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40 ASBTON-UPON-MEBSEY. CHESHIRE.
rectory, net yearly wIne £500, with 27 acres of glebe and
residence, in the gift of and held since 1894 by the Rev.
Abraham Mendel Hertzberg, of St. Aidan's.
St. Mary Magdalene's is an ecclesiastical parish, formed
Feb. 1894, out of that of Ashton-upon-Mersey. The church,
situated about a mile to the south of the parish church,
on a site given by Sir W. Cunliffe Brooks bart. was erected
in 1872-4, 'B,t a cost of £9,000, and consecrated 25 March,
'1874, and is a buildin2' of stone in the Early Decorated
style, from designs by Messrs. Wilson and F. H. Oldham
'F.R.I.B.A. of Manchester, consisting of chancel with organ
chamber, nave, transep.t~, south porch, and' a towe~ at the
louth-easb angle with pmnacles and octagonal spIre and
.containing one bell; the basement of the tower forms a
''Vestry; an organ was erected in 1'8]6; the east and west
windows and several others 8l'e stained: there are 700 sittings.
The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £120,
in the gi'ft of trustees, and held since 1894 by the Rev.
Christie Chetwynd Atkinson D.D. of Keble College, Ox­
~ford, and surrogate. The chapel of the Society of
rateable value, £32,268; the population in 1891 Wll'8
4,234, and in 1901, 5,563. . .
Cross Street is a hamlet, partly _m the township of
Ashton-upon-Mersey and partly in that of Sale, on the high
road from iManchester to Altrincham, which divides the
townships, 4 miles from Manchester and 3 north from
Altl'linchom.
Town Sub-Post & M. O. 0., S. B. &; Annuity &; Insurance
Office, Green lane.-Henry Winter, sub-postmaster..
Letters throuO'h Manchester. Box cleared 8.15 & 9. 15
a.m. &; 12.45,3.45,6,45 &; 8 p.m.; sundays! 8 p ..m. Thenearest
telegraph office is at Sale, one mIle dIstant.
Pillar Letter Boxes cleared at :-Barker's lane, 8, 9 &.
11.15 a.m. &; 1.15, 4. 7 &; 8.30 p.m.; sunday, 6.15
p.m.; Harboro' road, 8, 9 &; II.15 a.m. &; I, 4, 7 &;
~.I5 p.m.; ~unday, 7.30 p.m.; Woodheys, 7· 15 a.m.
&; 3.45 &; 7· IS p.m.; S'Und-ay, 7.30 a.m.; Newton green,
8 &; 9.45 a.m. &; 1,4,6'45 &; 8 .p.m.; sunday, 6.15 p.m.;
Glebelands rood, 7.30 &; 9.30 a.m. &; 12.15, 3. 15, 6.1,5
&; 8.15 p.m.; sunday, 7.15 p.m' .
URBAN DISTRICT OOUNOIL.
:Meets at Public Hall on second tuesday monthly at 8 p.m
~Iember8.
Chairman, John Clarke.
Retire in April, 1903·
John Clarke I Edward Sandbach
Friends, erected in 1856, is of red brick, and has an
'attached cemetery of about an acre of ground, inclosed by
a wall. There is also a Primitive Methodist chapel, built
in 1867; Wesley,an, built in 1853, and Congregational
Bnd Unitarian chapels. ·Sale and Ashton Public Hall, in
Ashton lane, formerly a skating rink, but now the property
of a limited company, is a large structure of white Richard Read
brick, capable of seating 1,000 persons. The Brooh In- Retire in April, 1904.
'stitute, near the parochial schools, erected in 1888 at Alexander C. Lawson I Harry Vernon Kilvert.
,the sole expense of the late Sir W. Cunliffe Brooh bart. James Prescott 'is a brick and timber building in the well-known Retire in April, 1905.
Cheshire style, from designs by Mr. Truefitt, ar- Arthur John Gilbody I John Edward Dean
dlitect, of London, and oonsists of two spacious J h T
rooms, one for billiards and other games, the other being Chadwick osep onge
fitted as a reading room, which is well supplied with
Officials.
papers and magazines.i there are also rooms and a.. garden Clerk &; Collector, James Odelie Barrow, Council OfficeSt
'for the caretakers; the institute is managed by a com- Barkers lane ­
:mittee. St. Mary's Nursing Ins,titution and District Law Clerk, William Willoughby Briggs, 9 St. James'
Nurses' Home, in St. Mary's road, erected by public sub- square, Manchester
scription, was opened in 1898, and contains six beds Treasurer, T. H. Shepley, Manchester &; County Bankr
for ,patients, medical and surgical. The charities Sale
lor education and distribution in clothing and bread Medical Officer of Health, ChMles J. Renshaw M.D. Washamount
to £12 I7s. yearly. oMoore's charity, included way road
in the preceding, provides £1 lIS. yearly for the Sunday Surveyor &; Sanitary Inspector, Fred Hutton, Public hal
schools of .Ashton and Sale. Dane's charity originally con- SCHOOLS.
sisted ,of £3,000, bequeathed by the late Miss Ellen Dane Parochial School (boys, girls & infants), for 320 children ~
in 1879, but which has since under a scheme of the Charity average attendance, 90 boys, 70 ~irls and 80 infants;
Commissioners been applied to the purchase of about 7 tire foundation stone was laid 25 March, 1874, by Sir W.
acres of land, now ·divided into 64 allotments and let to Cunliffe Brooks bart. : the boys' schoolroom has a tower
'poor persons of the township at lOS. 6d. each for the pur- surmounted by a cupola, under which are 5 small bells:-
pose of cultivation: the income arising therefrom is dis- the tower also contains an illuminatedr clock which
tlributed in coals and blankets; there is also the Ash- chimes the Westminster quarters &; strikes the hours;.
