School for Young Ladies

14/07/1855

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The following notice appeared in the Peterborough Advertiser:

The MISSES STRICKLAND RESPECTFULLY inform their Friends and the Public that they intend opening a School after the Midsummer Vacation, for the instruction of young Ladies. With hopeful confidence they solicit a share of public patronage, assuring their friends that every effort will be used for advancement of the pupils entrusted to their charge. The First Quarter will commence on Monday July 16th 1855. TERMS - Young Ladies are Boarded and Instructed in Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, History etc., at £18 18s per annum. Day pupils: 10s 6d per quarter. Laundress: Two Guineas per annum. A Quarter's Notice previous to the removal of a young lady. Each young lady to be provided with a pair of sheets, a fork and spoon, which will be returned on their leaving. 34 Cowgate Street, Peterborough.

Taken from The Peterborough Book of Days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.

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Coffins for the Poor

16/12/1872

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The Peterborough Union today published a notice advising interested parties that 'the Guardians of the Poor at this Union would, at their meeting to be held on 28th December, would be prepared to receive tenders for supplying good Elm coffins for the workhouse for twelve months commencing 1st January 1873'. The coffins were to be delivered free of charge to various parishes and places within the union, and at such times as the guardians or their receiving officers may order in writing. There then followed a long list of these areas. Each coffin was to be well pitched inside and of good workmanship as well as initialled with the names and ages of the deceased. The tenderers were to specify a separate price according to the item supplied. There were three sizes for children: those under 2, those under 5 and those under 10. These coffins were to be made of 3/4in board. Also supplied were coffins for persons under 16 and for persons aged 16 and upwards. These were to be constructed in 1in boarding. All tenders were required to be sealed and presented to the boardroom before 10 a.m. on Saturday 28 December. Not much time to do a good quote! (Peterborough Standard)

Taken from The Peterborough Book of days by Brian Jones, The History Press, 2014.