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management of the various mortuaries of the
metropolis, proceeded to view those in use at
Newington, Lambeth, St. George the Martyr,
Clerkenwell and Islington, and by the the
Corporation of the City of London. In October
of last year, the several sites which had been
suggested as suitable for the erection of a
mortuary in this parish, were viewed by the
committee, and of those seen, viz., at St. Giles
Churchyard, Addington Square Yard, Glengall
Wharf, Victoria Road Arches, Park Road
Wharf, and St. George's Churchyard—it was
unanimously decided that the last was the
most suitable.
Your Surveyor was accordingly requested
to prepare and submit plans and estimates for
a mortuary on this site.
On the 5th of December of last year, the
committee submitted to the Vestry, the report
of their proceedings to date, with the Surveyor's
plans of two buildings, both of a simple, but
suitable character, and combining the necessary
amount of accommodation, at an estimated
cost of £950 and £650 respectively. The