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CHESHAM.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

S hirley Thom as, baker, 164 Broad street
S ills W illiam , boot m aker, 72 & 74 H ig h street
Sim pson G erald H em ploe (firm , H unt, G am lin & S im p ­
son), solicitor, com m issioner for oaths & clerk to the
L a tim e r & C h artrid g e Parish Councils, Bank cham ­
bers. T N 38
S inger S ew in g M achine Co. L im ited, 112 H igh street
S m ith Bros, stationers, 7 M arket sq. & 18 Station road
S m ith A lfred , shopkeeper, 60 G ladstone road
S m ith Jam es M .C h ., M .B . (C h u rch ill, S m ith & Heron),
p hysician & surgeon, 26 H igh street. T N 39
S m ith Jam es, shopkeeper, 115 C hurch street
S p ratley A lfred , boot m aker, 27 Broad street
S tacey H enry, sanitary inspector to the Urban D istrict
C ouncil, B erkham sted road
S tan d rin g W illiam John, solicitor (firm , Francis &
H ow), clerk to Urban D istrict Council, correspondent
to the Local E ducation C om m ittee & clerk to the
Local Pensions S ub -C om m ittee, H igh street
Stephenson A rth u r Thos. house decorator, 127 Broad st
Stone B. & Son, cabinet m akers, 85 H igh street
Stone Em m a (M rs.), baker & confectioner, 13 Blucher st
Stone John G eorge, tailor, 8 M arket square
S tratford H arry, clothier, 28 G erm ain street
S tratford W alter, builder & un dertaker, 21 G erm ain st
Sum m erlin W illiam , chim ney sweeper, 13 K in g street
S utton A Co. carriers (A. W ebb, agent). M etropolitan
R ailw ay goods yard, W hite H ill yard, Newtown
-Swift Richard Wm. & Son, w atch m akers. 43 H igh st
Tapping Jam es, saddler, 230 Waterside
Tebby Joseph T. upholsterer, 107 H igh street
Tem perance H all, C h urch street
Thom as H enry, draper, 3 H igh street
Thom as W illiam , tailor, 37 H igh street
Thorn Sarah (M rs.), shopkeeper, 204 Berkham sted road
T om lin Daniel, w h eelw righ t, Bellingdon road
Town H all (John H arding, agen t), M arket square
Towns W illiam Thom as, cabinet m aker, 90 W aterside
T ree John, draper, 50 High street
T row er Thom as Jas. corn m erchant, 22 M arket square
T u rn er H enry, shopkeeper, 73 G erm ain street
T u rn er John, shopkeeper, 10 G erm ain street
Union (The) of London & Sm iths Bank Lim ited (branch)
(Jam es W illiam W ard, m an ager), 13 & 15 H igh st.
iT N 69 ); head office. 2 Princes street, London E C
U rry A rth u r, iron founder, B erkham sted road
Y asey W illiam H enry, beer retailer, Berkham sted road
Vennall & M ay, jew ellers, 34 H igh street

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I Venus Jam es Fredk. dir. in an tiquities, 16 Red Lien st
j Yose J. (M iss), fancy repository, 25 H igh street
1 W alker A lfred, Three Tuns P.H . W h ite hill
W alker Jam es Sam uel, B lack H orse P.H . 490 W aterside
; Wallace Henry, ironmonger & plum ber, 8 High street
W allington E . & Son, m in eral w ater m anufrs.W aterside
W allis Thom as & Sons, shoeing sm iths, 75 H igh street
W ard Jam es W illiam , m anager Union of London &
S m ith s Bank L im ited , & treasurer to the Urban Dis­
tric t C ouncil, the A m ersh am Board of G uardians &
the Am ersham R u ral D istrict C ouncil, 13 & 15 High
street. T N 69
W arner E dgar, confectioner, 7 Red Lion street
W atts Edwin & Son, grocers, 4 Red Lion street
W atts Charles, grocer, 35 High street
Webb Robert & Sons L im ited , brush m anufacturers,.
Townsend rd. T N 18
W ebb T . & Sons, wooden ware m anufrs. A lexander st
Webb H arry, fu rn itu re dealer, 24 H igh street
W ebb Jane (M rs.), shopkeeper, 125 W aterside
Weedon Isabella (M rs.), dress m aker, 97 Bellingdon rd
W heeler Jasper Stanley, draper, 2 H igh street
W h ite A lfred, shopkeeper, 8 C hurch street
W h ite W ilfred, dairy, 4 Broad street
I W hitem an Florence A . (M rs.), grocer, 9 M arket place1 W ilcock A lb ert, tailor, 28 H igh street
W ilcock Thom as, tailor, 130 Broad street
W ilkins A lb ert H. hair dresser, Springfield road
j William s Lloyd, brush m aker, 106 Bellingdon road
W ing H arry T. Golden B all P.H . 7 C hurch street
W ingrove Daniel, m arine store dealer, 326 W aterside
W ingrove Daniel (M rs.), shopkeeper, 205 W aterside
W ingrove H enry, beer reta iler, 313 W aterside
W oodington J. H. boot m an u facturer
W oodley G eorge W m . chim ney sw eeper,90 Sunnyside rd
W oodley Jam es, haw ker, 109 Sunnyside road
W oodley John, haw ker, 33 A lexander street
W orld’s Stores L im ited, grocers, 25a, H igh street
W rig h t B rothers, wooden ware m an u facturers, W ater la
W rig h t E . & Son, corn & seed m erchants, 1 G erm ain st
W righ t Thom as & Son, m anufacturers of wooden ware,
Newtown. T N 48
W rig h t Jn. C has. N ashleigh A rm s P.H . B erkham sted rd
W rig h t W alter, p ublic works contractor, Y ale house,.
Y ale road
W rig h t W alter H enry, tobacconist, 32 H igh street
Y ou n g W. & Son, linen drapers, 44 & 46 H igh street

