June 14th.—Three of the houses on Brandon Terrace were nearly ready for occupation.
An arrangement had been come to between the Directors of the Norwich and Yarmouth Railway and Mr. Cory as to the bridge toll question and the Company were to erect a free bridge over the river, but it was still doubtful on which side of the stream the station would be erected.
June 21st.—The price agreed to be paid by the Company for this right, with the adjacent land required by them and Paget’s brewery was stated by the Bury Post to be £26,000.
Many influential traders were moving to get the terminus fixed at Southtown near the bridge foot.
A new Roman Catholic Chapel was projected on a site near Paget’s brewery (North Quay.)
June 28th.—The “Vauxhall Gardens” had passed from Mr. Symonds to Mr. Franklin, and a magnificent saloon upwards of 60 feet erected there.
July 5th.—The Church trustees had determined to spend £1,250 on repairs of the fabric of S. Nicholas’ Church.
Two tenders had been sent in for the Haven bridge, one by Mr. Peto exceeding £32,000, and the other by Mr. Simpson something under £20,000.
July 12th.—Fifty persons had taken a trip to Holland in the steamer “Cambridge” of Hull.
Sunday night had been one of incessant thunder and lightning.