- DIRECTORY.] . . . 567 are both large producers of pig iron; the firm of Joseph In 948 .Edred, King of Mercia.. gave the church at Wel­ Williamson and Co. manufacture iron into. various articles, lingborough with 700 acres of land to Croyland Abbey, chiefly railway chairs; in 1868 the Midla.nd Railway Com- which donation was confirmed by King Edgar in 966; sub­ pany created a depot here for the conveyance of coal sequently William the Conqueror recognized it by the grant between the Erewash Valley and London, Wellingborough of a charter; after the Conquest the whol& township being distant one day's journey from either place; the gradually came into the power of the monastery and in the Midland Company alone employs about 400 men here; ninth year of the reign of Edward IT. the Abbot was lord there are also two breweries. in full. In the second yeal" of the reign of King John the The Northamptonshire Banking Co. Limited and the Abbot obtained for the townspeople the privilege of a mar- Northamptonshire Union Bank Lim. have branches here. ket, to be held on Wednesdays. The Hall or Manor Rouse The Cattle Market is an ancient one, and was enlarged in of the abbots of Croyland, said to have been originally 1875, on a site purchased in 1874, with the houses standing erected by Abbot Richard in 1281, was subsequently con­ thereon, by the Local Board, for a sum of £9,000. The verted into a dwelling-house; part of the moat, snpplied by market is held every Wednesday. adjacent springs, still remains; the tithe barn is also stand- Fairs are held in th~ Market square on Wednesday in iog and forms one of the most interesting architectural Easter week, Wednesday in Whitsnn week and Oct{)ber 29th features to be found in the town; another portiou of the for cattle and pleasure. structure has been amalgamated with a new edifice at the The charities include an annual sum of about £240, for back of the Hind hotel and forms part of the residence of E. church purposes, and of £766 yearly for education, derived Sharman esq. architect. from houses and land in the town of Wellingborough, land at Burton (two estates), land at East Farndonand from the Ratton Hall, the property of Miss Tetley, situated on au benefactions of Richard Fisher and others, originally left for eminence at the top of the town, is a gabled buildingof stone the support of almshouses, pensioners &c.; the Orlebar in the Tudor style, now vacant. charity of £20 yearly, derived from houses and land, is George Ennis Vivian esq. who is lord of the manor, C. J. distributed in blankets; the charities for bread left by K. Woolston esq. l.P.; the Ven. Archdeacon Lightfoot ; D. various donors amount to about £13 yearly, and Mrs. D dl ACK d MC' h ' .1 t f [, I· d' t·b d· u ey esq.; •. eep esq. ; an r. nme, are t e GIassb1'00 k s enuowmen 0 12 year y IS IS n ute 10 principal landowners. The area is 3,905 acres; rateable money. value, £50,097; the population in 1871 was 9,385, and in The Friendly Societies Medical Institute, is a. union of the l88I, 13,794, inclnding 154 officers and inmates in the Foresters' courts of Wellingborough, for the purpose of BUp- workhouse. plying medical attendance and medicine to the members and others; the surgery, a brick building in Herriotts lane, Parish Clerk, St. Luke's, Samuel Mabbott. was erected in 1888. . Sexton, All Saints'. John ParneIl. • ) Official Establishments, Local Institu.tions &c. POST, M. O. & T. O. & S. B. & Annuity & Insurance Office, Rawlins Lieut.-Col. John M.A. Barton house, , i: Church street.-Frederick Woolston, postmaster Money orders issued & paid, savings bank, annuity & I Sharman NathnL Pearce esq. Swanspool ho. Wellingborough · insurance business transacted & inland revenue licences Sotheby Major-Gen. Frederick Edward F.Z.S. Ecton hall, issued from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ; postal orders issued from 7 Northampton a.m. & 8 p.m. & paid from 9 a.m. to 6 -p.m. ~ no money W-oolston Chas. Jsph. Keep esq. Archfield, Wellingborough order &c. business done on sundays, & On bank holidays Young Allen Allicocke esq. D.L. house, Wel- this business-is closed at 12 noon. The office is open on lingborough • week days from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. &; on sundays from 7 Clerk to the Magistrates, Geo. Hodson Burnham, High st a.m. to 10 a.m. only. The letter box is always open Petty Sessions are held at the Police station, Midland road, every friday at 10.30 a.m DISPATCH. OF LETTERS.