Kellys_Berks_Bucks&Oxon_1911_0221.jpg

BERKSHIRE.

DI RECTO B Y . ]

a n d c o n s is t s
o f c h a n c e l, n a v e , n o r t h p o r c h a n d a
w e s t e r n t u r r e t w it h c r o c k e t e d s p ir e c o n t a in in g one
b e l l : t h e r e a r e 183 s i t t in g s .
In t h e c h u r c h y a r d , a t
th e e a s t e n d , is a n a l t a r t o m b w it h o p e n a r c a d in g , to
th e R e v . W ill i a m
A l d e r S t r a n g e D .D . f ir s t B o d en
S a n s c r i t s c h o la r a t O x fo r d U n iv e r s it y , h e a d m a s t e r of
A b in g d o n s c h o o l, 1840 - 68 , a n d s o m e t im e v ic a r o f B is h o p
M id d le h a m , D u r h a m , d . 17 A p r i l , 1874 . 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 1855 . 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 lu e £ 100, w it h r e s id e n c e , in t h e g i f t of
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 1889 b y t h e R e v .
H e n r y W ill ia m
M c C r e e r y B .A . o f T r i n i t y C o lle g e ,
D u b lin , w h o is a ls o v ic a r o f D r y S a n d f o r d - w it h - C o t h i ll .
M cC reery R ev. H en ry
V ic a r a g e
S la d e G o d fr e y M it fo r d

W ill i a m

C O M M ER CIA L.

A b d y G e o r g e , b e e r r e t a i le r

SHKIVJiN HA M.

219

T h e m a n o r a n d t h e w h o le o f t h e la n d b e lo n g to tn e
D u c h y o f C o r n w a ll. T h e s o il i s v a r i o u s ; s u b s o il, s t o n e
b r a s li a n d l im e s t o n e .
T h e c r o p s a r e g r a i n in s u c c e s ­
sio n .
T h e a r e a i s 570 a c r e s ; t h e r a t e a b le v a lu e o f t h e
c i v i l p a r i s h o f S h ip p o n a n d D r y S a n d f o r d , £ 3 , 480 ; t h e
p o p u la tio n i n 1901 w a s 135 .
P a r is h C le r k , E d w a r d S te p to e .
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h A b in g d o n , w h ic h is t h e n e a r e s t m o n e y
o r d e r & t e le g r a p h o ffic e , a r r i v e a t 6.30 a .m . & 12 n oon.
P i l l a r L e t t e r B o x c l e a r e d a t 8.35 & 11.40 a .m . & 7.25
p . m . ; s u n d a y s , 10.45 a m
The
c h ild r e n o f t h is p la c e a t t e n d t h e s c h o o ls a t
A b in g d o n

B .A . A ld w in c k le Y e o m a n J o h n ( e x o r s . o f)
f a r m e r s , S h ip p o n m a n o r
B e n so n J o h n ,fa r m e r ,D u n m o r e ( le t t e r s
t h r o u g h A b in g d o n )
G ilb e r t W ill ia m & S o n , a g r i c u lt u r a l
im p le m e n t
m a n u fa ctu re rs;
d r ill

m a n u f a c t u r e r s t o H e r l a t e M a je s t y
& m a n u f a c t u r e r s o f t h e c e le b r a t e d
p r iz e S u f f o lk d r i l l s ; a ls o g e n e r a l
p u r p o s e s c a r t s ; a ls o a g e n t s f o r a l l
t h e l e a d in g im p le m e n t m a n u f a c ­
tu rers

