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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D804/A/PI/111
TitlePapers found under the pulpit during the course of alterations in 1875
Date1826-1875
Descriptionincluding:
- declaration by George Paulin Lowther, rector of Barton Blount and curate of Longford, recording alternations to the church in 1826
- Edward Coke has given the family burial place to be converted into a vestry, the parish constructing a new vault under the same
- Coke tombs have been repaired
- burial of his wife's mother
- exchange of seats between the vicar and Bentley Hall
- predicts the downfall of the nation and the triumph of the Catholic Church, due to "the present mania for education and liberal principles"
- declaration by Thomas Garnier - is the first person in whom the rectory and vicarage have been united
- church has been enlarged and restored at a cost of £800
- the Catholic Church is unusually active and Ireland seems on the eve of rebellion
- Christ has received a severe blow by the recent extensive secession from the Established Presbyterian Church 1843
- declaration by Thomas Garnier as to his parentage, birth and marriage nd
Extent1 bundle
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorParish of Longford St Chad
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
Ireland 
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