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RefNoKMAN1/B/52/7
AltRefNoMB52/7
TitlePetition to the Duke of Manchester from the inhabitants of Kimbolton concerning the installation of gas lamps in the town
DescriptionRequesting the removal of the present Market House in the High Street so a suitable pillar with a lamp can be erected in its place to improve the appearance of the area. The spot in question is currently an annoyance because it "affords a place of resort for the idle and the dissolute..." Signatures of 77 men, including Reverend Thomas Ainsworth.
DatePre-1855
CreatorNameThe Montagu family of Kimbolton Castle: estate and family papers
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives

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P/0076Montagu; Sir; George (1799-1855); 6th Duke of Manchester (1843-1855); of Kimbolton Castle1799-1855
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