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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Ockbrook (with Borrowash), Derbyshire |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.280-281 |
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OCKBROOK is a parish, near the Derby canal, 5½ miles
east from Derby and 1 mile north from Borrowash railway station, in
the Ilkeston division of the county, hundred of Morleston and Litchurch,
Shardlow union, Derby petty sessional division
and county court district, rural deanery of Ilkeston, archdeaconry
of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The church of All Saints is a building
of stone, consisting of chancel, nave and a western tower with low
octagonal spire, containing 3 bells, one of which is dated 1653 and
the others 1664: a new font was placed in the church in 1878, in memory
of the late vicar, replacing an older and still existing font of the
12th century: the tower, which also forms the chief entrance to the
church, is an interesting example of the Transition style from Norman
to Early English, temp. Henry II. : the spire is of later date,
probably of the time of Edward III. : a finely carved oak screen of
the 16th century separates the nave and chancel and the choir stalls
are of the same period: the stained east window, brought from
the Wigston Hospital, Leicestershire, represents the four Evangelists
: the brass lectern is a memorial of the Rev. Gerard Smith: the church
was enlarged in 1835 and repaired at a cost of £700 : the church
plate includes a small silver chalice of the time of Edward VI. :
there are 400 sittings. The register dates from the year 1642, but
is irregular from 1662 to 1669. The living is a vicarage, net yearly
value £110, including 65½ acres of glebe, with residence,
in the gift of Edward Henry Pares esq. J.P. and held since 1877 by
the Rev. Lewis Lewis B.A. of Lampeter Theological College, who is
also assistant curate of St. Bartholomew's Camberwell, London, and
resides at 71 Avondale square, S E. The Rev. Robert Lethbridge Farmer,
of St. Aidan's, has been curate in charge since 1885. There is a Primitive
Methodist chapel. An establishment for Moravians was founded here
in 1750, and comprises boarding schools for about 60 boys and 40 girls,
with a chapel seating about 350 persons. Behind the chapel is a burial-ground
; the Rev. Bennet Harvey
[Moravian], minister. A handsome monument of marble and Caen stone
has been erected in the hall by former pupils to Lieut. Charles Hearsey,
of this school, who fell in the Cheardeh Valley, near Cabul, in 1879.
The charities are £14 14s. yearly. E. H. Pares esq. J.P. of
Hopwell Hall, who is lord of the manor, W. Drury N. Drury-Lowe esq.
D.L., J.P. Locko Park, and the Rev. Maurice Allen Smelt M.A. of Heath
Lodge, Cheltenham, are the principal landowners. The soil is sand
and gravel; subsoil, various. The chief crops are wheat, oats and
some pasture land. The area is 1,619 acres ; rateable value, £10,042;
the population in 1881, including the village of Borrowash, was 1,938.
Sexton, John Winterton. POST, M. O. & T.O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- Miss Eliza Beesly, postmistress. Letters are received from Derby, arrive at 7 a.m. & 5 p.m. ; dispatched at 8 p.m National School (mixed), erected in 1848 by voluntary subscriptions, for 165 children & 70 infants; average attendance, 98 children & 39 infants; James Arthur Stevenson, master; Mrs. Jane Siddall, mistress CARRIER TO DERBY.-Joseph Cope, tues. & fri Borrowash is a village in Ockbrook parish, with a station on the Midland railway, 4 miles east from Derby and 130 from London. The mission church of St. Stephen was erected 1889-90, at a cost of about £1,100, the foundation stone being laid by Mrs. Robert Lethbridge Farmer, November, 1889, and the church opened by the Bishop of Southwell in Sept. 1890 ; it is or brick with stone facings and has a chancel screen and pulpit of wrought iron exquisitely designed and over 200 years old, the gift of E. H. Pares esq. J.P. of Hopwell Hall, who also gave the site for the church, which affords 200 sittings. Divine service is conducted by the Rev. R. L. Farmer, curate in charge of Ockbrook. There are Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist chapels. At SHACKLECROSS, to the east, there is a water and steam flour mill, now disused. POST OFFICE.