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A R B O K H E l D.

B E R K S H IR E .

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b e l l y’s

8.15
a.m. & 12.30, 1.15 & 6.35 p .m .; S un days, arrive in 1910, for 182 children ; average attendance, 149;
at 6.50 a.m . ; dispatched 12.5 p.m
James Hayward, master
W a ll Boxes.— Avborfield Grange, cleared 8 a.m . &
Carrier
to Reading— Wm. Fulbrook, daily, except wed
12.30 & 6.30 p.m. ; Sundays, 12.10 p.m. ; Newlands,
7.30 a.m . & 6.10 p.m . ; Sundays, 7.30 a.m
A portion of the names given under Arborfield are in
E lem entary School (m ixed & infants), for the parishes
the ecclesiastical d istrict of St. Catherine's, Bear­
of Arborfield & Barkham , built in 1873 & enlarged
wood, but placed here for postal purposes
Anderson Rev. Joshua Alexander
M .A. Rectory
Bruce Mrs. Arborfield court
Hargreaves Mrs. S. Arborfield hall
H arris M ajor Charles Beresford Maule
D .S.O. Arborfield cross
Rickm an Captain Stuart Hamilton
R .N ., J.P. Arborfield grange
Sim onds John, Newlands

Barnes Edward, land steward to John G arrett George, builder & assistant
Simonds esq. Newland
| overseer & clerk to Parish Council
Bentley George, wheelwright
Haeket Herbert,farm bailiff to Andrew
Bosley Frederick John, insurance agt.
G.
Hedges esq. Hall farm
Arborfield cross
Lucas Chas. farmer, Newland farm
Broadway Alfred John, farm er, Bart- ' M attingley John Henry, blacksm ith &
letts farm
! sub-postm aster, Newland
Clark W illiam , Swan P.H. Arbor­ INewman George Henry, Mole inn
field Cross
Parfitt Douglas, farmer, New farm
Curnick Fredk. farmr. W hite’s farm Rapley Wrn. Jas.Bram shill H unt P.H
COMMERCIAL.
Ravner W illiam , Bull P.H
A rm y Rem ount Depot (Capt. James; Deane Russell, farmer, Ducks Nest
L Barry, officer in charge)
Fulbrook
W illiam ,
carrier,
The : Seymour Francis W illiam , grocer
Pheasantries
Taylor A rthur Charles,tailor.Newland
Barker Charles, farm bailiff to Wm.
Simonds esq. W hite Hall farm
A E D I i i G f O N is a village and parish about 3 miles
south-east from the Wantage Road station on the
G reat W estern railway, and 2 east from W antage, in
the Northern division of the county, hundred, petty
sessional division, union and county court district of
W antage, rural deanery of W antage, archdeaconry of
Berks and diocese of Oxford. The parish is traversed
by the Berks and W ilts canal, which is crossed by the
railw ay. The church of the Holy T rin ity is a building
of stone, chiefly in the Early English style, with por­
tions of Norman and Decorated work, and consists of
chancel, nave of four bays, south aisle, north porch,
and a low tower on the south side, w ith an octagonal
broach spire containing 6 bells. The interior is en­
riched w ith some fine carved work in wood and stone,
besides several stained windows and a monument with
bust to Mr. Vernon, who died in London, May 22, 1849,
and is buried in the ch u rch : the church was restored
and enlarged in 1887 at a cost of £3.500, defrayed by
Lord W antage and by the Rev. Canon H. E. Trotter
M.A. (vicar 1884-99), an(* Mrs. Trotter, who decorated
the chancel and presented the carved font cover : there
are 250 sittings. The register dates from the year
1674. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £197,
with residence and glebe, in the g ift of Lady Wantage,
and held since 1899 by
the Rev. Fitzw illiam John
Carter G illm or AI.A. of Oxford University. The Vernon
charity, bequeathed in 1848, consists of £1,666 £2^ per
cent. Consols, the interest to be distributed. Ardington House, formerly the property and residence of
Robert Vernon esq. F .S .A . the munificent founder of the
N ational Gallery, and now the property of Lady
W antage, is the residence of Alaj or Lord Charles George
Francis Petty-Fitzm auiiee, equerry to H.AL the K in g;

