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St Helen Auckland & West Auckland: History in an Old Book

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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