IV.
THE PARISH CHARITIES OF HOPE.
N one of the first pages of the second volume of
the Parish Registers, which covers the period from 1661
to 1736, is a copy of the will of Joseph Fox of Rowlee, lead
merchant, in which he be-queaths the sum of five pounds, the interest to
be "imployed for putting of some poor childe within the whole parish
apprentice, or towards raiseing a stock to sett some poor on worke,
hopeing hereafter some charitable minded person may augment the
same". The date of the will is July 14th 1669. George Fox, the
brother, is named sole executor, and Henry Balguy, testator's stepfather,
supervisor. The vicar,
churchwardens, and overseers of the poor are named as trustees with Henry
Balguy for the purposes of the above bequest.
A
Board within the Church, under the tower, bears the following inscription
: Within this table are contained ye several legacyes left to charitable
uses by ye last Will and Test"" of Henry Balguy late of Rowlee
within this parish, father of Henry Balguy of Derwent Hall in ye parish of
Hathersage and County of Derby esq'. w" . said legacyes are paid by
him as executor to his said father and in performance of the trust reposed
in him : To the Feofees of the Free School of Hope £l0- 0. 0.: To
the poor within Woodlands and Little Alsop £"10. 0. 0.; To the poor
in Hope and the rest of the parish £l0- 0. 0.; To the poor within
the hamblett of Darwent £10- 0. 0.; To the poor within the rest of
the parish of Hathersage £5. 0. 0.; To the poor of Tideswall and that
parish
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£5.
0. 0.; And for my son-in-law Joseph Fox Gen:1 deceased £5. 0. 0.;
To the poor of Woodland and Darwent, and to the poor of Hope and that
parish £5 0. 0.; And for my daughter Elizabeth deceased to the
poor of Woodland and Darwent £"5 0. 0.; and to the poor of Hope and
that parish £5. 0. 0.; To an orthodox and conformable minister at Darwent
Chapel £20 0. 0. All which sums to the poor are to be put forth
and employed that the interest thereof may be bestowed for the putting
forth poor children as apprentices and servants, or for the raiseing a
stock to sett the poor on work, (hopeing in time some charitable Christian
will augment the same); all which sd . sums while in my hands I
have I will employ to that use which I think fit and most needful ".
On
another board within the Church, near the North Door, is the following
inscription :
Thos:
Eyre of Rowtor esq'. gave to the Church a piece of ground now called ye
Vie", part, adjoining to Fullwood Style East & Hope Common North.
A.D. 1722, The Rev. Mr. Jacob Cresswell Vie', left by will to ye poor of
Hope, to be paid every Newyear's Day for ever, ye sum of £1. 5. 0. A.D.
1730, Mrs. Creswell widw. & relict of ye above sd.
vicr, left a close called ye Hall Croft Head & a House att
Castleton, ye profitts of ye same to be employed in putting out poor
children apprentices. She likewise left more to ye Schoolmaster at Hope
for teaching two of ye poorest children to read and write (to be paid
yearly for ever) the sum of £1- 0. Od. Mr. Artram left to ye poor of
Brad-wall (to be paid every St. Thomas' Day for ever) the sum of 12s. 0.
A.D. 1729, Thos: Middleton left to ye poor of Bradwall (to be paid every
St. Thomas' Day for ever) the sum of 5s. 0.
1.
Henry Balguy of Hagg and Rowlee was step-father to Joseph Fos, having
married for his third wife Anne daughter of Rowland Moorewood of the Oaks
in Bradfield and widow of William Fox of Fullwood. He was the subject of
the Memorial Brass in the Chancel of Hope Church before referred to. His
daughter Elizabeth died unmarried. and was buried at Hope 23 Feb. 1672.
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A.D.
1730, Thos : Hallom left to ye poor of Bradwall (to be paid every St.
Thomas' Day for ever) the sum of 12s. 6. A.D. 1784-, Mr. Champion of Edale
left by will the sum of seventy pounds to be placed out at interest upon
real or personal security for ever, and one half of the interest arising
therefrom to be paid yearly for ever to the Schoolmaster of Hope for
teaching so many poor children living in Hope to read English, as such
interest money will pay for, and the other half of the said interest to be
laid out in Wheat Bread, weekly, for ever and given to such poor people as
attend divine service on a Sunday morning. The Vicar or Curate and
Churchwardens of Hope for the time being are left Trustees."
The
Parish Charities administered at Hope at the present time (1921) are as
follows:1
Pinder's
Meadow:
1 rood 36 perches. The Finder receives £2 per annum by letting the
meadow.
Present
Trustees: Messrs. Joseph Hoime, Joseph Unwin, and the Finder (N. Tym).
Bull
Meadow :
now represented by £596. 0. 0. in Consols. The income paid to the Keeper
of the Parish Bull. Trustees : The Guardian of the Poor and the Overseers
for the time being.
Jacob
Creswell's Charity : Land—4 acres 32 perches. Income distributed to
deserving poor at Christmas. Present Trustees : Messrs. Joseph Eyre and
Jesse Wain. Phoebe Creswell's (School) Charity: Land at Chinley—16
acres ; The late School House at Hope ; and a sum in Consols, forming a
part of the Charity of Joseph Champion (1784) before referred to. The
income is partly devoted to the poor of Hope (distributed on St. Thomas'
Day), and a smaller part is paid to the County Education Office at Derby.
1 The Trustees named are those acting in 1921.
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from a Peakland Parish.