it is a rectangular mansion of brick, with stone
dressings, in the Italian style, three storeys in height,
the principal front being relieved by a sligh tly project­
ing pedimented centre, with a porch, supported on four
columns. Mr. Vernon, though of humble birth, raised
him self by his diligence and skill during a long com ­
mercial career, into very affluent circum stances. He
devoted his ample means to the acquisition of the best
examples of the works of English artists, and by the
expenditure of about £150,000, formed a magnificent
collection. These pictures, 157 in number, he made
over by deed of gift, dated Dec. 22, 1847, to the tru s­
tees of the National G allery, and they now form a
principal portion of the national collection of works by
British artists. Lady W antage is lady of the manor
and sole landowner. The soil is chalk and loam ; sub­
soil, green sand and chalk, and is of great fertility.
The crops are the usual cereals and roots. The parish
comprises 2,680 acres of land and 13 of w ater; rate­
able value, £4,746; the population in 190.1 was 479 in
the civil and 433 in the ecclesiastical parish.
By Local Government Board Order 20,688, dated Alarch
24, 1887, the ham let of W est Ginge was transferred
from East Loekinge to Ardington.
Parish Clerk and Sexton, Richard Arding.
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office.— Airs. Annie B. Taylor, sub­
postmistress.
Letters through Wantage arrive at
6.45 a.m. & 2.35 p.m. ; dispatched at 10.30 a.m. &
7.20
p.m. week days & 9.25 a.m. on S u n d a y s
Elementary School (m ixed), founded in 1872, for 180
children. The present schools were erected at the
cost of Lord W antage; average attendance, 54;
George Hicks, m aste r; 'M iss Rachel Ballard, assistant
mistress

i Gillm or
Rev. Fitzwilliam John C ., Gough Jas. Valentine.Boar's Head P.H
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
j AI.A. The Vicarage
Hicks Geo. organist & school m aster
C arter Colonel
James Colebrooke Kaye Sidney A rth ur Sutton,The Croft M inns Frank, farm bailiff to Lady
J.P. Orpwood
c o m m e r c ia l .
Wantage
Fit/.muurict* M
r Lord Charles Geo. ; Ardington stores (W illiam Edward Parish Charles Janies, estate clerk
Francis P t ty- (equerry to H.M. the
Shillaker, manager)
Taylor George G. clerk of works to
King), \rdihgton house
Cricket Club (F. J. C. Gillm or, sec)
Lady Wantage

A S C O T is an ecclesiastical parish formed March,
1864, out of the civil parishes of Sunninghill and Winkfield, and includes Ascot Side, in the Eastern division
of the county, hundred of Ripplesmere, petty sessional
division, union and county court district of Windsor,
rural deanery of Alaidenhead, archdeaconry of Berks
and diocese of O xford; the South W estern branch
railw ay to Reading has a station near the grand stand,
29 m iles from London and 6 south-west from Windsor.
T he church of A ll Saints, erected in 1864, is an edifice
of brick in the Early English style, consisting of chan­
cel, nave and a turret containing one b e ll: the interior
is elaborately decorated, and there are several stained
w in do w s; the church affords 280 sittings, 150 being
free. T he register dates from the year 1865. The
liv in g is a rectory, net yearly value £270, and resi­
dence in the gift of the Bishop of Oxford, and held
since 1900 by the Rev. William Fairbairn La TrobeBatem an AI.A. of T rinity College, Cambridge. A parish
room was opened in 1910, at a cost of £1,000. The
B aptist chapel at Ascot Side was erected in 1879. In
this parish is the Ascot Priory Convalescent Home and
Orphanage of the Sisters of The Holy Trinity, founded
by the late Dr. P u s e y : the buildings, which are ex­
tensive, include a chapel. The visitor is the Bishop of
Oxford, and the chaplain is the Rev. J. Frampton.
Th e Du: iiing Free Library, erected and endowed by the

late Aliss D urning-Sm ith, comprises about 4,000 volumes,
and is also supplied with the daily and weekly perio­
dicals ; it is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. daily. Ascot Heath House, restored in 1891, is a
modern mansion of brick situated in a fir wood : there
are also many other mansions in the parish. Ascot
racecourse is situated in the parish ; the races take
place in June, and are usually honoured by the presence
of their Alajesties the K in g and Queen, and other
members of the Royal Fam ily, who attend in sem i­
state ; the grand stand, erected by subscription, is a
building of great size, with front and back porticoes,
an elegant staircase, and extensive drawing and refresh­
ment rooms and offices, and a subway has been con­
structed connecting the grand stand with the paddock ;
in 1902 three new stands were erected, viz., the “ K in g’s
Royal Stand,” one for members of the Jockey Club,
and a large stand for those who have the entrée from
the K in g’s representative ; a new stand and subway
were constructed in 1909 ; the ground for the races
was appropriated for the purpose by A ct of Parliament.
The Royal Ascot G olf Club links are picturesquely
situated in the centre of the racecourse, and consist
of an 18 hole course 3$ miles round, bounded by
naturally formed hazards and bunkers. There is a
commodious club house, with dressing rooms &c. His
Alajesty the K in g and Percy Edward Crutehley esq.