Historical information
The scroll describes the concerns of the Churches of Richmond against the Street Icecream Vendors who are threatening the sanctity of the Holy Sunday. Each denomination organsied for each of their Sunday School Teachers to sign the petition and these where pasted together to form a Sroll. The Scroll provides an indication of the sizes of the Sunday Schools and the number of Churches in the area in 1908. The petition to the City of Richmond was intended to introduce a By-law to prevent Sunday Trading in the municipality of Richmond.
Significance
A combined record demonstating the collaboration between Richmond Churches to form a residents action group to combat the threat of Sunday Vendor Trading. The scroll has a record of the names and addresses of the hundreds of School Teachers from each demonination in 1908.
Physical description
A petition to the Richmond City Council From local churches protesting about the Sunday Trading by Icecream Vendors and the impact on the Holy Day. The petition contains signatures of Sunday School Teachers from each particpating denomination. The petition is presented as a paper scroll fixed to a wooden rod. (July 1908)
Inscriptions & markings
Signatures of Sunday School Teachers and Leaders
Subjects
- churches,
- scroll,
- petition,
- richmond council,
- sunday school,
- icecream vendors,
- congregational church,
- central methodist church,
- baptist church,
- north richmond church of christ,
- balmain church of christ,
- burnley methodist church,
- richmond congregational church,
- burnley congregational church,
- st stephens church of england richmond,
- richmond presbyterian church,
- burnley presbyterian church,
- local action groups
