160 ST. ALBANS. . [KELLY'S

:Marcus, Hilda. and Mabel Oliver, who died in their Total population of parishes, r8,56+; within the city, infancy, Francis "\Vigg, jun. and to the late Harry Oliver 12,Bg8. .A very small portion of St. Stephen is within esq. and his wife: there are 462 sittings, all but 6g being the citv• . free: the lych gate was created at the cost oi the late The area of the entire parish of St. Stephen is 7,350 Harry Oliver esq. The register dates from the year 1859· acres, and comprises the hamlets of Park Street, 4 miles The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £ I44• including south on the road with a station on the London ' , ..... - . 4' acres of glebe with residence, in the gift of Mrs. E. .A. and North Westen1 railway. Colney Street IS a m1le Oliver, and held since I85g by the Rev. Frederick Lips­ beyond Park Street; Common, 4~ miles ~omb .M.A. of Queen's College, Oxford. The vicarage south; Frogmore and Smug Oak, 3 miles south, Wind­ house was built in I 863. There are three almshouses, ridge is a ward of St. Stephen's. The rateable value of the gift of the Wigg family, erected in I 842, fnr three the rural portion of this parish is £r8,185. poor persons. A flower show, established for many years, The area of the entire parish of St. Pete.r is 6,656 is held on the last Wednesday in July and village sports acres, and comprises the hamlets of Sleap, 2 mile~ east. take place on the second Wednesday in June; tbere ls and Smallford, 3 miles east, included in the ecclesiastica1 also an excellent cricket and football club. The popula­ parish of . tion of the ecclesiastical parish in 1891 was I,215. Tittenhanger is a hamlet; it includes London Oolney The city and municipal borough includes St . .AJbans on the London road and is given in this work with and parts of the civil parishes of St. Peter, St. Michael, . The rateable value of the rural portion Stephen and Sandridge. The a'rea and population in St. of this parish is £r6,481. 189I were as follows:------The area of the pa,rish of St. Michael is 6,540 acres of Area in City. Popula­ Rateable land and includes Childwick Green (where there is a tion. value. chapel of ease to St. Michaels, in which services are held 1------1-·------on Sunday at 3 p. m.)), Gorhambnry and ·westwick How. a. r. p. £ The rateable value of the rural portion of this parish is St . .Albans (or .Abbey) .. . 166 I 30 4o434 13,314 £8,207. SL J,eter's ...... 43+ 0 23 t6,421 24,970 St. Michael's ...... 289 I 13 1,6I3 4,012 Parish Clerks : St. Peter's, Arthur Parkins· St. St. Stephen's ...... 62 I 22 97 671 Frogmore,' Stephen's, .John Godman; Holy Trinitv,• Hy. Sandridge...... 4S 0 30 333 628 George. ------Sexton, St. Michael's, J osiah Kine. tincluding I79 officers and inmates in the workhouse.

OFFICIAL EST.ABLISRME~TS, LOCAL IXSTITUTIOXS &c. Post, M. 0. & T. 0., S. B., Express Delivery & Annuity ance Office. )--J'ohn God man, sub-postmaster. Letters & Insurance Office, LondQn road.-John Spanswick, d~l~vered at 6.25 a.m. ; l~tter box closes, 6.50 p.m.; postmaster 8lmdays 10.30 a.m LettPr Mails.Parcel Mails. Park Street.-.Arthur William Tansley, sub-postmast~r. Parcels Letters delivered at 6.so a.m. & 12.30 p.m.; box clo;:c~ Letter Box can be Local County Post & rst Delivery cleared st posted up to 1I.3o a.m. & 6.35 p.m.; sundays, Io.s a.m. Postal in St. Albans ...... s. oa.m. 9· op.m. orders are issued here, but not paid London & ...... 8,'>0 " Oolney Street,-James Knowles, sub-postmaster. Letters 2nd Delivery in St. .Albans ...... 9· IS " 9· IS a.m. delivered at 7· IS a.m. ; box closes, 6. 2s p.m. ; sundays, London & all Parts ...... 10.40 10.40 " 10 a.m. Nearest telegraph office, railway sta­ ...... 11.20 " I1.20 tion. Office hours from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. " IJ, IS " & Park Street ...... 