Coleford 1876
COLEFORD is a market town and a tything of Newland parish, in the same jurisdictions, containing, by the census of 1861, 2718 inhabitants, and 2822 acres; 5 miles south-east from Monmouth, 7 and a half north-west from Lydney, and 9 west from Newnham, occupying several valleys winding through the hills on the west side of the Forest of Dean, and is a polling place for West Gloucestershire. The name was anciently called "Cover", or more frequently "Covert", the Metropolis of the Forest of Dean, and in the reign of Elizabeth it was occupied by the miners working the Charcoal Bloomaries, then employed for melting the iron ore, with which the neighbourhood abounds. It was then thickly wooded, and some rude machinery for wire drawing was established on the stream traversing the main street. As the use of charcoal ceased, and the value of coal became known and appreciated, the inhabitants turned their attention to the mining of the coal seam, which comes nearly to the surface in some places, and the quarrying of stone, which is found in connexion with it, and which now form the staple source of employment here. It was the scene of a conflict during the Civil War, when the Marquis of Worcester marched a body of troops to attempt a siege of Gloucester in aid of the King, which in the "Bibleotheca Gloucestrensis," is thus mentioned:- "Lord Herbert, who had been made Lieut. General, had raised a little army of above 1500 foot and nearly 500 horse, which about the middle of February, 1648, marched towards Gloucester. On their way through the Forest of Dean; they were opposed at Coleford by a party of Parliamentarians, under the command of Colonel Berrowe, who with some of the country people had barricaded the town, where from a window they shot Major General Lawdey, and two other officers." During the engagement the old chapel was burnt down. By Letters Patent, King Charles II, in the 13th year of his reign, created a weekly market and two annual fairs, and made a grant of timber for building a market house, towards which he also contributed £40, the old one having been destroyed during the Civil Wars; it was built in 1662, and formed part of the Highmeadow Estate until the commencement of the present century, when it was sold to a private individual, but it is now in the hands of the Market Hall Company, who restored and enlarged it in 1866, and it was reopened on the 12th February, 1867, and it now forms a handsome establishment to the town, with the convenience of a large room for public purposes. A branch of the Severn and Wye Railway, from Park End (a station on the main line between Lydney and Lydbrook) to this town, was opened on the 9th December, 1875, and will, no doubt, prove a great benefit to the town and the Forest generally, as it brings this richly laden mineral district into speedy and easy communication with Bristol, Gloucester, and South Wales. The Commissioners of Woods and Forests have an office here, for the purpose of granting the Crown Mines and collecting the rents, under an officer called the Gaveller. The manorial rights are the property of the Crown. This place was formed into a separate Ecclesiastical district or parish in 1872. The vicarage, in the incumbency of the Rev. Thomas Holbrow, B.A., is valued at £300 per annum, with residence, and is in the patronage of the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is an octagonal edifice, dedicated to St. John the Evangelist, consisting of chancel, north, south, and centre aisles, with tower and one bell, and was erected on the site of an old Episcopal Chapel, in 1820. The Baptist Chapel is a plain substantial building, with an imposing front elevation, and is very commodious and comfortable in the interior, being capable of seating 800 people. The organ, by Nicholson, of London, is a fine toned instrument, and is placed in the gallery opposite the pulpit. The Congregational Chapel was erected in 1842, at the sole expense of the late Rev. Thomas Loader, of Monmouth, and will accommodate 500 persons; it was greatly improved and reseated in 1871. There are two commodious schoolrooms at the back. A manse for the minister was erected in 1872. The Wesleyans have a small place of worship here, which was erected in 1851. Mr. Edward Bell founded a Grammar School in 1627, whereby 12 boys belonging to this are elected on the foundation by the trustees as vacancies occur, at their half-yearly meetings. The school is at present in the village of Newland, but a more commodious building has just been erected on Lord's Hill for the purpose. It is a plain Gothic structure, of Forest Stone with brick dressings, and has residence for the master attached. Mr. George Pearson, of Ross, was architect, and Messrs. Heath and Simmonds and Roberts and Son, the builders. There is a School of Art in connection with the one at South Kensington, which was established in 1872. There are National and British Schools for children of both sexes. The Cemetery is situate in the Victoria Road, and extends over 4 acres of land tastefully laid out, and having two mortuary chapels; it was consecrated on the 18th January, 1868. The poor have £40 per annum from a foundation called Hall's Charity, which is distributed half-yearly. The market day is on Friday, with a great maket on the last Friday in each month, and annual fairs for cattle, wool, and cheese, are held on the 20th June and the last Friday in August.BERRY HILL, 1 mile north, and COALWAY LANE END are hamlets, partly in this tything and partly in the tything of West Dean.
