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Bakewell, Derbyshire (part 1)
19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts
From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland
pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.34 - 38
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BAKEWELL is a market and union town, head of a petty sessional division and county court district and township, with a station on the Midland railway, 10 miles north-north-west from Matlock, 16 south-west from Sheffield, 12 east-by-south from Buxton, 12 west-by-south from Chesterfield and 152 from London, in the Western division of the county, High Peak hundred, rural deanery of Bakewell, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The town, which is seated at the foot of a hill on the western bank of the river Wye, over which is a stone bridge of six arches, is first mentioned as one of the places chosen by Edward the Elder for a military post to overawe the Middle English; and on Castle Hill, near the town, he raised extensive ramparts, the mounds of which can still be traced.

The township adopted the "Local Government Act, 1858," 9 June, 1863, and is governed by a Local Board of nine members; it is supplied with water from a reservoir fed by springs rising in the grit stone at Fallinge, near Beeley, whence it is conducted by pipes to the dwelling houses of the inhabitants: the footpaths are paved, and the streets lighted with gas by a company.

The parish of Bakewell is one of the most extensive in the county, and once contained nine chapelries and fourteen townships, and comprises a tract 20 miles in length from north-west to south-east, with an average breadth of about 8 miles, and affords scenery of the most picturesque description. The river Wye, which rises near the Axe Edge Hill, Buxton, divides this parish from Chapel-en-le-Frith, Hope and Tideswell, till it enters Monsal Dale, through which it flows, and then past the town of Bakewell into the Derwent, its whole course being about 21 miles.

Extensive improvements in the Wye, undertaken by the direction of the Duke of Devonshire, with a view of preventing the recurrence of disastrous inundations, have been completed and in 1884 the river was cleaned out between Bakewell and Ashford and au island, called "Tory Island" formed.

