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B E R K S H IR E .

BRAY.

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are held tw ice d u rin g the week and in the evenin g on County Police, C harles W illiam Jates, sergeant
Sundays. There are several ch arities, am oun ting to
TO U C H E N E N D is a sm all village and ch ap elry in
about ¿ 5 0 yea rly, for edu catin g and apprenticing boys, the p arish of B ray, situated between H olyport and
also for coals and clothing. An A ct of P arliam en t has W hite W altham , and 3J m iles south from the M aiden­
vested in the m agistrates (instead of th e lord of the head station of th e G reat W estern railw ay.
Holy
m anor) the power to appoint ch ief and p etty constables T rin ity C h urch , a chapel of ease to S t. M ichael’s, B ray,
and tithingm en. New Lodge, the seat of Col. V icto r bu ilt in 1862, is a stru ctu re of red brick, consisting of
W illiam B ates Van de W eyer J .P . and L ad y E m ily Van chancel, nave, aisle and south p o rc h ; attached is a
de W eyer, is a handsome mansion of stone in the Tudor burial ground, given- by th e la te C apt. W asey R .N .;
style, and is supplied w ith w ater from an artesian well service is held on Sundays in the afternoon and in the
boring, 1,243 feet in depth. O ckwells M anor, th e resi­ m orning on the first and th ird Sundays in the m onth by
dence of M ajor S ir E dw ard A rth u r B arry bart. J .P . is the vicar of B ray or his c u r a t e : there are 250 sittings.
an extrem ely fine tim ber-fram ed m ansion, erected by S ir L etters th rou gh M aidenhead. P aley S treet is the nearest
John Norreys in the reign of E dw ard IV . and was
post office & th e n earest m oney order & telegraph
enlarged in 1899 b y th e present owner by the addition
office is at H olyport, i£ m iles distan t
of a w est w ing in a corresponding s t y le : the interior W all L e tte r B oxes.— Touchen E nd, cleared a t 9.15 a.m .
contains some very fine oak panelling and the windows
& 12.25 & 7.35 p .m . ; sundays, 6.35 p .m . ; H awthorn
of the grea t hall are adorned w ith ancient heraldic
h ill, cleared at 10.50 a.m . & 6.15 p .m .; Sundays,
glass. Lord Desborough, who is lo rd of th e m anors
10.45 a -m
of B ray Lowbrooks and Philberds, Col. V icto r W illiam
E lem en tary School, Touchen E nd (m ixed), b u ilt in 1862
Bates Van de W eyer J.P . and th e F ish m on gers’
& enlarged in 1892, for 106 children ; M iss A lice A.
Com pany are th e principal landowners.
T h e soil is
Brown, m istress
clay and g r a v e l; subsoil, chalk. T he chief crops are
M oney Row G reen is also a p art of th is parish.
wheat, barley, oats &c. The parish area is 7,757 acres
of land and 63 of w a te r ; rateable value, ¿30 ,0 53 ; the C oun ty Police, W a lter Jam es T u b b , constable
population in 1911 was 3,409 in the c iv il and 1,983 in
the ecclesiastical parish. M aidenhead, origin ally partly
W A T E R O A K L E Y is a ham let 2^ m iles south from
in this parish, is now a distin ct c iv il parish.
Bray.
Sexton, W illiam E dw ard B. W oodhouse.
L etters th rou gh W indsor
Post, M. 0 ., T . & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office.—
L e tte r B ox at Th e H atch, cleared a t 7.45 a.m . & 12.30
Thoma-s W arner Jones, sub-postm aster.
Letters
& 6.10 p .m .; sundays, 7.45 a.m
arrive from M aidenhead at 8 & n a.m . & 7 p.m . ;
L e tter B ox at W ater O akley, cleared a t 7.35 a.m . &
Sundays, 8 a . m . ; dispatched at 8.30 & 11.40 a.m . &
12.20
& 6 p .m .; sundays, 7.35 a.m
7.45
p.m . ; Sundays, 7 p .m
W all L e tte r B oxes.— M oney Row G reen , cleared a t 8.3c
W all L e tter Box, at B ray court, cleared at 8.30 & 11.30
a.m . & 12.30 & 7.10 p .m . ; sundays, 8.30 a . m . ; Braya.m . & 8 p.m . ; Sundays, 6.55 p .m
woodside, cleared a t 9.45 a.m . & 12.30 & 6.45 p .m . ;
C ounty Police, Charles T iller, constable
sundays, 9.45 a . m . ; F orest green , cleared at 8.30
O A K L E Y G R E E N is a villag e 3 m iles south from Bray.
a.m . & 1.15 & 6.15 p .m .; sundays, 8.30 a.m
Letters from W indsor arrive at 8 a.m . & 1, 6.30 & 8.20
p.m . C lew er is the nearest m oney order & telegraph
F IF IE L D is a villag e 4 m iles south from M aidenhead.
office
Here is an evan gelical m ission chapel, b u ilt of wood and
W all L e tte r Box cleared at 8.20 a.m . & 1.5, 6.45 & 8.10 capable of seating 120 persons.
p .m . ; Sundays, 8.20 p.m
Post Office, W indsor road.— Charles Orpwood, sub-post­
County Police, E dw ard John H use, constable
m aster. L etters th rou gh M aidenhead. B ray, i£ m iles
d istan t, is the nearest telegraph & m oney order office
