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Interestingly, the abridged prospectus of the
company, which appeared as an advertisement in the local paper, made
no mention of Turkish Baths, merely stating that 'The Company has
been formed for the Building and Working of Salt Water Baths.' The
proposed establishment was also to include slipper and shower baths,
together with a caretaker's house.
PRO:
BT31 2936/16398
(All
information is taken from this file unless specifically footnoted)
1882
Memorandum of Association:
9 February
Subscribers:
Allen, Alexander (50 shares) Shipowner (Dir)
Chapman, Henry (20 shares) Chartered accountant
Dale, J B, JP
Eltringham, J T, JP (Dir)
Hall, John L, JP (50 shares) Shipowner (Dir)
Hall, S S (Dir)
Harper, J (Dir)
Mabane, T G (Cnclr) (20 shares) Solicitor (Dir)
Moore, J M (Town Clerk) (Dir)
Nelson, Henry (Mayor of South Shields) (Dir)
Peverley, R B (Dir)
Potts, G R (20 shares) Agent (Dir)
Swainston, R (20 shares) Agent (Dir)
Secretary (Pro Tem): R H Allen (s-1286)
Average number of shareholders: 134 holding 1137 shares
1883
Registered Office:
16, King Street
1884
Chairman:
John P Wardle
1885
Secretary:
Henry Briggs (s-1001)
1886
Special meeting:
held to increase the capital of the company to œ8,000 by the issue
of 3,000 additional shares. (1 Feb)
Registered Office: 5, Market Place
Secretary: John R Moore (auctioneer, house, and estate agent)
1887
AGM: the
following resolution was put by the Directors:
That the present Staff at the Baths receive one month's notice to
terminate their engagements, and that we advertise for an Engineer
as Manager.
Average number of shareholders: 400, holding 3336 shares (21
Feb)
Sale: Business sold to a new company, the Victoria Sea Water
Baths Company Limited (25 Mar)
Ceased
trading: 9 October
1890
Voluntary liquidation:
25 March
This page last updated
15 February 2010
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