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P AN G B O U R N E .

V IL L A G E S DII LECTORY— 1017.

house Sir John Davis acquired it by pur­
chase, and it afterwards, in 1671/ came
into the possession of the late John
Breedon esq. Bowden Green is the resi­
dence of Mrs. Spagnoletti.
W est End
Grove is the residence of Miss Hopkins.
Maiden Hatch is the property and resi­
dence of L ieut.-C ol. W alter Thornton J.P
George Booth Tate esq. is lord of the
manor. H erbert W atneyesq. M .A ., M .D.,
F .R .C .P . of Buckhold, Bradfield, Evelyn
H ubert Foster esq. of Lower Bowden,
L ieu t.-C ol. W alter Thornton J.P . and
executors of the late John Donaldson esq
are the principal landowners. Rude im ­
plements of flint, together with the bones
of m amm als, have been found in the
gravel pits here.
D uring the summer
m onths the place is m uch frequented by
tourists and anglers, and every accom ­
m odation m ay be found at the Elephant
and Y e Old George hotels. The soil is
gravel ; subsoil, gravel and chalk. The
chief crops are wheat, oats and barley.
T he area is 1,853 acres of land and 9 of
w ater; rateable value, ^17,954 ; the popu­
lation in 19^ was 1,677.
Assistant Overseer, W illiam Tidbury.
Parish Clerk, Arthur W ebb.
The Parish Council consists of 8 m embers,
viz. : — Godfrey
Charles
B.
Hawes
M .R .C .S ., L .R .C .P .L on d., J.P. (chair­
m an), F . D rewett, Lewis Franklin.
George F. Hensmnn, Reginald F. Sur­
plice, Sam uel Henry W inkw orth, Lloyd
Pitney & M. W . Saunders ; W illiam
T idbury, clerk
Post, M . 0 . & T. 0 ., S. B ., Express De­
livery & Insurance & Annuity Office.—
Edward C lifford, sub-postmaster. Let­
ters arrive from Reading, are delivered
at 7 & 9.25 a.m . ; Sundays, 6.45 a.m. ;
dispatched at 10.30 a.m . & 7.5 p.m . ;
Sundays, 8.15 p .m .
Telephone public
call office after post office hours at E x­
change, L ondon road
Wall Letter Box at Railway station,
cleared at 10 «a.m. & 6.10 p .m .; Sun­
d a y s 7 55 P - n a
P R IV A T E R E SID E N TS.

Adams John Coode, Sunfield
A rgles Arthur F. C liff cot. Shooters Hill
A rm strong Sir George E lliot barb. Winloed, Bere Court road
Ashley Mrs. G. The Lim es,Tham es avenue
Bernstein Miss, Rosem ary
B octh Mrs. Lupton, Avon lodge
Boxall Mrs. Hazlehurst
Boyd Miss Mary, St. Ann’s cot.T he Moors

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Wall Letter B ox, Horseshoe road, cleared
at 9.55 a.m . & 6.15 p .m .; sun. 8.15 a.an
Pillar Letter Box, N ew Town, cleared at
10 a.m . & 6 p .m .; Sundays, 10 a.rn
Pillar Letter Box, Bowden Green, cleared
at 10.10 a.m . & 6.10 p .m .; sundavs,
10.10 a.in
Pillar Letter Box, Bere Court road, cleared
at 10.15 a.m. & 5.45 p .m .; sun. 8 a.m
Schools.
Elem entary School (m ixed & infants),
erected in 1895-6, & enlarged in 1905 &
1909, for 304 ch ild ren ; average attend­
ance. 250; R ichard Varley, master
John Breedon’ s Charities :— Form erly a
school & for the apprenticing of boys,
since
October,
1900, provides two
annual exhibitions of £15 for higher
education,
apprenticeships,
mainte­
nance, for evening classes for Technical
Education, also cost of outfit of neces­
sitous lads entering a trade, occunation
or service. T ru stees: Godfrey Charles
B.
Hawes M .R .C .S ., L .R .C .P .L on d.,
J.P. rectors of Pangbourne, Englefield A
South M oreton & six other persons
elected by various public bodies
Board of Trade Unem ploym ent Fund,
George F. Hensman, local officer, St.
N eots, Horseshoe road
Police Station, Berks Constabulary. Read­
ing. road, Sergeant Frederick Rhodes,
in charge
Volunteer Fire Brigade, R eginald F. Sur­
plice, chief officer
Railway Station, Frederick Paget, station
master
W orking Men’ s Club & Institute, MajorGen. Thomas W addington J.P. presi­
dent ; R . Varley, sec
Pangbourne, W hitchurch & D istrict Con­
stitutional
Club,
W hitchurch
road,
Percy Stone, sec
Carriers to Reading.— Brind, d a ily ; Giles,
t-ues. thurs. & s a t .; Baston, tues. tlmrs.
& s a t .; Harris, tues. & s a t .; Smith,
m on. wed. thurs. fri. & sat
Brown M ajor T om , R iverm ont
Church J. Eden cottage, The Moors
Coode-Adam s John, Sunfield
Coombes George, East view, Horseshoe rd
Cotton W illiam J. Covelly, Horseshoe rd
Crosthwaite Henry T udor, Little Bowden
Cutler Charles Roker, Horseshoe road
Donaldson Mrs. T he Crofts
Downing Mrs. The Retreat
Dunkhuse 0 . A . H illcote