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V IL LA G E S D IR E C TO RY â 3917.
T 1W K U I ST.
423
W h ite R . A . g r e e n g r o c e r
S p a r v c ll H e r b e r t H e n r y , b a k e r
W ig m o r e R a m o n d , b u ild e r , R u b ic v i ll a ;
T a y lo r S i d n e y M . s t a t io n m a s t e r
T . N . 25 T h e a le
T a v lo r W i ll ia m , B u ll in n
W i n d i e T h o m a s , s a n it a r y i n s p e c t o r &. s u r Â
T h e a le
M o to r
&
G en eral
E n g in e e r i n g
v e y o r f o r th e B r a d fie ld & G o r i n g R u r a l
W o r k s , m o t o r e n g i n e e r s , r e p a ir e r s . &
D i s t r i c t C o u n c il s , N o r t h s t r e e t
ga ra ge (F ra n k G ra n n a w a y , p r o p r i e t o r ) ;
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A rth u r B rook ,
fa rm e r, F o rd s
T N . 22 T b e a le
fa r m , C a l c o t
. . . .
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T u rto n J o h n I r e d a le , g r o c e r
Y o u n g J o h n M a t t h e w , c h e m is t , b o o k s e l l e r
W o l fo r d P h il ip F . f a r m e r , N o r t h s t r e e t
& s t a t io n e r
W h it e C h a s . C r o w n P . H . ; T . N . 26 T h e a le
T IL E H U R S T ,
in
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book
â T y g le h u r s t ,â is a v i ll a g e a n d p a r is h on
th e r iv e r K e n n e t , a n d b o u n d e d o n th e
n o r t h b y t h e r iv e r T h a m e s , i j m il e s s o u t h
fr o m T i l e h u r s t s t a t io n o n t h e G r e a t W e s t Â
e rn r a ilw a y a n d a ) w e s t f r o m R e a d in g ,
in th e S o u t h e r n d i v i s i o n o f th e c o u n t y ,
h u n dred
o f R e a d in g ,
B r a d fie ld
u n io n ,
p e t t y s e s s io n a l d i v i s i o n a n d c o u n t y c o u r t
d i s t r i c t o f R e a d in g , T u ra l d e a n e r y
of
B r a d fie ld , a r c h d e a c o n r y o f B e r k s a n d d i o Â
ce s e o f
O x fo r d .
The
ch u rch
o f S t.
M ic h a e l, a l m o s t e n t i r e l y r e b u i lt in 1855,
is a b u i l d i n g o f s t o n e i n t h e D e c o r a t e d
s ty lo , c o n s i s t i n g o f c h a n c e l, n a v e , a is le s ,
s o u t h p o r c h a n d a w e s t e r n t o w e r , w it h
p in n a c le s a n d s p i r e , c o n t a i n in g 8 b e lls a n d
a c l o c k : t h e r e is a n a la b a s t e r r e r e d o s an d
c a r v e d o a k s t a lls , a n d s e v e r a l o f t h e w in Â
d ow s a r e s t a in e d : t h e s o u t h a is le a n d the
base o f t h e t o w e r a r e t h e o n l y r e m a in s o f
th e o ld b u i l d i n g : t h e r e a r e 4 0 0 s i t t i n g s ,
300 b e i n g f r e e . T h e r e g i s t e r d a t e s fr o m
th e y e a r 1559. T h e l i v i n g is a r e c t o i y .
g r o s s y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 9 1 0 , n e t / 7 0 0 , i n Â
c lu d in g 150 a c r e s o f g l e b e , w it h r e s id e n c e ,
in th e g i f t o f M a g d a le n C o l l e g e , O x fo r d ,
a n d h e ld s i n c e 1905 b y t h e R e v . H e n r y
R ic h a r d C o o p e r S m i t h D .D . o f t h a t c o l Â
le g e , a n d s u r r o g a t e . T h e r e c t o r y h o u s e
w as c o m p l e t e l y d e s t r o y e d b y fire i n A p r i l ,
1887, a n d r e b u i l t in 1889. H e r e is a C o n Â
g r e g a t io n a l c h a p e l, fo u n d e d in 179 7, o f red
b r ic k w it h s t o n e d r e s s in g s , in t h e M o d e r n
G o th ic s t y le , w it h s i t t i n g s f o r 3 0 0 p e r Â
son s :
in
th e rea r
o f th e ch a p e l are
s p a c io u s s c h o o l a n d
o t h e r r o o m s ; thp
W e s le y a n c h a p e l , f o r m e r l y a m is s i o n h a ll,
w ill s e a t a b o u t 3 0 0 . T h e V i l la g e H a ll,
in V i c t o r ia r o a d , u s e d f o r p u b l i c m e e t Â
in g s , b u i l t in 1893, is a s t r u c t u r e o f b r ic k
a n d w il l s e a t 350 p e r s o n s : t h e r e is a ls o
an ir o n m is s i o n h a ll. "T h e â R o e b u c k ,â an
e x c e lle n t h o t e l , w as e r e c t e d in 1882 on
th e b a n k s o f t h o T h a m e s f o r t h e a c c o m Â
m o d a t io n o f b o a t i n g p a r t ie s a n d f a m il i e s
v i s it i n g
t h is
d e lig h t fu l
n e ig h b o u r h o o d .
