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Havering atte Bower 1874 Post Office Directory
History of Havering atte Bower
Havering Atte Bower Liberty
[comprising Havering,
Romford & Hornchurch]
Havering atte Bower is a village and
parish, seated on the Ingrebourne, 3 miles north from Romford railway station,
and 15 from London, in the southern division of the county, Romford union and
county court district, archdeaconry of Essex, rural deanery of Lambourne, and
Rochester diocese; this place gives its name to the liberty and peculiar of
Havering ate Bower, which includes the parishes of Romford, Havering and
Hornchurch. The church
of St John
is a very old brick building, with a belfry of wood, it contains a very old
font. The register commences in the year 1657. The living is a vicarage, yearly
value £85, with residence, in the gift of Mrs Barnes, and held by the Rev
William Rogers Cope, of King’s College,
London. Here
is a National school. The inhabitants of the liberty claim freedom from toll
throughout England
for goods and cattle sold, and provisions bought, from shire rates, and from
serving on juries and inquests without their liberty. Havering was once the seat
of Saxon royalty. Edward the Confessor long dwelt here, and the remains of his
palace are still shown. Another place, called Pyrgo, belonged to the Queens of
England: here Jane, queen of Henry IV, died. Havering Park, the seat of David
McIntosh esq, is pleasantly situated on a commanding eminence, having a most
extensive view of the surrounding country and the river
Thames: the mansion was
formerly the old palace, and was the residence of Edward the Confessor. The lord
of the manor of the liberty is David McIntosh esq, of
Havering
Park,
who is also the principal landowner. The soil is mixed; subsoil, clay. The chief
crops are wheat, barley and roots. The parish contains 4,290 acres; gross
estimated rental, £4,610; rateable value, £4,083; and the population in 1871 was
369.
Parish clerk, James Newland
Post Office, Money Order, Savings Bank &
Telegraph Office – Mrs Mary Playle, receiver. Letters arrive from Romford at
5.30 am;
delivered at 7.30 am;
dispatched at 7.15 pm
National
School,
James Newland, master; Mrs Caroline Newland, mistress
Private Residents
Barnes Mrs, The Hall
Conder Edward, Welbury Lodge
Cope Rev William Rogers, Vicarage
Fytche Majo Gen,
Pyrgo
Park
Hope George Palmer, Havering Grange
Hope Robert Octavius, Havering Grange
Hope Mrs, Havering Grange
Lynch Mrs
McIntosh David, Havering Park
Matthews Charles P, Bower House
Morris George James, Cromwell House
Pemberton Mrs, Roundhouse
Smith Benjamin
Stone John,
Bedfords
Aylett Henry, shoe maker
Bennett James Henry, blacksmith
Bridge George, beer retailer
Gardner S, brick & tile maker & farmer
Jackson Geo, beer retailer & shopkeeper
Taylor John,
Orange Tree inn
Taylor John, baker
Wyan James, butcher
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