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Buckinghamshire. Chesham DIRECTORY.] BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. CHESHAM. 73 Oltling George, dairyman, uo Church street Dean M. J. (Miss), typewriting office, 25 Broad street Catling Harry, dairyman, 123 Sunnyside road Dear .Alfred, beer retailer, 144 Waterside Catling Henry, butcher, 63 High street Dell Elizabeth (:Miss), watercress grower, 310 Waterside Catling Thomas H. poulterer, 14 Market square Deuton Susannah (Mrs.), shopkeeper, 205 Waterside Cemetery (E. C. Francis, registrar of burials) Dickson 'Villiam Herbert, solicitor (firm, Donisthorpe Cestreham Cycle Club (William F. Lowndes esq. presi- & Dichon), 67 Broadway dent; Jesse Stone, hon. sec.); head quarters, Crown Dodds Ralph Edward, boot dealer, 22 High street hotel, High street Donisthorpe & Dickson, solicitors, 67 Broadway Charksfield !''rank, butcher, 75 Broad street DJnisthorpe Edmund Rus;;ell (firm, Donisthorpe & Chance Frederick, insurance agent, 79 Sunnyside road Dickson), snlicitor & commissioner for oaths, 67 Chapple John, insurance agent, ro Red Lion street Broad VI" a v Channer Fred, dairyman, 6ra, High street Dormer Percy Charles, surveyor to the Urban District Cheeld & Co. mechanical engineers, motor car builders Council & engineer & manager to the waterworks~ o!o agents & artesian well borers, Waterside Ironworks Berkhamsted road Chesham Boot & Shoe Manufacturers Limited, 34 Glad- Duerdoth Fredk. Wm. brace & belt manufr. 79 High st. ~tJne road & Higham road Dwight Herbert, beer retailer, 195 Bellingdon road Chesham Brewery Limited, brewers East Edwin &, \Valter, stationers, 54 Broadway Chesham Building Society (Jn.Harding, sec.),59 Broad st East Fredk. wooden ware manufacturer, Townsend road Chesham Conservative Association ( , hon. sec) East James, wooden ware manufacturer, Broad street ChP<ham Conservative & Unionist Club Ltd. (Ralph East J esse, confectioner, 6 I High street Haward, sec.), 3 I High street Eastmans Limited, butchers, 13 Church street Chesham Cricket Club (G. S. Ponsford, sec.), 67 Elliman E. George A.P.S. chemist & dealer in photo­ Hi!!h street graphic material; depot for " U cal " specialities, 67 Ch!'sb.am Electric Li""ht & Pnwer Co. Limited (R. J. J. Broadway Swm.LM.I.E.E. engineer" & manager), Higham road Elliott Hannah (Mrs.), outfitter, 48 Broad street Chesham Equitable Co-operative Society Limited, 8::: Emmins Catherine (Miss), dress maker, 27 Church street High street & Berkhamsted road Evans Ja~nes, butcher, 6o High street Chesham Estate Office (Hubert R. llolbeche), estate Fletcher W. & R. Limited, butchers, IS Market square agent, 52 Broadway Ford Elizabeth G. (Miss), milliner, fi High street Chesham Gas & Coke Co. Ltd. (Daniel Clare, sec. ; Foster Wm. cycle maker, I I8 Broad st. & I34 High st George Lane, manager), 2I8 Waterside l''owler William, shopkeeper, 2 Queen's road Chesham Generals Football Club (F. C . .A. Mayo, sec.), Fox J<:mma (Miss), shopkeeper, 75 Germain street Norfolk house Francis & How, solicitors, High street Chesb.am Institute (William F. Lowndes esq. presi­ Francis Earle.y Christopher (firm, Francis & How), solici­ dent; H. R. Hnlheche, treasurer; J. G. Stnne, jun. tor, registrar of burials, vestry clerk & steward of the hon. sec.; H. Culmer, librarian), Market square manors of Ha Vl"ridg-e, Choles bury, Buckland, Chesham Chesham Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (E. C. Francis & Higham & Chesharn Bury, HiQ"h street W. H. Andrews, hon. secs.), High street Freeman, Hardy & Willis Limited, boot & shoe dealers. Chesham & District Licensed Victuallers' & Beerhouse 79 High street Keepers' .Association (Wiliam Priest, bon.sec. ),Broad st Freeman Waiter William, builder, 97 High street Chesham & District Mutual Ballot & Sale Building Gamlin Hubert James (firm, Hunt, Gamlin & Simp­ Society (Joseph Reynolds, sec.), Mechanics' institute son), solicitor, commissioner for oaths & clerk to Chesham Town Football Club (John George Stone, jun. the Chartridg-e Parish Council, Bank chambers sec.), 8 Market square Gamman Arthur Ernest, teacher of music, 71 Broad st Chesham Urban District Waterworks (Percy C. Dormer, Gee Albert, farmer, Vale farm en!!"ineer & manag-er), Berkhamsted road Gee Alfred, corn merchant & miller (water), Cannon