All Saints parish comprises, for ecclesiastical purposes, part of the old parish of Bakewell and the whole of Nether Haddon civil parish. The church, standing on an eminence above the principal part of the town, is a large cruciform embattled structure, about 150 feet in length and 105 feet in breadth, including the transepts, and consists of chancel clerestoried nave, aisles, porch, transepts and a central tower, rising from a square lower stage into a battlemented octagon, with an elegant and lofty spire, and containing 8 bells, all re-cast in 1796 and bearing rhyming inscriptions by Michael Williams, a local poet: the fabric exhibits remains of Norman work, including, at the west end, a fine Norman doorway, with an arcading above it, and other portions belonging to a very early church, the first alterations in which took place in 1250, when the Early English style was well advanced : at this time the tower piers were in part cut away and rebuilt with pointed arches; the upper part of the tower and the whole of the south transept being at the same time taken down and the transept lengthened: the chancel was rebuilt and considerably lengthened towards the commencement of the Decorated period, about 1300 or earlier; and the Vernon chapel, forming an eastern aisle to the south transept, built about 1360 : the octagonal tower and spire were erected on the Early English base, at the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century, when also the c1erestory was added, the roofs lowered and the whole of the parapets embattled: in 1825-6 the spire was removed, and in 1830 the tower also, owing to the unsafe condition of the piers; in 1841 extensive repairs of the whole fabric were begun, and completed in 1852, for a sum of £8,600; in the course of this work the old piers of the nave were mostly renewed in a lighter style, the tower piers taken down and the tower and spire rebuilt, together with the south transept and the Vernon chapel, the original forms being carefully reproduced: in 1881 the chancel was thoroughly restored and stalls added, richly carved oak screen and tiled flooring and reredos and in 1886 the choir seats were erected under the tower, the cost being defrayed by the present vicar: at the east end of the south aisle was anciently a chantry, founded by Sir Godfrey Foljambe, who died in 1377 and was there buried; a small and beautifully finished monument to him and his second wife, Avena, is now against one of the piers, with half-length alabaster figures of both, beneath canopies; Mr. Blore, in 1803, added to this monument an inscription on black marble; other members of the Foljambe family are also buried here: the next earliest monument is that of Sir Thomas Wendesley, consisting of a table-tomb, bearing his effigy clad in plate armour, with a shirt of chain mail, and wearing a collar of SS; the marginal inscription records the fact of his death at the battle of Shrewsbury, 23 July, 1403, when fighting with the Lancastrians against the insurgents, under Henry Percy of the Vernon monuments, the earliest is that of John Vernon in the centre of the chancel, a small but well-carved table-tomb of alabaster, with angels holding shields, and a marginal inscription dated 1477 ; the remaining monuments to this name are in the Vernon chapel, in the centre of which is a large table-tomb, with the recumbent effigies of Sir George Vernon knt. usually styled, from his magnificent hospitality at Haddon Hall, "the King of the Peak," and his two wives; be died 9 Aug. 1567, but the inscription on the tomb has never been dated, although blanks were left for that purpose: at the south end is the monument of Dorothy Vernon and her husband Sir John Manners, whose romantic marriage brought Haddon to the Manners family; the kneeling figures of Sir John and his lady face each other beneath an arch in the centre ; between them is a pedestal with an inscription recording the decease of the knight in 1611 and of his wife in 1584; above is a shield with 16 quarterings ; on the cornice are other shields, and below the central figures are those of their four children: a still larger and more costly tomb is that of Sir George Manners, their eldest son, against the opposite wall, which has also figures of the knight and his lady kneeling at a lectern; behind is a long Latin inscription dated 1623, at the top of the monument the 16 quarterings of Manners, and below the figures of four sons and five daughters, arranged in two rows, with scriptural texts above each: the east wall bears a mural monument to John Manners, third son of Sir John and Dorothy, ob. 1590: the south transept has numerous monuments of the 17th and 18th centuries, consisting chiefly of small brasses to various retainers of the family of Manners, with others to Latham Woodroffe (1648) and Basset Copwood, of Bubnell Hall (1628): in the chancel is a brass to Bernard Wells, with inscription, dated 13 June, 1653: in pulling down different ancient portions of the church, a large number of early gravestones and other remains were found among the masonry, 65 of which are preserved in the porch; 55 others having been removed to the Lomberdale museum; of these many are earlier than 1100 and none later than 1260: in the porch, a Decorated work, are a few ancient floor tiles, and above the entrance a sundial of 1793: the font is a large octagon bearing on each of the eight faces full-length figures under canopies, rudely carved, and may be assigned to the close of the 13th century : immediately below the Foljambe monument is an almery, and in the south chancel wall three sedilia, with seats of varying elevation, and beyond these a finely-worked piscina ; another, of Early English date, being found in the Vernon chapel: six ancient Decorated stalls, the only remaining ones of a large number formerly in the chancel, stand three on either side, those on the south having their "misereres" complete: an elegant traceried screen separates the Vernon chapel from the south transept, and is the finest piece of woodwork in the church; here also is the ancient parish chest, of pre-Reformation date, with numerous locks and braces: several stained windows, including an east window to the late Duke of Rutland, were inserted in 1862: there are 700 sittings: in the churchyard, near the east wall of the Vernon chapel, stands a tine cross, 8 feet high, exclusive of the base, and about 2 feet wide, sculptured with scriptural and other subjects on the fronts, and on the sides with an elegant spiral pattern, and not much later than the 8th century: in the churchyard are also several stone coffins. The ancient custom of ringing the curfew is still observed here every evening and a bell 18 also rung at 6 in the morning. The register, which is in very bad condition, dates from the year 1614. The living is a vicarage, average tithe rent-charge £83, net yearly value £450, with 240 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield, and held since 1869 by the Ven. Edward Balston D.D. archdeacon of Derby, formerly fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and fellow and head master of Eton.

The Wesleyan chapel, in Matlock street, was erected in 1866, and has a preacher's house and school-rooms in the rear; it has 400 sittings: the Congregational chapel, in Mill street, built in 1795 and rebuilt in 1840, has 250 sittings : there are school-rooms beneath it: the Reformed Wesleyan chapel, Mill street, built in 1888, has 250 sittings: the Society of Friends have a Meeting house in Matlock street, with 250 sittings: the Primitive Methodists hold services in the Oddfellows' Hall: the Catholic chapel, in Granby road, is an iron structure, dedicated to the English martyrs, and is served from Hassop.

The Cemetery, consisting of 4 acres, is situated to the south-west of the town, and belongs in part to the parish of Over Haddon; it has two mortuary chapels and a lodge, and is very tastefully laid out and well planted; it is controlled by a Burial Board of nine members.

