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182 BOLLINGTON. CHESHIRE. [KELLY*Sat a cost of j^4,ooo, is on the Shrigley road. The PublicElementary school at Bollington Cross is licensed fordivine service, which is held here on Sundays, morningand evening. The building at Kerridge formerly usedas a National school is also licensed for divine service,which is held here on Sunday afternoon. 'The Catholicchurch in Chapel street, erected in 1834, is dedicatedto St. Gregory, and wUl seat about 250 persons. TheCongregational chapel, in Palmerston street, erected in1867, is an edifice of stone in the Early Decorated style,with a turret and spire 96 feet high, and affords 450sittings. The Wesleyan chapel in Wellington road, builtin i666, at a cost of about ;^6,ooo, is of stone, with aturret and spire, and has about 700 sittings. The Wesleyanchapel at Kerridge, built in igoi, is of whitestone, and will seat 350 persons. The Primitive Methodistchapel in High street, built in i85g, is of stone,and seats about 550 persons. The Methodist New Connexionchapel, in Greenshaw lane, is a small iron buUding.The undenominational Sunday school in Palmerstonstreet, erected in 1861, at a cost of ^^2,000, is alsoused for public entertainments, and wUl seat about goopeisuns. In and adjoining the township are severallarge mUls for the manufacture of cotton fabrics.Situate at the extreme point of a ridge of hills here isa small conical stone tower, called "White Nancy,"erected for the purpose of a land boundary; inside it isa stone table with seats surrounding it, and from thissite extensive views are obtained. The Earl of DerbyK.G , P.C. is lord of the manor. The principal landownersare Peter P. Brocklehurst esq. of HurdsfieldHouse, Macclesfield, WUUam Williamson esq. MajorHarwar, the trustees of the late Samuel Greg esq,Henry Davenport esq, and Mrs, Lowther, of ShrigleyHall. The soil is clayey and sandy; the subsoil, rockof superior quality. There are many large stonequarries in the neighbourhood. The area of the civilparish and Urban District is i,2gi acres of land and 15of water; rateable value, £17,375 ', the population inigoi was 5,245; viz.: Central ward, 1,826; East ward,1,743 ; West ward, 1,676.Bollington Cross and Kerridge are hamlets in Bollingtonparish.Parish Clerk, John Wright, go Church street.Post, M. 0. k T. 0., T. M. 0., E. D., P. P., S. B.,Telephone Exchange & A. & I. Office.—Bobt. Gatenby,sub-postmaster. Letters are received throughMacclesfield k arrive at 7 a.m, 12 noon & 5,15 p,m. ;dispatched at 8,30 & n,io a,m. '& 6.45 l& 7.45 p.m.No delivery on SundaysPost Office, Bollington Cross, for letters & sale ofstamps, Arthur Blease, sub-postmaster. Letters arriveat 6.45 a.m. k 4,45 p,m,; dispatched at g a,m, &7,5 p,m. (week days only). West Bollington, half amile distant, is the nearest money order & telegraphofficePost, M. O. k T. 0., T. M. 0,, E, D,, P, P., S, B, &A, & I, Office, West BoUington,—Mrs. Elizabeth AnnJames, sub-postmistress. Letters are received throughMacclesfield & arrive at 7 a.m. k 4.45 p.m,; dispatchedat 8,45 k n-30 a,m, i& 7 & 8.15 p.m. Nodelivery on SundaysPost Office, Kerridge.—John Henry Coverley, sub-postmaster.Letters from Macclesfield dispatched at 8.30k 10.20 a.m. & 6.45 k 7,30 p,m. No delivery on sundays.West Bollington, i mile distant, is the nearestmoney order k telegraph officePHIVATE RESIDENTS.Armfield Mrs, Alderley viewBindley Victor Newman, West view,Palmerston streetBlunt Charles, Old HolUn haUBond Bev, Samuel (Congregational)Bradley Bev. John (Primitive Methodist),The Laurels, Shrigley roadCaldwell Bev. Wm. SomerviUe B.A.(curate). Stake House endCarlisle Allen Blair, Holly bank, 'ChancerylaneGastaldi Bev, John B., D.D, (Catholic),Chapel streetGrafton Francis Frederick, BarleyGrange, Bollington CrossGreg Herbert, The Mount, BollingtonCrossGwynii'? Bev, Charles Brooke M,A.