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Clerkenwell 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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CHARITIES

Name of Gift.Situation of Property.How Let.TenantAmount of Bank of English Stoch in Name of Trustees.Principal ???art of ???ticury.Gross Annual Income.How appropriated.REMARKS.
Bellow's Gift('huroh8tylellse.,Cobhm.LeaseBlunt....250020/ to Churchwardens of Cobham for Bread to the Poor on Good Friday, and the remainder for Bread to Clerkenwell Poor on Sundays
Piece of land, CobhaniAt willW oodbury500
Piece of land, Cobhani Building lease for 80 years from Mi chaelmas, 1882Bradley1200
Wood's Gift]Late 7, Clerkeu-........144651..39154Bread to the Poor at Lady-day and Michaelmas36-7, Clerkenwell Close, sold to School Board for London for the sum of £1,430. Trustees of Stock, " The Official Trustees of Charitable Funds."
well Close 38-9, Clerkenwell CloseLease 21 years from 1886Moore....9000
Wiggles-worth's GiftLa1.e"Sesftions House;" Hotel, Clerkenwell lireen............113250176Left for apprenticing poor children. Now devoted to educational purposes in the Parish, by order of the Master of the RollsSold co Metropolitan Board of Works under Streets Improvement Act, 1872- Stock sold in 1895 for £1,338 6s. lid., and proceeds invested in ground rents in Credon Road andVerney Road, Bermondsey,increasing income to £50 17s. 6d. (proportion of £104) — [See Bennett's Gift below].
Stroae's GiftCockshute Farm, M al-vern, consisting of 34 a 2r 34p. with buildings thereonLease 99 years from 29th September, 1859J. Jones's Executors....25000£6 to the minister for a preparatory sermon, and the residue to the poor in sums of 5/- each
851592284.... ....Proceeds of sale of portion of the Estate to the Worcester and Hereford Railway Company
Stanhope's Gift........................???1603724Bread to the PoorPurchase money of house and premises in Silver Street, described as the "Blue Axe,'' Turn-mill Street
Spencer's Gift............200000..5500Bread, coals and warm clothing to poor not receiving Parochial reliefTrustees of Stock, Messrs. G. B. Meyer, W.Davies,and F.G. Soheib
Robertson's Gift............29050....7194To keep his vault in St. James' Churchyard in repair, residue to be distributed in sums of 5/-each to poor widowsTrustees of Stock, Rev. R. Maguire, D.D., Messrs. G. B. Meyer, and J. J. Goode
Bennett'sGiftLftte 106 St. John St.............315459182In coals to the PoorSold to Metropolitan Board of Works under Streets Improvement Aot, 1872. £1,336 10s. 3d. of the stock sold in 1895 for £1,396 13s. Id,, part purchase-money of ground rents in Credon Road and Verney Road, Bermondsey, increasing income to £53 2s. 6d. (proportion of £104), £247 5s. Id. remaining in Consols.—[See Wigglesworth's Gift above].
Sanderson's Gift[.ate 59, Turnmill St., and Lamb and Flag Ragged Schools................7721076To the PoorSold to Met. Board of Works under Streets Improvement Act, 1872
Gardner's GiftFormerly two houses in Itay Street, Hock ley in the Hole..................5170216820/- to Charity School and remainder to 20 poor widows on Shrove Tuesday
Heron's GiftPortion of ground rentB at West Hackney........................7968To the PoorPaid by Clothworkers' Co.
Herbert'sGiftKent charge on a house and garden in Turn- mill Street........................2120Mread to the PoorPaid by Girdlers' Company
Kytson'sGiftRent charge on Manor of Lackford, Suffolk....................300Food, Raiment and ClothingPaid by Rev. J.Holden's Exors.