11.30 " " County Magistrates for St. Albans Petty Sessions. X orth of & Hatfield ...... II.30 The chair is taken in rotation. London & all Parts ...... 12.15 p.m." CaV'an Earl of P.C. Wheathampstead house, St. Albans London, Watford & all Parts ...... 1.40 " Verulam Earl of, Gorhambury, St. Albans L u ton ...... 1,40 " 1.40 p.m. C,rimston Viscount, Sopwell, St. Albans London & all Parts ...... • • • • •• 2.30 " Grimthorpe Lord LL.D. Batch·wood, St . .Albans 3rd Delivery in St. Albans ...... 3· IS p.m. 3· 1 5 " .Anson Hon. Frederic William, Cell Barnes, St. Pder'~, London, , Red- St. Albans bourn, llarpeuden, Radlett & Grimston Commander Hon. William R.N". Gorhambury, "ratford ...... ··· 3·55 ,, St . ..Alban~ London & all Parts ...... • • • 5· IS " Adye Rev. Francis Wm. M . .A. Gombards ho. St . .Albans 4th Delivery in St . .Albans ...... 6. o p.m. 6. o , Bigge Major-Gen. Thomas Scovell, Lye house, St. North of England,Scotland & Ireland 7·30 " Stephen's, St. Albans (extra stamp 7.40) Cherry-Ganard Major-Gen . .Apsley, Lamer park, Wheat­ London & all Parts ...... 8. o p.m. hampstead, St . .Albans London, Aylesbury, Derby, Leicester Flower Arthur esq. 36 Princes gate, London SW 8.40 p.m. & W a tford ...... " Gape Major James John, The Limes, St. Albans London & all Parts ...... 9· 0 " Hegan Charles John esq. M . .A. Bncknalls, Watfnrd London & all Parts ...... Io. o p.m. Hill John Sheriff esq. Hawkswick, St. Albans (London, Scotland, Ire- Hodgson Henry Tylston esq. Biarp~nden S.O .S d { land & all Parts ...... 7·3° Lydekker Richard esq. B..A., F.G.S., The Lodge, Har­ un ays ... London, Derby, Lei- " 1 penden S.O l cester & all Parts ... " Lloyd John esq . ..Astwick Il_lanor,_ Hatfield Delivery by DeliTery of Lode.r Alfred Basil esq. H1gh Fus, Harpenden S.O TOWN DELIYEPIES. Postmen parcels begins at Lubbo<$ Henry James esq. Newberrie;;, St. Albans London & all Part!' ...... 6.30 a. m. 6.30 a.m. .Martin George Nisbet esq. Marshalls Wick, St . .Albam London, all Parts, & "\\"atford...... 9·:lo , 9.30 , Mcilwraith .Andrew esq. Campbellfield, St . .Albans London & all Parts ...... 3.30 p.m. 3.30 p.m. Nicholl Iltid esq. B..A. Lancaster gate, London W London,North of England & all Parts 6. I,S , 6. IS , Part Chas. Thos. esq. lo. Radlett, St. _<\]ban!' On Sunday there is one delivery at 6.30 a.m. & on Peake Robert Cecil esq. Cumberl'and house, , t,hat day callers' letters are delivered at the counter from St. Albans 6.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Peareth Capt. Henry John, , St. Albans Robins George Upton esq. Delaport, Wheathampstead, J>ost Office opens for sale of stamps, postcards, newspaper St. Albans wrappers, stamped & registered letter envelopes, & for Soll:vlly.Reynolds esq.B.A.Se.rge hill,King:s I..angle_yR.S;O registration of letters & delivery of letters to callers, & Toulmin Henry Joseph esq. D.L. The Pre, St. ~hchael s, for the receipt of inland, colonial & foreign parcels, St. Albans week-days, 6.30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; for money_ order, savings bank, insurance & annuity business, & 1ssue of Van Koughnet Commander Edmund Barker R.N. Tytten­ inland revenue licenses (except on sunday, Good friday hanger park, St. .Albans & Christmas day, & other occasional days, respecting Woollam Charles esq . .Abbey mills, St . .Albans which special notice will be given), 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ; Clerk to the .Magistrates, Geo . .Annesley, Verulam st for sale & payment of postal orders, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Deputy Clerk, Albert Rowden, 18 Chequer street No business on sundays Petty Sessions a.re held every saturday at the C{)urt house, at noon. The places within the petty sessional Town Sub-Offices. division are: -Harpenden, Red bourn, St. Pet~r's, St. St. Ste-phen's (also :M. 0. 0., S.B. & .Annuity & Insur- Michael's, St. Ste-phen's, Sandridge & 1Yheathampstead