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1885-1887 - Envelope containing sheets about the reopening of Badsey Church and restoration balance sheet

Description

Envelope with the following written in ink on the front: "Fees etc Badsey. Memoranda, re "Fees" in the parish of Badsey and the parish of Wickhamford, they were received by me from William Barnard, Parish Clerk, Charles G Gepp, Vicar. An old list of fees due to the Lord of the Manor, Badsey (to whom the churchyard belonged) will be found in the Badsey Burial Register (1813)." The following has then been written in pencil: "Clerk's Stipend, how made up." The notes are undated but are assumed to have been written in 1887, the year in which Gepp took office. The envelope contains 6 copies of an information sheet folded together about the reopening of Badsey Church on 15th October 1885 and Badsey Church restoration balance sheet. Mentions preachers, Bishop of Worcester and the Venerable Archdeacon of Worcester; Mr T Graham Jackson, architect; Mr Thomas Collins, builder, of Tewkesbury; the Reverend T H Hunt, Vicar; Messrs A H Savory and J Sladden, churchwardens; Mrs Hunt, who gifted oak stalls in the chancel; Hoby monument; concerts given by Misses Poulton at Malvern.

Year created
1885-1887
Publication Date/Date Made
12th October 1885
Physical Characteristics (Dimensions)
27 cm x 12 cm
Physical Characteristics (Description)
Envelope containing 6 sheets of paper
Donor or Creator of Records
Rob Hemming
Provenance
From the estate of Evelyn Allsebrook
Nature of Acquisition
Gift
Accession Date
August 2008
Access Conditions
Contact Archive Manager
Attached Documents
Reference
2159/VIC/WCA/CH