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CLKWER

W ITHOUT.

B E R K S H IR E .

C L E W E II W I T H O U T , anciently Clew or th, is a v il­
lage and scattered parish, i m ile west from W indsor, 6
miles south-east from M aidenhead and 23 from London,
situated on the banks of the Tham es, in the Eastern
division of the county, hundred of Ripplesm ere, petty
sessional division, union and county court district of
W indsor, ru ral deanery of M aidenhead, archdeaconry of
Berks and diocese of Oxford. T he parish was in 1894,
under the provisions of section 1 of th e “ L o cal G overn­
m ent A ct, 1894” (56 & 57 V iet. c. 73), divided into two,
C lew er W ithin and W ith out, the form er being th at part
of the old parish in W indsor m unicipal borough. The
parish church of St. Andrew is a b uilding of flint and
rubble, chiefly in the E a rly N orm an style, consisting of
chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, south porch and a
western tower w ith broach sh in gled spire containing 6
b e lls: the nave and tow er are Norm an, b ut have
D ecorated and Perpendicular windows ; in the church is
a tab let to F ield-M arshal W illiam , 3rd E arl H arcourt
G .C .B . who died June 17, 1830. In the lady chapel is
a brass, w ith six verses to M artin E xpence, who “ shott
w ith 100 m en him selfe alone, at ould feild at B r a y ; ” on
the chancel floor is a brass to L u cy, dau gh ter of Sir
W illiam W ray bart. and wife of John Hobson, gent. ob.
29 May 1657, an(* there are two m odern brasses to
E m m a C harlotte, dau gh ter of A d m iral S ir E dw ard Codrington, d. M ay 13, 1863, and to M aria E lizabeth , her
sister, d. M arch 18. 1865 ; and inscribed slabs to the
wife and daughter of John Lovell, 1685-91, and to John
Ewen, ob. Decem ber 12, 1694, and E lizabeth his wife, ob.
D ecem ber 9, 1694 ; there is a fine m arble Teredos and a
handsome fo n t; all th e windows are s ta in e d ; the church
was restored in 1858, and in 1884 the spire and lady
chapel w ere restored, at a cost of £6 00 ; there are
about 370 s itt in g s ; th e churchyard is rem arkable for
its q uiet and secluded beauty and the care w ith
w hich it is tended ; w ith in it rest the rem ains of not a
few soldiers, and m any of the im m ediate retainers of
the R oyal Household, among whom m ay be named the
late S ir Thom as M. B iddulph K .C .B . keeper of th e Privy
Purse to H er late M ajesty Queen Victoria, who died in
1878 ; in sum m er th e whole ground is rad ian t w ith
flowers, and is the resort of m any passing pilgrim s.
T he register dates from the year 1650. The livin g is a
rectory, net yea rly value £300, including 22 acres of
globe and residence, in the g ift of Eton College, and
held since 1900 by the Rev. A rth u r Thom as Carnsew
Cowie M .A . of O riel College, Oxford. St. A gn es’ church,
at S p ital, a chapel of ease to the parish church, is a
structure of brick, consisting of chancel and nave, and
w ill seat 150 persons.
D E D W O RTH is a ham let of Clewer.
A ll Saints’
church, a chapel of ease to th e parish church, is an
edifice of red brick, erected in m em ory of M rs. Tudor,
a t the sole cost of her fam ily, and consists of chancel,
nave of four bays, south aisle and north porch ; all the
windows are s ta in e d ; there are 200 sittings. H ere is
also a C ongregational chapel, w ith 50 sittin gs. The
area is 347 acres, and the population is included w ith
Clewer. The chapel of S t. John the B ap tist, opened in
October, 1881, is a buildin g in the E a rly E n glish style,
consisting of chancel, nave and a is le s ; the chancel is
separated from the nave by a carved oak screen, w ith
brass gates ; the whole of the windows are stained. The
Parish H all, erected in 1893, on a site given by the late
Sir H enry D aniel G ooch bart. is used for p ublic m eet­
ings and entertainm ents.
T h e W indsor Taces are held in this parish on a
m eadow called “ The R a y s ” ad joinin g th e Tiver Tham es.
There are charities of £53 yearly for distribution in
tnoney and
kind, and £22 10s. for apprenticing.
A
C h in ch p enitentiary, called the House of M ercy, was
founded in this parish in 1849 and was subsequently
enlarged ; about 80 penitents are m aintained here ; the
bishop of the diocese is v is it o r ; the spiritual superin­
tendence is entrusted to clergym en of the C hurch of
E ngland, viz. th e R ev. Bernard M oultrie B .A . warden
and the Rev. A rth u r E ast B .A . sub-warden ; th e internal
work of the honse is carried on by Sisters of Mercy,
ladies devoting them selves to it of free service and
dw elling in the same house w ith th e penitents who are
undeT th eir c a r e ; th e institution is endowed w ith an
estate of 26 acres, b u t is dependent for its support on
the contributions of th e sisters and volun tary benefac­
tions of friends ; the m anagem ent of the funds is under
the control of a council composed of clergym en and laym°n : in T873 a new w in g was opened to the south of
the m ain b udding for 33 penitents, called “ M agdalens."
in addition to the 80 above m en tio n ed ; th e House
of M ercy is also the head q uarters of the C om m unity
of S t. John th e B ap tist, a sisterhood m aintaining
w orks of various kinds in E n glan d and in India and

