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f a te M rs . S t o n e : i n 1893 a fin e a la b a s t e r r e r e d o s w a s
e r e c t e d i n m e m o r y o f t h e l a t e M r s . S t o n e ; i t is 10
f e e t w id e a n d 9 in h e ig h t , a n d c o n s is t s o f a r ic h ly
w o r k e d b a s e , a n d a b o v e t h is t h r e e c a r v e d p a n e ls o f t h e
P r e s e n ta tio n , t h e
C r u c if ix io n , a n d t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n ,
w it h in e la b o r a t e c a n o p i e s : t h e r e a r e 300 s i t t in g s . T h e
r e g i s t e r d a te s f r o m t h e y e a r 1679 . T h e l i v i n g is a
v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r l y v a l u e £ 240 , w i t h r e s id e n c e , in t h e
g i f t o f t h e B is h o p o f O x fo r d , a n d h e ld s in c e 1904 b y t h e
R e v . E d w a r d I s a a c G i l l a m M .A . o f Q u e e n â s C o lle g e ,
O x fo r d . N e a r th e c h u r c h t h e r e is a w a in s c o t e d R e a d Â
i n g R o o m , w e ll f it t e d a n d a v a i la b le f o r t h e p a r is h ,
â erected in 1898 b y t h e la t e G . H . M o r r e ll e s q .
W est
o f t h e C h u r c h is t h e s ite o f a n u n n e r y , m a r k e d b y
s e v e r a l a n c ie n t w a ln u t t r e e s . I n t h e g a r d e n o f S t r e a t le y
H o u s e is a m u lb e r r y t r e e s a id t o d a te f r o m
1620 .
R o m a n c o in s h a v e b e e n f o u n d o n t h e s i t e o f an o ld
h a m le t n o r t h o f S t r e a t l e y f a r m , a n d in t h e g r o u n d s of
S t r e a t le y H o u s e . C h a n t i e s a m o u n t in g t o ¿ 5 0 y e a rly
a r e d i s t r i b u t e d u n d e r t h e p r o v is io n s o f a s c h e m e fra m e d
b v th e C h a r i t y C o m m is s io n e r s , a n d t h e r e is a c o a l
c h a r it y o f a b o u t ¿ 2 5 a y e a r a d m in i s t e r e d u n d e r th e
w il l o f t h e l a t e M r s . S t o n e ; t h e r e is a ls o a s m a ll en.d o w m e n t fo r t h e r e p a ir s o f t h e c h u r c h . I n t h e n e i g h Â
b o u rh o o d a r e m a n y h a n d s o m e r e s id e n c e s , s o m e o f
w h ic h a r e d e li g h t f u l l y s i t u a t e d on t h e b a n k s o f th e
T h a m e s , a n d t h e s u r r o u n d in g s c e n e r y is b e a u t if u l a n d
r o m a n t ic ;
t h e v i l la g e a n d n e ig h b o u r h o o d a r e m u c h
f r e q u e n te d b y a r t is t s . C a p t a in J a m e s A . M o r r is o n
S e x t o n , W ill ia m
29 , 1856, f r o m t h e p a r is h e s o f C o o k h a m a n d B is h a m ,
a n d is 3 m ile s w-est o f M a id e n h e a d a n d 4 fr o m G r e a t
L
M a rlo w , in t h e E a s t e r n d iv is io n o f t h e c o u n ty , C o o k h a m
h u n d r e d a n d u n io n , M a id e n h e a d p e t t y s e s s io n a l d iv is io n ,
W in d s o r c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f M a id e n Â
h e a d , a r c h d e a c o n r y o f B e r k s a n d d io c e s e o f O x fo r d . T h e
c h u r c h o f S t . J a m e s t h e L e s s , b u ilt a t t h e e x p e n s e o f
t h e la t e H e n r y S k r in e e s q . o f S t u b b in g s , a n d c o n s e Â
c r a te d in 1850 , is a n e d ific e o f c u t f lin t s w it h sto n e
d r e s s in g s in t h e E a r l y D e c o r a te d s t y l e , c o n s is t in g of
c h a n c e l, n a v e o f f o u r b a y s , n o r th a is le , a d d e d in 1854 ,
a n d s o u th p o r c h a n d a w e s t e r n t u r r e t c o n t a in in g o n e
b e l l : t h e r e a re s e v e n s t a in e d w in d o w s p r e s e n t e d b y
m e m b e r s o f t h e S k r in e f a m il y , o n e b y C o lo n e l D y so n
L a u r i e a n d a c i r c u la r s t a in e d w in d o w in t h e w e s t g a b le
w a s g iv e n b y t h e c o n t r a c to r s , M e s s r s . S il v e r a n d S o n , of
M a id e n h e a d : t h e r e a r e 180 s i t t in g s .
