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B E R K S H IR E .

D IR E C T O R Y .]
W E STB R O O K .
A ttew ell Francis W
Austin Mrs. E grem ont

i Peake H arold John Edward,
brook house
Beard Howard, carpenter
I H oughton Frank, farm er

BRACKNELL.

47

W est- Pocock W illiam , farm er & shopkeeper
Snook John, farm er, Manor farm
W estbrook R ead in g Room (W illiam
E vans, hon. sec)

B O Y N E H I L L . see M aidenhead.
B R A C K N E L L is an ecclesiastical parish form ed Oct.
24, 1851, out of the parishes of W arfield and W inkfield,
28 m iles from London, 12 south-east from Reading, 8
south from M aidenhead and 9 south-w est from W indsor,
in the E astern division of the county, p etty sessional
division of W okingham , hundred of W argrave, union of
E astham pstead, cou n ty cou rt d istrict of W indsor, rural
deanery of M aidenhead, archdeaconry of B erks and dio­
cese of O xford ; it is situated on the forest road from
Reading to London, form ing p art of th e Old F orest of
Windsor, and is surrounded by a heighbourhood fu ll of
picturesque scenery and containing several m ansions and
parks of resident noblemen and gentlem en. T h e B rack­
nell station on the S ou th W estern railw ay is in the
parish of E astham pstead. The parish is lig h ted w ith
gas b y the A scot D istrict G as Co. and supplied w ith
water by the W okingham D istrict W ater Co. and the
South W estern and Suburban D istrict W ater Co. The
church of the H oly T rin ity, b u ilt in th e year 1851,
and enlarged in i860, is a stru ctu re of flints in the
E arly Pointed style, and consists of chancel, nave of
three bays, aisles, south porch and a north tower
with picturesque spire containing one bell and a
clock: in 1888 the chancel was reb u ilt and an aisle
added at a cost of £ 1 ,5 1 5 ; a new organ and chancel
seats of oak w ere added in 1894; the stained east
window is a m em orial to Col. B ago t L a n e : there are
380 sittin gs, 180 of which are free. Th e reg ister dates
from the year 1851. T h e livin g is a vicarage, net
yearly value £300, w ith residence, in the g ift of the
Bishop of Oxford, and held since 1886 b y the Rev.
H erbert B arnett M .A . of C h rist C h urch , Oxford, hon.
canon of C h rist Church, O xford, ru ra l dean of M aiden­
head, and surrogate. The Mission chapel, at Chavey
Down, is a plain b u ild in g of red b rick, w ith chancel
added in 1900, and a western bell-cot containing one
bell.
The C atholic church of S t. Joseph, in Stan ­
ley road, is an iron building, erected in 1898, and has
260 sittings. The C ongregational chapel, erected in
1S10, was reb uilt in 1859. There is a B ap tist chapel,
erected in 1886, seating 200, also W esleyan and P rim itive
Methodist chapels, and a C hristian Science hall. There
is also a cem etery of 2^ acres in extent containing one
m ortu ary chapel, which is under the control of a burial
board of 9 m em bers. The V ictoria H all, in C hurch
road, b uilt in 1887, is m anaged by trustees and used for
various p ublic purposes. The County Police Station , in
High street, was b u ilt in 1897. A cattle and poultrv
m arket is held here every Thursday at the hack of the
Hind’s Head hotel. L ily H ill, a handsom e m odern resi­
dence, b eau tifu lly situated on an elevation and su r­
rounded by a park, is the seat of J . S. M cCom b esq.
Holly Sp ring, a pleasant mansion, situated in a park of
about 60 acres, is the seat of M rs. Sheppee. Lord
Braybrooke is lord of the m anor.
The p rin cipal lan d­
owners are th e Crown, Lord O rm athw aite, M rs. Sheppee,
P R IV A T E

R E S ID E N T S .

Alderson Lady, C havey lawn
B arnett Rev. Canon H erbert M .A.
(vicar, rural dean & surrogate),
VicaTage
B arnett Miss, Oaklea, C hurch road
Bickerton Thom as Bacon, Meadowcroft, Station road
Bradford Misses, F ir cot. C h urch rd
B righ t Miss, M aisonnette,Church road
Brockbank W a lter Moore, Park road
Brown E rnest, Rokeby, Park road
Cam pbell-Johnston Capt. A rchibald
Francis, W estwood (letters through
Ascot)
Cave Mrs. W ick hill
C roft Mrs. H igh street
de C hair Rear-A dm iral Dudley Rawson
Stratford C .B ., M .V .O . Lynnwood
Chase
Dewdney Noel, Holmwood, Station rd
Dowie Adam , Fern lodge
E llis C harles, Y ork cottage,C hurch rd
Faulkner Frederick Charles, Criffel
Fielden Edward M .B . Forest house
Fitzsim m ons P atrick, Bullbrook
Forrester E dw ard E dw in,2 Connaught
villas, C hurch road

