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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Whittington, Derbyshire |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.234-236 |
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WHITTINGTON is a compact village and station on the Midland
railway, and with NEW WHITTINGTON, WHITTINGTON MOOR and SHEEPBRIDGE
forms an extensive parish; it is on the river Rother, 9½ miles
south-east from Sheffield, 2½ north from Chesterfield station
and 159 from London, in the North Eastern division of the county,
Scarsdale hundred, Chesterfield union, petty sessional division and
county court district, rural deanery of Dronfield, archdeaconry of
Derby and diocese of Southwell. The Local Government Act, 1858, was
adopted by the parish 11 Oct. 1861, and the local board consists of
nine members. The village is supplied with water from works situated
at Linacre Wood, the property of the Chesterfield Water Works and
Gas Light Co. The church of St. Bartholomew, erected in 1863, near
the site of the old church, pulled down in 1863, is an edifice of
stone, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles,
south porch and a western tower, with spire, containing 4 bells :
affixed to the west wall of the church is a monument of black marble
to the antiquary, Dr. Pegge, for 45 years rector of this parish (1751-96),
who died February 14th, 1796, in his 92nd year and was buried under
the chancel of the old church, the font belonging to which is octagonal,
and has an escalloped moulding round the upper margin : a reredos
was erected in 1887 by the parishioners in memory of Miss Catherine
Aldam, of Whittington Grange : there are 610 sittings, all except
37 being free. The register dates from the year 1620. The living is
a rectory, average tithe rent-charge £226, net yearly value
£240, including 32 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift
of the Bishop of Southwell, and held since 1891 by the Rev. George
Owen Holt. Population in 1881 was 5,387. There is an iron Mission
church at Broomhill Park, in connection with St. Bartholomew's, and
a brick Mission church at New Whittington. There is a Wesleyan chapel
at Old Whittington, & Primitive Methodist chapel at Old Whittington,
built in 1865, with sittings for 160 ; one at Whittington Moor, and
a Free Methodist chapel at Whittington Moor. Charities producing £20
yearly are distributed in money and kind. In this village still stands
the tiny stone cottage known as the "Revolution
House," being the place where, in 1688, William, 4th Earl
and 1st Duke of Devonshire K.G. ; Sir Thomas (Osborne), 1st Earl of
Danby, and afterwards Duke of Leeds, and John D'Arcy esq. met and
planned the rising which resulted in the overthrow of King James II.
It was then a well-furnished country inn, with the swinging sign of
" The Cock and Pynot," and had a brewhouse, producing the
famous Derbyshire ale, and stables, making it a frequent house of
call for the people of the country side as well as to pack-horse travellers
and merchants. In 1788, the centenary of the Revolution, there were
great rejoicings here, and an assemblage of nobility, gentry and yeomen
went in procession to the cottage and viewed the historic "plotting
parlour " and the chair, now preserved at Hardwick Hall, in which
the duke presided over the memorable conference alluded to. The cottage,
at present unoccupied, was formerly the property, of the Cavendish
family, but now belongs to Mr. Mansfeldt Mills, of Tapton, the right
being reserved to the Duke of Devonshire,
in the event of its demolition, to erect a suitable memorial in its
place. W. Parker esq. J.P. is lord of the manor and principal landowner.
The area is 1,581 acres : rateable value, £15,710 ; the population
of the whole parish in 1871 was 5,578 and in 1881 was 7,271. POST & M. O. