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80 GROSMONT. MONMOUTHSHIRE. [KELLY'!t miles south-east from Pontrilas station, on the Newport badge, or symbol, not only from the name of the castle, and Hereford section of the Great Western railway, II but from the profusion of red roses growing spon north-east from Abergavenny, u miles from Monmouth tlmeously in every brake on this beautiful spot; th& by road and 14 south from Hereford, in the Northern remains include two round towers nnd an exquisit& d1vision of the county, hundred and petty sessional divi chimney in the north wall, dating from about 1300. The l!lion of Skenfrith, union of Dore, county court district fortress, long in a neglected state, was restored in 1894 of Hereford, rural deanery of Abergavenny, arch deaconry at the sole expense of the 8th Duke of Beaufort K.G. A ~f Monmouth and diocese of Llandaff. The town and very handsome gate of wood, with ornamental ironwork, adjoining farms are abundantly supplied with pure has been fixed at the entrance. The ruins, now belonging water conveyed through pipes from The Graig Hill, 2 to Col. E. Lucas-Scudamore, of Castle Shane, eo. miles distant, laid down in 1907-8 by Garnet Edwin Mc•naghan, Ireland, are under the control of Mr. Bevan esq. proprietor of the water works. The church W. H. S. Whitney J.P. as Hon. Warden, from whom of St. Nicholas is a cruciform building of stone, in the the keys can always be obtained gratuitously. In early Transitional and Early English styles, consisting of times Grosmont· was much subjected to sudden sur chancel, spacious nave, aisles, transepts with aisles, prises and incursions from the Welsh. Henry Ill. and side chapel, north porch and a central octagonal tower his queen are said to have occasionally resided at their "With spire containing 6 bells: in I Boo the spire was castle at Grosmont, which afterwards became a favourite restored at a cost of £ Ioo, chiefly defrayed by Lord residence of the Earl& and Dukes of Lancaster, and Llangattock; it was partly built during the 13th century still, with the surrounding neighbourhood, forms a part bv Eleanor of Provence, Queen of Henry Ill. under the of the Duchy. Dan-y-Graig, the charming residence of direction of a French architect, and partakes largely Capt. Godfrey Radcliffe, in this parish, has some fine ul the style of that country and period; the chancel, old oak carvings, and a beautiful cabinet once belonging as an example of the Early English style, has scarcely to th·~ Lady Jane Grey. Part-y-Seal is the residence of a parallel in any of the rural parishes ; there is a Henry Partridge esq. J.P. Col. Edward Lucas-S(jlda Norman font; the church was restored during the period more D.L., J.P. is lord of the manor. The principal 1870·75, at a cost of £z,g88; in 1886 the nave was landowners are CoL Edward Lucas-Scudamore, of Castle thoroughly restored at the sole cost of the ISt Baron Shane, eo. Monaghan, Ireland, Rev. T. G. Williams, Llangattock, who also erected a handsome screen of oak Douglas William Graham esq. of Hilston Park, St. • and glass; only the transepts and chancel are used for Maughan's, Edward Kendal Edmonds Mardon esq. J.P., divine service ; in the church is a mutiliated effigy of Capt . .A. W. W. Pope, Gwylim C. James esq. of Henry (Plantagent), Earl of Lancaster, Derby, Lincoln Llanwsyg, Crickhowell, Breconshire, Capt. GodfrPy and Leicester, and Duke of Lancaster K.G. ob. 24 Radcliffe and William Henry Smith Whitney esq. J.P. March, 1361, who was born at the castle of Grosmont; The soil is red clay and loam; subsoil, marl, but most the figure is of heroic size, clad in armour and bearing of the land is devoted to pasturage. The area is 6,76I a kite-shaped shield: there are 206 sittings. The acres of land and 38 of water; rateable value, £5,14I; register dates from the year IS8g. The living is a the population in I9II was 561 in the civil parish and rect-ory, net yearly value £2oo, with residence, in the 366 in the ecclesiastical parish, which includes a very gift of the Bishop of Gloucester, and held since 1884 small part of Llantilio Crossenny. by the Rev. Charles Wesley. Here are places of worship for Primitive ::\<Iethodists and the Plymouth Brethren; Post, M. 0. & T. Office.