Clergy, Gentry, and Private Residents
BATTEN Thomas, Esq., J.P., The Marshes
BREMNER Mrs. Louisa Lavinia, Gloucester rd
BURTON Mrs. Harriet, Poolway villa
CURRIE John, Esq., M.D., Newland street
DEW Croft Worgan, Esq., Poolway house
EVANS Mrs. Esther, Coalway lane
FRYER Robert Hoskins, Esq., Whitecliff house
HARRIS Mr. George, Albert cottage, Victoria road
HATTON John, Esq., Bank house
HINTON William Henry, Esq., The Bank
HOLBROW Rev. Thomas, B.A., vicar, The Vicarage
HOLT Mrs. Mary, Dombey lodge, High Nash
HULLETT John, Esq., Venetian house
JENNINGS John Elmes, Esq., High street
NICHOLSON Miss Sarah, Lord's hill
NICHOLSON Mr. William, Lord's hill
ROBERTS William, Esq., Launceston house
STEVENS Rev Robert, M.A. (Congregational), The Manse
TETLEY Rev. William Henry (Baptist), Belle Vue house
THOMAS Mr. George, Morley villa
THOMAS Mrs. Sarah, High street
TROTTER Isaiah, Esq., The Coombe
TROTTER Leslie B., Esq., Newland street
VOYCE Mr. Edward, Fair View cottage
WARDER Mr. Joseph, Mont View villa, Baker's hill
WHITE Miss Mary, High street
Trades and Professions
ABBOTT Edward, chimneysweeper, Gloucester road
ADAMS & SONS, painters, plumbers, and glaziers, High street
ADAMS Caleb (firm of Adams and Sons), agent for the Railway Passengers' Accident and for the Manchester Fire Assurance Companies, High street
ADAMS John (firm of Adams and Sons); h. High street
ADAMS John T., corn merchant, High st
ALLFORD Mrs. Elizth., dressmaker, Crossways
ALLFORD henry, wood recorder for the Forest of Dean, Staunton road
ANTHONY Esaias, builder, Cinder hill
ASTON William, farmer, Staunton road
ATKINSON AND VAUGHAN, civil and mining engineers, Town Hall
AYTON William John, cabinet maker, Cinder hill
BANKS Josiah, cashier, Lord's hill
BARRY George, grocer and provision dealer, Gloucester rd
BAYTON Mrs. Ann, beer retailer, and shopkeeper, Staunton road
BAYTON Thomas, shoemaker, Newland st
BEACH James, builder, Huntingdon house, Newland street
BIRD Charles Edwin, printer and publisher of the Foresters' Free Press, St. John st
BIRD Job, farmer, Whitecliff
BIRD Josiah, farmer, Crossways farm
BIRD Joseph, farmer, Edenwall farm
BISHOP James, boot and shoe dealer, general house furnisher, and licensed to let post horses, High st
BOYCE John W., "Speech House" commercial and family hotel and posting house, Gloucester rd
BRIGHT Thos. (firm of Hough and Bright); h. Market place
BROWN Henry, colliery proprietor, hay dealer, and farmer, Poolway farm
BROWN Joseph, Jun., blacksmith, Fiveacres
BROWN Thos., colliery manager, Baker's hill
BROWN Thomas, haulier and farmer, Littledean Lane end
BROWN William, haulier, Albert road
BROWN William, stone proprietor and shopkeeper, Gloucester rd
BULL Matthew, tailor, woollen draper, hosier, hatter and glover, Market place
BULLOCK James, saddler, St. John street
BULLOCK George, butcher, St. John street
BURTON Hy., "Nag's Head" inn, Whitecliff
BUTLER William, Inland Revenue officer, Sparrow hill
CHEESE Henry, pharmaceutical chemist, and agent for W. and A. Gilbey's wines and spirits, Market place
CHIPP Edward, superintendent of police, Gloucester road
CITY AND COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER EQUITABLE BUILDING SOCIETY - John Coleman, agent
CLARK Mrs. Mary, boot and shoemaker, Gloucester road
CLEMINSON James, National schoolmaster, Sparrow hill
COLE George, haulier, Staunton road
COLEFORD CORN COMPANY, corn and agricultural seed merchants, Coalway road
COLEMAN John, auctioneer, valuer, estate and insurance agent, Market place; and at 79 Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury
CONSTANCE Samuel, boot and shoe manufacturer, St. John street; and at Mitcheldean
COOPER John, shopkeeper, Joyford
COX Wm., baker and shopkeeper, Scowles
CULLIMORE John, bootmaker, St. John st
CULLIMORE Thomas, bootmaker and leather seller, Gloucester rd
CULLIS Mrs. Elizabeth, beer retailer and greengrocer, Coalway road