B R A Y W IC K is a ham let in the parish of Bray,
cou nty cou rt d istrict of W indsor, 1 m ile south from the W all L e tte r B ox at Fifield House, cleared a t 8 a.m . &
11.45 & 7 p n a . ; sundays, 8 a.m
G reat W'estern railw ay station at M aidenhead. Braywick House is the residence of C ol. S ir Jam es R. A. W all L e tter Box, W indsor road, cleared at 8.r5 a.m . &
11.30
& 6.50 p .m .; sundays, 8.15 a.m
C lark barfc. C .B . and Cannon H ill of C apt. th e Hon.
W all L e tte r Box, New L o d g e farm , cleared at 8 & 11.20
E dw ard S tan ley Dawson R .N . and L a d y E lizabeth.
a.m
.
&
5.20
p.m . ; sundays, 8 a.m
W all L e tter Boxes.— S itu a te at corner of Cross ro a d s;
hours of collection, 10 a.m . & 12.45 & 8.5 p.m . ; School, Fifield (m ixed), b u ilt in 1857, for 146 c h ild re n ;
Sundays, 7.20 p.m . & at K im b ers lane, 9.30 a.m . &
W illiam N icholls, m aster
2.15
& 7.45 p.m . ; Sundays, 5.45 p .m
Boyne H ill, Cox G reen and T ittle Row, w ithin the civil
E lem entary Schools (girls & infants), b uilt in 1454 as parish of B ray, form a separate ecclesiastical parish and
the Courthouse of the m an or; it w ill hold 117 are given under the headin g of M aidenhead.
children ; M iss M ary Jane A yres, m istress
B R A Y W O O D is an ecclesiastical parish, form ed
H O L Y P O R T is a ham let in the parish of B ray, 1 m ile A u g u st 22, 1871, out of the m oth er parishes of Bray
south-south-w est from B ray and 2 m iles south from and W in kfield ; it includes the sm all places of Fifield
M aidenhead; it contains a W esleyan chapel. A ch arity and O akley G reen, a sm all portion of W inkfield and a
was le ft by W illiam C herry esq. for the education of p art of Cranbourne, and is 3 m iles south from Bray
two boys and one g irl of this place.
and 3 west from W indsor. Th e church of A ll Sain ts,
Fledborough H all, the seat of A lfred B arn ard Basset erected in 1866 at the sole cost of th e late M adam Van
esq. F.R . S. is b u ilt on th e site of an old house, called de W eyer, is a cruciform buildin g of c u t flint w ith Bath
Bourne B ridge Lodge, w hich form erly belonged to Sir stone dressings, in the Ea-rly E n g lish and Decorated
Robert Sidney k t . ; the present bouse is nam ed after styles, and consists of chancel, nave, transepts, south
the m anor of Fledborough in N ottingham shire.
and w est porches and an em b attled w estern tow er con­
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office.— H erbert W oodford, sub-post­ taining 5 b e lls : there are 280 sittin gs. Th e register
m aster. L e tters from M aidenhead arrive at 7 & 10.45 dates from th e year 1866. T he liv in g is a vicarage,
a .m . & 7.15 p.m . ; dispatched at 9.45 & n . 15 a.m . & net yea rly value ¿ 9 8 , w ith residence, in the g ift of
Col. V icto r W illiam Bates V an de W eyer, and held
12.20
& 7.55 p .m . ; Sundays, arriva l at 7 a.m . & dis­
since 1914 by the Rev. John Charles W illiam H erschel
patch 6.50 p.m
W all L e tte r Box, opposite Fledborough H all, cleared at M .A. of C h rist C h urch , O xford. Ool. V icto r W illiam
B ates Van de W eyer J.P . is the p rin cipal landowner.
9.45
a.m . & 12.25 & 7.45 p .m . ; Sundays, 6.40 p .m
T h e population in 1911 was 851.
E lem entary School, b u ilt in 1848 & since tw ice enlarged
Parish C lerk and Sexton , W illiam Sim m onds.
by John H ibbert esq. & again by p ublic subscription
in 19x0, for 149 boys & in fa n ts; W alter Alm ond W all L e tte r Box, Braywood inn, cleared at 8.15 a. m. &
Eagers, m aster
12.55 & 6.35 p .m .; sundays, 8.15 a.m
BRAY.
B u tler H arry, Thornycroft
(Marked thus * receive their letters Coward Richard, Th e W h ite cottage
*C rum p lin W. J. Ockwells cottage,
through Maidenhead direct.)
K im b er’s lane
P R I V A T E R E S ID E N T S .
D igby Thom as J. W eir bank
B arratt A rth ur H enry, La Chaum ière F itz Clarence Mrs. De la Pole
B arry M ajor S ir Edward A rth u r bart. *Ford Frederick Thom as, K im b er’s
J.P . Ockwells m anor
house, K im b er’s lane
B eattie Robert J. Dovercourt
F rver R ichard, C hippewa cottage
Bourgeios Joseph, Brayfield cottage Fulford Misses, New cottage
*B urrell John, Languedoc.W indsor rd H art Sidney, Norm anton

Hearn Mrs. Th e Orchards
Henderson Mrs. C ruchfield house
Hawthorne h ill (postal address
Bracknell)
Holdsworth J. A. The L ittle house
K e lly H enry M atthew , Th e NutsheL
Kinloch Miss, Bray l o d g e
Lam b Mrs. H om e view
*Moss Mrs. B ray rise, W indsor T o a d
Nicholson G eoffrey, C h aun try house
^Phillips Mrs. B ray court,W indsor rd
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