Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire and Shropshire |
Place name: | Michaelchurch Escley |
Date: | 1934 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Michaelchurch Escley include:
Blacksmith: Herbert Davies |
Carpenter: Henry G Price |
Grocer: Charles Cooper |
Innkeeper: Arthur Challoner [Bridge Inn], |
Innkeeper: William Price [New Inn, Urishay] |
Miller: Charles Lewis [Michaelchurch Mill] |
Schoolmaster: [no reference] |
Sub postmaster: Charles Lewis |
Tailor: Arthur Howard |
Vicar: Robert Denys Gwyther Clunn [since 1933] |
Residents and property named include:
Altree, | Thomas | Pentwyn |
Altree, | Thomas | Upper house |
Bowen, | David Jn. | Ty Craddock |
Capper | Mrs | Michaelchurch Court |
Christopher, | Arthur | Rockyfold |
Christopher, | William | Old house |
Cole, | George | Bank house |
Evans, | Alice [Miss] | Marsh farm |
Francis, | William | Gigfren |
Gane, | Harold Thos. | Llanbadarn |
Greenow, | Edgar | Cairon |
Howells, | George Edagr | Lykes |
Howells, | Thomas | White house |
Lewis, | Arthur | Pucha |
Lewis, | Arthur Beechy | Tanners |
Lewis, | Frank | Grove farm |
Lewis, | William | Ty Mawr |
Lewis, | William | Wilderness |
Lloyd, | William James | Coed Robin |
Phillips, | Thomas Joseph | New House |
Powell, | Charles | The Firs |
Powell, | John | Bridge farm |
Powell, | Phillip John | Rhydynog |
Price, | Arthur | Lower House |
Price, | Arthur | Old Hay |
Price, | George | Upper pen y park |
Price, | Gilbert | Tyucha |
Price, | John | Old house |
Price, | John | Old Kates |
Price, | Rd. | Birches |
Price, | William | Quakers |
Pritchard, | Henry John | Clothiers |
Pritchard, | John | Upper Llannon |
Prosser, | Daniel | Glybes |
Prosser, | James | New House |
Prosser, | William | Brighton Camp |
Prosser, | William | White cottage |
Roberts, | Joseph | Rockfield House |
Ruck, | Arthur | Rhyd y back |
Sanders, | John | Castle farm |
Sanders, | William | Cefnkeest |
Smith, | Henry | The Wern |
Stewart, | James | The Tump farm |
Stokes, | William | Lower House |
Trafford | Richard RWR | Michaelchurch Court |
Tuck, | Thomas | Vicarage farm |
Watkins, | Gilbert | Maerdy |
An image of the full 1934 Kelly’s Directory entry for Michaelchurch Escley is given below.
Observations:
Local farmers are named. The area, population, rateable value, main crops, geology, county court arrangements and other details of the Parish are given. RRWR Trafford is Lord of the Manor and the principal landowner. The architecture of the church, restored in 1872, is described, and there is a Primitive Methodist chapel.
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_0182