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BUCKINGHAM,SH IRE.

1897, it has been undenom inational; the resident nurses
attend patients in the town and villages of the neighbour­
hood : the present building was presented by the late Lord
Addington, in comm emoration of the preservation from
death of his eldest son, who was thrown from his h o rs e :
¡t is a handsome and well-arranged structure pleasantly
situated on the side of a hill, and was opened in 1887. The
object of the home is to relieve the suffering of the sick,
especially of the sick poor, in B uckingham and its neigh­
bourhood, by placing within their reach skilled and
experienced nursing, and also to receive into the home
suitable cases which cannot be adequately treated at the
home of the patient. The m edical men of the town
give their services free.
There is a m altin g in th e town, a condensed m ilk
m anufactory, one w ater and steam corn and flour m il l;
the poorer fem ale inhabitants are em ployed in m aking
pillow lace.
The Buckingham general charities are divided into
three branches, viz. :— Alm shouses, E ducational and
Eleemosynary. The almshouse branch comprises C hrist’s
Hospital, founded in 1597 by Queen E lizabeth, and re­
built in 1897 at a cost of about ¿800, and again rebuilt
in 1910 at a cost of about ¿700 , and Barton’s H ospital,
founded in 1431 by John Barton, sen. of Buckingham .
Each of these almshouse buildings contains residences for
six poor women, who receive 5s. each weekly. Th e in­
come of the almshouse branch proper is only about ¿ 3 1 ,
and the balance required to m eet the above paym ents is
taken from the E leem osynary branch. Th e E ducational
branch com prises Newton’s ch arity of ¿ 2 6 for education
and clo th in g; H art’s charity of about ¿ 9 and Sir
Bichard T em p le’s of about ¿ 1 3 , each for apprentice­
ships.
The E leem osynary branch includes L ad y Pene­
lope Osborne’ s charity of ¿ 1 2 ; Sir Sim on B ennett’s of
about ¿ 1 7 ; H iggens’s of about ¿ 7 3 ; L a d y B ago t’s of
¿ 1 1 ; an unknown donor's of 6s. 8d. ; A gard and D ayrell’s
of about ¿ 8 3 ; G roves’s of ¿ 2 10s. ; P ittam ’s of / i u s .
8 d.; Adkin’s of about ¿ 3 3 and W est’s of ¿ 1 7 6s. 4d. B e­
sides all the charities included in the above branches there
is an Organ charity, th e incom e of which, ¿ 1 5 15s. is
applied in aid of the salary paid to th e church organists.
Harrison’s charity of about ¿ 8 5s. for paralytics, and the
Poor’s allotment, 14 acres near G aw cott Wood, producing
about ¿ 2 0 yearly, which is expended in coal for the poor.

BUCKINGHAM.

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Buckingham conferred the title of Duke upon the
fam ily of G renville-Tem ple until it becam e ex tin ct by
the death in 1889 °f th e last Duke of Buckingham and
Chandos K .G . and Stowe House, now the property of
: his daughter, th e Baroness Kinloss, is a great ob ject of
I a ttra c tio n ; this noble seat is within the parish of Stow e,
about three m iles north-w est from B uckingham , and is
approached from the town b y an avenue about two m iles
j in length, bordered on either side b y lofty trees, and
| continuing in a direct line to the principal entrance to the
park, a fine arch of the Corinthian order, 60 feet in
I h e ig h t : on the death of the la te duke this m agnificent
residence was let on lease to H .R .H . the late Com te de
Paris, who died here in 1894.
Th e Baroness K inloss C .I . is la d y of the m anor of
the prebend of B uckin gh am w ith G aw cott.
The p rincipal land and prop erty owners in B u ck in g ­
ham are the Baroness K inloss C .I. M essrs. Harrison,
A.
Stow e esq. th e trustees of the late John Edward
B artlett esq. of Stone, A ylesb ury, the trustees of the
late Rev. E usebius A . U th w att B .A . of Buckingham
| (d. 1891), R. S. B u d g e tt esq. T . S tacey esq. J .P . C astle■fields, L a d y A . C am pbell, H. E. B u ll esq. C astle House,
! and M r. E zra W ard.
; Th e area of th e civil parish and m unicipal borough
is 4,974 acres of land and 32 of w a te r ; rateable value,
! ¿ 17» 558 ) ttie population in 1911 was 3,282, in clu d in g 6
officers and 71 inm ates in the Poor L<rw In stitu tion ;
the population of SS. Peter and Paul ecclesiastical
p arish in 1911 w as 2,819.
BO U RTO N is a ham let in the parish of Buckingham ,
th ree-quarters of a m ile east. Bourton H ouse was
fortified in 1642 by S ir Richard M inshull kt. for Charles
I. b ut was taken and sacked by Robert (G reville), 2nd
Baron Brooke.
Col. W. H am m ond and Thom as Hawes
esq. J.P. are the landowners.
BOURTONH OLD is a h am let form in g p a rt of the
town.
Parish C lerk (actin g), C harles Robinson.
G aw cott w ith Lenborough in this c iv il parish have
been form ed into an ecclesiastical parish, and w ill be
found in this D irectory, under the letter “ G .”

