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t en shilli n g s .

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m n y e ars h as be l ong e d to a m i n i ng c o p a y .

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n W n ter ar o s N i c h o l as an d A th o n y alto . Af v i u vi c i ssitu de s it passed in 1 8 5 1 to th e G reen wi c h

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h h h r t e ig e st de g e e .

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re as r Pa e r 1 5 5 7 e rar d e dal (C al . T u y p s G e i n H e lm sle y was g ran te d by E ve rard d e R o s to

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v a e w a s d e a st at e d th e e ro c o s S c o ts . Th e ll y , v by f i u

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b e n e ac t o n o f th e t o f l v o d e V e te r i P o nte f i , gif , a n d fro m th at t im e th e y h ave h e ld a c h arte r a n d

c o n r m a t o n o f th e so e r e n o r d K n H e nr fi i v ig l , i g y , ath e r o f th e so e re n o rd t h e K i n th at n o w is f v ig l , g I ,

‘ Th e H sto r o f N o r t u m e r lan l V o . Pt . 3 . i y h b d , ii , , p p — 1 5 6 1 7 0 .

Pr o r o f H e x am Vo l . 1 7 ? i y h , ii , p 0 . 1 — i E dward I , 27 2 1 3 0 7 . R D I N T O U C TION . a nd th e y h ave h e ld th i s fro m a t im e to wh i c h t h e ” m e m o r o f m an d o e s no t e ten y ( ) x d .

I t i s im po rt ant t o n oti c e in c o nn ec ti o n with t h e c h an g e s wh ic h h ave t a ke n pl ac e i n the adv ow s o n th at t h e Al sto n E state s pa ssed by pu r c h ase

i nt o th e h an d s o f th e R adc e s o f D n B liff il sto . e

c a se o f th e art t a e n J am e s R adc e t h e u p k by liff ,

ast E ar o f D e rwe ntwate r in th e re e o n o f 1 7 1 5 l l , b lli ,

th e e stat e s were o r e te d t o th e c ro wn I 1 f f i . n 7 3 5

t h e se e st at e s we re sett e d o n G re e nwi c h H o s ta l up pi l ,

a n d are n o w adm n ste re d Th e m r i i by Ad i alty .

Th e s e an d m an y o th e r s im il ar fac t s h ave a di re c t

b ear n o n G arr b ut th e c an n ot e d e a i g up igill , y b lt w ith in d etail b ec au se th e y b el o ng mo re parti c ul arly t o th e h i sto ry o f th e supe r i o r an d moth e r C h u rc h n at Al st o .

T h i s st ate m e n t will e xpl ai n why oth e r im p o rtan t l o c a l m atte r s are o n ly re fe rre d to i n p assi m i n th e se

p ag e s .

—To s e a of th e an c e nt nd str o f th e V . p k i i u y — — d i str i c t l e ad m i n i ng is n o p art o f my p ro pe r

O h a e 1 6 e an nt ere st n ac t t a s k . p g I giv i i g f s h owi n g a c o n n e ct i o n b e twe e n th e M i n e s an d th e

nsert o n e o r two e n e ra acts m a C h u rc h . To i g l f y

n t h o we e r b e o ut o f ac e h ere . o , v pl

F or t h e Lat in t ext se e Appendix M . T O N xxi i i N TR OD U C I .

(1 ) Th e rec o rd s o f th i s i n du stry b eg i n at a * r r e n E u lo i u m H istori aram we h a e v e y e a ly d at . I g v “ E T A N N O M C XXXI I I V E N A A R G E N TA R I A I N V E N TA ” L B u t th e P e R o l sh e ws E S T KA R L I L L E . ip H r t h at th e se m i ne s we re wo r ke d ye ars b e fo e 1 1 3 3 . (2) Th e mi n es o f Al sto n area were rec o rd ed at t h e E xc h equ er as th e M i n es o f Carlisle : (3) T h ese

’ M i n e s are stran g ely s p o ken o f as th e Ki n g s si lv er m i n es t h o ugh t h ei r im preg n at io n by th i s m o re

e e r p rec i o u s m etal was o f a v ry lo w d g ee.

V I — Th e r a f r at e a e rs h as ro h . e p u s l o p iv p p b ug t ” to light o n e o r two fac ts ab o ut Th e C h a pe l

n r h wh i c h are m i ss i ng am o g th e C h u c p ap e rs .

Th e e ar e st re a rs o f th e re se nt d n are li p i , p buil i g ,

e n o n . 29 as c arr ed o u t in 1 7 52 . B ut g iv p , i th e re we re e arli e r re pa ir s e xe c ute d in 1 74 6 fo r

n r h e r t h e n c o n tr te d t t h J o h A c ibu o at o bj e ct .

A a n th e st o f C h rc h Ward e ns e n s i n 1 7 3 7 g i , li u b g i

B u t W am r h r (V id e p . illi A c e wa s C h a pe l

W ard e n e e ars e o re fiv y b f ,

“ O n a e 80 we h a e own - m e ad ow H e a p g v T d s . “ T h e s e l an d s t o - day ar e s po ke n o f as T o n gue m e ad o w H e ad s . B u t t h e R e dwi n g R e gi ste r al so

R o ll s S er e s 64 E te ( i ) iii , p , ( di d F . S . H aydo n )

n I 1 t H e . . R ot . 4 d o rso .

C I au s . R ot . 3 0 E d . m . 1 6 P I iii , ; a t . R ot . 2 H en . V .

. m . 1 3 : I n u is . ad u D m m . 2 o a n 3 H en . V N . p q Q d u , , o . 7

V e e re e . 1 63 . § id P dig , p mm o nu c n o n. xxi ii

“ h as Townmead ow H eads e th e Ch r lik u c h b o o ks.

Th e li st o n p ag e 9 1 di s play s th e n ame s of th e

de a te rs . Th e M a strate s n am e s we r f ul gi e A . H ud

R c h ardso n . h e se deston and J . i T were not o n m y c opy .

V I I — I n m a n a c o e c t o n and th e . ki g ll i , n a se l e c t

i on of m ate r a s fo r th s h sto r a ar i l i i y , l ge m as s

of n o rm at o n h as c o me nto m h an d s n i f i i y , i c l u d

i n c o e s o f sc o re s o f W s wh c h g pi ill , i , h o w

e e r a a e and ntere st n c a n no t b v v lu bl , i i g e u s e d

o m e t e ms e i n t h e s e p ag e s . S i b l o ng wh o lly to

ston an d o th e rs are w th o t a n s e c Al , i u y p i al b e ar

i n o n th e r e o s e o f t h e e o g ligi u lif p ple . A s

strat n e two e tract s h a h a z ard . illu i g I g iv x p Pat .

m I l . W s m R o s . 8 R c h . I I . 2 . e t n ste r M ll i , p , i , ay 6 : Pard o n g rant e d t o R i c h ard s o n o f J o h n I bb e n

o f st o n e fo r th e d e ath o f Wi am B st Al , lli u , kill e d

e ore th e n en t o n o f Th e C ro ss 7 R c h b f I v i , i . I I .

° e R o s 20 E d . I l l . 2 m . 1 6 1 3 4 6 C l o s ll , , p , , O c t . 1 2

f C m e r n O rd er t o th e S h e r iff o u b l a d . To c au se a C o ro n o r fo r th at c o u n ty to b e e l e cte d in th e pl ac e o f Willi am l e Taillo u r o f A uld sto n m o re wh o d o e s n o t stay in th e c o u nty an d h as n o l an d s t h e re wh ere o f h e c an an s we r th e ki ng and h i s w th th e stat t p e o pl e i n ac c o rd an c e i u e .

M o re th an o n e att e m pt h a s b e e n m ad e to

n e ra h sto r o f s to n b ut th s i s wr ite a g e l i y Al , i a b e atte m t wo rk wh i c h h as still to p ed . On ly a d iligent se arc h er amo ng t h e arc h ives o f o u r I NT R O D U C TI ON . c o u n try c an form an y c o n c e pti o n o f th e we alth o f m at e ri al wh i c h awa it s th e wo r ke r wh o i s pre p a red t o u t t m e an d m o n e a n d o e n to th s e n t e r p i , y , l v i i

r p iz e . — V L ate b ut a te r o n d e a a M S . I I I . ly , f l g l y , c o e c t o n m ade Wi am Wa ac e a th o r o f ll i by lli ll , u

sto n M o o r h as e e n ac e d ac c o rd n to h is Al , b pl , i g '

w i n th e M e c h an c s n st t t e sto n . ill , i I i u , Al

T h e s e pap e rs c o ntai n n o th i ng n e w in re l ati o n to

G arr . I h a e a strac te d o ne o r two n o te s igill v b ,

ro m a se c on d c o an d h a e d ac n o w e d e d f py , v uly k l g

h r o r n t e i igi .

—A r ent h r h in h h I X . t p es C u c life t e C ap e l ry

i s o an t an d o ro s . L ate £ 1 20 h as e e n bu y vig u ly , b

s e n t o n m ro n th e C h rc h e st at e an d a n p up i p vi g u , e nt i re re no vati o n o f th e i n te r i o r o f th e C h u rc h buildi n g i s n ow p roj e c te d . M u c h i s b e i ng d o n e

f r h e o e o n o al so o t e p pl s c i al li n es . — M a add o n e e rso n a o r . A a k X . y I p l w d b c ward gl anc e up o n my life at G arrigill i s lik e th e

r m e m ranc e o f a e a t d re am n e e r n e b b u iful . I v k ew

m c h re a h a n e ss i n m r o m so u l ppi y life b e fo e . S e t ime s I th i n k I sh all n e ve r kn o w s u c h h appi n e ss

h e re a a n . Th e d e e re o sn e ss th e t ran s are n g i p ligi u , p t

h o n e st th e o n s m ath o f t he e o w e re y , l vi g y p y p pl e s u c h as I h ave n e ve r i n tim ate ly e xp er ie n c e d e l s e

r N o r m st a to m wh e e . u I f il enti on t h e c h arm

C E R HAPT I . TH E R EMOTE PAST— H ISTO RY I N

N A M E S .

A T the south - eastern extremity of Cum h th e - berland , w ere South Tyne h u ds i ts source , and beneath the shadow of f Cross Fel l t .) the hig hest po int of e n e the P n ine Rang e , th re l ies a mountain vi l lag e cl ustering round a plain but e int resting ol d Church , known in the n docume ts of our nation , nearly a thous

C a el la de r a o G e arde i l e. and years g , as p g

Our fi rst documentary information u t belong s to the XI I . century . B the district has an earl i er history which has W perished almost ithout a memorial , except in its name .

O f the period anterior to the Roman

n D 1 0 0 - 1 occupation of our cou try (A . . 4 2 ) W e have hardly any g rounds even for

B E E 2 TH E R M OT PA S T .

n few s co j ecture . The stone impl ement , W e hich have been found h re , sug g est that if the Ancient Britons had no permanen t settlement in thi s upper part of the

e s South Tyn e val l y , they vi i ted th e district ei ther for the purpose of hunting , fl or of feeding their o c ks.

The Romans must have been ao

u a i n ted th e e q w ith n i g hbourhood , for a Roman road runs rig ht across o n e corn er c i of Alston parish , of whi h Garrig il l s

l n part . Close to A ston , and withi h y e V mi les of Garrig i l l il lag e , there is the site of a Roman camp , which was visited

u by Dr . Bruce d ring his investig ations

n e n n . n i to north r Roma antiquities I deed ,

n n th e e e at Ty ehead , withi Chap lry , ther is

n th e a fi e l d k own as Chesters . It seems to me that th e sit e is not void of ev id a

n es i n e e c of occupation the remot past , a n d I have be en told by an old residen t that wh en h e was a you th coi n s an d

e e oth er articl s wer discovered in this fi eld . But of this period w e have now practical ly

n no informatio .

’ GA TE ? 3

From the sonorous cog n omen the d istrict b ears we kn o w that th e An g lo Saxon s must have had a colo n y h ere l o n g b efore th e N orman Co n quest

“ ” Garri g i l l i s a compound of two w s — e e ord G rard , the nam of a Saxon n adve turer , and Gi l l (a contraction of

n n n . Ghyl l) , meani g a hope , or de e , or g le en Garrig i l l , wh translated , becomes Th e V al l e y of G e rard .

I n the Church Reg ister th e name of th e V e e a th e i ll ag is sp l t Garr g i l l , second

e n a i . e a vow l bei g , not This s cond is

' — l ess of a corruption thoug h i t looks

a — un fami l iar if not unw e lcome than th e

’ — z i l l modern i G arr g . It would seem that the second a in Garrag i l l is th e s eco n d

e e a of Gerard . Garrag i l l , th n , is pur r

n I fi n d e tha Garri g i l l . that Palm r adopts th e form Garrag i l l thro u g hout i n

ri The Tyne and i ts Tr i bu ta es.

n e e But Garrig il l has a oth r nam , and

- n n . fi n d this , too , is A g lo Saxo I Garri g i ll ” Th e cal led i n the old re g ist ers Gat e . h e ad a n d foot of the V i l l ag e a re call e d 4 TH E R E M OT E PA S T .

e e - an d e - resp ctively Gat head , Gat foot , amon g the peopl e of the pl ace to this day .

Four differen t solutions of this n ame have been advocated .

I e e . I have h ard it sug g est d that a

n w g ate o ce barred the hig h ay here . This I consider an impossibl e so lution of the word .

2 . e i n ifi Gat s g es a way . This sense is preserved i n such a phrase as

n er a i n G o o w n Ga g y g ate ( your way) ,

“ ’ or Sair troubl e ea m our g ate (Sore

e e troubl cam our way) . Now , Garrig il l is the on ly vil lag e on the way to the mi n es a n d moors betwe en Alston and

e —i h — ee e M iddl ton T sdal , and i t is also the — route an d lan d mark for all person s mak i n G rosstel l g for , the g reat feature of the whol e district . It has been sug g ested that i n this way Garrig i l l becam e kn own

e Th e W as Gat , or ay . This theory

e n also ne ds no co futation .

6 TH E R E M OT E P A S T .

It is easily und erstood how th e word g eat cam e to m ean a proportion of

Th e e e n e n cattle . word , as we hav s e , m a t

' I n a n ori g inal ly a stree t o r en closure .

e e e e area used by s ev ral farm rs , wh r there w ere n o su b - divisio n s i n th e form

’ f e th e n o wal ls or dyk s , divisio had to b e mad e by cou n ti n g h e ads of cattle . Thus th e measurem ent was i n time tran sferred from th e land to the b easts

f e e n u n i t G eat e an f di g po . m ant n e e n n e closur , and i t came to m a a u it of g razing stock .

n o n e e Garrig il l , surrou ded v ry side

th e e v by wi ld f lls , was the most aluable pasture n ear the source of th e South Th Tyn e. e whol e of the fla t land form

i n th e g vi l lag e proper was occupi ed ,

n n therefore , by the a cie t dwe l l ers h ere on

S e the g eat system . Garrig il l , because

e e of its pastur s , becam Gate .

e The vil lag , then , has two names ,

n Garri g i l l , the commo name ; and Gate ,

e us d local ly . Both words are pure Ang lo - AN GLO S AXON . 7

x Sa on , and prese nt the clearest evidence that th e foundation of the present com

n - n mun ity was a Ang lo Saxon co lo y . C HAPT E R I I . — N O R M A N D A YS A H ISTO RI C FAMILY .

F ROM the remote days to which we e e e n o w th e e have r f rr d unti l , p opl e of Garrig i l l , shut in on every side by th e e g reat hil ls , have l ived a l if much — isolat ed from the outside world so much so that they use dai ly man y words which we are famil iar with on ly because we see e e e th e th m crystal iz d in the Bibl ,

r e Book of Common P ay r , and the old

Eng l ish classics .

Th ey employ many forms of speech used by their forefath ers three an d four hun dred years ag o . Much of W hat soun ds ” i n the ears of visitors as provincial isms

n n an is stro g idiomatic E g l ish . Th ese d similar considerations i n vest the place an d

W n n the people ith a fascinati g i terest .

I have looked upon th e moun tai n s in

" - winter . The snow patches have been dul l VE TE R I P E ON T . 9

— — and chalk l ike . The sto n e wal ls have bee n ug ly i n spite of the mosses which so kindly cover th e m .

But now the western sun is setting a e with g l ow l ik molten metal .

Look at the moun tain now !

Its snowy cap is suffused with th e

o f - daintiest shade rose pink . The ug ly wal ls are g l o ri fi ed i n to pi les of shi n i n g n an d bro ze g old . The wild moun tain side is some thing to dream about for th e rest of your l ife .

Simi larly as I have seen the brig ht beams of historic lore fal l . o n this northern

e val l y , and its plain , sturdy , laborious — p eople true chi ldren of th e la n d in which — the y l ive th ey have appe ared almost tra nsfig u re d .

In i mag i n ation I have seen the place n an d peopled with i ts ancient i habitants , my vi l lag e neig hbours have appeared rich in the inheri tance of a long stren a

h . u o u s, and ero ic past 1 0 TH E N OR M A N P E R D I O .

I shal l devot e this chapt er to the early records of an a n cient fami ly of the — n e i g hbourhood th e V ipon ds .

Th e Baron s V e teri P o n te fi th e n ame — appears as e arly as 1 0 8 5 had con sid erable

e n th e o ne n poss ssio s in north . To bra ch of this fami ly Garrig i l l (with other lands) n n be lo ng ed . The old Norma ame is perpetuate d in the vi l lag e in th e form V of ipond .

Th e fol lowing facts refer to the period immediately succeeding th e Norman Con quest

- - I . Th e parishes of Alston cum Garri a W h i tfi e l d g i l l , Kn rsdale , Kirkhaug h , , e r Simonburn , and part of Haltwhistl fo med

ran ch ise n ed a l e an d e the F of Ty , were h ld by the King of Scotlan d from the Ki ng of Eng land .

r 2 . The Manor of Alston and othe l an ds were g iven to W i l l iam de V eteri e W o f Pont by i l l iam the Lion , King n n Scotla d . This g ra t was c o n fi rm ed by

1 2 0 . King John on May I O , 9

I 2 T H E N O R M AN P E R I OD . to the Ki n g an d his h e irs th e mi n e o f

A l d en esto n n e an d , the mi rs , the l iberty of th e same : and also that the said Manor shal l h enceforth belong to th e King o f

’ n d Scotland s l iberty of Ti al l , provided that the miners shal l answer to the Ki n g for V e the said mines , as hitherto ( id Pat , Rot .

E d . I . . I O , , Mem

x There is an Inspe imus of this g rant , 2 2 i n 1 V dated J an . , 3 34 ( ide Pat . Rot . 7 , E d . . . . . I I I Pars i i , Mem

6 . N icholas appe ars to have been d e

ri v ed n e e — p ag ai , for th r is an order made

1 1 — n d e y e at York , Oct . I O , 3 4 to Joh E r , e e e Escheator, this sid of Tr nt , to del iv r

n W h e l da l e th e n to j oh de p , custody , duri g e A l d esto n pleasur , of the Manor of , which

d e V e u n t b elong ed to N icholas p , so that h e should answ er to th e Exchequ er for u 8 th e issu es of th e same (V ide Cla s . Rot .

m . E d . . M e I I ,

W n th e e 1 1 8 E d . . 7 . ithi y ar ( 3 5 , or , I I )

N icholas died , but appears to have come ag ain into his possession of the Alston

Manor. V E TE R I P O N TE . 1 3

B n h e y Inquest it was fou d that h eld ,

th e d e at time of his ath , the capital

A l d ersto n e messuag e in , and that he had

‘ii‘ thirty - three ten an ts i n G era rdg i l e who

n - e n V held twe ty three shi ldi g s ( ide Cal .

i s 8 E . I I I n u . d . q post mortem , , N o .

h n n 8 . I d another interesti g reference N o v 2 md 1 to this fam i ly in . , 337 .

License was g ranted for Robert d e V i cu p o n t to impark his wood of W al n e A l d nesto n wood in , provided that it be

’ not within the metes of the King s forest (V ide

Mem .

9 . These lands , wi th others , remained

in possession of this fami ly unti l 1 44 3 .

” n I t The pri nted I ndex to the Cal e dar is wrong . “ " says 23 tenements. C H AP T E R I I I

— —~ MI N ES SCOTS SO C IAL L I F E . TH E Publ ic Records— from which I have cul l ed the parag raphs which form — th e previous chapter abound with items

f e which , in dif er nt ways , throw l ig ht upon e i n r the l ife of thes pe opl e ea ly days .

Three facts especial ly find interesting an d valuable i l lustration from this source

th e e th e e e n e l if of e p opl as l ad mi rs , the ir insecurity owi n g to the constan t _ th e th e raids of Scotch , and feuds which are always common among a primitive

- an d strong minded peopl e .

1 . Re fe ren ce has alre ady been made to th e mi n i n g industry of th e neig hbour hood (p .

Th ere is another very i n t eresti n g re

e en e n i n 2 1 . f r c of this ki d March 3 , 4 75 M 1 I N E S . 5

I n that year th ere was g ranted to th e ’ — K G l o u ing s brother Richard , Duke of

’ o e th e n n — e est r ; Ki g s ki sman H nry , Earl o f W r w k Northumberland ; i l l iam G o d e s y , — e a n d e . m rchant , others c rtain mines One of these is fam i l ar to every chi ld in Garri

- e g il l to day , thoug h it is now si l nt and

e unworke d . It is describ d as the m ine

F ecc h ero o s V in Alston More , cal led ( ide P at 1 V E d . I . . i . . . Rot . 5 , , Pars , Mem

In a docum en t of about the same date “

e l ec c h ero o s V . i t is sp l t F ( ide Pat Rot . 1 V Ed . I . . i . 5 , , Pars . , Mem

e This m ine is situate on the hi l lsid , on the l eft , at the entrance of Garri g i l l V i l lag e , approaching from Alston ; and the n ame is corrupted to - day i n to F letch W eras and FIetchers . hen I fi rst w ent to Garrig i l l I thoug ht Fl etchers referred to some modern specul ator, who had own ed the rig hts of this m in e .

F l e tch eras a l i a s F l ec c h e ro o s Mi n e has been a busy ce n tre of m i n i n g ope ration s within th e m e mory of man y l ivi n g in

- Garrig i l l to d ay . 1 6 P O S T N OR M A N D AY S .

One i n teresti n g item i n the g rant of

1 o n e - March , 4 75 , was that tenth part of th e lees ew rs issui n g from the mi n e should be paid to the Curat e of th e place .

W o n 2 . e now pass to notice the dis qui et and i n security caused by the Scots .

The troubles caused by the Scots were so severe and of so long duration that they tincture the habits and l ives of the

e n e people of th se o ce plundered val l ys , even to this day .

(a) In 1 334 th ere was a c o nfirm ati o n

e . of L etters Pat nt , dated Feb , 7 , H enry I I I . (1 2 1 6 bei n g a protection for the

’ A l denesto n King s miners at , g ranted at n the request of the mi ers , as the orig inal e bu r ned b the Scots l tters had been y (Pat .

8 Ed . . . . . Rot . , II I , Pars ii , Mem

There is another very sig nifican t fact mentioned in the Patent Rol ls , under date

1 . 1 w 344 In the 4 th year of Ed ard I I I .

(1 3 2 7 - 1 377) the North was so ravag e d an d plundered by the Scots that the peopl e of R I T OU B L E S O M E S C O TS . 7

A l d esto n Moor w ere not abl e to pay the

’

1 8 E d . . . . 2 2 King s dues ( I I I , Pars . i i , Mem , dorso) .

(b) The men of the South T y ne V al ley were not only cal l ed upon to defen d the ir homes on their native so i l , but were

u an d pressed to take p arms , serve at a distance , ag ainst their restless foe .

I 1 2 - 1 0 K ing Edward . ( 2 7 3 7) died near a l e 1 0 n C r isl on July 7 , 3 7 . H is prese ce here was ow ing to a thre atened invasion of h ad the Scots . Often he defeated them ;

e e twic i t seemed he had conqu red them .

Bu t a e , at the g of almost seventy , he was fi l obl ig ed to take the e d ag ain .

In the previous F ebru ary Ed ward was L an erc o st e at Abb y , and he issued a sum

e T m aro n mons to Rob rt y p , Adam de

VVh i teb ero u h d e S tafi u l an d g , John , N icho las de H arl eston to s e l e ct 1 60 footm en i n the Bai l iw ick of Lythe an d the Moor of

A l desto n an d n e , bri g them to Carl isl on e 0 th the Mon day n e xt after F bruary 2 (Pat .

E d . I . . Rot . 3 5 , , Mem 1 8 N O R M A N D PO S T A YS .

(0 ) It is also worthy of n otice that even when the Scotch were qui e t th e men of Alston Moor (which , of course , always includes Garrig i l l) were cal led upon to support their Ki n g by serving under arms .

1 0 - 1 Edward I I . ( 3 7 3 2 7) because of e numerous other troubl s , was obl ig ed to conclude a truce with Scotland towards the close of his dishonoured reig n .

Notwi thstandi n g the quieter times in 1 2 6 i h l th e north , in 3 ( the g th year of Edward Thomas de Fea terstanh a lg h was appointed to array al l the fencible men of th e Barony of Tyn ed a l e and the Moor of A l d esto n to assess the m

’ e n to arms , and to l ad them at the Ki g s e w i l l , or elsewher , as shal l seem to the

’ said Thomas to be most to the King s an advantag e , with power to punish y found rebel lious in this behalf (V ide Pat

1 E d . . . . Rot . 9 I I , Pars i i , Mem .

e 3 . Passing from the sterner real iti s of war to the strifes of social and civi l l ife I w il l men tion an episode which

Y 2 0 PO S T N O R M A N D A S .

' The Ki n g learned that W il l iam slew

'i “ P atri c k an d by mischance , not by ” felony or mal ice afo reth o u g h .

A n order was according ly issued that Thomas d e Norman V il l e keeper of the

A l d en estu n e l iberty of , shal l d l iver

W e m en i l l iam in bai l to tw lve , who shal l m ai np ern to have him before the ” j ustices at the fi rst Assize (Claus . Rot .

6 M em . 1 , E d . I .

W hat side - l ig hts are thrown o n the “ l ife of our vi llag e i n the long ag o by such a story as this !

” n h r r h We read of a ot e Pat ick at T e G ate in 1 290 . C HAPT E R I V .

H O W T H E FAITH CAM E- RESI D ENT — CU RAT E RULE D F RO M T H E E A ST .

It is not possibl e n e w to trace the

n e ori g in of Christianity i this val l y .

TH E D i R — 1 . sT 1 c r . VVe have referred

n to the l eg end that St . Aug ustine of Ca ter

w h o A D 60 V e C ro ssfe l l . bury , died in . 5 , isit d

n The traditio is utterly worthless . r St. Aug ustine never travel led so far no th .

The Apostl e of Cumbri a was St . n 2 — a N i ian , who died in 4 3 son of the

n e a cient C l tic Church , whose See was

Can dida Casa (Whithorn) in Gal loway .