Present
Trustees : Of the old School House : The Vicar of Hope and Mr. Joseph
Hoime (the surviving trustees), to whom have been added, under the Charity
Commissioners' Scheme, Messrs. Joseph H. Dalton (for Aston), Jesse Eyre
(for Brough), George Hall (for Hope), and Benjamin Hoime (for Hope).
Trustees
of Joseph Champion's Trust: The Vicar and Churchwardens for the time
being, and Messrs. Joseph Hoime and John Hall, as representing the Parish
Council. Mrs. Creswell's (Apprenticing) Charity: Two Cottages at
Castleton and ' Doctor's Field' (now allotments) at Hope. Present Trustees
: The Vicar of Hope and Messrs. Joseph Eyre and John T. Hall.
Under
the new scheme of 1920, in consequence of the Trustees "being unable
usefully to apply the income of the Charity in apprenticing poor
children", power is given to "apply the same in the assistance
of poor persons who are resident in the ancient parish of Hope who are
under the age of 21 years, and who are preparing for, entering upon, or
engaged in, any trade, occupation, or service, by outfits, payment of fees
for instruction, payment of travelling expenses, or such other means for
their advancement in life or to enable them to earn their own
living".
Champion
Bray and Joseph Champion (Eleemosynary) Charities :
Income derived from Consols, and employed in clothing, food, medical or
other aid in sickness, for the benefit of the poor of Hope.
Present
Trustees : The Vicar of Hope and Messrs. Joseph Eyre and John T. Hall.
Mr.
Joseph Champion was a member of the well-known Edale family, and I believe
was also a benefactor to Edale. Mr. Champion Bray of Fullwood in the
parish of Hope, and executor
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of
Mr. Champion's will, was Churchwarden of Hope 1810-11, and gave the
handsome brass chandelier in the Chancel of Hope Church during his year of
office, in commemoration of the Jubilee of King George III. He died in
1825, and by his will left ,^100, "secured upon the Turnpike road
leading from Sheffield to Chapel-en-le-frith", the interest of which
was to be distributed as follows : to Castleton and Hope each the interest
on ^40, to Edale the interest on ^"20.
The
inhabitants of the parish of Hope had ancient rights of turbary and stone
getting upon Crookstone Moor, and the following memorandum, of
comparatively recent date (though no date is affixed to it), is amongst
the papers in the parish chest:
"Crookstone
Peat and Stone Pits. This Charity is believed to have been founded in the
following manner : Previous to 1691 the Commons in the Township of Hope
were very extensive. The Township was within the limits of Peak Forest.
The Freeholders and Copyholders of Hope had enjoyed certain rights of
Common over the wastes. A writ of partition appears to have been issued in
or previous to 1691, under the authority of which Surveyors were appointed
and surveys made of the waste of the township. A contemporary copy of
the Map made by the Surveyors is now in the possession of Robert How
Ashton Esqre. J.P. of Castle-ton, dated July 6th 1691, and signed by Luke
Leigh and Edmund Hall Surveyors. Upon this map the word "Crooks-daine"
appears as one of the boundaries of certain land then alloted to Henry
Balguy Esqre. On another old map, also in the possession of Mr. Ashton,
relating to the Township of Hope and Aston, is the following note: 'ye
part of Crooksden is 160 statute acres besides 8 acres for slate and 40
acres for free stone and peats'.
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from a. Peakland Parish.
In
an old copy of a deed dated 18th December 1711, made between John Swindell
of the first part and Ann his wife and others, it was recited that by an
Indenture of Lease dated 1st July 1699 one John Hall for the consideration
therein mentioned granted and conveyed to John Plummer and his heirs
certain hereditaments in Hope, one portion of the parcels being described
as: 'one piece or parcel of heath or moorland in Hope aforesaid called the
Sheep pasture containing by estimation 150 acres, be the same more or
less, the land of Henry Lydell Esquire,1 being southwardly, and the land
of Henry Balguy esquire northwardly thereof, whereon the tenants and
freeholders of Hope aforesaid have liberty to dig get and carry away peats
to burn in their houses in Hope aforesaid ".
"Evidence
can be procured to the effect that the inhabitants of Hope have always
claimed the right to dig peat on the Crookstone Moorland, but as ample
supplies of coal exist within 15 miles of Hope peat has not been burnt by
the inhabitants for many years. On inspecting the moorland in question the
site of the old peat pits is very evident and many acres of moorland have
been cleared of peat at this particular place. The fact that peat has been
superseded by coal and that the rights of the inhabitants have not been
generally exercised over the land for many years has necessarily given
rise to some doubt as to the facts having reference to the property. A
person however is still alive who has assisted to carry away peat from the
pits for fuel. The ground is un-enclosed and open moorland. So recently as
June 1866 stone was got by one of the freeholders at Hope out of this
piece of land as a matter of right and not by sufferance".
1. Henry Liddell was a descendant of Stephen Bright of Carbrook, a
landowner in Edale and one of the founders of Edale Chapel in 1634. Henry
Liddell inherited the Carbrook estate from his grandfather Sir John Bright
Bart. He would seem to have inherited the Edale property also.
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"It
is added that 'the situation of this piece of land' (that referred to in
the above note as Crooksden) 'can be fixed with almost absolute
accuracy by comparing the old plan before referred to with the large scale
ordnance survey and with the land itself. The old workings for slate are
quite perceptible on the surface'. Quarries have been worked in this piece
of ground quite recently and the right of the freeholders and inhabitants
of Hope to quarry and carry away stone has not been disputed."
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