supplied from West Auckland. The church of St. Helen is an ancient structure : there are some fine Norman arches in the interior : the church was restored in 1866 and is capable of seating 350 ; it comprises chancel, nave and aisle ; the belfry contains 2 bells. The register dates from the year 1593. The living is a vicarage, yearly value between £400 and £500, in the gift of the Bishop of Durham and held by the Rev. William Latham Broughton, L.TH. of Durham University. Here is a British school for boys and girls, erected by the owners of the St. Helen’s colliery with the assistance of the owners of adjoining collieries, on land which was given by the late Sir George Musgrave, bart. : it is supported by voluntary contributions. The Primitive Methodists have a place of worship here. Here are two large collieries, called St. Helen’s and West Auckland, employing a great number of hands. Sir Richard Courtenay Musgrave, bart. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Sir William Eden, bart. Sir Richard C. Musgrave, bart. and the trustees of Sir Thomas Clavering, bart. The area is 1,361 acres ; rateable value, £8,981 ; the population in 1871 was 972.
Parish Clerk, John Oates.
POST OFFICE.—John Oates, receiver. Letters through Bishop Auckland arrive at 8.20 a.m. & dispatched at 5 p.m. West Auckland is the nearest money order office
British School, Alfred Chinn, master ; Mrs. Chinn, mistress
West Auckland is a township, station on the North Eastern railway, and large pleasant village in the parish of St. Helen’s and adjoining it, and a polling place for the Southern division of the county, $3\frac{1}{2}$ miles south-west from Bishop Auckland, situated on a small stream called the Gaunless. There is a National and Endowed school for boys and girls, attended by about 300 children ; also chapels for Wesleyans and the Methodist Free Church. Here is a large brewery. Fairs are held here for cattle in March and October. The village is lighted with gas. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners are lords of the manor. The principal landowners are Sir William Eden, bart. and F. D. Johnson, esq. The township contains 3,300 acres ; rateable value, £15,100 ; the population in 1871 was 3,187.
POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & Savings Bank, West Auckland.—Miss Ann Heslop, postmistress. Letters through Bishop Auckland arrive at 8.30 a.m. ; dispatched at 4.40 p.m. Telegraph office open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ; sundays, from 8 to 10 a.m
Assistant Overseer, Thomas Riley
Assistant Overseer for St. Helen’s, Joshua Hodgson
National & Endowed School (for boys & girls), John Spedding, master ; Mrs. Parkin, mistress
Railway Station, William Parker, station master
St. Helen’s Auckland.
Broughton Rev. Wm. Latham [vicar], Vicarage
Forsyth Arthur, Manor house
Jenkins Rev. John [curate]
Smith Misses
COMMERCIAL.
Poddy Thomas, grocer & draper
Brookfield Samuel, cashier to Joseph Pease & Partners, St. Helen’s colliery
Burrow William & Thomas, farmers
Hull Mather, shoe maker
Jenkinson George, commercial traveller
Lambert John, colliery engineer to Jsph. Pease & Partners, St. Helen’s colliery
Laskey Thomas, The Locomotive
Little William, travelling draper
Lockey Francis, butcher
May Hannah (Mrs.), Railway tavern
Neilist Robert, farmer, The Hall
Newcombe Isaac & Thos. quarry owners
Oates John, grocer
Ormston Wm. Wheatsheaf, & farmer
Pears David, farmer
Reed William, grocer, draper, & brick ma
St. Helen’s Colliery (Joseph Pease & Partners, proprietors ; John Bigland, viewer)
St. Helen’s Reading Room (Robert Blenkinsop, secretary)
Smith Joseph, butcher
Thompson Henry, colliery engineer to Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Limited, West Auckland colliery
Tinkler Charles, joiner & builder
Urwins Joseph, Engine inn
Walton Samuel, land agent to Sir Richard Courtnay Musgrave, bart
Wilkinson John, Bay Horse
West Auckland.
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Fletcher William, Spring gardens
Humphries The Misses
Johnson Robert
Johnson William
Kilburn William Byers
Maughan George Pearson
Nichols Edmund, The Hall
Oliver W. S. Ryton house
Reed The Misses
Richardson Thomas Charlton
Todd George
Tully Mrs
Wilson James, Raby cottage
COMMERCIAL.
