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Victorian Turkish Baths: their origin, development, and gradual decline
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TNA: PRO: BT31 2109/9562 All unfootnoted information is taken from this file.
1875 Prospectus for formation of company issued on 3 June
Registered Office: 31 The Cross (3 June)
Registered Office: 51 Foregate Street (18 December)
1876 Memorandum of Association: 5 June
Objects include: Taking lease of Sansome Walk Baths
Capital: £3,000 divided into 3,000 shares of £1
Directors:
Bennett, William (Hosier)
Fisher, Joseph (Gentleman)
Hopkins, Thomas Meredith (Hop merchant)
Marcus, Frederick (Draper)
Munt, Henry James (Draper)
Skarratt, John Martin (Tailor)
Strange, William (Doctor of medicine)
Wood, Richard (Builder)
Shareholders include:
Hopkins, Thomas Meredith (50 shares)
and 67 others holding 558 shares between them
Agreement:
Lessor shall grant and the lessees shall accept a lease...known as The Sansome Walk Baths...together with the baths...as the same were late in the occupation of Barnabas Lett...for the term of 21 years...from 24 June 1875...for £60 per annum...payable quarterly.
The lessees to pay to the lessor on the signing hereof the sum of £30 as a consideration for the demise, and £30 for the fixtures, implements, and appliances, connected with the said Baths, as mentioned and set forth in the schedule hereto.
Manager: Barnabas Lett to remain as Manager
Secretary: F Everill
1877 Shareholders: Average number: 72, holding 683 shares
1878 Extraordinary Meeting: Winding up by reason of liabilities
1885 Dissolved under Clause 7(4): 8 September
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