Barry Cooper writes:
You may be interested in the attached files.
They are scans of pages in a book I've just come across which contains
all sorts of oddments.
It is a list of standing and hanging street lights in Wirksworth, made
on 30 November 1896.
The list is in a book inherited from my wife's Grandfather
James Harrison
who was the Water Bailiff and Inspector probably from 1900
onwards.
The book was "the property of Wirksworth Local Board and is provided for
the purposes of the Inspection of Water Taps and Branches. June 1891."
Goodness knows why, at the opposite end of the book from the water
inspections there is a list of street lamps.
Regards
Barry Cooper
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22-41
42-61
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80-96
List of Street Lamps
November 30 1896
Standing
No Name Road Hanging
1 Sam DAKIN Warmbrook S
2 Miss HEALL Warmbrook S
3 Mr WHEATCROFT Warmbrook S
4 WESTON stables Hammond Court H
5 Miss ARKWRIGHT Causeway S
6 Mrs KINGDOM Causeway H
7 Bank Warmbrook H
8 FLINT Warmbrook H
9 Markets by Bank Market S
10 Mr MARSDEN workshop Crown Yard H
11 COOK West End H
12 Mr DOXEY West End H
13 FRITH West End S
14 USTICK West End S
15 Mr SHAW West End S
16 Mr WRIGHT West End S
17 Mr MARSDEN stable Bowling Green Lane H
18 Mr WIGLEY Bowling Green Lane H
19 BUNTING Bowling Green Lane H
20 STONE Dale H
21 Miss WALKER Dale H
22 John BREWEL Dale H
23 Back of WALKER shop Back Green Hill H
24 Mrs BROOK Back Green Hill S
25 ABBOT Dale H
26 STORER Dale H
27 TOMLINSON Dale S
28 WOODHOUSE Green Hill S
29 STEEPLE Green Hill S
30 BRATBY Green Hill H
31 MARSH Dale H
32 Town Hall Market Place S
33 GETOREAUX Coldwell Street H
34 Angel Chapel Lane H
35 Temperance Hall Chapel Lane H
36 Moot Hall Chapel Lane H
37 COLLEDGE quarry North End S
38 Lock Up North End S
39 Mr WALKER North End S
40 J K FRITCHLEY North End S
41 KILLER North End S
42 Newtons monument North End S
43 Mr WALL Coldwell Street H
44 Mr ARKWRIGHT Coldwell Street H
45 Clock Coldwell Street S
46 Bridge Coldwell Street S
47 TWIGG Wash Green S
48 Luther GOULD Wash Green H
49 Ship Wash Green H
50 SPRAY Wash Green S
51 KNIVETON Wash Green H
52 ALLEN Wash Green S
53 Joseph FRITCHLEY Blind Lane H
54 Mrs NALL Near Post Office S
55 By Vicarage Church Yard S
56 Bank Church Yard S
57 FRITH Church Yard S
58 Church Church Yard S
59 DRONFIELD St Marys Gate H
60 HANNAGE St Marys Gate S
61 CLAY Warmbrook H
62 Lime Kiln Inn Cromford Road S
63 Mr STARKEY Cromford Road S
64 GRATTON Cromford Road S
65 TAYLOR Cromford Road S
66 SHAW Cromford Road S
67 SLACK Cromford Road S
68 LEA? Cromford Road S
69 BUNTING Cromford Road S
70 FERN Cromford Road S
71 WESTON Cromford Road S
72 BURY Cromford Road S
73 GRIFFITH Top of Bole Hill S
74 WALKER Bole Hill H
75 CROSS Bole Hill S
76 Chapel Bole Hill S
77 Lamp on Green Bole Hill S
78 New Inn Bole Hill S
79 Bole Hill Bole Hill S
79a New Road Bole Hill S
80 Frogg's Entry Warmbrook S
81 WALKER Warmbrook S
82 Cockpit Warmbrook S
83 SMITH Warmbrook S
84 WARDMAN Warmbrook S
85 Top of Hill Derby Road S
86 Top of Hill Derby Road S
87 Green Lane End Derby Road S
88 JOSKIN Green Lane S
89 Mill lamp Gorsey Bank S
90 WALKER Gorsey Bank S
91 MILLWARD Gorsey Bank S
92 Lamp at No 1 Gorsey Bank S
93 Gate House Hill Gorsey Bank S
94 WEBSTER mill Water Lane S
95 STEEPLE Water Lane S
96 STREET Water Lane S
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