DIRECTORY. J NORFOLK. HOLT. 193 Rugers John B. esq. Bolt hall PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services. Sparke Harry esq. Gunthorpe hall St. And·rew's Church, Rev. Lewis B. Radford M.A. rec­ Temple-Lynes Charles Johnson esq. Blakeney, Bolt R.S.O tor; 10.30 a. m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m '\Vatson Innes esq. M.A. Swanton house, Swanton Novers Primitive Methodist, Rev. H. Chamberlain; 2.30 & 6.30 Clerk to the Magistrates, Frank Andrews, Fakenham p.m. ; thurs. 7·30 p.m & Holt Petty Sessions are held at the Shire Hall every fourth Methodist Free Church, Rev. James Roberts; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m. ; thurs. 7.30 p.m monday at 11 a.m. The following places are included & m the petty sessional division :-Bale, Blakeney, Hod­ Wesleyan, Rev. William A. Lenton B.A. ; 10.45 a.m. ham, Briningham, Brinton, Briston, Cley-next-the-Sea, 6.30 p.m.; tues. 8 p.m Edgefield, Glandford-with-Bayfield, Gunthorpe, Hemp­ stead, Bolt, Hunworth, Kelling, Langham, Lethering­ SCHOOLS. liett, Melton Constable with Burgh Parva, Morston, The Grammar School, founded by Sir Thomas Gresham Salthouse, Sa:xlingham, Sharrington, Stody, Swanton knt. in I554• now called Gresham's School, was Novers, Thornage, Weybourne & Wiveton transferred in 1856-6o to buildings in the Market place, PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS. with large playing grounds, but in xgoo-3 new & ex­ tensive buildings were erected on a site of 56 acres on Concert Hall, New street, Arthur Preston, proprietor the Cromer road, at a cost of [4o,ooo. These a·re in a County ()Qurt, His Honor William Willis K.C. judge; simple Italianised Gothic style, & include a big school, George Wilkinson, registrar & high bailiff; class rooms, laboratories & workshops, surrounding Henry Bond, bailiff. Court held alternate months three sides of a quadrangle, with square towers at th£' in the Shire Hall, at 12 noon. The follow­ inner angles, surmounted by open arcaded lanterns: in()' places are within its jurisdiction :-.A.ld­ an open corridor connects this block with the bo"i-ough, Aylmerton, Baconsthorpe, Barningham Town, school house, which is of considerable extent, Barningham Norwood, Beckham (East), Beckham & there are three other boardin~~r houses. The (West), Beeston Regis, Bessingham, Blakeney, Hod­ school, until recently under the management ham, Brinton, Briston, Cley-next-the-Sea, Cromer, of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, is Edgefield, Felbrigg, Glandford-with-Bayfield, Gresham, now administered under a scheme of the Charity Com­ Hempstead, Bolt, Hunworth, Kelling, Langham,Lether. missioners, dated 7th October, 1899, by 20 goveTnors, ingsett, Matlaske, Melton Constable-with-Burgh, Met­ viz :-12 representing the Fishmongers' Company, 1 ton, Morston, Overstrand, Plumstead, Runton, Salt­ the Lord Bishop of Norwich, 2 the Norfolk CO'Ilnty house, Saxlingham, Sheringham, Stody, Sustead, Thur­ Council, 1 the Erpingham Rural District Council, & 1 garton, Thornage, W eybourne & Wiveton the Council of the Senate of the University of Cam­ For Bankruptcy purposes this court is included in that; of bridge, besides 3 eo-optative governors; J. Wrench Norwich, Harry Pearce Gould, 9 King street, Norwich, Towse, Fishmongers' Hall, London E.C. clerk to the official receiver · governors. Under the new scheme there are 20 Bolt County Police Station, Station road, built in 1855• Esau Scholarships, available for boys resident within five Lewis, inspector, & 10 constables miles from the school, & 20 County Scholarships, Inland Revenue Office, Victoria cottage, Cromer road tenable by boys who are boarders in the school & Fire Engine Station, Shirehall plain, J oseph Alfred Whit- whose parents or guardians reside in the county of ham, superintendent, &; 10 men Norfolk. The governors also maintain three Exhibi­ Literary Institute, New street, F. T. Hutchens, hon. sec tions of £6o a year for boys who have not been less Odd Fellows' Hall, Albert st. William Jabez Clarke, sec than two