' 'i “ e a i m er L estome de E n l s Geoffr y G , g e tel ls u s that eve n the Picts of W estmoreland were evang el ized by St N inian . H e says : N in an aveit ainz bapti z e L es altres Pi etes del reg ne ; o s nt L es Westmarin ien C u g s,

* m . ol . I L . 29 L 6 E d . R ec . Co V , p . 9 7 . 2 2 H OW TH E FA I TI I CAM E .

Ki done esteint Pic tiens. A Wyternen g i st Sai nt D i nan L ong tens vint devan t

There is every probabil ity that his successors would visit the fair - haired Saxon and his retainers , who had settled at the

- n fountain head of the g reat R ive r Ty e . N or do we venture anythi n g w hen w e say n that it is more than l ikel y that St. Aida — (635 65 the g reatest m issmn ary of north e rn Eng land , was much more l ikely to n t visit the reg ion of Cross Fel l tha S .

A ug ustine .

But , whatever darkness surrounds the personnel of the mission to the Pag an settlers of Garrig il l , there can be no doubt as to the fact of the introduction of Christianity i n to this reg ion in An g lo Saxon days

From the manner in which local Church matters are broug ht before u s

— Transl ation N in i an h ad formerly baptised the other Picts oi the ki ng dom ; these are the Westmaring iens Whi h who then were P cts . At t erne . n n i li es St N i ia . m n r m H e ca e lo g befo e Colu ba. TH E R F I S T M I S S IONA R I E S . 2 3

- no t as initial , but as ful ly established matters - i h early N orman days i t is cl e ar that Church l i fe and work had b een in prog ress for a considerabl e period b efore the Norman advent .

I t is wel l to remember also that the Bishopric of H e xham was created by Archbishop Theodore (668 to whom the Eng l ish Ch urch ow es more perhaps n than to any other si g le man . The fi rst Bishop of this See made his accession in 6 8 7 , and the D iocese was absorbed into n that of Lindisfar e in 8 2 1 . It is not possibl e to conce ive that during that n ce tury and a half , w ith such Bishops at H exham as John of Beverl ey , and W i lfrid the m issi o n ary w h o won distan t x n o Susse to The Fai th , effort was made to traverse \Vh i tfi el d Moor to pre ach th e Gospel to the i n habitan ts of the South Tyne V al ley

R S — W e 2 . AL S TON PA I H . know the 1 1 Church was bui lt in Alston in 54 , for i ‘ n that year , as related by Hodg son , Henry 1 1 II . ( 54 as patron , presented his H OW TH E A 2 4 F ITH CAM E .

f fi clerk G a l ri d to the b ene c e .

I fi n d two other very early presenta fi tions to this b en e c e .

h e 2 0 1 2 2 O D cember , 9 , Hugh , son of

B ren ew en n e e n El ias de g , cl rk , was prese ted

. . 2 1 E d . I . . (Pat Rot , , Mem

O h 2 1 1 0 n H au ec l e April , 3 4 , Joh de

e en e . . 2 E d . I . was pr s t d (Pat Rot 3 , ,

Mem .

— R R E R . A 3 . GA IG I LL C HAP L Y t this time Garrig i l l also owned its Church or Chapel

e St . J e traditionally dedicat d to ohn , Apostl n and Eva g e l ist . It has been arg u ed that i s e en n Garrig i l l vi llag e older v tha Alston , and probably that Garrig il l Church was

first. bui lt Alston , it has been said , g rew th e n up at j unctio of the two tracks , e form d by the lead carriers , from Nenthead and Garrig il l .

Reference has been made to Ivo de V eteri Pon te as a benefactor of the u H Ch rch . e g ave the advowson of the

* H od s n r h m r o N o t e and Vol . . t . 3 6 . g , u b l , iii , p p . TH E R Y 2 C H A P E L . 5

Church of A l d en esto n an d the C hapel a t G er a r d eg i l e to th e Can on s at H exham e Abb y . This was as early as 1 2 1 5 .

H e a lso g ave th e district of Priors dal e in Garri g i l l (some acres) to the Prior of

The advow son of the Church was

e e recov r d from the Prior , but it was restor

c d 1 0 6 I . in 3 , when the King (Edward ) was lyi n g i l l i n the w i n ter - time at L an erc o st ’ Abbey . 1

The possession of P ri o rsd a l e by the Abbey remai n ed i n vio lat e u n ti l the

n Reformatio .

R E o r R S A N D C I I A P E L R Y 4 . LATION PA I H . The orig in of the Chapelry as a separate (quasi) o rg anization from the parish is a

very obscure po int .

Probably people in outlying parts of a parish would peti tion for a resident

sati sfi ed th e priest , not being w ith

Vide P reface p xv .

ide H e ham S rtees 1 L 1 1 9 . R ot. Cart. 34 E d . I . t V x ( u ) , , 2 6 H M OW TH E FAITH CA E . o ccasio nal serv ices of the clerg y of the th n Pari sh Church , or e occasio al visits of some brother from a ne ig hbouri n g m o n aster I n y . order to obtain th e ir request they would perhaps offer to u n dertake th e n mai tena n ce of a residen t priest . In such circumstan ces mutual arran g ements co u ld easily b e effected without viol ence

e e to parish int r sts , or the rig hts of a

Patro n .

Some such arrang ement was effe cte d i n th e very early history of Garrig i l l .

n X Some time i the I V . Century the i n habi tan ts of Garrig i l l made complaint that Sir H the chaplain at Alden i

e e e e n ston , had n g l ct d them , the r sult bei g that they claimed to have their own priest l iving among them .

Th e n th e stateme t by R ev . W . N al l

. 8 1 (Handbook to Alston , p ) that the Chapelry was not made a quasi - charg e 8 1 e m i sl ea i n 1 d . til l 5 , is v ry g T

* - H od son : N orth m er and Vol . t. 2 . 4 1 4 2 . g u b l , p , pp

id h . The C er . t V e O . vi l gy

2 8 H O W TH E FAITH CA M E .

h ti cu u i v . 1 2 1 s of Pope N i c h o l a s , 9 , s ews that Alsto n was then i n Durham D iocese . n e 1 2 2 But in th e fol lowi g y ar , 9 , i t was

n e n e d eclare d upo a p rambul atio , mad

u e e an d e r by certai n J stic s Itin rant , oth s that the moor and w aste of A ld eneston w ere wholly withi n Cumberland .

Th e reason for this has been very ful ly discussed by Chancel lor Ferg uson i n a paper en titl ed Why A l ston i s i n the D i ocese of D u r ha m and the C ou n ty of

u mbe land C r . H is statement of the case must be reg arded as The reason for th e district be i n g taken i n to Cumber n fi la d is a sca l and fi n an c i a l o n e . T h e p rofi ts an d dues from the mines of Alston

w e th e n Moor re , from most ancie t times , col l ected for the Crow n throug h the Sh eriff

e e e of Cumb rland at Carl isl , as the h ad

e - n i n th of the l ad mini g industry e North . In this way the Parish became part of n the Cou ty of Cumberlan d .

Wall ac e i n hi s Alston M oor (pp 1 8 - 21 ) ch alleng es thi s theory and el aborates h is obj ec ti on more fully i n hi s

M S . notes. B ut his reason n is tter t I d i g u ly fu ile . i sc uss the matter so far as it re ers to arr in h f G ig ill C apter xiv .

GAR R IGILL C H U R C H

I N 1 8 8 8 .

O ) pp . z . 2 9 . P E R V C HA T .

TH E C H U RC H : DATE O F E RECTIO N N OT K N O W N —A G A L L E R Y — A — ' C H UR C H RATE VA R I O L S R E PA I R S .

It is g eneral ly stated that the present Church was bu ilt i n But there is no evidence of this among the Church

’ s wardens papers , nor in the account book l l of the Chapelry . A available evidence is contrary to this tradition .

I h n d a remarkable resolution passed at a g eneral meeting of the inhabitants respecting the erection of a Gal lery in the Church in 1 75 2 .T It is hig hly i rn probable that such a heavy expenditure would be incurred in connection with a bui lding which could only stand for

. u rth er another forty years F , when the 1 8 0 Church was restored in 9 by the Rev .

- - P . T i h . Lee, then Curate charg e , a hug e

This statement appears for i nstance in Alston

M oor W am Wa ace . 64 . by illi ll , p

ide . 1 63 . R e a r a so in 1 4 t V p p i s l 7 6 . 0 3 TH E C H U R C H . u nsi g htly Gal l ery was the c o nsp i c i o us e f ature of th e i n terior of the Church , doubtless the o n e e rected in 1 75 2 .

T h e resolutio n to which reference h as b een made reads as fol lows :

WH E R E AS of l ate by the n umber o f people w hi c h resorted to atten d d n e Serv ce the C rc h i n arr ivi i , hu G i ath een m c h c ro wded and t ron ed it w as g ill h b u h g , tho ug h t by the Churc hwardens an d o thers i n th e Said Pari sh very pro per to erec t a g all ery whereby there mi g ht be more room and con venience fo r the I n habit an ts and others wh c h m ht resort th ther an d to l a , i ig i , y the c har e of the sa d a er on the an d -o wners g i g ll y up l , h h w h d at wh ose c arg e t e Churc h hath al ay s bee n up el . a h tene men t whether reat or sm a a n an e a E c , g , g l ll p yi qu l rate so that the occ ers of the sa d tenements m a , upi i y r r r ere ore i w have an equal ig h t o p ivil eg e . Th f t as ag reed that the seats or pews upon the said g all ery should be n umbered accordi ng to the n umber of tene m en ts and as m an ticketts to be drawn fo r the sam e , y , th at eac h mig ht h ave thei r lot accordi n g to the ti c ket wh c h hath een drawn most or all th s at o i b by , e e s r n in manner o w n Th pe ws bei g f llo i g . e seats along the sides of the Churc h h avin g three tenements j oi n ed to a ew or seat the seats on the en d of the sa d h rc h p , i C u , n m nt o ned o r two te e e s j i t a pew o seat . An d for pre venting any mutiny or di sag reement whi ch may h appen at an t me herea ter in or a o t the sam e we h a e y i f , b u , v ann exed a li st to be kept as a reco rd i n whi ch each n m n hath its ro r r h pew te e e t p pe ig t.

D n in th ear f r r o e e y o ou L o d 1 752 . n SE PH Wmsa h r h r S ed JO C c wa d n . ( ig ) , u e 1 P E W S . 3

Th e seats w ere arran g e d as fol lows

fi rst : M r. e e In the pew Crozi r , Upp r Esh

e . g i l l , Tynehead , west side of Tyn — R R o th erh o e 2 nd Low edw ing , H ig h p ,

L o w R o d erh o p e .

r — ro ss i l l 3 d . C g , Low Houses , Garrig i l l

Gat e Foot .

h — H o w b u rn 4 t Low , The Upper r D o db er y .

th — C ro ss i l l s H i g h g , Upper Crag g , Garri

g i l l Gate H ead .

— u rn 6th D ryb .

h— e E sh i l l e n 7 t Upp r g Sid H ig h Redwi g , Shi e ld H il l — 8 th Si l ly W hole .

— ’ th E sh i l l . 9 Low g Side , H iving 1 — ki I oth Middle Houses and S d es. — I I th Nest .

— r u 1 2 th Low Crag g and Upper D yb rn . — 1 3 th Low Lea H ouse . — E h il l 1 4 th Low s g and Garrig i l l Gate . th— 1 s Upper Lea H ouse and Turning s .

1 6 — M i dd1 e Sl a u th Crag g and g g yb rn .

H o I H le. f vy ouse. 3 2 TH E C H U R C H .

To the pews th ere were attache d metal labels i n dicating h o w each was appropriated . Th e ir appearance was somethi n g l ike this :

Six years later a Church Rate was

e e th e e levied for furth r r pairs , but whol

n e outlay was o ly four g uin as .

M R TO WI T CU BE LAND ,

’ A rate an d ass m en t m ade the 1 2th D a of M a y y, 1 75 8 on th e n a tan ts of the Cha e r of G arr , i h bi p l y i g ill , in the County aforesaid towards the n ecessary repai rs and other ch arg es of the Church of G arrig ill for the l ast year

John Whi te J ohn P armley Jo seph Walton R i c h ard B ell J o seph Teasdal e Jonathan an d E dmond Parmley C h ri sto ph er Vi c kers R obert B ru mwill and Party M ary Clemin son Wl lliam D obson

TH E C H U R C H .

There c an be l ittle d ou bt that Step l e “ e th e e - an d the e r fers to b l l cot , word Quir ’ sig n ifi es nothi n g more than the old sing ers w p e .

1 0 If the Church w ere buil t about 79 ,

e W e re as stat d by al lac , i t very soon n n 1 e tw o quired atte tio , for in 79 3 thes it ems appear

e n Jos . Oyston for r pairi g Church

s. 0 {4 3 d .

e W m . Dowson for r pairing Church

o . 5 3 0 5 . d

I n 1 8 2 0 th e n ere , Church wi dows w n e an d n ew o n e pai t d , a put in at a cost

1 1 . e e of 75 I 7 3 . d Smal l sums app ar y arly “ ” “ e n ew o e n for such it ms as lo k , r pairi g “ e e an d e fre g at , for mac n work , v ry “ n w quently for wal li g churchyard al l .

I n 1 846 there w ere very con sid erabl e sums spen t upon the bui ldi n g amounti n g £ to about 8 0 . The chi ef it ems of expense

‘ ’

M r. H a l d o n n e being for j oi r s work ,

£ 1 8 5 d . n n . £ 1 6 2 . 5 . d . 4 3 ; pai ti g , etc , 3 3 ; V W £ 1 s H . . i lson for wood , 7 g . ed . A R E R PAI S . 35

e stove pip , metal peg s , cushions , whi te washing and labour make up th e balance . The l arg est subscribe rs w ere Greenwich

s £ 1 . H o pital , 3 Messrs . Governor a n d £ 1 0 M . r. . T d el l £ 1 . Company , and Mrs y , 5 The col lection at the re - opening after

e . H o f s rmons by Rev . Salvin , V icar

n an d R ev . e u o te Alsto , Jos ph H ds n , Cura £ of Garrig i l l , broug ht in 4 55 . 4 d .

W e R n h n the ev . P . T . Lee e tered upon his work h ere in 1 888 th e Church

n - I i ke was a poor bar structure , thoug h the wal ls w ere substan tial an d sound . Its appe arance has been fort unately preserved i n a sketch by th e late M r. Charl es H icks who was th e D iocesan Architect at this time .

Porti ons of the fou n dation s of a forme r Church sti l l remai n underg roun d on the n south side of the presen t bui ld i g . r ’ CH AP TER V L.

TH E CLERGY .

G arri g il l has been a quasi - charg e fo r n several ce turies . Someti mes the V icar o f n a Alsto was also Cur te o f Garrig i l l . More often the A ssi stan t~ C u rate of Alston he ld

i i n 1 1 the Ga rri g l l appo tm ent . In 8 5 a

s e u . n er Par onag was b i lt Prior to this, a oth Th e a r n h h ouse was used as P so ag e . T e

1 8 - 1 i R ev . Blythe Hurst ( 4 2 84 5) res ded i n

o c n C ro ss i l l o s . Garrig i ll , cupyi g g H u e

Several attempts ha ve been made to present a l ist of the C u rates~ i n ~ c h a rg e Such l ists m ay be se en in th e topo g raphical works of H utchinson Hodg son Jefferson an d i n

’ Ran dal s S ta te of the C hurch u nder the h aconr o N orthumber land and i n A rc de y f , H exham P ecu li ar J u r i sdi cti on

h n e e e T e fol lowi g l ist , compi l d from th s authors and the Reg isters a t Ga rrig i l l rm r E R I s P O D . 37 and A I sto n is , the most complete which ha s yet been prepared

£53 3 Si r H V i ( die p . “ 7 o n J h de C ok ed o n . — 1 4 2 2 VVi l l-i a m Lambert — 1 2 2 o r i 4 R be t H lto n .

h s ear H nr 1 41 1 T i y e y V . died ( 3 7’ — b er St Ro t eh ynso n . 1 — 49 5 John El l ison . 1 — o 49 9 Th mas Grey .

- 1 5 1 7 D . Step h an eso n . 1 — n n 5 3 6 Joh Hym ers. “ s was the ear o f The Pi rima e of G r Thi y lg g ace . — t 1 5 58 Hen ry Y ai es.

n i z a eth a nd d h T s ear ue e E sc e t hron hi y Q l b e e T e . — n n W 1 577 A tho y atson . 1 ar of ston and rat f arr l V c Al Cu e o G ig il . — 1 578 John Hodg son . — — 1 579 1 58 5 John Stephe nson . — w 1 60 4 H erki n o l d Sep e rd .

m n our on r n h t h t m H a p to C t C fe e ce eld a t i s i e .

- 1 6 1 8 J ohn N elson .

- R . 1 6 2 4 . Young — 1 6 2 5 F . H i l l

Vicar of Al sto n and C urate of G arri g ill . r n mmo nw h Th e period o f The Civil Wa a d Co ealt . — 1 66 1 John L etratus.

>“ nd See Appe ix A. 8 3 TH E CL E R Y .

1 66 — 5 John Lee .

The ear of The reat P a e of L n y g l g u o don . 7 — John Ti l l . 1 68 — VVi l I i 3 am Stebert . 1 6 6— 9 N ich . W al ton . 1 2 8— 7 j ohn Topping . 1 1 — 1 n 73 Danie Hudso . V car of ston an d C rat f rri i Al u e o G a g ill . 6 — k 1 73 Thomas B i r o tt . — e 1 74 2 Chris . Gardn r .

‘ — 1 0 — 1 754 79 Thomas Lancaster . 1 1 0 — 1 8 — n V 79 3 3 Benj ami Jackson , icar of s e Th e Al ton , act d as Curate . fol lowi n g appear as assisti n g him at various ti mes : — — homas W nder 1 78 5 1 79 0 . 1 . T i ,

— ho mas K r who s ns h mse Garatas ro tem ore 2 . T i by , ig i lf p p , — 1 79 1 1 8 20 . — ose h ho m son who con t n es rom 1 79 4 to 1 798 . 3 . J p T p i u f — — eor e D awson 1 79 1 1 8 0 7 . 4 . G g ,

tes of T os. K r os . T o m son n D wso n v rla The da h i by, J h p a d Geo . a o e p . — W. H . L eec h 1 8 20 . 5 . ,

s five were a arentl r t ls n The e pp y C u a es of A to .

’ d n cco nts h r Sig ns War e s A u t is yea . + Thomas L ancaster was Curate of G arrig ill from

4 to 1 756 and V c ar of ston rom 1 75 6 to 1 790 . 1 75 , i Al f D uri ng the latter p eri od he ac ted as Curate of G arrig ill

As C rate of arr he rece ed £20 . H is al so . u G ig ill iv rr is amon the ston a r li cence to G a ig ill g Al p pe s. — 1 8 2 1 1 90 6 . 39

1 8 2 1 — 1 8 2 — 2 Robert W ood . 1 8 2 2 — 1 8 2 6— Thomas Jackson . 1 8 2 6— h J0 n Kirby . — 1 8 2 1 8 — i l a 7 3 3 Edward B g nd . 1 8 — 1 8 6— H 34 T 3 . T . C . H ine . 1 836 For some time the duty was taken V by Thomas Foster , icar of

Alston .

1 8 — 1 8 1 — 0 e 39 4 Ge rge Fl ming . 1 8 1 — m 4 j a es Steele . 1 8 1 — 1 8 2 — 4 4 Octavi us J ames . 1 8 2 — 1 8 — 4 4 5 Blythe Hurst . 1 8 — 1 8 — 4 5 4 7 Joseph H udson . 1 8 8— 1 8 1 — 4 5 John Burton . 1 8 1 — 1 8 6— 0 5 7 Ge rge Monkhouse . 1 8 6— a rnes W e 7 J lsh . 1 8 — 1 88 0 —W 77 . Muskett . — — 1 88 0 1 88 7 The V icar of Nenthead acted

as Curate of Garrig i l l . 1 88 8— 1 8 —P 95 . T . Lee . — — 1 89 5 1 899 8 . H . Greenway . — 1 — 1 899 90 1 C aesar Caine . — — 1 90 1 1 90 6 Herbert Satchel l . — W 1 0 T . 9 6 estg arth .

* rd B i l nd c m R ector of K r h h E dwa g a be a e i k aug . “ + I n 1 8 34 we have Thomas H arrison Officiating M n r i iste . 4 0 TH E CL E R GY .

Thi s l ist cannot be reg arded fina I , and it is mo re than l ikely that some day another searcher may fi l l up the g aps .

This l ist g oes back certa inly for 50 0 years .

2 R E C N STR CT F H E H H 4 O U ION O T C UR C . r i t ecal l i t to mind now , it is not of s imperfections I think . I t is not the decrepi t harmonium that I remember, but Joe who w e o t ork d her and humoured her , and g such music out of her as few org anist s w h o could , and the brave choir sung r to h e . It is not of the old cracked s n tove , g iving out more smoke tha heat , that I think , but of old Shield who e r i t i t g rumbl d ove , rattled , and com plained about i t. H e who had been brakesmen and stoker of one of th e fi rst e th e locomotives , and di d last of the old Parish Clerks ! The picture of the bare

’ sordid building is brig htened to my mi n d s fi u r s eye by the g e of John Blacklock , James f V ipond , Henry Mi ll ican , James Mof at ,

and a score of others who had not yet ,

thank God , j o ined the maj ority . A Church

is not only wood and stone , and of the flesh and blood which entered into th e old Garrig i ll Church I am proud to re memb er I g ained the ti tle

Althoug h i t was my fi rst Church it

* f r e e One o ou s lv s. D ES C R PT ON OF TH E H R H I I C U C . 43 was hard to be proud of it o n th e fi rst

Sunday I saw i t . m Let e recal l its appearance .

- O f packi n g case shape ; w ith corn ! p arati v el y l o w w h i te a w ash ed cei l ing ; oppressed w ith an unsig htly west g allery ; th e east wal l w as broken by a smal l siz ed sash window three sash windows of larg er size broke the south wal l ; W hile the door and two windows , similar to the east

th e window , looked out to the west ; ex panse of the north wal l was unbroken save by the fantastic desig ns drawn by the clamp on the one tim e white plaste r .

From the door to the e ast windo w ran a narrow aisle in which two persons n could barely walk abreast . O either side were narrow pews or pens bearing the names of each homestead in the Chape lry . These terminated two yards from the east ’ wal l leaving a narrow space as The Parson s

Preserve . The front two pews on the rig ht side were knocked into one to make th e si n g i n g pew ; the front two on th e left were simi larly treated to hold th e 44 R E C ON STR U C TI ON OF TH E CH U R CH .

Co se s at u i rp and mourner f nerals , and coa at w ordinary times . Th e centre p e on th e same side w as half c ut away i n order to m fo r m s v e th e e make roo a s al l to , p ip from which ran up to th e middl e o f th e ’ ce a s. u u . i l ing . The P rso n s P reserve w a c rio s Tw o yards w ide it extended from wai l to w F h o h al l . irst on t e n rth was t e V estry, tw o yards squ are . N ext came a thre e

ec er P i c u t d w o n e e . d k ulp t , o n to stor y

By th e sid e o f this. was th e bowl of an k st i ancien t font stan ding on a bric p ed e a . F i th e i s e u n er n ac ng a l , d the east wi dow , w as a sma l l tabl e i n fron t of which w as n room for only two C ommunicants to k e el . O n the south side o f the altar were tw o reading desks facing th e cong reg ation and ' w th e Parso n s pe .

Th e want o f rep air of this ed ific e c an b e g aug ed by the fact that I counted se venty rain stains on th e ceil ing my fi rst

wet Sunday .

' The Architect s first plan of resto ra

- tion was to turn the packing case i n to a. a a o n st nave , bu ild out ch ncel the ea THE "C S O T. 45 si ' de , with an org an chamber and vestry on the north , a smal l transept to balance it on the s outh , with a porch bapti stry n a d bel l tower on the west . The e stimated £ c 1 0 0 0 . ost of this desig n was But, alas ! w i n th e hen the tenders came , owing to cost of bui lding material in such a situa t o f ion , the lowest reached a sum

w as o u r e Thi s sum far beyond m ans, and , a m x t t t rm i n fter uch an ious houg h , we d e e c d to follow out to a certain e xtent the

a d e l in en o rig in l sig n , but to app y it a d iffer t W m anner . e took the east half of the

- n p acking case for our cha cel, throwing an a rch over from th e n orth to the south flo o r wall , raising the and leaving the

v s c h r a nd r e try , org an ambe t ansept to be

b ui l t at so me futu re date. The western ha lf of the packing - case w as used to com n mence the na ve, the i tention being to u ltimate ly pul l down the west wal l and

e xtend the Church in that direction ,

' bui lding baptistry porch and bel l tower

o n the new end The extention has ,

however , never been made , the nave ,

the refore, retains a curious disproportionate 6 R E TH E H R H 4 C O N S T R U C TI ON O F C U C .

a appear nce . N ew ecclesiastical windows were placed in the east and south wal ls , the building was re - roofed and cei l e d

- with wood , a heating chamber was excavated below the flo o r and th e seat i ng accommodation and fi tting s made x comfortable and seemly , thus e haust i ng the thousand pounds we had raised fi es fo r our rst r toration , and accompl ish i n o u r n g part , at any rate , of orig i al desig n .

O h Frida Ju 1 2 1 8 0 L y, y 5 , 9 , the ord Bishop of Newcastle visited Garrig il l to re - open the Church and hold a C o n fi rm ati o n .

The first part of the Service was taken A th e by the Rev . . Baldwin , of Alston , ru ddas second part by Canon C , Rural

Dean , the Bishop himself taking the

- r . r special e opening prayers . Dr Ruthe

V . ford , icar of Alston , read the Lesson

After an anthem by the Choir, and a

th e n Collection for Restoration Fu d , which

ld on was aced in the Chance and a o f t pl l , font for regular use was brought from Alston.

48 R E C ON ST R U C TI ON OF TH E C H U R CH .

1 8 . Sunday , March the 3oth , 94 In Septem ber the same year Oak Gates were added to the Churchyard , a donation from

’ Captain Rose s shooting party . C H A PT E R . VI I I .

TH E WEST W I N DOW—TH E PO RC H T H E C H U RC HY AR D—TH E PA RSO N A G E—STAB LI NG—TH E C H U R C H — H O U SE P REF ER M EN T .

The splendid advance i n Church l ife and ed i n th work, describ e p revious p ag es, w as effi ci entl ont h y c inued by t e R ev . S.

H . re wh w t G enway , o en into residence

October 1 0 th , 1 895 .

Th e new Priest - i n ~ch arg e resolutely set h imself to extend and consol idate th e Church wo rk so effectively i naug u rated by h i s predecessor.

The Church w as improved b y th e rem o val of tw o c ottag e sash windows - n and from th e West e d , the insertion of the ” present h andsome Gothic West windows

Owi ng to the decrease in the population it was decided not to extend the nave. 0 R E S OR ON 5 T AT I C ON T I N U E D .

