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| Cromford, Derbyshire: Kelly's Directory, 1895 |
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From: Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Rutland pub. London (1895), pp.114-115 Price to Subscribers, Twenty-Five Shillings ; Non-Subscribers, Thirty Shillings. |
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CROMFORD is a town and township, and was formed into a parish 19 March, 1869, from the parishes of Wirksworth and Middleton, with a station on the Manchester line of the Midland railway, half a mile south from Matlock Bath, 2 miles north from Wirksworth and 147½ from London, in the Western division, of the county, in the hundred, petty sessional division and county court district of Wirksworth, Bakewell union, rural deanery of Wirksworth, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The High Peak railway to Stockport, now the properly of the London and North Western Company, terminates in this parish by a junction on the main line of the Midland railway to Manchester. This line together with the Cromford canal (communicating with the Erewash canal near Langley Bridge) and the Midland railway afford facility for the conveyance of coal, minerals and limestone to various parts of the kingdom. The church of St. Mary, erected and endowed by Sir Richard Arkwright kt. about 1792, is a small edifice in the Gothic style, consisting of chancel, nave and a square tower containing one bell: it was restored and considerably improved, both internally and externally, in the year 1858, by the late patron, Peter Arkwright esq ; there are 450 sittings. The register dates from the year 1797. The living is a vicarage, gross yearly value £300, net £290, including 26 acres of glebe with residence, in the gift of F. C. Arkwright esq. and held since 1894 by the Rev. Egbert Hacking M.A. of Clare College, Cambridge. St. Mark's chapel of ease, erected in 1887 at a cost of £3,000, consists of chancel and nave only, and has 200 sittings: it is served by the parochial clergy, and has an attached cemetery. In 1662 Lady Armyne left a sum of money for six poor widows who now reside in almshouses and J. C. Arkwright esq. further endowed this charity with a sum of £2,500, which enables each inmate to receive 5s. per week. In 1771 Sir Richard Arkwright established a cotton factory here; the first in the kingdom, and in 1789 purchased the manor and erected spacious mills, a portion which was destroyed by fire 7 Nov.1890. Masson mills, the property of Sir Richard Arkwright & Co. are used in the manufacture of thread and afford employment for a great number of persons. The brewery of Mr. Matthew Hill forms part of the historic cotton mills established by Sir Richard Arkwright kt. in 1771. The Greyhound Hotel is pleasantly situated in the centre of the town. Near Cromford Bridge is Willersley, the seat of Frederic Charles Arkwright esq.. J.P. lord of the manor and sole landowner. The soil is sandy; sub- soil, gritstone and limestone. The area is 1,324 acres ; rateable value, £5, 573 ; the population in 1891 was 1,052. Town Sub-Post, M. O. & T. O., S. B., Express Delivery & Insurance & Annuity Office.-Mrs. Mary Newton, sub-postmistress. Letters are received through Matlock Bath at 6.45 & 11.45 a.m. & 3.20 & 6.45 p.m. ; dispatched at 10.10 a.m. 2.35, 6.5 & 7.35 p.m. ; sundays, at 7.10 p.m Post Office, High Peak Junction, Derby road.-Henry Roper, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Matlock Bath at 6 a.m. ; dispatched at 7.5 p.m. ; sundays, dispatched at 7.5 p.m. Postal orders are issued here, but not paid. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Lea Bridge Wall Letter Box, Cromford Station, cleared at 10.0 a.m.& 7 p.m. week days only Church of England School, erected about 1830, & enlarged in 1894, for 400 boys & girls & 140 infants ; average attendance, 180 boys & girls & 86 infants. The school is partly supported by F. C. Arkwright esq. Henry Daniel, master; Miss Kate Bestwick, infants' mistress Railway Station, Harry I'anson, station master A 'bus meets the trains at Cromford Station, fare between Market place & Station (without luggage), 3d Carrier to Derby. Thomas Holmes (of Matlock Town), every monday & thursday, returning tuesday & friday (The residents of Scarthin & Chapel Hill are in the parish of Matlock Bath. Willersley, & those names marked thus * are in the parish of Matlock, but all receive letters through Matlock Bath) PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Arkwright Fredc. Chas. J .P . Willersley Arkwright James Charles, Oak hill Furniss Edwin, Greenhill terrace Hacking