Adamson James, joiner & cartwright
Almond Hannah (Mrs.), Queen’s Head
Applegarth John, farmer
Armitage Thomas, pawnbroker
Atkinson Isabel (Mrs.), Wheatsheaf
Atkinson Thos. farmer, Oakley grange
Balmer John, Three Tuns
Bays Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper
Binks John, Highland Laddie, Bildershaw
Binks Richard, stone merchant, Bay Horse, & farmer, Bildershaw
Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Limited (W. S. Oliver, viewer ; James Wilson, cashier), West Auckland colliery
Booth John, builder
Bowron William, boot maker
Bowser Matthew, farmer, Lutterington
Brass Geo. farmer, Brackenbury Leases
Britton William, grazier
Bulman Thomas, farmer & threshing machine owner
Burrell Edwd. Hammond, watch maker
Burrow Dennis, tailor
Burrow William, farmer, Brusselton
Caile Robert, grocer & draper
Chapman Thomas, grocer
Chapman William, boot maker
Chapman William, jun. boot maker
Clark & Sons, farmers, Staindrop field
Coates William, tailor
Crosby William, relieving officer for West Auckland district
Dalton John, market gardener
Davison Margaret (Mrs.), grcr. & drapr
Dixon Francis, fruiterer
Dixon John, butcher
Dodds Brothers, edge tool & spade & shovel manufactrs. Auckland tool wks
Elliott Mary Ann (Mrs.), Jack in his Glory
Fletcher Jane (Mrs.), miller, Home mill
Goldsborough & Taylor, farmers, Gages arms
Groves William, grocer
Henderson James, tea dealer
Heslop William, pig jobber, Hummerbek
Hodgson John, farmer, Wood end
Hodgson Joshua, grocer & draper
Hogg Robert, Dog & Gun
Hunter John Thomas & Co. drapers
Icetan Joseph, blacksmith
Jackson John, tailor
Johnson Robert, farmer, Staindrop field
Jolly Christopher, farmer, Norton Fine
Kellett John, Robin Hood
Kilburn William Byers, surgeon
Kirby Dorothy (Mrs.), grocer
Lawson Joseph, china & glass dealer
Lee John, Wheatsheaf
Lee Marianne & Maggie (Misses), ladies' school
Linsley Thomas, builder
Lockey Edward, Golden Fleece
Lockey Thomas Wilson, butcher
Longstaff George William, boot maker
Longstaff George, grocer & draper
Masterman John, brewers' agent
Mechanics' Institute (J. C. Fairs, sec)
Million William, Blacksmiths' Arms, Spring gardens
Mitchell John, farmer, Wheatside
Moses Ellen (Mrs.), grocer
Mosey Thomas, butcher
Neesam Isabella (Mrs.), saddler
Parker Nathan, tailor
Peacock Elizabeth (Miss), grocer
Pearse David, farmer, Brusselton
Plews George, blacksmith, Royal Oak
Potts William, shopkeeper
Pounder John, grocer
Raine Robert, beer retailer & blacksmith, Wide Hope
Raine William, farmer
Richardson Thomas Charlton, surgeon
Riley Joseph, grocer
Riley Richd. Brown, grocer & draper
Riley Thomas, general merchant
Soulsby John, butcher & farmer, Wheatside
Stevenson Thomas, hair dresser
Stobbs William, Rose & Crown
Stones George & Thomas, butchers
Storey Francis, grocer
Taylor John, builder
The West Auckland Brewery Co. Limited (Edmund Nichols, secretary)
Thompson John, Prince of Wales
Thompson John, farmer, Hummerbeck
Thoubron John & Thomas, carpenters & wheelwrights
Todd George, surgeon
Todd Margaret (Miss), pork butcher
Townend Jonathan Watson, druggist, grocer & farmer
Townend Joseph Edward, registrar of births and deaths
Vart Joseph & Jacob, millers
Vart Ralph, farmer, Greenfield
Wake Stephen, Royal Oak, & joiner
Warwick Jane (Mrs.), Earl of Warwick
Watson Thos. painter & house decorator
Watson William, cabinet maker
West Auckland & St. Helen's Gas Co. Limited (John Taylor, secretary)
White George, Red Lion
Wild William, farmer, Lutterington
Williamson Thomas, butcher
Wilson Thomas, greengrocer
Wraith John, grocer & draper, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit mers
Young George, farmer, Wide Hope
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