A n entrance porch was also added W hich i s no t only an adornment to the Church , but h as proved a g reat comfort to the co a o ng reg ti n . The total cost w as about

£1 2 0 .

The Churchyard was then level led , planted with trees and provided with

footpaths . Al l the money needed for these purposes was o btained by the day the

r - Church w as e opened for Service .

Meanwhi le the Parsonag e was thoroug h l and y overhauled , new drains inserted

from the house to the river Tyne . Th e e Parishioners then spontaneously rected ,

e n n ar the Parsonag e , stabl i g for two

- e - horses , with coach hous and hay loft . Almost before this was fi n i sh ed a Com m i ttee was formed and plans accepted for the erection of a larg e hal l to seat u c 2 50 peopl e for S nday S hool purposes , i M ission Serv ces , Reading Room , and al l

other meeting s connected with the Church . H itherto a hired cottag e was the only structure avai lable for such purposes , and e it was altog ether inad quate . This new GA R R I GILL C H U R C H .

T I N D OW A N D P R C H . SH E WI N G WE S W O

5 0 .

PLAN S . 5 1

w as bui lding , cal led the Church H ouse , 1 8 8 1 60 opened D ecember , 9 , and about { n of the c ost had bee received .

The e plans for the Church Hous ,

& c R ev . Stabl es , . , were prepared by the

S . H . Greenway .

e d Early in 1 8 99 M r. Gre nway accepte V u l the icarag e of Fel l ing , and his s ccessfu work in Garrig i l l terminated . C E R X HAPT I .

T H E W EATH E R V AN E— T H E V E S 'I ‘ R Y A N D ITS F ITTIN GS— TH E C HU RC H H OUSE D EBT— V ARIOUS IT EMS It is necessary that I shal l now refer to the p eriod when I occu pied Garrig i l l

P arsonag e .

Duri n g my i n cumbency the principal repairs an d additions to the Church were the erection of th e the renewal of

V e th e th e W eather an , bui lding of the V an d th e 1 0 estry , removal of 7 debt on th e Church House . The W eather V ane had lost two of its

e an d l arg e lett rs , was so coated with rust e e n th at it refused to ob y the strong st wi d . n e I t had do e duty for half a c ntury , and

r - T h h a d to be practical ly e made . e work

e w as carri d out by the local blacksmith ,

ee . M r. J. Gr nwel l

V de Cha ter XI . i , p

R E R N N E D 54 S TO ATI O CO T I NU . i n W position by Miss Cowel l , and M iss al ton , i n h be alf of the lady col lectors . There were

six l £ 1 0 5 . 6d . l ady co lectors , who collected 3 i n two or three days in the Chap e l ry The amounts for the different districts w ere as fol lows

r . sar n n M r ohn R nw M s Cae Cai e a d s. J e ick The Villag e

M rs . nderson nehead A , Ty

M ss L . Wa ton R otherho e i l , p M ss rmstron Ash ill i A g , g M i Fawc tt ston R oad ss e , Al

£1 0 3 6

These amounts were laid on the ‘ stone pl aced in position by Miss W alton . Miss e wh o Cowel l , and the oth r ladies were

h e to av taken part , contributed 5 each . A t the close of the ceremony there was the a col lection on site , which realised £ over 2 . Other sums broug ht the t0 1 a1

‘ fo r the day to 3 2 4 s.

The form of service was arrang ed by an th the Lord Bishop of the Diocese , d e utmost care was taken to carry o u t

’ his Lordship s wishes in every particul ar . T H R H S H O WI N G T H E VES RY B U I L T I T H E N O R H s uns O F T H E C C T N 1 9 U ,

O pp . p . 5 4 .

D 56 R E S TO R ATIO N C ONT I N U E . — G rant The Admiralty — r n h rr n n F nd . a G a t T e B a i g to u . Other Contributions

£1 33 1 4 3

The entire cost of the bui lding (Builder,

Architect , Carting , Stone , Faculty Fee ,

& c . Lime , Furniture , Printing , ) was under

£ 1 50 .

It was intended that there should be £ 2 0 set a n o debt , and about was side from a Sale of W ork at the previous £ Christmas when 80 was raised , to provide extras V ag ainst in bui lding the estry . A t the last moment th e Admiralty clai m £ c d 5 65 . 0 d . for law expenses on the an d c c l si Church House Scheme , the E e asti c al Commissioners claimed £ 1 0 in payment for the Church House site l iabil ities of which no one locally knew anything . The result was that the l ittle reserve fun d had to be diverted from the V estry to the Church House sche me in e ord r to secure the deeds of that bu ilding . The whole £8 0 w en t to the Church Room V Fund , and the estry was opened wi th

T T T H B E R T WAT S O N I N T H E VE T T H E O M B S O N E O F C U S R Y.

S ee A fi/ en d z x H . O p p . p 5 7 .

8 R E R E 5 S TO AT ION C ONTINU D . of one who spent many of the best days of his l ife in the interests of both a old and young in the Ch pel ry .

Re ference has been made to the Church - House or Sunday School build ing s . Upon my g o ing to Garrig i l l the re

' remained on this building a debt of 1 0 7 in al l . such w as th e untiring ene rg y of the parishioners to remove this debt that I had the happiness to announce its extinction before I left .

H R H H SE N D C U C OU FU .

Sa e 1 899 l , Sa e 1 900 l , n h P G ra t by t e S . .C .K Advanced by the

£ 1 69 1 9 2

M ater a for Sew n Meet n s other G oods i l i g i g , .

Pr nt n etc . for Sa es i i g , , l , R epaid N ewcastle D iocesan Society

h N w a t n t . R epaid to t e e c s le D iocesa Socie y . B al ance paid to B uilder R ailing s (part o f School Scheme) E cc lesi astical Commi ssioners for Site B al ance paid to Cupboard B alance paid for Seats C H U R C H no uss D E B T . 59

L etters an d B oard for I nfants 1 1 9 0 B ooks and Cartoon s a e £8 ro m 1 I 5 0 , v lu f B lac ksmi th O 1 7 2 L aw Fees 5 6 0 Old D ebt at B an k 0 1 7 7

£1 69 1 9 2

Several other m inor works such as cl eaning and col ouring the Church ,

e to . recting boundary g lebe , etc involving x an d much e pense , were also carried out paid for . C P E R HA T X .

C H URC H O RNAM ENTS AN D FITTIN GS—TH E BELL—O L D P EW TER — PLATE—ALTAR — O RNAM ENTS EAGLE LECTERN .

Garrig i l l Church possesses an excel lent bel l . Under favourable conditions it h as been heard at the most distant parts of

Chapel ry .

Numerous mis - statements have been current concerning i t. I have often seen ” i t stated that i t was broug ht from Dilston 1 1 6 e m H all in 7 wh n J a es , the third Earl w xe of Der entwater, was e cuted for taking part in the Jacobite Rebel lion of 1 7 1 5 . W 1 6 al lace says it was cast in 7 5 , or a ft l ittle a er. T To put an end to al l th e controversy on matter I secured ,

V de B mer o o ra h of E ast C m er and 1 i ul , T p g p y u b l , 88 4 .

Wa a : on Moor . 64 . f ll ce Alst , p

6 2 C H U R C H O R NAM E NT S .

1 8 0 e In 7 , N ancy T asdale , for ring ing an d bel l cleaning churchyard , was pai d

s. an d 1 8 2 M u l c aster 7 , in 3 , James and “ ” n 1 0 8 . Ann Spark , for Tool i g Bel l ,

Garri g il l has several pi eces of interest - 1 i n g p ewter .

An cien tly the Altar vessels of the Church were in man y i n stan c es made of n n n p ewter . About the b eg i i g of the XII I Cen tury this al loy was cond emn ed for

n e to o sacred purposes , u l ss a Church was

poor to purchase si lver vessels . N ev erth e

e e e n e l ss , v ss ls of this material co tinu d to be used down to the beg i n n i n g of th e e u e XIX Century . In som Ch rch s pewter

e e o n n vess ls w re used ordi ary occasions , whi lst th e F estivals were marked by th e use of vessels of si lver .

Th e Garri g il l pieces are '

— A een n n flu ted e 1 . Qu A e porring r,

n e G . C . w ith two ha dl s , marked

“ Pe wder pl ates were i n c ommon h ouseho ld u se W d n r n h in G ar rig ill in J acobean times. oo e t e c ers were d roc er came n to use in th t also u se . C k y i e l a e XVI I I r Centu y .

' CHU R CH OR N A M EN TS .

’ I hnd this in the C hurchwardens a n : - 1 ccou ts 759 Pd . to Hannah Robin so n for d ri sen the l ining puder and ”

i . e Church , ., dressing the l inen , pewter, and Church .

w er n s Else h e , in the accou t , we read

p o wth er for pewter .

The Communion vessels belong ing to Garrig i ll consist of an Electro ~plate Cup and Paten made by James Di xon and Sons, Sh effi eld . The Cup is 8 inches

- t s hig h , bel l shaped bowl , g i l in ide, with moulded edg e . The Paten is 8 inches r w e h diamete , ith moulded edg 1 inc wide . Both are stamped

During th e incumbency of the R ev . wa tw e V se e S . H . Green y o oth r es ls w re a dded . 1 i I . A plated Flag on 9 5 nches hig h , by Bam by and R ust o f Hull .

s 2 . A Cup , of the ame material , and

e 6 . the same mak rs , inches hig h

These were a Thank -offering from Ann Edw ards

R GA R I GI LL C H U R C H .

TH E CHA N C E L .

C HAP T E R XI .

C HU RC H FURN ITUR E CONTINUED T H E FONT— OUT O F USE— A PEW TER V ESSEL— TI—I E FONT C LEAN ED— A SECON D FONT—RESTO RED

A T H IRD STON E .

t he 1 8 th e . . In year 35 Rev J Hodg son , V V icar of H artburn , isited Garrig i l l , and saw th e Church F lying in the

Churchyard .

In 1 84 1 the Rev. Octavius James entered upon his duti es as Curate - i n th e Charg e , and found Font sti l l lying as described by Hodg son .

w v esse 1 During this period a pe ter , T s and sometimes an ordinary mal l basin , was used for Baptisms .

The C lerk at this time was M r.

° de . 52 . Vi p + Vide p . 62 . TH E R E E R E M H E V . G O G ON K OU S . 67

Thomas Peart , to whom the Curate g ave i nstructions to clean up the o ld Font , w ith the view of placing it in its proper position within the Church . This worthy pro j ect w as duly acco mpl ished under th e

r . persona l supervision of M . James

I n 1 8 6 th e i c e o f 4 , during n umb ncy in the Rev . Joseph Hudson , when certa x th e repairs were being e ecuted , Font was ag ain displaced and p u t outside the r to x h Church doo , owing the e pense whic would be incurred by having i t properly

mounted on a stone base . When I l ived in Garrig il l there was more than one “ old resident who could remember this

second displacement . After a short tim e

i t was ag ain put in the C hurch , and

restored to reg ular use .

Thomas Peart remaine d C lerk fo r H o ffi c h some years . e was in e when t e u 1 8 1 Rev . Georg e Monkho se came in 5 , and continued in o ffi c e for six months

r. afterwards . M Monkhouse received from

e M r. James a recital of the vicissitud s of 0 the Font . T me the account was g iven 6 8 TH E FONT .

r by M . Monkhouse in the form of an affi dav i t n o w . , which I possess

Later th e Font was superceded by another stone broug ht from the mother

’

u St . n e Ch rch , Aug usti e s , Alston , wh n the whole interior of Garrig il l Church was re - model led during the incumbency of the

P T . . . 1 8 8 8 Rev . . Lee , M A ( But this time the old stone was not al lowed

to g o outside the bui lding . It was laid in a curtained corner on the south side of the Altar W ith other thing s which had i fal l en into d i susef This is how matters

stood in 1 899 .

o i c e n n Edward J y, Esq . , of Ble ki sopp

re - Hal l , had offered to pay for the erection of the old stone which was shewn to w him hen he visited the Church . There was also a strong wish on the part of many parishioners that this venerabl e Font should not be permitted to l ie

with lumber and rubbish . In this old Font many of the forefathers of th e

‘ V de N ote . 46. i , p

TH E O : R R H R H F NT GA IGI LL C U C .

O 3 pp . 1 . 69 . 1 1 1 1; R E R E D FONT S TO . 69

hamlet , who now sleep around their loved house of prayer, were baptized . This fact invested this piece of Church Furniture w ith associations such as coul d n ever attach themselves to the more recently erected Font from Alston . The work was a n ccordi g ly proceeded with , and a suitabl e Service“ to commemorate the occasion was

th 1 8 . held on October 4 , 99

The plans were prepared by Messrs . h arl w o o d H icks and C e , and the work

r . executed by M . Richardson of Kirkhaug h

The Alston Font is stil l retained , so tw o that the Church now has Fonts .

One fact abo ut the old Font is a W matter for sincere reg ret . hen lying in 1 8 1 8 1 the Churchyard , from 3 5 to 4 , the bowl part below the octag onal upper part

o . o f the Font , b re a device in low rel ief This disappe ared whi lst in th e hands of

Thomas Peart . Any one who examines

’ the Fo n t c an d etect th e ski l led mason s chisel marks on the u pper squared part ,

' w hi lst the bow l pa rt is hacked by an 70 TH E FONT .

unpractised hand . Possibly there was on the stone some ecclesiastical symbol ism

f So th e wh ich of ended the Clerk . old W Font (long may it be treasured) i l l , o unfortunately , g down to posterity inj ured , and to some extent defaced by the Parish ’ C lerk s meddlesomeness .

Some time ag o a vi l lag er announced that the Font in the Church was made by Thomas Peart , and that the ancient

Font w as in his own private possession . I made person al appl ication to him to

m e V e w favour wi th a i of the rel ic , but

e e . N o w i th r I was promptly r fus d , f e e be a nother F on t i n exi tence s , none of the

e e foreg oing stat m nts are affected . I t only proves that Garrig il l Church has three

two. e o n Fonts , not I hop the third F t, e n if g enuine , wil l be r tur ed , by some to means , to the Church which i t belong s . From the description I have heard of this third stone I think it may be a Stoup for Holy W ater . For some further particulars the reader is referred to Appendix B .

7 2 TH E C I I U R C H WA R D E N S .

— a o 3 . A century and a half g the rel ig ious bitterness which to - day often forbids a dissenter being interested in his district Church did not exist “? In this ! m matter , alas there has been a la entable n loosening of the bond of Christia charity . — 4 . The duty to serve as warden n would come by tur to a woman , or some one not desiring to occupy the post . In these circumstances another person w ould serve instead . Thus the land

’ opposite a warden s name does not

ri l nc essa y indicate his residence , but the ' e n holding he r presents , his own or a other s .

- w e s 5 . The fol lo ing w re ome of the duties of the Churchwardens :

co ec ted and s ent th e rch r (1 ) Th ey ll p Chu ate . (2) Were ex-ofiic io Trustees of the D ay School d n B uil i g s.

3 o nted and a d the a e consta ( ) App i p i vill g ble .

4 R e e ed the oor and in art c ar o d r ( ) li v p , , p i ul , s l ie s ass n thro h the a p i g ug vill g e.

5 S er n ten ded the wor of the road r ( ) up i k su veyor. — (6) E xtermi n ated vermi n a pri ce being fixed h u on t e ead of e er fox otter &c . p h v y , ,

* The sc hi sm at R edwing h ad become extremely

de C a ter . feeble . Vi , h p xix H FO G . 73 — 6 . Among their pri v i leg es were

(1 ) A j o urney to N ewcastl e yearly at th e expense o f h ar sh for h n t e p i t e Vi sitatio .

the S en 5 U sually y p t £ . (2) A di nner with the princ ipal pari shioners at h n h r n t e expe se of t e pat o .

— 7 . O i the items which refer to fabric repairs some are of special interest . This , “ : 1 for instance , is interesting 2 poke ful l

2 5 . 0 d . 0 of Fog g , F g is the local word for Moss was used for packing between the flat stones with which the Ch urch is roofed .

The fol lowing in 1 733 is explanatory For g etti n g coals and taking l ime out e ruddl en i t of y ki ll and g , bring ing to ye i t F o Chapel and working , g etting g and s bring ing i t ready for stopping { 1 6 . 6d .

The same practice prevai ls elsewhere .

A Shropshire V icar wrote in th e Chu rch. 2 1 0 : Ti mes, March 4 , 9 5 In this part of

' the worl d our ro o fi ng used to be done with roug h spl it stones ; part of my house

The aftermath is al so call ed fog or fog g rass. R E N 74 TH E C H U R C H WA D S .

and my stables are sti l l roofed in this

manner . The stones are not as cleanly s w pl i t as slates are , and consequently sno n often blows i . To obviate this the roof m —i a is ossed , moss is packed in between

the stones . I have had some mossing to ” th e t do , and know value of i .

The use of fo g in Garrig i ll district in roof construction is sti l l

common .

The twelve poke (bag s) ful l of ” fog g could easi ly be used in repairing

so larg e a roof as that of the Church .

1 8 In 79 , we have this item in the

Parish Books . For repairing the Stable

belong ing the Parish 6s. 9 d .

This Stable , used by persons riding

to the Services at Church , occupied the

S W . corner of the Churchyard . The site is easi ly discovered by continuing the

l ine of the south wal l westward . I have not been able to discover how the site became al ienated .

6 7 TH E C H U R C H WA R D E N S .

1 8 - — h m 73 9 T o as Vipond of Skiass. omas n urn Th Vipo d of D ryb .

l 42— o h n m th 7 J S i . h T omas B rown .

1 4 — h m n 7 3 T o as Watso . h r R i c a d Wall as. — 1 745 Joseph Walton . h n n J osep D icki so .

1 4 — h n n 7 6 Josep D i cki so .

Jo seph Wal to n . 1 — h 750 Jo n Vipond . — * 1 75 3 R alph Watson . r st her c r C h i op Vi a s. — 1 75 4 Joh n Walton . R r B r ll obe t omm we . 1 h 75 5 J o n Walton .

— r r 1 75 6 R obe t B umble . n on Jo h Wal t .

— h r 1 757 William A rc e .

R obert B land . — 1 758 William B ateson . n I saac Vipo d .

— h ma ond 1 759 T o s Vip . John Vipond — 1 N cho as V ond D r burn . 760 i l ip , y

W am B ateson L ow H o ses. illi , u

—W am B ateson rn n 1 61 . 7 illi , Tu i g s

h omas V ond Skides. T ip , — omas Pearson n h 1 762 Th . Ty e ead .

ohn Parm e H owburn . J l y ,

s n ar we e ec ted Pa r Th A i g ul ly ll x u pe . e account is

r ndered on 23 rd . Au . 1 754 but th e e , g , expenses are for

ar E aster 1 753 to E aster 1 4 . the ye , 75 TH E S C E D L I T ONTINU . 77 — l 6 ohn Sm th B l ea ate . 7 3 J i , g W am I l etheri n ton neh ad illi g , Ty e .

— n 1 764 N one g ive . — 1 lliam H ether n to n H o e . 1 765 W i g , l W am Wh te H o wburn illi i , . — h ra H . 1 7G5 Josep C g g . ill

ho mas Wa ton N est. T l , — 0 hn Coul tard H h E sh ill . 1 766 J , ig g

hn a ton L ow R odru . Jo W l , p — m n E ot L ee H o se . l 767 Si o lli , u

se h L ee F att. Jo p , l — h nwick L ow E sh ill . 1 768 John R e , g

hn Parm e L ow R odru . Jo l y , p — hn Wa ton S H o e . 1 769 Jo l , illy l a L ow L e H o J oshu a St g g , e u se .

’ — - h easda e L tt e G . 1 770 Josep T l , i l ill

r E mmerson E s iI I - s d G eo g e , g i e . — H mes L ow Cra . 1 771 Thos. ol , g

hn Sm th H h Cross ill . Jo i , ig g — 1 2 homas H od son L ow H o se R odru . 77 T g , u , p n wdon E sh ill sid John S o , g e.

— rra h L ow Cross ill 1 773 John Cu g , g .

h ond M dd e Cra . Josep Vip , i l g g

— am Sh e d Sna er G 1 774 Willi i l , pp ill .

hn K ndred Sl a ie B rn . Jo i , g g u — H h 1 5 J0 hn Wa ton Cra , 77 l , ig g g

R o t. Sta G atehead . b g g , — h r 1 776 Joshu a A rc e .

B romwe . R obt. ll — 1 777 I saac Vipond .

R ichd . D odd.

“ hn D d on ser ed th s ar f Jo avi s v i ye or one warden . 8 H E 7 T C HU R C HWA R D E N S .

1 7 8— ose h Wi n s ill 7 J p g .

hos . ond T Vip .

1 7 9— ose h n 7 J p Wi skill .

h B and . T os. l

1 — I n 780 saac Vipo d . h r R ic a d D odd . 1 8 1 — ohn nd 7 J Vipo . G eor R am g e say .

1 78 2— homas ond T Vip . G eor R m a g e a s y . 1 8 — hom 7 3 T as Watson .

J ohn Watson . — 1 84 . H th r n n 7 Jos e e i g to . ri k n U t c Walto . 1 —J0 hn ndr d 785 Ki e . h m m h T o as S it .

1 — R r L n r 786 obe t a caste .

Jos. Watson . — 1 787 Thomas Kidd. hn n Jo Ki dred. — m E 1 788 Si on lliot.

Wm . odd T . 9—W am h 1 78 illi Curra .

John White . 1 9 — homas V ond 7 0 T ip . ohn Wat on J s . — 1 79 1 R obert B ell . h m T o as White . — 1 792 Jacob R itson . n h n r n A t o y M a ti dal e . — nth n M ar nd 1 79 3 A o y ti ale . hn E d r Jo g e . — 1 79 4 John E dg er .

Thomas Watson .

80 TH E H R H W R D EN C U C A S . — 1 8 1 3 ohn S ac To wn meado w heads. J l k ,

ohn C rra h Cross ill . J u g , g — 1 8 1 4 S ac N est. John l k ,

ohn B radwe G ate . J ll , — 1 8 1 5 ohn S ac B lea ate. J l k , g

homas B rown B n . T , ivi — 1 8 1 6 oh n S ac F at. J l k , l

R a h V ond H h G t Foot. lp ip , ig a e — 1 8 1 ohn S ac H h and L ow H o . 7 J l k , ig Silly le R a h V ond L ow G ate Foo lp ip , t. 1 8 1 8— ohn S ac ow ra J l k , L C ig . * homas Peart rnen . T , Tu s — 1 8 1 9 ohn Fairl amb M iddleora . J , g Watson H h n homas R ed . T , ig wi g 1 8 2 — homas Watson Skide 0 T , s. homas H ether n ton T i g , — 1 8 21 ohn V ond R edw n . J ip , i g

ohn Wa ace Fewsteads. J ll , — 1 8 22 homas V ond D r burn . T ip , y homas Shaw Sh e d H T , i l ill . — 1 8 23 ose h Pearson M dd e H o ses. J p , i l u se h Watson D r bu n Jo p , y r . 1 24— ose h Pearson L owhou 8 J p , ses. ose h Watson H h R od rh J p , ig e ope. 1 8 25—Chr sto her M offat Sl a burn i p , g gy . h H a W nd ose H a . J p ll , i y ll 1 8 26— homas Wa es L tt e G L owh T il , i l ill , ouse. W am Coats D oddberr and B eld illi , y y. 1 8 27— ose h Vart as s st t te for ho J p y ub i u T s. Taylor of B n ers H and W am B ai n r d u k ill , illi b i g e, and ohn Scott for L onin head n J , g , bei g one tene ment W am Coats for R o ert H od s n ; illi b g o ,

E s . for L tt e G en m q , i l ill T e ent.

Turning s. TH E S C E D L I T ONTI NU . 8 1

8 2 - — 1 7 8 homas V o nd L ow R odderu . T i p , p

o se h R en w c L ower E sh illside . J p i k , g

- — 1 8 28 9 E merso n D c nson H e h E sh ill side. i ki , ig g

o se h R e nw c nehead J p i k , Ty . — 1 8 30 n tho n Siddel L ow E sh ill . A y , g

ose R en w c H e h Lee H o se. J ph i k , ig u

- — 1 8 1 o h n urrah H h E sh ill . 3 0 J C . eig g

ose h R e nw c H o w ill S e . J p i k , g ik

- — 1 8 3 1 2 m Coats H ol e . Willia ,

o se h R e nw c H e h Cross ill . J p i k , ig g

- — 1 8 3 2 3 Wm . Co ats for ose and ohn H os i tel e ne , J ph J , p T me nts T nehead an d , y ,

o se h R e nw c for I sa e a Watso n L o w Cross ill . J p i k , b ll , g — o n H od son o wn M eado w H ead s . J h g , T

e h R e n wiek G atehead. Jo s p , — - ohn B rown I v enement. 1 8 34 5 J , y T

so n N est. J o h n H odg . — - r e Peart G arr G ate Foo t. 1 8 35 6 G eo g , ig ill

h n easd al e E on ate . Jo T , l g — - ond G arr l G ate Foo t. 1 8 3 6 7 J am es Vip , ig il

dam B e F att. A ll , l — b H olm rn n s . 1 8 38 T os . fi Tu i g

m B S H o e. Ada ell , illy l — hos. H o m R edw n . 1 839 T l , i g

idson N ether Cra . R obt. D av , g — n Skides. 1 840 J 0 hn Watso ,

h H o mes M dd e Cra . T os. l , i l g

— H o mes H h Cra . 1 8 4 1 Thomas l , ig g

tson D r burn . Joseph Wa , y

* h o n t. here ar There i s a li ttle confusio n at t i s p i T e

for the same ear. two sets of Wardens apparently y t H o lmes 8 2 E TH C H U R CH WA R D E N S . — 1 842 ose h Watson H h R otherho e . J p , ig p

homas H o mes Fewsteads. T l ,

- — 1 842 3 I saac V ond D r bu rn . ip , y

homas H o mes Sh e d H . T l , i l ill

- — 1 843 4 Th0 mas S ar Sl a bu rn . p k , g g y

G eor e Sw nd e M iddlehou ses. g i l ,

- — 1 844 hn Watso L wh uses. 5 Jo n, o o

Wm . Wa ace L owhou ses. ll , '

- — 1 8 45 6 Ste hen H od son L ittle ill . p g , g

homas Watson D odberr . T , y

- — 1 846 7 H u S ar L oan n H ead . gh p k , i g

homas Parm e L ow R otherho e . T l y , p

- — h n 1 847 8 Jason Step e son . hom P rm T as a ley .

- — 4 oh n Yo n H owburn . 1 8 8 9 J u g ,

o e h R enw c N ether E sh ill S de . J s p i k , g i

- — 8 49 0 . Pearson S ac H h L ee H o u se . 1 5 Jos l k , ig

homas S ac U er E sh ill S de . T l k , pp g i

1 8 49 -5 0— ho mas S ac Ash ill and oh n M l can T l k , g , J i li , n or for ose h S ac and o n M can ju i , J p l k J h illi , H h and M dd L ee H o s ig i le u e.