The Town Hall, the property of the Bakewell Town Hall Company Limited, opened September 18th, 1890, is a building of stone in the Gothic style, from designs by Mr. George E. Statham, architect, of Nottingham, and in plan takes the form of the letter L, giving a frontage of 50 feet to the Square and 46 feet to Bath street, and comprising an assembly room 64 feet long and 3-l feet wide, on the first floor, with a large stage for theatrical representations, and a spacious upper hall or landing, communicating with the stage, retiring and cloak rooms, and also with two large rooms, one of which is used by the Freemasons as a lodge room, and the other for meetings of the local board and town committees: a spacious stone staircase leads from the main entrance hall, which has a marble mosaic pavement, and is entered from the Square: on the ground floor is a court room used both by the magistrates and county court; this room is also available for lectures, classes and smaller social gatherings: there are other offices in the building, mostly appropriated by the government, volunteers and officials: on the ground floor is a kitchen suitably fitted and having a lift, in case of public dinners: on the second floor of the building is a caretaker's residence.

The Bakewell and High Peak Institute, established in 1848, was in 1890 removed to the Town hall; it includes a library of 1,500 volumes and reading-room. Among the attractions of the place are the tepid chalybeate baths, which are thought to have been in repute prior to the year 924: a bathing-house was erected over the spring in 1697: these baths were re-established by the late Duke of Rutland K.G. and contain shower and warm baths and a swimming bath inclosed with stone, 33 feet long and 16 feet wide, with a temperature of 59° or 60°, and were again restored in 1885: a reading room is attached, which now forms the Conservative Club.

The Sheffield and Rotherham Banking Company and Crompton and Evans' Union Bank Limited have branches here. A savings bank was also erected in 1848.

Here are works for turning and polishing the black and other marbles which are quarried, in the neighbourhood: there are also chert quarries worked by Messrs. Smith and Sons.

The Market is held on Friday for butter, and every Monday for corn and cattle. The fairs for horses, cattle and cheese are on Easter Monday and Whit-Monday, the 26th of August, Monday after the 10th of October and Monday after the 11th of November.

The 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) have their head quarters in the Town Hall.

In 1637 Lady Grace Manners devised £15 yearly, charged on land at Elton, in the possession of the Duke of Rutland G.C.B, who now makes a voluntary addition of about £40 a year, for the education of boys from Bakewell and Great Rowsley parishes.

There are charities of considerable value, among these being that of Mary Hague, who, in 1715, left a rent-charge for the instruction of seven poor children until they can read the Bible; this charity is now in the hands of the Charity Commissioners: St. John's Hospital was founded in 1602 by Roger Manners, who left a rent-charge of £40 for the support of six poor men, each to receive £6 yearly; the income of this charity has recently been augmented to about £10 a year by some accumulations of income invested with the official trustees: in 1665, Robert Bott left 10s. a year, to be given to the vicar for preaching a sermon at Whitsuntide, and 7s. to be given in bread to the poor: in 1700, Robert Scholler left £2 a year for the poor, which is usually given in money: St. Andrew's charity consists of land, purchased with sums of money left by various donors, yielding an annual income of £29 4s. which is distributed to poor people of the township in apprentice fees and sums of £1 and 10s. : the Rev. Francis Gisborne, sometime rector of Staveley, left in 1818 £6 12s. yearly, which is given to the poor in flannel and warm clothing by the incumbent: Catherine Broomhead, in 1754, left £1 yearly, 10s. to be paid to the vicar for preaching a sermon, and 10s. to the poor: in 1754, Ellen Webster left £2 yearly, to be given to the poor: and in 1798, Matthew Strutt left £10, the interest to be given to poor widows: in 1786, Mrs. May, Mrs. Bagshawe and William Nailor also made gifts for the poor, which realize about £1 2s. yearly.

Burton Closes, the seat of Smith Taylor-Whitehead esq. J.P. standing on an eminence overlooking the Wye, is a mansion in the Gothic style, chiefly designed by the elder Pugin; the gardens, which are extensive, were laid out by the late Sir Joseph Paxton kt. Castle Hill is the residence of Robert William Mills Nesfield esq. D.L., J.P. ; Brooklands, of John Edward Barker esq.; and the Hall, which is the property of the Duke of Rutland, of the Rev. Leonard Slater B.A.

