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The Yestry then decided that a letter be written
to the Postmaster-General expressing the thanks of
the Yestry for the concession of a 60 feet road,
forwarding the plan prepared by the Surveyor, and
pointing out that the northern portion of the road
is now 65 feet 6 inches wide, but should not be
diminished, and that he be asked to pull down the
outer wall as soon as possible.
Mr. F. A. Ford, representative of Clerkenwell at
the London County Council, being present, stated
that while deploring that he had differed with the
Yestry in trying to get an open space on the Coldbath
Fields site, he ventured to think that the
pressure he and others had brought to bear on the
Government had been in some measure instrumental
in securing the promise that had been made of threequarters
of an acre being given up on the site of
Oldham Gardens, or, if the County Council preferred
it, a sum of ten thousand pounds, to be devoted
to providing an open space in some other part.
The Yestry passed votes of thanks to Captain
Penton, M.P., and Mr. Ford, for the great amount
of care and attention they had given to the matter.
On the 22nd August, 1889, the Yestry received
from the County Council the following interesting
Memorandum of facts connected with the site:—
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL.
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.
Spring Gardens, S.W.
19th July, 1889.
Memoranbum as to the facts connected with the site of
Coldbatli-fields Prison, containing about 8½ acres.
This site was acquired under an Act of the 2Gth Geo. III.,
chapter 55 (1786), by which the Justices of the Peace for the
County of Middlesex were empowered to raise, and did raise, the
money for purchasing the site and erecting thereon a House of