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| Hathersage, Derbyshire |
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| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.223-4 |
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| HATHERSAGE is a village, parish and township,
10 miles south-west from Sheffield, 12 east from Chapel-en-le-Frith,
16 north-west from Chesterfield & 9 north from Bakewell : the
nearest railway station is at Hassop, 8 miles south, but Sheffield
is more generally resorted to, in the Western division of the county,
in the hundred of High Peak, Bakewell union, petty sessional division
and county court district, rural deanery of Eyam, archdeaconry of
Derby and diocese of Southwell. The parish is bounded on the north
by the Yorkshire moors and on the west by the river Derwent, except
the township of Stoney Middleton, which is detached. The village is
situated in the midst of a mountainous tract on the Chapel-en-le-Frith
and Sheffield road. The Derwent is here crossed by an ancient stone
bridge of four arches, leading to Hassop. The Dore and Chinley railway
now (1891) in course of construction, passes through this village
and will have a station here; a stone viaduct is being erected to
carry the line over the Derwent. The church of St. Michael; standing
on a commanding eminence at the upper part of the village, is an edifice
of stone in the Decorated style, consisting of chancel, with north
aisle or chapel, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, south porch,
and an embattled tower of three stages at the west end of the nave,
with a lofty octagonal spire and enriched with crocketted work at
the angles and contains 6 bells, three of which are without date,
the others dating from 1611 to 1659 ; there is also an interesting
sanctus bell of the 15th century, inscribed with a prayer for Robert
Eyre and Joan, his wife : a clock, with Cambridge chimes, was placed
in 1879 by George Henry Cammell esq. J.P. of Brookfield Manor, in
memory of his father : four Pointed arches on octagonal piers divide
the nave from the aisles : the stone font has an octagonal basin of
the Perpendicular period, and there is a carved oak cover : nearly
all the windows are stained and include a memorial window to William
Eyre, of Northlees, and Mary, his wife, erected by George Eyre esq.
and his sisters in 1856 ; and one presented by the working people
of the parish : on the north side of the chancel is an altar tomb
under an elaborate stone canopy to Robert Eyre (an ancestor of the
Earls of Newburgh) and his wife, Joan, with their effigies in brass,
the knight being represented as bare-headed and clad in armour, with
a sword by his side, his lady wearing a long robe and a double-peaked
head dress ; only one of the shields now remains; at their feet is
an inscription dated 1453-9, and the effigies of ten sons and four
daughters ; this tomb was restored by Frances, Countess of Newburgh,
in 1832, and a small brass recording that fact has been inserted :
there are other monuments to members of the Eyre family, one being
that of Ralph Eyre and Elizabeth, his wife, consisting of brass with
inscriptions dated 1493, and now in the chancel ; other brasses are
those of Robert Eyre and Elizabeth, his wife, son of the first Robert;
of Sir Arthur Eyre and first wife, Margaret, with a long inscription
of Robert Eyre, who died at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1656, when
an undergraduate; and of Robert, eldest son of William and Katherine
Eyre (1675) : in the chancel is a brass to the Rev. John Le Cornu,
for 50 years vicar of the parish, who died in 1844 : in 1852 the church
was to a great extent restored, at a cost of about £1,800, when
some fine stained windows were contributed by private individuals
: there are 450 sittings. The churchyard, profusely planted with holly,
yew and a variety of fir trees and shrubs, is the reputed burying-place
of Little John, the favourite companion of Robin Hood ; two upright
stones, 10 feet apart, mark the spot where his remains reposed until
exhumed many years ago : in the churchyard is also a fine tomb of
grey marble, to Charles Cammell J.P. who died January 12th, 1879 :
on the south side of the church is the wide base of an old cross,
with about four feet of the shaft, now supporting a metal sundial
made by Daniel Ross, of Derwent, in 1811. The register of baptisms
and marriages dates from the year 1627, and of burials from 1628.
