Homepage

Record

Reference Numberb496.5 BA9360/A18/19
Hierarchy Browser Number8001/1/1/20
TitleChamber Order Book
DescriptionHandwritten minutes compiled by Town Clerks and assistants.

A significant proportion of the book is dedicated to improvements made to individual streets and the issues surround those improvements (such as acquiring the land and finances). Matters discussed include receipts and bills, specifying those to be paid, the work or goods supplied and the amount; rates and audits; accounts and finances; maintenance, repair and improvements to corporation land, property and infrastructure; leases, rent and renewal for corporation properties; cemetery grants; return of lunatics chargeable to the city; resignation, appointment and salaries of council employees, council members and officers; members and duties of the sub-committees; expenses for criminal prosecutions; addresses and petitions; St John's cemetery; street widening; Guildhall restoration; water supply and charges; fruit market; Cathedral School; Henwick and Foregate railway stations; mortuary; music hall, especially with regards to the organ; Hackney carriages; Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act 1869; music festivals; Indian famine, 1877; bankruptcy of councillors; corporation loans; appeal to the Home Secretary regarding the conviction of jeweller George Henry Hunt in 1878; petroleum licenses; police; Worcester prison and assizes; discussion and impact of various pieces of national legislation; Hebbs Municipal Almshouse; cabmen's rest; public bathing; and the public library.

Those proposing or seconding motions are named. The number of votes for or against is sometimes recorded. Letters received that are discussed at the meetings are copied out in full. Spine is labelled '19'. Cover is damaged around the edges.
Date1875-1879
Add to My Items
    Skip to main content
    A Seal attached to a Deed in the Vernon family collection.

    A Seal attached to a Deed in the Vernon family collection.

    Useful Links

    Showcase items

    A list of our latest and most exciting new items.

    Map of the Pirton Estates
    Map of the Pirton Estates
    Humphry Littelton Warrant
    Humphry Littelton Warrant
    A Seal attached to a Deed in the Vernon family collection.
    A Seal attached to a Deed in the Vernon family collection.
    Worcester City High Street Plan found in Corporation of Worcester Book of Plans
    Worcester City High Street Plan found in Corporation of Worcester Book of Plans
    Explore Showcase