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, Old Whittington,-William Vickers, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Chesterfield at 7 a.m. ; dispatched at 6.15 p.m. The nearest telegraph office is at Whittington Moor LOCAL BOARD. Meetings held at the Board room, Old Whittington, first tuesday in each month. Chairman, Charles Barker, Whittington Moor Treasurer, George Crompton, Market place, Chesterfield Clerk, Henry Thomas Twelves, Whittington Moor Medical Officer of Health. Jn. Kenaz Goodall L.R.C.P. Edin. Brimington Surveyer, Inspector of Nuisances & Collector, James Kirk, Whittington Old Whittington School (mixed), founded & endowed in 1619 by Peter Webster, rebuilt in 1849 & enlarged in 1871 & 1879; for 293 boys & girls & 150 infants ; average attendance, 210 boys & girls & 120 infants ; the original endowment has been augmented by the Charity Commissioners & a residence for the master was built in 1874 ; Joseph Clarke, master ; Miss Hannah Jackson, mistress New Whittington, about 1 mile east from the church, has become a thriving and populous village with a station on the Masbro' and Chesterfield branch of the Midland railway. St. Barnabas' Mission church, a brick building erected in 1884, consists of chancel and nave and has sittings for 350 ; the Rev. Arthur Allen B.A. of Cambridge University, is curate in charge. There are Free Methodist, Wesleyan, Baptist and Primitive Methodist chapels. POST, M. O. & T O. S. B., & Annuity & Insurance Office. - Charles Walker, postmaster. Letters delivered from Chesterfield, at 7.30 a.m. ; dispatched at 6 p.m New Whittington Endowed School (mixed), erected in 1876 for 420 children & 220 infants & enlarged in 1889 & 1890 for an additional 120 children & 56 infants ; average attendance, 350 children & 150 infants, with master's residence & infants school l; Herbert Needham, master; Miss Charlotte Barker, mistress Railway Station. Aaron Walker, station master Constabulary, Laurence Byrne, police constable POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance, Whittington Moor.-Robert Fidler, postmaster. Letters arrive from Chesterfield at 6.30a.m.& 3p.m. ; dispatched at 10 a.m. & 6.30 & 8.:35 p.m Whittington Moor Endowed School (mixed), erected in 1876 with a master's residence, at a cost of £7,500, for 360 children & 148 infants ; average attendance, 360 children & 135 infants ; Enoch Bell, master ; J. G. Wright, assistant master ; Miss Selina Jackson, mistress Whittington. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Aldam Miss, Whittington grange Armstrong Thomas, Broomhill house Brunton John, Broomhill road Cantrell William CoIling Frederick Cory Mrs. Red house Davies Watkin, Broom house Fletcher Edgar B. Devonshire villas Good Mrs. Devonshire villas Holford William Daniel, Hill house Holt Rev. George Owen, The Rectory Jenkinson Henry, Holly cottage Palmer Ambrose Myrie, Whittington hl Parker William J.P. Whittington hall Pendleton Samuel, Laurel cottage Senior George, Devonshire villas Swanwick Mrs. Whittington house Slack Rev. James [United Methodist], The Brushes Turner Mrs. Elmwood Webster Mrs Wilkinson Abraham, Manor house COMMERCIAL. Atkins Henry, market gardener Bailey Lucy (Mrs.), grocer, Prospect rd Baker William, clock cleaner & repairer Bargh Betsy (Mrs.), draper Bargh John, farmer Bargh Samuel, farmer Bates Frederick, boot maker Beard William, grocer & seedsman Bellamy Henry, beer & wine ret. Brushes Bradshaw John, grocer, Prospect road Bradshaw Walter, pork butcher Carrington George, shopkeeper & outdoor beer retailer Cooke Alfd. Jsph. grocer & beer retailer Crookes Caroline (Miss), girls' school, The Mansion Doe Thomas, shopkeeper, Holland road Dodd Solomon, beer retailer, Chapel st Elliott Jn. miller (water), Whittington ml Elliott Thomas, timber merchant & saw mills, Whittington mills Eveleigh John, grocer, Holland road Fairchild John, greengrocer, Brushes Fletcher William, builder, undertaker & ironmonger Green John, farmer, timber merchant & stove & range manufactr. Holly ho Green Joseph, farmer Hadall John, florist, Brushes Hall Joseph, beer retailer Hand William, farmer Haughler Jane (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Prospect road Higginbottom Joe, coal mer. Mill side Holford Wm. Danl. mining engnr. Hill ho Hukin Mary Ann (Mrs.), stationer Hunt Dews, shopkeeper, Brushes Jenkinson Henry, farmer Jenons Emma (Mrs.), shopkpr. Kay Jacob, greengrocer, Holland road Kidger Charles, farmer, Hundon Kirk Francis, painter & paint dealer Kirk James, surveyor, inspector of nuisances & collector to local board Kirk James, farmer Lowe Frank, shopkeeper Mason William, farmer, Broomhill lane Meakin Wm. Old Revolution House P.H. Mettam Hannah (Mrs.). shopkeeper Mettam Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper Mettam Sarah ( Mrs.). shopkeeper Mills George, grocer Mitchell William, shopkpr. Prospect rd Mosley James, Sheepbridge inn, Brushes Nunney Samuel, mole catcher to the Duke of Leeds, & shopkeeper Old Whittington Village Library (George Whitworth, sec. & librarian) Palmer Ambrose Myrie L.R.C.P. Edin. surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator, Whittington district, Chesterfield union, Whittington hill Parker Hy. White Horse P.H.