The Duke of Rutland G.C.B. is lord of the manor and the largest landed proprietor in the township, his estate here being more than 1,800 acres; he also is the owner of a great part of the buildings in the town. In 1885 the duke gave the use of 15 acres of land to the inhabitants as a recreation ground, in which there are also chalybeate springs, known as Peat Well.

The kennels of the High Peak Harriers are here.
The soil is good, mostly meadow and pasture, the underlying rock is limestone: the land is principally used for grazing and the dairy.
The area of the parish proper is 2,632 acres; rateable value for the parish proper, £13.345; the population in 1881 of the township, was 2,502; of the parish, 2,974.
Parish Clerk, Walter Bradbury.

Official Establishments, Local Institutions &c
POST, M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office. —Miss Georgina Swaine, postmistress. Letters arrive, first mail from London, Chesterfield & other places, 7 a.m. ; second mail from London, Derby, Buxton & Manchester, 2.40 p. m. ; dispatched, to London, Derby & Manchester, 10.45 a.m. ; Buxton, 1 p.m.; Derby, West & South of England, 1.45 p.m.; Derby, Manchester & West of England, 44.15 p.m.; London, Derby, Manchester, Buxton & all parts, 7.30 p.m. (with extra stamp, 7.45 p.m.) ; London, Chesterfield & all parts, 8.15 pm. (with extra stamp, 8.40 p.m.) ; sunday, one delivery, commencing at 7.35 a.m.; dispatched to Manchester & the North at 7 p.m.; London & all parts, 8.15 p.m
WALL BOXES cleared: —
Railway station, 6.45 p.m
Workhouse, 9.40 a.m. & 5.15 p.m

County Magistrates for the Bakewell Petty Sessional Division.
Nesfield Robert William M. esq D.L. Castle hill (chairman)
Cavendish Lord Edward M.P. Chatsworth
Denman Lord D.L. Stoney Middleton, Sheffield
Cammell George Henry esq. B.A. Brookfield manor, Hathersage, Sheffield
Cavendish James Charles esq. Milford house, Derby
Craven Frederick esq. Thornbridge hall, Bakewell
Fenton William esq. D.L. Church Dale, Ashford, Bakewell
McCreagh-Thornhill Maj. Michael, Stanton-in-Peak, Bakewell
Shuttleworth John Spencer Ashton esq. D.L. Hathersage hall, Sheffield
Sleigh John esq. Eversley, Matlock
Smithers Edward esq. Little Longstone, Bakewell
Sorby Clement esq, The Lodge. Darley Dale, Matlock.
Taylor-Whitehead Smith esq. Burton Closes, Bakewell
Clerk, Herbert Brooke Taylor, Town hall
Petty Sessions are held here 1st & 3rd fridays at 11 a.m.
The following are the places in the petty sessional division.
viz. :—Abney, Ashford, Bakewell, Baslow & Bubnell, Beeley, Birchover, Blackwell, Brushfield, Curbar, Calver, Chelmorton, Chatsworth, Elton, Edensor, Eyam, Eyam Woodlands, Froggatt, Flagg, Foolow, Gratton, Grindlow, Harthill, Hathersage, Highlow, Hucklow (Great), Hucklow (Little), Hassop, Hazelbadge, Hartington Middle Quarter, Ivonbrooke Grange, Litton, Longstone (Great), Longstone (Little), Middleton & Smerrill, Monyash, Nether Padley, Nether Haddon, Offerton, Outseats, Over Haddon, Pilsley, Rowland, Rowsley, Sheldon, Stanton, Stoke, Stony Middleton, Taddington & Priestcliff, Tideswell, Wardlow, Wheston, Winster, Youlgreave

Local Board.
Board room, Town hall, Bakewell.
Board day, 1st wednesday in every month.
MEMBERS.
Nesfield Robert William Mills, Castle hill (chairman)
Balston Ven. Archdeacon Edward D.D. Vicarage
Carrington William Alexander, Castle street
Fentem Philip Sheldon M.D. King street
Orme Robert B
Redfern William, Butts view
Taylor James, King street
Taylor-Whitehead Smith. Burton Closes
Thompson John R. King street
Clerk, Francis James Taylor, Matlock street
Treasurer, Charles Henry Glossop, Bank
Medical Officer of Health, Charles Waiter Evans M.D. Matlock street
Surveyor, Inspector of Nuisances & Collector, William Smith, Butts road
Cab Inspector, John H. Cross, The Avenue

