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B E R K S H IR E ,
O LD W I N D S O R .
2*9
O L D W I N D S O R is a village and parish adjoining
a battlem ented roof w ith sm all tu rrets at the an g les;
New W indsor, on the banks of the Tham es, 2 m iles ad jacen t is the Royal Lodge, once the sum m er residence
from the G reat W estern railw ay station at Windsor, of G eorge IV. and now occupied by the Hon. Lady
2\ from E gham and 2 west from D atchet, in the E a s t E ll i s ; H olly G rove is the residence of S ir W alter
ern division of the county, hundred of Ripplesm ere,
Douglas Som erset Cam pbell K .C .V .O . deputy-ranger of
p etty sessional division and county cou rt d istrict of Windsor Park.
Woodside is the seat of Col. Robert
Windsor, rural deanery of M aidenhead, archdeaconry of W illiam W ebb F o lle tt; P ellin g Place, of M rs. Irv in g Berks and diocese of Oxford. Th e church of S t. P eter and the F ria ry, of Francis R icardo esq. D .L ., J . P . ; other
is a structure of flint in the E a rly E nglish style, con good residences in the parish are Burfield, The Grano-e,
sisting of chancel, w ith aisles, nave, south porch, and a Th e Manor C ottage, and the Priory. H.M. the K in g,
western tow er w ith spire, containing 8 b e lls : there are who is lord of the m anor, and Queenâs College, Oxford,
several stained windows, a brass to John M ichel esq. are the chief landowners, and th ere are m any other
founder of the M ichel fellowships at Queenâs College, sm aller ow ners. The soil is gravel and c la y ; subsoil,
O xford, and a m onum ent to Colonel Powney, the com  various. Th e chief crops are wheat, oats, barley and
panion and friend of C harles II. ; to Penyston Powney peas. The area is 4,189 acres of land, which includes a
esq. d. 1758 > and to his son, Penyston Portlock Powney, g rea t portion of W indsor Park, and 132 of w a te r; rateÂ
d.
1794: in 1893 a m em orial window wras inserted on able value, £ 15,5 0 2 ; the population of the parish in
the south side to the late Lieu t.-C o l. G eorge C. E. A.
1911 was 2,142, in clu d in g 15 officers & 380 inm ates in
H oward-Vyse, d. 1890; the ch urch was thoroughly re W indsor Poor L a w In stitution.
stored in 1864, and has about 400 sittin gs, 220 being
Th e population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1911 was
free.
The register dates from the year 1754.
The 2,125.
Jiving is a vicara ge, net yearly value ¿243, in cludin g 23
P
arish C lerk , Joseph G uttridge.
acres of glebe, w ith residence, in the g ift of the Lord
A ssistan t O verseer and C lerk to Parish C ouncil, W alt.
Chancellor, and held since 19 n by the Rev. John
Russell N apier B.A. of T rin ity College, C am bridge, and Joseph D uley, 24 Sheet street, W indsor.
chaplain to Windsor union. St. L u k eâs licensed mission Post, M. 0 . & T. Office.â M iss A lice Hoare, sub-postÂ
room, half a m ile distan t from the church, is a small
m istress. L etters arrive from W indsor at 6.45 a.m .
building of red brick, and has a w estern tu rre t conÂ
& 12.40 & 7.30 p .m . week d a ys; sundays, 6.45 a .m .;
taining one bell, w ith 150 sittin gs. H ere is a Gospel
dispatched at 7.30 & 10.30 a.m . & 3.20, 5.50 & 9.10
Mission Hall. The Royal chapel of A ll Sain ts, in W in dÂ
p .m . week d a y s ; sundays, 6.30 & 9.30 p.m . Letters
sor Park, was erected b y the late Queen Victoria, for
for Bishopsgate through S tain es
the inhabitants residing in the p a r k : divine service is
Wall B oxes.â Ouseley lodge, cleared at 7.15 & 10.5 a.m .
held every Sunday. A cem etery of three-quarters of
& 2 5 > 5 -3 ° & 8.40 p.m . ; sundays, 7.15 a.m . & 7.20
an acre, w ith m o rtu ary chapel, adjoining the glebe,
p.m . ; C h urch road, by V icarage, cleared at 7 & 9.45
was consecrated and opened in Feb. 1886, and is under
а.m . & 1.5 & 7.15 p .m .; sundays, 7 a .m .; M urray
the control of the Parish Council. The charities for
Home, cleared a t 7.20 & 10.20 a.m . & 2.10, 5.45 &
distribution am ount to about £46 yearly. Beaum ont
9 p .m .; sundays at 6.15 & 9.15 p .m .; F ria ry , cleared
College, form erly the property of the late Lord Ashat 6.45 & 9.50 a.m . & 1.30, 5.15 & 8 p . m . s u n d a y s ,
brook, and once occupied by W arren H astings, is now
б.45 a.m . & 7.20 p .m
a Roman C atholic College, under the direction of Jesuit
p riests; it has an attached chapel, dedicated to St.
Schools.
Joseph, and on T hursday, M arch 9th, 1882, was Royal, W indsor p ark (m ixed), founded in 1845, k supÂ
risited by Her late M ajesty, Queen V icto ria
Moat
ported b y the K in g , for the children of his s e rv a n ts ;
Farm is said to have been the h un ting seat of the
th ere are now about 80 ch ild ren ; Jonathan H aigh,
Saxon kings and also the place where E arl Godwin
m aster
died. C um berland Lodge, within W indsor G reat Park, Elem entary (m ixed & infantsâ), reb uilt in 1858, for 113
is a handsome m ansion o f red brick, once the seat of
boys & n o g irls & endowed by Mrs. H am ersley w ith
W illiam Duke of C um berland, and is now the residence
£89 & by L a d y Onslow w ith £22 a year, togeth er now
of their Royal H ighnesses Prince and Princess Christian
am ounting to about £ 9 0 ; W illiam E dw ard E llis,
of S chlesw ig-H olstein; the fron t facing the south has
m a s te r ; & for 64 in fa n ts ; M iss Anne W oodward, m ist
PRIVATE r e s i d e n t s .