T h e r e g i s t e r d a te s
f r o m t h e y e a r 1852 . T h e l i v i n g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t
y e a r ly v a l u e ¿ 145 , w it h r e s id e n c e a n d 9 a c r e s o f g le b e ,
in th e g i f t o f D u n c a n W . H . S k r in e esq . o f H o is le y
C o u r t , S t r o u d , G lo u c e s t e r s h ir e , a n d h e ld s in c e 1900 b y
W E S T R I D G E is a ls o a h a m le t o f t h is p a r i s h i j m il e s
s o u t h - w e s t , c lo s e ly a d jo in i n g t h e v i l l a g e o f A l d w o r t h ;
t h e c h ild r e n o f t h i s p la c e a t t e n d t h e s c h o o l a t A id w o r th .
P o s t , M . 0 . & T . O ffic e .â A l f r e d H e n r y L a w r e n c e , su 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 R e a d i n g a t 6.20 &
9.30 a .m . & 12.45 & 6 -3 ° p . m . ; d i s p a t c h e d a t 9.35
a .m . & 2 . 40 , 7.25 & 7.50 p .m
W a l l L e t t e r B o x e s .â B u l l h o t e l, c l e a r e d a t 9.30 a .m . &
2.45 & 6 .15 p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 6 .15 p .m . W e s t r id g e ,
c le a r e d 12 n o o n & 5.50 p .m . ; s u n d a y s , 10.40 a .m . &
S o u t h r i d g e , c le a r e d a t 8.15 a .m . & 4 .15 p . m . ; S u n Â
d a y , 8.15 a .m
E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l ( m ix e d ) , e r e c t e d 1850 , e x t e n d e d in
1872 , & n o w h o l d in g 99 c h i l d r e n ; a v e r a g e a t t e n d a n c e ,
81 ; A l b e r t B u c k w e l l, m a s te r
R E S ID E N T S .
C O M M ER CIA L.
B r o o m fie ld W ill ia m , p r i v a t e g a r d e n e r
to R . C . L . P o w y s - L y b b e esq
B u r r id g e J o h n , sh o e m a k e r
C h u m l e y G e o r g e , Swan^ in n
C u r t i s G e o . a p a r ts . T o w n s e n d r o a d
G o r in g & S t r e a t le y G o l f C l u b ( M a jo r
A . W . H am m an s, h o n . sec)
H o b b s C h a r le s , m i l l e r ( w a t e r ) , S t r e a t Â
l e y m il l
H o ld e r G e o . g a r d e n e r , T h a m e s v ie w
H o ld e r J o h n , g a r d e n e r , T h e B r a m b le s
L a n g fo r d W ill ia m J o h n , f a r m b a i li f f
t o C o l. T . J . B o w le s , W e s t r id g e
L a w r e n c e A l f d . H . s h o p k p r .P o s t o ffice
L a y T h o m a s , f a r m e r , W e s t fid g e
P o co ck A lfd . c a rp e n te r, C h e s tn u t co t
R o b e r t s H e r b e r t , B u l l in n
R o w le s W ill ia m , f a r m e r , G o ld s f a r m
S a u n d e r s F r a n k , a s s is t a n t o v e r s e e r
S a u n d e r s H a r r y , b o a t b u ild e r
S a u n d e r s H e n r y , c o r n d e a le r
S m a llb o n e J a m e s & S o n s , b u ild e r s &
c o n t r a c to r s
S n e ls o n J o h n J . f a r m e r ,S t r e a t l e y f r m
W e lls M a r y A n n ( M is s ) , g r o c e r
t h e R e v . H e r b e r t H e n r y S k r in e M .A . o f W o r c e s t e r
C o lle g e , O x fo r d . T h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r s a r e H e n r y
M ills S k r in e esq . o f Wâ a r le ig h M a n o r , B a t h , a n d S ir
H e n r y J a m e s V a n s i t t a r t - N e a l e K . C . B . , J .P . o f B is h a m
A b b e y . T h e a r e a is 900 a c r e s ; t h e p o p u la t io n in r g o i
w a s 3 15 .
