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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Church Gresley, Derbyshire (with Castle Gresley) |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.94-95 |
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CHURCH GRESLEY is a parish and township, with a station 1 mile
north-east from the village on the Midland railway, 13 miles south
from Derby, 6 west from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 5½ south-east from
Burton-upon-Trent and 128½ from London, in the Southern division
of the county, hundred of Repton and Gresley, Swadlincote
petty sessional division, Burton-upon-Trent union and county court
district, rural deanery of Repton, archdeaconery of Derby and diocese
of Southwell. The parish is supplied with water from works the property
of the Burton sanitary authority, the supply being derived from springs
at Blackfordby, Leicestershire. The church of SS. George and Mary,
appropriated at an early date to the priory, formed part of the monastic
buildings, the nave being used by the parishioners and the chancel
by the Austin canons as the priory chapel: shortly after 1816 the
church was repaired, the ruins of the priory to the east being swept
away, the outer walls of the church almost entirely rebuilt and windows
and a door of a debased character inserted: the building is of stone,
and now consists of chancel, nave, north aisle and an embattled western
tower of the 15th century containing 3 bells, dated 1639: the chancel
had been destroyed soon after the Dissolution, and in 1839 its site
purchased as an addition to the churchyard, but on the restoration
of the church in 1872, a new chancel was built on the original site
; of the priory church only the tower and the two Decorated arches
of the arcade, supported by an octagonal pier, now remain: the oldest
monument now extant is in the north aisle, and is that of Sir Thomas
Gresley (1699), with his kneeling effigy, beneath an arch, round which
are the impaled arms of every marriage of his ancestors: there are
other monuments of later date to the same name and one to John Alleyne
(1712) : the church plate dates from 1726 : there are 300 sittings,
all free. In 1861 land was purchased as an addition to the churchyard,
south of the church; and on this site and on that of the chancel many
traces of the priory buildings were uncovered and numerous fragments
of Norman, Early English and Decorated work found. The register of
baptisms dates from the year 1568, of marriages from 1589, and of
burials from 1584. The living is a vicarage, average tithe rent-charge
£60, net yearly value £275, including 34 acres of glebe,
with residence, in the gift or Simeon's trustees, and held since 1885
by the Rev. James Kilbee-Stuart M.A. of Queens' College, Cambridge.
There are Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan chapels. There is a cemetery
about 5 acres in
extent, with a mortuary chapel, under the control of a burial board
of 9 members. Here was a priory of Austin canons, founded c.
1135-40 by William de Gresley or Fitz-Nigel, and dedicated to SS.
Mary and George; a portion of the arcade of the aisle and the tower
of the existing church are now the only remains. The coal works, potteries,
fire brick and encaustic tile works of this parish and neighbourhood
are of great importance. Sir Robert Gresley bart. D. L. of 55 Great
Cumberland place, London w, is lord of the manor. The principal landowners
are the Earl of Loudoun and John Richardson esq. The soil varies ;
subsoil, sand and gravel. The chief crops are wheat, barley and turnips.
The area of the township is 1,169 acres, and of the parish, 6,700
; rateable value of the parish, £17,732 ; in 1881 the population
was 5,422 in the township and 6,775 in the parish. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- Miss Annie Dooley, receiver. Letters through Burton-upon-Trent received 5.10a.m. & 3.50 p.m. ; dispatched at 8.40 a.m. & 7.40 p.m. ; sunday, 11.45 a.m SCHOOLS :- A School Board of 7 members was formed in 1875; William Willshee, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, clerk to the board ; James Smith, attendance officer Board, erected in 1877, for 219 boys, 219 girls & 275 infants ; average attendance, 194 boys, 144 girls & 240 infants ; Thomas Hanson, master; Miss Isabella Lewis, girls' mistress; Miss Joanna Hogg, infants' mistress National (mixed & infants), erected in 1866 & enlarged in 1881, for 176 mixed & 176 infants ; average attendance, 175 mixed & 160 infants ; Albert Knighton, master; Miss Elizabeth Hall, infants' mistress Castle Gresley, a township in the parish of Church Gresley, is about 4½ miles south-east from Burton-on-Trent. Here is a large brewery. Sir Robert Gresley bart. D.L. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are R. W. Beard and John Beard esqrs. The soil is sand; subsoil, sand and gravel. The crops are wheat, barley and oats. The area is 540 acres ; rateable value, £3,762; the population in 1881 was 786. POST & M. O. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.