1 8 50 - 1 — homas S ac Ash ill an d ohn Watson L ow T l k , g , J ,

L ee H o se and H ow ill S e. u , g yk

1 - 2— Th 0 mas S ac Ash ill nd osh a M u l caster 1 85 l k , g , a J u , ro ill H ig h C ssg .

1 8 2 - —W am L ow Cross ill and o se h V ond 5 3 illi Gill , g , J p ip , n ad Ty eh e . — 1 53 - 4 E dward R a ne G ate H ead and W am G 8 i , , illi ill , h T e H ole .

5 4—5 — W am B rd I v H o se and ohn H od son l 8 illi i , y u , J g ,

de H ead Ten em ent . Si ,

- — am B rd G ate Foot and oh n H od son 1 855 6 Willi i , , J g ,

N est.

8 TH E H 4 C U R C H W A R D E N S .

- — 1 8 71 2 homas B e L ee H o se and ohn H th r T ll , u , J e e i ng ton Ash ill d , g Si e .

- — 1 8 72 3 ohn S dd e L ow Ash iH and oh n Wi nson J i l , g , J lki , Low L ee H ouse .

- — 1 8 73 4 I saac C rra h West Ash ill and ohn u g , g , J Slack , M dd e Cross ill i l g .

- — 1 8 74 5 G eor e P c er n ne H o se and r g i k i g , Ty u , R obe t D ent C ross ill , g .

- — 1 8 75 6 H en r M can ate H ead and R o ert D e nt y illi , G , b , Th e H ol e .

1 8 6 - —W 7 7 am B . B rown I v H o se and hom illi , y u , T as

R chardson N est. i ,

- — 1 8 77 8 ohn H ether n ton G ate Foot and aco m J i g , , J b S ith “ for Cow G ap?

1 878 - 9— ose h n J p R e wi ck . * 1 8 79 - 80 —M atth w B r m e a well . — 1 88 0 -1 m Ward Sk des and homas P c er n Willia , y , T i k i g ,

Silly B ole .

1 88 1 -2—Peter V ond D r burn and ohn D a dson ip , y , J vi r C aig .

1 8 8 2 -3— ohn Watson H h R odderu and ohn B e J , ig p, J ll r C aig .

- — 1 88 3 4 ose h Vart R odderu and M . Shaw Sh e d J p y , p , , i l

H ill . t

- — 1 8 8 4 5 homas Kearton and Fr end H erdman . T , i

- — 1 8 85 6 H . ac son and C . H ard . J k , y

- — 1 88 6 7 H . ac son and O. H ard . J k , y

* d M . E . fu lfill ed the N o appoi n tment recorde . duties of the Othee . “ h estr m n tes e no n ame bu t Th e + T e V y i u giv , ” occupier of Shield H ill . TH E O L D R E R O D LO S T . 8 5

V y ee 6 1 In the estr m ting , May , 886 , th e qu estion was raised as to the wisdom of electi n g by rotatio n accordi n g to Ten e ments . From this date th e old order of election entirely disappears .

- — 1 8 8 7 8 H enr Wa ton and onathan Carr. y l , J

- — 1 88 8 9 H enr Wa ton and en B e . y l , Juli ll

1 8 89 - 9 0 — ohn H a W n d H a and ohn H od son J ll , i y ll , J g , a r Part n W te i g s.

1 890 - 1 — H ether n ton Sna er ill and Ph on John i g , pp g , ilips

M can n ehead . illi , Ty

1 8 9 1 — oh n rmstron Ash il] and Tom R enw c J A g , g , i k , n h d Ty e ea .

1 8 9 2— homas R chardson Ash ill and Tom R enw c T i , g , i k , h Tyne ead .

— homa R enw Ash ill and H enr M can 1 89 3 T s ick , g , y illi ,

G atehead .

1 894

1 8 95 H nr can G atehead and homas R enw c e y M illi , , T i k . 1 8 9 6 Ashgill . 1 89 7

— hn H a l nd N cho son nderson . 1 898 Jo l , a i l A

1 899 1 9 00

nderso n and ohn R enw c . 1 9 0 1 N icholas A , J i k 1 90 2 1 90 3

1 90 4 n H o w B rn and ohn H a Thomas Walto , u , J ll ,

1 90 5 Windy H all . 8 6 TH E H R H W R E N C U C A D S .

It wil l be interesting to il lustrate the duties of th e Ch u rchwardens apart from the maintenance of the Church fabric .

— n r I . A ent y in the acco unts of the Constable for the year 1 80 5 i l lustrates the fact that the Co n stable was respon sibl e ' to the W ardens :

Feb . 1 4 , 1 805 . R eturned by H anag e D obson Constable to th e " h hward nts i c 4 d. present C urc e (s ) £ 3 9 . 0

This was h is balance i n hand .

Th e fol lowing is a specimen of a Bal ance Sheet of the Constabl e

1 88 . March 7 , 7 “ Isaac Teasdal e the Old Constable n Made u p his Accounts to J as . W atso m ’ "5“ present one . The a ount of the Sess is

o l d . £7 1 6s . z Paid to Ralph V ipond for ye l ast year 0 8 6 For Purveys and c arri n g (si c) them 3 o o

m n A ssess e t.

88 TH E C I I U R C H W A R D E N S .

— r on 1 772 Joseph E mme s . — 1 773 Tho m as H odg son . — 1 775 Joseph Teasdale . — 1 776 Thomas White . — 1 eor e B romwe Lo w R othero u . 777 G g ll , p — l 779 John Walton . — 1 78 0 Stephen H odg son . — h m h 1 78 1 Josep S it . 2— h dd 1 78 —J o n To . 1 h n a t n 78 3 J o W l o . — 1 78 4 William H unt . 1 78 5 — 1 78 6 B aI ph Vipond . — 1 78 7 I saac Teasdale . — 1 78 8 J ames Watson . — l 789 John Jonstone . — 1 790 John Wallas. — 1 79 1 Joe. Win skiel .

— w r 1 792 fJohn Co pe . — 1 79 3 Joseph Watso n . — 1 794 Jo seph R en wic k . — 1 795 J ames D icki nson . — n n 1 79 6 J ames D i cki so . hn r Jo Spa k . — h r n ton 1 798 William H et e i g . — 1 79 9 William H ethering ton . — h 1 8 00 Jo n Sl ack . — 1 80 1 John Slac k . — h n a 1 80 2 Jo Sl ck . — n 1 80 3 John D obson of Aldsto . — n 1 80 4 H anag e D o bso .

“ I n 1 78 5 William H un t makes up his accounts bu t

n w o nsta e i s n amed . H e cont n ed i n offi no e C bl i u ce .

D ate has een a tered to 1 791 in R e t r 1 b l g i s e . 8 TH E M AN O R co unt . 9

It appears that soon afte r this th e electio n of th e Constabl e becam e the duty L o w b er of Manor Court sitting at y ,

Alston .

I have taken the fol lowi n g from th e Records of the Court :

M AN OR OF Th e Court L eet and vi e w of Fran k A L STON pledg e of our Sovereig n L ord the M OOR Ki ng wi th the Co urt B aron and Custo m ary Co u rt o f the Co mmi ssio ners and Governo rs

of the R o a H o s ta fo r Seamen at G reen w ch in th y l pi l i , e o nt of Ke nt L o rds of th e sa d M anor ho den at the C u y , i l Lo w er i h and fo r the sa d M ano r on Fr da the by , i , i y , s teent da of Oc to er 1 8 1 2 e ore H enr D o n ix h y b ; b f y ix ,

nt man steward of the sa d Co rt. g e le , i u

The names of the Jurors

M r o n L tt e . J h i l B E lliott e sd al e Tl x p so n W . Watso n gz 1 o n d fiegw1 ng p Watson J ‘ J ohn Shield sworn J ~ 3 1 0 13 3 41 35 0 11 J o h n R obi n son m th J . S i Willi am R obson

M . Char to n Joh n Parmely l

W h o being sworn and charg ed , present as fol lows

W n f Skides i n G arr We p resent Thomas atso o ig ill ” h of G arr . to be Constable for the Towns ip ig ill 0 9 TH E C H U R C H WA R D E N S .

The Court presented ag ain in 1 8 2 0 .

n 1 0 U der date of 1 3 th Oct . 8 2 we have

We presen t Th om as Wailes of L ittle Gill to be " o n ta f r C s ble o the town ship o f G arrig ill . — I I . The fol lowing abstracts from the \Vardens ’ papers refer to the repair and maintenance of the roads .

“ m r nd L h Cu be la eat Ward .

To the Constable of th e D ivision of G arrig ile in the Par sh of ston in th a d o n i Al e s i C u ty .

Whereas Compl ain t and I nformati on on Oath of John D icki n son of G arrigileg ate in the Pari sh and Co un ty aforesaid at a private Session held at Penrith for the sa d ward hath th s D a een made e ore us i , i y b b f , , that the several persons whose n ames are in the shedule here n der wr tten art c ar ment oned I nh a tants u i p i ul ly i , bi with in the said D ivi sion of G arrig ill i n the Pari sh of Al ston aforesaid h ave severely made default in perform i n g thei r statue work or six D ays L abour within the sa d D s on a t o h d Sommond to er orm the i ivi i , l h ug , uly p f sam e the sa d o hn D c nson ate S r e or of the , by i J i ki , l u v y

R o ads w th n the sa d D s on . We do there ore i i i ivi i , f , hereby require you imediately to sumo n the same se era erson s t at the erson al a ear e ore us or v l p h y p y pp b f , ’ some oth er of H is M aj esty s Justi ces o f th e peace for for the sa d Ward an d Co n t o n T esda the tenth i u y u y , D a of Octo er n ext at the N ew eo r e i n Penr th at y b , G g i , ten in the orenoon at a Pr ate Sess on h n n f , iv i t e a d

2 H E 9 T C I I U R C H WA R D E N S .

R eso t on I — h lu i st . T at it i s ag reed at thi s meeti n g to h ave a perm anen t otficer of the hig h ways with an an nual salary of fi ve pounds

R eso t on 2n — hat h m r h lu i a, T t e sa e pe son w o i s appoi nted for the Pari sh of Alston be chosen for arr G ig ill .

R eso t o n 3 rd —Tha h lu i . t if t e said ofii cer fail to g ive sati sfac tio n at a. leg al meeti ng called by the said Chapelry he m ay be dis c h arg ed by a maj ority of the said n mee ti g .

h ma D c n o n . r h r H h n n T o s i ki s A t u utc i so .

m n M n . Th o as Sh aw. J o h illica

d am E o tt . Tho mas Pear on A lli s .

Pearson . n . n J o seph J o Watso .

nd . h P r n J oh n Vipo Jo n ea so .

o t . T ma r nw l Joh n St u ho s G ee el .

h S ac . ohn e mentso n Jo sep l k J Cl .

h ac o n E l o tt. J o n Sl k . J h l i

r Wm . Coats. H en y Wilki n son .

Two years later we h ave the fol low i n g about a road which sti l l awaits the att ention of the parish

M a 23 1 828 . y , At a Vestry meeti n g thi s D ay h eld pursuant to i c n ot ce it i s a reed a ma or t of the ih publ i , g by j i y h abi tan ts o f G arrig ill To wnship that the road l eading fro m L o w H o use s to Shi e ld H i ll Top i s n ot to be

r ared the Par sh that the w s ffer an nd ct ep by i , y ill u i i

ment . V E R M IN , 9 3

ho mas D aw so n T o m as S m so n o se h P r T , h i p , J p ea so n h o nd o n i S ac o se V S ac Wm , J p i , J h , . V o nd l k p l k p , m o nd J ose h R e u wick a es V ohn C o a . p , J ip , J ts — I I I . There are many references to the destruction of Vermin such as the fol l ow i ng m V Skid To Tho as ipond , of y for a Fo w m ert h e ad

W n W e To Joseph atso , of eardal , for a fo x T head 0 5 o

A Pol ecat.

r L o m ard in The Church Times M arch 24 t P ete b , 1 90 5 h as thi s note :

dent sends me rom N orth m er an d A correspon f u b l rom his ar sh acco n ts of mone a numbe r of entri es f p i u y ’ d the rate e n l 2a. for a fox p aid for foxes hea s, b i g ’ do n t no w how c o n cu b . I an d 6d . for a k publi pi h at art of the w or d but t ere io n stan ds now i n t p l , h d n at on i n the So th o er s c h wo uld be fierce i n ig i u v u t r i n John L eech had a c e P u nch p aymen ts . pi u

- n art wa n w th a oo o nce of a cleric al lo oki g p y lki g i b k ,

rs are r d n ast hi m, one of and two fox hun te i i g p

hat e o w. To m no w ed e sa s L oo k at t f ll y k l g whom y , o es and et he oes a o t w th h e h as killed two f x , y g b u i ' " der his arm a hymn boo k u n

this. The o erness as s Ah E ssex rector caps g v k ’ “ Wh was dam t rned he s re s son , y her pupil , t qui A u " “ D nno m ss erha s rad se R e inald ? u , i ; p p out of Pa i , g " he shot a fox. 94 TH E c nU c wm ns .

I n 1 2 74 , one pound two shi l l ing s was an d paid for Foxes Foul Marts .

1 W o t In 747 , il l iam Johnston g one shil l i n g for two otter .

This Chapter may be appropriate ly concluded with a few odds an d ends in

c h i efl the way of entries . They are y curiosities in the way of spel ling

‘53 G arg es at Po m Sunday and Good Frida .

r i r o o 5 John Pattison for a P a b k 5 . 6d .

C h erg e for a sh o u l g er 2 n ig hts by v artu e o fisers I S of a pas to parish , .

Paid to John V ipon d for a n ew p u e

63 . and won day repairing seats ,

P a m nda was one of the reat da f th ar l Su y g ys o e ye . The c dre n were c atec h sed i n Ch rc h and a era hil i u , lib l all o wan ce in refreshments was allowed to vi sitors who m r r n d c a e f om fa a d wi e .

6 9 TH E R E GI S T E R S .

John Currah .

J oseph Slack . n Ralph V ipo d .

Thomas Brown . W h J ohn hit eld .

Georg e Swi n dle .

Isaac V ipon d .

W i ll iam Gre enwel l . V n j ohn ipo d . n Joseph V ipo d .

Thomas W atson . m Thomas S ith . e J am s B el l .

Thomas Archer.

From this time the various books ” a n e e e d pap rs w re k pt in an iron Kist .

This safe of the G eorg ian days cost the Chapelry ten pounds .

’ In the Churchward ens accounts under

e 1 8 1 8 1 dat J uly , 3 , we have

n £ rs. 6d . To a iron Chist , 9 £ 0 d For carriag e 0 1 3 s. .

Chest. R E A GI S T E R O F NON C ONFO R M I S TS . 9 7

This box is sti l l in use .

Parchment was used for the Reg isters I n 1 e unti l a late period . 754 l even shil l ing s “ ” was paid for a parchmen t R edch ester.

The o ldest Reg ister of Garrig il l Chapel ry is kept at Alston with the oldest Alston Reg ister, as one book .

The entries belong ing to Garrig i l l are as fo l lows :

I ’ ‘ — 1 BA P I I SM S : 1 0 2 1 . 7 4 72 9 .

Here we have a most uni que feature . I have not heard of the l ike in any other parish A distinct Reg ister of

Nonconformists . This covers the pe riod — n from 1 70 4 1 7 2 8 . The No conformists w ere (1 ) the Presbyterians i n troduced by B urnand 2 of Brampton , or ( ) the Independents “ who fol lowed John Davy , the preacher at the house of Reg i n ald W alton at Tyne h ea d . T

‘ h r are rea two o o s fo r the G arr l T e e lly b k , ig il h f p archme n t is l e ss than t at o Al sto n .

t ses Chap ter xix . 8 1 11 13 R E E 9 GI S T R S .

— 1 I I . MARRIAGES : 1 699 730 . 1 — I II . BU RIALS : 699 1 7 2 9 .

The Garrig il l entries are earl ier than t l hose of A ston by two years . It is a l ocal tradi tion that a l l records prior to

1 6 s i n 99 were ent to Durham . I have v estig ated this matter an d h nd that the re r are Garrig i l l Reg iste s at Durham , but the earl iest is dated 1 760 . Th e earl i est parish reg isters at Durham on ly d a te fro m 1 74 2 Prior to th at th ey w ere r destroyed by fi e .

Besid es the ori g inal R eg ister th ere is

o e e e ed a c py very car ful ly x cut . This copy is en dorsed : Copy of Reg ister of the Parish of Alston I st e 1 0 6 n commencing . S pt . 7 a d ending

th 1 2 . e e th 4 March , 7 9 Copi d by ord r of e

R ev . e e A D . 1 1 1 Archd acon Thorp , 8 , by me

John Coulthard .

A t the en d there is a c ertific ate

W e th e n n , u dersig ned , having perused a d

e e examin d this copy , Do c rtify it to be

E E R 1 0 0 TH E R G I S T S .

Here is a specimen of the Latin entries

El izabetha Reveren di V i c a rij de Alsta N icholai W alton hi l ia sacro X ti ano m Ritu aspersa fuit Decimo O c to b ri s M il l i esi mo Sep ti ng en tes m o Sexto .

Translation

“ z El i abeth , the daug hter of the Rever en d W V N icholas alton , icar of Alston , b n n was baptised ( y sprinkl i g ) , accordi g to the sacred rite of th e Christian Church

'

l o th e 1 0 6 . (Christians) , on the of Octob r , 7

I have commended for beautiful p en

th e e e manship copy of this R g ister , mad 1 8 1 1 by John Coulthard , in . But the n an copyist was i g orant of Latin , d these La tin entries are dreadful ly blundered in his copy . The Greek entry is an attempt at

an d e e composition , not a m re use of Gr ek

- e characters , but one word is mis sp l t and in an other a mascul i n e form is used w here a femi n ine en di n g is required ' e The writer has also us d archaic l ig atures . A L S TO N G R AM M A R SC H O OL 1 0 1

Here is the entry j ust as I copied i t.

016 6 6 0 1 1 01 9 1 01 n v ytoxs

the Translated , allowing for errors , entry reads

’i‘ Richard VVa l l asse the Grammar Sch ool Master and Ma ria Little were united to become j oint burden bearers in the i h d issoluble bond of Holy W edlock o n th the 2 4 of May ,

h re has near er shed and this The writing e ly p i , word h as been read to visi to rs as U ni ac ke (an r I r h N ame bu t th s is certal nl an erro . i s ) , i y C H A P T E R XI V.

T H E C H URC HYA RD—W’ A LLAC E ’S ACCOUNT— C RITI C ISM— EARLY BU RIALS— ROAD F ROM KIRKLAN D C EMETERY N ORTH SI D E c R o ss

SOCKET .

W al lace states The old people l iving in Garrig i ll frequently said th at in form er t imes there was a closer connection betw een the parish of Garrig i ll and th e parish of

Kirkland than with the pari sh of Alston.

n i h 1‘ \Vh at this con ection consisted , 0

“ w f e e e e h o w , or hen orm d , I hav nev r b en

e . abl e to learn with c rtainty It is , how e a e e ever , very remarkabl that the de d w r c arried from Garrig il l to be interred at

Kirkland .

I was o nce i n formed b y M r. Thomas

fo r . M il l ican , who was the ag ent Messrs

’ T ufn el l s Fydel l and , Tynehead Manor,

1 0 rm: CHU R 4 C H YAR D .

the pastoral peopl e at Garri g i l l buryi n g their dead in Kirkland Parish may throw some l ig ht on the question why Alston

Moor is in the county of Cu mberland .

It would seem probable that th e

Ang lo Saxons who formed the fe ll - side V il lag e communities on the west side of

the Cross Fel l rang e of mountains , took possession of the ferti le land on the banks n r r h of the . Ty e ive for summering s of t eir

flo c ks of sheep and cattle , and that shepherds resided in shel i s to atten d to and protect their flo c ks from wolves un ti l the autumn .

A portion of one o f the principal stre ams in Alston Moo r is cal l ed Shi e ld h Waters , and a number of t e farm houses are called Shields . The mig ratory p o p u l ation would be subj ect to the coun ty j urisdiction conn ected with their principal place of abode The desire to be int erred at th e place of sep u lture of the ir a su ffi c i en tl fathers is a natur l one , and y accoun ts for th e practice of the pastoral TR D ON S A IT I N OT FAC T S . 1 0 5 people of Garrig i ll parish to con tinue burying their dead at Kirkland .

W e must reg ard these parag raphs as ’ the weak part of VVa l l ac e s excel lent book . Whatever dear old Thomas Mil l ican told W m him , all ace writes down , and akes a

theory to suit the statements . H e makes no attempt to d isti n g uish between local

tradi tions and hi storic facts .

It is an establ ished fact that the reason why this district is include d in r mi nes Cumbe land concerns the , not , as W cattle al lace sug g ests , the T

f If we accept the theory of M r. “al lace that the Ang lo - Saxons who settled in

Garrig i l l came from Kirkland , or the west ro sstel l side of G , it is sti l l incredible that the peopl e of this val ley habitual ly carried back their dead for a period of a thousand years afterwards .

This becomes al l the more incredibl e when w e remember the very early and

* - d Wa ace ston M oor . 1 8 21 Vi e ll , Al , pp .

d . 27 . + V1 e, p 1 0 6 TH E H H C U R C YA R D . intimate connection be tween Garrig i l l and f" A l sto n f where there was a Churchyard .

Ag ain , suppose the g raveyard at Garri g i l l was made about 1 650 , and that prior to that the Garrig i l l dead were carried u fi n to Kirkland , we sho ld expect to d evidence of this in the Kirkland Reg isters i f they g o so far back . It is satisfactory to know that Kirkland Burial Reg isters

1 6 2 0 . W e beg in in el l , is ther any evidence w 1 6 20 1 6 0 bet een and 5 , or later, that the Garrig il l dead were habitual ly carried to Kirkland ? W hen I sta te that during the thirty years concern ed there are no Garri g i l l burials recorded at Kirklan d th e d e ductions of M r. W al laos are ve ry seriously d iscredited .

But eve n a l l this is said on the assumption that there was no Churchyard n at Garrig ill , which has not bee proved in the least .

Evidence has been produced from wi lls that burials took place at Garrig il l

* V de . 36 . i , p

1 0 8 TH E cno ac nm an. ev ery Easter each Vt’ard en had to provide fi a o n a pewter g of wine .

'i t m o u n ta i Further, the n road between K irkland and Garrig i l l can sti l l , with an d care , be fol lowed , the path between Kirkland and Alston is not diffi cu l t to fi n d . W ithin the memory of some & c sti l l l iving , g arden produce , ., has been carried from Kirkland to Alston market over the mountain vi a Green Castle .

Al l this g oes to show that there was a very real connection between Garri g il l on the east and Kirkland on th e west of Cross Fel l . But this re lation ship e e ecclesi asti cal could not hav be n , at least , a for the p st eig ht hundred years , for , throug hout that period , Garrig i l l h as

* wo men in the winter t me w re onc trav ll ~ T , i , e e e rr K1 rkland n i ng fro m G a ig ill to . O e suddenly caug ht s ht of a mo n mass of i ce and snow and ca ed ig vi g , ll B u the a arm am to his compan ion . t l c e too late ! h th r w as ca ht the avalanch and T e o e ug by killed . n i s noted in the K r and R e er This inc ide t i kl g ist . I s th is the orig 1 n of the story of the corpse being left on r n ht ? d th e mountai n for a fo t ig (Vi e p . TH E M OD E R N C E M E T E R Y . 1 0 9 always shared the fate and fortun es of

Alston .

The association was , no doubt , of a fam ily and social character , and the interments at Kirklan d from Garrig i l l could only have been o ccasional not customary .

h n 1 6 0 T at Kirkla d , up to 5 , was the burial g round for Garrig i l l is a tradition void of al l evid ence and contrary to n ascertai ed facts . The orig in and date “ ” of the Kirk - Garth at Garri g i l l m ust e be l eft at pres nt as an unsolved problem .

I n 1 893 a was opened in __Cemetery w a Garrig i l l , and the Churchyard s also enlarg ed .

The account of the consecration of the Churchyard extention , and the Church

re portion of the Cemetery , is worth p i s se rving . It taken from the Mag azine

1 8 . for November, 9 3

The g reat event of the month for u s has been the visit of our Bishop to 1 1 0 TH E C I I U R C H YA R D . consecrate our two b u rial g rounds on

th . Sunday , October 2 9 The day was bitterly cold an d the re were several heavy showers of hail , not however during the a ctual outdoor services fortunately . The e fi r s rvice at the Cemetery was st held , the proceeding s being commenced at 0 m 1 a . by a procession headed by the

Burial Board , and consisting of the Bishop preceded by th e Reg istrar (M r. John Booth) th a and e Rev . P . T . Lee , who c rried the ’ f n Bishop s Pastoral Staf , a d fol lowed by

R ev the V icar ( . Dr . Rutherford) , Church w H T . ardens (Messrs . . Mil l ican and W H . R enwick) , Sidesmen (Messrs . alton

a nd J . M r. . e Blacklock) , C lerk ( Jos Shi ld) , and Choir . The procession having g one slowly round the part to b e consecrated th a a w as repeating the 49 Psalm , h l t made in a sheltered portion of the Cemetery where the Bishop recited the beautiful consecration prayers and M r. Booth read the leg al decl aration of con secration . A simi lar service was then i n a held the Churchy rd , the members of the Extension Committe e taking the

I I 2 TH E C H U R C H YAR D .

This s tatement also requires m o d i fic a

VVh en I bui l t the north V estry i n 1 90 1

’ I obtained the Chance l lor s Faculty to remove any bodi es which mig ht be found n in excavati g for foundations . Remains

e n w n - w re found a d ere revere tly re interred . Their discovery necessitated putting in deep concrete foundations . There l ies in the Churchyard the base of a Cross , which is perhaps one of the oldest thing s about the Church . The outside measurements are 2 feet by 1 6 inches , and the socket 8 inches by 6 inches and 7 deep .

It was an ancient custom of th e Saxon Nation on the estates of some of e their nobl s and g reat men to erect , not b u t a Church , the sig n of the Holy Cross ,

n n dedicated to God , beautiful l y a d ho our

n e o n ably ador ed , and xalted hi g h , for ” u se the common of dai ly prayer . Thus

e e ‘ we r ad in the l if of St . W i l l eb a l dfi

* cta 8 8 . Ord. B ened ct Sec . . ar A i , iii , p . 2 . B R A t m 1 1 U I L c us o s . 3

The remains of such a cross may b e

e - s en to day in the Churchyard of Kirkland . s an d I t is pos ible , probable too , that such a cross stood at Garrig i l l .

e c u One v ry rious custom , in connec o h as ti n with the burials at Garrig i l l , been described to me by some of the o l d e h people . After l aving the C urch the corpse was carried three ti m es ro u nd th e bui lding before being conveyed to the

g rave . R CH A P T E XV.

