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1188 TYWARDREATH. CORNWALL. [KELLY'S the direction of Mr. Richard Coad, architect, of London,' and being placed on an eminence it· commands splendid when it was re-seated in pine and oak and new roofed, an views of the surrounding scenery. A large room in the organ chamber built, and an organ and screens erected: mansion is fitted as a private Catholic chapel: the public are the original altar slab incised with five crosses was dis- admitted to attend the services; the Rev.Warren B. Middle covered and replaced; the church now consists of chancel, ton is resident priest. Kilmarth, the seat of Evelyn William nave, south aisle, with an arcade of seven arches supported Rashleigh esq. J.P. about I! miles south of Tywardreath, is by massive granite pillars, north transept, south porch, and a building of stone, in the Queen Anne style, standing on an embattled western tower containing 6 bells, and a clock an elevated site and affording fine views of the ChanneL placed in the tower in 1887 at a cost of £160: there are two Jonathan Rashleigh esq. RA., D.L., J.P. who is lord of the piscinre and memorials to Thomas Collins, last prior of St. manor, Lieut.·Col. Cyril Dudley Fortescue D.L., J.P. of Andrew's Priory, ob. 1539; William Baker, of Kilmarth, Boconuoc, and the trustees of the late Gustavus Lambart 1636; to the Rashleigh family, and others: there are 400 Basset esq. J.P., D.L. (d. 1888), are the principal land sittings: in 1884 an addition was made to the churchyard. owners. The soil is clayey; subsoil, slate. The chief crops The register dates from the year 1642. The living is a are oats, wheat, barley and turnips. The area is 3,252: vicarage, with the chapelry of Tregaminion annexed, joint acres; rateable value, £6,862; the population in 1881 waS' yearly value £241, being £12~ and 2 acres of glebe and a 2,130. yearly gift of £IIg paid to the vicar by the patron, in the Parish Clerk, Robert Rundell. gift of Jonathan Rashleigh esq. J.P. and held since 1863 by POST & M. O. 0., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office.- the Rev. George Ross 1tf.A. of Lincoln College, Oxford, who Thomas Rundell, receIver. Letters from Par Station also holds the perpetual curacyof St. Sampson's, where he RS.O. arrive at 7 a.m. & LIS & 7.20 p.m. ; dispatched resides: the Rev. Septimus Valentine Baker llI.A. of Jesus at 11.30 a.m. & 5.55 & 10 p.m. Par statioe is the College, Cambridge, is curate in charge, and resides at the nearest telegraph office vicarage. The Wesleyan chapel, built in 1828, is a large WALL LETTER Box, Pennellick, cleared at 8.30 a.m. & 5.20 building of stone, seating about 400 persons. The Bible p.m. week week days only Christian chapel, built in 1858, will seat about 300 persons, PILLAR Box, Castle Dore, cleared:; p.m and there is another at Highway, erected in 1841. The COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR TYWARDREATR DIVISION OF Town Hall is a stone building, erected in 1862. The County EAST POWDER HUNDRED. Police Station is a building of stone, erected in 1860. The Rashleigh Sir Colman bart. c.B., B. A., D. L. Prideaux, Par • chapel of ease at Tre~aminion, 2 miles south-by-east, was Station R.S.O. chairman "built and endowed by William Rashleigh esg. in 1815, and is Robartes Lord M.A., D.L. Lanhydrock, Bodmin an edifice of stone consisting of chancel, nave and south porch, Carlyon George Rirhard Gwavas esq. RA., D.L. Tregrehan, with sittings for 150 persons. There are Water Works at Par Station RS.O Newhouse in this parish, constructed about 1873 to supply Rashleigh Lieut.-Col. C'olman Battie D.L. Norway house, the houses at Par Green and the shipping Port of Par. Lostwithiel The village and parish is supplied with water from works Rashleigh Evelyn William esq. Kilmarth, ,Tywardreath, belonging to the St. Austell Rural Sanitary Authority. Par Station K~.O There are Almsllouses for eight poor widows at Polmear, RasWeigh J onathan esq. B. A. ,D. L. Menabilly,ParStationRS.0 four of which were erected by the late William Rashleigh Treffry Charles Ebenezer esq. Place, Fowey esq. of Menabilly, in 1855: there are 7 in residence (1889), Clerk to the Magistrates, Borlase Childs, Liskeard each inmate receiving 3S. 6d. weekly. The Benedictine Petty Sessions are held at the Town hall the 4th wednesday Priory of St. Andrew, founded in this place by A. Cardyn- in every month, at I p.m. The following places are ham, temp. William I. stood in a valley to the south of the included in the Petty Sessional division :-Fowey, Lanhy- church; it was a cell to the monastery of St. Sergius at drock, Lanhvery, Luxulyan, St. Blazey, St. Sampsons & Angers, and at the time of its dissolution had seven monks Tywardreath and revenues valued at £123. There is a subscription INSURANCE AGENTs.