The living is a vicarage, average tithe rent-charge £6, net
yearly value £348, including 57 acres of glebe with residence,
in the gift of the Duke of Devonshire, and held since 1865 by the
Rev. Charles Septimus Cutler B.A. late scholar of St. John's College,
Cambridge. Here is a Catholic chapel dedicated to St. Michael, built
in 1802 and seating 200 persons : the Wesleyan chapel, a building
of stone, was erected in 1800, and enlarged in 1822, at a cost of
£1,000 : all the windows are stained : and there are 400 sittings.
The charities include £14 from Joan Morton's (Aston) charity,
the Sylvester and Aston dole of £3 3s. distributed to the poor
on St. Thomas'
Day Eyre's charity of about £5 for the poor, Wrights legacy
of about £5 to the National schools, Ashton's benefaction of
£5 for the schoolmaster, Gisborne's charity of about £7
for clothing and a benefaction of £3 to the vicar for preaching
a charity sermon on St. Thomas' Day. The chief manufactures consist
of needles, hackles, gills, pins, cast steel wire and millstones.
Near to the town, some distance north of the church, is an earthwork
named " Camp Green," supposed to be of Danish origin; and
on Hathersage Moor are several rock basins and other formations, attributed
to the Celts, as well as a rude sort of fortress on the summit of
the hill called "The Carl's Work." The fair is on the first
Friday after the nearest sunday to Old Michaelmas Day. The village
is well supplied with good water from the large reservoir erected
by J. S. A. Shuttleworth esq. J.P. Longshaw Lodge ; a shooting box
of the Duke of Rutland G.C.R., P.C. is 3 miles north-east, and is
a handsome stone mansion, surrounded by park-like grounds and moorland.
Hathersage Hall, the seat of John Spencer Ashton Shuttleworth esq.
D L., J.P. is a mansion of stone, built in 1496 and enlarged by the
father of the present owner. Brookfield Manor, an ancient stone mansion,
surrounded by a fine park, is the seat of George Henry CammeIl esq.
J.P Nether Hall, situated on the banks of the Derwent, and the property
of J. S. A. Shuttleworth esq. D.L., J.P. is a mansion of stone, now
occupied by T. N. Longman esq. The Tower, the residence of J. B. Howell
esq. is well posted on a lofty hill overlooking the valley of the
Derwent. The Duke of Devonshire is lord of the manor. The principal
landowner are J. S. A. Shuttleworth esq. J.P., D.L. H. Cunliffe Shawe
esq. of Sheffield, George Henry Cammell esq. J.P. the trustees of
the late Joseph White Broomhead esq. and the Duke of Rutland. The
soil is various; subsoil, gritstone. The area of the parish is 13,630
acres; and of Hathersage township, 3,229 acres ; rateable value £3,177
; the population of the township in 1881 was 828. OUTSEATS is a township in the parish of Hathersage, the area, 5,001 acres; population in 1881, 191 ; rateable value, £1,982 - Letters through Hathersage arrive at 9 a.m. Letters are collected from the inhabitants by the messenger on his return. Parish Clerk, George Slinn. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office. -Joseph Ibbotson. postmaster. Letters received at 7.20 a.m. by mail cart from Sheffield ; dispatched at 6.15 p.m. Money orders are granted & paid from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m SCHOOLS:- National (mixed) built by subscription in 1845, for 180 children: average attendance, 112 ; Noah Roden, master ; Mrs. F. Armfield, mistress Catholic (mixed), erected in 1861, for 80 infants; average attendance, 50; Miss Mary Wheatcroft, mistress CONVEYANCE.