.ton-upon-Mersey and District Sick Nurse fund, of which both the tmver &; clock were erected 9 June, 1877, by
the Rev. C. Chetwynd Atkinson D.D. is treasurer. About Ellen Dane, as a memorial to heT father, Peter Dane es'!.
a mile and a half from the village is a model farm of 200 of Moorfield, Ashton-upon-Mersey, &; to her mother &
Beres, erected by the late Samuel Brooks esq. upon his three sisters, Elizabeth, Mary & Jane; George Corbin
.estate in 1,857: the farm buildings, arranged upon the Oldfield, master; Miss M. H. Aldcroft, mistress; Mis~
most improved principle, occupy two acres and comprise a E. Davis, infants' mistress
dwelling house, with a cottage on each side. The prmcipal St. Mary Magdalene's School, Glebelands road (mixed &
landownelfs are the trustees of the late Sir William Cun- infants), opened in 1900, for 245 children; average
liffe Brooks bart. (d. 1900) and the trustees of the late attendance, 200; Thomas Cheshire, master
Rev. George 'Villiam Guest M.A. (d. 1898). The soil is St. Mary :Magdalene's National School, St. Mary's roalt
of a light sandy description, and market gardening is (mixed &; infants), opened in 1896, at a cost of u.pwards.
carried on heTe to a great extent. The area of the town- of £3,000, for 300 children; average attendance, 280;:
ship of Ashton is 1,613 acres of land and 0 of water; William Worthin2ton, master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS. Bird David, Ashton lane Butcher Miss, Barkers lane
,(For il'emainder of names of Residents Bird Thomas J. Lyndhurst, Hrboro'.rd Carter William, Linden avenue
in Cross street, see Sale.) Birkenhead John, Park road Carr Mrs. Oakfield
Adami Mrs. Ashton bouse, Cross st Birman Mrs. Barkers lane Carr Mrs. Oak lea, Washway road
,Ainsworth John, Osborne house Blackstock William, Ashton lane Chadborn John, Rivers' hill '
Ainsworth John, Barkers lane Blankley George, Grosvenor square Chalmers Hector, Barkers lane
Alcock Randle Gilbert, Park road Boardman Joseph, Oak ho. Cross st Charleton Edward Waring, Church 1111
Amps John, Queen's roa~ Botsford James W. Hesketh road Cheetham Benjamin, Barkers· lane
Anderson Fredk. J. Halhns grove Boutlen Charles, Harboro' road Chisnall Mrs. Merelwood, Hesketh rd
Arnold James Fredk. Harborough rd Boullen George, Barkers lane Clarke HuO'h Campbell William Wash-
Ashw.orth George, Sandiway road Boullen 'Yi!liam, Park ro.ad way road '
AsqUIth Wm. Henry, Moss lane Boxall WIlham Henry, MIlton grove Cliffe John, Derwent house, Ashton 18'
Atcheson Robert, Glebelands road Boyd Walter Scott, Oaklands house Clough James P Moss lane
Atk~son Rev. Christie Chetwynd D.D. W~shway. road ' Coppock John Kendrick, Oakfield
(vIcar of St. Mar~'), Ingestre BreVIg Ohrlsten, Queen's road Cordon Edwin Masdale, Glebelands rd'
Barclay Hugh, Queen's Toad Br?adbent Thos. H. Glebelands road Craven Thomas D.L., J.P. Ash lea"
Barlow Bennett, Ashton New~al1 Br~ddon Mrs. Barkers lane Woodheys park
Barlow John Edward, Queen 5 road BrIggs I)lrs. Ashton lane CrossC-apt. Arthur Grant, Harboro'
Barnes Arthur, Grosvenor square Brierley Arthur W. Barkers lane grove
Bedoal Thos. Morton,!>y bnk.:\Ioss la Broadhurst Mrs. Hallins grove Cunningham James, Glebelands road'
Beesley Mrs. 'Chaseley, ~esketh road Broadmeadow Joseph, Barkers lane Davison 'Ym. Redwald, Ashton lane
Belford Alex. Agnew, WhItefield road Brock Herbt. Summerseat,Carrngtn.la Dawson Miss, Doveston road
Bell Albert Ed. Doveston Toad Brown Richard, Covert side, Moss lane Dawson Thomas Kyle, Harboro' road-
B~llamy James, Ashton lane Brown Sawley, Harborough road Dean John R. 'Rivershill
B~rch Edwa:d, ::\{oss lane Brown Thomas, Park road Dewhurst Frederick, Queen's road'
BIrch Frank, DQveston road Buss .August, Grosvenor square Dimitriou Emanuel Papa, TheAshh'lds