TH E DAY SC H O O L TH E BUI LD : I N G — TH E SC H O O L MASTER R E PAI RS — TH E SC H OOL ‘ FARMED ’ COST O F REPA I RS— GI R LS ’ SC HOOL SC H OO LS U N ITED—TH E MANAGERS —C HAI RMAN —TH E O L D SC HOO L BUI LD I NG ACT O F 1 90 2 - TYN E

H EA D SC H O OL .

Orig inal ly there were two bu i lding s

on W . an S .W near the Church , the N . d c orners of the Churchyard respectively .

One was the Parish and the other the Paro chial Schoo l . The school i n I h bui lding sti l l rema s. t as been very i ncorrectly desc ribed as built on the Vi l lag e I is s e G reen t built , obviou ly, on g leb

osi te . l and , opp The Green

V de . 4 . i , p 7

1 R EB U IL D I NG . 1 5

Th e Schoo l house w as rebu i l t about a century ag o .

e 2 1 8 . Garrig i l l Gat , June , 0 9

A t a vestry meeting held at Garrig il l Chapel thi s day it is unanimously ag reed to e s take down , and enlarg the chool u r house , at Garrig i l l Gate , as witness o h ands

Thomas Smith . C h urc hw ard ens J ohn Currag h . R alph V ipond . G eorg e Swind le .

Isaac V ipond . John Little . B rad el l Jo hn V ipond . j ohn .

John W atson . Isaac H al l .

J o h n Whi theld . Francis W hitheld .

e w as W w ho The bui ld r i l l iam Bel l , r s h d ied during th e prog es of the work . O 1 8 1 1 n September 1 4 , , One Hundred a d Forty One Pounds was paid by the

Trustees on account to Thomas Bel l , h is as Administrator for brother W i l l iam .

— / i c o v er I have fai l ed t o d s the total cost .

The earli est record of this scho ol , I E Y 1 1 6 TH D A S C H OOL .

W " o i 1 68 think , is the i lkinson Bequest 5 , but probably the school had been in existence for nearly one hundred and fifty years previously.

O n e of the early p ap ers is a form of

’ receipt for the Schoolmast er s stipen d .

O n e th 1 w e h e March y 9 , 757 , av the fol lowing :

" A rch er th e Th en rece ived of W m . T sum e of hy e shil l i n g s i n ful l of al l accounts i n c o u l for T ech e g S e att Garrig il l .

e E E C W E R . I say rec ived by me , ST PH N O P

h n w T e e e . pap r is e dorsed , St p Co per n acquittance i ful l .

Some may hope that the g ood man ” l earn ed j; h i s scholars bett er than he n spelt . But upon exami ation it looks as thoug h the Church W arden had written

r Th hur h a te . c W rd n de Ch e C a e . Vi , p xvii {

t This u se of the verb is not un common among the

Cumbrian folk .

1 1 8 TH E D Y A S C H OOL .

One pound was expended on building in 1 777

5 . d . For repairing Schoolhouse For a door o 4 o h o m so n Jos . T p , Glaz ing the Schoolhouse

Robt . Bel l working l ime Isaac VVi nskel l for l ime Edward Rain leading l ime J ames Robinson for hair John W aug h for repairing th e Schoolhouse o 9 6

£ 1 0 0

Sometimes the Schoolmaster w as per m i tted to farm th e school and pay rent w h o to the Church W ardens , were ex h o ffic i o Trustees of t e bui lding .

Three entri es wi l l suffi ce to i l lustrate

v i n 1 777 . Robert Bell paid John Da dso a s rent for the Schoolhouse , due M rtinma

£ 1 0 5 . d . l ast , 0 S C - HOO L I I OU S E FA R M E D . 1 1 9

1 778 . Robert Bel l paid Joseph W i n s n l ki l l re t for the schoo house , due Martin " m as 1 last , £ 0 5 . 0 d .

1 779 . Robe rt Bel l paid Joseph VVi n s re ki l l nt for the Schoo lho use , d ue Ma rtin £ 5 mas last , 1 0 . 0 d .

Passing to the ' next century the fol low i ng i tems are of interest

a Garrig il l G te ,

. i st 8 . Feb , 1 0 4

A t r m n h a vest y eeti g this day , eld pursuant to publ ic notice g iven , it is unanimously ag reed that Thomas V ipond is to have the school , at this place , that s to sh o i t belong the pari , to enter up n h u the s the t i s d ay, pon ame terms of

a r M r. Jno . l ate m ste , D ickenson had , on c ondition that the said Thomas V ip o nd shal l del iver up the key at the end o f n every three months either to M r. Hodg so 1 2 0 TH E D A Y S C H OOL . o f Alston , or some other of the trustees whom he thinks proper to appoint . (Sig ned)

+ 3‘ L . . V i n Robt Hodg son Thomas p o d . ]

' " Jo h n i D c ki nso n. S amuel Hudspith . 1 U tri c k W . . V alton Benj J ackson , icar . V Thos . ipond . Francis Whitheld .

. V John Bel l Isaac ipond .

; John D ickinson John Kindred .

1 V , Thomas ipond , do ag ree to the above conditions . W itness my hand ,

Thomas Vipond .

1 8 1 6 Advertisements for a School

t 0 5 . . mas er, £ 1 1 0 d

2 th 1 December 5 , 8 2 0

A t a meeti n g held in the C _ happle at i t Garri g il l Gate this day , that is fully d e termin ed that th e school - house be kept " i h repair out of the Church cess .

cr tar to the r stees . Ch rch Ward n Se e y T u { u e s.

1 TH E D AY S C I — 2 2 I D OL .

In 1 848 a Library fo r the use of the m ining population was bui l t at — Gate Foot the extremity of the V il lag e

' t R w—n owards ed i g .

’ Two years later a Girls School w as a bui lt on contig uous plot , and a si te co ntaining two roods and embracing th e — ’ tw o building s Girls School and Libra ry was conveyed to Trustees by th e Com missioners of th e Greenwich Hospital .

The Trustees of this School were

a Pa L o w b re n Wi ll i m ull , y , Alsto , M ining

Ag ent . nnisw oo d e Ti Mi l l ican , Nenth ad , Mining

Ag ent .

W . Joseph alton , Red Brow , Mining Ag ent a n nt Georg e M i llic n , Tynehead, Mini g Ag e . c e Joseph Pearson Sla k, Lee Hous , Mining

Ag ent.

B l ea ate . J acob Smith , g , Miner

l e. Thomas Dobson , Garrig i l Gat r of Esh ill Joseph Renwick , the young e , g

Side .

Matthew H i l l of Craig . C H ANG E S . 1 2 3 W Thomas atson of Crooks .

Georg e Dodd of Garri g il l Gate . R Thomas Bowman of edwing . — John Bramwell of Shield I I i l l . W i l l iam Bel l o f D ryb u rn . J oseph Pickering of Garrig i ll Gate ; a l l J ohn Bel l of Tynehead , also in

Pari sh of Al ston .

‘s" ’ In 1 8 74 the Gi rls School and th e P h old arochial Sc ool united . The Trustees ’ o f the Girls School wished to resig n , an d a l i ed to a p p . the Bo rd of Charity 1 th 1 8 to Commissioners on 9 Aug ust , 73 , a be discharg ed . This was ccording ly

done . The Trustees at that time w ere :

A sh i l l . Joseph Renwick , g Side

Matthew H i l l , H ig h Craig .

Georg e Mi l l ican , Tynehead . a J ohn Bramwel l , Bishop Auckl nd .

D r b u rn . W i l l iam Bel l , y

n e . Thomas W atson , Ne th ad

Ti nn i w o o . s d M ill ican , Nenthead

Wa ace ston M oor n correct sa s 1 8 2 . 80 . ll (Al ) , i ly y 7 , p 1 24 TH E D A Y S C H OOL .

W n . Joseph alto , Alston n Thomas Bowma , Alston .

Th e u fol lowing members of the Tr st , 1 8 0 as constituted in 5 , were either dead , o r could not be found

W i l liam Paul l . John Bel l . o se h Thomas Dobson . J p Pearson Slack .

Georg e Dodd . Jacob Smith .

Joseph Pickering .

The Acting Trustees of the Parochial i e School , , the Churchwardens and the

Secretary , neither resig ned , nor were they discharged .

The Churchwardens at this time were n Isaac Currag h a d J ohn Slack . Joseph

W atson was Secretary .

Under the scheme of the Charity Com missioners , the Manag ers of the United Schools at G atefo o t were

1 . The principal o ffi c i ati ng minister

o f the Chapel ry.

h e w 2 . T Church ardens o f the

Chapelry .

1 2 6 rm: DAY o fii c i o chairman within the meaning o f the scheme .

The vacated Parochial School build : i ng at the north west corner o f th e ' b ec am e u nder e e churchyard , this sch m , a L ' ibrary , Reading Room , and M echanics

I i t a o f the s nst tute , ins e d bui lding at Gate foot buil t in 1 848 .

“ Th e manag ing committee o f the Org anisation carried on here i s e lected by the members.

The comm ittee o f the United School s at C ats foot was affected by the Educa t‘ i 1 on Act of 90 2 . The number of members was reduced to six Th e resident clerg y m an and three elected persons formed th e

‘ Foundation M anag ers. The o ther two seats were assig ned to a representative o f th e County Counci l and a representative o f th e D istrict C ounci l .

There i s another school in the

— n h a v i ‘ C hapelry at Ty e e d . There i s e d ence of this school being in existence fo r 5 1 1 1 11 11 11 5 4 1) SC HOOL . 27

n s a co siderable period . For many year

1 8 1 - 1 8 6 the R ev . Georg e Monkhouse ( 5 7 ) l n was the Schoo master there , and very ofte do m iddle ag ed reside nts refer with jo y and g ratitude to th e days when they were

1 5 scholars. CH P E R XV A T I .

TH E ARC H D EACO N ’S V ISITATIONS — — — + 1 763 1 768 1 88 7 .

Garrig i ll Chapel has been reg ul arly v isited b y the Archdeacon l ike a parish church .

This is the record entered by th e Archdeacon in

That the Tabl e o f M arriag es b e renewed ; a new cover for the Font be procured ; a new carpet for the Com munion Table, and also a new cloth That the hole for the bel l be contracted ; the flag g i ng near th e west door be made even ; the roof streng thened and pointed ; th e broken seats repaired , and that those r which are aw y be set straig ht . That a

id 61 V e, p . .

1 30 V I S ITAT ION S .

That the Arch w here the Bel l hang s be repaired and made more decent .

th e e e That al l P ws in the Chap l ,

an Chancel , d Gal lery be furnished with flat moveable keel ing boards , low or , and al l the seats or benches furnished with

fi xed flat. kneel ing boards , low and

That a book of Homi l ies be provided ,

n - a d a new Prayer Book for the Clerk .

That the Communion Tabl e be

’ e dec ntly repaired , and the minister s Bible new bound .

' That the W alls of the Chapel yard n be put into proper repair , and the copi g thereof pointed with lime .

That the Styl es into the Chapel yard be bui lt up and the Gate repaired , and an d that a lock be put upon the Gate , the same be kept locked at al l proper times .

That the Comman dments be pai n ted n o n wood , framed and hu g up adj oining

- to each en d of the Communion Tabl e . 1 1 1 15 FON T . 1 3 1

That the heaps of rubbish round the an d f Chapel Chancel be ef ectual ly removed , and that al l the stones in the Chapel yard , not properly head stones or monuments , t be removed out of h e Chapel yard .

That the Chapel be plastered where w necessary , and the whole thereof, ith the

‘i “ . B aso n Chancel , whitewashed That a for the Font , and a new Surpl ice be provided .

P arm rl e And monished John e y, one o f the Chapel W ardens of the said h a el e n n C p y, th n and there prese t , a d attending him in and during his said V isi

a ti o n an d e t , to do p rform , or cause to be done and performed , the several matters n and thing s above me tioned , wi th al l an d convenient speed , to certify the per fo rman c e thereof to him or some oth er competent j udg e at his next g eneral visi

n x . tati o n , to be holde after Easter ne t

H A R J OHN S P ,

n Archdeaco .

See p age 63 . 1 3 2 V I S I TATI ON S .

Twenty years a g o the Archdeacon recommended the entire separation of

Garri g i l l from Alston .

1 8 8 7 .

1 . V Oct . 3 isited Garrig i l l Chapel V w ith the icar and Curate of Alston . A Curate with special charg e of Garrig il l Chapel and D istrict oug ht to reside in the

’i “ P arso na e g here , and the chapel oug ht to be restored and a chancel added . The Churchyard oug ht to be enlarg ed by a portion of the lan ds o n the East and

th e n ee South . W hen thi g s have b n acc o m l i sh ed e p , the s paration of Garrig i l l from u e e Alston o g ht to be und rtak n , for this oug ht certainly to form a separate parish .

G E O . S M T HAN HA IL ON ,

Archd . of Northumberland .

Al l the improvements advised by the n ‘ e Archdeaco have been carri d out , but — — th e issue compl e te i n depen den ce has not b een accompl ish ed .

At this time th e c l ergyman from N enthead acted

r as Cu ate .

1 B E E 34 N FA C TION S . tributed among st the poor of Alston and

e Garrig i l l on Christmas Day , y arly ; two an thirds being g iven to the former , d o n e third to the latter place .

’ I L — W K S S C I L I N ON HA R ITY .

W n W Robert i lki son , by i l l , dated 1 68 1 2 4 th February , 5 , g ave 0 0 to the vil l ag e of Garrig il l , where his mother was born , to purchase lands of the cl ear ye arly value of g 5 to be disposed of in

w n . : 0 th e fol lo i g manner, viz 2 5 . a year to a Schoolmaster at Garrig il l towards his

0 5 . mai n tenance , and 4 a year to th e said Schoolmaster for teaching six poor chi ldren of the poorest i nhabitan ts of Garri g il l — g ratis ti l l they could read the Bible an d e e throug h , th n oth rs to be put in n th eir stead ; 1 0 5 . to a Mi ister for preach i n g a sermon every year in Garrig i ll Chapel on th e fi rst day of February ; and e 1 0 5 . to be distribut d yearly to such poor n i n u inhabita ts Garrig i ll , as his tr stees an d their successors should j udg e most e needful , in the said Chapel , immediat l y after the said sermon ; and the remaining 1 FR E E S C H OLA R S . 35

2 0 5 . an d a year to his four trustees , their 5 successors , to each of them 5 . a pi ece . e Provid d always , that if the said trustees and their su c eesso rs should neg lect or refuse to nominate and appoint six poor

children , to be taug ht as aforesaid , for

“ the space of one month after they sho u ld b e n desired by the said Schoo lmaster, the 0 5 the said 4 . a year , left for their learn

i n 2 0 5 . g , and the said a year, left to the h said trustees , should , for ever after , e paid to the said C h ap el w ard en s and

'

Overseers of the Poor , and should be by them distributed yearly and every year

th e to the poor in the said Chapel , upon

u n e e . 1 5 t day of Febr ary , in man r afor said

68 th e In 1 9 , this sum was laid out in

purchase of an annuity or rent - charg e of e s £5 , issuing out of certain premis s ituate y th e i n Bowes , in the count of York , for n o w uses of th e said wi l l , which is paid

reg ul arly by the Rev . John Headlam , fe th e n e th e Rector of W ycl if , ow r of

are property . T w enty shil ling s paid to

0 . the Schoo l master at Garrig i l l , and 4 5 B E E 1 36 N FA C TION S .

n more for teachi g six poor children there ,

are . g ratis , who appointed by the trustees

The V icar of Alston receives 1 0 5 . yearly for preachi n g a Sermon l n th e chapel of

an d 1 0 5 . Garrig i ll ; on that same day , are Th e distributed to the poor p eople there .

e s remaining 2 0 5 . are retain d by the trustee for their own use .

— . R E S E C D I I I FAI H ILL TAT , I N LU ING

’

R R M S . M S . G AHA GI FT

n u 1 th B y i dent re dated s September, 1 e e n n n n 739 , betw n J oh Frie d , of A ot

‘ W th e fi rst Vi o n t al ls , of part ; Thomas p

n w n e ee a d others , Church arde s and Ov rs rs h e th e e n an d of t p arish , of s co d part ;

' N icholas W hith e ld and others of th e third part .

e Reci ting , that there had theretofor been b equ eathed to th e poor of th e parish

th e of Alston , to School in Alston , and to th e poor an d School within the C hapelry

e e e of Garri g i l l , s v ral sums of mon y , c a mou nti n g i n th e whol e to £ 2 1 7 5 s. d . of which th ere belon g ed :

1 8 B E E 3 N FA C TION S .

e Moor , and an incl osure at N ther Fair n e H i l l , adj oi ing the messuag e abov en e n e m tion d , bei g l asehol d property , held for the remai n der of a term of n years , upo trust that they should let the same and apply the rents thereof in the fol lowing proportion s

For the Overseer of poor of Alston , for th e use of the poor of the said parish £4 For the Schoolmaster of Alston 4

ee To the Overs rs of Garri g il l , for the use of the poor I To th e Schoo lmaster of Garrig i l l 1

And if the rents should amount to more or less , that an increase or deduction should be made from each part in the

l ike proportions .

It appears that the whole of the n w 2 consideratio money as £ 74 , of which £ 68 was to be paid for the compl etion n n e of the purchase , withi six mo ths aft r

e W the d ath of Mary all is , as may be

c ol lected from a bond dated 8 th May, R H M 1 AN N G A A . 39

1 8 n e 73 ; and by i dors ment thereon , the sum of {68 is state d to have b een paid th e 1 6 4 Sept mber , 75 .

B i d en tu res e y of l ase and release ,

1 5 t 1 6 dated 3oth Apri l and May , 75 , the ru stees T , Churchwardens , and Overseers

W h e mortg ag ed the premises to Ann hit ld , n 68 for securi g the sum of £ , which was probably raised for the compl e ting the

- purchase as above mentioned .

B e y indentures of lease or r lease , e l th 2 1 n dat d g and oth June , 79 7 , reciti g , the trustee s were entitled to th e several premises above - mentioned upon certain

trusts , by means whereof they had become charg eable with the payment of £68 to

' o se h W e n th e J p al l is , who cal l d upo trustees

for the same ; and reci ting , that the said trustees had borrowed £68 of Ann r A n n W h e G aham , formerly hit ld , and had mortg ag ed the premises above - men tion ed as a securi ty for the same and further

reciting , that the said Ann Graham , by th 1 6 e wi l l , dated 4 Apri l , 79 , had dir cted

her executor, Georg e Mowbray , within 1 0 B E E 4 N FA C T I ON S .

1 2 months after her death , to assure the

£68 5 0 - secured as above mentioned , in such manner that the yearly interest mi g ht be appl ied towards the aug menta tion of the salary of the master of the

School at Alston . d It is witnessed , that the sai Georg e Mowbray conveyed an d assig ned the said freehold and leasehold premises to J o sep h Th o mp so n and other persons for the remainder of a term that had been vested in the said Ann Graham , upon trust to apply the interest of the said mortg ag e in aug mentation of the salary of the said Schoolmaster .

O n the inclosure of Alston by Act of

rd . Parl iament , of 4 3 , Georg e II I , al lot m en ts were made to this property in respect of the freehold and lease - i n terests ;

a . 1 the former consisting of 43 r . and a r the l atter in two parcel (one 3 . 1 . 6p .

a 1 . 1 6 . the other 39 . 3 p ) amounting in the

a r. 1 . whole to 8 6 . 2 4p

Th e above al lotments (except about two or three acres) are let on lease for

1 2 B E N E C 4 FA TIO N S .

. W e hnd times , that in 1 8 1 8 the estate £ 0 was let at 3 a year, the ten an t

2 5 . 1 farming the poor at od . per head per

e . 1 8 1 £ we k In 9 , 35 was the rent of the r land , and the poor we e taken at 2 5 . 8 d . I n the present year, as before stated ,

£ 6 1 0 5 . 3 is the rent , and the poor are taken at 2 5 . 5d . by which i t appears that the rent has increased reg ularly, whi lst the allowance for the poor has diminished .

The poor - house is supposed to have been bui l t long a g o at the expen se of the parish , by whom it is now repaired . No rent is al lowed by the parish in respect of the occupation of these premises which seem to supply the place of a

- farm house for the land .

The appl ication of these rents is very irreg ular , the whol e having been carried to the g eneral account of the parish

- poor rate for several years . O n the other e e hand , there hav b en payments made the reout to the Schoolmasters of Alston and Garrig i l l . For the last few years 1 TH E S C HO OL M A S T E R S . 4 3 these paym en ts have been

To the Schoolmaster of Alston £ 2 6 4 0

To the Schoolmaster o f Garrig il l 7 o 1 0 3;

Whilst the remainder has been improper l y appl ied to the g en eral purposes of the parish .

\Ve could not discover by what c al c u lation the Schoolmaster received these w several sums , hich are not in proportion to the scale drawn out in the indenture i n of 1 739 . It does not appear whether £ terest for the sum of 68 g iven by Mrs .

Graham , is included in the payment to the School master at Alston , but it prob ably forms a part of his salary .

For the last year nothing has been paid to either of the Schoolmasters . A d emand of about £70 has been made by the Commissioners for . the expenses i n curred relating to the inclosure . A former

£ 6 5 . 6d . demand of 9 9 , for the same pur

pose , was paid out of the Poor Rate but several of the parishion ers h ave obj ected to the payment of this second 1 B E E 44 N FA C TION S .

e demand , and , until this qu stion is settled , . the payment to the Schoolmasters has

ee . n b n withheld But , consideri g that for seve ral y ears th e parish has recei v ed th e b en efi t th e of surplus , which oug ht to have be en distrib u ted in charity to the

w e e e n o i ffi poor , trust th r wi l l be d cu l ty e e in this r sp ct , and that , in future, a more correct distribution wi l l be made of the s rents of thi property, according to the scale laid down in the Trust Deed ; first setting apart £ 3 8 5 . as the sp ec ific interest

’ to of Mrs . Graham s leg acy, be paid to the Schoolmaster of Alston .

The Alston Schoolmaster receives all chi ldren coming to him a t quarterag e b V settled y the estry , which is considered a lo w er rate than would be paid if the

School had no endowment . Six children were form erly taug ht free ; but for the l ast four or h y e years the Parish has n o t i n siste d upon th e Master teaching any chi ldren g ratui tously .

N o chi ldren are taug ht free for the th e e share paid to Schoolmast r at Garrig i ll .

1 6 B E E C 4 N FA TION S .

— ’ I V . e P H E N 5 0 N s C R HA ITY .

n W 2 th John Stephenso , by il l , dated 9 1 M ay , 759 , desired his executor, Matthew

e e St ph nson , out of his personal estate to which he would be entitl ed by the said

W l an e i l l , to pay year y d ev ry year for e e n 1 6 v r , to and amo g st poor widows who should have leg al settlements in th e Parish of A l dsto n e and Chapelry of Garri

etween the art es concerned t he B oard of E d ca b p i , by u ti o n ; bu t if a public i nqui ry i s dem anded by th e local d cat on a t o r t th e dec s on of the B oard o f e u i u h i y , i i E duc ation sh all n ot be g iven u ntil after su c h an ' n r of wh c te n da s re o s no t c e sha be i qui y , i h y p vi u i ll g ive n to the local educ ati on authority an d to the n or oca a t o r t and to the tr stees shal a e m i l l u h i y u , l h v been first h eld by the B o ard o f E duc ati o n at the cost n u h r o f th e lo c al educ atio a t o i ty.

“ An y m o n ey ari si ng fro m an endow ment an d p aid to a c o u n ty co u n c il for tho se p urposes of a publi c e le men tary sc ho o l for whi c h provi si on i s to be b th e co u n c s a be cred ted the co nc made y il , h ll i by u il i n aid o f the rate levi e d for the p urpose s of th is Part o f thi s Act i n the p ari sh o r p ari sh e s whi ch in the o pi n i o n o f th e c o u n c il are serv ed by the scho o l for th e u r oses o f w c the su m i s a d or the p p hi h p i , , if n c so d re ct sh a be a d to the o erseers o f c ou il i , ll p i v th e p ari s h o r p ari sh es i n th e prop orti on s di rec ted by h e c o u n c and a i ed b th e O ersee rs i n aid f t il , ppl y v o ” r rate e ed in the ar s th e po o l vi p i h . J E E 1 OHN S T PH N S ON . 4 7

i n n 5 . g i ll , the cou ty of Cumberland , 5 e ach an d to 8 poor widows who should have l eg al settl e ments in the parish of Kn arsdale ; an d also to 8 po or widows who should hav e l e g al settlements i n the th e parish of Kirkhaug h , both in county

e 5 . e of Northumb rland , 5 ach ; and for want of such a number of poor w idows i n the

C e an d e e said hap lry parishes r sp ctively , a n u m his wi l l and desire was , th t such b er mi g ht b e from time to time made u p an d e an d e suppl i d , the said respectiv an n ual sums paid to an d amon g st so

n m en e e n e ma y poor r sp ctively , havi g l g al settlemen ts i n th e said C hapelry an d

e e e th e n e parish s r spectiv ly , as umb r of poor widows should re spectively fal l

the e e a n d e e o n e short , sam to th m v ry

e A l dsto n e n e an d of th m at , K arsdal ,

e e th e 2 th Kirkhaug h resp ctiv ly , on 5 day

e i n e e e th e n e of D ecemb r v ry y ar , by mi ist r

en th e e e n an d C hurchward s , for tim b i g , A n d h of those places respective ly . e did

h e e e en n al s o desire t said Matth w St ph so ,

n d n his ex ecutors a admi istrators , to dis

e e the tribute yearly and ev ry y ar , on 1 8 B E E C 4 N FA TION S .

2 i h e e 5 day of December for ev r , to ig ht poor person s havi n g leg al s ettl emen ts in the Parish of Boldon , in the county of w 5 . e e Durham , 5 a pi ce ; and he il l d that during th e l ife of his wife th e proper an d d eservi n g obj ects of that charity mi g ht b e det ermined by her an d th e said

n n Matthew Steph enso . And to the e d that the said charities before - men tion ed

b e n e h e mi g ht co tinu d for ever , , the said n e e th e Joh Stephenson , did d sir said

n e i e Matthew Stephenso would , imm d at ly

e e th e e i n aft r his d ath , charg e hous V Vest a te ee i n e e e g Str t , N wcastl afor said , L l l th e n en n . d d e t a ted by Mrs y , with a nual 1 0 e n th e sum of £ for ev r , accordi g to direction s of th e Act of Parl iamen t in

e e that case mad and provid d , so that a perpe tual fun d mig ht subsist for th e aforesaid charities .

B n en e e 1 8 1 6 1 y i d tur , dat d th July , 7 , en e i n th e n e th e rol l d Court of Cha c ry , said Matthew Ste phen son be i n g desirous to tu lh l th e charitabl e inten t of the said

e n e W a n d t stator , g ra t d to Og le all is e an d W i l l iam P ters , their heirs assig ns,

1 0 B E E A N 5 N F C TIO S .

