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t h e i r a p p r e n t ic e s h ip to s o m e t r a d e ; t h e in c o m e of
t h e c h a r i t y i s ¿ 2 1 0 ; t h e r e m a in in g c h a r it ie s in c lu d e
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e m in e n c e c o m m a n d i n g e x t e n s iv e v ie w s o f t h e s u r r o u n d ­
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la n d o w n e r s .
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m a n o r o f T h a t c h a m , a n d A . R . T u l l e s q . lo r d o f C r o o k h am m an or.
T h e so il is g r a v e l a n d c l a y ; s u b s o il,
g r a v e l , c la y a n d p e a t.
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w h e a t a n d r o o ts .
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a c r e s o f la n d , i n c lu d i n g t h e c o m m o n s & c. a n d 57 a c r e s
of w a t e r ; r a t e a b le v a lu e , ¿ 13 , 0 68 ; p o p u la tio n in 1901
w a s 2 , 17 7 . C o ld A s h o n ce f o r m e d p a r t o f t h e c i v i l
p a r is h o f T h a t c h a m , b u t w il l b e fo u n d u n d e r a s e p a r a t e
h e a d in g .
C r o o k h a m , 1 m il e s o u t h - e a s t ; H e n w ic k , 1 ^ w e s t ;
a n d C o lt h r o p ,
e a s t , a r e p la c e s in t h is p a r i s h .
S e x to n a n d Y e r g e r , T h o m a s D ig g e n s .
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P o s t , M . 0 . & T . O ffic e .— L e o n a r d C h a r le s B r o o k s , s u b ­
p o s t m a s t e r ,— L e t t e r s a r r i v e f r o m N e w b u r y a t 7 &
10.30 a .m . & 12.40 & 7.40 p .m . ; d i s p a t c h e d a t 6.45
& 10.30 a .m . & 12 . 45 , 3 .15 & 8 p .m . L e t t e r s m a y b e
c a lle d fo r fr o m 8.30 to 10 a .m . on S u n d a y s ; d is ­
p a t c h e d 6.40 p .m .
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t h e r a i lw a y s t a t io n
W a ll L e t t e r B o x , T h a t c h a m S t a t io n , c le a r e d a t
noon &
8.30 p .m . N o c o lle c t io n o n s u n d a y s
P il l a r L e t t e r B o x , N o r th f ie ld r o a d , c le a r e d a t 7.15 a .m .
& 12 . 15 , 3 -3 ° & 7 - 3 ° P m - ^0 s u n d a y c o lle c t io n
P i l l a r B o x , C r o o k h a m , c le a r e d a t 5.30 p .m . ; s n r id a y s ,
11.40 a .m
P i l l a r B o x , C o lth r o p , c le a r e d a t 8 a .m . & 1.45 p .m
E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o ls .
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W ill ia m G e o r g e M o u n t e s q . o f W a s in g , f o r 160 c h il d ­
re n ; a v e r a g e a t te n d a n c e , 8 5 ; G e o r g e J e s s e T h o m a s
W a it e , m a s t e r
B r i t is h ( m ix e d ) , b u ilt in 1846 , f o r 142 c h ild r e n ; a v e r a c e
a t t e n d a n c e , 1 5 4 ; H o r a tio B a r t o n S k illm a n ,
B r o a d s t r e e t ( in fa n ts * ), b u i l t i n 1879 , io r 150 c n u u r e u ;
a v e r a g e a t te n d a n c e , 5 3 ; M rs . G o d d a r d , m is t r e s s
S t . B a r n a b a s ’ ( m ix e d ) , C r o , k h a m C o m m o n , e n la r g e d
in 1884 , f o r 107 c h i l d r e n ; a v e r a g e a t te n d a n c e , £7 ;
J o h n S . C o le , m a s t e r ; M r s . E l iz a b e t h B . C o le , m is t
B a il w a y S t a t io n , A n t h o n y B o r la s e , s t a t io n m a s t e r
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T u l l A l b e r t R ic h a r d M .A ., D .L ., J .P .
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