-Henry R. Gladwyn, sub-post the Catholic church at Dan-y-Graig, erected in 1869, and master. Letters from Hereford arrive at 7· Io a. m.; dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. This place dispatched at 5.25 p.m.; no delivery on sundays was formerly incorporated and governed by a mayor, Pillar Boxes :-Hauld Hulbert, collection 4.50 p.m. ; and had l". market; the old Market Hall, erected in I 832, Dan-y-Graig, collection 4.28 p.m.; Grosmont Wood, formerly the property of the Duke of Beaufort, was collection 4.20 p.m. ; Whitehouse, collection 4.40 conveyed by deed of gift to the Parish Council in com p.m. ; Part-y-Seal, collection 5 p.m. ; School Box, memoration of the coronation of King Edward VII. and collection 5.25 p.m is used for public meetings. There is an excellent Police Officer, Thomas Frampton librarv in connection with the church, and endow- ments and charities for school and other purposes. Public ElemPntary Schools. Some remains of an ancient entrenchment may be seen Grosmont, erected in 1877, for I IS children; average at Campston. The castle of Grosmont, which stands on attendance, 65; Joseph Abbot, master. The school is 11 knoll above the river Monnow, is also said to have controlled ·by the Abergavenny Group of Managers; been called "Rosslyn," a corruption of the Celtic name FredPrick Baker Gabb, solicitor, Abergavenny, corre- ,, Rosllwyn," i.e. "rose-bush"; an interesting tradition spondent speaks of the fortresg as the "Castle of the Red Rose," Cross Ash, erected in I877, for 73 children; average and suggests ~hat the Lancastrian party assumed this - attendance, 37; Mrs. Hargreaves, mistress • (Marked thus * should have letters Bryan John & Son, blacksmiths Hancorn John, farmer, Merdy • addressed Pandy, Abergavenny.) Chadd George, boot repairer Howells Henry', beer retailer Ciarke Reginald Thomas, house James Wm. farmer, Roan Oak farm PRIVATE RESIDENTS. decorator, Duffryn cottage Johns John, farmer, U pper G ra1g' Bennett Miss, Woodbine Davies Clara Jane (Mrs.), midwife, *Jones Jas. farmer, Lit. Werngounsell Bevan Garnet Edwin, Bank house Laurel cottage Jones John, stone mason Bevan Mrs. Woodview Davies Wm. farmer, Lit.Marlborough Jones William, farmer, Lit. Beech hill Evans Robert Hudson, Well house Daws Annie (Mrs.), nurse, Trevyr v:il *Lewis John, farmer, The Farm Ferneyhough John, The Lawns Eckley David, farmer, Little Gros- Llewellyn John, farmer, Greig lodge Freeman Mrs. William Charles, mont wood Lloyd Temperance (Mrs.), farmer, Springfield villa Emery Henry, farmer, Great Camp- Garehouse Hallett William Frank, Castle house stone (postal address, Llangattock, Meredith Thos. frmr. New hill, Graig Hampton Thomas M.B. Belgrave Lingoed, Abergavenny) Morgan Arthur, farmer, New house, Mardon Edwd. Kendal Edmonds J.P. Evans Robt. Hudson, frmr. The Well Grosmont wood The Graig (postal address,Monmth) Eynon Edwin, farmer, Kingsfield Morgan John, fa1·mer, Great Marlboro' Neylan Anthony, Whitney villa Farr Thomas, farmer, Low. Tresenny Morgan William, farmer, Grosmont Partridge Henry J.P. Part-y-Seal Faull John, Angel hotel Wood farm Price George. Brynmawr Ferneyhough John farmer, The Lawns Morris Jas. Herbt. frmr. Greig farm Radcliffe Captain ~odfrey (late s~h Fowler Ronald & Co. grocers *Parry Evan, farmer, Lower Goytre West Yorks Reg1ment),Dan-y-graig Gladwyn Henry Reginald, butcher, & Parry John, farmer, Yew Tree cot Rayner :Mrs. Trevyr postmaster Powell John, farmer, Point farm Trimble Miss, Castle house Godding Arth. Vine, Cupid's Hill inn Powell Reuben, farmer, Lit. Birches Watkins William, .1lma house Grosmont Coal Relief Fund (W. H. Price Job, farmer, Pen-y-Pye Wesley Rev. Charles (rector), Rectry S. Whitney J.P. president; J. E. Price Mary (Miss), farmer,The Cross Whitney Wm.Hy. Smith J.P.Glyndw_r Cole, sec) . Price Thos. frmr. Low. Cefn Lytha Woodcock Frank Thomps-on,Castle vil Grosmont Conservative Association Prosser Albert, gamekeeper to F. S. COMMERCIAL. (H. S. Woodhead (of Pontypool), Head esq. J.P. Kentchurch court, Barrell Waiter, frmr. Great Birches registered agent) Hereford BavlissMaria(Mrs.),Duke of YorkP.H Gwatkin Barnard, farmer, Beech hill Prosser Alfred, farmer, Barn's farm Be~an Conrad Embrv, farmer, Great Hampton Thos. M.B.Lond., M.R.C.S. Pugh John, farmer. Lit. Cross farm Tresenny • Eng., L.R.C.P.Lond. physician & Richards Fredk. whlwrght. Rose cot Bevan Garnet Edwin, collector of quit surgeon, & medical officer & public Sayee Chas. jun. frmr.Old Campstone rents to Duchy of Lancaster & vaccinator Skenfritb district, Mon- Sayee George, wheelwright building material dealer, Bank ho mouth union & medical officer Dore Sayee John, farmer, Pool fa.. rm..,., Bevan Jsph. Geo. frmr. Low. Du:ffryn unian, Belgrave Sayee Mary (Mrs.), laundress .