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VILLAGES DIRECTORY— 1914.

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w ith W a rg ra v e . T h e ch u rch o f SS. P e te r and P a u l is a stru ctu re o f
flin t and ston e, w ith arches and colu m n s o f ch alk in variou s styles from
the T ra n sition N orm an period d ow n w a rd s, con sistin g o f ch a n cel, n ave,
aisles, south porch and an em battled to w e r at th e n orth -w est a n g le co n ­
taining 8 bells, 2 o f w hich w ere added in 1902 to com m em orate the lon g
reign o f H e r late M a je sty Queen V icto ria , and a c lo c k : in general the
ch urch is o f th e D e co ra te d era, b u t the arches o f th e nave arcades are
Transition N orm an , th e south aisle b ein g E a rly E n glish and th e fon t
D ecorated : there is an E a rly English piscina in the south aisle and
m any ancient floor tiles re m a in : there is a brass to J oh n S ym on d s and
J a n e .h is w ife, c. 1540, and m em orials to A rth u r B lu nden, 1607, and
to M r. P lo w d e n , w ith a fine b u s t : th e ch urch w as rebu ilt in 1869 and
a chancel and organ cham ber added, from plans b y th e late G eorge
E. S treet esq. R .A . a t a co st o f £ 3 ,7 1 3 6 s. l i d . ; the bells w ere rehung
and a n ew one added : there are seven stained w in d ow s, som e o f w h ich
are filled w ith ancient glass b ro u g h t from th e ch urch o f the A b b e y
o f St. B e rtin at St. Om er ; th e w est w in d ow is a m em orial to Sir R o b e r t
J oseph P h illim ore bart. d. 19 M a y , 1 8 8 5 : the late L o r d T en n y son ,
p oe t laureate, was m arried in this church, June 13, 1 8 5 0: th ere are
200 sittings. T h e register o f baptism s and burials dates from th e yea r
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i 1l arria'ges> 1674- In th e ch u rch ya rd is a m em orial cross erected
in 1908 -by the R t, H on . Sir W a lte r G . P . P h illim ore bart. and m em bers
ot his fa m ily. T h e liv in g is a v ica ra ge, gross y e a rly value £ 3 9 2
n et £ 2 6 0 , w ith residen ce, in the g ift o f th e D ean and Canons o f
W in d so r, and held since F eb ru a ry, 1913, b y the R ev . Charles A rth u r
W illia m A y le n M .A . o f K e b le C ollege, O xford & Cuddesdon. N ear the
ch urch is a parish room . P ep p a rd P a rish R oom is in this parish and
faces P ep p a rd C om m on. T h ere are fou r cotta ges and gard en s in this
parish , the rents of w hich, £ 2 1 y e a rly , are a pplied to the rep airs o f the
church, after p a ym en t o f £ 5 to th e clerk.
This village is a fav ou rite
resort fo r boa tin g, fishing and b icy clin g parties. C row sley P a rk 'is th e
seat o f Col. J o h n B a sk erville D .L ., J .P . ; the m an sion, bu ilt in the
reign of Jam es I I . is a fine buildin g o f red b rick w ith an em b a ttled
parapet, and is surrounded b y avenues o f fine t r e e s ; one avenue
in th e rear o f th e m ansion is a m ile in le n g t h ; the p a rk , in w h ich
are k ep t 200 head of deer, is 250 acres in exten t, th ick ly w ood ed and
n oted for its fine cedar and oa k trees. T he C opp ice is th e resid en ce o f
the R t. H on . Sir W a lte r G eorge F ran k P h illim ore ba rt. D .O .L ., L L .D .,
J .P . ; Shiplake H ouse, o f th e M isses P h illim ore. and S h iplake C ou rt,
of R o b e rt H . C. H arrison esq. D .L ., J .P . Col. J oh n B askeTville D .L .!
J .P . is lord of th e m anor and p rin cip a l la n d ow n er. T he soil is g r a v e l;
subsoil, chalk. T h e ch ief crop s are w h ea t, b a rley , oats and” peas.
T h e area is 2,740 acres o f land and w a t e r ; rateable valu e, £ 1 0 .3 2 3
for th e w hole civil parish ; th e p op u la tion in 1911 was 1,236 in the civil
parish ; th e p op u la tion in the ecclesiastical parish in 1911 w as 960.
P a rish C lerk, Charles M ontague.
O verseers, F re d e rick H e n ry Sadler & Edm und D oble.
P arish C ou ncil consists o f 7 m em bers, viz. : — R o b e rt H . C. H arrison
D .L ., J .P . (chairm an), A rth u r L y fo rd , Charles F . H a rd in g , E rn est
Jam es H ob b s, Joh n C'ordery, J oh n W illia m T u b b & E dm un d D o b le ;
E rn est Charles C ook e, Oak villa , 5 G osb rook street, C aversh am , clerk
A ssistant O verseer & C ollector o f R a tes,
villa, 5 G osb rook street, C aversham

E rn est Charles C ook e

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