Chudleigh Knighton: A special meeting of the Parish Council has been held at the Club Room, Chudleigh Knighton, Mr. W. R. Hoile presiding. There were also present, Messrs. C. Snell, G. S. Campion, E. Ellis, J. Gale, W. J. Tuckett, R. G. Chapman, J. R. Langworthy, and J. N. J. Hellens (clerk). The members of the Parish Council at Chudleigh Knighton had strongly recommended the allotment field as the housing site, but a letter had been received from Mr. F. W. H. Pinsent, the district valuer, to the effect that negotiations with the present owners had failed owing to the fact that the outlying portions of the Pitt estate, of which this field formed a part, was to be offered for sale on December 10th, and suggested that the Council should consider an alternative site. The Council decided not to do this, but to write to the Local Government Board to see if a loan could be obtained to purchase the field for the parish. A letter was read from the Ministry of Health to the effect that a Parish Council could not borrow for this purpose, but stating that steps were being taken to endeavour to obtain the field for the parish if possible. It was decided to send a resolution to the members of the Newton Housing Committee, urging them to do their utmost to retain this field for the allotments and the building site, as there was no other field in the parish to equal it. … …
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GRO0322 Hennock: Francis Wingfield Homfray Pinsent: 1875 – 1948