S e x to n a n d P a r i s h C le r k , S t u b b in g s , J o h n P e n n y .
P o s t , M . 0 . & T . O ffice , P in k n e y s G r e e n .â J o h n H e n r y
R o b e r t s , s u b - p o s t m a s te r . L e t t e r s t h r o u g h M a id e n Â
h e a d d e liv e r e d a t 7.15 & 1 1.15 a .m . & 7.45 p . m . ;
s u n d a y s , 7 .15 a .m . ; d is p a t c h e d a t 7.40 a .m . & 12.10
& 8 p .m . ; s u n d a y s , o a .m
W a ll L e t t e r B o x e s .â P in k n e y s G r e e n S o u t h , c le a r e d a t
6.45 a .m . 12 n o o n & 8 p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 6.45 p .m .
P in k n e y s G r e e n , c le a r e d a t 9 a .m . & 12 .15 & 8 p .m . ;
s u n d a y s , 6.45 p .m . T e m p le l o d g e , c le a r e d a t 8.45
a .m . & 12.15 & 7 p .m . ; s u n d a y s , n . 15 a .m
E le m e n t a r y S c h o o l, b u ilt in 1850 , b y t h e l a t e H . S k r in e
e s q . & e n la r g e d b y h is w id o w & n o w h o ld s 66
c h il d r e n ;
average
a tte n d a n c e ,
52;
M is s F .
E.
W a ts o n , m is tr e s s .
I t is le a s e d b y t h e o w n e r , D u n c a n
W . H . S k r in e e s q . to p r i v a t e in d iv id u a l s
G o ld s m id S id n e y H o ffn u n g ,T h e M e a d s
G o t t o A lfr e d W o lfe , T h e N o o k
* G r a v J a m e s W ill ia m , T h ic k e t g r o v e
K e a r l e v C h a r le s F . M o o r la n d s
K e i t h S t a n l e y , P in k n e y â s lo d g e
L e n n y M is s e s , E lm G ro v e c o t t a g e
A r b o u in C a p t . G u y B u r n e t t , C a m - L i t k i e V a le r ia n A r n o ld , C la r e fie ld
M c N e e l J n . G re e n v ille , T h e O r c h a r d s
le y hou se
^ E sm o n d
H en ry
V.
A p p le p o r c h , P e m b e r t o n - P ig o t t C o l. E d w a r d C h a s .
F u rze c o te
A p p le h o u s e h i ll
F r a s e r G e o r g e , F r a t o n s , M a id e n h e a d R e y n o ld s R a v M rs . H o lm c lo s e
R o b e r t s C. H a m ilto n , F e r n h u r s t
T h ic k e t
S h e p h e r d J a m e s , W a y s id e c o t t a g e
F r e r e A lfd . V a n s i t t a r t , T h e W a ln u t s
P R IV A T E
( M a r k e d t h u s * r e c e iv e t h e i r l e t t e r s
t h r o u g h M a id e n h e a d ; t h e r e m a in d e r
t h r o u g h P in k n e y â s G r e e n , M a id e n Â
h e a d .)
H a w k in s .
