120 CLEATOR MOOR. CUMBERT..AND. [KELLY's
CLEATOR MOOR is an ecclesiastical parish, formed tion in 1901 was 8,120; the population of the ecclesias f1·om that of North Cleator, 19 March, 1869, under the tical parish, 6,692. provisions of the "New Parishes Act, 1843.'' known as The population of the Urban District wards in 1901 "Sir Robert Peel's Act" (6 and 7 Vict. c. 37), and is was, North, 5,014; South, 3,106. now a populous and rapidly increasing district, with a Post, M. 0. &:; T. & Telephone Call Office (letters should station on the London and North Western and Furness have Cumberland added). Joseph Gilliat, sub-post joint railway, 4l miles south from Whitehaven, 3 north master. Letters arrive at 7.50 a.m. & 1.20 (to callers) east from St. Bees and 2! north from Egremont, in the &:; 5.20 p.m.; sundays, 8.5 a.m.; dispatched at 10.20 Western division of the county, ward of Allerdale-above a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; sunday, dispatched at 4.50 p.m Derwent, Derwent petty sessional division, union and county court district of Whitehaven, rural deanery of Whitehaven, arch deaconry of W estmorland and diocese COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR ALLERDALE-ABOVE of Carlisle. DERWENT PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION. The "Local Government Act, I858 ,, c~n and 22 Vict. Adair Harold esq. Ringingstone, Egremont c. g8), was adopted by the district, 18 Oct. 1864; the Ainsworth John Stirling esq. M.P. Harecroft, Gosforth district was extended by 43 and 44 Vict. c. 86, and &:; The Flosh, Cleator Moor under the provisions of the " Local Government Act, Bain Col. James Robert, Bolton hall, Gosforth 1894," is now governed by an Urban District Council of Bain John Dove esq. Colliery offices, Whitehaven HI members. For Urban purposes the district is divided Braithwaite Samuel esq. M.D. West Croft, Egremont into North and South wards. The town is situated in Brockbank Thomas Henry esq. Khandallam, St. Bees a vale of great extent, sheltered on the north by lofty Burns-Lindow Samuel Lindow esq. Ingwell, Moor Row hills; it is lighted with gas from works now the pro Burnyeat William esq. Millgrove, Whitehaven perty of the Urban District Council, having ·been pur Burnyeat William John Dalzell esq. Moresby house, chased from the Gas Co. in r8g::z, and supplied with near Whitehaven -water from the mountains in the immediate vicinity. Curwen R~v. Alfred Francis, The Rectory, Harrington 'This ecclesiastical parish and that of Dalton-in-Furness Davis John esq. 6 Marine terrace, Whitehaven were formed by means of a sum of £6,ooo given for the Dees James Gibson esq. Floraville, Whitehaven :purpose in 1868 by Richard, Marquess of Westminster. Dickinson John Norman esq. Hames hall, Cockermouth The church of St. John the Evangelist, consecrated Dixon Thomas esq. Rheda, Frizington June 25, 1872, is a plain building of red sandstone, in Elen George Geddes esq. Grecian house, Harrington the Late Norman style, erected from the designs of Fisher Charles Edward esq. Distington hall, Distington Messrs. Cory and Fergu!lon, architects, of Carlisle, and Fisher Joseph Isaac esq. 12 Solway view, Whitehaven consists of chancel, clerestoried nave of four bays, aisles, Flynn James esq. 21 Cross:field road, Cleator Moor north porch, vestry and crypt, and a south-west tower Fox Henry esq. High house, St. Bees 68 feet in height and containing 8 bells, the lower stage Hodgson Rev. William George Courtenay M.A. The forming a baptistery : the chancel is fitted in carved Rect~ry, Distington oak, and has a stone groined roof and mosaic flooring: Jackson John Arth. esq.M.P.Moresby hall,nr.Whitehaven the reredos, also of carved oak, was the gift of Joseph Jefferson Robert esq. Springfield, Bigrigg Fearon esq. : the pulpit and desk were presented by Kitchin Henry esq. 7 Lonesdale terrace. St. Bees John Stirling esq. who also defrayed the cost of carving Kitchin William Henry esq. Ellerslie, Gosforth the capitals of the nave arcades: there are many stained Lamb Anthony Clement esq. Whinny Hill, Cleator Moor windows, including memorials to members of the Burns Lowthorpe-Lutwidge Major Ernest Frederick, Holmrook :and Lindow families, and to Bishops Waldegrave (186o-9) hall, Carnforth and Goodwin (1869-92): the church was restored in McGowan William esq. Sorbie, Whitehaven 