»Southam pton R t. Hon. Dowager Bowyer G eorge, grocer
L ady, Park Place
B rant V ictor, laundry
(M arked thus * receive their letters
through E nglefield Green, S u rrey.) Stevens Col. M alcolm , Th e Elm s
C an ter Reuben Meredew, Fox k
Sym ons-Jeune F. J. Runnym ede ho
C astle P.H
Gen. H .R.H . the Prince K .G . I iu d o r H. Owen J .P ., D .L .L y n d w o o d
Chapm an W illiam , butcher
H .R.H.
Princess
C hristian
of W illiam s A rth u r A u g u stu s Vaughan,
Collins Charles
H enry,
insurance
Schlesw ig-H olstein, C um berlan d lo
Manor lodge
agent, G ladstone cottage
*Beresford Lord M arcus Talbot de la
E llio tt John, carrier
Poer C.V. 0 . Bishopsgate
Ford Alphonsus, grocer
Birch Henry W illiam , The Grove
RESIDENTS AT BEAUMONT COLLEGE. French Hv. F ox k Punch Bowl P.H
Blount E dw ard, Rosemead
Jinks Rev. G eorge S.J. (rector)
G
le g g Norm an M .D .E din. (surgery)
Cam pbell Sir W alter Douglas Som er Binns Rev. Ph ilip S.J
G lover A. (M iss), draper
set K .C .V .O . (deputy ranger of Blake Rev. B ernard S.J
G
osling
Thom as W illiam , p lum ber
Windsor p ark), H olly grove
Brand Rev. W illiam S.J
G oslin g W illiam B. beer retailer
Cox Reginald H enry, M anor cottage
Cam pbell Rev. Noel S.J
G udgeon John T. boot & shoe m ak er
»Dale S ir Jam es Backhouse bart. C arey Rev. T im oth y S.J
Haines G eorge,boat builder, W harf ho
Park Close
Charnock Rev. John S .J . (chaplain) Hall Thom as, carrier
Davidson J. M. The Tapestries
Davis Rev. W illiam S .J
Hevm er B enjam in, beer retailer
*Donner Robert, N orthroyd
Donohoe Rev. Francis S.J
Jacobs Ernest, gardener to F. Ricardo
Duggan A lfred H ubert esq
Eastham Rev. Thom as S.J
esq. D .L ., J.P . T he F ria rv
Ellis Hon. Lady, Royal lodge
G arm an Rev. H enry S.J
K en tish W illiam D. b uilder, W yFollett Col. R t. W illiam Webb
Green
R
ev.
F
.,
S
.J
.
(superior)
i
com
be cottage
Lad y Julia, W oodside
Kenny R ev. Joseph S.J
IK in g W illiam , baker k confectioner
»Forrest A rth u r J. Park side
Mayo
Rev.
Edward
S.J
L u cas F rederick, Lord Nelson P.H
Irving M rs. P ellin g Place
Porter Rev. Edw ard S .J
M urray (The) Convalescent Home
»Johnson Miss Ashton, Bishopgate ho
Rockliff Rev. Edw ard S.J
(M iss Bessie C h ild ,sister in charge)
Leys A rth ur Innes, The C ottage
W aldner Rev. A ugustus S .J
Nelson
L u c y (M rs.), draper,A lbert rd
Legge W alter Traversari, F arm ho
W h ittaker Rev. Paul S.J
j N eville W illiam , farm er
Loch M iss,The C ottage, Bishopsgate
Palm
er
Jas. Tims, boot & shoe m aker
Madden M ajor G erald H. C. C ell frm
Pope Ann (M iss), laundress, F ir place
Mills Mrs. Elm Lea
COMMERCIAL.
Mxtford Hon. M rs. Percy, D aisy mead Badder A rth u r, engineer, Vine cottage Purser E dm un d, farm er, Manor farm
Reddick W illiam , beer retailer
â¢Moore Rev . H erbert O ctavius M .A. Barson F rederick, W heatsheaf P.H
Russell Charles
G ilb ert,
F ox k
Chaplainâs lodge
Bates Henry, B ells of O useley P.H
Hounds P.H. Bishopsgate
Murray Charles, The G range
Beaumont C atholic C ollege (Rev. Sinnock k Pester, shopkeepers
Napier Rev. John Russell B.A. (vicar,
G eorge Jinks, rector), Beaum ont
& chaplain of W indsor union). Beaum ont College S anatorium (Mrs. Tindall jJames A sslin, shopkeeper
W indsor C astle Sew age W orks(A rth u r
Vicarage
Agnes Hynes, m atron)
Foster, m anager)
Deters G eorge H. Ouseley lodge
B ellam y Sam uel J. grocer
W orking
Menâs
In stitu te
(Roger
Ricardo Francis D .L ., J.P. The F riary Blake A rth u r, farrier
G
oslin g, sec)
Roberts Frank, Sheelin cottage
Borough
of
indsQr
age Farm
/* Jt
A W
" iu
u s v r Sew
oew age
ra r m ze
y mle
e L o u isa (M iss), teach er of
Zeyh
Romaine W illiam Colin, The Priory
(A rth ur Cross, resident engineer) | m usic), C ran ley cottage
BE~KS.
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