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VILLAG ES D IRECTORYâ 1 9 1 4 .
p a n o b o b r n f.
4 A3
D eacon H en ry, farm er, H od m ore , M apledurham (W ater) M ill#
E lliott Jn. W . fa rm r.H od m ore frm
M orse J a m es, farm er, Park farm
G im b lett T hos. W . fa rm r.N ew frm
Saunders W illia m , P ack S addle
H arris D aniel, head gard ener to
P .H . C hazey heath
H on. A lgern on H e n ry M ills
j Sharpe T h om a s, m a rk et g a rd en er ,
H ill R o b e rt, farm er, L ily farm
1 Sm ith G eorge, farm er
P A N G B O U R N B is a parish and large v illa g e b ea u tifu lly s itu a te 'o n
the banks o f th e Tham es, w ith a station on th e G rea t W estern ra ilw a y,
41£ m iles b y rail and 45 b y road from L on d on , 51, w est-n orth -w est from
R ea din g and 11 south from W a llin g fo rd , in th e S outhern d iv ision o f th e
cou n ty, hun dred, p e tty sessional div ision and cou n ty cou rt d is trict o f
R ea d in g, Bradfield u nion , rural dean ery o f B radfield , a rch d ea con ry of
B e r k s -a n d d iocese o f O xford . T h e village is ligh ted w ith gas from
w orks erected in 1863. T h e ch u rch o f St. Jam es th e Less is an edifice
o f flint and stone in the D ecora ted style, con sistin g o f ch a n cel, n av e,
n orth aisle, south p o rch and an em b a ttled w estern to w e r con ta in in g a
clo ck and 6 bells : in th e ch u rch is a cu riou s m on u m en t w ith effigy to
Sir J oh n D a vis, o b . 1625, w ho was k n igh ted at the ta k in g o f Gales, in
Spain : th e p u lp it is a beau tifu l specim en o f ca rved oak in the A ra b esq u e
style. Oak ch oir stalls, su b scrib ed fo r b y C hurch m em bers, w ere erected
in 1903 to com m em orate th e coron a tion o f K in g E dw ard, th e Seven th :
there are 300 sittings ; all in th e north aisle are free. T h e re g ister'd a tes
from th e year 1556. T h e livin g is a rectory , n et yearly value £ 3 6 0 ,
w ith 4 acres o f glebe and residence, in th e g ift o f C. 0 . M in chin esq.
and held since 1913 b y the R ev. H u b ert P h illip p s P op e B A . o f U n iv e r Â
s ity College, D urham .
H ere are C on grega tion a l and P r im itiv e M eth od ist
chapels, and a F rien d sâ M eetin g house. C layesm ore S ch ool, a p riv a te
establishm ent in this parish , for 10 0 sons o f gen tlem en, foun ded b y the
presen t headm aster, stands in its ow n grounds o f 200 acres ; th e b u ild Â
in gs, w hich w ere open ed in 1902 b y L ord R ea y, occu p y a site 600 feet
above th e sea level ; w ith class room s, there are w orkshops and la b o ra Â
tories and electric plant. In 1911 a n ew house was added to the school.
B reed on â s ch a rity o f £ 5 2s. 6 d. and D o w n in g â s o f £ 4 15s. 6 d. for coals
are d istributed yearly. B ere C ourt, the residence o f G eorge B ooth T a te
esq. is situated in a picturesque arid retired spot : in 1230 it w as given
b y R ob ert d e B ingham , B ish op o f S alisbury, to the abbot and m on a stery
o f R e a d in g, and on the dissolu tion o f th a t house Sir Joh n D a vis a cquired
it b y purchase, and it afterw ards, in 1671, cam e into the possession of
the late J oh n B reedon esq. B ow d en G reen is th è residence o f M rs.
S pagnoletti.
W e st E nd G rov e is th e residen ce o f M iss H op k in s.
M aiden H atch is the p rop erty and residen ce' of L ieu t.-C ol. W a lter
T h orn ton J .P . G eorge B ooth Tate esq. is lord o f the m an or. H erb ert
W a tn e y esq. M .A ., M .D ., F .R .C .P . o f B u ck h old , B ra dfield , E v e ly n
H ubert F oster esq. of L ow er B ow d en , L ieu t.-C ol. W a lte r T h orn ton J .P .
and executors of th e late Joh n D onaldson esq. are the p rin cip a l landÂ
owners. R u de im plem ents of flint, tog eth er w ith the bones o f m am m als,
have been found in the gravel pits here.
D u rin g the sum m er m onths
the pla ce is much frequented b y tou rists and anglers, and every a ccom Â
m odation m ay be found at thè E lephant and Y e Old G eorge h otels.
T h e soil is gravel ; su b soil, gravel and chalk. T h e ch ie f crop s are wheat-,,
oats and barley.
T h e area is 1,931 acres o f land and 9 of w a t e r ;
rateable value, £ 1 6 ,0 5 4 ; the p op u la tion in 1911 w as 1,677.
. A ssistant O verseer, Charles W est.
P arish C lerk, G eorge B artlett.