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The old boundary stones on the Plaistow Charity Estate have been re-cut and
painted and three new boundary stones provided and fixed.
Miscellaneous.
A plan shewing a suggested new line of communication between London Bridge and
the Creek Bridge Deptford having been submitted to the Vestry by the St. Olave's and
St. Saviour's District Boards and the Vestry of Bermondsey the Vestry considered the
same and being of opinion that the proposed new Road as shewn upon the plan would
not benefit this Parish, and that a more economical improvement might be effected by
the widening of the existing thoroughfares at several places westward of Rotherhithe
there being already an excellent Road from Rotherhithe to Deptford, the Vestrv
suggested to the Delegates of the several Parishes before mentioned, the modification of
their plan accordingly, but such suggestion not being acceded to, the Vestry approved
of a Plan prepared by Mr. George Legg carrying out their views, which plan was
presented to the Metropolitan Board of W orks with a Memorial in support thereof, in
reply to which in October 1872 the Vestry received a letter to the effect that the Board
without entering into the merits of the scheme, upon which it was not prepared to express
an opinion, considered that the heavy and pressing matters which had devolved
upon it under the Street Improvements Act rendered it impossible for it to enter for
the present upon the consideration of the improvement suggested by the Vestrv, the
Board had accordingly decided to adjourn the consideration of the subject until the
month of July 1873.
The Vestry in August 1872 having been informed that the School Board for
London were in treaty for sites in Union Road to build schools, called the attention of
the Board to the number of schools already in existence iu that part of the
Parish and requested that any new schools might be erected in some other
parts, where they were more required and directed the attention of the School
Board to the District west and south of Southwark Park as suitable for such purpose
there being in that locality a large and increasing neighbourhood with little school
accommodation.
The Vestry have since been informed that the London School Board have
abandoned their intention of erecting schools in Union Road.
The Freeholders of a portion of the property in Trinity Place next Trinity Street
having placed a fence across the passage to the same the Vestry instructed their clerks
to enquire into and report as to the legal right of the Freeholders so to do, upon which
the clerks reported as follows:—
"It having been referred to us to report as to the legal right of the Freeholder to
stop up this Court or Place, we have enquired into the facts of the case and find that
on the 30th September 1811 a Lease was granted of what was then a piece of ground
30 feet wide by 209 feet deep for 61 years from Christmas 1811 at the yearly rental of
£16 the Lessee was bound to build two or more houses within years. I t appears
that two houses were built fronting Trinity Street, a Court was left on the South side