O F F IC IA L E S T A B L IS H M E N T S , L O C A L IN S T IT U T IO N S &c.
Post, M. 0 ., T . & Telephonic E xp ress Delivery Office, M ayor’s A u d ito r, A lderm an Thom as Osborne
West street.— Charles E . Sm ith, postm aster.
L e t­ E le ctive A uditors, Thom as Bonner, 23 W est street &
ters are delivered from London & all p arts at 7 &
W illiam S. P rin gle, M arket square
from London. Bletchley, South & W est o f E n glan d at The ordinary m eetings of th e Corporation are held a t the
11.45
a m* & from London & all parts at 5.40 p.m . Town hall the 1st monday in every m onth at 6 o’ clock
week d a y s ; 7 a.m . s u n d a y s : dispatched to local
p.m . except th e 2nd m onday in A u g u st & the 9th
country posts, 5.45 & 11.35 a .m .; to London & all
N ovem ber at 12 o’clock, & the Urban S an ita ry A u ­
parts at 8, 9.50 & 11.50 a.m . except th u rs d a y s ; to
th ority at th e conclusion of th e form er m eetings on
Banbury, Oxford & South W ales & W est of E ngland,
the same days
at 1.50 & 5.15 p.m . ; to London, B letchley, Bedford,
Officers of the Corporation.
East of E ngland & the C ontinent, at 2.35 p.m . ; to
Banbury, B ietchley & W est & South W est of England, Town C lerk , G eoffrey H. M. B arker L L .B . Town hall
at 5.15 p.m . ; London & all parts, at 7.25 p .m . ; to Borough T reasurer, H arry Freegard, St. John’s house
London &; South of E ngland, A ylesb ury, B anbury, M edical Officer of H ealth, Thom as Eben Pem berton
Luton, N ortham pton, O xford & W inslow, a t 8.30
M .B ., B .S.D u rh . Corner house, W est street
p .m .; on Sundays to all parts at 7.25 p.m . ; postal Borough Surveyor, S anitary Inspector & Receiver of
orders are issued from 8 a.m . to 8 p .m . ; letters are
Borough R ents, H erbert Jam es Chapm an
registered till half an hour of tim e of dispatch, Mace B earer & Tow n C rier, A lfred Payne, W ell yard
except, sunday, till 10 a.m . ; m oney order office open
from 8 a.m . till 8 p .m . ; the telegrap h office is open
BO R O U G H M A G IS T R A T E S .
from 8 a.m . t ill 8 p.m . week d a ys; & on sundays
from 8.30 a.m . till 10 a.m . Th ere is a continuous B ennett Charles Aaron (M ayor), chairm an
Duke
Frederic,
15 Castle street
service for telephone subscribers
There are also W all L e tter Boxes in various parts of the French G eorge W atson, M arket square
Hooker
M
ajor
John
H enry, Th e F irs, Chandos road
town
Osborne Thom as, 2 B rack ley road
C O R PO R A TIO N .
Rogers A lfred C h arles, Prebend house, H unter street
1914-15.
Thorpe Jam es W ilson, Padbu ry
Clerk, E . H. S m all, Tow n hall
H igh Stew ard— Lord Addington.
Borough P etty Sessions are held at the Town hall every
Mayor— Alderm an Charles A aron Bennett.
alternate tuesday at 11 a.m .
Alderm en.
Retire N ovem ber, 1916
R etire N ovem ber, 1919.
C
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U N T Y M A G IS T R A T E S FO R B U C K IN G H A M P E T T Y
Alfred Charles Rogers
Thom as Hawes
S E S S IO N A L D IV ISIO N .
Charles Aaron Bennett
Thom as Osborne
Re harts Abraham John D .L . T ile house, Lillin gston e
Councillors.
Dayrell, B uckin gham , chairm an
R etire in N ovem ber, 1915.
Addington L o rd, Addington, W inslow
Eustace Card
I John Sheppard
Bull H erbert E dw ard, C astle house, Buckingham
Herbert R. Harrison
I Thom as W a tts
Delap Jam es Bogle, The Manor house, Lillin gsto n e
Retire in N ovem ber, 1916.
Lovell, B uckin gham
Richard E. Bennett
I F rederick Holton
French G eorge W atson, 8 M arket square, B uckingham
Thomas H. Tailbv
Major John Henry Hooker
G reen M ajor Geo. Fredk. Chetw ode priory, B uckin gham
R etire in Novem ber, 1917.
Hall M ajor M usgrave Robert, F oxcott m anor, Foxcott,
Buckingham
Aiu^eraCk -^ co ck
I George Sim onds
Albert E . Busby
| John G eorge Tailby
Hawes Thom as, B en th ill, Buckingham