CURRIE John, M.D., and surgeon, Newland street
DAY John, farmer, Owen farm
DENNIS James, wine, spirit, ale, and porter merchant, St. John street
DEVONPORT James, assistant surgeon, Boxbush road
DEW Croft Worgan, barrister-at-law, Poolway house
DICKSON Peter, travelling draper, Newland street
DOBBS Charles, sub-agent for the Great Western Railway Company, High street
DUNNING BROTHERS, coal merchants, Railway Coal Wharf; and at Lydney
FIDO John Thomas, eatinghouse-keeper and beer retailer, Newland street
FITZGERALD George, National schoolmaster, Scowles
FOWLER James, British schoolmaster, Boxbush rd
FOX James, shoemaker, Berry Hill tollgate
FRANCIS George Edward, crown receiver, registrar of Dean Forest, and steward of Crown Manors, Bank street
FREEMAN Charles, tailor, Sparrow Hill
FROWEN John, carpenter, Staunton road
FROWEN William, shoemaker, Gloucester rd
FRY David, chemical manufacturer, Forest house
FRYER AND OXLEY, solicitors, and joint clerks to the magistrates for the Coleford division, Newland street
FRYER Robert Hoskins (firm of Fryer and Oxley), solicitor, and clerk to the Burial Board, Newland street
FRYER William Henry, iron ore and coal proprietor, Rock house
GILLO Edwin, tiler and plasterer, Newland street
GLOUCESTERSHIRE BANKING COMPANY (branch of) - William Henry Hinton, manager
GOULTON AND FOWLER, coal merchants, Railway Coal Wharf - George Preece, agent
GRIFFITHS James, farmer, "Angel" family and commercial hotel and posting house, Market place
GUNTER John, farmer, Perry Grove farm
GWILLIAM Hubert, plasterer, tiler, and shopkeeper, Gloucester road
HALL William, beer retailer, St. John street
HARPER James, butcher, St. John street
HARPER William, machinist, Gloucester rd
HARRIS James, beer retailer, The Spout
HARRIS Milson, butcher, "Red Lion" inn, High st
HATTON Miss Elizabeth, Berlin wool and fancy repository, High street
HATTON John, physician and surgeon, Bank house
HAWKINS William, coal proprietor, Incline Colliery, Gloucester road
HEATH AND SIMMONDS, builders and undertakers, Bank street
HEATH Alfred (firm of Heath and Simmonds); h. Bank street
HENDERSON James Alexander, surveyor to the Dean Forest Turnpike Trust, town surveyor and inspector of nuisances for the Local Board, Gloucester road
HERBERT James, grocer and draper, Newland street
HERBERT William, grocer and draper, Market place; h. Gloucester rd
HIGHLEY Edward James, butcher, "Old White Hart" inn, St. John street
HINTON William Henry, manager of Gloucestershire Banking Company, The Bank
HOCK Raimund, watchmaker and jeweller, Market place
HODGES John, shoemaker, Staunton road
HOUGH & BRIGHT, Crown printers and stationers, and proprietors and publishers of the Dean Forest Guardian, Market place
HOWELL Walter, butcher, Coalway road
HOWELLS Phoene, lodginghouse-keeper, Victoria rd
HULLETT John, solicitor, commissioner in Chancery and Common Law, and clerk to the Local Board of Health, Gloucester road
JACQUES Joseph, beer retailer, Boxbush rd
JAMES Thomas, stone merchant, Mitcheldean Lane end
JENNINGS John Elmes, surgeon, High street
JONES Albert, eatinghouse-keeper, Newland street
JONES Alfred, haulier and poulterer, The Spout
JONES John, plasterer and tiler, Victoria road
JONES Matthew, watchmaker and jeweller, Newland street
KEAR Moses, carpenter, builder, and shopkeeper, Broadwell Lane end
KEEN Silvester, malster and beer agent, High street
KELLY James, drill instructor, Cinder hill
KEYSE Charles, "Royal Oak" inn, Gloucester road
KINGSTON Miss Elizabeth Ashwell, ladies' boarding and day school, Lord's Hill house
LANGHAM Goodrich, civil and mining engineer, and colliery and iron ore proprietor, High Nash house
LLOYD Lewis, brazier and tinplate-worker, Berry hill
LOCKE William John, manager of Chemical Works, The Gorse
LOCKLEY Abraham, "Plume of Feathers" commercial inn and posting house, Market place
