470 WELLS. SOMERSET. [KELLY'S Wells, Rev. Waiter Farrer M ..A Wells High School for Girl!!, Cathedral green; Miss , Rev. John William Plaxton M. A • Ethol Biles A.R.C.M. successor to Miss Amy Harrison. , Rev. Waiter Edward Hodgson M ..A head mistress , Rev. R. E. Lewis M . .A Blue Schools for Boys & Girls, Portway, founded about Weston-super-Mare, Rev. Preb. Norton Thompson M.A r641, by Ezekiel Barkham: subsequently other gifts , , Emmanuel, Rev.A.D.Henwood M.A were made for educational purposes by Adrian Hickes ,. , St. Paul, Rev. D. Lloyd M . .A & Phillip Hodges. The schools were re-organized in Williton, Rev. C. H. Heale M.A accordance with the Endowed Schools Act by a Wincanton, Rev. H. M. Spackman scheme of the Charity Commissioners, which came Wiveliscombe, Rev. H. McCririck B . .A into operation in I879 & was revised in 1889 & sub­ Wraxall, Rev. Prebendary Vaughan M.A sequent years. There are free scholarships, for boys Yeovil, Rev. H. C. Sydenham M.A & girls, which are given to scholars elected, after a ,. Hendford, Rev. S. Horton Roberts M.A competitive examination, from elementary schools, , St. Michael's, Rev. W. H. Haviland M . .A & to scholars attending the schools as paying scholars, & also a pupil teachers' centre. The boys' school has PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of Services. a science lecture room, chemical & physical labora­ The Cathedral Church of St. Andrew ; holy communion 8 tories; the new girls' school was built in I9oo; W. J. a.m.; the first & third sundays in the month, rz. r5 Hippisley, sec.; Edward B. Smith M.A.Cantab. head p.m.; also holy days, tues. & thurs. 8 a.m. & daily in master; Miss Lilian A. Thomas M. A. principal term time; matins, sundays, II a.m. & evensong 3 p.m.; matins week days, ro a.m.; evensong 3 p.m. Public Elementary Schools. in summer & 4 p.m. in winter An Education Sub-Committee, consisting of fourteen St. Cutbbert's Church, The Ven. Waiter Farrer, arch­ members, four being ladies, was formed in July, 1904 deacon; Rev . .John Lewis Williams M.A. Rev. Kenneth Clerk, F. H. Holloway, I Davis terrace, Tucker street Brooke Somerville M.A. & Rev. Athelstan Monro Attendance Officer, Frank Herbert Holloway, r Davis Ooode, curates; 8. r5 & II a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; thurs. 8 p.m · terrace, Tucker street St. Thomas' Church, Rev. J-oseph Stubbs Stubbs M.A. Central, St. John street (boys, girls & infants), erected in vicar; II a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed. 7 p.m.; saints' 1858-9, on the l'ite of an ancient priory dedicated to days, 8 & 10 a.m St. John the Baptist, founded by Bishop .Jocelyn & his School Church (in connection with St. Cuthbert's), Dui­ brother Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln, about r2o6 ; this cote; sun. 3 & 6.30 p.m school was built by voluntary contributions, aided by a SS . .Joseph & Teresa (Catholic), Chamberlain st. Rev. grant from the Nat.ional Society; in 1903 extensive Thomas William Morton, priest; mass, _sundays, 8 & improvement's were made to the schools; for 172 boys, IO a.m.; evening service, 6.30 p.m.; daily mass, 8 I95 girls & rg6 infa.nts; Ernest William West Goold. a.m. ; evening service, wed. & fast days 6.30 p.m. ; master; Miss Kelland, mistress & Miss A. Marsh, holidays of obligation, ma11s, 8 & 9.30 a.m. infants' mistress Baptist & Congregatonal (Union Church), Union street, St. Thomas's, St. Thomas street. erected in 1859 & Rev. Harold Henry Rowley B.A., B.D.; u a.m. & 6.30 en1arged in I9I5, for I28 boys, I23 girls & 72 infants; p.m.; thurs. 7.30 p.m .John E. Nutter, master; Miss Katharine L. Syming­ Wesleyan Methodist, Southover (Shepton Mallet Cir­ ton, mistress; Miss Frances L. Brooks, infants' mist euit), Rev. H. Herbert Symmons; Rev . .Tames G. Catholic (mixed), Union street, erected in r888, & will Lawrence, supernumerary; II a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; accomodate 99 children; Miss A. Buckley, mistress ; thurs. 