Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Lascelles & Co.’s Directory and Gazetteer of Herefordshire |
Place name: | Michaelchurch Escley |
Date: | 1851 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Michaelchurch Escley include:
Beer Retailer: Richard Ball [New Inn], David Pritchard |
Blacksmith: Walter Harris, Charles Pritchard Clerk: Francis Howard |
Curate: Reverend Morgan Jones |
Carpenter: George Watkins |
Innkeeper: Samuel Smith [Sun Inn] |
Steward: [to RW Barton, Michaelchurch Court Estate]: William Sherratt |
Miller: John Jones [Michaelchurch Mill] |
Mentions property called:
Bank Farm [William Sherrat] |
Blainney [Thomas Harris] |
Bridge Farm [Thomas Gwillim] |
Cairon [Richard Lloyd] |
Cefncest [William Phillips] |
Esq.] |
Glebes [William Gwin] |
Llanbadon [James Pritchard] |
Llwyenroser [Llanrosser] [Joseph Manwaring] |
Lower House [Howard Howard senior; George Lewis] |
Meardy [Thomas Jones] |
Michaelchurch Court [JT Kenward |
New House [John Price] |
Old Hay [William Howles] |
Old House [Howard Howard jun.] |
Pikes [William Gwillim] |
Rockyfold [James Powell; John Roberts] |
Sun Inn [Samuel Smith] |
The Firs [David Patton] |
Tyucha [Thomas Phillips] |
Upper House [Nathaniel Cobb] |
Wernderris [Charles Phillips] |
Wernmoor [William Gwillim] |
An image of the full 1851 Lascelles Directory entry for Michaelchurch Escley is given below.
Observations:
Local farmers are named. Michaelchurch is ‘the noble mansion’ of Richard Watson Barton, Esquire. There is a Free school in the course of erection. There are ‘excellent quarries’.
This directory is not comprehensive in its coverage of all farms and commercial premises in the parish at the time. Also, in the transcribed lists of properties that are named, spellings in the original have sometimes been amended to reflect more common usage. In case of doubt please refer to the image of the original entry.
Ref: rs_mic_0132