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Kelly's Directory, Derbyshire, 1891> This page |
| Riddings, Derbyshire (with Somercotes and Pye Bridge) |
| 19th Century Derbyshire Directory Transcripts |
| From: Kelly's Directory of the Counties of Derby, Notts, Leicester and Rutland pub. London (May, 1891) - pp.288-290 |
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RIDDINGS is an ecclesiastical parish, formed 16 June, 1851,
from Alfreton, and consists of Riddings, Greenhill Lane, nearly all
Somercotes and Pye Bridge ; it is 3 miles south-west-by-south from
the town of Alfreton and half a mile west from Pye Bridge station
on the Erewash Valley branch of the Midland railway, in the Mid division
of the county, Scarsdale hundred, Belper union, Alfreton petty sessional
division and county court district, rural deanery of Alfreton, archdeaconry
of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The church of St. James, erected
in 1832 at a cost of £4,000 (half of which was given by the
Commissioners for Promoting the building of Additional Churches),
is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel,
nave, south porch and a tower on the north-west, with a lofty spire
and containing a clock and 10 bells: there are several memorial windows
to members of the Oakes family : the church was restored in 1885 and
a new pulpit, and reading-desk introduced : there are 700 sittings.
The register dates from January, 1840. The living is a vicarage, gross
yearly value £315, with residence, in the gift of the vicar
of Alfreton, and held since 1883 by the Rev. Henry Rogers. Here is
a Baptist chapel, built about 1834 ; a Congregational chapel, and
a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, entirely rebuilt in 1838. The Riddings
Working Men's Association has a library and billiard-room ; and a
class is conducted here in connection with the Science and Art Department
at Kensington. The Alfreton iron works, established in 1801 and consisting
of extensive coal and iron mines and furnaces for smelting iron ore,
are the property of James Oakes and Co. and give employment to a large
proportion of the inhabitants. The
Riddings collieries are contiguous, but principally worked out. Riddings
House, situated in a demesne of about 80 acres, is the seat of Thomas
Haden Oakes esq. J.P. lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil
and subsoil are clayey. The area is 1,864 acres ; rateable value included
in the valuation of Alfreton ; the population in 1881 was 5,730. POST, M. O. & T. O., S, B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- Alfred Shaw, sub-postmaster. Letters through Alfreton; delivery commences at 7.15 a.m. ; box closes for dispatch at 9.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m SCHOOLS:- National, erected in 1844 at a cost of nearly £2,000 & enlarged in 1886, for 400 boys & as many girls; average attendance, 300 boys & 216 girls; William B. Taylor, master; Miss Sarah Taylor, mistress Infants', erected in 1883, for 275 infants; average attendance, 206 ; Miss E. Ames, mistress Somercotes is a large and populous village in the parish of Riddings, 2 miles south-east of Alfreton. The chapel of St. Thomas, erected in 1852 as a chapel of ease to Riddings, was restored in 1878, and is an edifice of brick and stone, consisting of chancel and nave, and a small turret at the north end containing one bell : there are 500 sittings. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1839, and a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, built in 1860 ; there is also a Free Methodist chapel at Sleet Moor lane, built in 1867, and one at Birchwood, built in 1853, and a Wesleyan chapel at Lea Brooks, erected in 1859. A small market is held here every Friday. Near here are several tramways for the collieries. The principal landowners are T. H. Oakes esq. J.P. and Charles Seely esq. The land is chiefly in pasture. To the north-east of this village is a district called Birchwood, where are the Birchwood and Cotes Park collieries. POST & M. O.O.. S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, Somercotes.