Hertfordshire. [Kelly's

256 W ALTHAM CR0!3S • HERTFORDSHIRE. [KELLY'S .roemorial. The Four Swans jnn, mentioned above, I Anthony's Hospital, iu Threadneedle street, London; though bearing on its quaint sign, ornamented with after passing through various other hands it was pur figures of swans, the date 126o, is, of course, as now chased in 156o-1 by Sir William Cecil kt. and remain'!( existing, of a much later period, but its large chimneys in that family until its exchange for Hatfield by Sir .and the chestnut and oak timber with which much of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, with King James I.; it is built, seem to bespeak for the house a considerable subsequently it became dissociated from the palace ani .antiquity. was held by the Bentincks, Earls of Portland, and by 1'heobalds Pa.rk is the seat of Admiral the Hon. Sir t.he Prescott family; the manor now belongs to the Hedworth Meux G.C.B., K,C.V.O.; the mansion, stand- Rev. Thomas. Cromwell Bush M.A. The .principal land ing on rising p;round in a park of 200 acres, is of brick, owners are Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth Meux G.C.B., and was erected in the last century by Sir George K.C.V.O. and Bethlehem Hospital. The area is x,8g8 William Prescott hart.; in plan it somewhat resemblee acres; th~ population in 19II of the Ward was 4,87fi, St. James's Palace, London, but has been considerably and ecclesiastical parish, 5,527. enlarged and improved by the first and second baxonets Post, M. O. & T. & Telephonic Express Delivery Office, and by the late Sir Henry Meux hart. Temple Bar, High street. Francis w. Hamilton, postmaster. Le•- removed from Fleet street, London, in Jan. 1878, and ters dispatched at 10 a.m. & 12.10, .20, 9.30 i; given to Sir H. B. Meux bart. was re-erected in 1888 D r 4 · 6 at one of the entrances to Theobalds Park. The original II.3o p.m.; sundays, 9 & 9·45 p.m. e Iveries at -30 h ouse, w h1c. h Is· suppose d t o h ave s t oo d on a s1 1g. ht & 8.4~ a.m. & 2 & 7 p.m. ; sundays, 6.30 a..m.d Tele- -eminence of no great extent, but still visible, was re- graph business from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m.; sun ays, 8-30 to 10 a.m built by Sir William Cecil kt. afterwards Baron Burgh- Town Sub-Post & M. 0. Office, New Town.-Mrs. Isabel ley K.G. and Lord High Treasurer, who purchased the Mason, sub-postmistress. Let-ters dispatched at . , estate in 156o-r, and here in 1564 was visited by Queen & & 11 7 45 . b th th· h d d b b t•f I d 9·30 & II.45 a.m. 3·45• 7·5o I0-45 p.m.; co ection ElIza e ; Is ouse, surroun e y eau I u gar ens on sunday, B-45 p.m. Wall Box, Waltham Cross Rail- and a wide moat filled with water, was finished in f J I way bridge, cleared at 8, 9·45 & I 1.55 a. m. & 4, 5·55· I57I, an d su b sequentl y b ecame th e propert y o ames . 7·55 & I0-45 p.m.& •12 midnight: sundays at 8.45 p.m who gave in exchange for it to Sir Robert Cecil kt. after- ThP nearest teleg-raph office is at Waltham Cross waxds 1st Earl of Salisbury, the more valuable mansion Town Sub-Post & M. 0. Office, King Edward road. of Hatfield, now the residence of his descendant, the John William Crispe, sub-postmaster. Letters· dis- present Marquess or Salisbury P.C., G.C.V:O., C.B. and t h d t & & & 1 1 10 it continued to be a royal palace until the outbreak of ~~l~. ~e.e~ J~~~· o~i~S - 1. 5 a.m. 4• 7·3° ·45 t:he Civil War; here James I. died 27 March, 1625; and There are Town Sub-Post & M. 0. Offices at Crossbrook from Theobalds Charles I. set out in 1642 to raise his -standard at Nottingham. The palace, as then existing, street, FreP-zywater & TurnP-r's Hill; & post office only was an embattled structure of considerable extent, and at Tnrkey Street -consisted of two principal quadrangles, besides several courts, one of which, 86 feet square, had a cloister on TERRITORIAL FORCE. the east side, and in the centre a fountain of black and Ht>rtfordshire Regiment (1st Battalion) (H Co.); head white marble; the middle court or quadrangle, no feet quarter-,, 34 Station road; Capt. J. B. T. Gough, square, was also cloistered, and had a chapel on the CQimnanding; Color-Sergt. William Benjamin Carding, south side; over the east cloister was a gallery, 100 I drill instructor feet by 12 feet, and above the west cloister another PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. gallery 109 feet by 14 feet; the principal entrance was through a rectangular battlemented gatehouse, with King-·,. Road Council School (mixed), built in 1913, for octagonal turrets at the angles, and a similar gate 408 children; average attendance, 300; William H. house, with a clock turret above it led to the second Hallett Knott, head master; Mrs. Florence Knott, infants' mistress & -6 assistants ~uadrangle, besides which there were other towers; on the south side of the mansion was a large open cloister, Waltham Cross, for 391 children, viz. 121 boy~. 