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B E R K S H IR E .

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brethren are now ad m itted, each of whom has £ 27
1882 a vestry was added and the chancel re-decorated
yearly w ith a plot of ground : the hospital is a
and fitted w ith oaken stalls at a cost of £510, defrayed
picturesque
buildin g of two storeys only, w ith transeptal
by the Rev. A. C arr, then v ic a r; there are 100 sittin gs,
all being nom inally free, b u t some are annually allotted projections in the centre, surm ounted by wide gables,
and
on
the
roof an octagonal lantern w ith vane : it
by the churchwardens. The reg ister dates from the
year. 1864. The liv in g is a vicarage, net yea rly value also contains a chapel and a residence for the chaplain ;
the
Rev.
Joseph
Stratton M .A. of W orcester College,
£240, with residence, in the g ift of the Bishop of
O xford, and held since 1912 by the Rev. A rth ur Perronet Oxford, has been m aster and chaplain since 1889.
Wokingham is endowed w ith m any charities, produc­
C arr M .A. of Em m anuel College, C am bridge.
The C atholic C hurch of C orpus C h risti, erected on ing over £400 yearly, for food, clo th in g and fuel, and
the Terraco in 1910, is a b u ild in g of red brick, w ith there is a bequest by Archbishop L aud of £43 a year,
stone facings, containing a m arble a l t a r : there are 130 to be expended every third year in portioning poor
m aidens and the other two years in apprenticing
sittings.
The Catholic C hurch of the H oly G host, in W oking­ boys of the parish. G eorge S taverton , in 1661, le ft a
ham New road, erected in 1909, is a buildin g of iron, house at S tain es, the rent of w hich should be applied
to the purchase of a bull, to be baited a t C h ristm as.
and has 100 sittin gs.
Th e London O pen-Air Sanatorium , a t Pinewood, b u ilt
In the town is a Convent of the F ren ch Sisters of the
Presentation of the Blessed V irg in from Tou rs, to which and equipped in 1901 at a cost of £40,000, stands in
its
own grounds of eighty-tw o acres on th e Bagshot
is attached a C atholic chapel, w hich is open to the
sands.
general public.
In
the Rose Inn here, John G ay, the poet, Dr.
The B ap tist chapel was first founded in 1774; the
present building is a com m odious edifice of red brick, A rbuthnot, Pope, and Dean S w ift are related to have
once
been
w eather-bound, and to have whiled away
rebuilt in 1861, and has 550 sittin gs.
The W esleyan chapel, b u ilt in 1870, will seat 300 the tim e by com m em oratin g in verse the ch arm s ol
persons.
.
, the landlord's daughter.
The Salvation A rm y m eeting room, b u ilt in 1857, has ■ H eathlands, about t.\ m iles from the town, a wellb uilt mansion of brick standing in pleasant grounds,
100 sittings.
,
In the centre of the town stands a block of buildings, I is the property and residence of W. Howard Palm er
consisting of the Town H all and M arket House, erected, ! esq. J.P . and has been m uch im proved. Ravenswood,
at a cost* of £3,500, on the site of th e old Town Hall, the seat of Mrs. S m ith , is about 3 m iles south from
and including a lo fty tower containing an illum inated the town ; the house stands on high ground in an
clock w ith ch im es; also th e F ire B rigade Station. The extensive and finely-tim bered p a rk ; it was an occa­
m unicipal insignia com prise a m ace, m ayor’s chain sional resort of G eorge III. Keep H atch, a pleasant
and badge, and a borough seal. The m ace, of silver- residence, standing on an elevated site, is the seat of
g ilt, is 3 ft. 5 in. long, and has a plain shaft, w ith Denis F rederick De V itré esq. B ill H ill, th e property
bold and slig h tly ornam ented knops, and a larger one of John H enry Leveson-G ow er esq. and now (1915)
at the b ase; scrolled brackets support the head, round occupied by John C racroft W ilson esq. is about i& m iles
which are four plain tablets divided by sunflowers and north from the town, on the Tw yford road. B uckh urst,
scroll w o r k ; above is a circlet of crosses and fleurs-de- a modern house of red b rick w ith stone facings, is the
seat of Mrs. M urdoch. M atthews G reen (now called
lis, from w hich springs an open arched crown w ith
“ C a n tle y ” ), about one m ile from th e town, is the
orb and cross f on the flat top are the royal arm s
Holme G ran ge is the
w ithin a garter w ith supporters etc. and on the mace residence of Mrs. Paley.
