1910-1919

no record for 1910

    1911-1919
  • decision for annual meeting in January to fix rate levied on estimate for the current year.
  • complaint letter re need for tree pruning, hedge trimming and rubbish removal. Committee letter to one resident stating their hedge to be kept under 5 feet.
  • Mr W Shone appointed treasurer and rate collector in succession to his late father.
  • References to the Park gate (which end not specified) - easing them so as to open/shut if required and decision to set them back 5 yards.
  • no record between Oct1912 and Feb1914.
  • rate typically 2.5d per 20sqyds throughout period.
  • Again concern over hedges being kept under 5 feet high due to danger with motor car proprietors residing in the Park.
  • References to widening the Mill end entrance ' for the turning of vehicles' even aquiring of some land opposite the mill for setting back the gate pillars.
  • no record between Feb1915 and Oct1918 (WW1)
  • First post-war meeting approves expenditure of £24 to improve Park entrance (assumed to be Mill-end) with requests to District Council for Gas Lamp on path opposite entrance and to the Postmaster for removal of postbox and resiting in the wall (presumably where it still is today).
    picture of the entrance with postbox
  • Mr White still retained as maintenance man with his wages increased to 5 shillings (no period stated).
  • Mar 1919 - thanks to Messrs Dean (the Mill) and Dickson Barnes & Dickson (the Nurseries ?) for giving a portion of land to improve the Mill end entrance.


  • Home

  • About

  • News

  • History

  • Houses

  • Committee

  • Guestbook

  • Contact