S H O T T E S B E O O K E is a p a r is h s i t u a t e d s o u th o f a n n e x e d , jo in t n e t y e a r l y v a l u e £ 30 4 a n d r e s id e n c e , in
t h e g r e a t B a t h r o a d a n d a d jo in i n g W h it e W a l t h a m , 4 $ th e g i f t o f B a s il G u y O s w a ld S m it h e s q . a n d h e ld s in c e
m ile s s o u t h - w e s t fr o m t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a i lw a y s t a 1905 b y t h e R e v . R ic h a r d H o lm e s M .A . o f C h r i s t ’ s C o i­
tio n a t M a id e n h e a d , 10 e a s t f r o m R e a d i n g , 7 s o u t h - e a s t
l e g e , C a m b r id g e , w h o r e s id e s a t W h it e W a l t h a m . I n
fro m H e n le y a n d 8 n o r t h - e a s t fro m W in d s o r , in t h e
13 3 7 S i r W illia m T r u s s e l l fo u n d e d h e r e a s m a ll r e l ig io u s
E a s te r n d iv is io n o f t h e c o u n t y , h u n d r e d of B e y n h u r s t ,
h o u s e , c o n s is t in g o f a c o lle g e a n d c h a n t r y , d e d ic a t e d to
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 , u n io n o f M a id e n - S t . J o h n t h e B a p t i s t , fo r a w a r d e n a n d fiv e p r i e s t s ; t h is
h e a d , c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t o f W in d s o r , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f c o lle g e h e e n d o w e d w it h t h e c h u r c h o f S h o t t e s b r o o k e ,
M a id e n 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 b u t a f t e r s u s t a in i n g m u c h i n j u r y b y fire , i t w a s d e s e r t e d
O x fo rd .. T h e c h u r c h o f S t . J o h n t h e B a p t i s t , f o r m e r ly b y t h e e n t ir e e s t a b lis h m e n t e x c e p t J o h n B r a d f o r d , t h e
c o lle g ia t e , is a s t r u c t u r e o f f lin t w it h s to n e d r e s s in g s ,
w a r d e n , w h o o b ta in e d a lic e n c e in 1380 to im p r o p r i a t e
a n d f o r s y m m e t r y a n d b e a u t y h a s fe w e q u a ls a m o n g i t t o t h e c h u r c h o f B a t t l e s d e n ; t h e T e s u lt w a s a co n E n g lis h c h u r c h e s , b e i n g e s p e c ia lly r e m a r k a b le fo r t h e s id e r a b le in c r e a s e o f r e v e n u e : t h e r e m a in s h a v e b e e n
u n ifo r m it y o f it s d e s ig n , e v e n d o w n to t h e m in o r p o r ­ c a r e f u l ly r e s t o r e d a n d a r e u s e d a s a g a r d e n h o u s e : in
1664 t h is p la c e w a s t h e r e s id e n c e o f S i r R ic h a r d P a w le
tio n s : i t is a c r u c ifo r m b u ild in g in t h e D e c o r a te d s t y le .
c o n s is t in g o f c h a n c e l, n a v e , t r a n s e p t , s o u th p o r c h a n d K .B .
S h o t t e s b r o o k e P a r k is t h e p r o p e r t y a n d r e s id e n c e
c e n tr a l t o w e r , w it h a l i g h t a n d e l e g a n t o c t a g o n a l s p ir e o f B a s il G u y O s w a ld S m i t h e s q . l o r d o f t h e m a n o r a n d
o f g r a c e f u l p r o p o r t io n s a n d c o n t a in in g 5 b e l l s : t h e p r in c ip a l la n d o w n e r ; th e m a n sio n is
a fin e b u ild in g of
in t e r io r w a s r e s to r e d in 1852 u n d e r t h e s u p e r in te n d e n c e r e d b r ic k , in a p a r k w h ic h , w it h t h e s u r r o u n d in g la n d ,
’h e ’la t■
—r c t-.-i.-_i..
c o m p r is e s a b o u t 300 a c r e s .
T h e s o il i s l i g h t a n d
o f* t■
e G . E . S tre e t esq. ^
R .A* . a
h i t e c t : au_
th e
g r a v e l ; s u b s o il , g r a v e l.
T h e c h i e f c r o p s a r e w h e a t,
f o u n d e r ’ s t o m b , in t h e n o r th t r a n s e p t, a t r u l y b e a u t if u l
b a r le yv a n d o a ts. T h e a r e a is 1,395
a c r e s ; r a t e a b le
sp e c im e n o f E a r l y G o t h ic , h a s r e s u m e d it s a n c ie n t f o r m :
__
d u r in g t h e p r o g r e s s o f t h e r e s to r a t io n f r a g m e n t s o f v a lu e , £ 6 , 0 63 ;
p o p u la tio n in 1901 w a s 193 .
N o r m a n m o u ld in g s a n d a r c h e s w e r e d is c o v e r e d : in 1905
B y L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t B o a r d O r d e r 7 , 057 , d a t e d O c t. 9 ,
a n o r g a n w a s e r e c t e d in t h e s o u th t r a n s e p t , a n d t h e
1877 , a d e ta c h e d p a r t o f W h it e W a l t h a m p a r i s h w a s
t r a n s e p t s e p a r a t e d fro m t h e n a v e b y a n o a k sc r e e n , a t a d d e d to S h o t te s b r o o k e .
t h e c h a r g e o f B a s il G u y 0 . S m it h e s q . as a m e m o r ia l D e p u t y P a r i s h C l e r k a n d S e x t o n , H e n r y H o p k in s ,
t o h is f a t h e r , A u g u s t u s O s w a ld S m it h esq . : t h e r e a r e
L e t t e r s t h r o u g h M a id e n h e a d a r r i v e 8 a .m . & 1 p .m . ;
193 s i t t in g s . T h e r e g i s t e r d a t e s f r o m t h e y e a r 1566 ,
t h e n e a r e s t p o s t, m o n e y o rd e r & t e le g r a p h o ffic e i s a t
r.............
-L _•„1.
„
1.--+
' e W a l t h a m , a b o u t 1 m il e d is ta n t
W 'h it
on t h e f ir s t p a g e o f w h ic h is a cc -m p le te l i s t o f t h e
T h e c h ild r e n o f t h is p la c e a t te n d t h e s c h o o l a t W h it e
r e c to r s o f t h e p a r i s h f r o m t h e y e a r 1548 . T h e l i v in g
W a lt h a m
is a r e c t o r y , w it h t h e v ic a r a g e o f W h it e W a lt h a m