LUCKES, NASH, AND CO., color and paint manufacturers, and coal merchants, Premier Color Works, and Railway Coal Wharf; offices, High street; and at Lydney
MAISEY John, saddler, Market place
MAISEY Thomas, clerk, Newland street
MARTIN William, shopkeeper, Berry hill
MAYO Miss Charlotte Augusta, teacher of music and music seller, Newland street
MILES Miss Phoebe, farmer, Whitecliff
MILES Thomas, coal merchant, Railway Coal wharf
MILLER Henry, baker and confectioner, Market place
MILLS Reuben, mason, Staunton road
MORGAN Francis, shoemaker, Gloucester road
MORGAN Henry, farmer, Breckness court
MORGAN Richard, butcher and fellmonger, Market place
MORGAN William, farmer and haulier, Broadwell farm
MORGAN William, shoemaker, Staunton rd
MORRIS John, colliery manager, Baker's hill
MORRIS Joseph and James, blacksmiths, Newland street
MORRIS William, stationmaster, Cinder hill
MUIR William, travelling draper, Sparrow hill
NELMES Wm., blacksmith and shopkeeper, Berry Hill
NICHOLAS Thomas, chemical manufacturer, Endell cottage
NORMAN Richard, photographer, St. John street
OXLEY Robert Clark (firm of Fryer and Oxley), solicitor, Newland street
PAINTING Augustus, shoemaker, Sparrow hill
PHELPS Samuel, painter, plumber, and glazier, and china, glass, and earthenware dealer, High st
PHILPOT John, manager of Gas Works, Newland street
PITTWAY Charles, hairdresser and professor of music, St. John street
PORTER Milson Charles, clerk, Boxbush rd
PORTER Thomas, stone merchant, Gloucester road
POWELL George, stone merchant, Berry Hill
POWELL James, shopkeeper, Berry Hill
POWELL Thomas, shopkeeper, Gloucester road
POWELL William, relieving officer for Coleford district, Sparrow Hill
PREECE Benjamin, iron and brass founder, Coleford Foundry.
PREECE Miss Caroline, stationer and newsagent, Gloucester road
PRENTICE John, assistant registrar and collector of poor rates for the parish of Newland, Cliff cottage, Whitecliff
PRICE Charles, fishmonger and fruiterer, St. John's street
PRICE William, tailor, Sparrow hill
PRITCHARD Mrs. Lucy, ironmonger and blacksmith, Boxbush road
PROBERT John, beer retailer, Berry Hill
PROVIS BROTHERS, linen and woollen drapers, and family grocers, Market place and Bank street
PROVIS Benjamin (firm of Provis Brothers), agent for the British Land Company Limited, the Stroud Provident Building Society, and the London Assurance Corporation; h. Baker's hill
PROVIS Richard D., (firm of Provis Brothers); h. Market place
PULLING William, butcher, Coalway Lane end
REES John, gardener and sexton, Cemetery lodge, Victoria road
RHODES Caleb, Henry, mason, Staunton rd
RHODES Henry, mason, Berry Hill lane
ROBERTS Charles, auctioneer, appraiser, estate, house, and general commission agent, and agent for the Scottish Provincial Fire and Life Assurance Company, Newland street; and coal merchant, Railway Coal wharf
ROBERTS George, stone merchant, Baker's hill
ROBERTS John, nailmaker, Newland street
ROBERTS Richard, beer retailer, The Spout
ROBERTS AND SON, builders and stone merchants, Newland street
ROBERTS Samuel (firm of Roberts and Son); h. Newland street
ROBERTS Samuel, Jun. (firm of Roberts and Son); h. Newland street
ROBERTS Mrs. Samuel, milliner, Newland st
ROBERTS William, solicitor and registrar of Chepstow County Court, Launceston house
ROBERTS William, Jun., solicitor, commissioner in the Stannaries Courts of Cornwall and Devon, perpetual commissioner for taking acknowledgments of deeds by married women, and deputy coroner for the western division of the county, High street
ROBINS William, mason, Bowen's Hill road
ROSSER Hubert, shopkeeper, Staunton road
RUDGE John, mason, Staunton road
RUDGE Thomas, butcher, Market place
SAGE Edwin, painter, plumber, glazier, and shopkeeper, Newland street
SALMON George, brewer, "Plough" inn, Coalway Lane end
SALMON Henry, brewer, Coleford brewery; h. Albert cottage
