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BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.

The reservoir of the Am ersham , Beaconsfield and D istrict
Waterworks Co. Lim ited is situated h e re ; it supplies
Amersham and d istrict, and has a capacity of consider­
ably more than 100,000 gallons. Th e ch urch of A ll Saints,
a chapel of ease to S t. M ary’s, A m ersh am , is a b uilding of
flint and b rick in the G othic style, consisting of chancel,
nave, south p orch and a sm all tower containing one
bell and clock w ith chim es presented by M iss G a lp in :
there is an oak rered o s: an organ was presented in 1906
in m em ory of M rs. Tom T ay lo r by her fa m ily : th ere
are 200 sittin gs. The R ev. C ecil G eorge C um ner W alker
M.A. of K eble College, O xford, has been curate in
charge since 1908. E dm und W aller, th e poet, born in
this ham let, M arch 3, 1605, was M .P. for Am ersham in
two parliam ents of Charles I. ; and the celebrated
Algernon Sidney represented it in 1679. A m ong the

AMERSHAM.

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curiosities here is the celebrated W aller's Oak. The
sou is p rin cip ally chalk and flint. The area is 1,810
a c re s; rateable value, £2,966; the population in i g n
was 570.
Larkins Green is in this hamlet.
W IN CH M O RE H IL L , i j
m iles west, lies between
C oleshill and Penn, being situated partly within the
boundaries of both those places.
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office, Coleshill.— Allen Moore Sears,
sub-postm aster. L etters through Am ersham arrive at
7 & I0-3 S a .m .; dispatched at 7 & 10.35 a -m- & 3.15
& 6.35 p.m . ; sundays, delivery, 7 a .m .; dispatch,
ix .35 a.m
W all L etter Box.— C oleshill, cleared at 6.40 & 10.20 a.m .
& 3.20 & 6.40 p .m . ; sundays, 11.40 a.m

O F F IC IA L E S T A B L IS H M E N T S , L O C A L IN S T IT U T IO N S &c.
Post, M. 0 . & T. & Telephonic E xpress Delivery Office,
H igh street. L e tters arrive from London & all parts
of the South of England per m ail cart from Slough at
5 a .m .; delivery com m ences a t 7 a.m . ; London, 9.50
a.m . & 6.10 p.m . ; disp atched at 10 & xi.35 a.m . &
4.10 & 7.50 p.m . Letters from B erkham pstead, in ­
clu ding London, N orth of E n glan d , Scotch & Irish
letters, arrive at 5.16 a .m .; dispatched at 7.15 p.m .
Box for London closes at 7.50 p.m . Box for B erk ­
ham pstead closes at 7.15 p.m
Sub-Post & M. O. & Telegraph Office, New Tow n.— Mrs.
L aura N evell, sub-postm istress. L e tters are delivered
direct from Am ersham & dispatched at 8.50 a.m . 12
noon & 3.50 & 7.30 p .m .; also at 6.50 p.m . for the
N orth of E n g la n d ; S u n d a y s , dispatched 6.50 p.m
Post & M. 0 . & Telegrap h & Telephone Office, The
C om m on.— Miss A. B. Sm ith, sub-postm istress. L e t­
ters dispatched at 6.35 a.m . & 1.30, 6 & 7.15 p .m . ;
delivered at 6.45 a.m . & 12.15 & 6.50 p.m . week d a y s;
Sundays, delivered at 7.40 a.m . ; dispatched at 7.30
a.m
Roadside L e tter B ox at Chesham Bois, cleared at 7.40
a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m . week days only
Wall L etter Box, B u ry End, cleared at 9 & 10.30 a.m . &
3.45
& 6.30 p .m . ; Sundays, at 9.35 a.m
Wall L etter Box, M ark e t square, cleared at 5 & 9.15
a.m . & 3.45 & 7 p.m . ; sunday, at 7 p m
Wall L etter Box at Shardeloes, cleared at 9.15 & 10.15
a.m. & 4 & 6.45 p .m . ; sundays, 6.45 p.m
Roadside L e tter B ox, W oodrow, cleared at 9.30 & n .1 5
а.m. & 5.30 p .m
Roadside L e tter Box, WinchmoTe H ill, cleared 7.50 a.m.
6 3 & 6 p.m . ; sundays, 1.25 p.m
Roadside L e tter Box, H yrons farm , cleared 1.45 a.m . &
б.30 p .m . ; sundays. 8 a.m . & 8.40 p.m

