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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Mickleover, Derbyshire (with Findern and Littleover) |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp. 264-5 |
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MICKLEOVER is a parish on the road from Derby to Uttoxeter, with
a station on the Great Northern railway, I½ miles from the
village, 129 miles from London and 3 west-south-west from Derby; it
is in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Morleston and
Litchurch, Burton-upon-Trent union, Derby county court district and
petty sessional division, rural deanery of Longford, archdeaconry
of Derby and diocese of Southwell, The church of All Saints, a building
of stone, consists of chancel, nave, aisles, south porch, vestry and
a low embattled western tower, with pinnacles, containing a clock
and 3 bells, dated respectively 1657, 1742 and 1591 : the church was
restored in 1858, when a new porch was built, the north aisle lengthened
and a vestry erected : all the old features of the building are Decorated
: the nave has an arcade of four Pointed arches, on octagonal piers,
restored, especially on the north side, in 1858 : in the south chancel
wall is a piscina with shelf, under a trefoil arch, and one of the
chancel windows forms a sedile : the tower, wholly of the Decorated
period, is entered from the nave by a narrow pointed arch : the ancient
font, now discarded and placed in a cottage garden near the churchyard,
is an octagonal basin of Decorated work : the east window, which has
Geometrical tracery, is stained : there are 350 sittings, 200 being
free. The register dates from the year 1603. The living is a vicarage,
net yearly value £283, derived from 190 acres of glebe, with
residence, in the gift of Lord Scarsdale, and held since 1872 by the
Rev. Reginald Canning Bindley M.A. of Emmanuel College, Cambridge,
and chaplain to the Derby County Asylum. Here are Wesleyan and Primitive
Methodist chapels. The charities amount to about £35 yearly
as follows : Gisborne's charity, £7 5s. yearly, and Newton's
charity £6 5s. yearly, are both expended in the purchasing of
flannel and other warm clothing for distribution amongst the poor
; Pole's charity, £10 yearly, is devoted to the apprenticing
of poor boys; and Robert Newton's charity, amounting to £6 8.
4d. yearly, is appropriated towards the maintenance of the Mickleover
day schools. The Limes, a modern house, commanding extensive views,
is occupied by Henry Edward Ayre esq. The Manor House, a mansion of
red brick, is the seat of Charles Edmund Newton esq. D.L., J.P. lord
of the manor. The principal landowners are Charles Edmund Newton esq.
D.L., J.P. and Samuel Wade. The soil is loamy ; subsoil various. The
chief crops are oats, wheat and barley, and a good portion of pasture.
The acreage is 2,334; rateable value, £6.835; the population
of the township in 1881 was 1,413, including 397 inmates and 82 officers
of the asylum. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. & B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- George Wall, postmaster, Letters arrive through Derby at 4.30 a.m. ; dispatched at 8.40 p.m County Lunatic Asylum, about 1 mile south-west from the village & 2 miles from the Great Northern Railway station is a building in the Elizabethan style, constructed of red brick, with portions of blue Staffordshire brick & stone dressings, standing on rising ground & has a southern aspect, overlooking the valley of the Trent, the Charnwood hills, Needwood & portions of Nottinghamshire & Staffordshire & is surrounded by an estate of 101 acres ; the building contains 16 wards & is available for 477 patients, there being at present (1891) 456 ; the asylum includes a large entertainment room & dining hall, capable of seating 250 persons : the east of the building, opened 21 August, 