Lord Wharton's Charity

This material is held atLambeth Palace Library

  • Reference
    • GB 109 LWC
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1786-2003
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 24 files

Scope and Content

This collection consists of minutes, accounts and printed material. Mainly 19th-20th century.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Lord Wharton Charity was founded in 1692 by Philip Wharton, 4th Baron Wharton, who conveyed property at Syningthwaite and Bilton, West Riding of Yorkshire, to trustees. This was to be used for the purchase of bibles, catechisms, and other books for poor children in Yorkshire, Cumberland, Westmorland and Buckinghamshire.

Lord Wharton's Charity had a mixture of Church of England and nonconformist trustees. In the Scheme of 1896 there were 9 trustees, with the Church of England appointing 5 and the nonconformists 4. In the scheme of 1992 the Church of England appoints 4 and the others 3.

Access Information

Open

Acquisition Information

Deposited by the Lord Wharton Trustees, 1979. Deposit converted to a gift, 2017, and further papers added (LWC 3A, 3B, 21, 22; plus further uncatalogued material).

Other Finding Aids

Catalogue descriptions based on typescript list.

Descriptions available on the National Archives Discovery site < http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk> as well as the Library catalogue.

Related Material

The Library also holds in its printed book collection:

Bryan Dale, 'The good Lord Wharton: his family, life, and Bible charity' (London: Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1906) [Lambeth Palace Library H7260.W4(D2)].

Material relating to LWC acquired by Dr Williams' Library in 2000:

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F82558