Tag: Coventry Times

Coventry Times: 7th January 1914

Foleshill Union Business: … Application for Provisional Order: The Council considered a letter from Messrs. Pinsent and Co., solicitors, who, on behalf of the Midland Electric Light and Power co., Ltd. wrote asking the council to pass a resolution in favour of granting a Provisional Order for electric lighting in Belworth and Bulkington. …

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Coventry Times: 14th August 1912

Women’s Sphere of Activity: … that elaborate schemes for extending this work and inducing women to take part in it are nothing but waste of energy so long as it is within the power of a man-elected Parliament to frame measures such as the Franchise Bill now before the House of Commons, by which women’s meagre rights and privileges can be snatched away without their opinion being even consulted? A case in point is that of Mrs. Hume Pinsent, in Birmingham, who under the bill as it stands at present will lose her seat on the Birmingham Town Council. … (continues) …

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GRO0245 Devonport: Ellen Frances Parker: 1866 – 1949

Coventry Times: 15th June 1910

Cambridge Mathematical Tripos: Chief Results: There was a large attendance outside the Senate House, Cambridge, on Tuesday when the new Mathematic Tripos lists were read out by the examiners. Only a very small proportion of those who qualified to sit for honours have taken the examination and the wrangler list is the smallest for the last ninety years. … The mark “B” is attached to the names of those candidates who in the opinion of the moderators and examiners deserve special credit in the subjects of schedule “B.” Wranglers’ List: …(includes) … Pinsent, G. H. S. (B*) Trin.  … … Mr. Gerald H. S. Pinsent is a South American, and was born in Monte Video, and educated at King’s School Canterbury. …

[see related: Sheffield Independent: 15th June 1910]

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GRO0365 Devonport: Gerald Hume Saverie Pinsent: 1888 – 1976

Coventry Times: 2nd March 1910

The Vice-Chancellor (Ald. Beale) presided on Monday at the annual meeting of the Court of Governors of the University of Birmingham. The report of the Council recorded the chief events in the life of the University during the past year and drew attention to the financial position. … … Members of the court of Governors were appointed as flows: … (list includes) … Mr. C. Pinsent …

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GRO0435 Devonport: Hume Chancellor Pinsent: 1857 – 1920

Coventry Times: 6th November 1907

Death of Mr. A. S. Field: The Oldest Solicitor in England: We regret to announce the death of Mr. Algernon Sidney Field, late Clerk of the Peace and Clerk to the County Council of Warwickshire who passed away at his residence, Blackdown, on Thursday at the age of 94. …. (discussion of his life) … The Birmingham “Post” recalls that in March 1903, on attaining his 90th year, Mr. Field was presented with an address of congratulation from the Birmingham Law Society, representing 350 members of the legal profession …. The address was signed by Mr. Pinsent (president) and Mr. A. Barrow (hon. secretary). Mr. Field was greatly pleased and touched by the receipt of this resolution.

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GRO0768 Devonport: Roy Pinsent: 1883 – 1978

Coventry Times: 20th March 1907

Whittindale & Watson are instructed to offer by auction, at the Craven Arms Hotel, Coventry, on Friday March 22nd 1907, at five o’clock punctually: … two lots … Lot 1: the important freehold property, comprising the villa residence known as “Cedar Cottage,” together with two fields of ripe building land adjoining the whole having the extensive frontage of 250 feet or thereabouts to Avon Street, Stoke … Lot 2 … …  Further particulars as to Lot 1 of Messrs. Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, 6 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham …  

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Coventry Times: 15th March 1905

Whittindale & Watson are instructed by the mortgagee to offer by auction at their estate room, Hertford Street, Coventry, on Friday March 24th 1905 at five o’clock to the minute, The Modern Freehold Family Residence, 16, Queen’s Road, Coventry … Further particulars of Messrs. Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, 6 Bennett’s Hill Birmingham …

[see also Coventry Times: 22nd March 1905]

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Coventry Times: 23rd November 1904

Birmingham District and Counties Banking C, Ltd.: An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Birmingham District and Counties Banking Co., Ltd. was held at the Grand Hotel Birmingham, on Friday to ratify the proposal to take over the Midland Counties District Bank Ltd. Chairman moved a resolution acquiring the business of the Midland Counties Bank. …Sir James Smith presided. Mr. Pinsent, the Bank’s solicitor, having read the agreement the …

[GROxxxx Devonport]

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Coventry Times: 21st September 1904

Highly Attractive and Picturesque Bijou Estate: Keresley, Warwickshire: Whittindale & Watson are favoured with the instruction to offer by Auction at their Estate Rooms, Hertford Street, Coventry at an early date the Compact and Attractive Small Residential Estate known as “Birch Tree House”, in the parish of Keresley … continues … Further particulars may be had in due course and in the meantime of Messrs. Pinsent and Co., Solicitors, 6 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham … …

[see related on other dates]

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Coventry Times: 8th January 1902

Re. The Coventry Tube and Metal Co. Limited, Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry: Edwards , Son, & Bigwood: Are instructed by the Receiver for the Debenture Holders (E. M. Sharp, Esq.) to sell by auction at the works as above, on Tuesday and Wednesday January 14th and 15th 1902, at eleven o’clock prompt each day, the Whole of the valuable, nearly-new trade plant and machinery for the production of Weldless Steel and Butt ended Iron tubing …. Continues …  Catalogues may be had of E. M sharp Esq. … Messrs. Pinsent and Co., 6 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham …

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