is the date 1758. The m ayor’ s chain, provided in 1887, residence of Mrs. Anderdon W eston, who also owns the
m
anorial
righ
ts.
The
soil
is
a
rich
loam ; subsoil, sand
consists of oblong gold links, each surm ounted by a
civic crown and bearing a spray of oak and united by and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, b arley and oats.
Th
e
area
of
th
e
m
un
icipal
borough
and W okingham
sm aller lin k s : the pendent badge is heart-shaped, and
displays an enam elled p ortra it of H er late M ajesty, W ith in civil parish is 557 acre s; assessable value,
£ 2 3 .110 ; the population in 1911 was 4,352. in clu d in g
Queen V ictoria, w ithin a w reath of oak leaves and
11 officers and 134 inm ates in the Poor L aw In stitution.
acorns : the seal is round and bears an acorn w ith two
leaves, encircled by the word W O K IN G H A M . The A portion of the parish is contiguous to Arborfield and
Barkham
, 3 m iles distant.
C ounty Police station, w hich is situated in the Rectory
Th e population of the ecclesiastical parishes in 1911
and M ilton roads, was b u ilt and occupied in M ay, 1905,^
w
a
s
:—
A
ll
S ain ts (parish ch urch ), 4,384; St. Paul,
to which there is a cou rt house and m agistrates’
room, also quarters for superintendent, serge; nt, 2,250; S t. Sebastian, 971.
m arried and single constables.
Th e m arket, once , W O K IN G H A M W ITH O U T is a civil parish form ed
celebrated for its supply of p oultry, b u t now unim - . by Local G overn m en t Board O rder, 31,903, and com ­
portant, is on Tuesday. John W estende, of this town. | prises E asth eath , Em m brook, F rogh all G reen and
left in 1451 eigh t alm shouses for deservin g poor, each of 1
G ardener’s G reen. The area is 7,900 acres of land and
whom receives an allowance of coal, grocery and meat
31 of w a ter; assessable value, £ 2 1 ,1 5 1 ; the population
weekly. The V icto ria alm shouses, b u ilt in 1887 by ;
public subscription, w ill hold four persons. A t Chapel in 1911 was 3,333.
Sexton, A ll Saints, W illiam H v. W ilson, 16 London rd.
Green, a m ile from the town, is a hospital, origin ally
Sexton, St. P aul. G eorge Earner, 7 M ount Pleasant.
founded in 1663 by Henry Lu cas esq. for 16 poor men,
Sexton,
S t, S ebastian / W illiam F ran cis, N ine Mile
to be chosen from 33 of the neighbouring parishes, who j
should receive £ 10 yearly and other p erq u isites; 12
O F F IC IA L E S T A B L ISH M E N T S ,
Post. M. 0 . & T . & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office.
— Rowland J. H ills, postm aster. Broad street
M ails are dispatched as under, viz.— W eek days,
London & through, 8.45, 10.20 & 11.45 a.m . ; 3.15,
7.15 & 9.30 p.m . & m id n ig h t; B racknell, 8.40 a .m .;
Reading & W est of E ngland, 9.35 a.m . & 12.25, 3.15,
5.30, 7.15, 9.15 & 11.45 P-m
On Sundays there are two dispatches only, viz. : —
B asingstoke, Dorset, H am pshire, S urrey, 6.30 p.m . ;
London, R eading & all p arts, 8.10 p.m
Mails are received as under, v i z . :— W eek days, 7 &
10.15 a.m . & 4 & 7.15 p .m .; S u n d a ys, 7 a.m . only
A delivery takes place in the town on the receipt of
each of these m ails, but persons not residin g within
the later deliveries can call at the post office for
their letters
Town Sub-Post & M. O. Office, 36 Langborougli road.—
Thom as C hilton, sub-postm aster. L e tte r Box cleared
at 8.30, 9.30 & x i . 15 a.m . & 2, 6.45, 8.15 & 10.30
p .m .; Sundays, 5 p.m
Town Sub-Post, & M. 0 . Office, 6 Barkham road,—
Benjam in
K irk b y,
sub-postm aster.
L e tter
Box
cleared at 8, 9 & 11.30 a.m . & 2.30, 5.15, 6 45',' 8 &
9 .3 0 ’Jx.m. ; Sundays, 5.15 p.m

LO C A L IN S T IT U T IO N S , Ac.
Post & M. 0 . Office, E m brook, W okin gh am .— Edward
Farnell, sub-postm aster. L e tte r B ox cleared a t 8.30
a.m . & 1 & 6.45 p .m .; Sundays, 11.10 a.m . Barkham
road is the nearest m oney order & W okingham the
nearest telegrap h office
Post Office, Nine M ile R id e.— F rederic Dean, sub-postm aster. L e tters delivered from W okingham . L etter
Box cleared a t 7.5 & 11.15 a -m - & 2 -5 & 6 - 2 5 P-n i- 5
S u n d a y s , 10 a.m .
Crow thorne is the nearest money
order ’& telegrap h office
CO R PO R A TIO N .
1914-15.
Meet at the Town hall, on the first th ursday in the
m onth at 6 p.m .
M ayor, Alderm an H enry Charles M ylne.
D eputv-M ayor, C ouncillor W illiam Thom as M artin.
R etire Nov. 1915.
Daniel Norton Heron
Jam es Seaward

Alderm en.
I
R etire Nov. 1918.
| E dw in C ecil H ughes
! Henry C harles Myln>