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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Hasland (with Grassmoor), Derbyshire |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.222-3 |
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HASLAND is a scattered village, township and parish, formed in
1851, 1½ miles south-east from Chesterfield, in the Chesterfield
division of the county, petty sessional division, union and county
court district of Chesterfield, Scarsdale hundred, rural deanery of
Chesterfield, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The
church of St. Paul, erected in 1851, is a building of stone in the
Decorated style consisting of chancel, nave of four bays, north aisle,
south porch and a western turret containing 2 bells: there are two
memorial windows to the Ven. Archdeacon and Mrs. Hill, inserted by
the parishioners in 1867 ; and a memorial brass to the Ven. Archdeacon
Hill, placed by his daughter Mrs. Oliver : the church affords 388
sittings. The register dates from the year 1851. The living is a rectory,
average tithe rent-charge £198, net yearly value £270,
with residence, in the gift of the vicar of Chesterfield, and held
since 1868 by the Rev. William Barnes, of St. Bees, who is also incumbent
of Temple Normanton. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel. A cemetery
consisting of 2 acres, with keeper's residence, was opened in 1883,
and is under the superintendence of the Chesterfield Rural Sanitary
Authority, the rector of Hasland being chaplain. Coals and ironstone
are found in abundance in this district; bricks and tiles are made.
Hasland Hall is the residence of Bernard Lucas esq. J.P. The Duke
of Devonshire K.G. is lord of the manor, Bernard Lucas and Alfred
Barnes esqrs. are the chief landowners. The soil is strong clay; subsoil,
clay. The chief crops are wheat and oats. The area of the township
is 2,094 acres; rateable value, £25,429 ; the population of
the township was, in 1881, 5,078; and of the parish was 3,512. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office. -Frederick Cooper, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Chesterfield at 6.10 a.m. ; dispatched at 7 p.m POST M. O. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, Grassmoor.-William John Westbrook, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Chesterfield at 6.20 a.m. & are dispatched at 6.10 p.m. Hasland is the nearest telegraph office POST OFFICE.-Corbrigg Reuben White, receiver. Letters from Chesterfield arrive at 6.30 a.m. ; dispatched at 6.50 p.m. Hasland is the nearest telegraph & money order office POST OFFICE, Birdholme.-Mrs. Mary Ann Wale, receiver. Letters arrive from Chesterfield at 6.12 a.m. ; dispatched at 6.55 p.m. Chesterfield is the nearest money order & telegraph office POST OFFICE, Spital.-Thomas W. Adams, receiver. Letters arrive from Chesterfield at 8 a.m. 2.45 & 8.45 p.m. & are dispatched same time. Chesterfield is the nearest money order & telegraph office WALL LETTER Box at Grassmoor cleared at 6 p.m WALL LETTER Box, Hasland Green, cleared at 6 p.m A School Board, consisting of five members, was formed 17 April, 1883 ; W. T. Jones, Chesterfield, clerk to the board; S. Sanders, attendance officer SCHOOLS:- Board School, Derby lane, acquired by the Board in 1883 & enlarged in 1884, for 182 children; average attendance, 150; George Henry Bamfield, master National (Church of England), erected in 1864, for 210 boys, 100 girls & 120 infants; average attendance, 110 boys, 97 girls & 14 infants; John Howell, mastcr; Miss H. E. Hollingworth, infants' mistress National (mixed), Grassmoor, erected for 200 children & 190 infants; average attendance, 180 children & 180 infants; Edward James Bigland, master; Miss Elizabeth Bickmore, mistress Hasland. