Petition to the District Council

1899

We the undersigned beg to Petition

the Rural District Council of the Parish

Of Chapel-en-le-Frith to cause a good

Public foot-path to be made along the

Road situate in Burrfields, extending from

The Church yard Gates, to the Hayfield Road

Opposite the Grapes Inn.

                       During wet weather, in all seasons, this road

             is in a most disgraceful state, & not only causes

             Great annoyance & inconvenience to the residents in

             Burrfields, but also to the numerous foot-passengers

   who make constant use of it, besides being a real source

  of danger to the school children who are obliged to use

  the road, & get their feet wet before school begins.

Names of  Petitioners

             Vernon I. Greenhough MB

Walter Storey

Thomas Binney Gibbs

Thos. Barham

Frank Bramwell       Chapel en le Frith

              William G. Smith       Ditto

William Walton

Joshua Woodcock    Chapel en le Frith

J.N. Cook     Chemist    Chapel en le Frith

Albert M Mellor     Higher Crossings     Chapel

A.C. Wetters          Bugsworth Hall

Alex. Young        Chapel en le Frith

John S. Simpson          - do –

J. Given, M.A., L.S.D.       Vicarage, Chapel-en-le-Frith

W. Stirling Anderson, M.D.    Cromwell House

W H White

James Goddard

Marie L. Spencer

Jane Spencer            Chinley

M. Mellor      Chapel Milton

Wm Waterhouse       Chinley

John Pratt       Chapel en le Frith

Richard Nall        Market St

Samuel Roper      Eccles Road

Edward Carrington        Town End      Chapel

James Thomason       Town End      Chapel en le Frith

Thomas W. Flanagan      Chapel en le Frith

John Willcock      Smithy Brook

Wm Fletcher          Burrfields

James Kinder          Chapel Milton

Thomas Nadin          Chapel Milton

John Dalton            Burr Fields

M A Longson         Burrfields

Mr Albert Nadin       Burrfield

Tom Pownall         Burrfields

J W Crossland       Burrfields

James Joul         Burrfields

Vernon Longden       his x mark     Burrfields

Jane Lomas             Burrfields

William Lomas       Burrfields

Samuel Marchington       Burrfields

Robert Statham     Hayfield Road

George Simpson     Hayfield Road

Eben Hyde       Market Place

S W Potts         Burrfields

W. Potter     Chapel en le Frith

Sarah Oxley       Town End

Joseph J Ford      Whitehough

William Ward        Town End

William Walton

Joseph Lomas        Cockyard

Joseph Hibberd       Hayfield

Thomas Darwent     Chapel Milton

A Walton     Church Brow

Moses Simpson        New Smithy

E Simpson          New Smithy

Samuel Harvey       New Smithy

Geo B Dunn      Bridgeholme  Chinley

J E Moore     The Manse  Chinley

W Lingard    Chapel Milton

G Wilks    Chapel Milton

S. Bramwell    Chapel Milton

W Simpson     Chapel Milton

Joseph Hallam     Chapel Milton

Septima Bennett       Stodhart

James Harrison     Grapes Inn     Chapel en le Frith

J O Haughton       Curate = Chapel en le Frith

James Bramwell  

Thomas Howarth     Burrfields

Daniel Middleton    Burrfields

William W. Kirk        Town End    Chapel en le Frith

Cornelius Simpson

James Hall

John I Kinder    Burfields

George Heathcott      Burfields

Charls Clayton                “

Joseph Ford                     “      

George H. Lomas           “

Mary Ann Simpson       “

Fred Yates                       “

D M C Watkinson         “

A Middleton                  “

John Barber                   “

Isabella Gosling 

M Mayer                        “

G Shepley

R.F. Slack

M. Carrington       Market Place

John Bennett, Solicitor, Chapel-en-le-Frith

F. C. Buckley      Chapel en le Frith

Geo. H. Lee, Market Street

Samuel Birks     Chapel-en-le-Frith

Thomas Smith               do

J.J. Collier         New Inn

Alfred Lloyd Lindsay     Pack Horse

H.B. Jackson

Gilbert Townson

Mary Hibbert

S. J. Bramwell    Chapel en le Frith

John Chalones      Town End    Chapel en le Frith

I,          James Worthington
    Soverign Mill

Sign     On my own behalf also

On behalf of my Employees numbering

About 50 which have to use this

Road 4 or 5 times Daily.

Local Government Act, 1929, Sec. 46.

Draft Proposal

FOR PURPOSES OF DISCUSSION
GROUPING DISTRICT AND PARISHES
IN AND AROUND WHALEY BRIDGE
AND DISLEY INTO ONE URBAN AREA
AND THE NECESSARY ALTERATION
OF BOUNDARIES

                                                          J. ERNEST GRIFFITHS
                                                                                    Clerk,
                                                                        YEARDSLEY-CUM-WHALEY U.D.C.

Council Offices:-

MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE,
     WHALEY BRIDGE,
          November, 1929.

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Proposal for Extension of Boundaries and Amalgamation of Districts

    The following proposal is submitted for amalgamation of the Districts
and Parishes in and around Whaley Bridge and Disley into one Urban Area.  
 Many advantages are to be gained by the alteration of the boundaries of the two Counties of Cheshire and Derbyshire in order to amalgamate the under mentioned Parishes into one area, viz.:-

                                                                                    County                Union

The Urban District of Yeardsley-cum Whaley…        Chester…Macclesfield.
A small portion of the Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith..   Derby.. Chapel-en-le-Frith
The Parish of Fernilee …   …   …   …   …   …   …    Derby.. Chapel-en-le-Frith
The Parish of Taxal     …   …   …   …   …   …   …    Chester…Macclesfield.
The whole or part of the Rural District of Disley …    Chester…Hayfield.
A small portion of the Urban District of New Mills .     Chester .. Hayfield.
The whole or part of the Parish of Kettleshulme …    Chester .. Macclesfield.
The whole or part of the Parish of Lyme Handley .     Chester .. Macclesfield.

