Vestry Minutes Book

Tower Repairs  

At a Meeting held at 10 o’clock upon Tuesday August 13th in accordance with notice given it was proposed by Mr Cater and seconded by Mr Hayes that a letter should be written to Mr Law, Architect, Northampton to beg his inspection of the Church Tower with a view to ascertaining the real amount of injury done during the thunderstorm of August 2nd /72 [1872]

These were present at the Meeting Revd G. Jenkins chairman Mr Cater Mr Warren (John) Mr  J Willison Mr Hayes

August 13th/72


Restoration of Cosgrove Church Tower, lately Damaged by Lightning

Subscriptions Collected by Mr. G. Cater, Old Stratford, for the Restoration of Cosgrove Church

Tower, lately Damaged by Lightning

 

£

s.

d.

 

£

s.

d.

Amount of Subscriptions as Published…

65

3

4

 

Paid Mr. Law, Architect

6

6

0

Dr., Mrs. And Miss Graham

2

0

0

 

Mrs. Frances Thursby

 

10

0

 

Paid Aveline; estimate

44

12

6

Henry Barrick, Esq.

1

1

0

 

Robinson, (coal wharf)

 

5

0

 

Paid Walford, Printing

18

0

Rev. G. Jenkins

5

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid Stamps and Stationery

10

0

J C Mansel Esq

£74

9

4

 

Robert Mansel Esq

5

0

0

 

Chapman, as per bill, Iron Piping for the Tower

3

13

6

Mrs H Mansel

2

10

0

 

To Balance due to Treasurer

10

2

9

 

Paid Hayes, Lightning Conductor

9

18

6

Miss H Mansel

 

10

0

 

Rev G Jenkins

2

10

0

 

Paid Tole, Repairing Clock

3

8

0

Thos Booth Esq

2

0

0

 

Mr E. Gates

1

0

0

 

Paid Read, Gravel

1

0

0

Mr & Mrs W Gates

 

7

6

 

Mrs Foster

1

0

0

 

Making Good Damage to Tomb, and Repairing the Churchyard

4

17

9

Mrs Durham

1

0

0

 

75

4

3

Mr Boyes

1

0

0

 

Extras Exceeding Estimate

39

7

4

Messrs Freshwater & Co

1

1

0

 

Mr W Clark

1

0

0

 

£114

12

1

Mr Warren

 

10

0

 

Mr John Warren

 

5

0

 

75

4

3

Mr Bird

 

5

0

 

May 9th Messr Plum & Son

16

1

11

Mrs Shields

 

2

0

 

Balance paid Mr Aveline

11

13

8

G Cater

1

0

0

 

102

19

10

Mr Osborn

 

10

0

 

W P Gates Esq

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Ed Hayes

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

102

19

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subscriptions Collected by Mr. C. Cater, Old

Stratford, for the Restoration of Cosgrove

Church Tower, lately damaged by lightning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

£

s.

d.

 

 

 

 

 

J. C. Mansel, Esq

10

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Mansel, Esq

6

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Henry Mansel

5

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

The Duke of Grafton

5

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Lord Penrhyn

5

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Booth, Esq

5

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

W. P. Gates, Esq

3

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. William Clarke

3

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Hayes

2

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Job Scrivener

2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Durham

2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. & Mrs. Gates and Family

2

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Canal Company

2

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Foster

1

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. & Mrs. Warren

1

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

The Rev. J. W. Knight

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. G. Cater

1

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Collected from the Cottages

1

1

10½

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Iiiffe

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr James Thomas

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Miss C. Horwood

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Cater

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs. Thorne

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. William Gates

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. John Ayres

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Valentine

 

10

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. J. Warren

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. T. Warren

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Joseph Smith

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Partridge

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Adams

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Reed

 

5

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Jonah Brown

 

3

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. John Marks

 

2

6

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Amos

 

2

6

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Joseph Atkinson

 

2

6

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Saunders

 

2

6

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Wilson

 

2

6

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Ratliffe

 

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. James Robinson

 

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

Total

£65

13

 

 

 

 

 


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