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P 104 - Birkenhead St. Matthew Parish - 19th century-20th century

1 - Registers and Services

2 - Ecclesiastical Administration

3 - Parish Affairs

1 - Vestry Minutes and Parochial Church Council (PCC) Minutes

2 - Churchwardens' Accounts and Parochial Church Council (PCC) Accounts

4 - Church Buildings

1 - St. Matthew's Church, Birkenhead

1 - Accounts of Soiree held at the Queen's Hall, Claughton, 15 Dec 1885, in aid of the Church Rent Fund - 1885

2 - Accounts of Concert held at the Queen's Hall, 14 Apr 1887, in aid of Church Rent Fund - 1887

3 - Notice and programme of concert held at Birkenhead Music Hall, 10 Apr 1888, in aid of Church Rent Fund - 1888

4 - Specifications for erection of new church - Jul 1888

5 - Estimates for proposed church - Jul-Sep 1888

6 - Letters from Ecclesiastical Commission relating to proposed church - Jul-Sep 1888

7 - Statement of work still to be done - 7 Mar 1889

8 - Statements of accounts of Alexander Bleakley & Son of Birkenhead, builders and contractors - 1889

9 - Description of new church - 17 Jun 1889

10 - Notice of sale of work in aid of liquidation of debt on building - Dec 1892

11 - Report and recommendations of M. E. Crease of Liverpool relating to alterations to organ - 1893

12 - Specification of works to be done in erection of organ chamber - Apr 1893

13 - Memorandum from M. E. Crease offering to deduct £2 10s. from his estimate for alterations in consideration of the conveying of the organ from West Kirby to Birkenhead - 17 May 1893

14 - Statements of accounts for new organ chamber - 14 Sep 1893

15 - Sentence of Consecration - 18-Dec-13

16 - Faculty - 29-Jul-20

17 - Plans and drawings relating to /25 and alterations to pulpit and lectern - 1920, n.d.

18 - Faculty - 10-Dec-28

19 - Report on church fabric, goods and ornaments - 23-Apr-30

20 - Faculty - 28-Aug-46

21 - Estimate of William. Hill & Son and Norman & Beard, Ltd., of Lewes co. Sussex, for overhauling organ - 07-May-52

22 - Duplicate application for planning permission for church extension, and notice of approval - Jun-Jul 1955

23 - Estimate and letter relating to conversion of organ blower electrical supply from D.C. to A.C - Dec 1961-Jan 1962

24 - Accounts for dry rot repairs to north wall - Nov-62

25 - Faculty - 09-Jun-64

6 - Visitations

7 - Parochial Statistics

5 - Publications and Memorabilia

7 - Schools