years in the school, & tenable for not more Office of Corn Returns, Feathers hotel, Market place than 3 years at any place of higher education. Jodrell's Shire Hall, Shirehall plain, James Fuller, keeper Prize, being yearly interest on [2oo, Consolidated VOLUNTEERS. Stock, is presented yearly in books to the best scholar Norfolk Regiment, 3rd Volunteer Battalion (I Co.), New in mathematics, combined with good conduct. There are now (1904) 140 boys, including boarders. G. W. S. street, Sergeant Pratt, drill instructor Howson M.A. late Scholar of Merton College, Oxford, PUBLIC OFFICERS. head master; J. G. W. Woods M.A. second master Assistant Overseer, James Outlaw, King's Head hotel (Mathematics); J. Chambre Miller M.A.; J. R. Eccles Clerk to the Commissioners of Taxes, Frank Andrews, M.A. (Science); L. K. Meryon B.A.; Geoffrey T. Fakenham & Bolt Shaw B.A., Mus.Bac. (Music); A. H. Spiers M.A. Inland Revenue Officer, Edward J. Scarles, Victoria cot­ (Mathematics); The Rev. E. W. Clarke B.A.; C. W. tage, Cromer road Merryweather B..A. (Modern Languages); F. M. How­ Inspector, Infant Life Protection Act, Thomas J. Balls, lett B. A. (Science), assistant masters ; Sergeant­ Cromer road Instrl!ctor Pratt, 3rd V.B. Norfolk Regt. (Drill) Inspector of Police, Esau Lewis, Station road Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, Blakeney District, PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. Walsingham Union, Eustace Wyatt Sumpter M.B. Cley R.S.O I A board of man~gers of 6 members was for!lled Oct. 1st, Mtodical Officer to Workhouse & Bolt District, Erping- I 1 9°~; 4 appo~nted _b~ the County Council & 2 by the ham Union, Robert Turner Bales M.D Parish Council; Wllham Moulton, Beaconsfield house? Medical Officer, Briston District, Erpingham Union, Jsph. Cromer, cor~espondent & a~tendanc,e officer . B. Gillam B.A., M.B., B.C.Camb New street (~.IXed), erected m I851, & enlarged m 188?, 1 Registrar of Marriages, John Oakes Pashley, Tower st. ; for 250 children; average atte~dance~ 226; Francis deputy, William Jabez Clarke, New street T~omas Hu~chens, master; Miss ~hce B~lchelder, Public Vaccinator Erpingham Union Robert Turner mistress; Miss Sarah E. Clarke, assistant mistress Bales M.D ' ' Norwich road, erected in 1842, for 161 children; average.· Relieving Officer & Registrar of Births & Deaths for Bolt atte~dance, ISO;. Matthew Pearson, master; Mrs_ District of Erpingham Union, Thos.JohnBalls,Cromer rd Anme Pearson, mistress Jload Surveyor for Erpingham Rural District Council, Railway Station, Midland & Great Northern Joint, Wm- Robert Mann, Cromer road Waiter Whistler, station master PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Gillam Joseph Beckett B.A., M.B., Merrvweather Charles Waiter B.A- Baker Mrs. The Acacias B.C.Camb. Station road (master of modern languages Gre- Browne Miss, Hill cottage Bales Robert TurneT M.D. Norwich rd sham's school), The Bungalow,... Brumell Rev. Charles M.A Horstead Miss, High street Cromer road Chamberlain Rev. H. (Prim. Meth) Howlett Frank M., B.A. (science mas- Meryon Lewis Kennard B.A. (mathe- Chapman Arthur, Market place ter Gresham's school), The Bunga- matics master Gresham's school),.. Clarke Rev. Ernest Wrangham B.A. low, Cromer road Obelisk plain (chaplain Gresham's school), Gre- How son George William Saul M.A. Miller John Chambre M.A. (master· sham villas, Cromer road (head master Gresham's school), of modern languages Gresham's Clarke William Jabez, New street Cromer road school), Bengal lodge, Cromer road Craske Thomas A. High street Lee Warner Miss E. J Neal Owen, Meadow side, Cromer road Culley Harry, High street Leggatt William J.P. The Cedars Neale Robert, Briar cottage, New st Ecrles James R., M.A. (science mas- Lenton Rev. William A., B..A. (Wes- Oddy John George J.P. Bolt lodge ter Gresham's school), Old School leyan), Cromer road Ptoarson John Hy. Stowe ho.Cromer rd house, Station road Leonard Miss, Staplehurst, Hemp- Preston Arthur, Cromer road Ellis John Dennis, White house stead road Raynham Mrs. Cromer road NORFOLK 13 .