Chesham Wood & Toy Co. wooden ware manufacturers, mill & farmer, Hill farm, Waterside Berkham sted road Glad den AlfrPd, cycle dealer, 70 Broad street Child William, boot maker, 120 High street Glasgow Arthur John, grocer, 44 Broad street Churchill & Smith, physicians & surgeons, z6 High st Golding Ethelbert Arthur Clement, organist, St. Mary's Churchill John Foot M.R.C.S.Eng. & L.R.C.P.Lond. church & teacher of music, St. Mary cote, Stanley av (Churchill & Smith), surgeon & medical officer, Ches­ Gomm George, baker, 50 Church street bam No. 4 district, public vaccinator Nos. 1 & 2 dis­ Gomm ~athan C~1rs.). shopkeeper, I73 Waterside tricts, Amersham union, 48 High street Gomm Robert, carpenter & cooper, III High street Clare Frederick Daniel, linen dTaper, insurance agent & Gomm William, butcher, 4 & 6 Market square s~retary to the Chesha.m Gas & Coke Co. Limited, Goodey Henry John, grocer, 29 High street r6 High street Goading John Thomas, blacksmith, I 7 Germain street Chrk Ellen (Mrs.), beer rehiler, 57 Church street Goss William George, beer retailer (off), 52 High st Cla.rk Rebecca (Mrs.), shopkeeper, 37 Church street Graham Frederick D. confectioner, no High street Clarke W. & Son, coal merchants ('V. B. Le Grys, Green \Villiam, beer retailer, 98 Waterside agent), Railway Station yard Greening James, boot dealer, 20 Red Lion street Clarke Edwin Wood, manager of Lloyds Bank Limited, Gree11 wood & Co. musical instrument dlrs. 88 Broad st 51 High street Grove Charles, wood ware manufacturer, I?D Waterside Clay Waiter, butcher, 39 High street Gntteridg-e John, hosier, 9 High street Climpson Ernest S. wine & spirit merchant, Broadway Hadaway Frederick, confectioner, 6 Blucher street Collins Elizabeth (Mrs.), grocer, I05 High street Harding- John, house agent, assi~tant overs!'er & collecto1 Cott~ge Ho~pital (John Foot Churchill L.R.C.P.Lond. of poor rates & deputy registrar of births & deaths, Thomas Freeman Long M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.Lond. & 59 Broad street J1mP.~ Smith "M.Ch., M.R. hon. surgeons; Miss S. Harding George Potter, ironmonger, 65 High street H. Rohinson. nurse matron), 'Vaterside H'lkh John, farmer, Waterside County Court (His Honor W. Howland Roberts, judge; Hawes Henry W. & Co. brush makers, 101 Bellingdon rd F. How, registrar), Town hall Hawps Arthnr, beer retailer, 272 Waterside Cox Herbert, saddler, 23 High street Hawes Henry ,Y. brush manufacturer, Broadway Crnok k Mayo, coal merchants &; cartag-e a~ents for the HawPs \Villiam, brush manufacturer, 127 Broad street Great Central & ~fetropolitan Joint Railway, Sta­ Hawkes Ernest Jarnes, wooden ware mfr. n6 Church st ti n approach Hawkes Geo. shopkeeper & duck breed!'r. 29.~ Watersid~ Culmer William, umbrella maker, 87 High street Hawkes Hugh, beer retailer, Bo Church strret Cnlverhouse Fanny ("Mrs.), general dealer, 8 Blucher st lTCJwk;m D. & Son (trustees of). farmers, Hollybush fm Darling-ton Ernest, builder & contractor, 34 Blucher st Hawkins .Tohn, draper, & post office, 154 Broad street Darvell Charles & Son, jobmasters, 189 Waterside Haydon James. boot maker, 84 Broad street Darvell Charles, farmer, Benham farm Hayes John & Sons,boot & shoe manfrs 71 to 79 Waterside Duvell Emily Maude (!\riss), preparatory school for RPa;n Henrv, johmaster, Crown Hotel yard, High st boys & girls, 136 Belling-don road Hearn James, boot maker, 12 Church street D n-ell Ge,rge, bakPr, 28 HiE!h street Hearn James (Mrs.), dress maker, 12 Church street Darvell Robert, builder & contractor, r r:1 Broad street Ilearn J0hn George, plumber & paintar, 9 Red Lion st D n·ell Willhm, deputy reQ"istrar of marriages for HC'<Hn .Tn~eph, greeng-rocer, 77 Broad street C~e•h"tm sub-distrid,Amersham union,Springfield rd Herbert George, shopkeeper, 248 Berkhamsted road Dan~ "idnrv, pharmacPutical chemist ; optician; arti­ Hill Ernest, fishmnnger, ro8 Waterside fhal treth a speciality; photographic supplies, so Hitchings Charles W. hairdresser, 16 Market square Bro<trl. street. T ~ 63 Robbs ~lbert, asst. insur. supt. 2.'i7 Berl>hamsted road Dav Charles, fishmonger, 133 Broad street Hobbs .Arthur, confectioner, 40 High street Dean Joseph, Chequers P.H. Market square H1b~s Arthur,• greengrocer, 2r High street .
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