Rev. Egbert M. A. The Vicarge *Livesey James, Woodend *Middleditch Hy. Howard, Bridge ho Outram Thomas, Chapel hill Sheldon Rev. Thomas, Chapel hill Walker Capt. Edwyn J.P. Rock house Willn John, Chapel hill COMMERCIAL. Adkin Geo. shopkeeper, Market place Allen John, fishmonger, Scarthin Arkwright Sir Richard & Co. thread mnfrs. (Richd. Webster, manager) ; & at Matlock Bath Armistead Richard, farmer, High lees Ballard Fredk. Boulton, grocr Scarthin Barker William, sub-agent to F. C. Arkwright esq Biddulph J. & F. millers (water), & corn dealers Biddulph Elizabeth (Mrs.), general dealer, Scarthin Bird Thomas, beer retailer, Scarthin Boden Abel, boot & shoe dealer, Victoria row Boden Henry, farmer, Lime tree Boden Thos. boot & shoe maker; & at Matlock Bath Britland John, shoe maker Brown Geo. H. news agent & stationer Brown Jas. farmer, High Peak junction, Derby road Brown Samuel, butcher Brown Wm. farmer, Longway, bank, High Peak junction Bunting Thos. (Mrs.), apartments Bunting Thos. wheelwright, Water la Bunting William, blacksmith Carter, Frederick George, brewer to Mr. Matthew Hill Chapman Fdk. Mark, clothier, Scarthin Clay Wm. M.R.C. V.S.E. vet. surgeon Conservative Club (Geo. H. Brown, sec) Cromford Brewery Matthew Hill, proprietor) Dale Hannah (Mrs.), draper *Dale Isaac, farmer, Bow wood Dawes Wm. & Son, coal merchants Duckmanton Jn. plumber, Market pI Farlam James, farmer, Meadow wood Fryer Annie (Mrs.), draper, tailor, hatter, outfitter & funeral furnisher, Scarthin Gould Geo. Clement, shopkpr. The Hill Hall John Thomas, Prudential agent, Cromford hill Hawley William, farmer, The Ashes High Peak Junction Wharf (Joseph Gardom, sub-manager) Higton Frank, joiner, builder & under-taker, Scarthin Hill Matthew, brewer, wine & spirit merchant, Greyhound commercial & family hotel & posting house. The hotel is situated close to the waters of the Matlock & Cromford Angling Association Hodgkinson John, shopkeeper Holland Geo. general dealer, Scarthin Holmes Jn, aprtmnts, Rose cot.Derby rd Holmes Joseph, farmer, Woodseats, Willersley Holmes Horatio, farmer Holmes Thomas (Mrs.), apartments Kidd Mary & Elizbth. (Misses), milliners & haberdashers Kidd David, grocer & ironmonger Kidd John, tinman & brazier King Jn.spar & marble worker, Water la Marples Arthur, farmer, Moorside Marples Henry, farmer, Dean farm Meanock Nathan, fustian cutter, The Mills Mee William, Bell P.H. & farmer Midland Railway Company's Wharf (John Bestwick, wharfinger), Cromford canal wharf Mitchell John, tailor, Scarthin Moore & Robinson's (Notts) Banking Co. Lim. (branch of Wirksworth) (Hy. Beesley, manager), open mon. wed: & fri. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m; ; draw on Smith, Payne & Smith's, Lond.EC Newton John, painter Newton Mary (Mrs.), stationer & post-mistress Nicklinson Thos. chemist, Market pl Outram John, currier & leather merchant, Market place Pearson & Ward, barytes manufactrs Pearson Joseph, ins. agent, Chapel hill Reeds Jas. & Son, grocers &c. North st Reeds Wm. farmer, Round house Robinson Ann (Mrs.), baker Robinson Robert, baker, Scarthin Roper George, whitesmith Salt Joseph, saddler, Market place Sherlock John, farmer & greengrocer Smedley Jas. coal mer. Cromford whrf Smith Saml. & Son, general drprs. &c. Smith Hannah (Miss), grocer, Scarthin Smith Walter Edwin, commercial & general printer, bookbinder, stationer &c. ; estimates given for every description of printing, Scarthin steam printing works Smith William John, hair dresser; & at Matlock Bridge & Matlock Bath Smithurst Wm. boot maker, Scarthin Statham Maria (Mrs.), refrshmnt. rms *Steeples James, farmer, Low Lees Stone Joseph, grocer, confectioner & provision merchant, Market place Swift Benjamin, farmer Swift John Joseph, baker, confectioner, & pork butcher Swift Joshua, tobacconist *Taylor Henry, farmer, Castle top Taylor John, farmer Taylor Silvester, shopkeeper, North st Toplis James, grocer, Scarthin Via Gellia Paint & Colour Co. (The) (Henry Wheatcroft, proprietor), paint & colour manufrs Wain Joseph, assistant overseer Ward James, barytes manufacturer, see Pearson & Ward Wheatcroft N. & Son, coal mers. Wharf Wheatcroft Hy. farmer, Willersley frm Wright William John, tailor & outfitter, Market place Young James, baker, The Hill Young William, farmer Young Wm. jun., earthenware dealer |
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An Ann Andrews transcript. With my grateful thanks to Martin Rowley for sending copies of the directory for transcription. Note: spelling, case and punctuation are as they appear in the Directory |
Matlock & District
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