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D IR E C T O R Y .]

B E R K S H IR E .

EASTHAMPSTEAD.

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E A S T H A M P S T E A D is a village and parish and
Bracknell station, cleared at 8.20, 9.20 & 11.20 a.m . &
head of a union, 5 m iles east from W okingham , 9
3.40, 7.15 & 8.55 p.m . ; sundays, 6.45 p .m
Bulsouth-w est from W indsor and 29 from Lon don ; the
brook, 8.20 & n -55 a.m . & 6.30 & 8.35 p.m . ; Sun­
Bracknell station of the Staines and W okingham
days, 6.20 p.m . Old B racknell, cleared 8.15 & 11.30
a.m . & 7.30 p .m .; Sundays, 11.10 a.m . Broad lane,
branch of the S outh W estern railw ay is situated in
cleared 8 & 11 a.m . & 7.15 p.m . ; Sundays, 10.20 a.m
this parish, which is in the E astern division of the
county, p etty sessional division of W okingham , hundred E lem en tary School (m ixed & in fants), b u ilt by the late
M arquess of Downshire & other landed p ro p rie to rs;
of Ripplesm ere, county cou rt d istrict of W indsor, rural
the school w ill hold 170 ch ild ren ; Jam es M arch ,m astr
'deanery of R eading, archdeaconry of Berks and dio­
Bracknell R ailw ay Station , E dm und T aylor, station
cese of Oxford. P a rt of this parish is supplied with
m aster
water by the W okingham D istrict W ater Co. The
church of S t. M ichael and St. M ary M agdalene, built C arrier to & from R eading.— A rth u r G eorge Barnard,
on the site of th e old church, and opened in May,
from B racknell, daily
1867, is a building in the E a rly C ontinental G othic
E A ST H A M P S T E A D R U R A L D IS T R IC T C O U N C IL.
style, from designs by Mr. H ugall, arch itect, and con­
sists of chancel, nave of three bays, aisles, south tran ­ Th e parishes in th e D istrict are th e sam e as in the
sept, south porch, bap tistery and a square tower w ith
Union.
four pinnacles containing 6 b e lls : the south transept Council m eets a t the E astham pstead G uardian s’ Board
belongs to the H ill fa m ily : the windows are stained,
room at the Poor Law In stitu tion on alternate Thurs­
and include one in the north aisle to Caroline Frances,
days, at 10.30 a.m .
late Dowager Marchioness of Downshire, d. 10 M ay, Chairm an, C harles A gace Ferard, W inkfield manor,
1893, and also one in the north aisle to the m em ory
near A scot
of the wife and son of Col. P e a r d : Italian m arble
Officials.
has been freely introduced in the decorative work of C lerk , C harles Barker W ilson, solicitor, B racknell
the in te r io r : the chancel fittings are of oak, and a Treasurer, W illiam Sim onds, Reading
sedile is form ed on the north side by the elongation M edical Officer, Jam es J. Paterson M .B ., B .S ., B .Sc.
of th e window s i l l ; double sedilia occupy the south
Lon d., D .P .H .R .C .P .S .L o n d . G u ild h all, Maidenhead
window: the com m union table is of oak: th e p ulpit, H ighw ay Surveyor, Jam es R. T readw ell, T h e B ungalow ,
on a stone base, is com posed of portions of th at fixed
E astham pstead
in the old church in 1631: in 1876 a stained east San itary Inspector & Surveyor of B uildings, C harles
window, designed by the late S ir E dw ard C . BurneY ork e, B racknell
Jones bart. was inserted as a m em orial to A rth ur (H ill)
E A ST H A M P S T E A D UNION.
Marquess of Downshire, who died 31st M arch, 1874:
the roof was re-tiled in 1898 : there are 340 sittin gs, Board day, every altern ate thursday, im m ediately after
the
R u ral D istrict Council m eeting.
of which 200 are f r e e : an ancient yew tree of very
rem arkable grow th, standing near the church, m easures Th e Union com prises the follow ing parishes :— Binfield,
C row thorne, E astham pstead, S an dh u rst, W arfield &
63 feet in circum ference. T h e register dates from the
W inkfield. Th e population of th e union in 1911 was
year 1558. The liv in g is a rectory, net incom e £365,
17,548 , area, 27,033 a c r e s ; assessable value in Sep­
including 93 acres of glebe, w ith residence, in th e gift
tem ber, 1914, £95*303
of C h rist C hurch, O xford, and held since 1883 by the
Rev. H erbert S alw ey M .A. late senior student of that Chairm an of the Board of G uardians, Charles Agace
Ferard, W inkfield m anor, A scot
house, and chaplain to E astham pstead union.
The
church of S t. A ndrew , at Priestw ood, was erected Treasurer, W illiam Sim onds, Reading
C
lerk
to the G uardian s & A ssessm ent C om m ittee,
in 1888, at a cost of £ 781, and is an edifice of red
C harles Barker W ilson, B rackn ell
brick, w ith an a p s e ; i t will seat 150, and is served
by the rector and curate.
