South Weald 1863 Whites Directory

SOUTH WEALD PARISH comprises the two townships of South Weald and Brentwood, the former of which contains 4654A. 2R. 37p. of land, and 1583 inhabitants; and the latter 2811 inhabittants, but only 460A. 3R. 25P. of land. Brentwood is an improving town, with a station on the Eastern Counties Railway, and near it is the County Lunatic Asylum, as afterwards noticed. SOUTH WEALD has a pleasant village of that name, adjoining the park of Weald Hall, 1 1/2 mile W. of Brentwood, and includes BROOK STREET, on the London road, one mile W.S.W. of Brentwood; and many Scattered houses at Weald-Side, Coxtye or Cockshall Green, Pilgrim's Hatch, and in other parts of its extensive township, which is bounded on the west by the Ingerbourn rivulet, and watered by several smaller streams. C. T. Tower, Esq., of Weald Hall, owns the greater part of the parish, and is lord of the manors of South Weald. (3296A,), Caloot or Caldeoot (876A). and Costead Hall or Brentwood (656A). E. Keating Esq., is lord of the manor of Bawdes or Dounsels (412A.); Fredk. H. Hirst, Esq., is lord of the manor of Ropers (84A.); and Lord Petre is lord of the manor of Tillingham Hall, which has 289A. in this parish, but is mostly in Childerditch parish. Before the Norman Survey, most of the parish belonged to Waltham Abbey. It was afterwards divided into the above named manors, which were held by the Tuke, Browne, Frith, Leech, Roper, Hall, Wright, Wheatley, and other families. WEALD HALL, the seat of C. T. Tower, Esq., is a large and elegant mansion, in an extensive and richly wooded park, in which are beautiful gardens and pleasure grounds, a flock of Cashmere goats, and an ornamental tower, commandiug extensive prospects. The hall has six fine Ionic columns in the centre of the principal front, and is chiefly of modern erection, with part of the ancient building modernised. It contains many valuable paintings, and was the birth-place of Queen Mary. It was purchased with the estate by the late Thomas Tower, Esq., about 1760, of the heirs of Lucy Barry, who married the eldest son of Edward, Earl of Derby. It had previously been the seat of the Smiths, who greatly improved the house and grounds. HOW HATCH, a neat brick mansion in a small park, is the seat of Osgood Hanbury, Esq., but belongs to C. T. Tower, Esq. OAKHURST, near Coxtye Green, is the pleasant seat of the Hon. Fdk. C. E. Petre. ROCHETS belongs to Miss Jarvis, but is the seat of 0. E. Coope, Esq. Mascalls, near Brook street, is the seat of Miss Collyer. BOYLES, or Bowells, a seat and estate, near Brook street, formerly belonging to Blackmore Priory, and afterwards to the Tukes and other families, is now the property and residence of J. S. Lescher, Esq., who has a valuable museum, of antiquities, works of art, etc; and was high Sheriff of Essex in 1862. Great Ropers,a large brick mansion on an eminence, in a woody lawn, is the pleasant seat of F. H. Hirst, Esq.,whose great-grandfather, John Hirst, Esq., purchased the estate in 1770. Many smaller proprietors have estates in the parish. Near Weald Hall is a chalybeate spring, and near the park are traces of a single-ditched circular camp. The CHURCH (St. Peter) is a handsome building on an eminence, and its lofty and massive stone tower, which contains five bells, is seen at a great distance. The tower was built in the reign of Henry VII., but the nave and chancel are much older. In the latter are many monumental memorials of the Browne, Wright, Gittens, Smith, and other families; and one in memory of Rear-Admiral Tower, who died in 1837. The rectory was given with the manor to Waltham Abbey, and is now in the impropriation of C. T. Tower, Esq. The Vicarage, valued in K.B. at £26.13s. 4d., and now at £653, is in the patronage of the Bishop of Rochester, and incumbency of the Rev. C. A. Belli, M.A., who has a good residence, and 14A. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1839. A Hospital for lepers was founded in Brook street by the Bruyn family, and the estate is still known as "The Spital." The National School is a neat building in the Elizabethan style, erected in 1856 by the present vicar, who has endowed it with £1000. There are ten Almshouses in the village of South Weald, founded by Sir Anthony Browne, as noticed with. Brentwood Grammar Sohool. The following CHARITIES belong to South Weald:-
The Church House was given by Edward Lamb for the repairs of the church, and is let for about £15 a year. For the same purpose, John Wright, in 1586, left a yearly rent-charge of £2, out of land now forming part of the estate called Boyles, Humphrey Waller, in 1601, gave a cottage and garden in Aveley, (now let for £7), and directed the yearly rent to be divided among the poor of the hamlets of Brentwood and the Uplands; and it is distributed in the proportions of two-fifths to the former, and three fifths to the latter. They have also a yearly rent-charge of £2 out of a house in Halstead, left by John Wright, in 1602. One-third is given to the poor of Brentwood, and the remainder to those of the Uplands. The latter comprise all South Weald township. A cottage in "Doddinghurst List," was given to the parish by George Gittens, of Bishop's Hall, in 1711, for the distribution of 30s yearly to the poor of South Weald and Brook street. In 1754, Sarah Wright left £100 to be invested by the vicar and churchwardens, and the yearly proceeds to be applied in paying 5s. each to the industrious poor of South Weald on the 23rd of April. This Charity now consists of £106 Three per cent Consolidated Bank Annuities. In 1822, Wm. Jefferson left £1OO of the same stock, and directed the yearly dividends to be applied in distributions of bread to the poor of South Weald, by equal moieties, on Christmas day and the 19th of January.