7.30 p.m under the charge of the Sisters of St. Mary's convent St. Cuthbert's Mission Room, Southover; sun. 6.30 p.m St. Cuthbert's Mission Room, Launcherley, sun. 6.30 p.m NEWSPAPER. SCHOOLS. Wells Journal;• office, 9 High street; Dowman Wood­ Wells Theological College, Right Rev. George Wyndham hams, printer, publisher & propriet-or; pub. thurs. Kennion D.D. Bishop of Bath & Wells, visitor; Rev. for fri Robert Henry Lightfoot M.A. principal Wells Cathedral Grammar, North Liberty, believed to RAILWAY STATIONS. have been founded by Bishop Jocelin de Welles, about I242, & extended by the Bishops Ralph de Salopia & Great Western, Wells, Frederick J. Manning, station Beckington; the cathedral choristers are educated gra­ master & goods agent; J. W. Hunter, carting agent; tuitously; the new buildings were erected at the sole Wookey, John Michael Upton, -station master cost of the Rev. Canon Thomas Dehany Bernard & re­ London & South Western & Midland Railway Companies' constituted, I884; the school had previously been Somerset & Dorset joint line, George J. Norman, carried on for upwards of four centuries in the west station master & goods agent cloisters of the cathedral; the Dean and Chapter of Parcel Carriers to London &c. Sutton & Co. (Dowman Wells, governors; Rev. Rupert E. Lewis M.A. head Woodhams, agent), 5 High .street master & Miss D'Oyly Watkins & Miss Mawer, as­ Omnibuses from the Swan & Star hotels & cabs' from sistant mistresses the ' King's Head ' meet all trains WELLS. PJUVATE :RESIDENTS. 1 Brasnett Ashley Walter, 2r Chamber- Cozens George, 3 The Limes, Cham- .Alcock Rev. John Mark M.A. (pre- i lain street '1 berlain street bendary of Warminster & canon Bray Frdk.Wm.Woolston cot.Portway, Crease Edwin, 4 Priory vls.Priory rd residentiary of Wells), The North Brine Albert, Portway house, Portway, Crease Miss, Winston, Glastonbury rd Liberty Buckell Aubery, 3 St. Thomas ter- Cronshaw Mrs. Erstfeld, Cathedral Allan Herbert William B.A. Mel- race, St. Thomas street : green bourne house, Chamberlain street Buxton .Arthnr, Louvain, Glaston-1 Crosse Edward Algernon, St. Law- Anderson Robert Legget, 17a, Cham- bury road rence lodtre, 23 Chamberlain street berlain street Capenhurst Mrs. St. Ann's, Portway Cubber Miss Sylvie De, 22 Chamber- Andrews Mrs. Clyro cottage,Portway Carter Ernest Arthur, r Chamber-! lain street Atkins Mrs. r Elm villas, Portway lain street I 'Jurtis Rd. 2 Gordon vils. Burcott rd Balch Herbert E. 74b, High street Carter Harry James (vicar choral). Daniel Mrs. z New street Baldwin Harold, Astley house,New st I5 Vicars' close , Davies Mrs. I Fairview, Portway Barnard Mrs. Bury Orchard Champeney Miss,2 Fairview, PortwaT 1Davi~ Rev.Prebendary Thomas Henry Bath & Wells, Lord Bishop of (Right Charles Mrs. 15 Chamberlain street 1 B.A., Mus.Doc., F.RO.O. (organist Rev. George Wyndbam Kennion Chubb Alfred Everard, Tregantle, of Cathedral), The Liberty D.D. ), The Palace Milton hill I Davis Harold V .2Priory vils.Priory rd Bendall Saml. H. Greenleigh, Bath rd Church Mrs. St. Andrew street I Davis Joseph Clapton, Portway Berry John, 2 Portway ter. Portway Church Mrs. St. Cuthbert's villa, I Dawkes Frank (vica.r choral), Sunny- Berryman Miss, Eastfield, North road Chamberlain street . 1 side, Portway Berryman Misses, 14 Chamberlain st Clare Alma James, Beech hill Dell Arthur C. Lynwood, North road Bishop John, 5 New street Clements Percy Henry, Restholme, 'Dell William, Clovelly, North road Bonrton Herbert. r Blenheim villas, l Portway De Salis Right Rev. Charles Fane Bath road ICoates John,Somerset & Bath .Asylum D.D. (bishop of' Taunton & canon Bown Wm . .John, Stone ho. Bath r·d 1Coode Rev . .Athelstan Monro (curate), residentiary of Wells Cathedral), Boyce Misses, St. Kitts, Glaston, 3 Portway terrace, Portway [ The Liberty bury road 1 Cooper Mrs. rr St. Thomas street 1 .