Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood: from A.D. 46 to 1884Finch-Crisp, William
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Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood: from A.D. 46 to 1884
Finch-Crisp, William
Great Yarmouth (England) -- History
May 30th. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales paid a fourth visit to this town,
and left on June 2nd.
May 31st. Opening of the New Town Hall and Municipal Buildings by the
Prince of Wales, the ceremony being on a very grand scale. Three hundred
and fifty guests were invited to the _déjeuner_, including the Mayor of
Yarmouth and the Lord Mayor of London, Lords Aylesford, Suffield,
Rendlesham, and Carpington; Sir H. Clifford, Sir E. Lacon, Sir H.
Bedingfield, Sir R. J. Buxton, Sir T. Boileau, Sir T. Beevor, Admiral Sir
H. Keppel, Colonel Teesdale, E. Birkbeck, Esq., &c. In the evening there
a grand display of fireworks on the Britannia Pier. The Hall was
designed by J. B. Pearce, Esq., and the contractors Messrs. J. W. Lacey,
of Norwich. The total cost was £35,764, as follows:—Building contract,
£26,200; extras on building, new works, and fittings, £4,442 11s. 1d.;
architect’s commission, £1,705 10s. 9d.; Clerk of Works, £417 5s.; Norman
and Son, furniture and fittings, £1,177 7s. 9d.; Mr. Finch, ditto, £592
1s. 5d.; Chamberlins and Co., linoleum, £351 9s.; Aldred and Son, clock,
£361 15s.; Mr. Keable, blinds, £26 15s. 3d.; Ellis and Son, mats, £22
15s. 10d.; decorations, opening ceremony, £28; premiums on designs for
Town Hall, £70; foundation stone and the laying, £46 5s. 1d.; expenses of
opening ceremony, £38 9s. 4d.; travelling expenses to inspect other Town
Halls, £29 5s. 4d.; solicitor to H.M.’s Treasury, £17 6s. 10d.;
miscellaneous charges and expenses, £239 14s. 6d. (See April 20th,
1880.)
May 31st. John Mooring, captain of the maintop of H.M.S. “Thunderer,” at
the Battle of Trafalgar, died at the Yarmouth Naval Hospital, aged 102
years.
May. The Union Railway, from the Beach Station to the North Quay,
completed.
May. Surgeon-Major C. C. Aldred resigned after 29 years his commission
in the 2nd Brigade (E.D.) Royal Artillery. On April 24th, 1883, Mr.
Aldred was presented with a pair of silver cups, on which was
inscribed:—“Presented to Surgeon-Major Aldred, on his retirement from the
regiment, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., and the officers who have
served and are serving in the P.W.O. Norfolk Artillery Militia.” (See
June 28th, 1884.)
May. Capt. Combe, promoted to the rank of Major in the 2nd Norfolk Rifle
Corps.
May. Count Bismarck, son of Prince Bismarck, visited Yarmouth.
June 7th. Thos. George Wooden (15) died through being crashed by the
buffer of a railway carriage at the Southtown Station.
July 17th. Mr. S. J. B. Batchelder, hon. sec. of Court Star of West
(A.O.F.), presented with a marble clock and an illuminated list of
subscribers for several years good service.
July 25th. Mr. J. T. Waters, ten years choir master of St. James’
Church, presented with a handsome silver keyless chronometer.
July 27th. Sham fight between 2,000 men belonging to the Royal Naval
Reserves, 1st Norfolk Artillery, and 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Norfolk
Rifles on the North Denes, in the presence of 2,000 or 3,000 people.
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