-West of England, Polkinghorne & Reading Room, supported by private members, which has a Vivian billiard room attached (George Lias, Par, hon. sec.). Also a PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS:- Working Men's Institute, containing reading and recreation County Police Station, John Sambells, inspector; the local rooms and a library of 100 volumes. A horticultural exhi- force consists of I inspector, I sergeant & 6 constables, bition, called the" Rural Gardening Exhibition," is held here distributed as follows: Tywardreath, I inspector & I annually in July; this society is the oldest of the kind in constable; Lostwithiel, I sergeant & I constable; & I Cornwall, and has now held 59 annual shows. On August constable at each of the following places: Fowey, St. 31,1644, a severe skirmish took plaf'ein this parish between Blazey, St. Blazey Gate & Luxulyan the Royalist forces, commanded by the King and Sir Richard Royal National Life Boat Station,Polkerrris,W. E. Geach esq. Grenville, and the troops of the Parliament, in which the hon. sec. ; John Bennett, coxswain, supt latter were compelled to surrender. In this parish are Town Hall, Reuben Coombes, keeper situate the late Fowey Consols celebrated copper mine, which Working Men's Reading Room, Caleb 'Thomas, sec. ; paid about [200,000 profit; also the South l"owey Consols Thomas Smith Bailey, treasurer copper mine, not at present working; and the (New) Fowey PUBLIC OFFICERS:- Consols tin mine. At 'fregaminion there remains the round Clerk to the Tywardreath District Highway Board, John head of an ancient cross, with a fragment of the shaft, fixed William Graham, solicitor, Fowey in a low base; and at Menabilly, a similar cross head, on a Inspector of Police, John Sambells large circular base. There is a cattle fair on the 10th June: Rate Collector, J onathan Job, jun and the parish feasts on St. Andrew's day. The head- Registrar of Births & Deaths & Vaccination Officer for quarters of the Cornish Tent Company Society are here. At Fowey sub-district, Thomas Rundell Polkerris, a small place on the coast in this parish, about 2 Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, St. Blazey District, St. miles south, is a Royal NationalLife Boat station, established Austell Union, Thomas St. Patrick Tuckey M.B., M.ch in 1859. A regatta is held annually, generally at the latter SCHooLS:- end of August. At the School-house here a service is held A School Board of 5 members was formed April 20, 1881 ; on Sunday for those unable to attend the parish church. Thomas Rundell, clerk to the board; John Hocken Powne, Menabilly, the seat of Jonathan Rashleigh esq. RA., D.L., J.P. Par, attendance officer is an enhrged building of stone, situated on an eminence Board, formerly the National School, now enlarged for 150 near the sea, and surrounded by park lands, woods and boys, 130 girls & 70 infants; average attendance, 112 pleasure grounds of abont 250 acres in extent, and com- boys & girls & 75 infants; Thomas Smith Bailey, master; m'l,nds an extensive view over the British Channel. Treny- Miss Blanche Cross, mistress thon, the seat of Mrs. Peard, widow of the late John White- Voluntary Church, Polkerris, built in 1871 for 40 children; head Peard esq. is at present occupied by David Howell esq. ; average attendance, 20; &; supported in part by Jonathan it is a well-built mansion, about half a mile east of the town, Rashleigh esq. ; Miss Harper, mistress PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Maddick John Bassett Arthur Jas. farmer, Little Treverrion Bailey Thomas Smith, Prospect terrace Polkinghorne John, Woodlands Baker John Thomas, printer & stationer Baker Rev. Septimus Valentine M.A. Rashleigh Evelyn Wm. J.P. Kilmarth Bennett In.General Elliot P.R. Polkerris [curate in charge] Rashleigh Jonn.B.A.,D.L.,J.P. Menabilly Blewett Thomas, shopkeeper, Polmear Bottrell John Henry, Priory mead Robertson Mrs . Blowey Charles, farmer, Trevenna Clunes J ames, High elms Rundell John Brown Thomas, shoe maker, Penpillick Dauiels Mrs. Mount view SneIl Mrs Bryant Joseph, linen draper Geach William Eads, Pennellick Spargo Mrs Carter Henry, printer & stationer & Gundry Miss 'freleaven Henry Alfred managing agent for bill posters Howell David, Trenython Tuckey Thomas St. Patrick M.B Carter Jane (Mrs.), boot & shoe dealer Job Mrs West Mrs. Elmsleigh Chappell Brice Rundell, shoe maker Middleton Rev. Warren B~ [Catholic], COMMERCIAL. Cock George, blacksmith Trenython Arthur John, farmer, Treverrion Cock Thomas B. farmer, Penpillick.