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Bannerman Miss, Haslehurst Barnes Rev. William, Rectory Brewis George, Boythorpe house Bright Joseph, Bank close Claughton Miss, Hasland house Eyre Misses, Fenmore house Fisher Thomas Hole Mrs. Herne house Leech George, Bershill lodge Lucas Bernard J.P. Hasland hall Meakin Mrs. Hasland Middleton John, Bath house Waller William, The Cottage Wood Thomas P. Brambling house COMMERCIAL. Allen Obadiah, shopkeeper Ball William, Shoulder of Mutton P.H Beecroft Wm. shopkpr. baker & beer ret Binks Wm. farmer, Birdholme house Boythorpe Colliery Co. Limited, colliery proprietors Brailsford John (exors. of), farmer Broomhead Henry, shopkpr. & beer ret Brown Jsph. shopkpr.& shoe ma. Derby rd Brown John, farm bailiff to J. Caudwell esq. Boythorpe Stud farm Brown David, wheelwright Cawthorne Edward, farmer Cemetery (Henry Hicklin, keeper) Clark Jsph. shopkeeper & insurance agt Clough Chas. grocr. & beer ret. Derby rd Cowley John, shopkeeper, Grasshill Denman James, tailor, Derby road Ellery Stephen, station master, Locomotive sheds Else Jsph. butchr. Birdholme, Derby rd Evans John, blacksmith Farnsworth Frederic, Sportsman P.H Feary Thomas, shoe maker & draper Gelsthorpe William, higgler & farmer Gittos Thos. grocer & beer ret. Derby rd Grassmoor & District Co-operative Society Lim. (Henry Clarke, mangr.) Handby William, joiner Hall William, farmer Heath Edward, builder Hill James, grocer & butcher Hoades Isaac, shopkr.& beer ret. Winswick Hodgkinson Reuben, brick ma. Derby rd Hollingworth Charles, farmer Hollingworth Richard, farmer Hoole James, builder Hutchinson Mary (Mrs.), cowkeeper Lowe Francis, farmer Lowe Frank, pork butcher Manlove Thos. shopkeeper, Grasshill Marsh Charles, Furnace inn, Derby rd Marsh Hannah (Mrs.), Boot & Shoe P.H Metcalf Joseph, farmer, Manor farm Moses Robert., farm bailiff to Alfred Barnes esq. Grasshill Nash Sarah Ann (Mrs.), shopkpr. Derby rd Norman Jas.shopkpr. grocer & beer retlr Penistone Ralph, farmer, Hady farm SIinn William, farmer Stevenson Jas. Hall insur. agnt. Derby rd Taylor James, Boythorpe farm Unwin Joseph, farmer Wagstaff Sallumey (Mrs.), beer & wine retailer Wale Mary Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper, Post office, Derby road Waring Archibald, tobacconist White Charles, farmer, The Avenue Willan Thomas, grocer Wingerworth Iron Company Williamson Abner, shopkeeper, Derby rd Wood Richard, New inn, Winswick Grassmoor. COMMERCIAL. Austin George, cowkeeper Bell George, shopkeeper Brailsford James, shopkeeper Brailsford William, grocer Bridgett Edwin, shopkeeper CIay Cross Industrial Society's Provision Stores (No.3 Branch) (Joseph Wheatley, manager) Collins Elizabeth (Mrs.), dressmaker Coupe Wm. butcher, grocer & beer rtlr Dobson John, shopkeeper Ellis Ann (Mra. ), draper Fletcher Abraham, shopkpr. & beer ret Fletcher Henry, beer retailer Fletcher Reuben, shoe maker & farmer Fretwell Eusebius, blacksmith & farmer Grassmoor Co. Limited (George Leach, sec. ), Colliery proprietors Grassmoor Works Cricket & Football Club (Robert Cawthorn, sec) Hartshorn William, shopkeeper Hill Andrew, shopkeeper Hill John James, Devonshire Arms P.H. Hill Rebecca (Mrs.), millnr. & dress ma Hill Rebecca (Mrs.), shopkeeper Hopkinson William, shoe maker Johnson George, shopkeeper Jowett Susannah (Mrs.), milliner & dress maker Knowles William, cowkeeper Lynam James, butcher Metcalf John, farmer Oxley John Arthur, draper Platts John, farmer Revill Charles, greengrocer Robinson George; farmer Simpson George, shopkeeper Titmus William, shopkeeper Wealdon Henry, clogger White Jsph. & sons, grocrs. & ironmgrs Wray James, cowkeeper Yorkshire Penny Bank (branch); open every saturday from 6 to 7 p.m. (Eusebius Fretwell; actuary), New st Spital Drabble John. Elm Tree villa Hindle Hubert, Stanley house Jenkinson John B. Lyndhurst Jones William Tom, Spital lodge Macdonald James A., Roseneath villa Mason Charles Leonard, Spital house Mason Oscar Edwin, Spital house Miller William, Lyndhurst Naylor Samuel Stafford Obediah, Eden lodge Adams Thomas W. grocer, Post office Mason George & Son, tobacco manufacturers, Spital mills Wharton William Henry, engineer, iron & brass founder, Spital works [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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