140 girls & 130 infants ; average attendance, 130 boys, 135 ~nriched with paintings, inscriptions and pedigrees. which remained until 1765, although the greater part of girls & 95 infants; W. C. Cooper, master; Miss the palace was pulled down in 165o; but one of the Rosa E. Riden, mistres~ ; Miss Helen R. Fairbairn, -ehapels continued to be used by the Presbyterians till infants' mistress & 14 assistants x689, when the site oi the palace and the park of 2,5oo New Waltham, Alexandra road (mixed & infants), built· in 1874 & enlarged in 1893, for 161 mixed & 122 in :acre~ were granted by William Ill. to Hans William, rst Earl of Portland K. G. these having been previously fants; average attendance, 255 ; Alfr.ed Growtage, held for 41ome time by George, Duke of Albemarle, by head master & 7 assistants grant from Charles II. ; the site of the last remaining These two schools are controlled by seven managers; portion o' the palace is now occupied by the houses Rev. H. N. Eales M.A.. The Vicarage, correspondent forming Theobalds square. in the village of Cheshunt, St. Joseph, Catholic, Eleanor road (mixed), builll a and on portions of the gardens still poss-essing some 1893.-4 & enlarged in 1900, for 150 childrQn; average iine cedars and othe1 trees and evergreen shrubs, attendance, 155; Miss Josephine Crane, mistress several large mansions have bee-n erected; fragments of This school is under the control of six managers; Rev. the ancient garden walls, containing a number of small Edward Brons~eest, St. Joseph's presbytery, Eleanor niches, are yet standing, and parts of the wall, 10 miles road, correspondent in extent, e·rected by James I. to inclose the estate. Railway Station, Waltham Cross, JamP.s Wm. Mannall, may be seen at Aldbury House, Cheshunt, the residence station ma~ter of W. J. Poole esq. and at Cuffi.ey and Bury Green ; the park was converted into farms. CONVEYANCE. The manor of Theobalds, anciently called "Tibbalds," Electric trams to Eleanor Cross at frequent intuvals, and "Thebaudes," belon11:ed in the 14th century to from Finsbury Park, via Tottenham & Edmonton William Attemore, of Cheshunt, and in 1441 was CaiTiers to & from London. Carter, Paterson & Co. · granted by the Crown to John Carpenter, Master of St. Limited ; Pickfords Ltd. & Mark Macer, daily · Hamilton Mrs. Gw~ndoline house, Meux Admiral Hon. Sir Hedworth PRIVATE RESIDENTS. High street G.C.B., K.C.V.O. Theobalds park Allison Mrs. 132 Eleanor Cross road Higham William, 31 Eleanor Cross rd Morton Thomas S. 141 High street 'Beresford-Blacque Mrs. Shamrock Knott Williarn Henrv• Hallett, 16 Mumford Chas. Mi1ler, 71 High st cottage, Theobald's lane Eleanor Cross road Neilson Jacob, The Lodge, High st Best Frederick H. de G. 159 High st i Lane Fredk. Willington,Old Palace ho Parker John, 29 Eleanor Cross road · Blane Miss, r61 High street · Leigh Herbert Victor, I 19 Eleanor Paul Arth. W. Waltham ho. High st 'Bronsgeest Rev. Edward (R. C.), St. Cross road Pepys Hon. Everard Digby, Old Joseph's presbytery, Eleanor road Littlewood Rev. Lionel Charles M.A. Park farm Buck Percy McEwan, II7 Eleanor (curate), Sunnyside, Trinity Pryor Mrs. 37 Eleanor Cross road Cross road Marsh lane Reavill Herbt. Cornwall viis. Park :t,. Chapman Thomas, zo-t High >;treet :\IcClymont John M.D. Rendlesha.m Richardson Geo. 107 EleanoT Cross rd Clark Oliver Sidney, 73 High street lodge, High street Rutherford Peter,IIS Eleanor Cross rd Uewey ~Irs. StrathlPa, Eleanor Cross McFarlane Alex. Braemar, Eleanor Senior Thomas. 33 Eleanor Cross rd road Cross road Shoults Charles Herbert, 35 Eleanor ·Eales Rev. Harry ::Xorthcote ~LA.· McKenzie Neil, 166 High street Cross road (vicar), Vicarage McWilliam Alexander J. 135 High st Spearman Wm. 154 Eleanor Cross rd Evetts Sydney, South villa, Park la Marshall Charles, 14 ElPanor Cross rd Streaden Mrs. ro6 High street Garth Mrs. 121 Eleanor Cross road Matthews Arthur, 157 High street Tanner Wm. Henry, 104 High street Halsted William Wilfrid. High street 'Vl~>~>ring Ernest Frank, xBo High st Tbomson David Lionel, Temple house • .

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