Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    BorBE4/71
  • Title
    Deeds of St Paul's Wesleyan Chapel. Mortgage: (1) James Henman of Stagsden, farmer, Benjamin Brown, accountant, Alfred Clare, solicitor, Charles Day, builder, John Ekins, chemist, Thomas Tokelove Gray, wine merchant, all of Bedford, James Alexander Henman of Bromham, farmer, William Jones, grocer, James Maynard, wheelwright, James Castleman Shepherd, florist, and James Ward Maxwell, draper, all of Bedford (2) Rev George Sargeant of Bedford, superintendent preacher (3) Rev Edwin Octavius Coleman, late of Brighton, Sussex, but then of Newport, Monmouthshire, Wesleyan minister, and Henry Charles Cole of Old Charlton, Kent, gentleman. Reciting order of Charity Commissioners of 26 Jan 1875, appointment of new trustees. £1,200 lent by (3), 30 Nov 1883. Endorsed transfer of mortgage to James Ward Maxwell of Bedford, draper, £1,200, 5 Feb 1887. Endorsed reconveyance, James Ward Maxwell to trustees, 15 May 1890
  • Date free text
    30 Nov 1883 - 15 May 1890
  • Production date
    From: 1883 To: 1890
  • Scope and Content
    Certain school buildings have lately been erected upon a part of the passage on the south side of the Chapel, and on part of the building formerly used partly as the Minister's house, partly as the Chapel-keeper's house, and partly as a schoolroom, on which a debt of £1,200 is outstanding. All that parcel of ground in Bedford abutting east on property of Edward Rawlins, esquire, west on Harpur Street, north on property of James Horeford and south on the Bedford Assembly and Concert Rooms and property of Edward Rawling with the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, the Minister's House, the School Room and the Chapel Keeper's House.
  • Exent
    No. of pieces: 1
  • manuscript
  • Format
    parchment
  • Level of description
    item
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