            This would tend to promote a greater interest in the local government of the community, and would be more economical from every point of view both as regards the unity and administration of the Public Services.

            The district affected is eminently suitable to being amalgamated into one Administrative Area.

            The village known as Whaley Bridge is comprised in the following Parishes:

YEARDSLEY-CUM-WHALEY,
FERNILEE,
TAXAL,
CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH

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The River Goyt runs in the centre of the village and is the dividing line between the Counties of Chester and Derby.

            The District suggested is one place lying in one valley with one common life, but owing to its present position falls to be administered by the following Authorities:-

               CHESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL,

               DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL,

               YEARDSLEY-CUM WHALEY URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL,

               DISLEY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL,

               CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL,

   MACCLESFIELD RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL,
   CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH PARISH COUNCIL,
   FERNILEE PARISH COUNCIL,
   TAXAL PARISH COUNCIL,
   LYME HANDLEY PARISH COUNCIL,
   THE WHALEY BRIDGE JOINT SEWERAGE BOARD,
   THE WHALEY BRIDGE MEMORIAL PARK COMMITTEE,
   THE HIGH PEAK HOSPITAL COMMITTEE,
   THE WHALEY BRIDGE AND CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH GAS COMPANY,
   THE HIGH PEAK AND TRENT VALLEY ELECTRICITY CO., LTD.
 

The village of Whaley Bridge is under two licensing authorities and the Public Houses have different closing hours on each side of the River Goyt, and varying opening and closing hours on Sunday.
 

In the village are three Ecclesiastical Parishes, which are divided between the provinces of Canterbury and York in two Dioceses, two Archdeaconries, and two Rural Deaneries.

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            Difficulties naturally arise at every turn, and it cannot be pretended that the present system is either efficient or economical, but rather chaotic and expensive.   Instances might be multiplied to any extent, but the following are sufficient to illustrate the position.

WATER.

            The water resources are many and varied, supplied on different levels, and administered by four different companies.   By using each level to supply appropriate houses throughout the whole area there would be a good and sufficient supply everywhere for a considerable time.   The chief service mains are already joined together.   If amalgamation had happened twenty years since thousands of pounds would have been saved under this head along.

SEWERAGE.

            There is a Joint Sewerage Board, comprised of the Urban District
Council of Yeardsley-cum-Whaley, and the Rural District Councils of
Chapel-en-le-Frith,  Disley, and Macclesfield, for the whole District, and each
Authority attends to the mains running through its own district, and also the
various constituent parts of its internal arrangements.

FIRE PROTECTION.

            For some years there has been no adequate protection.   About a year
ago the Yeardsley-cum-Whaley Urban District Council went into the matter
with the result that a brigade was formed which has done good service on a
small scale.   The surrounding Parishes have to depend on outside brigades if
and when necessity arises.   An amalgamated Authority would be able to
maintain an efficient brigade in the district.

SCAVENGING.

            The Urban Authority adopted public scavenging some years ago.  
The surrounding Parishes are still under the old system of contract.  
The disposal of refuse is also a matter which could be dealt with more economically by a larger Authority.

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TOWN PLANNING.

            The Urban Authority are in affiliation with the East Cheshire Regional Town Planning Scheme, which comprises the area between Stockport and the county boundary at Whaley Bridge.   The adjoining Parishes on the south side of this line, both in Derbyshire and Cheshire, have not done anything up to the present in formulating a scheme for town planning.   The time is opportune for amalgamation.

HOSPITALS

            Patients are now sent according to the part of the district in which they live.   To Hyde (15 miles), Macclesfield (8 miles), or Chinley (3 miles).  
 The High Peak Hospital at Chinley would be more convenient for any part of the
district.

STREET LIGHTING.

            There is not much uniformity.   Each Parish or Council has its own scheme.   Some are lit by hand, some by automatic clocks.   Gas, Oil, and Electricity are used at intervals in the same district.   Each Parish has to provide its own servants.  
A uniform system would be much cheaper and more efficient.

EDUCATION.

            This is at present administered chiefly by the Derbyshire Committee, which receives contributions from Cheshire.   Cheshire pupils using Derbyshire Secondary Schools have to pay extra fees.   There is no Cheshire Secondary School in the immediate vicinity.

GENERAL UNION PURPOSES.

            Chapel-en-le-Frith is three miles away with a railway service.
Macclesfield is eight miles away by road and eighteen by train, with a time losing change on the way.

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REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

The Registrar of Births and Deaths for the Cheshire Parishes lives at
Bollington about nine miles away.   Great difficulty is experiences in travelling
between Whaley Bridge and Bollington (and vice versa).   There are no direct ’bus services, and to go by train means going round by Stockport.   This is a matter which has recently been before several of the Authorities with a view to getting better and easier facilities for registration.   Representatives from the different Parishes and organisations have already approached the Registrar-General to try and get the present condition altered.   The Derbyshire Parishes register at Chapel-en-le-Frith which is quite a reasonable distance away.

MAGISTERIAL.

            Chapel-en-le-Frith or Whaley Bridge would be more convenient than
Stockport.   The district is already in Buxton, Chapel-en-le-Frith, and New Mills County Court area.

