C.H. Spurgeon (Charles Haddon, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, 1834-1892) Baptist preacher signed letter, dated September 29. 1890, sent from Westwood, Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, addressed to the Field family. Also included in the lot is a photograph of The Field family, a handwritten note by Field noting all the places he has ministered and some pamphlets produced by Field titled 'Who Are The Baptists?

From the family of the late T.B. Field, a fellow Baptist minister, who saw Spurgeon preach at Cheddar Gorge, Somerset on 10th September 1862 and supplied an eyewitness account for Spurgeon's autobiography. Please see attached scans of an article describing the event at Cheddar Gorge. Field became a local Baptist minister and helped supervise the move of the Crewe Baptist Church from Victoria Street and Underwood Lane to West Street in 1900.