(vicar). Vicarage, Shrigley roadWaU Letter Boxes.Lord st. cleared at 10.20 a.m. k 7,40 p,m,; sun, 7,5 p.mPalmerston street, cleared at 8.30 k n a.m. k 6,50 k 8p,m,; Sundays at 7,15 p,mShrigley road, cleared at 7.30 a,m, k 7,10 p.m. weekdays onlyStakehouse End, cleared at 10,20 a,m. & 7,40 p,mWhiteley Green, cleared at g.45 a.mURBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.Meets at the Council offices, on 2nd thurs. in each month.at 6.30 p.m.Members.Chairman, Francis Frederick Grafton.Vice-Chairman, Geoffrey Hillier Swindells,Central Ward,Retire April jRetire AprilJohn Oldfield 1907 I Joseph Michael Blackett 1909John Hart 1908 I Robert Holland Owen,. 1909Joseph Warburton 1908 |East Ward,John Kirkham 1907 | WiUiam Hibbert 1908John WiUiam Woollam 1907 Samuel Unwin 1909George Heaver 1908 |Thomas Davies 1907Francis Fredk. Grafton 1907WUliam Woodall 1908West Ward,Geoffrey Hillier Swindells1909Adam Taylor 1909Officials.Clerk, Samuel Knight, Henshall roadTreasurer, Frank Tylecote, Manchester k Liverpool DistrictBankMedical Officer of Health, David William Main M.B,,Ch,B. Wellington roadSurveyor k Sanitary Inspector, James S. Trueman, AdsheadbarnCollector, Herbert Hulme, Shrigley roadGas Manager, Henry Froggatt, Henshall roadPoUce 'Station, Wellington rd. Thos. Wain-wright, sergtPUBLIC OFFICERS.Certifying Factory Surgeon, Medical Officer k PublicVaccinator, Bollington District, Macclesfield Union,David WilUam Main M,B,, Ch,B, Wellington roadAssistant Overseer, WiUiam Knight, High streetBegistrar of Births & Deaths for the Bollington Subdistrict,Macclesfield Union, William Knight, High stPUBLIC ELEMENTABY SCHOOLS.Bollington Cross (mixed), erected in 1845, for 234 children; average attendance, 130; Herbt. Jn. Sutton, mstrChurch street, erected in 1838, for 520 children; kenlarged in 1895, for 720; average attendance, 140boys, 140 girls k go infants; Oliver Kenyon, master;Miss Mary E. Sutton, mistress; Miss Maggie Turner,infants' mistressWater street (mixed k infants), for 350 children; averageattendance, boys k girls, 225; infants, 100; JesseWest, master; Miss Isabella Hargreaves, infants' mistKerridge, erected in i8g8, for 150; average, 58; Mrs,Emma Coates, mistressLower House (mixed & infants), erected in i83g, for 180children; average attendance, 40; Miss Hurray, mistCatholic (mixed). Chapel, for 100 children; averageattendance, 65; Miss Kate O'Donnell, mistressEaUway Station, James Leigh, station master & goodsmanagerBOLLINGTON.Hammond WiUiam, Shrigley roadHeaver Geo. Jevington,Grimshaw laHenstock Mrs, Fern cot. Shrigley rdHope James, Mount view. High stHunstone Jas. Wm. Lower House cotJackson Thomas, Brookbank house,28 Wellington roadJenkins Bev. David Jenkin MorganB.A, (curate), Bollington CrossKenyon Oliver, Shrigley roadKidd Wm. Bollin bank, Falmerston siKing Alfred John M.P. Eock bank;k National Liberal club,London S WKnowles Bichard, Orchard house.Bollington CrossLake Bev. William Hy. Oliver (Wes.),"The Manse, Wellington roadLeighton James, Lower houseMain David WUliam M.B. WellingtonroadMartin B, B, LimefieldMason Wm,Bollin bank, Palmerston stOliver Edmund Lomas, WaterhouseOwen Bobert HoUand, Bleak houseParrott Thos. Beech ho.Palmerston rtEowbotham Mrs. Wellington roadSchofield Walter, Daisy bankStone Edwd. Saynor, Palmerston roadSutton Herbert John, Woodbine cottage,Bollington CrossTurner Thos. Ash view, Ingersley rdUnwin George, Chancery laneWanklyn John Alfred, 'Turner HeathWilliamson Hesketh Goddard, PeartreecottageWUson James Alexander, Oak bankWitt Tom, Elm ho. Bollington CrossWylde Miss, Willow bank.Chanceiy 1ftYates Hercules CampbeU J.P. TheBookery, Turner Heath