Notes from a Peakland Parish
An Account of the Church and Parish of Hope in the County of Derby,
by William Smith Porter (1923)
Images by David Blackwell. This transcription by Rosemary Lockie © 1999-2000
Chapter IV.
THE PARISH CHARITIES OF HOPE.
ON 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 bequeaths
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
1699. 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 Testm. 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 esqr. wch. said legacyes are paid by him as
executor to his said father and in performance of the trust
rep...d in him: To the Feofees of the Free School of Hope
£10. 0. 0.: To the poor within Woodlands and Little Alsop
£10. 0. 0.: To the poor in Hope and the rest of the parish
£10. 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
£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 esqr. gave to the Church a piece of
ground now called ye Vicrs. part, adjoining to Fullwood Style
East & Hope Common North. A.D. 1722, The Rev. Mr. Jacob
Cresswell Vicr. 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. 0d. Mr. Artram left to ye poor of Bradwall
(to be plaid 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.
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:[2]
- Pinder's Meadow: 1 rood 36 perches.
- The Pinder receives £2
per annum by letting the meadow.
Present Trustees: Messrs. Joseph Holme, Joseph Unwin, and
the Pinder (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.
Present Trustees: Of the old School House: The Vicar of
Hope and Mr. Joseph Holme (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 Holme
(for Hope).
Trustees of Joseph Champion's Trust: The Vicar and Churchwardens
for the time being, and Messrs. Joseph Holme 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 engaging in, any
trade, occupationl, 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 (Eleemonsynary)
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
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 Castleton,
dated July 6th 1691, and signed by Luke Leigh and Edmund Hall
Surveyors. Upon this map the word "Crooksdaine"
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'.
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,[3] 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 unenclosed
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".
"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.
Notes on Chapter IV
| [1] |
Henry Balgay of Hope and Rowlee was step father to Joseph Fox, 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. |
| [2] |
The Trustees named are those acting in 1921. |
| [3] |
Henry Liddell ... ...endant of Stephen Bright of Carbrook, a landowner in
Edale and one of the founders of Edale Chapel in 1614. Henry Liddell inherited the
Carbrook estate from his grandfather Sir John Bright Bart. He would seem to have
inherited the Edale property also. |
[Transcribed by Rosemary Lockie
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