O n i n qm ry we h n d that there w as a

Su m e n n e of mon y le t on ot , but that the person who had i t died insolven t many

a o an d n b e re years g , nothi g could covered .

Th ere is no doubt that the followi n g e er e h r paper , pr s v d in t e Chu ch Safe , refers to these mo n eys :

W e do j oi n tly and several ly promise to pay to Robert Blan d and W il l iam

e th e Archer , Churchward ns , for parish of

ffi r Garri g i l l , or to their succeedi n g O c e s the sum of Fourteen pounds upon demand with lawful i n terest for th e sam e for v e si c e e w n e n all y ( ) r c ived , as it ss our ha ds th 2 an 1 . thi s 9 day of J uary , 757

Joseph Clocker n e Joh Clock r , V n W itness : Isaac ipo d .

‘ ’ VL — A Tw o o n R T s CHA I Y .

— h V i . B e 1 2 t e y his wi ll , dat d F bruary , 1 8 e VVo l si n h am 75 , Charl s Atwood , of g ,

C u rc warden the o ow n ar h h f ll i g ye . ' C H R LE t) 1 1 A S ATWo o . 5 left £ 2 5 per annum to be paid to the V icar of Alston for the b en efit of the V poor , at the discretion of the icar for

e the time b ing , but without reference to any rel ig ious distinction . A sum of £ 2 money , producing 5 , was to be invested in land , stock , or the publ ic funds , and the interest was to be paid yearly to th e V icar by the Trustees of the i n vested capital . Garrig il l participates in this b en efaction to th e e xten t of about £5 yearly

“ Catherine E merson of E shg ill made a c uri o us will dated M a 20 1 71 2 . She a e two o nds to the oor y , g v p u p ” o f arr the nterest to be d str ted at M art nmas G ig ill , i i ibu i , a h ar h s also a ears to a e een ost. V da e c ye . T i pp h v b l i

Appendix G. E V C HAPT R X I I I . FA M ILY H ISTORY AN D BIOGRAPHY — T H E V IPON DS— TI—I R A RC H ERS T H E “7ALTON S— P ROSPEROUS DAYS LON G LIV ES — J O I—I N TAYLOR VVESTG A R T H FORSTE R BLYTH E H U RST— J OSEP H SH IELD— A

GEN ERAL LIST .

The Reg isters testify that the principal

e are V n fam ily nam s of the Chapelry ipo d ,

e W n - Arch r , and alto , names which to day are - n wel l ig h extinct .

V i n ‘i‘ I . p o d fi Th e V iponds claim that they a re n o t the descendants of the

e f th e retainers , but the l in al of spring of n V t ri N orma house of e e Ponte . This n ancie t name has almost disappeared . Some 2 0 0 years ag o there were famil ies of this n am e i n every part of the Chapelry .

h e e e b e n i n th e V an d T y w r to fou d i l lag e ,

* I h ave di scussed the orig i n of this n ame i n

C h apter I I .

V I PON D A R M S .

L TS G U E . Or. SI X N N U E , A L S

’ ‘ Al i x: Vz ona L on don . P l ate p resemed by p , TH E V D 1 IPON S . 5 3

e in homest ads on both si d es of the Tyn e .

D ri b u rn Sk d es R o th erh O atefo o t , y , p e , G ,

G a teh ea d C ro ss i l l L ee , g , House , Flatt ,

C ra i sh i e l d F ew stead s g , , Upper Crai g , e n M iddl Craig , Low Craig , and Loani g H e ad w ere al l homes of the V ipo n ds at th e e n n V b g i ni g of the X I II . Century

D 1 . ri b u rn was occupied by Thomas

V . - an ipond H is father , also Thomas , d his

1 mother , Elizabeth , both died there in 70 6 . th e e e Thomas , young r , r mained in th e

1 2 . house , at least , til l 7 9 One chi ld (Mary) w as 1 2 2 born in Aug ust , 7 , and died in the summer of the fol lowing year . The other chi ldren were Thomas John Joseph N icholas El izabeth an d J ane There is a leg end concerning this hou se of an old g en tleman who wore silver buckles

i‘ beari n g the V ipond arms on his sh o esfi

th rh o e 2 . R o e p was held by N icholas

n i n 1 2 0 . V ipo d who died 7 H is wife ,

- n Sarah , died in child bed nearly ine

r n Vide opposite illust atio . 1 F M Y 11 1 1 54 A I L 5 0 11 1 .

e s y ars previously . The chi ld only out

m r ten l ived the othe about days , an d

e e had receiv d the nam Rachae l . The

n - other ch ildre appear to have di ed also . e a e W Th ir n mes wer Isaac , i l liam, Mary , n T N atha , and homas .

k s 3 . S yde was also held by a V ipon d n amed Thomas . Thomas was a favourite f name among the V iponds . A child o this hom e w as bapti z ed as Thomas i n

1 1 6 i n th e n July , 7 , but fol lowi g February n Th e n e e e this infa t died . am was r viv d , b e ing g iven to a chi ld baptiz ed i n

e 1 2 0 . e N ovemb r , 7 Two l ittl g irls of this

e e 8 n e home Grac , ag d , and Han ah , ag d e e e i n th e e e 3 , w r buri d sam g rav , on

e e 1 1 2 6 . Th e e en Se pt mb r 4 , 7 oth r chi ldr w ere An n e Joshua an d Mary

e ~ 4 . There was also a fami ly at Gat V n e en e foot . Arthur ipo d was r sid t h re u e n n from 1 7 1 3 to 1 7 1 6 . H is da g ht r Ha ah

“ h rme y a an d w a s baptis ed i n t e fo r e r , his n so n Joseph i n th e latter . I thi k I can n also trace him as l ivi g at Low Crai g ,

1 6 M S R 5 FA ILY HI TO Y .

W n n V n so n i ll iam D icki so ipo d , of

VVi l I i am V ipond , by Isabel la Dickinson w as n e n - i n - e e bor at M iddl to T asdal , May

2 1 8 an d e i n 1 8 8 2 9 , 3 5 , di d .

a teh a 5 . G e d was the home of Jacob H e V ipo n d . took to wife o n e of his — V n — i n 1 1 own clan Mary ipo d 7 5 .

W e know of two sons of this marriag e 1 1 Thomas born in 7 9 , and N icholas in

1 7 2 3 .

i n 1 2 6 an d n Mary died 7 , her husba d in 1 7 2 7 . There were two or three other V ipond fam i l es l iving here . One of these was the household of N icho las V ipond . There se ems to b e n o record of survivi ng n e children . A oth r fami ly was that of w e Thomas V ipond and his if Lydia . — 1 They both died in the same year 7 1 8 .

e . This fami ly , too , seems to hav expired i n A n n was buried 1 7 1 7 . Thomas and

Mary (a g irl of 1 5 years) both di ed in 1 7 2 6 .

* I h av e recei ved so me of these detail s from _

ond of P mstead. M iss Vip , lu 1 V I P ON D S o r M I D D L E C R AIG . 57

L e t u s g lan ce at some of the home e h st ads on th e other side of t e river .

A t n n 6 . Middl e Crai g l ive d Joh V ipo d a n d w h o n i n his wife Hannah , had throw

e h n th ir lot with t e N on con formists . H a nah

n n e had three chi ldre , Joh El izab th and Han n ah Five months aft er th e b irth of th e last nam ed chi ld

XVith i n e e n the mother died . tw lv mo ths

n n e e e n J oh married ag ai , his s cond wif b i g e e Marg ar t Harrison , of Low H ous s , and

’ she appears to ha v e shaken John s

n n e N o co formist id eas . Th y had two chi ldren El izabe th (1 7 2 6) and Joseph o n e of w hich was baptised at

Church .

e 7 . Low Craig was occupi d by Arthur fe V ipond in 1 70 8 . H e also l ived at dif r en t D ri b u rn an d times at , Redwing , Gate e foot . H is chi ldren w re j ohn H an n ah Joseph El izabeth and Grace W i l l iam died — 1 0 8 1 1 0 . in i n fancy born 7 , died 7

8 . A t Loaning H ead l ived N icholas 1 0 8 V ipond . H is wife , Abig ai l , died in 7 , 1 8 M R 5 FA ILY H I S TO Y .

- e and he out l iv d her exactly a year . Their chi ldren w ere Joseph (1 70 5) an d Thomas Th e latt er appears to e 1 8 an d have b come a father at , his

e e e chi ld rec iv d the nam of his mother,

Abig ai l .

V v e e H i John ipond also l i d h re . s chi ldren were N icholas W i ll iam and Mary

The women of the V iponds at this time marri ed into these famil i es amon g — W e n eas others hit , Marshal l , Hodg so , T

e W n e dale , Stag g , Baxt r , allace , Brow , B ll , e e e e n e an d Archer . Th re w r oth r bra ch s of th e V ipon ds besides thos e referred to e i n th se n otes .

e . fi n i n I I . Arch r The rst ame the Garri g i l l Burial R eg ister (1 699) is that of Th e n Archer . ori g i of this family has

H . b een care ful ly ske tch ed by M r. G

Rowbotham .

I n th e e 1 2 2 8 e e u 1 . y ar for s rvic s d ly ren d ered John l e Archer rece ived a g ran t of 4 0 acres of lan d i n All en dal e from

1 60 M FA ILY H I S TO R Y .

an d e pertain to them th ir heirs for ever . Th ese g entlemen associated with them

Sir Thomas H i lton , Kni g ht , and the n three presented i n tur . This Thomas “ ” Archer o f B l aeg ate in A l esto ne Moor d i n e 1 8 an d e ied the y ar 5 4 , was buri d i n the private chape l of th e Barons

H i l ton at H i lton . W 4 . i l liam Archer of Alston Moor th e e n e Esquire , son of pr ceding , prese t d to the Church of Alston in 1 6 2 4 and ag ain in 1 6 2 5 .

n e 5 . Nearly quarter of a ce tury lat r 1 6 VVh i tth i l l W e (i n 49) John Archer of ( hittl ) , n Shilbottle parish , Northumberla d , be th ed w e e e qu ea to his if , for the maint nanc i n of his young chi ldren , al l his Tithe the parish of Austin Moore .

1 66 o ne 6 . In the year 5 Jane Archer , e of the two chi ldr n above mentioned , “ H enz el l e married Moses , of Newcastl ” en h Glasshouse . This g tleman by in erit ance or purchase , then became possessed of the advowson an d appears as patron of the l iving in 1 69 6 . D S E R S I P I ON . 1 6 1

. n y e 7 Antho Archer , a young er broth r o f B l a a te Thomas Archer of g , resided in the Chapelry of Garrig i l l , and died there in 1 586 . H is descendants were l iving at “ the farms of Tynehead an d Sh ea l l H i ll in the latter half of the 1 8 th century .

8 . Soon afterwards, the hard ti mes then prevai l ing drove most of the members of this branch of the fami ly from their re ancient seed plot , and its present p resen ta ti v es are n o w to be foun d in

e Rothbury , London , Manchest r , and far n d ista t Am erica .

The fol lowi n g table g ives the descent

e th e fi r t of Ralph Arch r , s to be entered in the B u rial Reg ister of Garrig i l l

* Other appearances of th e name in the N orth

rc sho G ffard of Yor 1 226 - 1 2 9 1 . A hbi p i k ( 7 ) r R H E R h r was el ated to A C (Auc e ) .

here were rchers of E ast n ton rham. 2 . T A i g , Du

nh lme W tm r and d so at Oxe o es o . V e 3 . Al , l i h n B urke an d N ic o lso .

her is an rcher M on ment in 4 . T e A u Wetheral Churc h

1 6 F 4 A M I L Y H I STOR Y .

I I I W . e chi fl . al ton W are e y interested in this name throu gh the publ ic character of Reginald W alton of the common W wealth days , hose Latin epitaph l ies inside the Chu rch

I shal l c o nfine my attention to his branch of the family .

These notes are compl ied ch i efly from W i l ls and deeds in the possession

W J . P . G . H . J . R . of alton , , of Alston ;

m . Rowbotha , of Manchester ; J Slack ,

B A m m . . . , of Bir ingha , and others

1 . N icholas Lee , of Garrig il l , who m z a W had arried Eli abeth Archer, idow , 1 gave , by wil l dated 573 , h is lease of

use - u z Lee Ho , to his step da ghter Eli abeth a 1 Archer . She was minor in 573 , and probably becam e the wife of Richard

W alton .

2 . m 1 6 1 1 Septe ber , , Henry H i lton , W Esq . granted Richard alton , of Upper L ee u Ho se , the lease now enjoyed by

John \Hp o nd .

* . 9 7 x Vide p , and Chapter xx. 1 6 WA L TO N S . 5

. 6th 1 6 1 . 3 May , 2 The probate of the wi l l of Richard W alton .

. 1 6 1 W L e 4 In 8 Richard alton , of m m W Lee , Yeo an , and Tho as alton , of

u the parish of Garrigi l l , were s reties to

u XVa l to n a bond to C thbert , of Alston , m b n fit w Yeo an , for the e e of the wido m of Tho as Archer , of Garrigi l l , and her chi ldren .

. 1 6 2 0 W 5 In Reginald alton , of U u pper Lee Ho se was born .

” 6 . In 1 6 2 9 Richard Walton was one of the J u rors appointed to copy the “ Paine

1 7 . 663 there is a deed w hich bears u i the signat re of Reg nald Wal ton . It is u 1 1 66 an indent re dated the 4 th of May , 3 between N icholas Richardson and Joseph

Richardson , his only son , by which the father transfers to his son certain lands , m m and oney lent on ortgage , in the

Vide Appendix . D 1 6 F M H S T R 6 A ILY I O Y .

t i Chapelry of Garrigi ll . This inden ure s

’i i‘ o h n W e w itnessed by J alton , R ginald W W an d e . alton , Rob rt alton

8 . 1 66 . 2 1 e In 5 , Sept , we have a de d o f W Va l to n Richard al ton to Reginald V .T

1 6 2 i s u 9 . In 7 Reginald Walton occ pier

“ e u h is u w as of Upp r Lee Ho se , and ho se l icensed for Pu ritan p reac h i ng i

1 0 . . 1 1 6 1 Oct 5th , 9 , deed of Reginald W alton in favou r of John W alton and j oh n V ip o n d fl

* T 1 0 th M 1 662 here is a deed dated arch , between John Walton , of Garrigill Gate , and his son T m n i m sa d . Tho as ho as Walto , and another between the m m in Walton and his other Jane , ade the year 1 680 .

+ I t seems to me that there were two named R —1 61 2 1 665 R ic r ichard and , and that the second ha d

R . A c m has was father of eginald lai , which been u t R n rged , hat egi ald was son of John Walton (Vide ' deed of 1 663 ) is a conjectu re based merely on John s name being first .

9 XI X . I Vide p . 7 and Chapter

M a 2 1 st 1 69 1 d W fl y , ” a dee of John alton to John

Vipond .

1 68 F M A ILY H I S TO R Y .

The close of the eighteenth centu ry an d the opening years of the nineteenth centu ry witnessed a period of great prosperity . The popu lation then was m ore than three times the present A Fair in Garrigil l for black

u cattle , horses and sheep , was the ann al resort of the cou ntry side . A reprodu ction u i of the bi l l , anno ncing The Fa r , is given on the opposite page . There was i n also a Shot Factory in brisk Op erat o . T

W e sho u ld l ike to direct th e atte n tion of those interested in Garrigill to the nu mber of people who have l ived to a great age in this val ley since 1 80 0 .

A l w h o 1 0 d ry Brown , l ived to 3 , die in 1 8 33 . Free entertainment was given to people in Garrigi ll at a festival to celebrate the passing of the Reform B il l x m in 1 8 3 2 . The tables e tended fro High

* E Vide Appendix .

r am m M s . J es Vipond owns an agree ent by which Thomas Shaw her father purchased a quarter share f m H u L ee P u 8 1 8 2 ro gh attison , J ne th , 0 . ’ -rri z lLGate ul 2 6th 1 C d g , j y , 7

O

A Fair Will he held fo r Blac ttle Sh and H o rfes o n th , eep, , it Frid in S t mb r an ay ep e e ,

0 0 1 1 t he third Frid in M a , ay

’ G rri ill - G t in Alfio nmo o a g a e, d C o un rl nd ty o f Cumbe a .

J. B . The faid Fairs to b

1d annually.

A LSTO N : P R I N T E D B Y 1 . H A R R O P .

J R 1 OH N TAYLO . 73 m m u m n e ber that the occ pation of the e ,

m m u l ead ining , is by no eans cond cive h u m to long l ife , and that t e n ber of inhabitants has at no time been more than and for m any years has been below 1 0 0 0 .

I have a large co llection of local biographies , far too large to be reprod u ced

. A m u su ffi c e here selection st , each case u being in its way niqu e .

1 . L J O H N TAY O R . In 1 767 a paper was read before the Society of Antiqu aries in London , concerning a native of Garrigil l m “ who was at that ti e al ive and wel l , m John Taylor , by na e . H is age was

1 0 fiv e 3 , and he l ived for years after s ward .

The paper states

John son of Barnabas or Bernand h h i m ( e cal ls Barny) Taylor , by his wife W Agnes atson was born in Garrigi l l , in h A ldsto n u m the paris of in C berland . m n H is father was a iner, a d h e died 1 74 FA M I LY H I S TOR Y .

w as u A when John fo r years old. t the a e g of nine years, he a set to work t w s at dressing lead ore , which he fol lowed two years at twopence a day . H e then u s m went below gro nd to as ist the iners, and had been th u s employed for three u or fo r years , when the great solar “ " e u c cl ipse , v lgarly al led Mirk Monday 2 th 1 6 H e happened Nov . 9 , 5 2 . , being then the m o f w as at botto the shaft or pit , desired by the ma n a t the top to cal l m o u t u those below to co e , beca se a black c lo u d had darkened the sun so that the birds were falling to the earth.

And this, which he always relates with u m the same circ stances, is the only event by which his age m ay be asce rtained. Abou t the ag e of 1 5 he we nt to work at the lead mines at Blackwall in the Bishop rick of D urham . H e was afterwards employed as a m iner or overseer in the

e u island of Islay , wh re he contin ed till

1 0 . m 73 , when he went to Glasgow Fro m 1 thence he ca e , in 733 , to Lead Hi lls , u where he wro ght constantly , in the m ines til l 1 75 2 ; and has sti ll the p ro fit

1 6 F M H S T 7 A ILY I O R Y . co ld weather he lies mu ch in bed ; b u t in the warm months he walks abou t

r with a stick ; and is ve y bowed down . In October last he walked from his own hou se to Lead H il l (a com pu ted mile) and having entertained his chi ldren and

u u grand chi ldren in a p bl ic ho se , he u m ret rned the sa e day .

A further account relate5 °

The first sickness he remembers to have had (for the smal l - pox he had in his infancy) was abo u t the year 1 7 2 4

z w d s n tr H when he was sei ed ith y e y . e had a fever in the H ighlands which w as attended by one remarkable circu mstance . u H aving been let blood , the wo nd broke open , and was not observed ti ll the blood h ad ru n through the bed and flo o r into m u z a lower roo . The sc rvy which sei ed h i m there continu ed to afflic t h im for several years after he came to Lead

’ u H i lls , and d ring his wife s i llness , in

r 1 8 Feb ru a y 75 , he catched cold , which t brou ght h im very low . B u since his c o m recovery , he has not had the least W E S TG A R TI I F R TE R O S . 1 77

m m e p laint , nor does he re e ber to hav a n y sickness b u t wha t is above mentioned .

H e m u never slept ch , and he says that when he was in D urham his b usiness fo r

u fi r fo r years was to attend a e engine , d u ring which time he w as al lowed no m ore than fo u r ho u rs sleep in the twenty ;

u e fo r , and he bore i t w l l .

Taylor died i n 1 77 2 at the age o f.

2 . VVEST A R T H G F O RSTE R .

\Vestg arth F o rste r was a celebrated m m ineralogist and ining expert . H i s

m u na e is sti l l a ho sehold word in Garrigi ll ,

u u and the s rro nding district , as wel l as in other m ining centres.

H is work entitled A Tr ea ti se on the stra ta from N ew castl e- upon a Tyn e to C ross

el l w i th r ema r ks on M i nera l Vei ns etc F , is sti l l regarded as a work of reference .

* A third revised edition was published by the

N M .A . 1 883 . Rev. W. all , in FA M I L Y H ST I O R Y .

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1 8 0 F AM ILY H I STO R Y . p rosperou s days his income ran easily

i u fi u res. B u t r i n nto fo r g reve ses set , and th e closing years of the l ife of this c l ever m an were saddened by su ccessive l u osses , ca sed by what has been cal led a m ani a for m ining specu lations . A t the winning of the hay T in 1 8 3 3 he walked into Garrigi l l practically

a penniless ma n .

Repeated m isfortu ne had u ndermined h i s heal th , and he died poor and depressed i n spirit .

1 8 In 34 he parted with his plate ,

u u p ict res , and books , for dai ly s stenance , a n d expired at Ivy Hou se as recorded on

m th 1 8 . h i s . to b stone , Nov 9 , 35

B . . P H . D . T H E R E V . 3 . LYT H E H URST , M A ,

m an u This rem arkable , C rate of Garri — 1 8 2 1 8 6 th 1 80 6 . g i l l , 4 4 5 , was born July , H e was sent to school when fou r years of

’ N ’ F See W . all s third edition of Westgarth orster s

S tra ta . X l l V . , p

i Vide Appendix F .

1 8 2 FA M R ILY H I S TO Y . ally he becam e p ro fic i en t not only in

b u t Greek , in Hebrew and Syriac also .

A t abo u t thirty years of age he left

W b u t u the esleyan Society , contin ed to do the work of a lay - preacher in connec ti on wi th another Methodist body . In 1 8 0 4 , he wrote a tract , in reply to a

u social ist lect rer . The Rector of W i n l aton sent a copy to the B ishop (Maltby) o f u m i t D rha , who after reading , asked the Rector for fu rther particu lars of the

’ u a thor s life . F u rther enqu iries led the the Bishop to have an interview with

“ h u m u t e yo ng blacks ith , the res lt being that i t was arranged that he shou ld

u u m u ndergo the s al exa inations , with the v iew of being ordained as a clergyman of the Engl ish Chu rch . Not long after he was appointed as C u rate - i h - Charge of C ro ss i l l u Garrigi l l , and resided at g Ho se , H e t h e Parsonage not being bu i lt then . w as afterwards V icar of Slaley , and later o f C o l l i erl y .

m m r. u After M H rst beca e a clergy an ,

m mm u and had ti e at his co and for st dy , SC H OLA R S H I P 1 8 3

he became a l ingu ist of the highest m order . In addition to his co plete acqu aintance with the m odern E u ropean

u m w l ang ages , he was aster of Hebre ,

Syriac , Sanscrit , Chaldaic , Persian , and

Arabic . In recognition of his scholarly

D . attainm ents the degree of P H . was conferred on h i m by the University o f

m . Rostock , in Ger any

n u u After a lo g l ife of sef lness , he 1 8 8 2 died in , widely acknowledge to be one of the m ost disting u ished m en of his m day . H is rem ains rest in the ce etery

VVi n l ato n m at , where a granite to bstone m m i nsc ri stands to his e ory , bearing the p tion

“ I h affectionate remem brance of the R ev .

B H u M . A . Ph . D . V lythe rst , , , icar of C ollierl u D u m y, in the co nty of rha , who

u 24 1 88 2 76 . died J ne , , aged years

Some of the oldest of o u r res idents have a very vivid rem embrance of B lythe

u u m H rst , and were very powerf l ly i press ed at the time of his residence here with 1 M 84 FA I LY H I S TOR Y .

the original ity and force of his character .

4 . J OSEPH SH I ELD . The last of the old Parish Clerks in Garrigi ll died in

1 u m 8 9 5 . The then inc bent thu s referred to h i m in the local Chu rch Magaz ine

I regret to say o ur last note thi s m onth m u st refer to a loss which has

u u been s stained not only by the Ch rch , b u t h e a th also by the w ol vil l ge , by e

M r. o u r death of Joseph Shield , Parish an d V Clerk i l lage newsa gent . Garrigil l has lost one of her notabi l ities of whom H she w as j ustly prou d . e passed qu ietly u u e away at his own ho se , aged 73 , on J n th u u 2 7 , and was b ried the fol lowing S nday in the Chu rchyard . Nearly al l the news papers at Newcastle and Carl isle have o o f w given a n tice his death , so e need not repeat here what they say of h i s

w fi rst m connection ith the loco otive , and the positions o f tru st which he held in

* F or u se e B u H i stor a f ller record o rn , y of the Pari sh of R yton

1 86 FAM L H I I Y STO R Y .

u and presence wo ld be in their services .

The year 1 9 0 0 w as one of great sorrow in Garrigil l .

Death su cceeded death u ntil we were m appalled , especially , as in any cases , those who fel l were very prom inent in o u r V il lage l ife .

The following is part of a l ist , which u m 1 0 0 I p bl ished at Christ as 9 , of those who had passed away du ring the previou s m ‘ year, or a l ittle ore

Joseph W atson 79 John Cu rragh 56 James V ipond 68 Thomas Hornsby Todd 2 7 m 2 Sarah J. Bra wel l 4 Adam 7 2 Annie Armstrong 3 1 H enry Mil l ican 66 John El liott 7 2 Annie 55 Edward Raine 76 John Archer 5 1 Joseph V ipond 68 Arthu r Dobson 64 H E V se A Y Los s . 1 8 7

W ith the exception of fo u r of these f they were al l , in dif erent ways , and

n su accordi g to their abi l ity , stalwart p

porters of the Chu rch . Som e w ere never absent from the Su nday Services except

u thro gh sickness . Many congregations ,

u u even in large town pop lations , wo ld stagger u nder su ch a b low as is here n W e i dicated . are glad to say that the u fi rm Ch rch in Garrigi l l not only stood , b u t gathered strength .

Never were the average congregations

better . The offerings su rpassed every previou s record in the history of o u r

w ork .

I n more recent times the comm u nity has been im poverished by the death of u m en m f s ch as Ja es Mof at , George

Pickering , John Shield (son of the Parish

C lerk) , Jonathan Greenwell , the brothers W m alton , and the brothers Tho as and

m V u John Hodgson , also Ja es ipond , J nior . H P C A TE R XI X.

N ATHANAEL BURNAN D— C A L A MY ’S A C COUNT— TH E COT TAG E C HAPEL — J O H N DAVY— REGINALD W ALTON —B ITTE R STRI F E —R E D VVI N G S U C C ESSIV E P REAC H ERS

TH E M ETHODISTS .

It is said that D issent was introdu ced

a th an ael B u into Garrigi l l by N rnand , Pres b teri an m y , who held the l iving of Bra pton , u nder The Commonwealth . H e was c o m p el l ed to su rrender the V icarage by the 3" Act of Uniform ity in 1 662 5

’ The fol lowing is C al amy s accou nt of B u rnand

m M r. u . H e Bra pton , B rnand was

M r. u the son of old Nathanael B rnand , the chief m inister in D u rham in the time of the Civi l W ar. H e was bred in C am

Vide Appendix G

1 0 F R 9 NON CON O M I TY .