Marked 2 are in BROOK STREET ; 3, at Coxtye or Cockshall Green; 4, at Pilgrim's Hatch; and the rest in South Weald village, or where specified.

POST OFFICE at James Beadle's. Letters via Brentwood. Adams Francis Newton, Gilstead Hall Academy Bailey Thos. gent. Pilgrim's Hatch Barrett Mr Thomas, Warley road Bayne Rev. Geo. Smith, M.A.curate Beadle James, sexton, Post Office Belli Rev. Charles Almeric, M.A. vicar (and precentor of St Paul's) Bright Horace, watch maker & parish clerk. 2 Butterfield Charles, butcher 2 Caley John Sidey, Esq. Collyer Miss, Mascalls Coope Octavius Edw. Esq. Rochets Beacon Albert, Esq. Ditchleys 2 Evans Mr Wm. 2 George Mr Hy. 3 Fry Edward, tailor 4 Hammond John, builder, etc Hanbury Osgood, Esq. How Hatch Hirst Frdk, Hotham,Esq Great Ropers 2 Horsnell George, shoemaker 2 Kemp Mrs S. 2 Lee Mr Walter Lescher Joseph Samuel, Esq. Boyles 4 McGill Captain D. Pilgrims Hall 2 Morgan Mr George, Moat House Moss Henry, Esq. Bentley Place Nicholls George, market gardener. 4 Palmer Mr Wm Paine Mrs E. 4 Paine James, veterinary surgeon Peter Hon. Fredk. Chas. Edmund, Oahhurst 2 Peacock Mrs Elizabeth 2 Rainbird Daniel, bricklayer, etc 4 Ruddle Mrs Frances 2 Simpson John, baker and shopkpreeper Tower Christoper Thomas, & Christopher, Esqrs. Weald Hall Wood Searles,Esq. Brentwood Hall INNS AND TAVERNS. 4 Black Horse, Samuel Smith 2 Bull, William Dowsett 2 Fleece, Charles Bntterfleld Horse and Groom, Samuel Parker 2 Nag's Head, William Bennett 2 Red Lion, James Roast Spread Eagle, James M. Manning BEERHOUSES. . 4 Brewster Jas 2 Cumbers Thos Grayling Lucy 3 Sawkins Jas 3 Woollanda Geo

BLACKSMITHS Brown William 3 Knight Eliz 3 Scrivener Wm 2 Wingrave John CORN MILLERS 2 Cole George 4 Giblin Richard Moss Frederick, Bentley Mill CARPENTERS. 2 Bennett Thos. 4 Fincham John 4 Wood William FARMERS. Adams Fredk. N 2 Benson James 2 Burton Robert Chapman Martha 2 Cumbers Sarah 4 Enever John 4 Foster Eliz. Gadsden Mrs H. 4 Giblin Richard 2 Goodchild Wm, Exors. of 4 Hammond Wm, and gardener Jex Jno. Bishop's Hall Mills Sarah, How Hatch Pain Thomas, and horse dealer 2 Parlby Joshua Pigott Robert, Langton's Polepher George 3 Poole Daniel Randall Daniel 3 Roach Sophia. 3 Roast John 4 Saggers Geo. 3 Saggers James 3 Smith George 4 Whipps John Woods Richard GROCERS. 2 Butterfield Chas junior 3 Saggers James 4 Welton John WHEELWRIGHTS. Brown William 3 Scrivener Wm.