RECREATION.

            About seven years ago a Recreation Ground and Public Park was given and formed by public subscription.   This was taken over and administered by another Joint Board under the name of the Whaley Bridge Joint Memorial Park Committee.   Representatives from the various Authorities are elected annually on the Committee.   The whole of the grounds would come under one body through amalgamation.

PUBLIC HEALTH.

            At present the Department is administered by six Medical Officers, four Sanitary Inspectors and six Surveyors.   Most of these are part time officials.

ELECTORAL PARTICULARS.

            Yeardsley-cum-Whaley is composed of 9 Councillors.
            There are no separate Wards.
            It is in the Macclesfield Parliamentary Division of the County of Chester.

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            The proposal is that a new Urban District be formed under the name
of ………………………………………    The exact boundaries of this District are, of course, open to discussion, but the suggestion is that it should include the Yeardsley-cum-Whaley Urban District, a small portion of the Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith, the whole (or part) of the Parish of Fernilee (both in Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District), the whole (or part) of the Parishes of Kettleshulme, Lyme Handley, and Taxal, (the whole) or part of the Parish of Disley;  and a small portion of New Mills Urban District in the Cheshire area could also be taken in with advantage.   For some years local opinion as regards Whaley Bridge has been in favour of the proposal.

            An area comprising the whole or parts of the Districts and Parishes
enumerated would form a compact and workable Urban District, and the fore- going statements, it is submitted, constitute sufficient grounds to satisfy the County Councils of Cheshire and Derbyshire that a prima facie case is made out in favour of alteration of boundaries, and the amalgamation of the various Districts and Parishes into one Urban Area.

            The Schedule annexed contains particulars as to the Rateable Value and other financial statistics relating to each District and Parish.

This Meeting of Local Government Electors called to consider the Proposals by the Cheshire and Derbyshire Council Councils as to the alterations of the Boundaries of the Administrative Counties of Chester and Derby, so as to include a portion of the Urban District of Yeardsley-cum-Whaley, and the consequential alteration of the Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith, strongly protests against the transfer of any part of the Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith to the proposed Whaley Bridge Parish and Urban District, and hereby requests the Parish Council to Place such objections before the Minister of Health as the Council may consider necessary in support of this protest.

DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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P R O G R A M M E   O F   I N Q U I R Y

Into the County Council’s proposals in connection with the Review of County Districts.

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THURSDAY, February 23^rd, at 11 a.m.   OPENING OF INQUIRY.

Glossop Borough Council, Glossop Dale Rural District Council
Hayfield Rural District Council and Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District Council (so far as Glossop Dale and Hayfield are concerned).

FRIDAY, February 24^th – at 10 a.m.

            Buxton Borough Council, Chapel-en-le-Frith Rural District
            Council (except as regards Glossop Dale and Hayfield) and
            Bakewell Urban District Council, Baslow & Bubnell Urban
            District Council, and Bakewell Rural District Council.

MONDAY, February 27^th – at 10 a.m.

            Bonsall Urban District Council, The Matlocks Urban District
            Council, North Darley Urban District Council and South Darley
            Urban District Council.

TUESDAY, February 28^th – at 10 a.m.

            Wirksworth Urban District Council, Ashbourne Urban District
            Council, Ashbourne Rural District Council, Sudbury Rural
            District Council, Repton Rural District Council (so far as
            Sudbury is concerned).

WEDNESDAY, March 1^st – at 10 a.m.

            Burton-upon-Trent Borough Council, Swadlincote District Urban
            District Council, Hartshorne & Seals Rural District Council,
            and Repton Rural District Council.

THURSDAY, March 2^nd – at 10 a.m.

            Derby County Borough, Alvaston & Boulton Urban District
            Council, and Shardlow Rural District Council (so far as
            Alvaston & Boulton is concerned).

FRIDAY, March 3^rd – at 10 a.m.

            Long Eaton Urban District Council, Ilkeston Borough
            Council, Shardlow Rural District Council (except as
            regards Alvaston & Boulton), Belper Rural District
            Council (so far as Ilkeston and Shardlow are concerned)
            Basford Rural District Council (so far as Shipley Parish
            is concerned).

MONDAY, March 6^th – at 10 a.m.

            Heanor Urban District Council, Ripley Urban District
            Council, Alfreton Urban District Council, Belper Rural
            District Council (so far as Heanor is concerned) Basford
            Rural District Council (so far as Codnor Park Parish and
            Shipley Parish are concerned).

TUESDAY, March 7^th – at 10 a.m.

            Heage Urban District Council, Ripley Urban District
            Council and Belper Rural District Council (so far as Heage
            is concerned).

WEDNESDAY, March 8^th – at 10 a.m.

            Belper Urban District Council, Belper Rural District
            Council (so far as Belper Urban District is concerned).

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Note 1.            On the day set apart for the hearing of the
representation or objection of a Rural District Council, the
representation or objection of any Parish Council therein or other
interested parties will be taken.

                                    Proceedings with regard to Consultations
Note 2.
                                    in connection with Representations under
                                    section 45 (5).

            Consultations with respect to Representations under
Section 46 (5) of the Local Government Act, 1929 will be dealt with, so far as possible, day by day, during the course of the Inquiry (although not as part of the Inquiry), and after the County Council’s case with objections have been dealt with;  e.g., the County Council’s review proposals in connection with Heanor Urban District Council are to be dealt with on Monday March 6^th; on the same day if there is still time there will follow a consultation arising out of Heanor Urban District Council’s
representation under Section 46 (5).

            All interested parties are invited to be present at the consultations.