-William H. Wilbraham. sub-postmaster. Letters through Alfreton ; delivery commences at 7.15 a.m. ; box closes for dispatch at 6 p.m. Riddings is the nearest telegraph office. WALL LETTER BOXES, cleared at 5.50 & 6.5 p.m. week days POST OFFICE, Lea Brooks,-John Bakewell, receiver. Letters through Alfreton ; delivery commences at 7.15 a.m. ; box closed for dispatch at 6.40 p.m. ; sundays, 10.55 a.m. The nearest money order office is at Somercotes & telegraph office at Riddings SCHOOLS:- National (boys & girls), Somercotes, erected in 1874, at a cost of £2,500, by T. H. Oakes & Charles Seely esqrs. & enlarged in 1880, for 201 boys & 201 girls; average attendancee, 165 boys & 167 girls; Hezekiah Hickey, certificated master; Miss M. J. Heath, mistress Infants', erected 1867, for 277 children ; averagc attendance, 200 ; Miss E. Jones, miistress Pye Bridge is a hamlet, 3 miles south-east from Alfreton, with a station on the Erewash Valley branch of the Midland railway, 130 miles from London, and is the junction of the line to Mansfield. A Church of England Mission Room, capable of holding 120 persons, was opened in 1887, and is also used as an infants' school. WALL Box cleared at 5.35 p.m. week days & 9.30 a.m, sundays Pye Bridge Junction (Midland), James Beebe, station master ; Griffin Radford, goods agent Greenhill Lane is a hamlet in Riddings parish, about 2½ miles south-south-east from Alfreton. There is a mission room here in connection with Riddings parish Church, opened in 1885 and seating about 100. The Free Methodist chapel here was erected in 1876. There is also a Brethren's meeting house, erected in 1880. An urn, containing about 800 Roman coins, was discovered here in 1749 by a labourer. In the district known as Golden Valley ; " Newlands " is included with Greenhill Lane in this parish. Here is a Primitive Methodist chapel, built in 1831. POST OFFICE.-Luke Evans, receiver. Letters through Alfreton; delivery commences at 8 a.m. ; 3.40 p.m. for callers ; box closes for dispatch at 9.30 a.m. & 6.35 p.m. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Riddings Riddings. Oakes Charles Henry, Holly hurst Oakes James J. P. Holly hurst Oakes Thomas Haden J. P. Riddings ho Race Rev. James W. [Congregational] Rogers Rev. Henry, The Vicarage Sedgwick Samuel, Hill house Shaw Charles, Leadhill house Wild Rev. Samuel [curate] COMMERCIAL. Allen Ann (Mrs.), Seven Stars P.H Barker Edward, hair dresser Brentnall Alfred Clarke, builder & grocer Brentnall Edmund C. joiner & builder Chamberlain Charles Richd. farm bailiff to James Oakes & Go. Riddings farm Clarke Thos. miller to Jas. Oakes & Co Corby William, chimney sweeper Cook William, shopkeeper Farnsworth William, butcher & shopkeeper Gill Edwin, butcher Grainger Jn. printer & picture frame ma Greatorix John, draper Greenhill Richard, draper Kay Andrew, grocer, provision dlr. &c Lee Martha (Mrs.), grocer &c Lowe William, saddler Lygo Mary (Mrs.), beer retailer Maltby George, New inn & farmer Marsden Frances (Mrs.), draper Naylor Samuel, grocer Neale Henry, chemist &c Nottingham Joint Stock Bank Limited (sub-branch), open tuesdays & thursdays from 11 to 3; draw on Union Bank of London Limited. London E C Oakes James & Co. colliery proprietors (Charles Henry Oakes & John Wales Laverack, mangrs ), Riddings colliery Oakes James & Co. iron masters (Robt. Knowles, manager), Alfreton iron wks Parker Francis, boot & shoe maker Prime William, watch & clock maker Richards Walter, timnan Riddings Floral & Horticultural Society (Robert Knowles, sec) Riddings Working Men's Association & Library (William Brown, sec) Robson John, tailor Rostron John, painter & paperhanger Sansom Bathsheba, shopkeeper Sewell Robert, shopkeeper Shaw Alfred, chemist & sub-postmaster Shaw Charles, plumber, gasfitter &c Skelton William, fishmonger Tagg Catherine (Mrs.), boot & shoe dlr Taylor Abraham, butcher & farmer Taylor Enoch, grocer, provision dlr. &c Taylor Thomas, shoe maker Wild Geo. cashier at Alfreton iron wks Woodock John. news agent &c Woodcock John, jun. watch maker &c Somercotes. Cotton Rev. Arthur [curate of Riddings], Church villas Hollingworth Joseph, Mayfield house Knowles Robert, The Oaklands Stuart James COMMERCIAL. Abbott & Co. grocers & provision dealers, Market place Askew Thomas, grocer, Lea brooks Bailey William, stationer Bakewell John, sen. brick & tile & drain pipe maker, Parkcotes brick works & grocer, Lea brooks Bakewell Jn. draper & post off. Lea brooks Bardill Hannah (Mrs.), beer retailer Barlow Thomas, shopkpr. Birchwood la Barlow William, grocer & beer retailer Bates Joseph, shopkeepr. Birchwood la Beastall George, grocer Bettison James, furniture dealer Bonsall William, shopkeeper & beer ret Bower Charles & Son, baker & corn dealer, Lea brooks Bowering William, shopkeeper Bown Joseph, baker Burgin Benjamin, blacksmith Burton Thomas, painter & paperhanger Carlin Mary (Miss), shpkpr. Sleet Moor la Castledine John, boot maker Charles Sarah (Mrs.), shopkeeper Clarke Ellen (Mrs.), smallware dealer Collier Kate & Sarah (Misses), young ladies' school, Lea brooks Collier Saml. beer retailer, Birchwood la Cooper Frank, hardware dealer Cooper Thomas, milliner Daykin James, shopkeeper Dawes Joseph, grocer Dooley George, tailor Dooley William, shopkeeper Evans Henry, brick & tile maker Faiers William, painter, Lea brooks Fearn Thomas, beer & wine retailer Fisher Edwd. bricklayer, Birchwood la Fletcher James, joiner, builder &c Fox Joseph, china & glass dealer Gibson Richard, ironmonger & draper Gibson Thomas, Rifle Volunteer P.H. Birchwood lane Goodacre Joseph, draper & furniture dlr Gregory James, beer retailer & shopkpr Haddigan Thomas, tailor Hall John, shopkeeper Hall William, grocer Hamlinton James, grocer Hardstaff Thomas, butcher Hardstaff William, gamekeeper to James Oakes & Co Herrod Thomas, wheelwright & joiner Hill Peter, shopkeeper, Lower Birchwood Hollingworth Joseph, currier & leather merchant, Somercotes leather works Hubball Joseph, shopkeeper Hunt John, Royal Tiger P.H Jaques Daniel, shopkeeper, Market pl Jaques Samuel, grocer & draper Kay Isaac, beer retailer, Lea brooks Kerry Ann (Mrs.), milliner Knowles Robert, Manager of Alfreton iron works Lowe Henry, greengrocer Lycitt Samuel, beer retailer Mansfield Frederick, butcher Moore William, boot & shoe maker Morley Samuel, stone mason Naylor Levi Thomas, grocer Noble James, shopkeeper, Lea brooks Orme Richard, boot & shoe maker Pare Joseph, greengrocer Parkin Alfred, greengrocer, Lea brooks Parkin Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper Parkin John, hardware dlr. Lea brooks Parkin Jsph. farmr. & butcher, Birchwd Parkin Robt. blacksmith, Birchwood la Parsons Samuel, Black Horse P.H Prince Henry, beer retailer Purdy Edward, pork butcher, Market pl Raven Herbert, shopkeeper & joiner, Market place Rayner William, stationer & news agnt Ripley Co-operative Stores (branch) (Thomas Bird, manager ) Robinson James, shopkeeper Rodgers Abraham, blacksmith Rogers James, grocer & beer retailer Rowe William, grocer & provision dlr Salt Samuel, butcher Severn George, shopkeeper Shadlow Arthur, architect SHARP WILLIAM, complete house furnisher & mattress manufacturer, George street Shaw Herbert, shopkeeper Sills Thomas, beer retailer Slack John, smallware dealer Soar Thos. draper & grocer, Lea brooks Somercotes & District Permanent Land & Investment Society Limited (Hy. Hole, sec. ; William Smith, treasurer ; Nottingham joint Stock Bank Limited, bankers) Somercotes Institute Club & Reading Room (John Merryman, sec) Spencer Mira (Mrs.), shopkeeper Stevens Elizabeth (Mrs.), cowkeeper Stewart Thomas, foreman moulder to J. Oakes & Co Taylor & Parkin, wheelwts. Lea brooks Taylor Sarah (Mrs.), shopkpr. Lea brooks Towson George, plumber, painter &c Trueman Harriet (Mrs.), milliner & grocer, Seely terrace Vardy Samson, hair cutter & grocer Wain Jn. Horse& Jockey P.H. Lea brooks Walker William, draper Ward William, beer retlr. Birchwood la Wass Ralph, shoe maker Wass Thomas, sewing machine agent Waterall James, butcher Wheeldon John, shopkpr. Birchwood la White George, confectioner Wilbraham Charles, farmer & butcher, Birchwood Wilbraham William Henry, chemist & druggist, Post office Wild George, grocer Wildgoose Thos. shopkpr. Birchwood la Wright Hy. agent Prud. Assurance Co Greenhill Lane. Hall Rev. Matthew [Wesleyan] Lewis Rev. Alfred [Methodist Free Church] Pogmore Fredk. Geo. Greenhill cottage Scarborough John George Shaw William, Greenhill Lane house Warters William Alex. Greenhill house COMMERCIAL. Bailey Walter, builder, George street Bailey William, joiner Bell John, Queen's Head P.H Bell Robert, shopkeeper Bishell Joseph, hair dresser Brentnall Edmond Charles, joiner &c Brentnall Henry, bricklayer Briddon Abraham, Newlands inn, & farmer, Golden valley Briddon John, Red Lion P.H. & farmer Bryan Alfred, provision dealr. George st Eaton John, pork butcher, George st Evans Henry, jun. fruit preserver Evans Luke, grocer & tallow chandler, Post office Exton & Son, tailors, George street Flear John, blacksmith, Golden valley Fowkes Leonard, milliner, George st Gill Edwin, butcher Greasley William, shopkeeper Hanson Hy. smallware dealr. George st Hunt Eliza (Mrs.), shopkpr.& beer retlr Lamb William, New inn Mather Henry, blacksmith &c Moran John, draper Moss John, grocer Naylor Joseph, grocer &c Palmer Eliza (Mrs.), provision dealer Parkin Joseph H. butcher Parkin Wm. beer retailer & grocer Powell Thos. smallware dlr. Golden vally Ripley Co-operative Stores (branch) (Herbert Holt, manager), George st Robinson Samuel, under farm bailiff to Oakes & Co. Newlands farm Ross Charles, builder Smith William, joiner & wheelwright Tagg James, joiner, George street Taylor Abraham,farmr. Hermitage farm Thorpe John, shopkeeper Warters Wm. Alexander L.R.C.P. Edin. surgeon, Greenhill house Wi!brabam Matthew, grocer Wilbraham Matthew Henry, butcher Woore Alfred, shopkeeper Pye Bridge. Briggs Joseph, farmer Kempson & Co. chemical manufacturers Knighton George Henry, draughtsman Naylor Charles, beer retailer Oakley William, Dog & Doublet P.H [End of transcript. Spelling, case and punctuation
are as they appear in the Directory.]
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