Southampton Turkish Baths Company Limited

           

                         

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Southampton Turkish Baths Company Limited  
                   

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SOUTHAMPTON: Regent Street

 
                
          

Please note that, as handwriting is often unclear, names of shareholders are indicative only. When accuracy is important, visitors should consult the original documents;
those with PRO references will be found at The National Archives (Public Record Office, Kew)

                      

 

             
PRO: BT31 2617/13828  (All information  is taken from this file unless specifically footnoted)

1880 Objects include: 'Purchase of lease, business, [etc]...of the Baths situate in Regent Street...upon terms to be agreed between Mr James Seward Pearce the lessee...To improve the existing Turkish Baths...'
Consent given: for company to take same name as earlier one
Capital: £1,000 divided into 200 shares of £5
Subscribers:
Hunt, John A (1 share) Auctioneer

Ireland, James (1 share) Outfitter

Knight, Arthur John (1 share) Brushmaker

Lanchester, William Goddard (1 share) Ironfounder

Lemon, James (1 share) Civil engineer *

Mosely, Maurice (1 share) Solicitor

Sharland, Walker (1 share) Bookseller and stationer

Secretary: Edward Bance (Broker) *

Registered Office: 23 High Street

Average number of shareholders: 18 holding 83 shares (5 Aug)

Shareholders include:

James Seward Pearce (40 shares)

 

1883 Managing Director: Edward Bance

Registered Office: 59, Above Bar

1885 Average number of shareholders: 30 holding 159 shares (13 Feb)
Shareholders include:
James Seward Pearce (80 shares)

1886 Ceased business: early in the year, the assets being taken by the landlord for rent arrears.

1888 No returns were filed after 1885
Dissolved under Clause 7(4): 5 June

* Both James Lemon and Edward Bance were to become future mayors of Southampton


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