            Witnesses will not be called at these consultations;  there will, therefore, be nothing in the way of examination in chief or cross examination.

            A consultation that cannot, owing to lack of time, take place on the same day as the Inquiry, will be held on another day as soon as possible after the adjournment of the Inquiry.

(Signed)    J.R.Taylor
            H.M. Inspector.   
        Ministry of Health.

8^th, February, 1933.

            “The destinies of Local Government and of some parishes are in the lap of the Gods.

            This matter arises under the Local Gov. Act 1929 which comes into
force on the 1^st April 1930, under which the formation of larger areas is to be
encouraged.

            Chapel T is developing and out-growing the restrictions imposed under
parish Council government (Act 1894 – 36 years), which limits the expenses
of a parish Council to 3d. in £ without the consent of the Ratepayers.   This has but been asked for on one occasion, when the Town Hall could not accommodate all Electors who wished to be present.   For many years the expenses were well within the limit and did not exceed £10.

            Some thought and consideration might be given to a centralised form of government for the parishes of Chapel, Chinley & Fernilee with the addition of Yeardsley-cum-Whaley.   The latter being desirous of retaining its urban powers, and extending its boundaries by the inclusion of a portion of Chapel en le F.

            Chapel R.D.C. with its 30 members is considered by some persons to be to unweildy to deal effectively with the acute problems that give evidence of rising in several directions, but wise guidance in matters of negotiation in the extension of areas is very necessary.

            The chief object should be Good Government with the financial strength to carry on such Government, always respecting the will of people.

            A parish Council district can be converted into an urban area, or parts of a rural district can be combined into an urban district, and there is much to be said in support of the District mentioned.

            It is very desirable to preserve the Rurality of the district, but under an urban authority they would have powers to compel the making up of private roads, whereas proceedings under The Private Street Works Act might be serious and expensive.   This might account why the R.D.C. has not put it into force.   (Burrfields & petition).

            Chapel, Chinley & Fernilee have many things in common.

            It might be truly said that they are one community of interest.

            One area for Rates.
                    “          Gas & Electricity.
                   “           Secondary Schools.
                   “           Chapel & Chinley water.
                   “           Sewerage & scavenging.

Chapel & Fernilee has joint water & sewerage and water is sent to Bugsworth in time of drought.

            One area     High Peak Hospital
                   “          Poor Law
           One area    County Council
                  “           Registration
                  “           Police
                  “           Market
                  “           Labour Exchange

No part of the four districts named is more than 4 miles from the centre of Chapel, which has its Town Hall, the property of the Ratepayers.

Area                            Chapel           Chinley          Fernilee         Whaley U

Population                 5,500              2,000              1600               1700
            Rateable Value
            Rates

All meetings could be held in the evenings which would give all classes of the community an opportunity of being represented on the governing council”

                                                            (Unknown)

"Meeting 4^th Feb 1920".

The will of the people must prevail (the popular political cry).
No. of Electors concerned number about 150.
         do            in Fernilee Div. Of Chapel 410

No. of houses in Parish over 1200 (today 1465).

Parish is 7 miles by 5 miles.

Part of parish sought after is 2000 ft. not much more than a third of a miles, at its widest point.

Thus it will be seen that the Amalgamationists propose to take the butter &
leave the crust or to give the adjacent district its proper name Crist, and Gnat Hole.

Total amount of Rate for Parish about £11,000.

Total for Whaley portion more than £900.

The Rates in Chapel are 8s.2d. in £. except outside the lighting area, that is
in the suburbs the rate is 7s.8d. in £.   That is the rates in Chapel portion of
Whaley Bridge are 7/8 in the £. in 1920 in 1914 they were 5/4 in £. but the
next house over the Bridge pays 9/3 in £.   (The water charges are in each case the same).

The question of Amalgamation concerns every elector, and should receive
proper consideration.  The first stone thrown into the pond does not also make the biggest ring on the surface of the water, the ring often gets bigger & bigger until it touches the sides of the pond.

If as it has been reported in the press that someone wishes to wear ermine &
the robes of office, why not let us have them in the Capital of the Peak, and
retain the services of our energetic & enthusiastic Chairman.

(Unknown)

Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith

A PUBLIC MEETING
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORS
WILL BE HELD IN THE
C. of E. SCHOOLS (Girls'),
WEDNESDAY, 19th SEPT., 1934, at 8 p.m.
TO
PROTEST
Against the Proposals
by the Cheshire and Derbyshire County Councils to
the Minister of Health (under Section 140 of the Local
Government Act, 1933) as to the
ALTERATION
OF THE
Boundaries of the Administrative Counties of
Chester and Derby and the
CONSEQUENTIAL
ALTERATION
of the Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith

PUBLIC MEETING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTORS.
19th. September 1934.

Chairman or Clerk to explain the object of the Meeting.

Reasons

This Meeting of Local Government Electors called to consider the Proposals by the Cheshire and Derbyshire County Councils as to the alteration of the Boundaries of the Administrative Counties of Chester and Derby, so as to include a portion of the Urban District of Yeardsley-Cum-Whaley, and the consequential alteration of the Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith, strongly protests against the transfer of any part of the Parish of Chapel-en-le-Frith to the proposed Whaley Bridge Parish and Urban District, and hereby requests the Parish Council to place such objections before the Minister of Health as the Council may consider necessary in support of this protest.

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Chapel-en-le-Frith, Whaley Bridge, New Mills & Hayfield Advertiser.
July 14, 1877.

Cupid at the Wakes.             

