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Chenies Street Chambers       Historical Society

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Holborn Poor Rates
listing owners and occupants who pay the rates
(including the first residents of Chenies Street Chambers)

1888 Michaelmas

name of occupier or other person related ........................................................	name of owner .............................	name or situation of property ................................	gross extended rental	ratable value
Summerfield, Jas.	Jas. Summerfield	House 7 Chenies Street	.	.
.	.	9-13 Chenies Street	not rated. pulled down	.

1889 Lady Day (page 223)

name of occupier or other person related ........................................................	name of owner ...............................r	name or situation of property ................................	gross extended rental	ratable value
Summerfield, Jas.	Jas. Summerfield	House 7	.	.
Townsend, Miss Ann (Secretary)	.	Ladies Residential Chambers 9	£525	£439

1889 Michaelmas (page 226)

name of occupier or other person related ........................................................	name of owner ...............................r	name or situation of property ................................	gross extended rental	ratable value
Summerfield, Jas.	Jas. Summerfield	House 7	.	.
Townsend, Miss Ann (Secretary) 3  Joliffe,  Frances 3 4  Wallick, Mary Sophie 6  Mayne, Emma Eliza 10  Spence, Eliza 16. Poalgerine, Florence 17. Reason, Florence	.	Ladies Residential Chambers 9	£525	£439

1890 Lady Day (page 231)

name of occupier or other person related ........................................................	name of owner ...............................r	name or situation of property ................................	gross extended rental	ratable value
Summerfield, Jas.	Jas. Summerfield	House 7	.	.
Townsend, Miss Ann (Secretary)		Ladies Residential Chambers 9	£525	£439

1890 Michaelmas (page 241)

name of occupier or other person related ........................................................	name of owner ...............................r	name or situation of property ................................	gross extended rental	ratable value
Summerfield, Jas.	Jas. Summerfield	House 7	.	.
Townsend, Miss Ann (Secretary) 1   Gordon, Mary 2   Sharp, Dr. Margaret 3   (?) Nellie 4   Wallick  Mary Sophie 5  Shillington, Elizabeth Courtney 6  Mayne,   Emma 7 Smart, Annie Marie Menzies 8  Lambert, Annie Marie (not enabled) 9  Sargeant, Adelina  10 Spence  Eliza 11 Boyd, Emma 12 Hannery (?) (not enabled) 13 Lacey, Mary 14 _Holyoake Emilie Ashurst      _Williams, Ethel 15. Cooper, Elise 16. Curtis, Adela Marion 17 Reason, Florence 18 Paddon, Ellen 19 Rhodes, Elizabeth 20 Wade,  Mary Rowland 21 22 Barney, Mary	.	Ladies Residential Chambers 9	£525	£439

1891 Michaelmas (page 254)

name of occupier or other person related ........................................................	name of owner ...............................	name or situation of property ................................	gross extended rental	ratable value
Summerfield, Jas.	Jas. Summerfield	House 7	.	.
Townsend, Miss Ann (Secretary) 1   Gordon, Mary 2   Sharpe, Dr. Margaret 3   Harslon Ellen 4   Wallick, Sophie 5  Shillington, Elizabeth 6  Mayne,  Emma Elizabeth 7 Smart, Annie Marie Menzies 8  Lambert, Annie Marie (crossed out) 9  Sargeant, Adelina  10 Spence  Eliza 11 Boyd, Emma 12 Hannery, Annie 13 Lacey, Mary (crossed out) 14 _Holyoake,  Emilie Ashurst      _Williams, Ethel 15. Cooper, Elise 16. Curtis, Adela Marion (crossed out) 17 Reason, Florence 18 Paddon, Ellen 19 Rhodes, Elizabeth (crossed out) 20 Wade, Mary Rowland (crossed out) 21_Lemann, Miss Neva     _James, Miss (crossed out) 22 Burney, Mary Eveline	Duke of Bedford	Ladies Residential Chambers 9	£525	£439

a census list of occupants:
[1891, 1901]

archival prints and photographs of the building

air raid report on the bombing of the building
April 17th, 1941

House Numbers in Chenies Street, 1877

historic walk

archival maps of the area:
London through the ages