P85/2/4/12

Correspondence concerning the church restoration and other matters, including letters from subscribers (19 items).

1850-1871

From: 1850 To: 1871

Writers and subjects include: 1.Benjamin Ferrey, architect, London, concerning alterations to the parish church, 15 Dec.1848 2.The Rev. Thomas Sikes, Luton Vicarage, listing restoration proposals, 25 May 1850 3.Trinity College [Oxford] about grant of _30 towards the cost of the new chapel [Christ Church], 26 Aug.1854 4-6.The President and Bursar of Trinity College (3 letters) about contributions towards the cost of restoring the chancel, Jan-Feb.1863 7.J.S.Crawley, Stockwood, concerning the proceeds of the Bazaar at Stockwood, 8 Sept.1864 8. G.E.Street, architect, London, reporting on the tenders from Wall & Hook and Williams, 29 Oct.1864 9.F.Rogers [from G.E.Street's office], 20 Dec. 1864, enclosing signed contract with Wall & Hook, who intend to start work on 9 January 1865, with later note "West completed 27 May, East commenced 3 Ap" 10. W.R.Raban, clockmaker, Luton, giving estimate for work on the church clock, 6 March 1865 11. F.Rogers, stating that Mr.Street "considers it will now be better to appoint another Clerk of the Works ... and has engaged Mr.Mellars ... who will be at Luton tomorrow", 26 April 1865 12. Wall & Hook, Brimscombe, giving estimate (_117.10.0) of moving the baptistery, 2 May 1866 13. G.Haden & Son, Trowbridge, to G.E.Street concerning warming apparatus for Luton church and other places, 26 May 1866 14-5. Wall & Hook, Brimscombe, concerning payments and other matters (2 letters) "31/66" and 19 July 1866 16. G.Haden & Son, Trowbridge, requesting an extra payment in respect of the tank, 19 July 1867 17. Clerk to J.G. Shepherd, solicitor, Luton, concerning counsel's opinion against Mr.O'Neill [Vicar], 16 Jan.1868 18-9. J.S.Crawley, Stockwood, (2 letters) concerning restoration fund accounts, 20 Apriland 27 May 1871

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Ferrey, Benjamin,
Sikes, Thomas,
Crawley, J S,
Street, G.E.,
Wall & Hook,
Rogers, F.,
Raban, W.R.,
Mellars,
G.Haden & Son,
Shepherd, J.G.,
O'Neill

St. Mary Luton, church fabric, architect, Oxford Trinity College, general correspondence, Stockwood, clockmaker, church clocks, Clerk of Works, church heating