RUSTICUS

FOOD PARCELS AT END OF WORLD WAR TWO

We have listed many of the names of residents in the Parish who were given ‘Food Parcels’ in the period at the end of WW2  (1946 - 49) – in general these were to be distributed to persons over 70 and the ‘poor or needy’, in fact children and war widows could be included.

We have scanned some of the documents relating to the above, but as we have a policy that archive material should not be removed from the Town Hall, these scans have been taken from photocopies with some loss of quality in reproduction.

Food Parcels came mainly from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Southern Rhodesia and South Africa and included, Steak, Fat, Soap, Peaches and Jam as well as several other items.

Some of the lists are not dated but are included as there may well be names that are of interest.

Surprisingly one letter shown refers to some ‘dissatisfaction’ with the food gifts!

Dated Tenth day of August 1841

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Trust Deed relating to a School and

Premises situate at Bowden Head near Chapel en

Le Frith in the County of Derby

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“This Indenture made the Tenth day of August in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty one  Between [William Yates] of Chapel en le Frith in the County of Derby Yeoman

[Robert Needham] of Perry Foot in the said County Gentleman Thomas Slack of Slack Hall in the same County Doctor of Medicine and the Reverend [William Bagshaw) Master of Arts of Lord in the said County Clerk of the one part and Samuel Needham of Rushop in the said County Gentleman [Jonathan Taylor] of Barmoor in the said County Gentleman [Henry Kirk] of the Eaves in the said County Esquire [Henry Marwood Greaves] of Hesley in the County of Nottingham Esquire and John Slack of Bowden Hall in the said County of Derby Esquire of the other part 
Whereas the said portion hereto of the first part are the surviving Trustees of the Dwellinghouse Garden vacant Lana and premises hereinafter mentioned to be hereby conveyed which have for time immemorial been used or enjoyed as a free School for a limited number of poor Children in the [Neighbourhood] (Parish of Chapel en le Frith …) to learn their letters and to read and write and other branches of Education and knowledge and such Children have been hitherto taught gratuitously by a female from time to time appointed as a School Mistress and as a recompense for her trouble such School Mistress hath been allowed to occupy the said Dwellinghouse free from Rent and to obtain and instruct for her own profit and advantage any other Scholars or Children whom she could procure.  …….. ”

“Signed sealed and delivered by all

the within name parties in the presence of –

Elias Joule  “

(Translation of Bowden School Agreement, 1866)

Agreement made this 29 day of 
December One thousand eight hundred and
Sixty six Between Richard Bacon of Chapel
en le Frith in the County of Derby Stone Mason of the
one part and John Slack of Bowden Hall near
Chapel en le Frith aforesaid Esquire of the other
part.

          The said Richard Stone agrees to build a new

school room at Bowden Head adjoining the present school house there

and the said John Slack agrees

to pay to him the sum of Sixteen pounds five

shillings for building the same when completed

in accordance with the following specification in

 a workmanlike manner to the satisfaction of

Samuel Needham Esquire of Rushop.

          Walls to be half a yard thick –

          Front Wall, rough course Twenty three feet long
ten feet six inches high.

          Gable end wall, rough course, Seventeen feet long - height, before gable commenced, on a level with front wall, gable to be
added as high as and in unison with gable of the Old School.

          Back Wall, rubble, Twenty three feet long, Ten
feet six inches high.

          Porch, at gable Wall, rough course – Eleven feet
six inches long, nine feet high, with gable of Five feet
six inches wide –

                      Window sills and heads and door parts and
                heads to be hewn

        To flag porch

        To put up fixtures in school.

        To build a flue inside new school at end of Old School,
to take down present chimney of Old School, and build a
new chimney in its place of sufficient dimensions for flue of new school in addition to old flue.

        To make a proper door way in gable end of
Old School to form a communication with the New School and
place necessary steps to such doorway.

       To build joist walls in new school.

       To Point new school with good mortar, and build or fill in beams.

       The said John Slack to find all materials and set down same near to the said school at the higher side thereof.

       As witness our hands

Witnefs        Charles Lingard

                          Richard Bacon

                                John Slack

Bowden Head School

Agreement of Trustees

with Thos Ovens & his wife

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Meeting of the Chapel-en-le-Frith Parish Council,
in the National Schools, January 17^th 1895

Notice convening the Meeting

The notice convening the Meeting, signed by Mr Reynolds, as Vice Chairman, was read the following being the Agenda:-

To consider the appointment Assistant Overseer and Clerk to the Parish Council.
To consider the raising of funds for the payment of expenses incurred in relation to the Parish Meeting, the poll etc.
To consider the adoption of standing orders and bye-laws.
To receive from Committee as to future place of meetings and to decide thereupon.

Appointment of Clerk to the Council pro tem

Chairman’s Declaration

Confirmation of Minutes

Vote of Condolence with family of the late Mr Bramwell (first Clerk to the Council)

Explanation as to the place of Meeting

Appointment of Assistant Overseer deferred

Raising of Funds deferred

Committee appointed re Standing Orders and Bye-Laws

Place of future Meetings

Time of Future Meetings

Notice of Motion “Division of Parish into Wards”

Mr. Reynolds took the Chair and suggested the desirability of appointing a Clerk to the Council, pro tem.

Proposed by Mr. Heywood, seconded by Mr. Lomas (Tunstead) “That Mr. Reynolds be requested to act as Clerk to the Council pending the appointment of assistant overseer”.

For:   Messrs. Heywood, Keyworth, Marchington, Lomas (Tunstead) Lomas (Bradshaw) and Wain.

Against.   None.

Neutral    None.

