Year 1860 - 1861 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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This Plate added by the Overseers of the United parishes of St Margaret and St. John. William Birch. William Charles Russell. Thomas Horn. | ||||
Henry Potter to commemorate the events of their Year of Office 1860-1861. | ||||
Paper Duty Repeal Bill Rejected by the House of Lords. Death of Sir Charles Barry. Departure of the Great Eastern on a Voyage to New York, June 18th. Grand Review of the Volunteers in Hyde Park, by Her Majesty the Queen, June 23rd. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales visits Canada and the United States, arriving at St. Johns Newfoundland, 23rd July. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred arrives at the Cape of Good Hope in H.M.S. Euryalus. (engraving of under which the name) Rev. John Jennings, Rector. | ||||
Death of H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent 16th March 1861. War with China Defeat of the Tartar Army near Pekin: Destruction of the Emperors Palace: Occupation of Pekin by the Allied Armies of England & France & flight of the Emperor. Peace with China. Lord Elgin obtains £2,500,000 indemnity. Death of John Norris, 30th April 1860 Chairman of the Board of Governors. Churchwardens, St. Johns John Billing. James Howell. St Margarets Septs Holmes Godson. Thos John White. |
Year 1861 - 1862 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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This Plate is Added by the Overseers of the United Parishes of St. Margaret and St John. William Charles Russell. William Carbry Hewitt. Henry Potter. William Farmiloc. | ||||
At the close of their year of Office 1861-1862. In memory of H.R.H. The Prince Albert. The late Consort of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria who terminated a life of exemplary virtue and usefulness on the 14th of December 1861, eliciting national sorrow for his loss and universal sympathy for our beloved Queen. Churchwardens, St Margarets and St Johns. Septs Holmes Godson. George Vacher. John Billings. Thomas Horn |
Year 1862 - 1863 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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This Plate added by the Overseers of the United Parishes of St Margaret and St John. Wm Carbry Hewitt. Augustus J. Hodges. Henry Potter. John Dalton. | ||||
At the close of their Year of Office 1862-1863. The Marriage of the Prince of Wales & Princess Alexandra of Denmark 10th March 1863. | ||||
Opening of Westminster Bridge May 24th 1862. Opening of Lambeth Bridge November 10th 1862. International Exhibition. Opened 1st May Closed 31st October 1862. | ||||
Churchwardens, St Margaret T J White. J.A. Wallett. And St John. E. Grove. T. Horn. |
Year 1864 - 1865 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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This Plate added by the Overseers of the United Parishes of Saint Margaret & Saint John. A. J. Hodges. W. T. Brown. J. T. Fenn. F. Dowling at the close of their year of office 1864-1865. | ||||
Appointment of Revd W. Conway Rector of St. Margarets vice Dr Curston, deceased. Cleansing and repairing St Johns Church by voluntary subscriptions at a total cost of £1448.13. Churchwardens St Margarets C.W. Hemans C. Pownall St. Johns T. Horn T. H. Hartley |
Year 1865 - 1866 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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Overseers 1865-1866. St Margaret. W. T. Brown Jabez Price. St John. J. T. Fenn. F. Dowling. | ||||
Death of Viscount Palmerston October 18th 1865. Buried in Westminster Abbey. Honi soit qui mal y pense. | ||||
Death of His Majesty the King of the Belgians, December 10th 1865. The New Parliament opened by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, February 1866. | ||||
Opening of the Main Drainage Works by His R. H. The Prince of Wales. Purchase of the Dean & Chapter of Westminster, the freehold interest in St. Ermins Hill for the site of new workhouse. | ||||
Churchwardens, G. Pownall. J. Long. T. Harley. W. S. Pratten. |
Year 1866 - 1867 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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This Plate & First Figure were added by the Overseers of the United Parishes of St Margaret & St John 1866. 1867. Jabez Price. Henry T. Standfast. Frederick Dowling Henry Bingley. Atlantic able successfully laid. Church wardens J. Long A. J. Hodge W. Pratten G. Burt |
Year 1867 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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The Representation of the People Act obtained the Royal Assent 15th August 1867. | ||||
Metropolitan Poor Act came into operation in these Parishes 28th September 1867. The Overseers Superseded. | ||||
