HISTORY |
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Brief Outline |
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1853 |
Henry Cook set up the first Ragged Day School and Sunday School for boys, in 80 High Street. | |
| Later he started a Boys Industrial Home in 47 Stoke Road. | ||
1858 |
Built a Ragged School in 46 South Street (behind Woolworth's approx) | |
1869 |
Built The Portsmouth and Gosport Seaman's Mission, 66 South Street, which later incorporated a Ragged School for girls. ( to the right of the George & Dragon Pub.) | |
1875
(approx) |
Coffee & Reading Rooms in 47 Stoke Road and Beach Street. | |
1885
(approx) |
New Mission Hall at Rudmore Place Portsmouth. | |
1886
(approx) |
Coffee & Reading Room/Mission at The Quay Portsmouth | |
1887 |
He replaced a Wherry (Portsea to Porchester) and another boat 'Annie' with two new schooners 'The Mystery' & 'Herald of Mercy'. Later set up a floating mission harboured at Portsmouth, over 27 attended. | |
1889 |
Set up a French Seaman's Mission (& hospital?) in Deauville France. | |
1890
(approx) |
Mission Hall in Forton Road Camden Town | |
1893 |
had a new auxiliary screw steamer built which could hold 300 people, called 'The Good News'. | |
1893 |
Henry Cook died in the Mission Hall in Deauville | |
1969 |
Both The Old Mission Buildings were demolished and a new building sited next to the Gosport Precinct in South Street. | |
Early
Trustees |
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| William Hobbs | Brewery Owner Stoke Road | |
| Dr Kealy | ||
| Messrs J & E Lapthorn | Sail makers | |
| Mr Mumby | Owner of Chemists High Street & Soda Water/Lemonade Factory | |
| Mr B Nicholson | Head of Camper & Nicholson's Yacht Building Company | |
| Mr O Upfield | Draper | |