                                                Carried unanimously

Col: Hall then signed the “Declaration of Acceptance” of the office of Chairman of the Council, this signature being duly attested after which Col: Hall formally took the Chair.

The minutes of the previous were read, confirmed and signed.

Proposed by Mr. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. Keyworth,:-
 

“That this Council seconds its regret at the death of its first Clerk and respectfully offers its condolence and sympathy with the family of the late Mr. Bramwell in the great bereavement that they have sustained”.

For   Col Hall, Messrs Heywood, Keyworth, Lomas (Tunstead) Lomas (Bradshaw) Marchington, Morten, Spencer, Reynolds and Wain.

Against:    None.

Neutral.    None                                                  

                                                                              Carried unanimously

Mr. Reynolds explained that the present meeting of the Council was being held in the National Schools owing to the Town Hall having been previously engaged.
 

Proposer by Mr. Heywood seconded by Mr. Morten;-

That the appointment of Assistant Overseer and Clerk to the Parish Council be deferred till the next meeting of the Council;  that the Salary to be paid should be fixed at Twenty-five Pounds per annum;  and that the Clerk, pro tem, insert advertisements in the “High Peak News” the “Buxton Chronicle” and the “High Peak Advertiser” inviting applications for this position.

For  Col: Hall, Messrs Heywood, Keyworth, Lomas (Bradshaw) Lomas (Tunstead) Marchington, Morten, Reynolds, Spencer and Wain.

Against:   None

Neutral.   None                       

                                                                              Carried unanimously

The consideration of the raising of funds to defray expenses incurred was deferred until the next meeting.

Proposed Col: Hall seconder Mr Heywood:- 

“That Mr. Bramwell and Mr. Reynolds be appointed a Committee to consider the question of the adoption of standing orders and bye-laws and report to the net meeting”.

For.  Col. Hall Messrs Heywood, Keyworth, Lomas (Bradshaw) Lomas (Tunstead) Marchington, Morten, Spencer and Wain.

Against:   None

Neutral:  Mr. Reynolds.

                                                          Carried

Proposed:  Mr. Heywood Seconded Mr.Spencer:-

“That the Meetings of this Council be held in the Board-room of the Workhouse, Chapel-en-le-Frith, and that the Clerk (pro tem) communicate with the District Council for permission to make the necessary arrangements.

For:  Col: Hall, Messrs Heywood, Keyworth, Lomas (Bradshaw) Lomas (Tunstead) Marchington, Morten, Spencer, Reynolds and Wain.

Against:  None

Neutral:      None                              

Carried unanimously

Proposed  Mr. Keyworth, seconded Mr.Reynolds:-

“That for the present the Parish Council meet fortnightly on Thursday evenings at seven o’clock”.

For:  Col: Hall Messrs Haywood, Keyworth, Lomas (Bradshaw) Lomas (Tunstead) Marchington, Morten, Spencer, Wain and Reynolds.

Against:   None

Neutral  None                       

Carried unanimously

Mr. Keyworth gave notice “that at the next meeting he should move that steps be taken to secure the Division of the Parish into wards”.

The meeting then terminated.

Edward Hall
Chairman

First Meeting of ChapelenleFrith Parish Council
January 3rd 1895

Chapelenlefrith
Dec: 26^th. 1894.
 

Parish of ChapelenleFrith

Sir,

          I beg to inform you that a meeting of the Parish Council for the above
 named Parish will be held at seven in the afternoon of Thursday
 the 3^rd day of January 1895 at the Town Hall.

          The Business to be transacted is shown on the annexed Agenda.

          I am,
                   Sir,
                          Your obedient Servant,
                                   (signed)       Jos: Heathcott
                                              Chairman of Parish Meeting

------------ Agenda -----------

          To sign Declarations
          To elect a chairman
          To elect a treasurer
          To consider the raising of funds for payment of expenses incurred in relation to the
          Parish meeting and to the Poll.
          To consider the future place of meeting.
          To consider the future place of meeting.

Present at the meeting all the member of the Council, viz:-

Messrs. Bramwell, Wain, Marchington, Lomas (Bradshaw) Morten, Keyworth, Spencer, Reynolds, Heywood, and Lomas (Tunstead).

And also George Bramwell acting for his Father (Peter Bramwell)

Clerk to the Council by right of his office as Vestry Clerk, who was Indisposed.

The clerk’s deputy, with the consent of those present, having read the Circular from the Local Government Board, dated 12^th December 1894,

The “Declarations of acceptance” were signed by the 10 Councillors present and duly attested.

Proposed by Mr. Marchington, seconded by Mr. Lomas (Bradshaw) that Mr. George Lomas (Tunstead) be the Provisional Chairman.

carried unanimously

The Clerk’s deputy having read the notice convening the meeting (copy thereof on opposite page) it was proposed by Mr. E. Morten, seconded by Mr. A. Wain, Colonel Hall be the Chairman of the Council.

Amendment proposed by Mr. G.W. Keyworth, seconded by Mr. W. Spencer, Mr. F. T. T. Reynolds be the Chairman.

Amendment proposed by Mr. F.T.T. Reynolds, seconded by Mr. S.J. Bramwell, that Mr. Joseph Heathcott be the Chairman.

         The Voting was as follows:-
 

         That Mr.Reynolds be Chairman –

For.   Messrs. Bramwell, Heywood, Spencer, Keyworth and Reynolds. 5.

Against.   Messrs. Lomas (Tunstead) Lomas (Bradshaw) Morten, Marchington and Wain. 5.

The Provisional Chairman gave his casting vote against this amendment which was therefore lost.