-MAIL8. The places in the division are :-Addington (Little), , Local country posts & Wellingborough 1St delivery, 5 a.m.; Cbelveston, Doddington (Great), Earls Ban.m, Easton London, Northampton & all parts, 7.20 a.m. (extra tu. Maudit, Ecton, , Grendon, Hardwick, Harrowden stamp, 7.25 a.m.); Wellingborough 2nd delivery, 10.30 (Great), Harrowden (Little), Higham Ferrers, Higham a.m. ; Northampton, , Leicester, Derby, Not- Park, , Irthlingborough, , , tingham, Sheffield, Finedon, Jrchester, Wollaston & Newton Bromshold, Orlingbury, Rushden, Stanwick, · Bozeat (day mail), 11 a.m. (extra id. stamp, 11.15 a.m.); , , Wellingborough, Wilby & Wollaston London, South & Eastern Counties, 'II a.m. (extra !d. Local Board of Health stamp, 11.15 a.m.; London & the South, r2.1S p.m. Offices, Sheep street . (extra id. stamp, 1:l!.IO p.m.) ~ Northampton, London & Board day, every alternate tuesday at 6 p.m. the Sout,?, 6.45 p."? (extra id. stamp, 7 p.m.) ; Nor~h & Members.-David Dulley, chairman, Thomas Slinn, John North-West Counties, Scotland & Ireland & Wellmg- Wallis Frederic Graveley James Paooe John William borough (3rd delivery), 6.45 p.m. (extra id. stamp, 7 Sarjea~t, James J. Coulb'eck, John a. 'Bearn & Peter r p.m.); Peterborough &; Eastern Oounties, 8 p.m. (en.ra James id. stamp, 8.20 p.m.) ; Nurthampton, 9· 15 p.m.; London Clerk John Thomas Parker Sheep street & the South, Leicesteri Derby, Market Harborough, Ket- I Troos~rer William Alfred Rubbra Northa.mptonshire tering, Higham Ferrers, North & Midland Counties, 9. 15 Union Bank ' p.m. (e:,tr~ld. stamp, 9.35 p.m.). Sunday.-Northamp- j Medical Officer of Health, William Wake Clark M.D. 24 ton, Blrmmgham, London & the South, 6.45 p. m. ; Silver street The North, London & all parts, 7.40 p.m Surve,·or. , Edward Sharman, Market square PARCEL POST DISPATCHES.-MAILS. Collector, Thomas Archer, 55 Oxford street ~orthampton&Kettering, 10.45 a.m.; London &the South, Sanitary Inspector, John Askham, Sheep street Leicester, Midland' Counties & the North, 12.15 p.m. ; Insuranoe Agents Northampton, Rugby, Birmingham, Thrapston, Oundle'tl F' & L'f Th P d d Ma· k t .... P b h 6 L' te N h W t Co A as Ire le, omas en ere, I' e square .. eter orouO" , ·30 p.m.; elCes 1', ort - es un- B" bE' M t 1 L'f G H' 6 M'dl.J d ties, Scotland'" & Ireland, 6.30 p.m.; London, Bedford & ribs mplre u ua 1 e, . mman,9 I a.n;.l roa ; South & Eastern Counties, 7.45 p.m. ; North of , J. Brow.n, J36.Newcomen r~d; E. N~bI6, 1~ High.street Scotland S uth Wales & South-West of England' local CommerCIal Umon, R. W. Bnggs~ Addlson VIlla, Midland , 0 . h 8 'road; W. H. Holme, 13 &; 14 MIdland road country posts & Hlg am Ferrers, p.m County F'Ire & P roVl'dent L'fI e, J.. T Par ker, Bheep stre et INCOMING MAILS.~DELIV~RY CoMMENCES. Economic Life, W. Ellison, Oxford street Lon?on & all parts, by letter carrIer & to call~rs, 7 a.m.; General, Sanders & Bellamy, Broad green HIgham Ferrers & Peterborough, by letter earner, 11 a.~.; Gresham Life, W. A. Rnbbra, Union Bank to callers, 9 a.m. ; London & all parts. by letter oorrler Imperial Fire, S. H. Kembell, Commercial place & ~o callers. 11 a.m. & 7·~ p.m . Imperial Life, B. W. Briggs, Addison villa, Midland road 10 MIdland road,Town R:ecelVlDg Office,M. 0.,8.B., AnnUIty Law Fire, Sharman & Jackson, Oxford street & !nsuranoe Office, MISS Mary Ann Underwood, Bub-post- Northern, W. Fish. Orchard cottage, High street; Pugh, Ollstress; cleared at 10.15 a..m. & 5·45,8 & 10.20 p.m Phillips & Morgan, Market square , . Norwich & London, G. Hinman, 96 Midland road County Magistrates. Norwich Union Fire, W. A. Rubbra, Northamptonshire FOR WELLtNGBOROUGH PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION. Union Bank Stockdale Henry Minshtdl esq. D. L. Mears Ashby hall, North- Phrenix Fire, Burnham, Son & Lewin, High street ampton, chairman Royal Exchange. F. Graveley Hill Joseph esq. Wollaston hall, Wellingborough Sun Fire & Life, E. Sharman, Market square Orlebar Richard esq. Hinwick house, Wellingborough Temperance & General Provident Institu­ Pratt Spencer esq. Stanwick house, Higham Ferrers tion, J. T. Beale, Granville Temperance hotel