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ABINGDON.

B K R K S H IR E .

the reconstruction of the ancient hall of Broadgates,
Oxford, into a college, by the name of “ Pembroke
C ollege,” from Philip (Herbert) 5th E arl of Pem ­
broke & E a rl of M ontgomery K .G . at that time
Chancellor of the University, and thus the school be­
came in fact the foster-parent of the co llege; the
fellowships have for some tim e been abolished, and
the scholarships, fixed by the Oxford University A ct
of 1854 at 5 in number, with a yearly value of ^50
each, are now consolidated into 4 scholarships of the
annual value of
tenable for 4 years, w ith power
& extension to five y e a rs ; there are also entrance &
house sch olarsh ips: new buildings, com prising a
school room & class rooms, dining hall, library,
m aster’s residence & dormitories for 43 boarders,
were erected in 1869, in Albert Park, on the out­
skirts of the town, from the designs of Mr. Edwin
Dolby, architect, of Abingdon, & to these were added
in 1880 four fine class rooms, a m aster’s common
room, private studies for the use of elder pupils, &
spacious infirm aries; & in 1897 a lodge or hostel, for
three assistant m asters, was built near the entrance
to the school grounds, from designs by Mr. Harry
Redfern, architect, of London, & bears in front a
large carving of the school arms under a canopy. A
second boarding house was opened in 1900, & in 1902
a new wing was added, com prising a chapel, gym ­
nasium , chem ical & physical laboratories, science
lecture room, art room, school office, dark room for
photography & three class ro o m s; a workshop has
since been ad d ed ; by a scheme of the Charity Com­
missioners, which came into operation in September,
1878, the school is placed under the control of 18
governors, of whom 3, the Mayor & Recorder of
Abingdon, are ex-officio, 11 representative -& 4 cooptative : the subjects of instruction comprise all such
-as are taught at schools of the first g ra d e ; the
-senior bovs are divided into classical & modern sides.
the form er preparing for the Universities & learned
professions, & the latter for the services, mercantile
life, & examinations not m ainly classical: in the
lower school great attention is paid to w riting &
•arithmetic : the school stands in an elevated position
on gravel soil in grounds of about 10 acres, including
a covered playground, & a spacious cricket field; in
1898 and 1908 additional fields of nearly five acres
were acquired, & close adjoining is a public recrea­
tion ground of 15 a c re s : the school has its own
boat club, the Thames affording exceptional facilities
for boating & bathing: the founder, John Rovsse,
•died 27 July. 1571, & was buried in the north
aisle of St. Helen’s, Abingdon, where his tomb
.remains as mentioned in the description of that
church: in 1863 the tercentenary commemoration of
the foundation was celebrated by a gathering of old
scholars & frien d s: the school has furnished nearly
all the masters of Pembroke College, besides several
other heads of houses, & can rank am ong its alumni
a large num ber of distinguished persons among the
nobility & members of the learned & m ilitary pro­
fessions : associated with the school is an Old Boys’
Club, now num bering about 200 members. Rev.
Thom as Layng M.A. of Jesus College, Cam bridge,
head m aster; W. A. Rudd B.A., S. H. Baker B.A.,
J. H. E. Morland & C. 0 . Wright, assistant masters
St. Helen’s High School for Girls, situated on the
Shippon road, occupies extensive buildings of brick
with stone dressings, erected from designs by Mr.
F. L. Pearson, architect, & completed & opened in
Janu ary, 1906. The buildings are capable of receiving
40 boarders & 160 day pupils. Attached are grounds
of 7 acres, including a hockey field & tennis courts.
Th e school is conducted by the Sisters of the Comm u n ity of St. Mary the Virgin in Wantage, with a
sister in charge

[ k e l i .y ’ s

I Abingdon Training Centre, opened in 1909 (cooking &
m anual in stru ction ); Richard B. Southern, instruc­
tor ; Miss Margaret McDonald, cookery teacher
St. Edm und's Catholic, Oxford road (& Convent day
school), for 220; average attendance, 200; teachers,
the Sisters of Mercy
Newspapers.
Abingdon Free Press, 16 Stert street; Henry Lowe.
p u blish er; published friday
Abingdon Herald, 41 Stert street; H arry George
Loosley, p u blish er; published Saturday