That Mr. Joseph Heathcott be the Chairman.

For.   Messrs. Reynolds, Bramwell, Heywood, Spencer and Keyworth. 5.

Against.   Messrs. Lomas (Bradshaw) Marchington, Wain and Morten. 4.

Neutral.  Mr. Lomas (the Prov. Chairman)

This amendment was then put as a resolution, and the voting was as follows.

          For.   Messrs Reyholds, Bramwell, Heywood, Spencer and Keyworth.   5

          Against.   Messrs. Lomas (Bradshaw) Marchington Morten and Wain and
          Lomas (Tunstead).   5.

           The Provisional Chairman gave his casting vote against this resolution which was
           therefore lost.    

           For the original resolution that Colonel Hall be Chairman.

           Messrs. Lomas (Bradshaw) Morten, Marchington, Wain and Lomas (Tunstead). 5.

           Against.   Messrs. Reynolds, Heywood, Bramwell, Spencer and Keyworth. 5.

           The Provisional Chairman gave his casting vote for this resolution which was 
           therefore carried.

           Proposed by Mr. G.W. Keyworth Seconded by Mr. E. Morten.

           That Mr. Reynolds be the Vice Chairman of the Council

           Amendment-:  Proposed by Mr. Geo Lomas (Tunstead)

           Seconded by Mr. Wain that Mr. S.J. Bramwell be the Vice Chairman.

           Mr. S.J. Bramwell having declined to be nominated the Resolution that Mr. Reynolds
           be Vice Chairman of the Council was voted upon as follows

           For.   Messrs. Heywood, Bramwell, Keyworth, Wain, Spencer, Morten, Marchington,
           Lomas (Bradshaw), Lomas (Tunstead)

           Against.   None.                     

Carried unanimously.

The Vice Chairman then took the chair and read the Circular from the Clerk to the Derbyshire County Council respecting the Regulations, as to the Security to be given by Treasurers to Parish Councils, to the effect that such security should be in the form of a Policy by one of six named Guarantee Societies, for an amount equal to the sum which would be raised by a rate of sixpence in the £ in the said Parish.

            Proposed by Mr. Geo Bradshaw Seconded by Mr. Heywood.  
            That Mr. S.J. Bramwell be the Treasurer of the Council

            For.   Messrs. Haywood, Marchington, Morten, Lomas (Bradshaw) Keyworth,
            Lomas   (Tunstead), Spencer, Wain, Reynolds.

            Against.   None.                      

Carried unanimously.

           
            Proposed by Mr. Heywood, seconded by Mr. Lomas (Bradshaw)

That the Vice Chairman and the Treasurer to be appointed a Committee to make enquiries and reports to the next Meeting of the Council, respecting suitable places for future meetings of the Council, and the conditions upon which obtainable

             For.   Messrs Heywood, Morten, Marchington, Wain, Spencer, Lomas (Bradshaw)
             Lomas (Tunstead) Keyworth,

             Against.   None.                      

Carried unanimously.
 

             Proposed by Mr Lomas (Tunstead) Seconded by Mr. Keyworth

That the Clerk to the Council be instructed to obtain all the necessary books and forms.

             For.   Messrs Bramwell, Haywood, Lomas (Tunstead) Wain, Lomas (Bradshaw)
             Spencer, Keyworth, Morten, Reynolds, Marchington.

             Against.    None.                       

Carried unanimously.
 

             Proposed by Mr. Heywood, Seconded by Mr. Lomas (Tunstead)

That the Next Meeting be held in the Town Hall on Thursday January 17^th 1895 at seven o’clock p.m. and that the report of the aforesaid Committee and the adoption of Standing Orders and byelaws be then considered, and if possible, decided upon

              For.   Messrs Bramwell, Haywood, Lomas (Tunstead) Lomas (Bradshaw),
              Marchington, Morten, Spencer, Keyworth, Wain, Reynolds.

              Against.    None.                    

Carried unanimously.
 

              The first Meeting of the Council then terminated.

                                      Signed
                                                 Edward Hall
                                                 Chairman

COPY OF NOTICE

calling the first

PARISH MEETING

Appointment
of
Chairman

Candidates
Nominated

Invalid
Nominations

Results
of
Voting

Poll
demanded

Vote of Thanks

Parish of ChapelenleFrith

Election of Parish Councillors.

Notice is hereby Given

The Parish Meeting in accordance with the preceding notice was held in the Town Hall chapelenlefrith, On Tuesday, December 4th, 1894.

 At seven o'clock p.m. Mr. Peter Bramwell, the Vestry Clerk, read the Notice of Meeting and asked the Electors present to appoint a Chairman.

Mr.George Ibbottson proposed, Mr. William Ward seconded, and it was carried unanimously "That Mr. Joseph Heathcott be elected Chairman of the Meeting."

Mr. Heathcott having taken the chair at 7-5p.m. the Overseers handed him a copy of the Parochial Register "Parish Councillors, election order", and the copy of extracts from such order, and also the circular letter addressed to the Chairman from the Local Government Board.

The Chairman, having fully explained the mode of procedure for dealing with the business of the meeting, asked for Nomination Papers to be handed to him;  Fifty such were handed in, and after dealing with them as laid down in the Election Order, the Chairman read out to the meeting the names of those nominated (in alphabetical order) their abodes and descriptions, also the names and places of abode of their respective proposers and seconders.

