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connection with local philanthropic work that it is a reproach that 
no public memorial of him exists. As a member of Argyle 
Chapel he took a most prominent part in the numerous religious 
and charitable societies in connection with it. For many years 
he was Secretary and Accountant of the Bath Penitentiary, and 
was publicly thanked “for his important and gratuitous services” 
to that institution. He served on the Committee of the “ British 
and Foreign Bible Society, and was Joint Secretary of the Bath 
Sunday School Union,” and taking keen interest in educational 
matters, was connected with the Union Blue Coat School, 
previously referred to. As an intimate friend and earnest 
supporter of Joseph Lancaster, “Inventor of the Royal British 
System of Education” in 1812, Whitchurch received subscriptions 
towards a work Lancaster then published dealing with Education. 
He was also on the Committee of the Bath and Bathforum 
Free School, and for some years acted as Secretary and Sub- 
‘Treasurer. 
Despite his exceptionally numerous public engagements, and 
attention to his large and prosperous business, Whitchurch 
indulged in Poetic effusions; his somewhat lengthy pieces are 
frequent in the local press, and several books were published by 
him, the first, “The Folly and Madness of War, and other 
Poetical pieces,” undated, but probably in 1795. In 1804 he 
issued “Hispaniola, a Poem with Notes, and other Poetical 
pieces,” and in October, 1809, a long “Epistle to Mr. Joseph 
_ Lancaster.” In September, 1812, he commenced the issue, in 
parts, of “ David Dreadnought, the Reformed English Sailor, or 
- Nautic Tales and Adventures in Verse,” the complete work 
4 appearing in September, 1813. 
The close connection of both Whitchurch and Dore with 
several local Banking firms is curious and interesting. In the » 
_ Chronicle of September 12th, 1810, appeared an advertisement :— 
“The Notes of Messrs. Sturges, Goold and Tucker (Bankers, 
22, Union Street) will be continued to be taken at the Shop of 