The Laws for Relief of the Poor administered henceforth by a Board of 16 Guardians. July 1867, visit of the Viceroy of Egypt, The Sultan of Turkey & return visit of Belgian Volunteers. Fenian Outrages. |
Year 1868 -1869 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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1868 1869 This plate added by the Overseers. Sir William Page Wood, made Lord High Chancellor of England, as Lord Hatherly. | ||||
Canon Jennings Rector of St Johns, preferred to the Archdeaconry of Westminster. Opening of the Westr Section of the Metropolitan District Railway. | ||||
Mr. Cohen, the first member of the Jewish persuasion elected Overseer of St Margarets. | ||||
1868 1869 Overseers Churchwardens St Margarets J. Long. W. Sugg. E. Grant. S. H. Cohen of St Johns. J. Jobson. E. S. Hunt. H. Bingley. A.Castle. |
Year 1869 -1870 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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1869-1870 Overseers R. Grant. S.H. Cohen. J. W. Tyler. S. McIntyre. Churchwardens J. Long. W. Sugg. F. S. Hunt. H. Bingley | ||||
This Plate with a Plate of Names added by the Overseers to commemorate the events of their Year of office 1869-1870. | ||||
Death of Geo Peabody the great Philanthropist. The Parish Boundaries perambulated May 10th 1869. The United Parishes amalgamated with St. Georges Hanover Square. |
Year 1880 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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April 1880. This Plate added by the Overseers. W.J. Cooper. C. Wright. St. Margarets. Thomas Holder, Thomas J. Tayton. St Johns 1879. May 24th Lambeth, Vauxhall, Chelsea, Albert and Battersea Bridges freed from Toll, Opened by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 26th Sir Garnet Wolseley appointed to the Chief Command in Natal. | ||||
June 1st Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon 3rd Killed in Zululand. Aged 23 years. August 1st Sir Rowland Hill, K.C.B. Founder of the Penny Postage System; Died Aged 84 years. | ||||
Dec 28th During a fearful Gala from the South West, about ? of a Mile of the Tay Bridge belonging to the North British Railway, was blown down causing great loss of life. | ||||
Stewart Helder, John Hockbridge, G. T. Miller J.P. H. Bowman Spink. Churchwardens | ||||
The Overseers Society of Saint Margaret and Saint John the Evangelist. Westminster. Established 1713. | ||||
This Plate was affixed by the under mentioned Members in acknowledgement of the presentation to the Society, in the Year 1878, of this outer box by George Taverner Miller J.P. Names of Members, 1880. St Margaret. John Archbutt. Solomon Hyman Cohen. William John Cooper. Edward Davis. John Harris. Stewart Helder. John Hockbridge. John Willis King. Henry Lucas. William Camden Scrivener. Walter Moseley Scudamore. George Andrew Spottiswoode. David Verity. Thomas John White. Charles Wright. John Thomas Fenn (St. John) St. John. Robert Richard Arntz. William John Bennett. William Henry Baker. Zephaniah Deacon Berry. Henry Bingley. George Burt. John King Deakin. Thomas Farmiloe. Thomas Holder. Thomas Horn. Herman Olsen Hamborg. James Margrie. George Taverner Miller J.P. Harry Nelson Bowman Spink. Hon. Secretary (and in small letters below) W. C. Scrivener Fecit |
Year 1880 - 1881 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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Overseers, C. Wright, D. Verity of St Margarets H.O. Hamborg, W. H. Baker of St Johns added this Plate April 1881. | ||||
General Election. William Ewart Gladstone, Appointed Prime Minister. April 23rd 1880. | ||||
Loss of the Training Ship Atalanta with every soul on board while crossing the Atlantic Ocean. | ||||
Disturbances and Disaffection in Ireland. Victory of General Roberts in Afghanistan September 3rd 1880. | ||||
Assassination of Alexander II Czar of Russia. March 13th 1881. Plans for the New Vestry Hall selected and approved. | ||||
Churchwardens Stewart Helder, John Hockbridge, St Margarets William Sugg, H. Bowman Spink, St Johns. |
Year 1881 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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(Portraits of:) | ||||
Beaconsfield April 19 1881. Hatherley July 10 1881. Stanley July 18 1881 | ||||
The Foundation Stone of the New Town Hall for the Parishes Laid by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, March 29th 1882. | ||||
St Margarets, St. Johns, Church Wardens: Stewart Helder, John Hockbridge. W. Sugg. H. Bowman-Spink. | ||||
Overseers D. Verity, B. Heinemann. W. H. Baker. C C Piper, R. Belt. Sc. |
Year 1882 | Inscriptions | Senior Custodian | Junior Custodian | Mayor |
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(engraving surrounding the handle) | ||||
This Handle was presented by B. Heinemann D. Verity Overseers of St Margarets 1881-82-83 during this Construction & Completion of the Town Hall, Westminster |