-Benjamin Hooley, receiver. Letters arrive from Derby at 5.30 a.m. & 4.30 p.m. ; dispatched at 8.10 p.m. The nearest money order office is at Ockbrook. The telegraph office is at the railway Station. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid. National School (mixed), erected in 1840, at the expense of the Rev. Samuel Hey, for 130 boys & girls & 80 infants ; average attendance, 109 boys & girls & 48 infants ; John W. Brown, master; Miss Walton, mistress. Railway Station, Richard Foskett, station master Ockbrook. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Adderton William Anthony John Arkwright Mrs. Ockbrook house Baker William Band Henry Beesly George Eldred Miss Farmer Rev. Robert Lethbridge (curate in charge), The Vicarage Gorham Mrs. Hillside Gorham Mrs Gratton Thomas Harvey Rev. Bennet, Moravian settlemnt Harvey Miss Mary E. The Settlement Hey Miss Holly William, Mount cottage Hunt John Aspinall, The Poplars Mallalieu Mrs. Moravian settlement Mallalieu Rev. James Montgomery (principal of the Moravian Boys' Boarding school), Moravian settlemnt Richardson Timothy Shaw Joseph Sowter Misses Spencer Mrs Summer Mrs Thomson John, Manor house Warwick James Alfred, Brook cottage Wheatley Thomas COMMERCIAL. Ashton William, painter Bennett William, farmer Blackwell Herbert, butcher Booth Eliza (Mrs.), shopkeeper Chevin John, farmer Chevin Thomas, farmer Cook Thomas, farmer Cope Joseph, farmer & carrier Draycott George, beer retailer Handley Mary (Mrs.), farmer Hobill Mary (Mrs.), butcher Hudson William, shoe maker Hunt John Aspinall L.R.C.P. Edin. surgeon, The Poplars Hunt Edwd. farmer, Bartlewood lodge Juffs James, baker Kerry George, farmer Kerry Robert, baker & flour dealer Ling Richard, farmer, Burn wood Middleton Gertrude (Miss),beer retailer Moravian School (Rev. James Montgomery Mallalieu, principal), pupils prepared for examination, Moravian settlement Moravian Ladies' School (Miss Mary Elzh. Harvey, principal ), The Settlemnt Nadin George, blacksmith Nadin Joseph, hosier & glover Naylor John, Scotland farm Orchard Jacob, grocer Orchard William Henry, clerk Paige Edwin, clerk Peat Henry, Royal Oak P.H. Plowright Thomas, shoe maker Richdale Thos.Arthr. Queen's Head P.H. Salisbury William, market gardener Smith Edward, farmer Sims Jesse, farmer Simms Samuel, cab proprietor Smith William, farmer Spencer Joseph, tailor Spencer Richard, farmer, Bartlewood Stevens Alice (Mrs.), shopkeeper Stevens William, grocer & linen draper Borrowash. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Alton Hepworth, The Manor house Barron John, Borrow Field house Barron William Bartsch Eugene Birkenshaw Joseph Cartwright Alfred Challinor Miss, Bolton house Clarke Mrs Kirkup A. G Newcombe Robert James Pike Mrs. Derwent house Rylands Alfred, Campbell house Smith Joseph Stone John Towle Henry Neville Towle Miss Towle Miss, Bloso house Watson Mrs Withers George Whysall John COMMERCIAL. Allcock William, shoe maker Asquith Henry, butcher Barron William & Son, landscape gardeners & nurserymen Bailey Abraham, greengrocer Boddington Mary Ann (Mrs.), coal dlr Bott Samuel, market gardener Brennan John, builder Burge Bertram, pork butcher Burton William, shoe maker Co-operative Stores (Arth. Henshaw, sec) Cotton George, insurance agent Danks William Henry, manager for Messrs. William Barron & Son Dutton Eliza (Mrs.). shopkeeper Elson Job, beer retailer Gee Alfred Hellry. grocer & draper Golby Thomas, chimney sweeper Hunt Herbert Thomas, farmer Jones Fredk. mangr. to F. Wilkinson & Co. Keenan Mary (Mrs.), Wilmot Arms P.H. Lennard Richard, boot maker Litchfield John, farmer Meynell Frank, farmer Moore Henry Bernard, wheelwright Overin William, grocer Phipps Charles, shopkeeper Rushton Aaron, butcher Savage Herbert, Noah's Ark P.H Sketchley W. J. reg. of births & deaths Smith Joseph, chimney sweep Smith Thomas, coal dealer Sneap Thomas, farmer Towle John & Co. cotton doublers White Joseph, Nag's Head P.H Wilkinson Frank & Co. lace manufrs Winterton William, butcher Wright John, builder [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation are as they appear in the Directory.]
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More on site information about Ockbrook and the surrounding area  Derbyshire's Parishes, 1811. The author, Rev. Peter Davies, describes
the Moravians who had established their community here a little over sixty years before. |