Public Establishments.
Baths, Herbert Boulsover, manager
Cemetery, F. J. Taylor, clerk to the burial board; George Umphage, superintendent
County Court, His Honor William Barber Q.C. judge; A. O. Brookes, registrar & high bailiff. The court is held monthly at the Town hall, on thursdays as fixed by the judge, at 10 a. m.; the district comprises the following places :—Abney, Abney Grange, Ashford, Bakewell, Baslow & Bubnell, Beeley, Barwood Grange, Birchover, Bradwell & Smalldale, Brushrield, Calver, Chelmorton, Curbar, Edensor, Eyam, Eyam Woodlands, Grindleford Bridge, Flagg, Foolow, Fretton, Froggatt, Gratton, Grindlow, Over Haddon, Nether Haddon, Harthill, Hartington Middle Quarter including Crowdyeote & Sterndale, Hassop, Hathersage, Hazelbadge, Highlow, Hucklow (Great), Hucklow (Little), Litton, Cressbrook, Longstone (Great), Longstone (Little), Monsal Dale, Middleton by Youlgreave, Monyash, Nether Padley, Offerton, Outseats, Pilsley, Rowland, Rowsley & Alport, Sheldon, Stanton & Pilhough, Stanton Lees & Eagletor, Stoke, Stony Middleton, Taddington, Priestcliff, Tideswell & Miller's Dale, Wardlow & Wardlow Meer, Wheston, Youlgreave
Certified Bailiff appointed under the Law of Distress Amendment Act, James Tomlinson, Water street
Dispensary & Lying-in Institution, King street, Charles
Walter Evans M.D. & John Knox M.D. surgeons; William Redfern, sec
Nurses' Fund, Mrs. Balston, lady superintendent
Inland Revenue Office, Rutland terrace, Harry Staniforth, officer
Town Hall, William Gough, keeper

BAKEWELL UNION, formed July 21, 1838.
Board day, every alternate monday at 11.30 a.m. at the Workhouse Bakewell Union comprises the following places :—Abney & Abney Grange, Aldwark, Ashford, Bakewell, Baslow with Bubnell, Beeley, Birchover, Blackwell, Bradwell, Brushfield, Calver, Chatsworth, Chelmorton, Cromford, Curbar, Darley, Edensor, Elton, Eyam, Eyam Woodlands, Flagg, Foolow, Froggatt, Grange Mill or Ivenbrook Grange, Gratton, Great Hucklow, Great Longstone with Holme, Great Rowsley, Grindlow, Hartington Middle Quarter, Hartle or Harthill, Hassop, Hathersage, Hazelbadge, Highlow, Little Hucklow, Little Longstone, Litton, Matlock, Monyash, Middleton & Smerril, Nether Haddon, Nether Padley, Ollerton, Outseats, Over Haddon, Pilsey, Rowland, Sheldon, Stanton, Stoke, Stony Middleton, Taddington & Priestcliff, Tansley, Tideswell, Wardlow, Wensley & Snitterton, Wheston or Wetstone, Winster & Youlgreave.
The area of the whole union is 98,963 acres; rateable value in 1890, £173,321
Clerk to Guardians & Assessment Committee, George Leigh, Register office, Bakewell
Treasurer, C. H. Glossop, Bank
Collectors & Relieving Officers, North district, William Bennett, Rowland; South district, John Milton Toft, Youlgreave, Bakewell
Vaccination Officers, see Registrars
Medical Officers & Public Vaccinators, Bakewell district, Philip Sheldon Fentem M.D. King street, Bakewell ; Baslow district, Edward Mason Wrench F.R.C.S Eng. Baslow; Cromford district, George Harvey L.R.C.P. Edin. Wirksworth; Eyam district, Joseph Taylor, Hathersage ; Hartington Lower Quarter district, John Knox M.D. Church house, Bakewell ; Matlock district, William Moxon L.R.C.P. Edin. Matlock; Tideswell district, John Latimer Parke, Tideswell; Winster district, Matthew Henry Frost Cantrill L.R.C.P. Edin. Winster Superintendent Registrar, George Leigh, Register office, Bakewell; deputy, Robert B. Orme
Registrar of Marriages & Births & Deaths, Bakewell sub-district, Charles H. Gregory, South Church street, Bakewell; deputy, Frank Roberts, Granby road, Bakewell; Matlock sub-district, John Evans, Darley Dale; deputy, Anthony Gregory, Two Dales, Matlock Bath; Tideswell sub-district, Edward Hunstone, Tideswell; deputy, Clarence Hunstone, Tideswell
The registrars act as vaccination officers for their respective districts
Workhouse, 220 inmates, Alfred Swain, master; Charles Walter Evans M.D. surgeon: The Ven. Archdeacon Edward Balston D.D. chaplain; Mrs. Swain, matron

RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY, constituted May, 1875.
Meet monthly, after meeting of the guardians
Clerk, George Leigh, Register office, Bakewell
Treasurer, C. H. Glossop, Bank
Medical Officers of Health, South district, John Knox M.D. Bakewell; North district, Philip S. Fentem M.D. Bakewell
Inspector of Nuisances & Highway Surveyor for District Roads, Albert Toft, Youlgrave, Bakewell

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE COMMITTEE.
Meet monthly, same day as Rural Sanitary Authority, before meeting of guardians
Clerk, George Leigh, Register office, Bakewell
School Attendance Officers, South district, Joseph Stone, Winster; North district, Edward Gascoyne, Stony Middieton

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE.
Meet monthly, at conclusion of meeting of guardians
Clerk, George Leigh, Register office, Bakewell

VOLUNTEERS.
Sherwood Foresters (Derbyshire Regiment) 2nd Volunteer Battalion (comprising A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I & K Companies), head quarters, Town hall, Bakewell ; Col. James Chas, Cavendish, lieut.-col. commanding; Edward Hall, major : Captain A. D. Bulpett, adjutant; Henry Dakin, quartermaster; Surg.-Major Edward M. Wrench, Brigade-Surgeon William Milligan, John Knox M.D. A. Chawner, W. S. Symes & Wm. Moxon, staff surgeons & H. Allan & J. H. Maclean, acting surgeons; Rev. Francis Jourdain M.A. acting chaplain

Public Officers.
Certifying Factory Surgeon, Charles Walter Evans M.D. Matlock street
Clerk to the Burial Board, Francis Jas. Taylor, Town hall
Superintendent of County Constabulary, Charles Barker, Granby road
Surveyor of Taxes, Henry Samuel Bateman, Town hall
Town Crier, Charles Henry Gregory, Church street

Places of Worship, with times of services.
All Saints' Church, Ven. Edward Balston D.D. vicar; Rev. Richard Everard Blake T.A.K.C.L. & Rev. Ernest Gray Thatcher M.A. curates; 10.30 a.m, & 6.30 p.m
Catholic, Granby road, served from Hassop; mass with sermon 9 a.m, ; devotions, sermon & benediction 6.30 p.m, ; thurs. 7 p.m, ; fri. mass 8 a.m
Congregational, Mill street, Rev. R. Nicholson, minister; 10.30 a.m, & 6.30 p.m.; wed. 8 p.m
Society of Friends, Matlock street
Primitive Methodist, Odd Fellows' hall; 2.30 & 6,30 p.m, ; tues. 7 p.m
Wesleyan, Matlock street, Rev. Joseph Bentley, minister; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.w. ; thurs. 8 p.m
Wesleyan (Reformed), Mill street; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m

Schools.
Church of England, erected in 1872, for 120 boys, 150 girls & 105 infants; average attendance, 76 boys, 78 girls & 71 infants; James Frederick Radford, master; Miss Emily Bramwell, girls' mistress; Miss Mary Elizabeth Salt, infants' mistress Wesleyan (mixed), erected in 1778 & enlarged 1890, for 130 children; average attendance, 98 ; Luke Wm. Theaker, master

Conveyance.
Railway station, George R. Garner, Station master
An omnibus meets every train at Bakewell station

Carriers.
CHESTERFIELD—Robert Hage, from his own house, sat. Returning same day
SHEFFIELD—Rt. Hag, tues. Thurs. & sat, returning same days


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