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w ith an affiliated branch in the United S ta te s : the
warden cf the H ouse of M ercy is the warden general
of this com m un ity. The in stitutio n s follow ing are
also under the care and m anagem ent of the Clew er
S isters, viz. : S t. A ndrew ’s Convalescent H ospital, fer
invalids of both sexes, besides a few incurable cases,
and containing 80 beds ; St. John’s H om e, an O rphan­
age and Industrial Training School for 68 children, under
a sister-in-charge ; St. Andrew’s cottages, a tem porary
home and house of rest for ladies of sm all means, not
in valid s; almshouses for 12 poor la d ies; and St.
A ugustine’s Home, for 70 boys, under a sister-in-charge.
The principal seats include— S t. Leonard’s H ill, form erly
called G loucester Lodge, th e seat of the Dowager Lady
Barry, is a noble stone m ansion in the French G othic
style, from designs by M r. C. H. Howell, architect, a
great portion of which was reb uilt in 1876 on the site of the
form er house erected by M aria, Countess of W aldegrave.
afterw ards Duchess of G loucester, and for m any years
the residence of the H arcourt fam ily ; the house stands
on an eminence in a well tim bered park of 200 acres and
commands some of the finest scenery in the county,
overlooking W indsor Park and C astle ; from the top of
the W ater Tower, said to stand on the site of a Roman
encampm ent, several counties can be seen ; a Roman
lamp found here, and presented by S ir Hans Sloane to
the Society of Antiquaries of London, has been adopted
by th at learned body as a crest : S t. Leonards is the
seat of Col. S ir Theodore Francis Brinckm an bart. C .B . ;
Clew er M anor of E dm und B. Foster esq. D .L ., J.P. ;
Clewer Park of M rs. Mosscockle ; and S t. Leonard’s
Lodge of L ad y Dalton F itzgerald. A rth ur Stovell esq
who is lord of the manor, S ir E. A. B arry bart. E. B
F oster esq. S ir D aniel F ulthorpe Gooch bart. Col.
C harles R ivers B ulkeley C .B . ; A rth u r Law ford W igan
esq. ; John E dm und V idler esq. ; th e Council of the
H ouse of M ercy, and M rs. M osscockle, are the chief
landowners.
T h e soil is clay and gravel ; subsoil,
various. T he chief crops are wheat, barley and peas.
Th e area of Clew er W ith ou t is 1,854 acres of land and
46 of w ater ; rateable value, £28,357 ; the population
in 1901 was 6,171 in th e civil and 3,839 in the eccle­
siastical p a rish ; and in 1911, 6,356 in the c iv il parish
and 4,192 in the ecclesiastical parish , includin g 112 in
S t. Andrew ’s C onvalescent H ospital.
A ssistant O verseer and Clerk to the Parish Council,
F rederick John Boutcher, 24 Sheet street, W indsor.
Parish C lerk, R ichard Ackerm an.
Sexton, John Copas.
C ounty Police Station (erected in 1879), New ro a d ;
E dm und H olding, superintendent ; 2 inspectors ; 2
sergeants ; 21 constables
Post, M. 0 . & T . Office, Clewer G reen .— Mrs. M ary
F u ller, sub-postm istress. Open from 8 a.m . to t
p .m . week days, on Wednesdays from 8 a.m . till
1 p.m . & from 8.30 to 10 a.m . on sundavs, for
telegraph business & for sale of stam ps.
L etters
arrive from W indsor at 6, 9 & 10 a.m . & 12 noon & 5
& 7.45 p .m .; dispatched at 8.15 & 10.15 a.m . & 1.25,
3.15,
7 25 & 855 p m . ; Sundays, arrive at 6 a .m .;
dispatched at 8.20 a.m . & 6.20 p .m
Town Sub-Post & M. 0 . Office, Clew er New Town.—
M iss E m m a Mazzey, sub-postm istress.
L etters r e ­
ceived th rou gh Windsor. Box cleared at 8.35 k 10.15
a.m . & 1.15, 3 20, 4 50, 5.50, 7.10 & 8 p.m . k 12 m id­
n ig h t; Sundays, 5.50 p .m . & 12 m idn igh t. Olewer
S t. S tephen’s is the nearest telegraph office
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office, Dedworth G reen.— James
Turner, sub-postm aster.
L etters received through
W indsor, cleared at 8.30 a.m . & 1.20, 6.55 ^ 8.45
p.m . ; sundays, 8.30 a.m
W all L e tter Box, Clewer H ill, cleared 8.10 & 10.15 a.m .
& 3.15 & 8.50 p.m . ; sundays, 8.10 a.m
W all L e tte r Box, Clew er V illage, cleared 8.35 a.m . &
1-4 5 » 3 -3°> 4 5° . 5 -5° & 7-25 P m - & 12 m id n ig h t; Sun­
days, 5 40 p.m . & 12 m idnight
S urly H all road, cleared at 6.30 a.m . & 1.45 & 7.20
p.m . ; sundays, 6.30 a.m
P ublic Elem entary Schools.
Clew er St. Andrews (m ixed), Clew er Green, reb uilt in
1813 & enlarged in 1911, for 282 ch ild ren ; it is en­
dow ed w ith £70 9s. yearly from bequests by the E arl
'& Countess H arcourt & S ir J. P ulten ey ; George
Shorter, m aster
S t. K a th arin e’s (infants), b u ilt in 1861, for 97 c h il­
dren ; M rs. R. A. Taylor, m istress
Crèche, Dedworth, for 30 children ; M iss B rid g e r,m strss