-Mrs. Wood, receiver. Letters through Burton-upon-Trent arrive at 5.20 a.m. ; dispatched, 7:20.p.m. sunday, 11.35 a.m. The nearest telegraph office is at Gresley railway station The place is included in Linton & Castle Gresley United District School Board, formed in 1882 Board School (infants), erected in 1885, for 150 children ; average attendance, 103 ; Miss M. E. Cutts, mistress Drakelow is a township, in the parish of Church Gresley, situated on the river Trent, about 2½ miles south from Burton-upon-Trent railway station. Drakelow Hall, the property of Sir Robert Gresley bart. is at present occupied by John Gretton esq. : the mansion is pleasantly situated in a well-wooded park or 180 acres, containing about 150 head of deer: Sir Robert Gresley bart. D.L. is lord or the manor and principal landowner. The soil varies; subsoil, gravel. The crops are wheat, barley and roots. The area is 1,391 acres ; rateable value, £2,516; the population in 1881 was 142. Church Gresley. Ault William, Aulton house Binns George J, Shortwoods Bourne Thomas Doddrell Rev. John Henry [Wesleyan] Fisher Henry, Wycliffe Hincks Henry Seymour, Greenfields Litherland William, Jubilee house Mansfield Horace Rendall, Chesterfield vl Parkhill Samuel James M.D Wright Rev. Wm. [Primitive Methodist] COMMERCIAL. Adams Edwin, assistant overseer & collector of water rates Adams Stephen, boot & shoe maker Adey Thomas, shopkeeper Ball Stephen, grocer Banks & Son, earthenware manufactrs Beard George, butcher Beard Thomas, butcher Booth John, Nelson P.H Boss John Matthew, wheelwright Boss Thomas, builder Bosworth Samuel, Crown P. H Bourne William, farmer Bradford Henry, wheelwright Bradford James, boot & shoe maker Brookes Ernest, sewing machine agent Brooks Henry, shopkeeper & beer retlr Brunt Francis, chemist Cemetery (Thomas Buckley, clerk to the burial board) Church Gresley Colliery (Thomas Bourne, manager) Church Gresley Water Works (Charles Frederick Chamberlin, clerk) Clark Thomas, shopkeeper Clowes Andrew, William the Fourth P.H Cooper George Henn, shopkeeper Cross Brothers, earthenware manufacturers, Jubilee works Cross Archibald, milliner Dean Mark, Rising Sun P.H Dennis Arthur, shopkeeper Dennis James, beer retailer Dyer George, Miners' Arms P.H Eley Albert, grocer Eley Arthur, colliery agent Errington Arthur, clothier Eyley William, beer retailer Farmer Harrington, millwright & smith Fisher Hy. Wycliffe L.R.C.P. Edin. surgn Gilder Charles, hair dresser Green Thos. G. Lim. earthenware manfrs Green William, beer retailer Hair John, carpenter Heap James, Royal Oak P.H Himan John, farmer Hopkins Obadiah, baker Bough Robert, shopkeeper Illsley Gilbert, beer retailer Jackson Saml. boot & shoe ma & beer ret Jones Aaron, earthenware manufacturer Kent Enoch, beer retailer Knifton Frederick, builder Lea Thomas, beer retailer Leedham John, farmer Leedham William, farmer Lloyd Thomas, shopkeeper MANSFIELD BROTHERS, manufacturers of GEOMETRICAL & ENCAUSTIC & every kind of FLOOR TILES for halls, vestibules, conservatories, church pavements, hearths &c. &c Mansfield Frederick, butcher Mansfield William, builder Mason Wm. earthenware manufacturer Massey Ann (Mrs), butcher Massey Levi, Boot P.H. & butcher Massey William Henry, commercial traveller, Victoria villa Mee Martha (Mrs.), shopkeeper Mellor Luke, Travellers' Rest P.H Moore Samuel & Sons, brick makers, Swains Park brick works Morton Jane (Mrs.), beer retailer Myott Patey (Miss), dress maker Newberry John, smith Newberry John Henry, ironmonger Nixon B. & W. smiths Orgill Henry, grocer Parkhill Samuel James M.D., M.Ch. surgeon & certifying factory surgeon Peach Henry, Catchem's P.H Peat George, boot & shoe maker Poynton James, Victoria P.H Richards James William, shopkeeper Richardson Arthur, boot & shoe maker Roberts John, shopkeeper Robinson Benj. earthenware manufactr Robinson Herbert, grocer Rogers James, wool mat maker Saddington Tom, shopkeeper Sankey George, photographer Rankey John, stationer Smith James, grocer & school attendance officer Smith John, beer retailer Smith William Gervis, grocer Staley Lucy (Mrs.), shopkeeper Stevens John Henry, clothier Straw Joseph, shopkeeper Sutton William Toone, draper Thompson Alfred, shopkeeper Till & Gough, manufactrs. of ironstone cane ware, buff & rockingham ware Tilley Thomas, grocer Toseland John, tailor Turner Edmund, butcher Turner Jane (Mrs.), Gresley Arms P.H Turner William, grocer Wain Alfred, hair dresser Walters William, beer retailer Wearing Sarah (Mrs.), shopkeeper White Joseph, shopkeeper & beer retlr Wigg Alfred, Potters' Arms P.H Wildsmith Walter, baker Woods Jane (Mrs.), beer retailer Wooton Lewis, grocer Wragg Alfred, beer retailer Wragg Edward, engineer, millwright, iron & brass founder, & maker of all kinds of machinery for potters, brick & sanitary pipe manufactrs. brewers &c. ; steam & water heating apparatus, Common Side iron works Wright Mary Jane (Miss), milliner Castle Gresley. Beard Robert William, Gresley house Clamp John Gilbert William Kilbee-Stuart Rev. James M.A. [vicar] Ord Frederic William COMMERCIAL. Ault John, cashier at Coton Park & Linton colliery Beard Brothers, brewers & maltsters & wine & spirit merchants Coates Isaac, butcher Dennis Joseph, grocer Eley Brothers, grocers Eyley Edwin, cashier at Gresley brewery Hoult John, grocer & draper Miller Thomas, Crown inn, & shopkpr Ord Frederic William, surgeon Orme Thomas, blacksmith Owen William Henry, beer retailer Sharpe Elisha, farmer Swain John, shoe maker Tooby Thomas, farmer Walton Elizh. (Mrs.), Gresley Arms P.H Wheat Richard, pork butcher Whysall Abraham, Railway inn Wood John, White Lion P.H Drakelow. Gretton John, The Hall Beard Thomas, jun. farmer Goodall John, farmer [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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