St Botolph Aldgate Parish:
Minutes of Parish Vestries
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19th May 1690 - 22nd May 1771

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before us as hereafter mentioned (Viz)

A Proposal from William Coles< no role > a Smith for mak [..]
and fixing a pair of Handsome Iron Gates and making and fix [..]
Pallisades on a Dwarf Wall (when built) after the Rate of
£1:12:8 P hundred Weight and not to exceed two In [..]
in the Whole

A Plan of a Dwarf Wall Iron Gates and Pallisades, [..]
including the Smith's Bricklayers Mason and Painter's W [..]
is proposed to be done for the Sum of £72:4s:4d

Also Proposals and Plans of Sundry Sorts of Iron [..]
and Pallisades, Some now and others lately Standing before
Gentlemens Country Seats And particularly a Plan of [..]
now standing at or near Barking in Essex And imagining [..]
in Case the said Gates and Pallisades were good and Sound [..]
be had reasonable, it would be a great Saving to the Parish
the same would be more expeditiously fixed, than it a Smith [..]
to make an entire new Sett, We therefore caused a View and
to be made of such of the Said Gates and Pallisades as [..]
would best Suit the Parish And we find that the said Gates [..]
Pallisades as Barking are very handsome sound and good [..]
richly embellished And the same being offered the Proprie [..]
be sold after the rate of £1:7s:0d P hundred weight and the [..]
Weighing 54 hundred Weight, Will come to £72:10s (Exclu [..]
of Carriage and also of Bricklayers Mason and Painter's W [..]
may Amount to about £25 more) So that the whole Expen [..]
the said Gates and Pallisades and Dwarf Wall will amou [..]
the Sum of one hundred Pounds or thereabouts Which
Come in to be a reasonable Expence Considering the Gov [..]




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