1851, was £84,107 19s. 9d.: the chapel, erected in 1869, is an edifice of stone, consisting of chancel, nave, transept & a tower with north porch & spire : the east window is stained & there are also four vitremaine windows, placed in the church by Mrs. Murray-Lindsay, & 300 sittings : in 1879 a water tower was erected, capable of holding 20,000 gallons ; George Crompton, treasurer; James Murray Lindsay M.D. superintendent physician ; Richard John Legge M.D. assistant medical officer; Rev. Reginald Canning Bindley M.A. chaplain ; Benjamin Scott Currey, clerk to the committee ; Harry Langley, clerk ; Frank Barton, storekeeper ; Alexander McWilliams, resident engineer ; Miss Ada Martha Rawlings, housekeeper ; Harry Bird & Miss Mary Withers, chief attendants A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1874; Arthur Suggett, clerk to the board ; George Payne, school attendance officer Board School (mixed & infants), erected in 1880, for 150 boys & girls & 100 infants; average attendance, 70 boys, 50 girls & 50 infants; John Hargreaves Beare, master; Mrs. Sarah Ann Beare, mistress; Miss Louisa Blackwell, infants' mistress Findern is a parish formed out or Mickleover in 1866, and is 5 miles south-west-by-south from Derby, and 1½ from Repton and Willington stations on the Derby, Burton and Birmingham section of the Midland railway. The Grand Trunk canal runs close by. The Church of All Saints erected in 1863, in place of an ancient chapel of the same name, is an edifice of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, south porch, nave, north aisle and a western tower with spire containing a clock and 2 bells, and dated 1841 and 1704 : two ancient monuments, at least, disappeared during the rebuilding, but there remains the tympanum of the old north doorway, now built into the north aisle, and an octagonal font of 1666 : the east window and others on the south side of the chancel are stained, besides two in the nave and aisle : there are sittings for 212 persons : the church plate is considered the oldest in the county and bears the hall mark of 1564-5. The register dates from the year 1558, but the ink is much faded and the writing in many places illegible ; down to 1660 it is a copy of an older book. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £120, derived chiefly from 67 acres of glebe, in the gift of and held since 1872 by the Rev. Benjamin Ward Spilsbury M.A. Trinity College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. The Rev. Benjamin Ward Spilsbury M.A. and Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe bart. D.L., J.P. of Calke Abbey, are considerable landowners here. The area is 1,600 acres; rateable value, £6,704; the population ill 1881 was 405. Parish Clerk, George Bates. WALL LETTER BOX cleared at 5 p.m. except sundays. Letters through Derby arrive at 9 a.m. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Willington Public Elementary School (mixed), opened in 1874, for 120 children ; 25 infants ; average attendance, 40 boys, 36 girls & 25 infants; William Booth, master; :Mrs. Elizabeth Booth, mistress CARRIERS TO DERBY.-William Whitmore, fri. puts up at 'White Swan,' in St. Peter's street; Frederick Whitmore, fri puts up at 'Old Crown,' Morledge Littleover, from 1½ to 2 miles south-west-by-south from Derby, is a straggling village, and in 1886 was formed into a parish out of Mickleover and is in the Shardlow union. The church of St. Peter is a building of stone, consisting of a chancel, nave, north aisle, south porch and a turret on the western gable containing one bell : at the west end is a round-headed Norman doorway, rather late in style, hut now built up : the font, a massive circular one, also of this period, but the church seems to have been very thoroughly restored during the prevalence of the Decorative style : the chancel and nave windows are 14th century