Notes of inquiry into cause of fire at Alderman Daviess School, held at Town Hall, Neath

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Records relating to Alderman Daviess School, NeathNAS Z 24

DeedsNAS Z 24/2/hub

The building of Alderman Davies's SchoolNAS Z 24/3/hub

Plan of National Society [for the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church]s Central Boys School, Sanctuary, WestminsterNAS Z 24/9

Form A (blank). Questions concerning site of school, school building, its funding and trustees, to be read (with replies to be added) and signed at meeting of school committee or trusteesNAS Z 24/10

Form of conveyance (blank) under authority of Act to afford further facilities for conveyance and endowment of sites for schools, and Act to secure terms on which grants are made by Her Majesty out of parliamentary grant for education of poor, and to explain Act for conveyance of sites for schoolsNAS Z 24/11

Application for aid (blank) towards building and fitting up of school room together with residence for teacher; school to be united to National SocietyNAS Z 24/12

School building form, no. 1, sent from Committee of Council on Education, Privy Council Office, Downing Street, London, to Rev[erend] John Griffith[s], Neath. Committee wished to determine whether the circumstances of the locality are such as to render it desirable that they should entertain an application for aid towards the establishment of the proposed new Day School (with explanatory circular to Her Majestys Inspectors from Committee)NAS Z 24/13

Specification of works for building of Alderman Daviess School concerning bricklayer, carpenter and joiner, glazier, painter, plaisterer, plumber, slater, smith and ironmonger, and stone mason (with general conditions, including that whole of the works are to be executed in the best and most workmanlike and substantial mannerAll the materials shall be the best that can possibly procured of the various kinds specified.)NAS Z 24/14

Certificate of Egbert Moxham, [architect], that Thomas Roberts, [builder], had completed specified work on Alderman Davies[s] School, entitling him to payment of £240, being 1st and 2nd instalments under contract (with receipt, and note of resolution of meeting of trustees of Ald[erma]n Daviess Charity, held on 14 Feb 1857, that cheque be drawn for payment)NAS Z 24/15

Certificate of Egbert Moxham, [architect], that Thomas Roberts, [builder], had completed specified work on Alderman Davies[s] School, entitling him to payment of £110, being 3rd instalment under contract (with receipt, and note of resolution of meeting of trustees of Alderman Daviess Charity, held on 28 Feb 1857, that cheque be drawn for payment)NAS Z 24/16

Certificate of Egbert Moxham, [architect], that Tho[ma]s Roberts, [builder], had completed specified work on [Alderman] Davies[s] School, entitling him to payment of £120, being 4th instalment under contract (with receipt)NAS Z 24/17

Preliminary statement to Committee of Council on Education concerning tenure, size and condition of [Alderman Daviess] School building, and income and expenditure of schoolNAS Z 24/18

Notes of inquiry into cause of fire at Alderman Daviess School, held at Town Hall, NeathNAS Z 24/19

Notices from John Parry of Llanstaffen [Llanstephan], county of Carmarthen, builder, that by articles of agreement between himself and Thomas Roberts of Newport, county of Monmouth, builder, dated 8 Feb 1858, remaining work on [Alderman Daviess] School, which Thomas Roberts was contracted to erect by document dated 3 Feb 1857, has been assigned to himself for completion, and that Thomas Roberts executed power of attorney on 8 Feb 1858 authorising him to receive £412 from trustees of [Alderman] Davies[s Charity]NAS Z 24/20/1-2

Notices from George Blakey of Newport, county of Monmouth, gentleman, attorney for and on behalf of Edward Mant Miller, official assignee, and Henry James and John Middleton, trade assignees of estate of Abraham Henry James and Thomas Roberts of Newport, county of Monmouth, builders, bankrupts, of their claim to full benefit and advantage of contract of Feb 1857 [see NAS Z 24/4], between rector, churchwardens and overseers of poor of parish of Neath, and Thomas Roberts, on behalf of himself and Abraham Henry James, his partner, for building of school house at Neath. Rector, churchwardens and overseers of poor are requested to pay to Edward Mant Miller money due upon contract, and not to act upon or comply with directions, orders or powers of attorney given by Abraham Henry James and Thomas Roberts to John Parry of Llanstephan, county of Carmarthen, builder, J K Eaton of Swansea, Thomas Andrews of Neath, John Williams of Briton Ferry, and Butcher and Brookes of city of Bristol, as the entire benefit of the said Contract belongs to the Estate of the above named Bankrupts.NAS Z 24/21/1-2