1

S m i t h B a s il G u y
b ro o k e p a r k

O s w a ld ,

C O M M ER CIA L.

B ow den
G eo rg e,
farm e r,
b ro o k e & P it la n d s f a r m s

C o n v a le s c e n t H o m e (M is s G e r t r u d e T y e W ill ia m , g a m e k e e p e r t o B . G . 0 .
S m it h e s q
P l o w m a n ,m a t r o n ) .S h o t t e s b r o o k e c o t
W a lte r
E d w a rd ,
fa r m e r ,
H o p k in s W ill ia m , h e a d g a r d e n e r to W a tk in s
S m e w in s f a r m
B G . 0 S m ith esq
S h o t te s - S m i t h M a r y A n n ( M r s .) & S o n s ,
fa r m e r s , P o n d W o o d f a r m

S h o tte s

S H R I V E N H A M is a p r e t t y v i l la g e a n d p a r i s h , on
t h e b o r d e r s o f W ilt s h i r e , fr o m w h ic h i t is s e p a r a t e d b y
t h e r i v e r C o le , w it h a s t a t io n o n e m ile s o u th fro m th e
v il la g e on t h e G r e a t W e s t e r n r a i lw a y ,
m ile s fro m
L o n d o n a n d 5 ^ s o u th - w e s t fr o m F a r in g d o n , in t h e N o r t h ­
e rn d iv is io n of t h e c o u n ty , S h r iv e n h a m h u n d r e d , p e t t y
se s s io n a l d iv is io n , u n io n a n d c o u n ty c o u r t d i s t r i c t of
F a r in g d o n , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f t h e V a le o f W h it e H o rs e ,
a r c h d e a c o n r y of B e r k s a n d d io c e s e o f O x fo r d .
T h e B e rks
a n d W ilt s c a n a l p a s s e s in t h e v ic i n it y . T h e c h u r c h of
S t . A n d r e w is o f sto n e o f t h e J a c o b e a n p e r io d , c o n s is t in g
o f c h a n c e l, n a v e o f f o u r b a y s , a is le s , s o u th p o r c h a n d an
e m b a t t le d c e n tr a l P e r p e n d ic u la r t o w e r c o n t a in in g 6 b e lls
a n d a c lo c k : a t t h e e a s t e n d is a m o n u m e n t o f m a r b le
to J o h n W ild m a n e s q . d . 17 10 , w h o in h e r it e d t h e B e c k e t t
e s ta t e fro m h is f a t h e r , S i r J o h n W ild m a n k t . a ld e r m a n
o f L o n d o n an d p o s t m a s t e r - g e n e r a l, d . 1693 , a n d a s im ila r
m o n u m e n t to h i s a d o p te d h e ir , J o h n S h u t e , a f te r w a r d s
1 st V is c o u n t B a r r in g t o n , w h o d ie d D e c . 14 , 1 7 3 4 ; in th e
c h a n c e l is a lso b u r i e d W ill ia m , 2 n d V is c o u n t , w h o d ie d
F e b . 1 , 1793 ; a n o t h e r m o n u m e n t in t h e n a v e co m ­
m e m o r a te s t h e H o n . S a m u e l B a r r in g t o n , A d m ir a l o f th e
W h it e , d . A u g . t 6 , 1800 ; a n d n e a r t h e f a m ily p e w is
h u n g a l a r g e w h it e s t a n d a r d , c a p t u r e d b y t h is o ffic e r
fro m t h e “ S t . F lo r e n t i n e ,” w h e n in c o m m a n d o f th e
“ A c h ille s ” in 1 7 5 9 : t h e r e is a fin e b r a s s t o W illia m
K e p p e l, 6 t h V is c o u n t , d . F e b . 9 , 1 8 6 7 ; a n d a n o th e r
b ra s s t o C h a r lo t t e M a r ia , C o u n te s s o f S t r a t h m o r e (d.
N o v. 3, 1854 ) , a n d t o A d e la id e , w ife o f C h a r le s B a lfo u r
esq . (d . F e b . 23 , 1862 ) , t h e e ld e s t a n d y o u n g e s t d a u g h t e r s
o f th e 6 t h V i s c o u n t ; a n d a m e m o r ia l t o F r a n c is L y o n
B a r r in g t o n (d . J a n . 15 , 1877 ) ; th e c h u r c h a lso co n ta in s
a m a r b le m o n u m e n t to G e o r g e S t . V in c e n t N . T .

