DIRECTORY.], . . 41 BLABY is a union town, township and parish, on the Post, M. O. &, T. &, Telephonic Express Delivery Office.- south bank of the river Soar and Union canal, having a Miss Enen Merry, sub-postmistress. Letters arrive from station on the Leicester and Nuneaton line of the North Leicester at 6.45 a.m. & 12.50 p.m.; dispatched at 11.35 Western railway, It miles west from Wigston station and a.m. & 6.25 &, 8.30 p.m. & iJllildays, 7.40 .p.m.; open to north-west from station, both on the Rugby callers on sunday at 9.30 a.m and Leicester branch of the Midland railway, It north-east Wall Letter Box, Lutterworth road, cleared at 11.30 a.m. , from Whetstone station on the Great Central railway, ~ I & 8.30 p.m. sunday excepted south-west from I,eicester and 99 from London, in the Letter Box, Whetstone road, cleared at 11.30 a.m. & 8.30 Southern division of the county, Guthlaxton hundred, p.m. sunday excepted Leicester petty sessional division and county court district, I rural deanery of Guthlaxton (first portion), archdeaconry of BLABY LOCAL PENSION SUB-COMMITTEE OF Le~ces~r and .di?cese of Pet~rborough. The c,hurch of All LEICESTERSHIRE. Samts 18 a bmlding of stone m an Early Gothic style, con- . .. ., sisting of chancel, nave, south aisle, south porch and a' The. fo~owmg places are mcluded m the Sub-Comnuttee s tower with lofty spire, ornamented with carved heads and di~tTIct :-Aylestone, Blaby, Braunstone, Braunstone containing 5 bells, dated 1611, 1634, 1807 and 1887: the Fnth, Croft, Cosby, Coun~thorpe, Enderby, Glenfield. font is reputed to be Saxon: in 1902 the church was com- G~en Parva, , , ;Lubbesthorpe. pletely restored and r$eated at a cost of £1,000: there are Llttlethorpe, Narborough! Oadby, Potters Marston" 400 sittings. The parish register dates from the year 1560. Thurlaston, Whetstone, Wlgston The living is a rectory, net yearly value £320, derived chiefly Meetings are held at 27 Friar lane, Leicester. on the first. from 319 acres of glebe, and Leicester Corporation stock monday in every. month.

with resid~nce, in the gift of the Bish?p of Peterborough, I Chairman, T. W.Everard D.L.. ,J.p.Bradgate ho.Groby,Leicstl'-­ and held smce 1900 by the Rev. Fredenc Hedley Joscelyne Clerk, G. E. Bouskell, 27 Friar lane, Leicester M.A. of Balliol College, Oxford, rural dean of Guthlaxton (1st division), and surrogate. The Baptist chapel was founded in 1807; the present building, erected at a cost of £2,320, BLABY UNION & BLABY RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL, will seat 550 persons. There is a Congregational chapel, For full particulars see Enderby, where the Guardians &; erected in 1855, seating 200 persons. There are two ceme­ Councillors meet.- teries under the control of the Parish Council. The""1l.rea Public Elementary School (mixed), erected in1849 &; enlarged. is about 11 acres. The principal landowners are Mrs. in 1874 &, again in 1890, at a cost of £400; it will now hold ~ Richards, Mrs. Mary Turner and T. Blunt esq. The soil 191 boys &, girls & 70 infants; Frederick Atkins, master; is sand and gravel; subsoil,sand. The chief crops are Mrs. M. Ridgway, mistress wheat, oats and turnips. The area of the township is 1,25J) acres of land and 5 of water; rateable value, £7,967; popula­ Carriers to Leicester.-William & George Smith, mono wed._ tion in 1911, 1,959. fri. & sat.; George Henry Iliffe, daily: ;~._ " _'9 ""~71 Parish Clerk, Henry W. Clark. Station Master.-George House .. '" '- • PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Wayne Alfred Harry, Park villa Hook Arthur Herbert, shoeing smith Anderson Hugh Harris, The Cottage West Francis Thomas, The Hpllies Hopkins Thomas Henry, baker Barrow John George, Waitara Woodcock Frederick, Northcroft .flume William Oliver, hardware dealet· Barrowcliff Herbert J.P. Broxtowe IHunt Ann (Mrs.), shopkeeper. Beamish Joseph Henry . COMMERCIAL.! Hunt J. carman Bonser George B Adnitt Joseph, Bull's Head P.R I lliffe George Henry, carrier Bates Allan F. The Avenue AlIen .loseph Ernest, nurseryman I Iliffe Harry, greengrocer Buckle-Pickett George, Oxford villas Arnold Henry, furniture broker