& blacksmth Pass Thomas, shopkeeper, Prospect rd Pearson Joshua, Pheasant inn, Brushes Pendleton Mary A. (Mrs.), grocer & beer retailer, Brushes Priestly Henry, grocer, draper & brick maker, Brushes Robinson Thomas Towndrow, farmer & mole catcher Rodgers Samuel, contractor, Cliff ho Shemwell Wm. T. butcher, Prospect rd Skidmore George Wm. grocer, Brushes Smith John, farmer Street Joshua, shopkeeper, Broomhill la Syddall Joseph, blacksmith Syddall Samuel, joiner & builder Taylor Moses, Bull's Head P.H Taylor Uriah, joiner, Whittington road Thompson Jonathan, yeast importer & grocer, Holland road Thorp George, shopkeeper Thorp Henry, farmer Vallance Robert, clogger, Brushes Vickers William, grocer & provision dealer, Post office Whittington Gas Co. Limited (Henry Herbert Everest, manager ) Widdowson George, sen. shoe maker Willis Edward, grocer, Brushes Wingfield Thomas, shopkeeper Woodhead Robt. coke burnr. Broomhill la Worne Aaron, grocer, Prospect road Whittington Moor. Chadwick Joseph Douglas Fretwell Mrs. Scarsdale road Perry Rev. Moses [Congregational] Taylor Samuel, Avenue road Wallis Rev. Theophilus [Primitive Methodist], Providence villa Wright Mrs. Avenue villas COMMERCIAL. Adams Thomas, beer retailer Allen John, sanitary pipe dealer Allen Oliver, grocer &c Allison Samuel, shopkeeper Arnold Harriet (Mrs.), shopkeeper Atkins Thomas, shopkeeper, Chapel st Ball William, Railway hotel Barber Elizabeth (Miss), dress maker Bates David, boot maker Beach James, beer retailer Beach Samuel, beer retailer Benford John, greengrocer Bestwick Wm. tailor & earthenware dlr Bird Joseph, blacksmith Birkbeck John, furniture broker Birkenshaw John, tailor Bontoft James, tripe dresser Booth Arthur, insurance agt. Chapel st Bown John, shopkeeper, Chapel street Bradbury Cath. (Mrs.), smallware dealr Bradley John, shopkeeper, Brunswick st Bradshaw Walter, shopkeeper Brentnall James, shoe maker Brocklehurst Joseph, confectioner Buck Alice (Miss), dress maker Bunting Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper Burgin Arthur, pork butcher Carlin William, hair dresser Catchpole Samuel Jonas, shoe maker Cocksedge John, beer retailer Coiley Enoch, boot & shoe maker Collier Joseph, baker & shopkeeper Compton Mary Ann {Mrs.), shopkeeper Cropper Thos. contractr. Whittngtn. mr Cowley Frdk. hair drssr. Whittingtn. mr Crookes Mary (Mrs.), butcher Currier William Thomas, watchb maker Cutts Henry, blacksmith & grocer Dann Wm. bakr. & grcr. Whittington moor Derbyshire Andrew, draper & milliner Dixon William, butcher Dodd George, Sir Colin Campbell P.H Dunn James, pork butcher Elliott Thomas, chemist & druggist Fidler Samuel, grocer & collector to Newbold local board Flint John, tobacconist Frearson Sam, baker, Whittington mr Gascoigne Enoch, grngro. Whittngtn.mr Gaunt Frank, butcher, Whittington mr Goodall John Kenaz L.R.C.P. Edin. physician & surgeon, Surgery ; residence, Brimington Goodwin Frank, draper Gregory Matthew, shoe maker Hague Edward, provsn. dlr. & butcher Hall Thomas, furniture dealer Hemington Charles, fruiterer Henstock Thos. emigration & insnr. agt Higginbottom Edwin, butcher Hodgkinson John, shopkeeper Holden William, confectioner Hollingworth Aaron, police inspector Hollingworth Albert, grocer Hollingworth Samuel, general dealer Hollingworth Samuel, shoe dealer Hollis Richard, basket ma. Whttngtn.mr Holmes Thomas, beer retailer Jarvis Jn. news agent & earthenware dlr Jones John, shopkeeper Kedger Frederick, shopkeeper Kelly P. J. & T. H. pawnbrokers Knight Ephraim, boot & shoe maker Knowles Hannah (Mrs.), painter & paperhanger Kraut Adam, pork butcher Langford Thomas, boot & shoe maker Leatherday Esther (Mrs.), shopkeeper Lee George, joiner Littlewood Henry, chimney sweeper Lucas Samuel, shopkeeper Marriott John, grocer Marsden & Co. asphalte road makers, Brunswick street Marsden George, higgler Marshall Thomas, greengrocer Mason John, tobacconist McCullen Francis, insurance agent Moor George, fried fish dealer Moore James, grocer Nicholls Uriah, broker Palmer George, confectioner Pearson & Co. brown earthenware & stone bottle manufacturers, Whittington Moor potteries Pearson William Fox, Queen's hotel Peck Frederick, sewing machine agent Pointon Agnes (Mrs.), shopkeeper