930 BROMSGROVE. WORCESTERSHIRE. [POST OFFICE Parliament held in the kin~dom in which members for The Right Hon. Lord Windsor is lord of the manor. - boroug-hs 8at, in the reign of Edward I., and was r.-presented The tlrea is II,30~ acres; rateable value, £3$),557; the- by Thoma~ Rasteland alld Thomas Burneford j 80me of the population of the parish, including a variety of villages and ancient wood-framed houses may be still been, ornamented hanJlets in the north part (the chid of which are BourD with black and white stripes. s("ollops, and cross pieces. The Heath, Great and Little CatshnI, Li('key End, Sidemoor, Hop Pole i,m, ofthe date of1572, which was one ofThe finest Upp.-r ClItshill, Long Eye, Marlbrook, The Rock), in 1871 specimens of this half-timhered doml'stic architl'cture, was was 11,795. taken down fur the entrance to the road leading to the rail- BURCOT is a hamlet of Bromsg-rove, I! miles north-east,. way station: archreologist!l, however, will be grrttified in and I mile south-west from Blackwdl statioll. learning- that this well known alltique stl'Ul'ture has beeu re- TH E ROCK is another hamlet, I mile south, situated on erected alld restored hy the WOrCl:'llter City and ('ounty the Worcester road. Eanking Company, for their branch establi~hment in this FOCKBURY is a division of Bromsgrove parish, 1 mile town, under the superintendence of Mr. W. J. Hopkins, of north-west, consisting mostly of agricultural land. Here is Worcestt'r: the principal or public husine"s room occupies Ottild's Well. t~e heig-ht of h"? .of the ~rigiT.HlI lower stor.ies, and has a DADFORD (or Dodford) is nearly 2 miles north-west. rIC~ au~ lofty semlclrcula;bay wmdo.w, fillt·d WIth oak trac.ery, A Church of England m ission chapel was erected in this proJecttng at the end facmgthe mam ~tr'eet: a commo~lOus I hamlet in 1862, attached to which is a Sunday school; there house for thl:' !Dana.ger has ~een added to, and dl:'shw~d is also a Baptist chapel an d Sunday school. . so as to harmOnIse WIth, the pIcturesque old honse: tile dlf-. • firuityof gettinll a number of good rooms on an awkwllrd HIDEMOO~ IS a .hamlet.of Bromsg~ove, ahout h~lf a mIle, triang-ulnr piece of ground has bl't'n well oVt'rco~ne, the !10rth-~est, mhablted chIefly by Il!lIlt'rs. Here IS a .small result beinll a !\inl!ular Jet beautitul structure, well adapted Iron ~plscopal chapel, e~ected on the aIlo tlllent be~ongmg to. to the sloping' site, with several exquisite windows and door- the vlear. The MethodIsts have a place of worslllp. ways, arranged within the angles. Parish Clerk, John Rose. Official Establishments, Local Institutions, &c. POST & MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OfFICE, Railway Passengers', C. Webb, Post office; F. J. YateS'y Savings Bank Se Government I nsurallce & Annuity Office, H iuh Iltreet H illh street. Royal, J. W. Neale, Stourbridg'e & Kidclel'minster Bank;. Charles "'ebb, postmaster. F. W. TUI ton, St. John street; & C. R. Drury Office open Srom 7 a.m. till 9 p.m Stllndard L~fe, G. W. Gib~ou, Bank, New road ~. J. fates, High street DISPATCH OF LETTERS &c. Sun Fire Life, F. • To London, the Eastern Counties &. the North, Birming PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS. ham, Wolverhampton &c. ; Droitwich, Cheltenhalll, Gloucester, Bristol &c. (Ist dispatch), letters can be Corn Return o.ffice §) Corn Exchanye, High street, J ohJl' posted nntil 7.45 a.m. To London, the Eastern CouuTie~, Ganhlt'r, inspl:'ctor County Court ~held at the Public Office, monthly), Richard Birmingham, Dudley, Stourltridge &c.; Droitwich, Red Harill~tlln, ~cott, diteh, Cheltellham & Gloucestt'r (~lId dispateh), 9.30 a.m. esq. Worcestt'r, judge; TllollJ8S esq. '1.'0 Worcester & 1\'1 alvern, lU.20 a.m. To Blrlllingham New rua(l, regi!'\trar; Joseph Laughton, high bailift; (3rtl rlh.patch), 2 p.m. To Gloucelotel', Hri>itol, the \-\ est Martin Curtler, Worcester, treasurer of EnJ;!land &. South Wales, 8.35 p.m. To LOlldon, Ire Fire Enyi"e Station, St. John strt:et, Wm. DuffiIl, supt Burial Board, H. Barrett, clerk to the board; John Rose,. land, ~eothnd & all partll exrept the West, 8.35 p.m.; lodge kl'eper & rt'gi~trar with additional stamp till 8.50 p.m. Local POllt tor Inland Revenue Office, Golden Cross hotel, Hi~b street,. Lickey, Catshill, Stoke Prior, Hanhury &c. 5.50 It.m Jallles Holt, super'visor; John Gardner, officer WALL LETTER BOXES & TIMES OP CLEARING. Weighing Machine, William Ra~, \\eigher Weighing IllaelJine, 9.15 a.llI. 6.50 & 8.20 p.m. wt::t:k days, Pollce Statzon, ~tation ",treet, Alfred 1') ler, supf'rintendent & 10 a.m. sUlldays; Worce,ter [
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