| Description | Correspondence concerning finance, 1918; a letter to Bishop Amigo re: Nurses at St. Guy's, 1917, from a 'father of one of the nurses', where the nurses, in hearing Mass on Sundays, must obtain special permission to leave the hospital at 5:30, walk to the Convent in St. George's Road for 6 o'clock Mass, walk back, change, have breakfast and go on duty at 8 o'clock - in bad weather, highly difficult. One solution would be an earlier Mass at a church nearer to the hospital; an update on confirmations and call to have a Convent of Nuns locally so that people could be instructed in their homes, 1916; Letter in 1914 expressing the success of the Mission, and having an increased number of attendants; correspondence from the Presbytery at Melior St., instructing the recipient on the state of his health; 1909 letter and License for building over Sewer in Bermondsey - Agreement from the Town Clerk of the Bermondsey Borough Council on erecting a classroom - Peter Amigo; 1908 letter from Evans to Bishop relating the state of some starving children; a letter on debt, Fr Buckley, 1907;
Sign that a previous bishop offered to pay three years premium due on the fire insurance; 1907 letter from Fr Buckley after he had been advised to: 1) Immediately resign this Mission, 2) Retir on the Clergy Fund; 3) promised to gain further employment in 6/12 months; 1906 update on the Melior St. Schools and quotes obtained for work, Buckley announcing that in answer to Canon St. John's letter, he is unable to raise the £1000; 1906 National Telephone Company Ltd. documentation application for consent to the fixing on the premises known as Melior Street Schools; 1905 survey received for the schools; 1902 discussion of debt between Fr Buckley and Bishop Francis Bourne, whom expresses exasperation at how such debt has been allowed to accumulate; attempts made to safeguard the number of children in attendance at Melior Street School through discussion of Fr Moslyn as Assistant Diocesan Examiner and his views; 1897 note on Melior Street marked by Council of Temporal Administration, Fr Edward St John - in 1888, additional property had been purchased at Melior Street known as 'Norris' Rents, followed by another in 1892; Southwark Catholic Teachers Centre Statement of Accounts for 11 months from 1 Nov 1895 to 30 Sept 1896 for Melior St., near. London Bridge; Form B. - Intention to Build within 10ft of, and at a lower level than, adjoining owner's building, 1903 for the building of an independent wall; 1890 letter re: Paradise at School where an RC School for 650 was projected with plans lodged with the Education Office - mentioning the probability of another board school being built in the neighbourhood of Paradise St., through the closing of the Herold's Schools, enclosing a letter; related correspondence from 1888-1889 commenting also on the highest tender for the contract towards extension of the school; Letter from the Convent of Notre Dame, 1891 where Fr Mother General in Namur will allow the Sisters to assist in the Work of the Mutual Aid Society. Fr Mother enclosed the letter as she was 'more than surprised at his treatment of the sisters'; this letter as referenced, on 26.03.1891 from Fr Buckley to Sister Superior stating his inability to continue the funding of £130 annually for the services of the two teaching sisters, thus asks for their withdrawal; 'Extract from the Returns of the Mission of Melior St. viz Visitation Returns' - opened by Bishop Grant 02.05.1861, dedicated to Out Lady of La Selette and St. Joseph - the other alter Bl. Benedictine Joseph's was consecrated on 12.05.1862; letter from 1860 to Dear Lord from [Child Sister Daniel?] discussing Mr. Bagshawe, Mr. Grainger and the nephew's insurance, the insurance of Webb St. Chapel, then hospitalisation, homeopathic and hydropathic systems. |