Documents relating to the Captain Smedley Homes, Grimsby

Reference No:: C DSSF/1/15/5/4
Dates:: 16 Feb 1970-31 Mar 1970
Description:: Captain W.H. Smedley was Grimsby Port Missioner for 37 years and died in 1935. From old newspaper reports it appears that, before his death, Captain Smedley collected Â£1,500 during his role as Grimsby Port Missioner and purchased some land in Waltham (about 4 miles from Grimsby which formed part of the Waltham Old Hall Building estate). Six cottages were built on the land immediately after his death and named 'The Captain Smedley Memorial Homes.' They were built with the purpose of receiving and relieving poor and aged workers connected with the fishing industry of Grimsby. This file includes proposals for the Society to build some further cottages on the land. There is also correspondence enclosed which deals with the appointment of Trustees, their responsibilities and the wishes of Captain Smedley's daughters.
Format:: Archive Item
Extent:: 1 file
Access Conditions:: Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:: Hull City Archives
Collection:: The Records of the Sailors' Children's Society