M u r r a y , o n ly so n o f A d m ir a l S ir G e o r g e M u r r a y ; a n d a
h a n d so m e m e m o r ia l b r a s s , e r e c t e d b y G e o r g e , 7 t h V i s ­
c o u n t B a r r in g t o n , to th e la t e E a r l o f B e a c o n s fie ld , w h o
d ie d A p r il 19 , 1881 : in t h e c h u r c h y a r d , a t t h e w e s t en d
o f t h e c h u r c h , lie s a m u t il a t e d r e c u m b e n t e f fig y of
sto n e , a n d t h e r e are m e m o r ia ls t o A n n e , w if e o f W illia m
N a is h , o b . M a r c h 8, 1678 , a n d t o J o h n N a is h , o b . S e p t.
20, 1675 , a n d s e v e r a l l a r g e t o m b s t o t h e C o lto n f a m il y ;
a b ra s s to th e 7 th V is c o u n t B a r r in g t o n a n d 1 s t B a ro n
S h u te , w h o d ie d 7 N o v . 1886 , a n d in w h o s e m e m o r y t h e
c h u r c h h a s bee n r e s e a t e d w i t h o a k b y h is w id o w a n d
d a u g h t e r s : t h e r e is a lso a b r a s s t o P e r c y , '8t h V is c o u n t
B a r r in g t o n a n d 2 n d B a r o n S h u t e , d . 29 A p r i l , 1901 : th e
c h u r c h a ffo rd s 500 s i t t in g s .
T h e r e g i s t e r d a t e s fro m
a b o u t t h e y e a r 1580 . T h e l i v i n g is a v ic a r a g e , w ith
W a tc h fi° ld a n n e x e d , j o i n t n e t y e a r l y v a l u e £ 150 , in c lu d ­
in g 118 a c re s o f g le b e , w it h r e s id e n c e , in t h e g i f t o f t h e
L o r d C h a n c e llo r , a n d h e ld s in c e 1890 b y t h e R e v .
E d w a r d F r a n k H ill M .A . o f N e w C o lle g e , O x fo r d , a n d
r u r a l d e a n o f t h e V a le o f W h it e H o r s e . H e r e is a W e s ­
le y a n c h a p e l.
T h e S h r i v e n h a m I n s t it u t e , e r e c t e d in
TQ04, b y s u b s c r ip tio n , c o n s is t s o f tw o ro o m s fo r r e a d in g ,
b illia r d s & c . an d w a s o p e n e d b y V is c o u n t B a r r in g t o n
D .L .. J .P . O c t. 3 , 1904 . M r . R ic h a r d G a r r a r d ’ s c h a r i t y
! c o n s is ts o f a n e n d o w m e n t o f £ 1 0 a y e a r , a r i s i n g fr o m
re n t o f a c e r ta in fie ld , a n d is fo r a p p r e n t ic i n g la d s
j r e s id in g in t h i s p a r i s h ; S i r H . M a r t in l e f t t e n ailm s I h ou ses and en d ow ed th e m w ith £ 70 y e a r ly , th e re n t of
40 a c r e s ; an a n n u a l s u m o f £ 1 4 is a ls o p a id b y V is c o u n t
B a r r in g t o n . B e c k e t t H o u s e , t h e p r o p e r t y a.nd r e s id e n c e
o f V is c o u n t B a r r in g t o n D .L ., J .P is a b e a u t if u l m a n s io n
o f sto n e in t h e E l iz a b e t h a n s t y le , d e li g h t f u l l y s i t u a t e d
■in t h e f e r t i le v a l le y o f t h e W h it e H o rs e : t h e g r o u n d s