Directory.] Calstoc~ 951

DIRECTORY.] CALSTOC~ 951 Liskeard, and 6 south-west from Tavistock station on the LL., J.P. Samuel Lang esq. John Mason esq. and the Messrs. Great Western and London and South Western railways, in Bowhay are the principal landowners. The soil is light; the the North Eastern division of the county, Middle division of subsoil is granite and clay slate. The chief crops are wheat, the hundred of East, petty sessional division of East Middle, oats, barley and pasturage. The area is 6,133 acres; rate Tavistock union and county court district, rural deanery of able value, £13,129; the population in 1881 was 6,845. East, archdeaconry of Bodmin and diocese of Truro. The Gunnislake, 2 miles north of Calstock, is a rapidly Callingtou and Tavistock high road passes through this improving village, pleasantly situated on the river Tamar, on parish. The church of St. Andrew, which stands on a com which is a salmon weir; the Callington and Tavistock high manding eminence, is an ancient building of Cornish granite road here cro<:;ses the river by a bridge, and passes through in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave of four the village, which is lighted with gas. The Tavistock and bays, aisles, a mortuary chapel, built in 1788, and belonging Liskeard coach passes through this place. St. Ann's chapel to the Edgcumbe family, vestry, south porch and an em of ease, erected in 1880, at a cost of £2,400, consists of battled western tower, with octagonal pinnacles, containing chancel, nave of four bays, aisles, north and south porches and a clock and 6 bells, cast in 1773: in the chapel, among a turret containing 2 bells. Here are Wesleyan, Bible Chris Qthers, are the tombs of Richard Edgcumbe, ob. 1660, and of tian and Free Methodist chapels and one for the Brethren. Jemima, daughter of John, 1st Baron Crew, of Stene, and The Tamar and Kit Hill Granite Company Limited have wife of Edward, 1st Earl of Sandwich, ob. 1674: in the very extensive quarries here: the granite is a stone of fine north arcade of the nave are some ancient mural paintings; grain and of uniform colour, much harder than ordinary the east window is a memorial to Isaac Rosekilly, d. 1883 : Cornish granite and from this and its SImilarity to Scotch in the south aisle is a copy of the letter of thanks from granite is much preferred by LO"ldon contractors for paving Charles I.sent to all the parishes in Cornwall, and dated 1643: purposes; it has been largely used in the construction of the in the porch are the remains of a holy water stoup and a deeply Thames Embankment, in the new Blackfriars Bridge, in the carved tombstone commemorating Griffith Stevens, ob. 1591, fortifications around Plymouthand Devonport and the works and John Stevens, ob. 1620: there are 330 sittings. The exist at Keyham yard; for some years the Local Boards III the ing register dates from the year 1656. The living- is a rectory, neighbourhood have been supplied from this quarry and average tithe rent-charge £395, net yearly value £318, in large quantities are sent to London. Mr. E. Story has also a <cluding 63 acres of glebe, with residence, in the gift of quarry here. The Wesleyan Sunday school here, recently H.R.H. the Duke of Cornwall, and held since 1865 by the enlarged for use as an Assembly room, will seat 450 persons. Rev. Thomas Hullah M.A. of Brasenose College, Oxford, hon. A small market is held here every Saturday for provisions. <canon of Truro, rural dean of East, and surrogate. All HONEYCOMBE, the seat of Sir Alfred Sherlock Gooch bart. Saints, HARROWBARROW, erected in 1871, at a cost of about D.L., J.P. is 2 miles north-west from Calstock and is plea £700, as a chapel of ease to the parish church, consists of santly situ t~d. apsidal chancel, nave, north porch and a western bellcote COTEHELE QUAY is 2 miles south-west from Calstock. containing one bell. St. Michael and All Angels, Latchley, is Large quantities of coal, timber and manure are imported; also a chapel of ease. There are Wesleyan chapelR at Cal tin and copper ores are exported. stock (1870), Albaston (1866), St. Ann's and Latchley; Free ALBASTON is li miles north-west; CHILSWORTHY, 3 miles Methodist chapels at Calstock and Gunnislake; Bible Christian north-west; HARROWBARROW, about 3 miles west-by-north; chapels at Albaston, Metherill and East Harrowbarrow, and here is School-chapel; LATCHLEY, 4 miles north-north-west, a Baptist chapel at Metherill. A burial board of 9 members is on the banks of the Tamar; METHERILL, 2 miles west; was formed in 1859. The churchyard was enlarged in 1880 ST. ANN'S CHAPEL, 2~ miles north-west. to three acres and an additional acre was added in 1887. Parish Clerk, John Baker, Albaston. There are many copper and tin mines. There is a large in POST, M. O. & T. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, dustrial population in this district, not less than 2,000 per Calstock.-Mrs. A. J. Rowe, postmistress Letters sons being employed in copper and tin mining, in granite through Tavistock, received at 7.45 a.m. ; dispatched at 4uarrying and in brickmakin~; a considerable number of 4.42 p.m. Money orders are granted & paid from 9 a.m. the miners at the Devon Great Consols Mines, in the adjoin till 6 p.m ing county, live in this district, the river Tamar being the POST, M. O. & T. 0., S. B. &; Annuity & Insurance Office, boundary between the two counties. The other mines Gunnislake.-John Turner, sub-postmaster. Letters working iu the district are the Gunnislake Glitters Tin through Tavistock received at 7.20 a.m. &; 4.20 p.m.; Mining Co. The Okel Tor Tin Mine, The Drakewall Tin dispatched at 9.45 a.m & 5.5 p.m. Money order" are Mine, The Hingston Down Copper and Tin Co. ; The Wheal granted & paid from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m Langsford Silver and Copper Co.; The Prince of Wales POST OFFICE, Albaston.-Mrs. Jane Cock, receiver. Letters and The Harrowbarrow Mining Co. both in Harrow arrive from Tavistock via Gunnislake at 8 a.m.; dis barrow. The Plymouth Fire Clay works are at Dimson and patched at 4.20 p.m Mr. Thomas Westlake has also brick works at Gunnislake WALL LETTER BOXES.-St. Ann's, cleared at 4.10 p.m. and Calstock. A brewery and a tannery are also here. week days only; Latchley at 3.50 p.m.; Harrowbarrow Large quanties of coal, timber and manure are imported, at 5.5 p.m. week days only; & Metherill at 4.45 p.m. and bricks, tin and copper ores are exported. In May, 1872, week days only the East Cornwall Mineral Railway Company opened the Letters for Harrowbarrow, Cleave & Metherill, should be following stations in this parish :-Cabtock, Incline, Drake directed "St. Mellion" R.S. O. Letters for St. Ann'll, walls, Phcenix Greenhill, Dimson, Sandhill, Clitters, Cox's Latchley & Dimson, should be directed Gunnislake, Tavi Park and Tamar. The Devon and Cornwall Steam Packet stock Company have ve<:;sels which trade from here to Plymouth. I"SURANCE AGENTS;- Harewood House, once the seat of Sir William Lewis Salus North British & Mercantile, R. Bradford bury-Trelawny bart. and now occupied by Henry Sims esq. Sun Fire, T. Grenfell, jun is half a mile east from Calstock and occupies one of the PUBLIC OFFICERS :- most delightful sites on the banks of the Tamar. Cotehele Certifying Factory Surgeon, Albert Bowhay L.R.C. p.Land. House, the residence of the Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe, one Gunnislake mile west from Calstock, is an ancient and most interesting Medical Officer, Calstock District, Tavistock Union, Henry mansion of the Tudor period, and one of the be"t remaining Turnor Woodd, Calstock specimens in this country of medireval domestic architec Relieving & Vaccination Officer & Registrar of Births & ture ; it is situated on an eminence on the western bank of Deaths, Calstock Sub-district, 'favistock Union, Andrew the Tamar, almost surrounded with wood, very pleasant Bray, Gunnblake views of the river being obtainable from some of the upper Clerk to Burial Board, John Baker windows: the house consists of two courts with an embat PLACES OF 'WORSHIP, with times of services:- tled gate tower; and the buildings include a banqueting St. Andrew's Church, Rev. Thomas Hullah M.A. rector; hall with a fine open timbered roof and suits of armour II a.m. 3 &; 6.30 p.m. ; wed. 7 p.m ranged along- the walls; the windows are enriched with the All Saints Chapel, Harrowbarrow; II a.m. &; 6,30 p.m. ; armorial shields of the Cothele fd.mily, from whom the estate wed. 7 p.m passed by marriage to that of Edgcombe in the reign of St. Ann's Chapel of Ease, Gunnislake; II a.m. & 6.30 Edward Ill. ; most of the rooms are hung with interesting p.m. ; wed. 7 p.m tapestry and attached to the hou~e is a domestic chapel C'othele House Chapel, 3.30 p.m licensed by the late Bishop Phillpotts; it has a stained east Baptist, Metherill, II a.m. &; 6 p.m window and services are conducted here every Sundayafter Bible Christian, Albaston, II a.m. & 6 p.m.; wed. 7 p.m noon by the rector or one of his curates; in the grounds Bible Christian, East Harrowbarrow; 2.30 & 6 p.m. i stands another chapel erected by Sir RIchard Edgcombe in tues.

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