Certificates of David Vaughan, architect, that work on The New Schools at Neath has been satisfactorily completedNAS Z 24/22/1-2

Certificate of David Vaughan, architect, to trustees of Alderman Daviess School, of costed extra work at school amounting to £107 16s 5dNAS Z 24/23

Notice from Henry Knight Eaton of Swansea, to Edward Mant Miller, official assignee, and Henry James and John Middleton, trade assignees of estate of Thomas Roberts of Newport, county of Monmouth, builder, bankrupt, concerning orders from Thomas Roberts, dated 12 Oct and 16 Oct 1857, to trustees of Alderman Daviess Charity, for them to pay Henry Knight Eaton £222 16s 5d and £12 12s 6d respectively, for materials supplied by him to Thomas Roberts for use in construction of buildings for trustees in NeathNAS Z 24/24

Notice from John Parry of Llanstaffen [Llanstephan], county of Carmarthen, builder, to Edward Mant Miller, official assignee, and Henry James and John Middleton, trade assignees of Thomas Roberts of Newport, county of Monmouth, builder, bankrupt, concerning power of attorney from Thomas Roberts, dated 8 Feb 1858, for John Parry to receive £412 from the trustees of Alderman Daviess Charity for completing certain Schools then in the course of erection in the Town of Neath, and that he is owed £36 7s by Thomas Roberts for additional workNAS Z 24/25

Notice from John Williams of Briton ferry, builder and plasterer, to Edward Mant Miller, official assignee, and Henry James and John Middleton, trade assignees of estate of Thomas Roberts of Newport, county of Monmouth, builder, bankrupt, concerning order from Thomas Roberts, dated 6 Dec 1857, to trustees of Alderman Daviess Charity, for them to pay John Williams £30 for work done by him for Thomas Roberts, and for goods supplied, during construction of buildings for trustees in NeathNAS Z 24/26

Certificate of trustees of Alderman Daviess Charity, informing Committee of Council on Education, that school buildings and teachers house had been completed in a perfectly satisfactory and workmanlike manner, (verified by David Vaughan, [architect]), and that entire Premises have been conveyed to Trustees (with balance sheet of building account of Alderman Daviess School, and summary of accounts)NAS Z 24/27

Authorisation for trustees of Alderman Daviess School to pay C M Thomas, attorney for Thomas Andrew, [Henry Knight] Eaton, [John] Williams and John Parry, remaining money due in respect of the Building of the New National Schools NeathNAS Z 24/28

Receipt for £776 8s 9d paid by trustees of Alderman Daviess Charity as final amount due from them to Thomas Roberts of Newport, builder, by way of his contract for the erection of certain schools and other buildings in the Town of Neath. Money will be distributed to [Thomas] Andrews, [Henry Knight] Eaton, John Parry and [John] WilliamsNAS Z 24/29

Receipt for £71 3s 6d paid by trustees of Alderman Daviess Charity Schools to David Vaughan, [architect], for directing the Works in finishing the Contract for erecting the Schools and surveying the Works after fireNAS Z 24/30

School managementNAS Z 24/4/hub

Financial recordsNAS Z 24/5/hub

Teachers recordsNAS Z 24/6/hub

Charities in parishes of Llantwit-juxta-Neath and NeathNAS Z 24/7/hub

CorrespondenceNAS Z 24/8/hub

Records relating to the parish of NeathNAS Z 24/9/hub

Rectorial benefice of Neath: parish magazinesNAS Z 24/10/hub

Notes of inquiry into cause of fire at Alderman Daviess School, held at Town Hall, Neath

Notes of inquiry into cause of fire at Alderman Daviess School, held at Town Hall, Neath