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was to be pulled down, and a new wall erected by
the County Council in a line with the wall to the
south of the office, the Company enclosing the land
in exchange for land given up in Spa Green. The
Vestry represented to the Company that a great
improvement would be effected if an open railing
were substituted for the brick wall to open up to the
public view the large space of the New River grounds.
After some hesitation the Company acceded to the
Vestry's suggestion, subject to the Council consenting
to erect such a dwarf wall and railing as the
Company could approve. The Council were then
communicated with and agreed to the proposal, and
the Vestry expressed their thanks to the Council
and the Company for their compliance with the
suggestion.
Coldbath Fields Prison Site.—Resuming
the record of the proceedings which have been taken
by the Vestry with reference to the interest of the
Parish in the Coldbath Fields Prison site at the
point where it was left last year, the Vestry have to
state that at their meeting on the 9th April, 1891,
the Clerk stated that it had come to his knowledge
that the Postmaster-General was, in respect to the
Oldham Gardens site, about to hand over to the
County Council the sum of £10,000, and that it
was understood he wanted to make it a condition
that the money should be spent in providing an
open space for Clerkenwell, but the Council would
not accept the condition, and the money was to be
handed over unconditionally. The Vestry thereupon
decided to petition the London County
Council, asking that the £10,000 might be spent in
providing open spaces for Clerkenwell, and appointed
a Deputation to support such Petition.
On the l6th April a letter was read from Mr. F.
A. Ford, L.C.C., stating that the Vestry had been