1900 at a cost of £6oo, and affords 900 sittings. The Machell Thomas esq. 132 Queen street, Whitehaven -site for the church and vicarage house, together with Mackenzie John Hugh Munro- esq. Calgary, Isle of land for a burial ground, were presented by the late Mull, N.B Sir Thomas Brocklebank hart. of Irton Hall (d. 1906), Musgrave John esq. Wasdale hall, Gosforth who also in 1896 gave an additional plot of land, 2,038 Parker Charles Arundel esq. M.D. Parknook, Gosforth square yards in extent, for its enlargement. The re Robertson-Walker James esq. Gilgarren, Distington gister dates from the year r86g. The living is a vicar Robertson-Walker J. F. Austin esq. Gilgarry, Distington :age, net yearly value £3oo, with residence, built in Robinson Joseph Henry esq. Corkickle house,Whitehaven 1872, in the gift of the Bishop of Carlisle, and held Rymer Thomas Harrison esq. Calder a·bbey, Calder- since 1908 by the Rev. William Taylor, of St. Bees, and bridge, Beckermet surrogate. There is a Presbyterian Church of Eng Simpson John Stewart esq. Ellerbank, Harrington land, erected in 1865 and reconstructed in 1893; there Turner Wm. Barrow esq. D.L. Ponsonby hall, Carnforth are 240 sittings; a Congregational chapel, erected in Watson William Henry esq. F.C.S., F.G.S. Braystones, 1876, seating 250 persons; Primitive Methodist and Wes via Carnforth leyan chapels and a Salvation Army Hall. The Public Clerk to the Magistrates, Lewis Thomas Helder, 43 Offices and Market Hall were erected by the late Local & 44 Duke street, Whitehaven Board in r879, at a cost of £3,5oo; the Market Hall is sometimes used for public entertainments, and will seat Petty Sessions are held every monday & thursday at Boo persons ; the market is held on Saturdays. The Whitehaven at 10.30 a.m. & on alternate fridays at Conservative Club, High street, is a fine building of Cleator Moor at 10.15 a.m. (for parishes of Cleator, stone, erected in r883 by the late John Stirling e!'q. J.P. Arlecdon, Salter &:; Eskett only) of Fairburn, Ross-shire, N.B. at a cost of £2,50o, from The following places are included in the petty sessional desig-ns by Mr. T. L. Banks, architect; it includes division: Arlecdon, Cleator, Drigg, Distington, Egre• reading and other rooms. There is also a Liberal Club. mont, Gosforth, Haile, Harrington, lrton witfl Santon, with reading rooms. ThPre are branches here of Lamplugh, Moresby, Ponsonby, Saint Bridgets, Saint the Bank of Whitehaven Limitt>d and Parr's Bank John's, Salter &:; Eskett, Ennerdale & Kinniside, Low Limited, both in High street. The Cleator Moor Co side Quarter, Netherwasdale, Preston Quarter, Parton, operative Society has extensive premises, and now (1910) Rottington, Saint Bees, Sandwith, Seascale, Weddicar consists of 6,029 members, and its turnover amounts to &:; Whitehaven £155,ooo a year. The Free Library, established in URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. 1894, has at present over 3,ooo volumes; attached is a free reading room. A new building was erected in Public offices, Market square. 1906 at a cost of £2,5oo. In the valley, traversed by Meeting day, the last monday in every month, 6.30 p.tn. the river Ehen and various tributary becks, are a Members. number of valuable mine~ of iron ore, to the discovery North Ward. and wor.king of which this district chiefly owes its advancement and prosperity. The "Montreal" mine, Retire April Retire April belonging to William Stirling esq. was sunk in r862; W. Eldon ...... rgt-r James Flynn• ...... 1912 the " Crowgarth" is the property of Lord Leconfield. Joseph Major Hall .•.••• 19t1 M. McNamee ...... 1912 James Campbell ...... 1912 B. Sloon ...... 191~ W ATH BROW is a hamlet adjoining, and within the South Ward. ecclesiastical parish of Cleator Moor. The mission Frederick Atkinson ...... 19II IJames Moore ...... 1911 church here, erected in Nov. r88r, is a substantial Henry Stagg Byers M.B 1911 F. B. Scannell ...... I9U edifice of local stone, with a tower and spire, and W. Gaythwaite ...... 1911 I William Dixon ...... 1912 affords over 300 sittings ; it is served from the parish church. The area of the Urban District (which is also Officials. the area of Cleator civil parish) is 2,920 acres of land Clerk, Henry Rothery, Public offices and 27 of water; rateable value, £32,405; the popula- Treasurer, G. Hodgson, Whitehaven