PU B L IC E S T A B L IS H M E N T S .
C em etery, John Gibbon How, clerk to the jo in t com ­
m ittee Am ersham & Coleshill Parish C ouncils
Day’s Alm shouses, W illiam John Stan drin g, clerk
Drake s Alm shouses, W illiam John Stan drin g, clerk to
the trustees
h ire Brigade. Broadway, Capt. G. Darlington & 12 men
Town H all, H igh street
A M E R SH A M UNION.
Board day, m onthly on tuesdays, at 2 p.m . a t th e Poor
Law Institution.
The union com prises the following p la c e s :— Am ersham ,
A shley Green, Beaconsfield, Chalfont St. Giles, Chalfont
St._ Peter, C h artrid ge, Chenies, Chesham , Chesham
Bois, Coleshill, L atim er, Lee, Missenden (G reat), Missenden (L ittle), Penn & Seer Green. Th e population
of the union in 1911 was 29,229 ; area, 51,590 ac re s;
rateable value, in Feb. 1915, £178,994
Chairm an of the Board of G uardian s, W . G u rn ey, Cokes
lane, A m ersham
Clerk to the Board of G uardians & A ssessm ent Com ­
m ittee, W illiam John Stan drin g, H igh st. Am ersham
T reasu rer. Jam es W illiam W ard, Union of London &
Sm iths Bank, Chesham
Relieving & Vaccination Officer, A m ersh am d istrict,
John T. Sharpe, A m ersham Com m on
Medical Officers & P ub lic V accinators, A m ersham dis­
tric t, Jam es Cardw ell G ardner M .B. & B .C ., J .P . The
F irs, H igh st. A m ersh am ; Penn & C olesh ill d istricts,
G raham S. A . S m ith W ynne M .R .C .S .E n g ., L .R .C .P .
Lond. Broadway house, A m ersh a m ; Beaconsfield dis­
tric t, A rth u r H. T u rn e r L .S .A . H igh street, Beacons­
field ; Chalfont d istrict, Charles Brooks M .R .C .S .,
L .R .C .P .L o n d .
G old
H ill,
C halfont
St.
P e te r ;
Chesham . No.
1 d istrict, John Foot C h urch ill
M .R .C .S .E n g ., L .R .C .P .L o n d ., J .P . 48 H ig h street,
C h esh a m ; No. 2 d istrict, Thom as Freem an Lon g
M .R .C .S ., L .R .C .P .L o n d . C h esh am ; M issenden d is ­
tric t, E d g ar Olive Turn er M .B. G reat M issenden
Th e Poor L a w In stitution , a b u ild in g in th e E lizabeth an
style, was erected in 1838 for 350 in m ates, b u t now
only provides for 230; infirm ary added in 1906; W a lter
R ich ards, m a s te r; Rev. A rth u r Browming B .A . (of
Penn S treet), c h a p la in ; Jam es Cardw ell G ardn er
M .B . & B .C ., J.P . m edical officer; M rs. A lice R ich ards,
m atron

C O U N T Y M A G IS T R A T E S
A cting for the Am ersham sub-division of the p etty ses­
sional hundred of Burnham .
G arrett-Pegge John W illiam , Chesham Bois m anor,
Chesham, chairm an
Ellis A lfred, The A venue, Station road, Am ersham
G ardner Jam es Cardw ell M .B. Th e F irs, H igh street,
Amersham
G arrett-Pegge W ilfrid G eorge, Chesham Bois m anor,
Chesham Bois, Chesham
Grove W alter F rederick, Stone house, Penn, Am ersham
Matthews E rnest, L ittle Shardeloes, Am ersham
T yrwhitt-D rake W m . W ykeham , Shardeloes, Am ersham
The Chairman, for the tim e being, of th e Am ersham
A m e r sh am R e g is t r a t io n Dis t r ic t .
Rural D istrict Council, is an ex-officio m agistrate
Superintendent R eg istra r, W illiam John Stan drin g,
Clerk, John Gibbon How, H igh street
H igh street, A m e rsh a m ; deputy, G eorge Stone, H igh
Petty Sessions held fourth m onday in m onth at Town
street, Am ersham
hall at 10.30 a-m. The following places in the hundred
R egistrars of B irth s & Deaths, A raersham sub-district,
of Burnham are in the d is tr ic t:— Am ersham , Penn &
F
ran k Bryan, W hielden street, A m e rsh a m ; deputy
Coleshill
H. D. W . A ndrew s, A m ersh a m ; C halfont sub-district,
F ran k R eg ister, C h alfon t S t. G ile s; dep uty, Louis A.
A M E RSH A M R U R A L D IS T R IC T CO U N C IL.
M archant, Chalfont S t. G ile s ; Chesham sub-district,
The parishes in the D istrict are th e sam e as in the
Miss Ann G. Ford, C h esh am ; deputy, John H arding,
Union, w ith the exception of Beaconsfield & Chesham .
C h esh a m ; M issenden sub-district, M iss Frances J.
The area is 45,700 a c re s ; the population in 1911 was
18,514
Douglas, G reat M issen d en ; deputy, Robert Douglas,
G reat Missenden
Council m eets at the Am ersham G uardian s’ Board Room
R egistrars of M arriages, Am ersham sub-district, G eorge
on every altern ate Board Day, a t 2 p.m .
P ra tt, Station road, A m ersh am ; deputy, Thom as
Chairm an, W illiam G urney, Cokes lane, Am ersham
W illiam A yres, W hielden street, A m ersh a m ; Chesham
Officials.
sub-district, Francis E. Howard, 81 H igh street,
Clerk, W illiam John S tan drin g, H igh street, Am ersham
Chesham ; dep uty, W illiam D arvell, Springfield road,
Treasurer, Jam es W illiam W ard, Union of London &
Chesham
Sm iths Bank, Chesham
Medical Officer of H ealth, Jam es Sherwood New M B ,
P U B L IC O F F IC E R S .
B .S.L o nd.,
M .R .C .S .E n g .,
L .R .C .P .L o n d .,
D.P.H.
Camb. Redcot, Am ersham Common
C ertifying F acto ry Surgeon, Jam es C ardw ell G ardner
Surveyor of H ighw ays, L evi R. Hilsden, H igh street, • M .B . & B .C ., J.P . The F irs, H igh street
Am ersham
Collector of Poor’s Rates & A ssistant O verseer, G eorge
Sanitary Inspector, A lb ert B .C ro w h u rst,H igh st.A m rshm
P ra tt, Station road
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