. B u t Harwich , a e comin u pon h im g g , he at length came to London again and su bsisted u pon the charity of wel l - dis posed Chri stians til l death gave h i m u i etu his Q s.

’ C a l am y s phrase desert places in

‘ u A stin More refers to Garrigi ll .

The fi rst home of the Presbyterians whom B u rnand gathered arou nd h im — sti l l stands a sm al l cottage on the left of the l o nn i ng T which ascends from

Bridge End , now known as Loaning

. m H ead It is , however , extre ely dou btfu l ’ “ if this were B u rn an d s own hou se i n

’ l a C a my s story . It was no dou bt erected as a Chapel after the Toleration Act of

This accou nt of the introdu ction of

m u m o i fi u r cei v D issent st be d ed . B rnand e

* ’ Cal am u E Silenc d y, Acco nt of the jected and

M Vol . . 1 5 8 . inisters , ii , p

L o n n i n u in + or Lo n g , a lane . I Wh e n this Chapel was abandoned it became fi rst m m u th a ine shop , then a eeting ho se for e

M i s t u u t m . ethod s , and s bseq ently a co tage , and so re ains J V OHN DA Y . 1 9 1 ed m th his l icence on Septe ber the 5 , B u t m m , ore than two onths before this , John Davy , a Congregational ist , obtained a l icence to preach in Garrigi l l u 2 0 th 1 6 2 u (J ne , 7 ) in the ho se of Reginald

’ W al to n u B u rn an d s T F rther , l icence was only a general l icence to preach . John

Davy , therefore , was real ly the pioneer of D issent in this val l ey .

m W The na e of Reginald alton , in u m whose ho se Davy preached , is so ewhat strangely associated with the Chu rch in

Garrigi l l .

u D ring the restoration when the Rev .

- - P T . . u i n . . Lee , M A , was C rate Charge ,

m u m u a on ental slab , lying in the Ch rch

u u yard , was bro ght into the Ch rch for

u its better preservation , beca se i t is inscribed with a Latin epitaph . It forms

u a m b u t part of the Ch rch p ve ent , is

* D omesti c S tate P a ers u . Vide p , nder this date B m The B u rnand is called urna . page is also wrong

R 5 4 5 5 . in the Calendar Index . ead 7 for 7

1 6 . *Vide p . 97 and p . 7 1 2 F R M 9 NONCON O I TY . covered with a m at ‘i' It reads as fol lows

H I C I A C ET C O R PVS REG I N A L D W ALTON N V P E R D E V PP E R L E E H O V S E QV I O B I J ’ I ‘ P RIMO D I E A V G V ST I AN NO DOMI . 1 1 A ETA T I S SV E E 7 3 9 3 .

mason Here is a l ittle Latin . The mason in cu tting the letters has made a m — V u V istake S EE sho ld be S AB . Having m ade this correction , the translation ru ns : H ere l ies the body of Reginald

\V 1 0 - u a t n , late of Upper Lee ho se , who

I st u u died on the day of A g st , in the

1 1 r year of the Lord 7 3 , in the g 3 d year of his age . T

It is certainly remarkable that the tombstone of the fi rst permanently resid

Garri i ll R e i ster 1 699 Vide g g , preface (

T m m u + here is another e orial stone in the Ch rch , bu t com arti vel it is p y of recent erection . It relates L m to the ittle fa ily of Alston .

1 94 NON CON FO R M I TY .

m z the bapti ed , and so forth . The disci pl es of the dissenting preachers far u o tran their teachers , and the clamor o u s voices of bitter strife distracted this

m u once har onio s val ley .

Matters becam e so bad as to fin d a

m o u r u l per anent place in p b ic records .

The fol lowing is taken from The State Papers in the Rol ls O ffi c e :

. 9 Feb ,

“ John Walton and others , for speaking against

the Ch u rch of England .

“ B Sir i M u B . T m efore Ph lip sgrave , art ho as Walton Aldstone M n t S m of oor , Ge , aith that being in co pany L ionell B d of Walton of the ri ge End , his son John u u M Walton , and others , and disco rsing abo t a inister * M r . B u d m m u rnard , who relate to this infor er so e disco rse that passed between himself and one John Walton of atehead n u G concerni g the Ch rch of England , which B u u : Ch u rch M r . ernard held to be a tr e Ch rch the “ i Th m now said John Walton den ed it . e Co pany present said they thou ght that John Walton was in T u u the right . hey did also endeavo r to prove by arg ments that the Ch urch of En gland was a false — u . : The man Ch rch , viz King is a foresworn , then how

F or B urn nd . A so s e t B u n m ee . 1 1 . a l p l r a . S p 9 R E W 1 D IN G . 9 5

cou ld he establish a tru e Ch u rch ? They did also affirm that the Chu rch of England was goi n g on T the broad way to destru ction . hey also said that if u E u the Ch rch of ngland went to heaven , hell wo ld

m . T affirm ed be very e pty hey also , and took in hand u B mm to prove , that those that sed the ook of Co on T d Prayer wou ld be damned . hey endeavou re to prove

- o u t m 2 1 22 . it of so e text in Collossians II . Oh the pity of it —that a once — u nited p eopl e a tiny com m u n i ty too

u m m i sho ld be ade , in the na e of rel ig on ,

m o n m u e . W e s ene ies to another t , how

e o m ev r , f rgive al l this , for a ong al l parties

m en al ike , these were days when had no idea of to l erance .

' In 1 74 9 th e farm at Red W ing w as pu rchased as an endowm ent for dissent ing preaching and worship , and a chapel was erected there . The date on the 35 headstone of the door is 1 756 5 This Cau se passed into the hands of the

m a Congregational ists , and so re ins at this day , the Presbyterians having . dis ap p eared T

Wallace wrongly says it was b u ilt in 1 75 4 . i M any of the con gregation s fou nded by the “ Presbyterians have become In dependent and many m “ ” of the Unitarian . 1 6 F R M 9 NONCON O I TY .

M The cong regation left by r. B urnand u sec red the services of a M r. Thomas i D aw esfl The C ong reg a ti onal M ag az i ne for 1 8 2 2 informs u s that by the will of u 1 0 n N athanael B rnand dated 7 3 , the i terest ‘ o f £ 30 was to be given yearly to his u o ffi c e s ccessors in , who shou ld preach

- in the Garrigi l l Meeting hou se . H is books u were incl ded in the same bequest .

” These last were to be lent also to f m m d if erent e bers of the congregation . u The next pastor was cal led T rner , and

h e m - u , on his re oval to Berwick pon

u Tweed , was s cceeded by Dickinson , who

afterw ards went to Fisher Street , Carlisle . m W Then came Ada i lson , who preached al ternately for twenty years at Garrigill h i m find and I rsh o p e B u rn . After we m M D the nam e of j a es Richie , , who after labou ring for twelve years at Garri

u 1 1 gi ll , abo t the year 75 , took charge of

u m o c o n unc a congregation at Pl pt n , in j

H e m tion with Garrigi l l . see s , however,

The following item s were collected by a pre d s m ece sor of ine at Garrigill , and printed in the local m agazine .

T I M O TH Y N E L SON . 1 9 7

u d m u h i m to have fo n this too ch for , for very shortly afterwards he left the region of the Helm VVi nd i ‘i and went to m m Yorkshire , Tho as S ith taking his place u at Garrigil l . D ring the residence of

m m - u m S ith , the eeting ho se was re oved from Loaning Head to a new bu i lding which had been erected abou t the year

1 6 . 75 , at Redwing , and which sti ll stands M r The next Minister was . John Dean , m who re ained here three years , and then removed to North Shields . In the year

m h u 1 6 M r. i o t 7 3 , T y Nelson , of Penr ddock , was invited to take charge of Garrigi l l , u l 1 8 0 0 where he contin ed ti l , when he

u . resigned , and ret rned to his native place The C ong reg a ti ona l M ag az i ne goes on to “ u M r tel l s that W hen . Nelson left Garrigil l the cau se had almost dw indl ed u away , and wo ld in al l probabi l i ty have been entirely lost , had it not been for the disinterested , and benevolent exertions

M r. of John D ickinson , of Alston , who

H e was formerly of G arrl g i l l . took a

* For u The H m a good acco nt of el Wind , see

- S Alston M oor 5 8 63 . opwith , , 1 8 F R 9 NONCON O M I TY .

u l ively concern in the decl ining ca se , and M r W m . . h engaged N orris , Senior , to preac

u in Alston and the neighbo rhood . Under

M r. Norris a Ch u rch was formed at

n a n d c e v e u Alsto , re i d into nion with itself the rem ains of the old Chu rch at

- Garrigi l l . The meeting ho u se at Alston was erected in the year To day

* The m M v. Wm following is fro a letter by . “ m N orris : After the removal of M r. N elson fro 1 80 3 I s Garrigill , I think in , received a very pres ing M m invitation to visit Alston oor , which I co plied with from no father design than an itinerant excu rsion for u a fortnight , d ring which interval I preached at a T w G rrigill , Alston o n , and several adjacent places ; the res ult o f which visit was an I n dependent interest is o u m H m ra ed at Alst n , and a st dent fro oxton Acade y u m bu t the was eng aged to s pply the , not liking u but m co ntry he staid a short ti e there , and on his m m e u leaving the they applied to again , req esting that I wou ld g o and take the pastoral charge of the n ewly - raised congregation in connection with the

i . T m u vacancy at Garrig ll his , after earnest prayer , ch deliberation , and the advice of candid , disinterested m For m m f riends I c o plied with . so e ti e we carried o n regu lar worship at Alston in the room of an inn bu t the u se of a m ore convenient apartment at a s n n n m u n ff u s pi i g an factory bei g o ered by a friend , we m d ih u re ove to , and contin ed to preach three times ’ every Lord s day , and one evening in the week , u ntil the encou raging prospects of religiou s matters ind uc

2 0 0 NONCON FO R M I TY .

’ u u he preached at eight o clock . Fo r ho rs “ u later , he addressed a q iet staring people at Alston Cross who seemed to be l ittle concerned one way or the other .

Garrigi l l , as far as I can learn , he passed u B u t by witho t a visit . nevertheless , rm the inhabitants , not long after , fo ed

1 u a society . In 765 this Society sed m u to eet in the ho se at Loaning Head , which the fol lowers of Bu rnand had v nted m W aca when they oved to Red ing . In 1 778 a resident Methodist preacher m m was appointed to Alston , and so e ti e

u 1 0 u abo t the year 79 , a Chapel was b i lt

u . at Low H o ses , Garrigi l l This Chapel m 1 8 was restored , several ti es and in 59 it was rebu i lt .

In 1 8 2 5 a chapel was bu i lt in Garri gi l l belonging to another Methodist — m body the Pri itive Methodists . The 1 8 present chapel bears the date 85 . To h ix day , there are not less t an s preaching h u o ses in the Garrigi ll area . A PPE N D l C ES .

APPEN D IX A .

Sir as applied to a priest .

See p . 26 and p . 3 7 .

The first priest responsible for the ecclesiastical u d ties of Garrigill , so far as we have been able to m recover the na es of the clerg y , bore the title ” Sir .

It mu st not be supposed that this designation represented any dignity , on the part of the priest , apart from his offi ce in the C hu rch . Anciently this title was the common designation of the parson. of a parish .

There is an instance of this u se in Archaeologi a ’

Achana. . . n third series , vol ii It is specially interesti g

u . beca se of the date , and also the locality It is given in a memorandum among the papers of Colonel “ L u at Gascoigne , eeds , relating to p rchases Corbridge

N um 1 298 . The m Fair , orth berland , in ti e and place approximate to the circumstances of the negligent

P - - arson oi Alston cum Garrigill .

The u : D e D m m entry r ns o ino Willel o , Capell

iii reciurn . D e eodem m ano, j boves , p bovis ixs do ino ” m Ca ell ano a u o v s vii . Willel o , p , v boves , preci r b vis j j Translation

Oi ir m 4 ox S Willia , the chaplain , , price per 2 0 2 E APP ND I C E S .

o x 9 s. Oi m Si r i m x l , , 5 o the sa e W l ia the chaplain ,

0 11 6 s . d price per , 8 .

The oc cu rrence of the title in Sh akspeare is

- well known .

YOU E I T : Se . 3 As LIK Act iii , :

Tou chstone : H m i r Si r r ere co es S Oliver . Olive m are well et . Will yo u dispatch u s here u nder ” o tree , or shall we g with you to yo ur chapel ?

M E V W E : 1 1 Se . 1 RRY I S Act ,

' Shall w : Sir t u o , there s a ray to be fo ght between Sir H u gh the Welsh priest and Cai us the " French doctor .

S m Sir Twel th N i ht i ilarly we have Topas in f g , ’ Sir N L ove L abour L os ie. and athanael in s t, d

It is easy to see ho w the designation passed into general u se at a period when the Three Estates R m— The L T m of the eal Clergy , the ords e poral , and — * mm e s defined. Tu the Co ons w re harply In dor days , m m u it has been said , the ter was so ewhat loosely sed

to connote a University degree .

T h m here have been a few cases of ar less pedantry , men m in which have tried to aintain the title , in m modern ti es .

‘ C onstitu ti onal E ng land beg an i n 1 2 9 5 when the Three " f r dmi ni st ti on i n on H ouse E states met o a ra e .

2 0 4 APP E N D I C E S .

l fift m c erk) y years ago , taking co passion on the then i o ntl ess u condition of the little Ch rch in Garrigill , u nearthed a h u ge bo u lder stone of su itable shape and m u u hewed it into a font , o nting it pon a wooden

stand .

u for m u It was sed a long ti e , ntil , perhaps becau se the pedestal was su pposed to be u nsafe or u u u nsightly , it fell into dis se and was left lying abo t h in neglect . T e Parson did his level best in a local newspaper to maintain the pu re u nad ulterated antiquity

of his font .

“ B ut m me the good wo en , who herself showed u the circ lar , says that she knows her brother , who m out m u was a ason , hewed the font fro a bo lder

with his own hands .

Th m e article contains any personalities , which I

do not characterize , and which (for the sake of christian m sentiment) I o it .

Th m M ethodist R ecorder e above paragraphs , fro the , The do not are false down to the tiniest particu lars . y

con tain one li ne of tru th from beginni ng to end .

1 —I r' N OT T U E . IS R that I professed to discover

The . an ancient fo nt . ancient font was never lost It was carefu lly preserved and handed on from one m Clergy an to another .

“ -I T N T T E m 2 . IS O RU that I did y level best in a loc al n ewsp aper to maintain the pu re un adulter _

ated antiqu ity of the font . I never wrote abou t the font

to any local paper , nor any paper whatever , nor did m m Two anyone else with y knowledge and per ission . m u u paragraphs attacking y circ lar , and q oting the E E A PP ND I C S . 2 0 5

m good wo an to whom the Editor of the M ethodi st R e o c rder bu t o f refers appeared in the local press , these

I took no notice .

— '‘ 3 I 1 N OT T U E f n l IS R that the Ch urch was o t ess . I have turned up two orders by the Archdeacon of N u m u 1 763 orth berland , dated respectively J ly , and O 1 ctober 768 .

In the former he orders a “ new cover for the font (p . This was a wooden lid or tabernacle for the stone font .

On the second occasion the order runs

T hat a bason for the font be provided (p . This was an inside vessel to stand in the bowl of Th the font . e font was not perforated at the base . i n hi s a m It was still t st te when it ca e into my hands .

The - 1 perforation was done at its t e erection in 899 .

— 4 . I T N T m IS O TB U E that the Clerk was a ason . S u u m ing larly eno gh , in y search , in corners likely u i m met W u m and nl kely , for infor ation , I ith doc entary m m r T m infor ation abou t the e ployment of M . ho as An Peart . old wage book belonging to a Garrigill m m m . T m P ine ca e into y hands here , Tho as eart T me m u appears as a mi ner . his has led to ake f rther an d investigations , I now can prove that the once u m m m é clerk was by t rn a iner , a police an , an e ploy

bu t never a mason . in a glass works , etc . , As the fact that th e clerk was su pposed to be a mason was one of the strong points of the attack referred to , it is only fair that the tr u th shou ld be stated . I write r d udi c this note withou t p e j e of any kind , and solely in the interest of the history of our fabric . 2 0 6 E E APP NDI C S .

— I T N T T 5 . IS O RUE that the font in qu estion " fell into disu se becau se the pedestal was u n “ u u safe or nsightly , and was left lying abo t in n eglect .

The u u i whole s ggestion is absol tely fic t tious. The gentleman who was responsible for its removal

still lives to give his own explanation (p .

H e p assed over the local stone being enamo ur ed with the one which had done du ty in the mother u Ch rch .

— N T - 6 . I T rs O TRU E that a re consecm twn service ti n r u was held , and the descrip o of the ci c lar is false m A in ore than one partic ular . copy of the paper m lies before e as I write .

What is th e only verdict that m u st be given by an honest mi n d u pon su ch a closely woven tissu e of mi statements

M M In the arket Place at Alston a good ethodist , expressin g his opinion of the M ethodi st R ecorder ’ ’ matterabl e ! I t s m article , said , It s not all babble ent , ” and tarrabl e stu ffrnent ! I am persu aded that this is , after all , the best way in which to regard this

u s H . K . attack . Well , now let look at the theory of H as to the Garrigill Font . e asks u s to accept the m u fift man state ent , that abo t y years ago a certain “ u nearthed a h u ge bou lder stone of suitable shape

. u and hewed it into a font Against this , I rge the ffidavit m R a which contains the state ents of the evd .

u m R ev . M u Octavi s Ja es , and the George onkho se

—in - . u K (p C rates charge of Garrigill . H . . says “ m ’ ” m the ason s sister was his infor ant . Is it fair

APPEN D IX C .

The will of Catherine Emmerson .

See page 1 5 1 .

* The will of Catherine Emmerson of Esh - gill gives a pleasing glimpse into the comfort of the Garrigill m u a ho es two h ndred ye rs ago . The will was signed

M a 3oth 1 71 2 . u u 4th y , The testatrix was b ried J ne ,

1 7 1 2 .

The will was printed in The N ewcastle M agaz ine 2 in 1 8 6 . m m m In the na e of God . A en . I Kathern E erson , E sh ill D of g , in the Chapelry of Garrigill , iocese of D u m but rha , being sick of body , of g ood and perfect remembrance (B lessed be God for the same) calling m u m m to ind the ncertainty of this ortal life , do ake m m m and ordain this y last will and testa ent , in anner and form following

mm m u First , and principally , I co it y so l into m u the hands of God , y Creator , hoping ass redly , m u m R m throu gh the erits of Christ Jes s , y edee er , to obtain full and free remission of all my sins ; and the m u my body to earth of which it is ade , to be b ried Ch a ell ard in the Chapel or p y of Garragill , at the discretion of my execu tors hereafter named ; and as for those temporal goods which the L ord has been pleased u me u m to bestow pon I give , and beq eath the , as followeth z

* E sh A .S . A sh F raximus E x e , , c lsior . E E S APP ND IC . 2 0 9

I tm . u m u H I give nto y co sin annah , the daughter m D R u of Tho as ickinson , one reed gg , one chest of D B ed Cu m rawers , one Feather , one pair of rtains , y Kettlell T u m best , one r nk , thire of y best Pewter

D - T - S ishes , half dozen best renchers , one dozen poons , T - one diaper able Cloth , with one dozen diaper N apkins , Pewth er Tanket B one , one pair of best lankets , and S B one pair of heets of the best , and two best olsters , H a in * G i rdell B and one pp , one Iron , and the best rass P an B Candestick and , three Plates , and a rass , a Frying P n D a P b B randi h . , and a resser , and a ress , a Ta le , and t +

I tm . u u u I give nto Kathern , the da ghter of Arth r m B ed o n e R u E erson , a Feather , green gg , one pair u B of green C rtains , one pair of lankets , and a pair

S B P D - a of heets , and a olster , two ewter ishes , half T S T dozen of renchers , and six poons , one Pewter ank

and - a- N ard , a Kettell , half dozen apkins , a candlestick , and a B ason .

I tm. u M I give to Ann , da ghter of atthew B atson H a in B n S t one p , two la kets , two heets , one B N T s olster , six apkins , one Kettell , one ank t , two

P D . ewter ishes , and a Candlestick

I m. M R u t I give ary ichardson , da ghter to R H a i n s B lanketts two Caleb ichardson , two pp , two , and

B oul ster P D . Sheets , one , and two ewter ishes

A thi ck woven bedcover .

B n reth an i on f me for su s endi n the i d e or b ki n f ra d . r ra p g g r l , a g

te bo e the fire . pla , a v

rr H e h ad ust I M atthew B ateson lived at D odbe y . j

buried hi s daug h ter Jane . 2 1 0 E E APP N D I C S .

I tm. m u N I give y fo r friends at ewcastle , to m su m Tw S m each of the , the of enty hillings , and y mm u m co on wearing Cloths , to be eq ally divided a ongst m the .

I m t . I give to I sabell Walton one dress of H M ead Close , a anty , and a Petty Coate .

I tm . L u n I give to cy H olmes Ten Shilli gs .

I tm . E a ne u I give to liz beth Archer O Po nd .

I tm . T m a B T n I give ho s rowne e Shillings .

I tm . I M l give ary Wallass Ten Shil ings .

I tm . I give Ann B ailes Five Shillings .

I m . T t m D o . D I give ho as ickins n , Josh ickinson , — M attw. B R m atson , and Caleb ichardson each of the T n e Shillings .

I tm . I give to H annah D ickinson a B rewing Tub B e two S we B o tt s , three arr ls , tands , t lve le , * ’ two S F s - t ir T m s and keels , a os ett pot , r and a p of e p ;

I m. M B t I give ary D ickinson twelve ottles .

I tm . I m R t I give sabel E erson , Kathern i son , Abi ill B of m B t u and g atson , all the rest y ot les , eq ally m n m to be divided a o gst the .

T m D I tm . I give to ho as ickinson a Gu nn and ll a B ybe .

* Skee r e w te tub . l , a la g a r

P o ss to be s turated . I t i s a i ed to thi c k h ot f , a ppl a drin k and so to tre di n o r be ti n w et c o th es I n th e , al a g a g l .

s - l atter c ase a po s tub i s u se d .

Te ms h ai r si e ve . 1 , a

2 1 2 APP E NDI C E S . within R obert D ickinson should happen to dye before he m - co es to the age of twenty one years , that then m e h D son om D s I ak Josep ickinson , of Th as ickin on , to be m u . y exec tor Sealed , signed , and delivered in the e as pres nce of ,

Gilbert Walton . * John Archer .

Ka tham E mmerson .

ee the Arche edi ree S r p g , p . 1 63 . PP N D D A E IX . P The aine R oll .

See 1 page 65 .

The P m word aine is a for of the word penalty . m n L It is derived fro the French , Pai e, or the atin

Poona .

In the Paine R oll of Alston penalties are attach ed for breach of the regulations made by the B ye - law Cou rt of the M anor with the approval of the inhabit

ants .

R i 1 The oll appears to have been rev sed in 59 7 , 1 629 1 69 2 D R , and and the rift oll again in 1 744 as the following lists show :

L ist of the Juries empaneled at the copying of the Paine and D rift R olls of Alston

A Paine R oll agreed u pon by the J u ry here u nder written with the likeing and advice of Thomas H ilton

E u M Wm . H u sq ire , Lord of the anor and tton Esq Steward together W i th the consent and agreement of

5 . Oc t . 3 9 E the whole Lordship , lizabeth and drawn ] r forth of a R oll made i n King H en y VI I days .

* -1 H enry VI I 1 48 5 50 9 . 2 1 A E 4 PP NDIC E S .

T m F ho as Yeats of airhill . T m w hi l ho as Walton of N e s e d . oi John Walton R aise .

John Eales . T m H u ho as tchinson . L ee r George of the C agg e . T m ho as Cro zier . N icholas Walton of G alligill . B m John ow an . N oi B l a k icholas Walton c house . N R s icholas icher on .

Alexander Walton . R T ichard easdale .

PAIN E R OL L 1 629

T Andrew easdale . R L H ichard Walton of ee ouse . H enry R enwick . H Christopher arrison . H n H u e ry tchinson .

Arth ur L ee . T m ho as N ixon .

R eginald N ixon . R V oi N H ichard ipond ent all . r John Walton of N atte asse . T m ho as Stephenson . L ] D ionel ickinson . T John easdale .

PAI N E R OL L

1 69 2 .

T om V F r h as ipond , o eman . N hi icholas W tfield .

PP A EN D IX E .

u Cens s of 1 824 .

See 1 68 page .

An accou nt of the nu mber of the inhabitants of 1 8 24 the Chapelry of Garrigill taken in the year , by Thomas Shaw of Shield H ill

F m J uo . Archer and a ily R S . alph tephenson Alboracy (sic) M arg rate Parmley B Jno . ell

Ju o . B o a Israil N o als inskil Jos . W M odeland Thos . Isabella Winskill

R obt . Eliot

u u . J o . Archer , J nr

J n o . L ankistor S Geo . park

Wm . Thomonson P Jos . attinson Wan dliss J oe. Adam Walton

R ic hd . Tho monson Isaac Teasdale H annah B ell Isaac Wi nskil D Wm . ent E APP N D I C E S . 2 1 7

M ary B ell m W . Coats H u gh Pickering N ancy R ain Isaac B ell Josh u a Johnston Sarah Whitheld

D o . D o . L odgers Joseph Vat tis

L eau d . Shield John R ace

J no . Pearson T hos . Shield

Eliz . H etherington al Eliz . N o s m W . Vipond T hos . Vipond

. V u . Jos ipond , J nr B m Thos . ow an H u gh Spark

. V S t . Jos ipond , en

J no . Tru m el

u J o . Vipond no J . Wallace H Jos . all Isaac H ornsby Jane Parmly P R obt . earson u Jos . C rrah S Jos . hield u J n o . Pro d

J no . Watson R Jos . enwick M ary R enwick Sarah R ichardson 2 1 8 EN E APP D I C S .

H u nter Ward H enry R enwick

Jno . Coats James D ickinson

J no . Watson Anthony Siddle T m hos . Ar strong

Jos . Elliot H enry . Cragg M ary C urrah H Jos . etherington B enjaman Wallace

R obt . H odgson M ary Coats M ary Ward

Jos . R ichardson z H Eli . orsley T hos . Kidd S Jos . lack H Jno . odgson

Jos . L owes

‘ Jos . B easti n T hos . Archer

Wm . Townson H m Thos . ol s H m J n o . ol s T Jno . easdale Isaac Teasdale H annah D ickinson

Thos . Peart M atthew H ill H Thos . all Phill as D avi nson Tac hou s H olms Jane White

2 2 0 APP E ND IC E S .