There is also a parish R elieving & Vaccination Officer, E dw in G eorge W rig h t,
W okingham road, B racknell
room.
The P rim itive M ethodist chapel at P riestwood has sittin gs for 60 persons. T h e fuel allotm ent A ssistan t R elievin g Officer & Collector to the G uardian s,
G eorge W . M anning, P ark road, Bracknell
has been sold, and the am ount invested produces
£60 yearly for c o a ls ; there are various charities, Medical Officers & P u b lic V a c c in a to rs : Binfield d istrict,
G u y B. C ourtn ey M .D ., B .S ., D .P .H .C am b ., M .R .C .S .
am ounting together to £80 yearly for distribution.
Here are rem ains of a Rom an cam p. E astham pstead | E n g ., L .R .C .P .L o n d . W inton croft, B in field; B rack ­
Park is the seat of th e M arquess of D o w n sh ire: , nell d istrict, E dw ard F ielden M .B ., B .S.D u rh . C hurch
road, B ra c k n e ll; San d h u rst d istrict, Jam es Russell
the mansion is a spacious edifice of brick and stone,
M .D., C.M .A berd. S an d h u rst; W inkfield district.
in the E lizabethan style, and stands in a park
Reginald H awksworth M awhood B .A ., M .B ., B .C .
upwards of 650 acres in extent. T h is park once con­
Cantab., F .R .C .S .E n g . Ohalcots, A scot
tained a royal residence, inhabited by R ichard II. in
1381, and Queen C atherine of Aragon, in 15 3 1; Jam es T h e Poor Law In stitution , a Ted brick b uildin g, was
origin ally b u ilt by W illiam W a tts esq. of S outh H ill,
I. was also a visito r here in 1622 and 1623. South
as alm shouses in 1760, & enlarged & converted into a
Hill Park, the seat of Lord Haversham P .C . is a com ­
pact residence of b rick, standing in a park of 800
Union W orkhouse by th e M arquess of Downshire in
acres, w ith four la k e s ; the p rivate gardens, laid out in
1826, & fu rth er enlarged in 1889, again in 1898, to
hold about 200; G eorge E dw ard Crewe, m a s te r ; Rev.
terraces, are very beautiful. The principal landowners
H erbert Salwey M .A. c h ap lain ; E dw ard F ielden M .B .,
are the Crown, the M arquess of Downshire, who is lord
B .S. m edical officer; M rs. E . C rew e, m atron
of the manor, and Lord H aversham P .C . T h e soil
is gravel and s a n d ; subsoil, clay. Th e chief crops are
E a s t il a m p s t e a d R e g is t r a t io n D is t r ic t .
wheat and oats. The area is 5,279 acres of land, of
C h arles B arker W’ilson,
which 1,000 acres or m ore are heath, the property of Superintendent R eg istra r,
B ra c k n e ll; deputy, G eorge W. M anning, B racknell
the Crown, and 16 of w a t e r ; assessable value, £10,302 ;
the population in 1911 was 1,959, includin g 11 officers R egistrars of B irth s & Deaths, B racknell sub-district,
Edwin G eorge W right, B ra c k n e ll; deputy, John Scott,
and 150 inm ates in the Poor Law Institution .
E astham pstead Park ; San dh u rst sub-district, H erbert
Letters by cycle m essenger, th rou gh Bracknell, which
W atts. S an d h u rst; deputy, Mrs. Phcebe W a tts, S an d­
is the nearest m oney order & telegraph office, arrive
hurst
at 6.35 & 10.30 a.m . & 6.45 p.m . W all Box, E a st­
ham pstead church, cleared at 7.45 & 11 a.m . & 7.10 R egistrars of M arriages, Frederick W illiam H unton,
H igh street, B ra c k n e ll; deputy, J. W . Roe, B rackn ell
p.m. ; sundays. 11.5 a.m . W all L e tter B oxes, at
(Marked thus * receive their letters •D ownshire M arquess of, E asth am p ­
stead Park & H illsborough castle,
throu gh W okingham .)
co. Down, I re la n d ; & 43 Charles
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
street, Berkeley square W ; Carlton
club S W & C avalry & Bachelors’
A rkw right Hon. Mrs. Firlands
clubs W , London
Benthall Edward John, Sussex lodge
Berwick Henry W illiam B. Sunnyrise Edwards Mrs. Bankside
G ilder Caledon Forbes.Priestw ood ct
Caldecott Ernest. The W yvern
Cam pbell Hy. Osbourne. Oakdene
Gooch Mrs. Cooper’s hill
Colborn W illiam
W alter, Newton H arris Frederick 0 . C hurch road
H aversham R ig h t Hon. Lord P .C ..
cottage. Old Bracknell
D .L .. J.P. South H ill park ; & q
C ollingridge M isses. Beechoroft
Grosvennr square W & T ravellers’.
*O urry A lb ert H enry, W est gardens,
Brooks’s & Devonshire clubs S W,
Eastham pstead Park
London

H awker C larence A. W . Hollydene
H aw ker Mrs. Park side
In gle Douglas C u rry, Laven der cot
Jefferis M rs. Old B rackn ell farm
K n ig h t Col. W yndham C ., D .S O .
Glenfield
Lucena M rs. W estw ick
Maclean Col. A llan , Brook house
M cClellan Gordon, Dynam iris
Peake M isses, Highfield
*Peel Hon. M rs. C ecil Lennox, The
C ottage, E astham pstead Park
Portm an Mrs. Priestwood house
Salw ey Rev. H erbert M .A. (rector, &
chaplain to the w orkhouse),R ectory