P26/5/1

Churchwardens' account book (detailed disbursements, and summary receipts from rates (to 1878) and offertories etc.)

1818 - 1900

From: 1818 To: 1900

Routine expenditure includes payments for vermin, the maintenance of a Sunday School, and Visitation and Confirmation expenses, etc. Occasional expenditure includes: 1819 Repairs to floor of porch and window leads. Cleaning the monuments 1820 Painting the pulpit 1822 Making the terrier 1823 Cleaning off the Ivy from the Church windows, and lowering the earth from round the walls 1824 Matting basses and matting for seats, from Mr.Wells, Bedford 1825 New font basin. Colouring and staining seats and pews. Repairing fire engine at Cople 1826 Work at Church by Mr. Joseph Berrill 1827 Expensive repairs at the Church (over £80) [few details given 1831 Repairs to bell wheels 1835 Paid Joseph Norman a bill for Inclosing the Belfry, £5 5s. 1836 New Churchyard fence 1846 Ringing the bell in Harvest (Gleaning bell) - also 1850 onwards 1850 New cushion and lining for pulpit 1861 Pair of new candlesticks, and new surplice for the Church 1863 New Bible "Expenses incurred for the Sunday School Children and Ringers on the Marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, March 10th 1863" 1865 Platform and Chair for harmonium, and tuning instrument 1870 Candles for evening services in Lent 1874 Mowing and weeding Churchyard, and purchase of shrubs

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Wells,
Berrill, Joseph,
Norman, Joseph

WILLINGTON, churchwardens, accounts, vermin, Episcopal Visitations, Sunday Schools, confirmation, church fabric, terriers, COPLE, fire engines, church bells, churchyards, Harvest Festival, bellringing