Mrs. Cave, Col. F. F. M ackenzie C .B . and M ajor-G en.
G. H. L. M ilm an R .A . Th e soil is c la y and g r a v e l;
subsoil, clay and sand. The lan d is p rin cip ally pasture
and forest. Th e population in 1911 was 2,508.
Sexton, Stephen C arter.
Post, M. 0 . & T. & Telephonic E xp ress D elivery Office,
C hurch road.— John N orm an, postm aster. L etters are
delivered at 7 & 10 a.m . & 2.45 & 6.30 p.m . ; R eading
& W est of E n glan d, 9.10 a .m .; London & all parts,
9.50 a.m . ; London, R eadin g & all parts, 12 n o o n ;
London & all parts, 3.50 p .m . ; Reading, South W ales
& W est of E nglan d, 5.15 p .m .; London, B asingstoke,
R eading, W est & S outh W est of E n glan d & all parts,
7.30 p.m . ; London, R eading &c. 9 p.m . ; Sundays,
London, Reading, W est of E n glan d & all p arts, 7.30
p .m
Town Sub-Post & M. 0 . Office, H igh street, W est End.
— Thom as E. M ackey, sub-postm aster. Letters are
dispatched at 8.15, 9.25 & 11.35 a m - & 3-45» 7-2° &
8.50 p.m . ; S u n d a ys, 6.55 p .m
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office, C h avey Down.— Sam uel H op­
kins, sub-postm aster. L etters are dispatched at 7 &
11.5 a.m . & 6.10 & 8 p .m . ; Sundays, 9.15 a.m
P U B L IC O F F IC E R S .
A ssistant O verseer & C ollector of R ates & Taxes, W illiam
H arry Hunton, H ig h street
Medical Officer & P ub lic V a ccin ator, B rackn ell D istrict,
E astham pstead Union, M edical Officer to W orkhouse
& C ertifyin g F acto ry Surgeon, E dw ard Fielden M .B .,
B .S.D u rh . F orest house
C lerk to the G uardians & A ssessm ent C om m ittee of
E astham pstead Union, to th e E asth am pstead Rural
D istrict C oun cil & to the W arfield & W inkfield Joint
B u ria l C om m ittee, C harles B arker W ilson, H igh street
S an itary Inspector for E astham pstead R u ra l D istrict
Council, C h arles Y ork e, B racknell
R egistrar of M arriages for E asth am p stead Union,
F rederick W illiam H unton, H igh street
A ssistant R elievin g Officer for E astham pstead D istrict,
G eorge W\ M anning, Park road
S uperintendent R egistrar of E asth am p stead D istrict,
Charles BarkeT W ilson, H igh street, B ra c k n e ll; deputv,
G eorge W. M anning, P ark road
SCH O O LS.
Secondary, Ranelagh (m ixed ), erected in 1908; Ernest
Cleave B .A . m a s te r ; M iss H. C reaser, m istress
E lem entary, Bullbrook (m ixed & infants), enlarged in
1897, for 332 children ; H arry Thom pson Jones, m astr
’Bus leaves the station for Binfield a t 9.40 a.m . & 8.15
p.m . to Jack o’ N ew bury
C arrier to Reading.— A rth u r G eorge Barnard, daily

G eorge Sydney K in g , The Brackens
(letters th rou gh Ascot)
Gordon M iss, W ick h ill cottage
Greenwood H arrie, K irk leig h villas,
C hurch Toad
Head Jsph.B urton, M apledene,Park rd
Heath M iss, Kenm ore, Park road
H enry M rs. Shuldham T . C lifton
lodge, C h urch road
Hopkins E rn est, H ill view , Bullbrook
Hunton F rederick W. Th e Cedars
Hunton W m . H arry, Bracknell cottage
Johnston Joseph G rant, The Oaks
Lawrence A rth u r John, Birdsgrove
Lawrence M rs. W est view , C h urch rd
Lawrence S idneyW .R iseley, C hurch rd
L ittledale C. St. G eorge R. W ick ­
h ill house
Littlewood Mrs. Hillside
M cComb Jennings Scott, L ily hill
Mackenzie Col. F rederick Finch C .B .,
J.P. Ram slade
M anning G eorge W alter, C ropredy,
Park road
May Mrs. Edwd. Rosedene, Station rd;
Milman M aj.-G en .G ustavus H am ilton
Lockwood R .A . M artins Heron
Norman John, F ernleigh, C h urch rd
Panter G eorge, S elh u rst, C h urch rd

Perkins C ecil H enry, C h urch road
Phillips C harles, H igh street
Pigot Dow ager L ady, Hebron
Richardson M ajor Ivan, H igh Elm s
St. Q uentin M rs. Th e L a ttic e house
Sandw ith W illiam H enry, O sw aldkirk
Sheppee M rs. H olly Sp rin g
Sm ewing Mrs. Rose lea, S tan ley road
T im oth y Thom as N orris, O sw aldkirk
Tom kins Rev. P erc y L e ith M.A.
(cu rate), N eth erleigh. C h urch rd
Trodd Jas. K irk leig h vils. C h urch rd
W alden E. L aurel cottage
W estern W alt. Studland ho. H igh st
W ilson Charles B arker, Lindum
W vatt
Miss,
H eathfield
(letters
th rou gh Ascot)
Y ou n g Rev. John Owen M .A. (curate
of Eastham pstead),C heniston house,
Station road
Youn gR obt.C has.C raven lo .C h urch rd
C O M M E R C IA L .

Alder A lb ert Edwd. dairym an ,H igh st.
Allen Prudence (M rs.),servan ts’ reg is­
try office, H igh street
A llw righ t A lb t.fried fish shop,H igh st
Atkins A rth u r J. boot & shoe m aker,
London road
Baily W illiam H. butcher, H igh st