-Omnibuses pass through from Castleton & from Bradwell to Sheffield, mon. tues. thurs. fri. & sat. returning same days Assistant Overseer, William Bocking CARRIERS TO SHEFFIELD.-John Brailsford, tues. thurs. & sat. ; John Hallam, fri PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Rutland Duke of G.C.B., P.C. Longshaw lodge; & 3 Cambridge gate N w & White's, St. Stephen's & Carlton clubs s w, London Broomhead Mrs. Eastwood Cammell George Henry B.A., J.P. Brookfield manor Cocker Mrs, Belle vue Cook John, Barnfields house Cook Robert Cutler Rev. Chas. Septimus B.A. Vicarage Dobson Rev. Henry George [Catholic] Farrell Misses, Rock house Foster Albert Healy, Rose cottage Howell Joseph Bennett, The Tower Knott Miss, Booths cottage Longman Thos. Norton, Nether hall Shuttleworth John Spencer Ashton D.L., J.P. Hathersage hall Taylor Joseph & Henry Whitehead Miss COMMERCIAL. Armfield Joseph, grocer Bagshaw George, Butchers' Arms hotel (commercial & posting house ; good accommodation for tourists & cyclists) Bagshaw Thomas, farmer, Harper lees Bagshaw Thomas Rose, farmer Bingham William, beer retlr, & shopkpr Brailsford John, grocer & carrier Buttery John, blacksmith Catholic Preparatory School for Young Gentlemen (Misses H. & A. Farrell), boarding school Child Brothers, millstone makers ChrIstian Fletcher, commercial traveIlr Cocker & Sons, manufrs. of steel wire Cook Robert, contractor (carting) Cooper George, timber merchant, & saw mill, Padley Cooper John (exors. of), millstone mas Crawshaw John, farmer Crompton & Evans' Union Bank Lim. (sub-branch) (A. J. Adams, manager); open wed. 2.30 till 4 Crossland Joseph, farmer Darvill W. & Son, spiral spring manfrs Darvill John, sen. manager to Cocker & Sons Darvill William, shopkeeper Darwent Samuel, joiner Elliott Alexander, farmer, Moorseats & Carr head Elliott George, farmer, Tooth hill Ellison Ernest Henry M.A., M.R.C.S. Eng., L.R.C.P. Lond. physician & surgeon Eyre William, Millstone inn, & butcher, Booths Farrell H. & A.(Misses), boarding school, Catholic preparatory school for young gentlemen Grayson George, Blue Bell P.H Hadfield Arthur, farmer, Gate house Hall Jonathan, farmer, Callow Hallam John, farmer, butcher, grocer & carrier Hallam John Fdk. beer retailer & farmr Harrison Joseph, butcher & farmer Hathersage United Cricket Club (Wm. Ibbotson, treas. ; Fdk. Armfield, sec) Ibbotson William, Ordnance Arms P.H Ibbotson Joseph, cattle dealer & farmer, Post office Littlewood Charles, farmer, Scraper low Littlewood John, farmer, Outseats Marrison Charles Edward, George hotel Middleton William, plumber Morton Henry, grocer, tea dealer, draper, corn merchant & miller (water) General Supply stores Mottram Job, nurseryman Ollerenshaw Joseph, farmer, North lees Platts George, farmer, Nether hurst Priestley Millicent (Mrs.), farmer, Overstones Priestley Henry, farmer, Mitchell field Sheldon James, wire gauge maker Shuttleworth John S. A. proprietor of millstone & lead mines & quarry owner Slack Samuel, farmer Slack Samuel, farmer, Throstle nest Smith Thomas, farmer, Chatsworth frm Taylor Joseph Henry L.F.P.S. Glas. surgeon, & medical officer & public vaccinator, Eyam district, Bakewell union Taylor Herbert, Scotchman's Pack P.H Thompson John, Fox House P.H Thorpe Charles, farmer, Kimber court Unwin Isaac, blacksmith Vickers Frederick, farmer, Booths Wainwright Harriet (Mrs.), farmer & shopkeeper Wigget George, tailor & draper Wilkin John, joiner & builder Wilson Bros. wheelwrights & builders Wilson George, farmer, Birley Wilson James, farmer, Nether hurst [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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