S O U T H R I D G E is a h a m le t , x£ m il e s s o u t h - w e s t ;
h e r e w a s f o r m e r ly a sc h o o l w it h a n e n d o w m e n t o f
¿ 2 5 s. l e f t b y M r . R ic h a r d T u l l , n o w a m a lg a m a t e d
w it h t h e E l e m e n t a r y sc h o o l.
R E S ID E N T S .
S T T JB B IN G S i s a n e c c le s i a s t ic a l p a r is h f o r m e d A u g .
227
M .P . o f B a s ild o n P a r k , C o l . T h o m a s J o h n B o w le s J .P .
M r s . G . H e r b e r t M o r r e ll a n d C o r p u s C h r i s t i C o l le g e ,
O x fo r d , a r e t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r s . T h e s o il is
c h a lk a n d l o a m ; s u b s o il, c h a lk .
T h e cro p s a re w h ea t
a n d b a r le y .
T h e a r e a w a s 1,500 a c r e s , b u t b y e n Â
c lo s u r e s i t is n o w 3,6 3 2 a c r e s of l a n d a n d 23 o f w a t e r ;
r a t e a b le v a l u e , ¿ 4 , 9 5 6 ; t h e p o p u la tio n in 1901 w a s 562 .
R e e s R ic h a r d , N o r th la n d s
R e id G e o r g e R . H ills id e
R e is s M r s . H ill h o u s e
B a k e r M rs. T h e C o o m b e
R o s c o e H e n r y W m . K e n t , I l s le y c o t
B o o s e y W m . S t r e a t le y W o o d h o u s e
B o w le s C o l. T h o s . J n â. J .P . W e s t r id g e S a u n d e r s F r a n k , B r a n s g o r e , T o w n s B r e a c h M rs . S o u t h r i d g e m a n o r
e n d ro a d
B ro o k e B e r t r a m , P la c e m a n o r
S a u n d e r s H a r r y , P r im r o s e c o t t a g e
C h a m b e r la in J o h n W ill ia m , W h i t c o t e ; S c h w in d W a l t e r H e n r y , T o w n s e n d
C lo w e s M r s
; S im m o n d s M r s . WTa l n u t T r e e c o t t a g e
C r o w s o n A l b e r t , T h e P o p la r s
S p e n c e r M rs. H i g h v ie w
F o o t M r s . T h e H a w th o r n e s
S tra h a n A u b e r y , T e w T re e co tta g e
F o x J o h n C h a r le s , C h i ld e c o u r t
; S y k e s M rs. R a s tg a r th
G ill a m
R ev.
E d w ard
Isa ac
M .A . T a t h a m A t h o l, T h e H u t
T il la r d M is s , C o o m b e lo d g e
( v ic a r ) , V i c a r a g e
T o m k in s F r e d e r ic k , L in k s d o w n
G o u ld J o h n , R o s e c o t t a g e
H am m an s
M a jo r
A r t h u r W ill ia m , U n w in E d w in T . W e s t fie ld
V e r e y M is s , T h e H o lie s
L a b u rn a m co tta g e
W a tk in s A r t h u r , L a r d o n
H e a t h fie ld M is s , M o u n t P le a s a n t
W a y t e C h r i s t o p h e r H a r o ld , T h e H o lt
H u lb e r t M r s
W e s t W ill ia m
A rth u r John, N ew M acnee M rs. L a w n c o tta g e
c o m b e , T o w n s e n d ro a d
M a r s h a ll M r s . T i l e b a r n , T o w n s e n d rd
M o rre ll M r s . G . H e r b e r t ,S t r e a t l e y h o W h it a m o r e M r s . B e ll T o r , T o w n s e n d
ro a d
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W ilm e r F r a n k
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S m i t h H e r b e r t , A s h to n c o t t a g e
T o o t h A r t h u r , T h e G a b le s
W h it b r e a d E d w in J o h n , F a i r v ie w
COMMERCIAL.
A l le n C h a r le s , f a r m e r
H u n t R o b e r t , d a ir y m a n
M u s s e lw h it e J o h n , b e e r r e t a i le r
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