B o x -G r o v e
C otta g e
S a n a to riu m ,
fo r
w o m e n a n d c h i ld r e n , b e a u t i f u l l y s itu a t e d
o n th e b r o w o f a h i ll , in. a v e r y h e a lth y
l o c a l i t y , w a s e s t a b l is h e d in 186 4 b y t h e
l a t e M r s . W i l d e r , o f P u r l e y H a ll, a n d is
n o w b e i n g c a r r ie d o n b y M r s . J o h n W i l Â
d e r , o f S u lh a m H o u s e , a n d th e R e v H e n r y
C h a r le s W i l d e r M .A . r e c t o r a n d l o r d o f
th e m a n o r o f S u lh a m .
T h e re are a lm s Â
h o u s e s , e n d o w e d in 1851 b y t h e l a t e M r s .
M a r y L y n e , o f B u r g h fi e l d , f o r s i x p o o r
w id o w s o r s i n g le w o m e n , h o r n in t h e
p a r is h e s o f B u r g h iie ld a n d T i l e h u r s t , a n d
w h o s h a ll h a v e a t t a in e d th e a g e o f s i x t y ,
an d a re c o m m u n ic a n ts of th e C h u r ch of
E n g la n d , t h r e e b e i n g e le c t e d fr o m , e a c h
n a r is h
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of 30 acres
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R e c r e a t io n G r o u n d is 6 a c r e s m e x t e n t
a n d t h e B la g r a v e g r o u n d c o v e r s 3 a c r e s .
N e a r t h e B a th r o a d is C a lc o t P a r k , th e
p r o p e r t y o f H e n r y B a r r y B la g r a v e e s q .
w h o is l o r d o f t h e m a n o r a n d t h e pru n e p a l l a n d o w n e r ; t h e p a r k is w e ll s t o c k e d
w it h d e e r , a n d i s a t p r e s e n t o c c u p i e d by
th e E a rl o f R o s s ly n .
T h e s o il is l i g h t
lo a m a n d g r a v e l ; s u b s o i l, g r a v e l .
The
c r o p s a r e v a r io u s . T h e a r e a o f t h e p a r i s h
is i , s «
a c r e s o f l a n d ; r a t e a b le v a lu e ,
/ 2 , g 6 9 ; t h e p o p u la t i o n in 1 9 « w a s e c c l e Â
s ia s t ic a lly 3 ,1 8 2 , a n d c i v i l l y 4 8 0 . B y th e
R e a d in g ( E x t e n s i o n ) O r d e r , 1 9 1 1 , w h ic h
c a m e in t o o p e r a t io n - 9 N o v . 1911,
>7 j 4
acres
w it h a p o p u la t i o n o f 2 ,6 9 s , w a s
tra n s fe rre d
to
th e
R e a d in g
C ou n ty
B orough.
S t . M ic h a e lâ s P a r i s h C h u r c h , R e v . H e n r y
R i c h a r d C o o p e r S m i t h D .D . r e c t o r , &
su rro g a te ;
R e v . F r a n c i s W a l le r L a n e
B .A . a s s is t a n t c u r a t e . F o r s e r v ic e s s e e
p a g e 40
_
C o u n c il S c h o o ls .
S c h o o l r o a d ( m i x e d & in f a n t s ) , b u ilt- in
1889 A e n la r g e d in 1896, f o r 382 c h i l d Â
r e n ; a v era g e atte n d a n ce , 2 4 7 ;
F ran k
W illia m W h ite , m a s te r
N o r c o t r o a d ( m i x e d A i n fa n t s ), b u i l t in
1 9 0 3 -6 , f o r 408 c h i l d r e n ; a v e r a g e a t Â
t e n d a n c e , 2 8 1 ; S h e l t o n C . S a x b y ,m a s t e r
R a ilw a y S t a t i o n , H e n r y G r i m m e t t , s t a t io n
m a ster