Quarter Sessions bundle

Includes Grand Jury presentment that bridges in Leaden Roding, Loughton, Pentlow 'ruinous, broken, dangerous and in great decay', County Surveyor's report on costs of repairs (Q/SBb 476/1,17); Barking House at Correction Committee's recommendation and Medical Attendant's request for increased salary (Q/SBb 476/6); Report of Committee as to salaries of prison officers, etc., Barking and Halstead (Q/SBb 476/7); Visitors' and Keeper's Reports for Gaol and House of Correction at Chelmsford, prison wall undermined and collapsed by flood of May 10 and rebuilding delayed by flood of June 24; tread wheel in use, room appointed for surgery, prisoners' escape plot disclosed and informant excused 2 years of his sentence by Secretary of State, prisoners to be paid 1/- per week for helping with present building works, lists of 'County Clothing' in use by prisoners (Q/SBb 476/8-9); Visitors' and Keeper's Reports for Barking House of Correction - 3 prisoners escaped through insecutiry of building; medical attendant reports case of Typhoid Fever and no means of isolating patient (Q/SBb 476/13); Committee recommendation for new Colchester House of Correction as not expedient to renovate Castle leased from Charles Round (Q/SBb 476/16); Superintendent of Bridges' report on repairs necessary to Bridge with rough estimate of cost, Loughton (Q/SBb 476/19); note from Moulsham Surveyors of Highways concerning erection of barrel drain (Q/SBb 476/20); copy of Order of Court for repairing weighing engine at Tilbury Fort (Q/SBb 476/40); duplicated letter from War Office requesting names and addresses of Essex Magistrates (Q/SBb 476/41); letter to Clerk of Peace requesting speedy repairs to bridge between Loughton and Chigwell parishes which was completely carried away during recent floods (Q/SBb 476/46); price of round of beef in Waltham Abbey market - 4s. 8d. per stone (Q/SBb 476/65) case re bridge at Great Chesterford on Hockerill Turnpike road, erected 1769, with Counsel's opinion as to whether Trustees or County liable for repairs (Q/SBb 476/93); Court order that County responsible for repair of bridge at Cobbin Brook, Waltham Holy Cross [built in 1766 according to recollections of old inhabitant], mention of postponement of rebuilding (Q/SBb 476/94/2, 476/99); rough notes and papers giving details of Stone Bridge, Chelmsford, record at high water etc., County Surveyor to report on condition caused by recent floods (Q/SBb 476/97, 103, 104); free pardon for man convicted of stealing turkeys and fowls with signatures of King and Robert Peel (Q/SBb 476/105)