HISTORY OF BINGHAM
BINGHAM COAL CLUB
In the report of the Coal Club for 1869 the committee are given as:
| Committee | |
| The Rev R.Miles Mr E. Hutchinson Mr Brewster Mr Brown Dr Smith |
Mr Doncaster The Rev.N. Keymer Mr Orton Mr Huckerby Mr W. Hardstaff |
| L. D. Smyth was the Coal Club secretary. | |
| The balance sheet shows: | |||||||
| Payments from the poor |
£ |
s 0 4 10 5 19 |
d 0 0 0 0 0 |
Balance to treasurer 120 tons coal at 10/9 a ton Advertising Printing To the porter at railway Weighing Balance in Treasurer’s hands |
1 65 1 £68 |
9 0 3 4 2 17 1 19 |
6 0 6 2 6 10 6 0 |
55 men and women, including A Friend, are listed as free contributors. They include the Earl of Chesterfield, who gave £5 and the Rev Miles who gave £4. The lowest contribution was 1 shilling each, given by 16 named individuals.