and similar to those of Mickleover, and in the chancel a plain piscina : against its north wall is a costly monument, with arms, to Sir Richard Harpur k.t. J.P. (1635) and Mary his wife, with effigies of both kneeling at a desk, the knight in a long gown, with hanging sleeves and the lady in a black dress, ruff and hood; below are the figures of seven children, with an inscription: two stained windows on the south side of the nave are memorials to the late Mr. Morley, many years churchwarden of this parish: the church was restored in 1871-2, when an organ chamber and vestry were built, the chancel floor renewed, choir stalls fitted and an effective reredos erected : the church plate includes a chalice, dated 1687: there are 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1680 and is in good condition. The only ancient record is an old parchment map (1768), preserved in the church, showing the manor of Littleover, with the several inclosures, allotments and roads, and has the award attached. The living is a vicarage, average tithe rent-charge £17, with 78 acres of glebe, value £154, net yearly value £I20, with residence, in the gift of Lord Scarsdale, and held since 1886 by the Rev. Harcourt Suft Anson. The vicarage house is a large and handsome residence, standing in well-kept grounds, and commands extensive views of the surrounding country. Here are Primitive Methodist and Baptist chapels. There is a village library of 400 volumes, under the superintendence of the vicar, members paying a small subscription. There is a local horticultural society in connection with Littleover, established in 1870, and holding an annual flower and vegetable show with athletic sports in August. The acreage, 1,000 acres ; rateable value, £5,677; the population in 1881 was 776. POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office. -David Bryan, postmaster. Letters arrive through Derby at 7.30 a.m. ; dispatched at 6.30 p.m. & 7.55 p.m National School (mixed & infants}, erected for 110 boys & girls & 50 infants ; average attendance, 45 boys, 44 girls & 37 infants ; Benjamin Toft, master ; Miss Mary Annie Toft, mistress; Miss Edith Martha Toft, assistant mistress Mickleover. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Ayre Henry Edward, The Limes Beare John Hargreaves Bindley Rev. Reginald Canning M.A. Vicarage Brigden Geo. The Gables, Station road Finney Thomas Hind Misses Hodson John, The Lodge Legge Richard John M.D. County Lunatic Asylum Lindsay James Murray M.D. County Lunatic Asylum Newton Chas. Edmd. J.P., D.L. Manor ho Rawlings Miss Ada Martha, County Lunatic Asylum Ryley Thomas, Green Hill SaIt Charles John, Sunnyside Suggett Arthur Wade Edward Job, The Brooklands Wade Samuel, Ivy house Wallroth Conrad Adolphus M.A. Mickleover house Watson Miss Woodiwiss Lady, The Pastures COMMERCIAL. Bailey Henry, farmer, Slakerfield Bailey John, parish clerk Bailey Thos. farmer, Mickle meadows Baines David, gardener Baker Geo. station master G.N.R.station Bratby Jas. farmer, Mickle Meadows fm Buxton Abraham, shopkpr. Station rd County Lunatic Asylum (James Murray Lindsay M.D. supt. physician ; Rchd. John Legge ; assistant medical officer ; Rev. Reginald Canning Bindley M.A. chaplain Clark Elizabeth (Mrs.), beer retailer Cluer Hannah (Mrs.), shopkeeper Derby Co-operative Provident Society Lim.