CARRIERS, with the inns they call at & days of
departure.
Appleford— Hawkins Brothers, ‘ Old B ell,’ mon. wed. &
sat. ; Clifford, ‘ Broad Face,' mon. & sat. ; Keep,
daily
Appleton— Stallard, ‘ Blue Boar,' mon. & fri
Ardington— Chandler, ‘ Blue Boar,’ mon
Aston— Fry, ‘ Old Bell,' men
Baldon— Poulton, ‘ George & Dragon,’ mon
Bampton— Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
Benson— 'Moores, ‘ Lion,’ mon
Besselsleigh— Stallard. ‘ Blue Boar,’ mon. & fri
Blewbury— Fry, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon
Boar’s Hill— Trender, ‘ Black Swan,’ mon. thurs. & fri. ;
Vasey, ‘ Horse & Jockey,’ wed. & sat
Botley— Douglas, ‘ Blue Boar,’ mon. & fri
Brightwell— Andrews, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon
Buckland— Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
Bureot— Moores, ‘ Lion,’ mon. ; Regers, ‘ Old Bell,’ fri
Charney— Woolford, ‘ Lion,’ m on.; Bond, ‘ Old B ell,’
mon
Chilton— Fry, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon
Clifton— Franklin, ‘ Broad Face,’ mon. & fri. ; Rogers,
‘ Old Bell,’ fri. ; Holloway, ‘ Old B ell,’ mon. thurs. &
sat
Cothill— Hicks, ‘ Horse & Jockey,’ mon. wed. & fri
Culham— Poulton, ‘ Old B ell,’ d aily ; Treadwell, Queen’s
hotel, daily
Denchworth— Bond, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon
Didcot— Hawkins Brothers, ‘ Old B ell,’ mon. wed. &
sat. ; Atkinson, Queen’s hotel, mon. wed. & sat. ;
Keep, daily
Dorchester— Andrews,
‘ Old
Bell,’ m o n .;
Moores,
‘ Lion,’ mon. ; Rogers, ‘ Old B ell,’ fri
Drayton— Calcutt, ‘ George & Dragon,’ fri. ; Barber,
‘ Cock & Tree,’ d aily; Carpenter, ‘ Old Bell,’ d aily;
Tyrrell, ‘ Old B ell,’ d a ily ; Chandler, ‘ Old Bell,’ daily
Ewelme— Moores, ‘ Lion,’ mon
Faringdon— Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
Frilford— Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fr i.; Richings, ‘ Lion,’
daily, except tues. ; Fisher, ‘ Old B ell,’ mon. thurs.
& sat
Fyfield— Fisher, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon. thurs. & sat
Garford— Barrett, ‘ Old B ell,’ m on.; Woolford, ‘ Lion,’
mon
Hagbourne— Hawkins Brothers, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon. wed. &
sat. ; Atkinson, Queen’s hotel, mon. wed. & sat
Harwell— Barber, ‘ Cock & T ree,’ d a ily ; Chandler, ‘ Blue
Boar,’ daily, except sat
Hendred, East— Hiskins, ‘ Blue Boar,’ mon. & fri
Highworth— Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
Hinton— Russell, mon
Usley West— Barlow, ‘ Three Tuns,’ alternate mon
Kennington— Archer, ‘ Lion,’ d a ily ; Hill, 18 Lombard
street, daily
Kingston— Richings, ‘ Lion,’ mon. wed. thurs. fri. &
sat. ; Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
Little Milton— Saunders, ‘ Blue Boar,' mon
Littlew orth— Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
Long W ittenham — Thatcher, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon. thurs. &
sat
Longworth— Batts, ‘ George & Dragon,’ mon. & thurs. ;
Richings, ‘ Lion,’ mon. wed. thurs. fri. & sat
Lyford— Barrett, ‘ Old Bell,’ mon. ; Woolford, ‘ Lion,’
mon
Public Elementary Schools.
Marcham— Higgins. ‘ Blue Boar,’ mon. tues. thurs. &
B ury street (boys, girls & (Queen street) infants), built
f r i . ; Richings, ‘ Lion,’ mon. wed. thurs. fri. & s a t .;
in 1869, for 175 boys, 175 girls & 140 infants; average
Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
attendance of boys, 135 ; average attendance of girls. Milton— Chandler, ‘ Old Bell,' daily
159; average attendance of infants, 117; John A
Nuneham— Stone. ‘ Old Bell,' mon. ; Goodev, ‘ Broad
Cox, m aster; Mrs. Martha Man- Hemming, m istress;
Face,’ mon
Miss Edith Salisbury, infants’ mistress
Nuneham Courtenay— Carr, ‘ Old B ell,’ mon. & sat
Conduit road (infants), built in 1865. for 180; average Oxford— Archer, ‘ Plough,’ d a ily ; Trinder, ‘ Black Swan,’
attendance, 108; Miss L. Townsend, mistress
mon. thurs. & fr i.; W iggins, ‘ Plough,’ d aily; Hill,
O ck street (boys, girls & infants), built in 1902 at a
18 Lombard street, d aily; Rose, ‘ Three Tuns,’ mon. ;
cost of ^8,500, for 510 children ; 200 boys, 150 girls
Franklin, ‘ Broad Face,’ mon. & fr i.; Fisher, ‘ Old
& 160 infants ; average attendance, 127 boys, 146 "iris
Bell,’ wed. & fri. : Rogers, ‘ Old Bell,’ wed. & sat
& 91 infants; John Heaton Broxup. m aster; Miss L. Pewsey— Brown, ‘ Lion,’ mon. & fri
A. Stevens, m istress; Miss Em ily M. Gale, infants' R^dlev— Archer, ‘ Plough,’ daily; W iggins, 48 West St.
m istress
Helen’s s tre e t. Hill, 18 Lombard street, daily