SALTER Charles, tailor and draper, St. John street
SALTER Richard T., tailor, Gloucester road
SALTER William, tailor, Boxbush road
SAVORY Alfred, clerk, Poolway villas
SMITH Benjamin, "King's Head" hotel and posting house, Market place
SMITH Edward Aston, "Unicorn" inn, Market place
SMITH John Sackville, solicitor's clerk, Newland street
SMITH Joseph, watchmaker and jeweller, Market place
SMITH Timothy, grocer, Coalway road
STEED Edward, corn and flour factor, baker and grocer, Market place
STEEL Thomas, baker and shopkeeper, Gloucester road
STEPHENS Albert, registrar of births and deaths and vaccination officer for the Coleford district, and assistant overseer and collector of poor rates for the township of West Dean and the parish of Staunton, Baker's hill
STEPHENS George, omnibus proprietor, Mitcheldean Lane end
TAYLOR Charles, commercial traveller, Boxbush road
TAYLOR Mrs. Hannah, hardware and toy dealer, Gloucester road
TAYLOR Mrs. Jane, farmer, Beeches farm
TAYLOR John, beer retailer and shopkeeper, Whitecliff
TERRETT Mrs. Hannah, ironmonger, builder, brick and tilemaker, and timber and slate merchants, High street
THOMAS Charles, shoemaker, High street
THOMAS James, builder, Victoria cottage, Bowen's Hill road
THOMAS James, farmer, Whitecliff farm
THOMAS John Trotter (firm of Trotter, Thomas, and Co.); h. Winnalls hill
THORNTON Mrs. Elizabeth, shopkeeper, Sparrow hill
TILLING Miss Frances, grocer, Coalway road
TILLING Maurice, coachbuilder, Coalway road
TIPPINS Charles P., hop, wine, and spirit merchant, Market place
TROTTER Edwin Austin, draper, milliner, and grocer, Market place
TROTTER Leslie B., M.B. and C.M., surgeon, Newland street
TROTTER T. B., linen and woollen draper, family grocer, provision merchant, and corn and flour factor, market place
TROTTER Thomas Birt, agent for the Norwich Union Fire and Life Assurance Company, and for the Accident Assurance Company (Limited), Market place
TROTTER, THOMAS, AND CO., coal masters and stone merchants, Winnalls hill; and iron and brassfounders, Camp foundry; and at Lydney
TYLER Thomas, stone merchant, Coalway Lane end
TYLER William, carpenter and wheelwright, Boxbush rd
VAUGHAN Edwin, farmer, Fiveacres farm
VOYCE Edwd., Jun., farmer, Whitehall farm
VOYCE Noah, farmer, Folly farm, Broadwell
WARD James, assistant deputy surveyor of Dean Forest, Sunny bank
WATKINS George, beer retailer and shopkeeper, Gloucester road
WATKINS Henry, shoemaker, High street
WATKINS William and James, farmers, Joyford farm
WATTS Absalom, haulier, Newland street
WATTS Henry, bookseller, stationer, and postmaster, Newland street
WATTS John, earthenware maker, Whitecliff
WATTS William Henry, painter, plumber, and glazier, Newland street
WELLARD Frances, farmer, Rose cottage, Coalway road
WHITE Mrs. Ann, malster and dealer in hops, St. John street
WHITE Charles, greengrocer, Gloucester rd
WHITE Edwin, butcher, St. John street
WHITE William, beer retailer, St. John st
WHITE William, clerk, Staunton road
WIGNELL Richard, grocer and baker, Boxbush road
WILDING Mrs. Elizabeth, lodginghouse-keeper, 5 Boxbush road
WILLIAMS Josiah Thomas, chemist and druggist, Market place; h. Boxbush road
WILLIAMS Richard, furniture dealer, Gloucester road; and at Cinderford
WILLIAMS Thomas, coal agent, Bowen's Hill road
WILLIAMS Thos. Joseph Addams, solicitor, Newland street; and at Monmouth
WORGAN Thomas, farmer, Hoarthorns
WYATT Mrs. Susannah, greengrocer, St. John street
YARWORTH George, farmer and stone merchant, Ebenwall house
YARWORTH Miss Mary, shopkeeper, Newland street
YOUNG Mrs. Ann Jemima, greengrocer, St. John street
Post Office & Postal Telegraph Office, Newland St :- Henry Watts, Postmaster
Money Orders granted and paid, and Savings Bank, and Annuity, and Insurance business transacted, and Inland Revenue Licenses issued from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturdays until 7 p.m.