C H E S H A M B O I S is a parish on a high table-land, 2^ T rin ity C ollege. C am bridge. There is an iron mission
m iles south from Chesham station on the M etropolitan room on The Moor, erected in 1889, which w ill hold
and G reat C entral Joint railw ay and 1
north from
100 persons. A C atholic church is now (1915) in course
Am ersham , in the Mid division of the county, hundred of ejection . Chesham Bois M anor is the property and
of Burnham , p etty sessional division and county court residence of John W illiam G arrett-P egge esq. J.P . who
d istrict of Che«ham , union of Am ersham , ru ral deanery is lord of the manor and principal landowner. T he soil
of Am ersham , archdeaconry of B uckingham and diocese is c la y ; subsoil, chalk. Th e chief crops are wheat,
of Oxford. Th e church of St. Leonard is an ancient oats and barley. T h e area is 906 acres of land and 4
building in the E a rly E n g lish style, consisting of of w a te r; rateable value, £ 7 ,7 4 8 ; the population in
chancel, nave and aisle of seven bays, south porch, and 1901 was 767 and in 1911, 1,253.
a tow er con tain in g a clock and 3 b e lls : there is a
Parish Clerk, John B irch.
carved p ulpit, and brasses w ith effigies to Benedict Post, M. 0 . & T . & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office— Miss L avin ia C utler, sub-postm istress.
Letters
L ee, 1520, a chrysom child ; Robert Cheyne, 1552, and
arrive through Chesham at 8 a.m . & 3 & 7.15 p .m .;
E lizabeth his wife. 15 16 : the church was restored in
dispatched 8.30 & n . 5 a.m . & 2.55 & 7.50 p .m .; S u n ­
1881 at a cost of £1,300, and a north aisle and a new
days, arrive & dispatched 8 a.m
tower at the south-w est angle w ere b u ilt in 1884: the
total cost of restoration and enlargem ent was £2,045 Post Office, Bois Moor road, opposite Unicorn P .H .—
P
ercy Keen, sub-postm aster, box cleared at 8.15 &
n s . 5 d . : th e nave and north aisle were extended and a
vestry added in 1911, at a cost of about £ 1 ,1 5 0 : the
i t . 40 a.m . & 2.45 & 7.15 p.m . week d a ys; Sundays,
church contains sittin gs for 250 persons. Th e register
7 P-m
.
dates from the year 1542. T h e livin g is a rectory, net W all L etter B ox, Chesham Bois common, cleared at
yea rly value £180. w ith 2 acres of glebe, and resi­
8.30
& I I . 15 a.m . & 4.45 & 8 p.m . ; sundays, 9.35 a.m
dence, in the srift of the Peache trustees, and held since E lem entary School (m ixed & infants), b u ilt in 1894, for
160 ch ild ren ; M iss Florence G rim sd ell, m istress
1906 by the Rev. Thom as H enry F itzp atrick M .A. of
PRIVATE RESIDENTS-

A dler C ecil G eorge. Dunsets
A lga r Frederick John. The B riars
Andrews Mrs. Farleigh
B ailey Jam es L. Monks Barn
B arry Henry, B errym ead
Bastian H enrv C harlton M .A ., M .D..
F .R .8 . Fairfield
Bell A lfred Robert. Chenies cottage
Bentley G eorge H. Swallow s
B la ir M rs. Lyddon
Bode M ajor L. W . Boisdene
Borrow A lb ert, Blue Spar
B rook W alter A lfred, M arlesford
Browne A rth ur M .A. C hiltern cottage
Bruce M itchell. Th e Grange
B running W alter, Oaklyn
B usk M iss. Bois cottage
Callard Thos. B lack, Bois F arm cot

Cam pbell Mrs. C . N atalia
C arver Th e M isses, Bois house
C ave-Browne-Cave
M rs.
Chesham
Bois place
C harlton Mis», G lenariff
C hater T . A ., M .A. Th e Caboose
C'homette Paul, Bois villa
C hurch ill M iss, R ubv cottage
C larke C yril John D igbv, Corona
Colenso Mrs. Francis E. Elangeni
C olta rt W m . H y. Copperkins corner
Cook E rn est E . Bois M ill house
Coward Chesnev, H em ingford
Crane Charles E. Tam penis
Cree A. T. CrawfoTd. Anthonys
Crosfiehl Mrs
Cross John B. Maple dene
Darvell A lfred. C h estn u t house
D arvell John, Rose villa

Davison John G. Downash
D earing H erbert John, H eathcote
Denver Charles H enry, The C roft
Devey Capt. W . H
Dixon C ornelius H enry, Coom be lodge
Duke Alexander Charles. M aybury
Fades Frederick Talbot, Beech grove?
Edwards Miss, W h ite cottage
E rau t E rnest, Beaum anoir
Evans Alfred. Bois Farm house
Fahie John J. G reencroft
Field Frank H. Drum carro
F itzp atrick Rev. Thom as H enry M .A.
(rector), Rectory
Foster Gerald Douglas, The Firs
F ow ler Burroughs, Lych gate
Freem an C. Sandford. H igh Wood
Gardiner F rederick, The Leys