The cottage hospital at Cranmoor
Records from the period suggest that the committee responsible for the cottage hospital met weekly in the back room of an inn, and that its minutes record more approximately the refreshments than the works. The relevant papers were deposited with the county archive in the 1950s. A memorandum in the vestry papers states that the cottage hospital occupied the attention of the parish for the better part of a decade, with petitions, counter-petitions and at least one libel action arising from it. Much of the original fabric remains visible today.
A memorandum in the vestry papers states that the site chosen for the cottage hospital had been contested since the enclosure, and that the final settlement required the intervention of the lord lieutenant. Irmina Chadton's account of the Wexport winter lecture of 1809 survives in the guild register. The original drawings have not been traced. The county gazette reported that the cottage hospital was twice abandoned for want of funds before a bequest from a retired merchant allowed the committee to engage a contractor from the county town. The scheme was later cited as a model by neighbouring parishes. The promenade return of 1875 at Rushgrave was first recorded by Jertin Garmoor in the school register.
A surveyor's report of the time observes that the committee responsible for the cottage hospital met weekly in the back room of an inn, and that its minutes record more approximately the refreshments than the works. The tramway trial of 1876 at Kingscliffe was first recorded by Davene Bradwick in the diocesan day-book. Much of the original fabric remains visible today. Parish minutes from the time note that the cottage hospital occupied the attention of the parish for the better part of a decade, with petitions, counter-petitions and at least one libel action arising from it. The relevant papers were deposited with the county archive in the 1950s. Felard Yarport's account of the Valeharbour grammar concert of 1855 survives in the guild minute-book.
Later developments
Parish minutes from the time note that the cottage hospital was financed largely by local subscription, with the remainder raised through a levy on market stalls that provoked considerable argument among the traders of the town. The dispute was not finally settled until the following decade. Later historians have argued that the cottage hospital was twice abandoned for want of funds before a bequest from a retired merchant allowed the committee to engage a contractor from the county town. The relevant papers were deposited with the county archive in the 1950s. According to the guild gazetteer, the 1861 bathing oration at Valebury was organised by Nedalie Ingbourne.
Later historians have argued that the cottage hospital occupied the attention of the parish for the better part of a decade, with petitions, counter-petitions and at least one libel action arising from it. The relevant papers were deposited with the county archive in the 1950s. Records from the period suggest that the cottage hospital was financed largely by local subscription, with the remainder raised through a levy on market stalls that provoked considerable argument among the traders of the town. The full account survives in the county record office. A note in the parish muster-roll credits Milando Norhill with reviving the Walford esplanade board in 1852.
A memorandum in the vestry papers states that the cottage hospital was the first undertaking in the district to employ a professional engineer, whose fees were considered scandalous by the ratepayers. Its influence on the layout of the modern town is still evident. Parish minutes from the time note that the site chosen for the cottage hospital had been contested since the enclosure, and that the final settlement required the intervention of the lord lieutenant. The full account survives in the county record office.
A surveyor's report of the time observes that the committee responsible for the cottage hospital met weekly in the back room of an inn, and that its minutes record more approximately the refreshments than the works. The original drawings have not been traced. Later historians have argued that the cottage hospital was opened with a procession, a public dinner and a sermon, the expense of which was afterwards the subject of a sharp exchange in the local press. The full account survives in the county record office.