Proposals for a War Memorial Hall at Bishopwearmouth following the 1939-45 were considered. In Durham Record Office are various papers.

Ref No. EP/Bi.CC 62 Papers relating to the Memorial Hall Fund, including various deeds of covenant, details of bazaars and whist drives, correspondence with the Inland Revenue and Sir John Priestman's charity, 1 March 1947 - 21 February 1952 (33 papers, 2 files, typescript)

Ref No. EP/Bi.CC 274 'Sketch Scheme': ground plan, cross section, first floor plan and balcony, and main elevation, of proposed memorial hall at Bishopwearmouth, Christ Church, by C.A. Clayton Greene, architect, Sunderland, July 1947. Scales: 16 feet to 1 inch [1:192]; 8 feet to 1 inch [1:96](1 plan, 55.5 cm. x 39 cm., oiled linen)