Held at: | Hereford Public Library |
Reference: | Local and Trade Directories |
Source: | Original document |
Title: | Kelly’s Directory of Herefordshire and Shropshire |
Place name: | Rowlestone |
Date: | 1895 |
Description:
Trades and professions named in Rowlestone include:
Mason: William Williams |
Miller: Thomas Davies [Upper Rowlstone Mill] |
Schoolmaster: James L Mitchell |
Vicar: Reverend Robert Whinery [since 1894] |
Mentions property called:
Church farm [William Price] |
Cwm [Arther Evans] |
Hill farm [Daniel Prosser] |
Lower Mill [John Wall] |
New Bilbo [Richard Williams] |
Newhouse [Gordon Alexander] |
Old Vicarage: Henry Elmore Johnston |
Pen y wrlod [Philip Williams] |
Pudding lane [William Williams |
Rowlstone Court [Elizabeth Prosser] |
Rowlstone Park [John Gwillim] |
Vicarage [Rev. Robert Whinery] |
Vroe [John Williams] |
Wigga [George Watkins] |
An image of the full 1895 Kelly’s Directory entry for Rowlestone 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. There is a description of the history and architecture of the church, which was restored in1865. Edward Scudamore Lucas of Castle Shane C. Monaghan is Lord of the Manor. There is a Board school for 70 children; average attendance 65.
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.
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