1 1 ▁D ed d ington ▁had ▁a ▁char ity ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁of ▁its ▁parish . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁new ▁fe off ees ▁were ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁char ity ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁four ▁al m sh ouses ▁built ▁in ▁Church ▁Street . ▁But ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 – 5 1 ▁local ▁residents ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁char ity ▁was ▁being ▁admin ister ed ▁impro per ly , ▁so ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁the ▁Char ity ▁Commission ers ▁referred ▁the ▁matter ▁to ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Ch anc ery ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁scheme ▁for ▁the ▁char ity . ▁It ▁replaced ▁the ▁old ▁fe off ees ▁with ▁new ▁trust ees , ▁and ▁decre ed ▁that ▁the ▁char ity ' s ▁sur plus ▁income ▁be ▁divided ▁equally ▁between ▁bu ying ▁coal ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁and ▁supporting ▁D ed d ington ' s ▁new ▁National ▁School , ▁whose ▁new ▁building ▁had ▁been ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 7 3 6 – 3 7 ▁D ed d ington ▁had ▁a ▁parish ▁work house . ▁Cl if ton ▁and ▁H empt on ▁each ▁had ▁a ▁separate ▁over se er ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁and ▁lev ied ▁its ▁own ▁poor ▁rate , ▁but ▁paid ▁toward ▁the ▁up keep ▁of ▁the ▁D ed d ington ▁work house . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1