Jos . Teasdale Wilkinson Smith R obinson Allinson Wm n . L o g staf John Atkinson Isaac Craig R alph Winskil M ary Teasdale no J . Peart Wm . Peart

R obt . Shaw n J o . Jakes m m W . H erd an B etty Wallace Friend Wallace

Jos . Wallace H annah B ell Jacob Peart H Wm . eslop N ancey H etherton Enock N oal s

Wm . Craig Isaac Gill

Wm . Gill N ancey Pickrin g wi ndale Geo . S H annah Pearson Jam es Teasdale T Jos . easdale I saac Teasdale h T dd T os . o m Wm . Ar strong Jackson Wandlis R alph Arm strong

Thos . Atkinson E E APP ND I C S . 2 2 I H annah Watson T P hos . earson Wm . Kidd n P J o . earson T P hos . earson , Jnr . Peggy D obson n M J o . illican m h Thos . S it James M illican

Jos . Cu rrah Sarah L ows J uo . Craig G uy Allinson M ary Parker N ancey L ee

Jos . Craig H u Jos . tchinson Jonathan L ee

Wm . Stephen Watson Isaac Vipond Jason Stephenson Thomas M illican Peter Wau gh M Thos . illican m W . Watson S Wm . lack

J uo . Allison

J no .

J uo . Watson

Jno .

u Thos . C rrah H Eliz . enderson M ary D awson

Ju o . 2 2 2 E E APP ND I C S .

T hos . Wallace Wm T . homason Josh u a B ateson u D J o . awson Ou thbert R odham H annah Little n J o . Peart W m . B ird

Jos . L an kister T hos . Vipond m B u W . rbeck M alby M odel and D Thos . awson

Geo . ri nwill Thos . G M ary H odgso n

J uo . S u S t . to t , en

J no . Clemin son

J ames Vipond

Jos . L e wc ey D obson H annah G ill James M u lc aster Pickri n Geo . g n D J o . obson B Th os . rown R ebeckah L anki stor H annah Vipond u Wm . Sto t Ann

R obt . Pearson

D awson u n . Th os . p j R Jos . itson

J no . Thom ono s

J o . S u un u to t , j ,

2 2 4 APP E ND IC E S . Isaac Watson Jonathan Spark Jacob Watson Joseph Watson Sarah Watson Abraham Watson m m W . To linson

m Total n u ber . PP D A EN IX. E . H Winning of the ay.

See 1 page 80 .

first N n When I went to the orth , a word co nected w u m ith the harvest partic larly arrested y attention . On e was familiar with it through the ballad of The " ’f B a ttle o Otterbom nefi the w f inning of the hay .

Yt fe e ab ow h t the L mm s t de ll g a a y , Wh n h usb onds w n a y n ther haye. Th e dOW h t e D ow l ass ow g y g e b ynd b ym to ryde. " I n Yn lo nd to t ke a e . g , a pray

B ut s nd h I had never heard it in every day u e, a I ad n u m ever f lly realized its eaning .

The people of the south always speak of hay a making .

This difference of terminology indicates a very real

“ m men —s it“ A id the Fells , win their hay natch from the fickle and tempestu ou s elements . B ut in the warmer sou th the h ay is not rescu ed from um u m friendly weather . There the hay is leis rely ade n u u while the su n ge erou sly shines thro gho t the season .

B ut the hay time is wonderfu lly propitiou s among m m u mm n the hills so eti es . There have been s ers whe of sun d the hay , with the best conditions and win “ ” has seemed to make itself .

cut in m I have seen a heavy crop the orning , an d put in the barn by the evening of the following — — day ih colour a tinted green stiffly ru stling as it — was moved with a scent outdoing a garden of roses ; P N D A PE IX G .

m - m M Enforced retire ent of non confor ing inisters .

See 1 page 88 .

It is a matter of necessity to refer to a question “ of policy involved in this record . The expu lsion of Clergymen from their livings by the Act of Uniformity in 1 662 is very often spoken of as an

intolerable wrong . This is not a case for appeal to m u du e senti ent . It is needf l that respect be paid to “ the plain facts of the case . Who were the ejected ” m ? u B inisters J dged by the Prayer ook , the Canons , and Government of the Ch urch the majority were not m Chu rch en at all . M ost of them were void of all pretences to M m ordination of any sort . any of the were notoriou sly S m m ignorant . o e of the were foreign and fanatical

m . T u sectaries , fro the Continent hey had seized , witho t u any right , d ring the anarchy and chaos of the Civil mm n u benefices i War and Co o wealth , the vario s n u R possession of which they were fo nd , at the estor M u 1 6 ation of the onarchy and the Ch rch in 6 0 .

There are other facts which shou ld be remembered

in connection with these affairs .

From 1 660 (The R estoration) to 1 662 (The Act of Uniformity) many hu ndreds of these P uritan m m u preachers , so e of the not eq al to the average i d ualific ations mechan c of to ay in q , were allowed to retain the livings to which they had been illegally

presented . T ff hen they were o ered Episcopal ordination , if u u se th e B mu they wo ld Prayer ook , and the For laries

APPEN D IX H .

- The cu stom of H ou se marks .

See . 5 p 7 and the illu stration opposite that pag e .

Oh the grave stone of C uthbert Watson there

The . are three devices . tradition , as indicated on p 58 “ m , is that these are his arks .

Some light is thrown upon this by an item in P R The aine oll .

Towards the end of The R oll we have thi s ’ That no man shall mark any other man s m u s but ark pon pain of six shillings and eight pence ,

to mark and keep his own hou se marks .

It has been shewn that in the old home of the E ' English , between the lbe and the Eider , the owner s mark was c ut in stone over the principal door of n t his hou se . It designated o only his land and bu t i n C u w cattle , his stall h rch , and his grave hen

he died .

This cu stom of the hou se mark was introduced * into this district by the early settlers .

M r. M S . u the Wallace , in his notes , vent res o pinion that some of these ancient marks may be discovered on the older gravestone at Alston and

Garrigill .

There can be little dou bt that the grave stone u i n V ur h of C thbert Watson , the estry of Garrigill Ch c ,

preserves a record of this character .

Wi i m n Vide s i A rch aeol o i a V ol . . 1 . A so N ns n ll a , g , 3 7 . p 3 7 l a o . i n C u mber nd and Westmore an T ns i n d ct o s Vol 8 t . 1 la l ra a , . . p . APPEN D IX J J ohn Archer . 1 See p . 59 .

I have thou ght it well to present the au thority m re for the state ent John Archer . The following is

m Su Soc . P ub . . 56 . 229 fro rtees , vol , p

' or R P Archbishop Gray s ( Grey) egister t. m xx m 1 cc v 6 . M u mm. , Kal art

l s assi A grant to John Archer , his heir , and g ' n ‘ exce tis reli iosis m ees , p viris g , for his ho age and ’ 40 our ‘ H extold service , of acres of waste land at , ‘ u B edel ech u cc id . within these bo nds , de vers s o — u ltra L eyam u squ e G ressiwel le b aned ; et sic u squ e

G reystan ; et sic de G reystan . u squ e Wateresweli ; et sic u squ e Withemel eche ; et sic descendendo u squ e B lin d rn et u or sicu B li nd b urn in ebu ; sic vers s . t e d il u se extendit u sque a sepes de M hop ; et sic . j xta illas sepss in longitudine u squ e in D edeleche j u xta ' k t n cum m us ai siamentis et mmu H aue es a , o nib co nia de " k m . N i neben es. R ent a ark of silver per ann

There is an interesting su ggestion as to the origi n N L F eodoru m of this name in Testa . de eville sive iber

H en . et E dw . I . . in C uria Sc accarii Temp . iii Escheat 20 Edward iii (1 347) N o 6 : John le Archer held the m u u day of his death , one ess age and fo r acres of land m i n Ca i te in Yap am or Yaro , of the king p , by the i seventh part of a certain serjeanty , which ent re serjeanty Ca i te b ndi n one man wi th is held of the king i n p , y fi g bow and arrows in the Castle of York . P D A PEN IX K .

L AN D S OF TH E AN D C VE T OF E X PRIOR ON N H HAM .

Se P e reface .

m M emorials o H exham l 1 Fro f , vo . 1 , The B lack

B ook . 20 , p

GE A - G L L R RD I .

Tenent etiam in Gerard - Gill u n um toftum q uod vocatur Thru swell et asturam i , p ib dem ad 11 vacoas " et u e uas cu m u sua u um nn r d as q tota seq ela d or a o u m.

PB E SD AL E

T m u m P resdale et e r l enent etia tot , est s pe a e m m ; et, Si u de ascuerit cum o ni te pore , anni q is p bestiis aliqu ibu s aliquo tempore infra divisas p asturae P resdale attac hiari ad de , debet curiam Prioris ibidem et ju stificari . E t contin etur infra h as divisas

I nci iendo su b E s - heu ed si cu t u p gy , aq a coelestis di vidit u squ e Edestan : et inde u squ e B u rnhop - heu yde

H - sicu t u di vidit u u B u - - per ard rode , aq a , sq e ro n spot lane et in de u squ e ls Crokyt- b u rn - heu ed ; et per dictu m Crokit- bu rn u squ e in aqu am de Tese ; et sic ah i ng ressu del C rokit- bu rne in Tese ascendendo u squ e in su mmitatem de Fendes - fell ; et exi nde directe u squ e Wak - stan - eghe ; et in de u squ e fon tem de Kex - bur- wane et exi nde u squ e

ro s il - h eu ed e t mu ssae u G g ; inde , ex transverso , vers s or . u u N in istan es et deinde u u - et exinde sq e ; sq e Cokeley fell ,

n d d B llir - u u u u m T desce en o per b rne , sq e in aq a de yna ; et T n am u u E sk- - et exinde sic per y sq e in gil fote ; , s n E sk- u u - -heued a cende do per gille , sq e Esk gille e priu s nominatu m .

Presdale i s no w known i n rt as P ri orsdale pa .

AP PEN D IX L . TH E F A OF E MILY R NWICK . See Preface . It was my intention to incl ude these notes in

. . but u m Chapters xviii and xix , enq iries on so e points m delayed the atter too long . The R enwicks have been in Garrigill for three hu fift u i h ndred and y years at least , and the so rces of m u m m for ation abo t this fa ily are so ewhat varied .

P D r R u R The aine and ift olls , the Ch rch egisters R R M H u the egister of edwing eeting o se , the Wardens u m u t Acco nts , and the fa ily papers all s pply interes ing m R R items . For the abstracts fro the edwing egister m m u I a indebted to the estee ed co rtesy of the R ev .

T. . M . C Crosby , Congregational inister , of Alston There is an interesting reference to one member of

the family in the D rift R oll of 1 59 7 . “ - Th m oi N ra I tem. e Tene ents ether O gg e shall G udder ill L ortburn drive over at the foot of g and so to ,

B S 2 3 11 . and so to the lack yke , and so to the And in Winter in firost and snow to drive over Tyne throu gh R i R fiield the head of chard enwick , and when he breaks the D yke every year to pay fourpence . 1 68 R enwiok u In 7 John was Ch rch Warden , and since that date different members of the family have ffi u m occu pied the o ce abo t twenty ti es . F rom 1 788 to 1 8 1 4 an excellent accou nt of the family is preserved by J oseph R enwick and his wife “ ” M alls (M ally for M ary) .

The R m D enwicks at this ti e were issenters , and the B aptism and B urial R egister at R edwing Chapel m m contains any references to the fa ily . E E APP ND IC S . 2 3 3

The following are disconnected items from the Ch urch R egister 1 0 1 . In 7 7 Frances R enwick was bu ried in Garri gill Ch u rchyard . 1 2 2 2 . In 7 3 and 1 7 4 another R ichard R enwi ck buried his dau ghter and wife respectively in the same place .

3 . m R R w Willia obson and Anne en ick , both of

m 21 st u u 1 46 . this parish , were arried A g st , 7

4 . S Jonathan Kidd of the parish of tanhope , and R m u h Ann enwick of this parish , were arried in this ch rc B of l oth by anns , with the consent their parents , this day M a 1 75 7 me T m L of y, , by , ho as ancaster , Vicar of m m Alston . This arriage was sole nized between u s . R Jonathan Kidd . Ann enwick , now Ann Kidd . In the

R . presence of John Kidd , John enwick

5 . R John Craig and Elizabeth enwick , both of m u B this parish , were arried in this ch rch by anns , this l 6th M a 1 765 m e. T . L V . day of y, , by hos ancaster , icar m a m n u This arriage w s sole nized betwee s . John Craig . R Elizabeth enwick , now Craig . In the presence of

V . Jacob Vipond , Isaac ipond

m u R 6 . John , son of Willia and J dith enwick of

D r burn D m 30 th 1 779 . y , was baptized ece ber ,

M u m R n 7 . ary and Elizabeth , da ghters of Willia e

D r burn M 1 9th 1 2 . wick of y , were baptized arch , 77

R R Ash ill u June 4 1 3 8 . ichard enwick of g b ried , 7 9 .

H n u M R 9 . an ah , da ghter of John and ary enwick

k ill u S m 23rd 1 762 . E s g , was b ried epte ber ,

m u 1 730 am u u all Fro abo t I able to constr ct , sing m u available sources of infor ation , a consec tive table of fin one e . 2 34 APP E NDI C E S .

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2 36 AP P E ND I C E S .

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D ec 1 8 0 . . 3 . 5

PP D I A EN X M . Se r e P eface .

TH E L AN D S OF TH E PR I OR AN D CON VE N T OF H E XH AM .

F M i l of am ol 1 1 . 1 1 3 Th rom emor a s Hexh , v , p ( e

Charter of King E dward I .)

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CON CL U D I N G NOTES .

G arrig ill Ch apelry may fairly claim to h ave some rar a c a lite y sso i tions .

’ 1 a ar r r * . In ddition to Westg th Fo ste s Strata several books of more th an loc al interest are intimately a c a W arr sso i ted ith G igill .

2 Th am L w n d r . e G e a s a the tho ny question of ac m po hing do not co e within the scope of this book .

But the subject was made the basis of a brief a r Th re wa religious story bout a, c entu y ago . e autho ss s — a. r Wes ar r r Phaabe Who ma r e siste of tg th Fo ste , r i d ’ Thomas B rown r

The book is thus described by its own title

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3 . ame Cl ar h ll H all a, rolific Miss J s of g y , p

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r the c e e c ac a e . I t ful sto y , s n of whi h is pl ed in this vill g it is a. faithfu l an d sympathetic picture of the lives of

e . 1 e . 1 Vid p 77 . f Vid p 78 .

G E N E R A L l N D E X .

. St 2 2 C h urch The e si Aidan , , , at Garrigill , Early r p s s 2 e X 2 - ls sub e Al ton , Advow on , xix , 3 ; Coron r of xii , 3 3 5 . a o John Arch r , Th e s at 1 R e i s e s e l 6 1 esse s xxiii pri on , 9 g t r , 9 9 B l , Communion V l , ee e 1 0 1 L e 1 0 0 le L e e 6 s L i Gr k ntry , ; atin ntry , Eag ct rn . 5 Euchari tic s of 2 2 2 6 6 Th e 6 ~ o s S Vicar . 3 , 4 . 5 ; Font , , 7 7 ; Ea t and e the first e the s 6 e e e e Arch r . nam in Burial Window , 4 ; Gall ry r ct d , R e s e , 1 8 ; hi s e ee 1 6 2 1 6 O e e e esse s gi t r 5 p digr . , 3 ; rgan add d , 47 ; P wt r V l ' R owb oth am s 1 8 - 1 6 1 0 R e s 1 account , 5 john , Porch . 5 con truction , 4 2 2 e s e 0 - 2 9 S at appropriat d , 3 3 ; V

s e S t . e b 2 1 e e e e 2 Augu tin , , of Cant r ury , add d , 5 3 ; W ath r Van , 5 ell Th e L e e e B , Church . a g nd conc rning , Window , 49 6 0 e s xxu Th e es Churchward n , , duti of e e s L s th e - 8 e e ec B n faction i t of , 75 4 ; Mod of l es 1 0 1 - 2 e es the e e Atwood , Charl , 5 7 7 Privil g of , 73 ; T n s e vz da s s e le e ses 8 W e b Brown , For t r , Po t cript ction c a , 5 ; arn d y e s e e 1 1 e 2 0 8 -2 1 2 e 1 1 Em r on . Cath rin . 5 not , Archd acon . 3 s e 1 6 R 0 8 Fairhill E tat . 3 Church oom , 5 . 5 e l 1 The ss s e Shi d , John , 3 3 Churchyard , , 4 7 Cro ock t , e e s 1 6 C s s 1 1 e St ph n on . John . 4 uriou cu tom , 3 Enlarg d , U 1 l s 1 0 s e nknown donor , 49 Ear y burial , 7 ; North id of l s R be 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 2 es th e 8 e Wi kin on , o rt , 3 4 Gat of , 4— Th or es ll e 1 0 2 1 0 We. Biographi William Wa ac , 5 s e W es 1 i se 1 0 - 1 0 For t r , tgarth , 77 crit ci d , 5 9 H s 1 8 0 e Th e s o f — ur t , Blyth , Cl rgy , li t , 3 7 39 el se 1 8 e se 1 0 Shi d , jo ph , 4 Clock r , john and Jo ph , 5 1 s G l 2 Taylor , john , 73 Coin , found in arrigi l . H e The x e s 1 1 - 1 s Black Book of xham , , Congr gationali m , 9 9 5 Mag “ l 1 1 0 e 1 6 - 1 8 B acklock , John , quot d , 9 9 B lenc arne 1 0 s es The e 8 6 , 7 Con tabl . Villag , ; Bal 1 8 8 s ee o f 8 6 e e the es Brampton . h t , El ct d by V try B ren ewenne H s 2 le e the 8 g , ugh , VicarofAl ton , 4 E ct d by Manor Court . 9

e D r . 2 o i 8 Bruc . . , 7 e 1 88 Th e of 1 6 e at 2 0 1 Burnand . Nathani l . , will , 9 Corbridg , Fair , s The 1 1 2 1 e Butt , . at Garrigill , 7 , 5 Coron r , xxiii C alam e 1 8 8 C e e e s e 1 1 6 y, quot d , owp r , St ph n . Schoolma t r , se 2 1 ss F el l 1 - Candida Ca , Cro , xv i xviii e s ss Th e ll e 1 1 2 s 2 1 6 et se . C n u , , q Cro , Vi ag . el The the 2 2 6 1 0 Chap ry , origin of , 5 , Culgaith , 7 2 6 2 0 1 e i s in 2 8 Chaplain , , Cumb rland , Why Garrigill , es e s es s 1 6 Ch t of iron for docum nt . 95 Daw , Thoma . 9 es e s e e 2 1 1 Ch t r , Tyn h ad , Davy , john , 9 s s 2 1 e 1 Chri tma , 5 D an , john , 9 7 2 2 G E E R 4 N AL I N bE X .

e s s ess o i - , , 1 8 6 1 8 P resdale et se R i D ath A long ucc ion 7 or , xi q xx e Th e e r t , , g , 2 cu tti n . e l s iii D dica ion of Garri ill Chap l 4 g timb r in A ton , x s 1 Dic i , j h , 9 7 H s . es e 6 k n on o n , ick Charl archit ct , 3 5 , 5 3 , es a o , e the dis H se M s 2 2 8 Dom d y Bo k No r cord of ou ark , 5 7 , tric t i n x , Information rece ived from v D rib u rn H de 1 W , g , 9 , de . 1 e s s 1 6 1 68 u h illiam 9 p r on , 4 , I Ki n , g , 1 2 0 2 2 s e Edward 7 , , 5 , 3 7 Jack on , B njamin . 9 9 II Ki n 1 1 1 , g , 2 . 3 , 8 es O s 6 6 6 Edward Jam , ctaviu , 5 . I I I Ki 1 2 1 1 6 , g , , 3 , St . E . 2 Edward n ohn , , A . 4 I Ki 1 E V , ng , 5 , B e e e 2 dward john p of B v rl y , 3 - e s . e e h er l 2 0 8 2 1 2 K 1 0 Emm r on Cath rin , wi l , ohn , ing , e de 1 2 oi ce 6 8 Evr , John J y, Edward , i ll 1 - , 68 1 6 e 2 0 1 K 1 Fair at Garrig 9 Corbridg irkhaugh , 4 7 l s e . 1 3 6 K The R e s e s of 1 0 6 Fairhi l E tat irkland , gi t r . F e e stanh al h s d at r g , e , 1 8 l s s G arri fll Thoma ain road Al ton and g , e el s , . e 2 8 fi ve e C h a elri F rgu on Chanc lor quot d , Tradition of unit d p e ' ie s e l v ii K s l 1 , e F nd F l x nar da , 4 7 e e s F letch eras Flec cheroos 1 L anerco st b e 1 Fl tch r , . , 5 A b y , 7

F o L ee 1 0 1 6 2 1 6 1 2 . s. 7 . xiv . 7 , , 4 . 9 " Th e 6 6 et se . 2 0 et se . Lees ewrs 1 6 Font , Church , q . 3 q . ,

e H K . 2 0 L Th e l 1 h . 3 b . 2 2 t e ese attack d by i rary o d , pr nt , - e L e es 2 8 - 2 Fox h ad , 9 3 it rary Notic , 3 3 9 0 Th e . I nn , 1 L o nni n H e 1 0 Fox , 3 g ad . 9 V s 2 l - G alfrid , L es 1 68 1 , icar of Al ton 4 ong iv , 7 3

G e e G e f e e . 2 1 s e 1 im r , of r y , quot d Man laught r , 9 ll s e ll e M 8 Garragi , p ing vari d . 3 anor Court , 9 G ll el e le e 2 6 1 1 arrigi Chap ry n g ct d , Martin , John and Mary , 7 G i l l e M e s 1 2 0 0 arrig d rivation , 3 thodi m , 99 . l e l 2 - 2 8 - . 1 1 6 Garrigil , in Cumb r and 7 Mining , xxii , 4 ll l sle ese 2 M irk M 1 Garrigi , not Car i Dioc , 7 onday , 74 ll 1 R o i 1 se G e e 6 1 2 Garrigi , Patrick of 9 , alph , 9 Monkhou , org , 5 7 , 7 , 7 e e G arrl ill - els 1 Gat . nam of g , 3 7 N on , Timothy . 9 7 " G e S t . 2 1 at , 5 Ninian , , e as l e e 1 8 8 - 2 0 0 G rard a p ac nam , xix Nonconformity , G e s e R e of 1 s e s 2 2 6 et se louc t r , ichard , Duk , 5 Nonconforming Mini t r . q k l 1 s s R e s e oi G odersw , , y , Wi liam 5 Nonconformi t A gi t r , 9 7 ’ G s 1 6 s l 1 8 raham Charity , 3 Norri , Wi liam , 9 ss s V lle s de 2 0 Gra ing . 5 Norman i , Thoma , H l e 1 2 e H e of 1 ami ton , Archd acon , 3 Northumb rland , nry , Earl , H auec le de s 2 O e e The B e o f 2 2 , john , Vicar of Al ton , 4 tt rbourn , attl . 5

H les n s de 1 or e R 1 6 2 1 et se . ar to , Nichola , 7 Pain ( Pain ) oll . 5 . 3 q H a W i i the 2 2 l y, nn n g , 5 Pa m Sunday , 9 4 H e II Ki 2 l e The T ne and Tributaries um nry , ng , 3 Pa m r , y q H e I I I Ki n 1 6 P armerle 1 1 nry , g , y, john , 3 H e e x 1 1 of x s e 6 es th e 0 xham Abb y , , Black Book , . Par onag . 3 , Stabl of , 5 2 0 - 2 1 e Th e e o i 2 e s e 6 2 0 3 3 Chart r , gr at , , xx , 3 7 ; P art , Thoma . cl rk . 7 . 5 L s e R e e ees : e 1 6 2 2 2 R en and divid d at formation , xvi P digr Arch r . . 9 : L s o f ls L ee de 2 2 - 2 es s e 1 8 and , in A ton , xi , Adam , 3 37 W tgarth For t r. 7 ’ a tenant the i ; s e e b n 2 0 of Prior , x v Prior Dal , P ram ulatio . xi, xii, 3

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TH E R MM I R OF TH E M R L LO DS CO ISS ONE S AD I A TY.

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R G R E V . R R T. D . D . The THE I HT A THU LLOYD , , Lord

Bishop of N ewc astle .

THE E T. R E V. N . D . J . S R O D . D The r T AT N , Lo d

Bishop of N ewcastle .

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a . of St. Alb ns * T V R L R M D . D . HE ENE AB E A CHDEACON HA ILTON ,

V-E N E R AB L E AR OH D E ACON H E E . . THE ND RSON , M A

DA L . W. . L L . D . L c r e A MSON , Esq , , Linden , u y Ho sl y,

E N C A M B " a arr . AND RSON , I HOL S , , Tynehe d , G igill

C E M A E s . F arnacres R a r AR H R , RK, q , , venswo th .

A C E O E . R r R H R , J S PH , Esq , Ashville , othbu y .

As msm oxe E O GE Mm Ash ill rr , G R , , g , Ga igill . P T R O N S A N D s s s s A su sc m s. 2 45

BA E R E s . RK R , E NEST , q , London .

B A E VE N E S . . RK R , R ON , Q , London

B E W . H E WA r E S . See W LL , RD , Q , nd , iltshi e .

B AC B U WA . a L K RN , ED RD , Esq , H ltwhistle . * B T. . W R R E s s . RO N , FO STE , q , Bri tol

B B J M E I u arr USH Y , ACOB . , vy Ho se , G igill .

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R R . The B s . ELLIOT OBE T , Esq , ank , Al ton

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P C E G M as A arr i . I K RIN , , AD M , G ig ll

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’ When this l ast sh eet w as g oi n g th rou g h th e p ress I w as p l eased to g et the fol l ow i n n fr m R v d T VV t r h g ote o the e . es g a t . I t i s b oth i n teresti ng an d v a l u ab l e

D E R M R C A N E A . I ,

Y u 1 . o will be delighted to h e ar th at I h ave fo und in Garrigill a H oly Wate r Sto up l The m an e ngaged in laying the pipes fo r th e Garrigill Wa r S r u an d a th e te upply tu ned it p, g ve it to r m was s a pe son with who he t ying , who on being told wh at it was r e adily gave it to be resto red

to th e C hurc h . 1 may mention th at this r elic an d the an c ient Font you h ad re - e re c t ed are made of the s am e

kind of stone . Th e stoup will be pl ac ed on a stone

r k a an d . b ac et on the west w ll , just behind the font W e c annot identify the ex ac t spot whe r e it A s a ra was c u t was found . d in the whole length r ar a r a a o f th e Chu c h y d w ll , it is p ob ble th t it

was b r ought to light t he re .

A ac £250 h as 2 . leg y of been left by the l ate F o r ste r B r own of B ristol to be invested by th e Vic ar of Alston fo r the benef i t of th e poo r

of Garrigill . We a n ow r r 3 . h ve ente ed upon the enti e o u r d ar rc and r enov a tion of e old Chu h , we expe c t to h ave o ur' t e - opening se rvic e about

Whit sunt i de . V r c r rs e y sin e ely you ,

W E A R T H . T . STG