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VILLAG ES DIRECTORY— 1911.
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through T w y fo rd .)
A lln a tt W illia m , ba k er & g rocer
A ngell F ran cis, tailor
Attvvell Janies G e orge, boot m aker
Beadel, W o o d & C o. agents to the
H olm e Park estate
Brow n G e orge, decorator
C on nelly M iss K. schoolm istress
COX
E D W A R D & S O N S , coach
builders, m otor w orks & carriage
p r o p r ie t o r s ; T . N . 27 Sonning
E L M O R E H A R R V , b u tc h e r ; T . X .
1 X 5 Sonning
F arran t
Sam uel
J oh n ,
farm er,
G harville farm
C ard W illiam H. farm er, Son nin g
fa rm
H arries F redk. W m . schoolm aster
Hen w ood M ary A n ne (M iss), P ost
office
Hull T h os. H a lse ,W h ite Hart hotel
Jeskins A lb e rt, bead gardener to
G eorge St. C roix R ose esq
Light J. lock keeper

HUl.lt AM.

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M ay W illia m N orm a n M .D . p h y ­
sician & su rg eon , & m ed ica l
officer & p u b lic va ccin a tor Son
ning d is trict, W ok in g h a m union,
W h ite house
Osman A rth u r R o w la n d , g rocer
Pearson Hall (T h e)(T h on ia s F ra n k ­
lin, caretaker)
P rior A lb ert Ja m es, new s agent
R eeve W m . land a gen t & valu er
* R ig h ton F red erick , fa rm er, East
P ark farm
R obin son G eo. b u ild er, Park view
Bussed T h om a s, builder
Shorlund G eorge, farm er, H o lm e
P ark farm
Sm allpieoe W m .G lia s.H a y d on , frrni
South E lija h , parish clerk
Sum ner J oh n , gardener to C. W .
C h rislie-M iller esq
W a d h a m s J oh n , general sm ith
W eal A lb e rt J oh n , p olice con sta b le
W e b b H arry, T h e Bull hotel
W ith erin g ton C .H . & Son , m illers,
Sonnirig m ill
W o rk in g M en’ s C lu b (R . 11. E iger,
b on . sec)
W rig h t G eorge .John, d a iry m a n

E U L H A M is a picturesque village and parish, on a g en tle acclivity
com m anding beautiful view s of the surrounding cou n try , 2 m iles south
from the P an gbourn e railw ay sta tion , 2£ north from T b ea le station
both on the G reat W e ste rn ra ilw a y, and 5 w est from R ea d in g , in the
Southern div ision o f the cou n ty, hundred o f T h eale, union o f B radfield.
p etty sessional div ision and cou n ty cou rt d istrict o f R ea d in g , rural
deanery o f Bradfield, arch deacon ry o f Berks and diocese o f O xford.
T h e church o f St. N ich ola s, reb u ilt in 1838, chiefly at th e exp en se of
(he late R e v. John W ild e r M .A . rector 1836-92, is an edifice o f stone
and flint in the E a rly E n glish style, con sistin g o f ch ancel, separated
from the n ave b y a trip le arch, n ave, orga n ch am ber, n orth p o r ch , and
a w estern to w e r w ith pin n acles and a lo fty sp ire, con ta in in g 6 bells, the
g ift o f the late re cto r in 1879 : th e v in dow s are all stained : the church
con tain s several m arble tablets to m em bers o f the W ild e r fa m ily : the
m arble fo n t was presented b y J oh n W ild e r esq. in 1 7 3 3 ; in the yeai
1845 it was in closed in new stone w ork, w ith four m arble colu m n s
given by the R e v . J . W . E den , and placed in the presen t b a p t is t e r y :
the ch urchyard is planted w ith shrubs and evergreens, and in the
cen tre is a beautiful cross o f P ortla n d stone, a bout 14 feet h ig h , the
g ift o f the late rector, rich ly carved w ith various em blem s o f the
B lessed R edeem er and the ITolv T r in it y : there are 120 sittings. T he
register dates from th e yea r 1730
T h e liv in g is a rectorv , tith e rentcharge £ 1 9 8 average £ 1 5 0 , n et y e a rly value £ 1 3 0 , in clu d in g 26 acres
o f glebe, w ith residence, in the g ift of, and held since 1908 b v th e R ev
H enry Charles W ild e r M .A . o f N ew C ollege, O xford. Sulham Housed
the seat of M rs. John W ild e r, is a handsom e residence w ith exten sive
grounds, com m anding fine view s o f w oodlan d scenery. T h e R ev. H enry