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Marquess of Northampton to the Commissioners
for paving, &c., St. James, Clerkenwell, and
enclosed by them."
This plan refers to the piece of ground at the
end of Percival Street which has been thought to
belong to the Northampton Estate, and further
search among the parochial records confirms the
fact that the land is parish property. The Vestry
have therefore decided to pave the ground with
asphalte and enclose it with iron railings, to serve
as a playground for children in this densely
populated part of the parish.
Wilmington and Northampton Squares.—
These enclosures, taken over by the Yestry in July,
1887, continue to be a boon to the dwellers in the
thickly populated parts of the parish. An offer of
the Band of the G. Division of Police to play in
the squares on alternate Saturday afternoons was
accepted by the Vestry.
The cost of the squares for the year is as
follows:—
For Wilmington Square
£105
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4
Northampton Square
77
14
7
£183
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Land at junction of Cyrus Street and Percival
Street.—In June. 1888, a letter was received from
the Solicitor of the Marquis Northampton pointing
out that the tenancy by the Vestry, of the piece
of ground at the corner of Percival Street and Cyrus
Street, upon part of which Lord Northampton put
up a drinking fountain, expired at Lady-day, and
stating that Lord Northampton is not at present
proposing any comprehensive changes in that
immediate neighbourhood, and suggesting whether
the Vestry would be willing to remain yearly