The following were the Candidates nominated,  viz:-

Messes. John Attenborough , James Thomas Barlow, John Barnes, Samuel James Bramwell, John Webster Cook, Tom Cooper, John James Collier, Frederick Dytor, Charles Callas Western Ferguson, William Fletcher, George Ford, James Given, Arthur Heywood, James Cooper Hyde, George Heathcott, George Ibbottson, James Ibbottson, John Ibbottson, William Anthony Bellott Jackson, Joel Jowle, George William Keyworth, George Lomas (Bradshaw), Joseph Lomas (Cockyard), George Lomas (Tunstead), Joseph Lomas (Lydgate), Samuel Longson, Robert Norman Middleton, Samuel Marchington, Edward Morten, John Edmund Potts, John Pratt, Frederick Thomas Tewson Reynolds, William Royle, Joseph Sharp, Thomas Smith, William Spencer, George Taylor, John Taylor, Samuel Whitehead, Abel Wain, William Wild, Joseph Taylor Wright, William Ward, Arthur Yates.

The Nomination Papers of John Ibbottson and John Edmund Potts were declared by the Chairman to be invalid having been signed in each case by non-parochial electors.

The Electors were then invited to put questions to the candidates who were present, and the Candidates were given the opportunity of addressing the meeting.

The Chairman clearly explained the provision in Section 2 of the Local Government Act 1894, and as no candidate withdrew his name, put each Candidate's name to the meeting (in the order before-named).

After the whole of the names had been voted upon the Chairman declared that the following Ted Candidates, who had received the highest number of votes, were duly elected, subject to a Poll being demanded, viz:-

A Poll was demanded by Thomas William Flanagan and by Frederick Thomas Tewson Reynolds (two Parochial Electors).

The Chairman, after Ten minutes had elapsed, and the demand for a Poll had not been withdrawn, declared the meeting closed, after which a very hearty vote of thanks was unanimously voted to him for his genial and efficient services.

(signed)    

Dated 22^nd December 1915

Samuel Needham Esq & Others

______ To ______

Walter Lingard Esq & another

 APPOINTMENT of New

Trustees of the Town Hall at

Chapel-en-le-Frith

====================

This Indenture made the 22^nd day of Decmber One thousand nine hundred and fifteen Between Samuel Needham of Lower Eaves Chapel-en-le-Frith in the County of Derby Gentleman John Bennett of Stodhart Chapel-en-le-Frith aforesaid gentleman and William Bradbury Jackson of Athelstan Villa Chapel-en-le-Frith aforesaid Bank Manager (hereinafter called “the Appointors”) of the one part and Walter Lingard of Bowdenhurst Chapel-en-le-Frith aforesaid Manufacturer and John Mellor of Chapel Milton in the parish of Chinley with Bugsworth in the said County Carpenter and Joiner of the other part.

Whereas this Indenture is supplemental to (1) an Indenture (hereinafter called “the principal Indenture”) dated the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighty three and made between the Reverend William Slacke Barnes-Slacke and Samuel Needham the Elder of the one part and the said Samuel Needham the Elder William Henry Greaves Bagshawe Anthony Bellott Jackson and  Samuel Needham the Younger (party hereto) of the other part (2) and (3) two Indentures of appoint of New Trustees (endorsed on the principal Indenture) dated respectively  the fourth day of February One thousand eight hundred and eighty six and the first day of May One thousand nine hundred and three.

And whereas immediately before the death of the said Willliam Henry Greaves Bagshawe hereinafter recited he and the Appointors were by virtue of the last mentioned Indentures  trustees of the principal Indenture the said William Henry Greaves Bagshawe and John Bennett representing the Bowden Head School the said William Henry Greaves Bagshawe representing the Chinley Chapel Sunday Schools and the said Samuel Needham (part hereto) and William Bradbury Jackson representing the Church Sunday Schools.

And whereas the said Henry Greaves Bagshawe died on the twelfth day of July One thousand nine hundred and thirteen and was buried at the Parish Church of Chapel-en-leFrith aforesaid and vacancies having therefore occurred in the representation of the Bowden Head School and Chinley Chapel Sunday Schools respectively the Appointors in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them and directions given to them by Clause 6 of the principal Indenture having chose the said Walter Lingard a person qualified by local residents and property  to represent the Bowden Head School  and the said John Mellor a person qualified by religious persuasion to represent the Chinley Chapel Sunday Schools to fill the said vacancies and the said Walter Lingard and John Mellor have agreed to accept the apooint –

Now this Indenture Witnesseth

1.      The Appointors in exercise of the power for that purpose given by the principal Indenture and of every other power them enabling hereby appoint the said Walter Lingard and John Mellor to be Trustees of the principal Indenture in the place of the said William Henry Greaves Bagshawe deceased the said Walter Lingard being so appointed as a representative of the Bowden Head School and the said John Mellor as the representative of the Chinley Chapel Sunday Schools.

2.      The Appointors hereby declare that the Estate and interest now vested in the Appointors in the freehold hereditaments subject of the trusts of the principal Indenture and in all and any chattels so subject and the right to recover any debts or things in action so subject shall vest in the Appointors and the said Walter Lingard and John Mellor as joint tenants upon the trust by the principal Indenture declared.

In Witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first before written.

Signed Sealed and Delivered

by the before named Samuel Needham                 <signed>

John Bennett and William Bradbury                  

Jackson in the presence of                                  <signed>

Wm Braylesford Bunting                                          <signed>

And the beforementioned Walter

Lingard and John Mellor in the                         <signed>

Presence of

George Wm Hobson                                           <signed>

Accountant

Chapel-en-le-Frith  

The Slacke photographs are in the Main Room of the Town Hall.
It was was completed in 1851, at the expense of Dr John Slacke of Bowden Hall
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