Wigan Infirmary 1866-1873

October 1866

1866 - Nov23rd

Correspondent to the Editor 30^th November 1866

16^th December 1866 – Colliery Club 

15^th December 1866 – Crawford £3k Gidlow 2k

22^nd December 1866 – Public Meeting

Letter to Editor -T. Fisher (Surgeon) – Prevention of Diseases, etc

Donations & Total Dec 20^th 1866

22^nd Feb 1867- Donation from The Oddfellows - £100

Donations Total – May 30^th 1867 

Donations Total – 28^th Jnue 1868… passes £20k

18th December 1867

Oct 1869 – Land and Architect selected

26^th Nov 1869 – Fund Raiser at Prince of Wales Theatre

26^th May 1870 Tenders

Letter to the Editor – Sept 1870

Letter to the Editor – Silver trowel 

Letter to the Editor – 6^th Dec 1870

Oddfellows Tea Party

30^th December 1870 – Laying the Foundation Stone & History

12^th January 1872 – Hospital Sunday

5^th July – Planned Bazaar and Exhibition for October 1872

6^th July 1872 – Committees Formed

24^th August 1872 – Advert for the Exhibition and Bazaar in October

15^th Nov 1872 – Advert for Lodge Porter and Gardener,

20th December 1872 – Proposed Royal Family open the Bazaar & Exhibition.

There must been problems with the planned October event.

3^rd Jan 1873 – Council Meeting – Invite to Royal Family and appeal against Railway Merger

24^th Jan 1873

Application to Hon HA Bruce for Royal Visit

22^nd Feb Dispensary AGM and update on Visit

12^th April – Confirmation of Royal Visit

2^nd May 1873 – Donations to pay for the Visit- Ticket Price for the Bazaar One guinea

 2^nd May 1873 

Date fixed – Police presence and possibly Infantry. 

Decorative Branch requesting estimates for decoration from Mr Defries of London

10^th May 1873

Council Meeting – Layouts, etc – Refusal to other councils for

Opening ceremonies, Statue to Lord Deby at Preston, Waterworks at Rivington

Opening of a Lunatic Asylum.

10^th May 1873

ADVERTS

6th June 1873

6th June 1873