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
June 18th. Stormy meeting at the Town Hall respecting the election of a
Vestry Clerk. The four following days a poll was taken, which resulted
in the return of Mr. S. B. Cory by a majority of 233 votes. Cory, 856;
Mr. C. H. Chamberlin, 623. Mr. Cory died in Oct. 1876. (See Aug. 16th,
1861, and Nov. 1876.)
June 23rd. Rev. H. Squire, Unitarian Minister of this town, terminated
30 years’ Ministry. On Aug. 5th he was presented with a silver inkstand,
value £30, by the members of the congregation. He died in London, Aug.
1869, aged 62.
June 30th. Comet first seen in Yarmouth. Its brightness and length of
tail rivalled Donati’s, which appeared in 1858.
June. Mons. A. A. Desfougerais appointed as French Maritime Consul and
Agent in Yarmouth, by the French Government.
June. Mr. F. Danby Palmer passed legal examination in honours, he being
the first local candidate who obtained that distinction.
June. Lieutenant E. Leeds, R.A., instructor to the Artillery Volunteers,
presented by the officers and men of the corps with a gold watch and
chain, as a memento of their esteem.
July 6th. Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H., Deputy-Keeper of her Majesty’s
Records, died, aged 72 years. He married the daughter of the late Dawson
Turner, Esq., of Yarmouth, and was Knighted in 1832 for his services and
attention to Constitutional and Parliamentary literature.
July. Mr. George Tyrrell, builder, of Southtown, received the Government
contract for altering and re-constructing the Redoubt at Harwich. In
May, 1862, he also obtained the Government contract for the erection of a
Fort at Bembridge Town, Isle of Wight, at an outlay of about £40,000.
Aug. 16th. Purse of £70 presented to Mr. S. B. Cory, the newly-appointed
Vestry Clerk. (See June 18th.)
Aug. Turkish Baths on Regent Road established, but were not in existence
many months.
Aug. Mr. J. S. Cobb passed his examination at the Royal College of
Surgeons, and obtained his diploma as a dental surgeon.
Sept. 1st. Mr. F. W. Rolfe played his opening service at St. Peter’s
Church, and received his appointment as organist. In Nov., 1870, he was
presented with a purse of £11 by the members of the St. Peter’s Musical
Association. He died in 1884.
Sept. 12th. Yarmouth and other Norfolk Volunteers reviewed at the Earl
of Leicester’s Park at Holkham.
Oct. 26th. Alarming Fire at Mr. J. Self’s fish storehouse and
drying-rooms, in Row 145. Estimated damage, £400. And on Nov. 25th, Mr.
T. W. Downing’s fish-stores; damage, £200.
Nov. 2nd and 3rd. Heavy gale and great loss of life and property; 19
shipwrecked seamen received at the Home; the previous ten days, 44.
Nov. 21st. New Lifeboat sent to Yarmouth by the National Institution.
Nov. 26th. A site on the South Denes, for erecting an Iron Mission
Church and Schools, granted by the Town Council to the Rev. H. R. Nevill.
The Church was opened for Service on March 4th, 1862. Cost, £500. (See
May 26th, 1869.)
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