Potts Jas. furniture dealer & auctioneer Raynes Emmanuel, pork butcher Richardson John T. beer retailer Riley Wm. dealer in yeast & beer retailer Robinson Jn. beer retailer, Brunswick st Rowe George, grocer & provision dealer & draper Russell Thomas, greengrocer Sadler John, farmer Savory Edwin, dist. collector Mid. Raily Scott Lonsdale, fishmonger Scott Thomas, grocer Scrivener George, tailor Shannan John William, hair dresser Shaw Henry, tinplate worker Shentall John, grocer & provision dealr Short George, shopkeeper Short William, butcher Smales Edward, beer ret. Brunswick st Smith Amos, baker Smith George, hair dresser Smith Henry, shopkeeper & beer retlr Sneath William George, beer retailer Sparkes Thomas William, milliner & insurance agent Spencer John, baker Springthorpe Joseph, draper Steel Elizabeth (Mrs.), china & brown ware warehouse Stevenson George, plumber &c Stones Samuel Henry, grocer &c Swain Fanny (Mrs.), dress maker Swiffin William, greengrocer Taylor Emanuel, butcher Taylor John Wm. saddler & harness ma Taylor Samuel, boot & shoe maker Thompson John, grocer & baker Thorp Henry, butcher Thorp Richard A. shopkeeper Timms John, greengrocer Twelves Henry Thomas, clerk to local board & assistant overseer Tyler Josiah, boot & shoe maker Vickers John, coal dealer Wagstaff Isaac, beer retailer Wagstaff John, shopkeeper Waterhouse George, butcher Waterhouse William, horse dealer West Tom, butcher & news agent Wilbourn Henry, confectioner Wilkinson Ernest, chemist, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit mers Williams Henry, draper Williams Sarah (Mrs.), dress maker Williams Walter John, grocer Winter Geo. shopkeeper, Brunswick st Woodhead Joseph, fancy draper Wragg John, butcher Wright Henry, shopkeeper Wright William, grocer & provision dlr Yeomans John, New inn New Whittington. Allen Rev. Arthur B.A. [curate] Bamford George, Poplar villa Bamford William. New street COMMERCIAL. Allport Elizabeth (Mrs.), shopkeeper Ball Willis, Miners' Arms P.H Belfitt Sarah (Mrs.), milliner & draper Bradley E. & Son, sewing machine agts Bramley James, fishmonger Brealy Hy. picture frme. ma. & phtgrphr Brooks Joseph, shopkeeper Brough John, grocer & provision dealer Brough John Henry, greengrocer Burton Edward, shopkeeper Calladine Joseph, butcher & cowkeeper Calladine Thomas, butcher Cappandall Charles, Wellington hotel Carlin William & Son, hair dressers Cox Charles, hair dresser Cutts Joseph, clothier Cummins Jane (Mrs.), greengrocer Dennis Elijah, grocer Derbyshire Jonathan, grocer & draper Dewsnap Arthur Head, shopkeeper Dickmond Harry, fishmonger Duckett James, beer retailer Durham Charles Walker, grocer Durham William Edward, butcher Eaton Francis, grocer & draper Flinders Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper Freeman Thomas Mountain, joiner Frost Eliza (Mrs.), draper Goodwin Dennis D. Angel inn Green George, draper Hawkins James, The Crown P.H Hogg Agur, butcher Hopkinson Elizabeth (Mrs.), beer ret Homer Arthur, beer retailer Hughes Thomas, farm bailiff to William Parker esq. Glasshouse farm Husband George, pawnbroker Jams Henry, smallware dlr. & bellman Kay William, Royal hotel Lawton Caroline (Mrs.), news agent Leech J. & Sons, butchers Littlewood William, shopkeeper Longden M. & J. butchers Longden John, boot maker Longden Matilda (Mrs.), shopkeeper & butcher Macdonald Mary (Mrs.), shopkeeper Mitchell John, tailor New Whittington Library (Edward Redfern, librarian) Pickering James, baker & grocer Pyrah Thomas William, painter Radforth Charlotte (Mrs.), shopkeeper & outdoor beer retailer Robinson Mark, grocer Sergeant John, refreshment rooms Sellers William, beer retailer Shore Thomas, joiner & shopkeeper Shore Thomas, shopkeeper Sims John, ironmonger Sims Saml. who. boot & shoe & gen. dlr Slack Edward, greengrocer Slater Arthur, chemist Slater George, pork butcher Slater Geo. shopkpr. & outdoor beer ret Slater Peter, draper Thompson James, shopkeeper Walker Aaron, station master Walker Charles, grocer & draper, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants, Post office Ward William, shopkeeper Whittington & District Co-operative Society Lim. (William Surr. mangr) Wilds William, shopkeeper Woodhouse Sam, shopkeeper & carter Woodward William, boot & shoe maker Wooll Elizabeth (Mrs.), Forge inn Wright Ephraim, shopkeeper [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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