Johnson' Brothers, hat band manufrs Burton Henry Atkins Bert, boot maker Knight Bros. &, Co. boot manufacturers· Carrell Alfred H. Westbourne Bachelor Arthur H. blacksmith Lane Tom, wheelwright Chandler John Edwin, Ashiield house Bettoney John, insurance agent ,Law Charles W. hair dresser Chilton Rev. Frank [Baptist], The Blunt Edward Thornton, landowner Leicester Co-operative Society Limited Manse IBonshor Thomas Edwin, beer retailer Lloyd Alfred J ames, insurance agent Couper Samuel Barrett B.A. Park house Bowns John, shopkeeper Looms Alfred, hardware dealer Curry Henry, Poplar villa Bray Samuel (Mrs.), hosiery manufactrl Lord J oseph & Sons, wheelwrights Darnall Charles, The Gables British & Colonial Shoe Co. boot &, shoe McLeod Donald, tailor . Darnall John, Chatham house manufacturers, Havelock works Meredith John George, fishmonger Dyson George, The Chestnuts Bruin Samuel, shopkeeper I Merry & Son, nurserymen Ellis Miss H. The Lime.<; Bull Harry, painter IMerry Ellen (Miss), draper "& sub-- Glover Marcus . Carrell Alfred H. M.mst.Mun.E. road postmistress Gregory Bernard F. Northfield road surveyor, Westbourne Murby Elizh. (Mm.), Black Horse F.R: HalfOrd Charles, Westfield Cemetery (M. W. Button, clerk to the' Orton Henry, bag hosier Halford Tom H. The Ashlands burial authority) Osborn Alfred, boot maker HaIford WaIter, Shanahoe Chapman Marguerite &, Ida May Osborn.Ann (Mrs.), draper 'Harrison Henry, Woodway house (Misses), insurance agents Page Arthur, farmer Hawthorne Edgar Leopold, South Clark Henry W. parish clerk Pegg William, grocer View house Clarke John William, framework knitter, Percival James & Co. boot manufactrs: Johnson Thomas William, Woollahra Park road Pinder Ernest Arthur, grocer -Joscelyne Rev. Frede.ic Hedley M.A. Clarke Mary Ann (Mrs.), .frameworklPotter Walter, builder , [rector, rural dean & surrogate], knitter' Rainbow Mary (Mrs.), refreshment rms Rectory Clarke Bidney, b~r retailer Rest WaIter, draper' Loughlan Thomas, The Avenue Clarke William, framework knitter, Roberts F. & Co. hat band manufactrs Marshall William ' Lutterworth road Robinson Elizh. Ann (Mrs.), dress maker Merry Alfred William, The Firs Collins Joseph, Dog &, Gun P.R Rudltin John Thacker, bricklayer Merry George, Northleigh Copson Ernest John, grocer IScott William, plumber Merry Williafu, Auburn house Couper Samuel Barrett B.A.camb., ISheen Benjamin, shopkeeper Oldacres James, The Rosary L.R.c.p.Lond., M.R.C.S.Eng. physician Shoults George F. fruit grower . Oldenshaw Joseph Wm. Northfield viIs & surgeon, & medical officer to Blaby Smith William & George, carriers , . Pearson Parker, Ashenden villa workhouse, Park house Smith Charles, grocer Pool Mrs. Oxford vt11as Dalby Amos, dairyman Smith Charles Wm. market gardener Potter WaIter, Brookville Dobson Horace, chimney sweep Smith Earle, shoe manufacturer Richards John C. A. Blaby hall Dyson Beatrice(Miss) A.L.C.M. pro- Spence Emma (Mrs.), midwife 'Richards Mrs. Blaby hall fessor of music I Sutton WaIter, cab proprietor Richmond Richard, Tauranga Elmer Harry, drug stores • ISwanwick Stephen, butcher _ Roberts Francis'William, Westleigh Fincher Goorge, miller jTarry Ernest John, tailor Scott Waiter George, Lynwood Freer J oseph, butcher IThirlby &, Russell, builders, contrac- Shoults George, Fernside Glov~r John, dairyman ' tors, whoolwrights & carpenters Smith Bert E. Branscombe . Glover Tom, gasfitter iTwist Edmund, shoe clicker . Stevenson J ames, The Laurels Haylett George, shopkeepel' . Vann Kate Elizabeth (Mrs.), fancy drapl' Tanner Arthur G. The Avenue Henney George, beer retailer I Ward Isaac, frame smith Thompson Ernest, Wanganui Henney James, draper J Wayne A. & Co. hosiery manufactrs Triston Edwin Dyson, Thrapston Herbert Elizabeth (Miss), hosiery manfr, Wigston Ma!l"na Urban District & Blaby .Turner Joseph, Willoughby house Herbert William, grocer I Rural District Isolation Hospital Turner Samuel, jun. Northfield house IHerrick George K. Baker's Arms P.H (William Robert M. Berridge M.R.C.S., Vice William Armston, Blaby yjl~ Hill Thomas, shopkeeper L.B.c.p.LOnd. medical officer)

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