Postal Telegraph Office - Open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Sundays from 7 to 10 a.m.
N.B. - Care should be taken to address letters Coleford, Gloucestershire, as there is another Coleford in Somersetshire.
Magistrates usually attending Petty Sessions:-
Sir James Campbell, Bart.
Capt. John Henry Dighton
Major James Davies
Charles T. Palmer, Esq.
Isaiah Trotter, Esq.
Thomas Batten, Esq.
Frederic Blandy, Esq.
Clerk to the Magistrates - Fryer and Oxley.
The Magistrates meet at the Petty Sessional Court every Tuesday.
Local Board: -
Osaiah Trotter, chairman
William H. Hinton
John T. Thomas
George Barry
Thomas Porter
James Dennis
Edward Voyce, Jun.
Saml. Roberts, Sen.
William Nelmes
Clerk to the Board - John Hullett
Town Surveyor and Inspector of Nuisances - James Alexander Henderson
Collector of Rates - Thomas Hullett
The Board meets at the Police Station the first Friday in each month.
Bank:-
Gloucestershire Banking Company, branch of, (draw on Union Bank of London); open from 10 to 8, on Fridays until 4, and on Saturdays until 1 p.m. - Wm. Henry Hutton, manager.
Newspapers:-
Dean Forest Guardian, published on Thursday evening - Hough and Bright, proprietors and publishers.
Foresters' Free Press, published on Friday - Charles Edward Bird, printer and publisher.
Public Establishments:-
Cemetery, Victoria road - Robert Hoskins Fryer, clerk to the Burial Board; John Rees, sexton and lodge-keeper.
County Police Station, Gloucester road - Edward Chipp, superintendent
Crown Receiver's and Registrar's Office, Bank street - George Edward Francis, receiver and registrar.
Gas Works, Newland street - Isaiah Trotter, secretary; John Philpot, manager.
Gavellers' Office - Bank street - Hon. J. K. Howard, gaveller; Thomas Forster Brown, deputy gaveller.
Inland Revenue Office, Angel Hotel, Market place - William Butler, officer.
Stamp Office, Newland street - Hy. Watts, sub-distributor.
Town Hall, Market place - William John Locke, secretary; Charles White, hallkeeper
Public Officers not Enumerated with Public Establishments:-
Assistant Overseer and Collector of Poor Rates for the Parish of Newland - John Prentice
Assistant Overseer and Collector of Poor Rates for the Township of West Dean and the Parish of Staunton - Albert Stephens
Registrar of Births and Deaths for Coleford District - Albert Stephens
Registrar of Marriages for Coleford District - James Herbert
Relieving Officer for Coleford District - William Powell
Secretary to the Board of Examination for Coal Mine Managers' Certificates of Competency - John Trotter Thomas
Steward of Crown Manors - George Edward Francis
Surveyor to the Dean Forest Turnpike Trustees - James Alexander Henderson
Town Crier - Thomas Sharpless
Vaccination Officer for Coleford District - Albert Stephens
Places of Worship:- St. John the Evangelist Parish Church - Rev. Thomas Holbrow, B.A., vicar.
Dissenting Places of Worship:-
Baptist Chapel, Newland street - Rev. Wm. Henry Tetley, minister
Congregational Chapel, Bank street - Rev. Robert Stevens, M.A., minister
Wesleyan Chapel, High street
Public Schools:-
School of Art, Newland street - William Henry Hinton, secretary; Thomas Lyons, master
British School, Newland street - James Fowler, master; Mrs. Ellen Fowler, mistress; John T. Adams, hon. sec.
National School, Coalway road - James Cleminson, master; Miss Harriet Hoare, assistant mistress
National School, Whitecliff - Miss Alice Tremlett, mistress
Railway:-
Severn and Wye Railway Station, High street - William Morris, stationmaster and goods manager.
Severn and Wye Railway Station, Milkwall - James Morris, stationmaster