(branch) (Wm. Hinton, manager) Dicken William Henry, farmer assistant overseer & rate collector Bonehill frm Evans Thomas, joiner, The Green Finney Charles, farmer, Manor farm Finney Thomas, jun. farmer, The Grange Goodman John, farmer, Station road Grainger Henry, farmer Hill Hannah & Mary (Misses), shopkprs Hill Edward, shoe maker Hill Samuel, baker Hodgkinson Richard, farmer Hodgkinson William, farmer Holmes John Brooks, blacksmith Howman Saphus, farmer Jarrett Henry, Great Northern hotel Kent George, farmer Knight Frederick, farmer Manuwell Benjamin, farmer, Stakerfield Newman William, shopkeeper Oliver George, Mason's' Arms P.H Oliver Ths. market gardener, The Laurels Patrick John Henry, boot maker Pegge Thomas, farmer Pickering Hermon, farmer Potter Alfred, coal agent & farmer Potter Benjamin, farmer Poyser Thomas, gardener Radford Thomas, farmer Ratican Thomas, Nag's Head P.H Storer Frederick, bricklayer Storer Philip, farmer, New House farm Suggett George Beadnall, carpenter, coal merchant & brick manufacturer Swindell Joseph, farmer, Staker lane Wade John, farmer Wade Samuel, farmr. & landownr. Ivy ho Wall George, postmaster Warner John, shopkeeper Watson John, wheelwright Whitworth Thomas, blacksmith Wragby Thomas, farmer, Bannel lane Yates Thomas, farmer Findern. Eggo Thomas, Highfield house Fowers Francis Gilford Mrs Hole Mrs Jones Joseph Spisbury Rev. Benj. Ward M.A. [vicar] Tomlinson Miss, The Cottage Tomlinson William, Somerville house COMMERCIAL. Ashmole Job, farmer Ashmole Joshua, farmer Bates George, parish clerk & farmer Bull Hezekiah, farmer & overseer Cameron Alexander, farmer Camp John, farmer Camp Richard, farmer Camp Robert, farmer Dawes Frederick, farmer Dolman John, farmer Dyche William Chas. Greyhound inn Edwards Herbert, farmer, The Hall Ford Isaac, farmer & assessor of taxes Gibson Bricilla (Mrs), shopkeeper Harrison Frances (Mrs.), farmer Haynes, Henry, beer retailer Hicklin George, farmer Hodgkinson Geo. wheelwright & farmer Hodgkinson Hedley; farmer Hodgkinson William, farmer Johnson Edwin, farmer Platts James, wheelwright Prosser John, Wheel inn Reeves John Arthur, farmer Richardson Thomas, farmer, Potlocks Stevenson Richard, farmer Stevenson Thomas, farmer Thompson Benjamin, farmer Watson Elizh. (Mrs.), farmer & butcher Watson Jane (Mrs.}, farmer Watson Thomas, farmer Whitmore Frederick, farmer & carrier Whitmore Samuel, florist Whitmore William, shoe maker, shopkeeper & carrier Wood William, farmer Woollatt Jane (Mrs.), shopkeeper Yeomens Ann (Mrs.), farmer Yeomens Thomas, chimney sweeper Littleover. PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Anson Rev. Harcourt Suft, Vicarage Archer Mrs Dawson George, Chain lane Dyer Allen, Albert villa Eastwood Mrs. Littleover grange Gascoyne George, Fairfield house Gascoyne Joseph Hy. J.P. Fairfield ho Giillman Miss, New Villa Goff Mrs. Heath villa Hodges Richard John Hume Miss, Rose villa Hurt Mrs. The Knoll Jones Mrs: Alexandra villas Kinsey Miss Montgomery Wm. Arthr. Patk. The Yews Noble John Palethorpe Mrs. Shakespeare villa Pegge William Henry Pimley Joseph Radford Francis, New villa Richardson Joseph Handford Stewart William, Alexandra villas SwingIer Joseph, Sydney house Toft Benjamin, Scarsdale house Turner George Henry, Littleover house COMMERCIAL Barker Thomas, wheelwright Bignell George, shopkeeper Bryan David, postmaster Clewes John, farmer, The Old hall Cooper John, White Swan P.H Derby Co-operative Provident Society Lim.(branch 9) (Wm. North, mangr) Dicken William, farmer. The Elms Edwards Thomas, farmer Hadfield George, chimney sweep Hicking Geo. & Son, herb beer manufrs Hoe Edgar, gardener, The Yews Hunt John, farmer Innes Wm. & Co. plant food manufrs Jerram William, milk dealer Kirkland George, farmer, Moorway Lawrie James, farmer Lindley Samuel, parish clerk Littleover Horticultural Society (Benjamin Toft, sec) Morley William, farmer & cattle dealer Musgrove Samuel, blacksmith Odams Thomas, farmer, Furbrook Oliver RIchard dairyman Page John Henry, Half Moon P.H Parker Richard, farmer Parsons Richard, insurance agent Pegge John Blake. farmer Shaw John, farmer, Chain lane Spencer John, shopkeeper Storer John, farmer, Ivy house Tomlinson Martha (Mrs.), farmer, Oakland farm Tranter Mary Ann (Mrs.), provision dealer White Thomas, farmer, Huffin heath [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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