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DIBECTOBY.] CHESHIRE. ALTEINCHAM. 31St. Elizabeth's church, in Pownall street, erected in1890, will seat 300 persons. The Eev. Leonard ThomasWilliam Parr M.A. of Oxford University, has beencurate in charge since 1905.All Saints', Eegent road, is a chapel-of-ease to St.Margarets, Dunham Massey, from which it is served,and has sittings for 300 persons.The Catholic church of St. Vincent de Paul, at thejunction of Bentinck and Groby roads, was completedin 1906.The Baptist chapel, in Hale road, erected in 1887, has450 sittings; a new lecture hall, class rooms, organchamber and vestry were added in 1908 at a cost ofabout ;^i,400.Bowdon Downs Congregational chapel was erected in1839, and has 800 sittings. There i^ a Congregationalchapel in Manchester road, Broadheath, built in 1865,seating 500 persons.The United Methodist chapel, in George street, waserected in 1820, and there is a Primitive Methodistchapel in Oxford road and Devonshire road; the Unitarianchapel, in Dunham road, erected in 1876, wUlseat 350 persons.The Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Woodlands road,built in 1866 at a cost of ^^7,000, is of stone, in theEomanesque style, and will seat 750 persons, and theWesleyan Methodist chapel, Broadheath, erected in 1899,at a cost of ^^1,700, has sittings for 350 persons.The Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel, in WiUowTree road, was built in 1903 at a cost of ;^924, andwill seat 180.Trinity Mission hall. Police street, erected in 1891, isin connection with the Presbyterian chapel, Delamereroad, Dunham Massey.The Salvation Army hall is in George street.The Altrincham Urban Council Cemetery, Hale road,opened 12th December, 1894. at a cost of about ^^9,000,covers an area of 10 acres, of which 5 only are at presentenclosed. It contains a small chapel, which is used foraU denominations and is governed by the AltrinchamUrban District Council.The Town Hall, in Market street, erected in 1901from the designs of Messrs. Hindle and Davenport, ofManchester, is a structure of red brick and red sandstonedressings in the Jacobean style; it contains a large hallwith mosaic floor; the councU chamber, 35 ft. by 26 ft.with a panelled ceiling and stained windows, displayingthe arms of the Barons of Chester and the principalCheshire families; the carved oak chairs were speciallydesigned and made by Mr. Joseph PhUlips, of Altrincham:here also are the offices of the clerk, surveyor,rate collector and overseers; the staircase windows bearthe Eoyal arms and those of Altrincham, Chester andManchester. Adjoining is the Fire Station, where is kepta steam fire engine belonging to the Urban DistrictCouncil; the force comprises 12 men and a superintendent; there is a comfortably fitted-up room for thefiremen, and also a mortuary.The old Town Hall, near the Market place, erected bythe Earl of Stamford and Warrington in 1849, is an edificeof red brick with stone dressings, relieved in front bya bell turret with clock; the lower portion is now usedas a grain store, above which, and extending along thewhole length of the building, is an assembly room 66feet by 30, now attached to the Unicorn hotel and usedfor public and masonic meetings, baUs and lectures; itwill seat about 300 persons.The Market hall, in Market street, erected in 1879, ata cost of ;^5,ooo, from the designs of Mr. M. A. Boscoe,architect, of Altrincham, is of brick in the Italian style,the whole enclosing a space of about 90 feet by 60.The market for butter, eggs, poultry, rabbits, fruitand drapery is held on Tuesdays, weekly.Cabinet making is carried on. At Broadheath are coalwharfs on the Bridgewater Canal undertaking; there arealso iron foundries, timber yards, saw mills, nurseriesand photographic apparatus manufactories. Here arealso the works of Linotype and Machinery Limited.An agricultural and hoticultural show is held annually.The public slaughter houses, buUt in 1870, on theoutskirts of the town, have been taken over by theUrban District Council, and new and much improvedpremises were added in 1904.The Sessions house and Police station, in Dunhamroad, is an edifice of brick and stone erected in 1866and enlarged in 1903. Attached are retiring rooms forthe magistrates, police office and lock-ups, with residencefor the superintendent on one side, and a paradeground at the back; on the premises is a fire bell; theCounty court is also held here.Altrincham Conservative club, in Market street,erected in 18S2 at a cost of ^^2,000, is a structure ofwhite brick in the Italian style and contains biUiard,reading, smoking, lecture and committee rooms, a bar,and a manager's residence, and has a bowling greenadjoining. It is the Conservative centre for the Altrinchamdivision of the county.The Altrincham Jubilee Baths, Stamford New road.under the management of the Urban District Council,erected in commemoration of the 60th year of the reignof Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, are of brick, havinga swimming bath, 60 feet by 20 feet, and five slipperbaths. In 1909 a swimming bath, 75 feet by 30 feet,and eight private baths were added at a cost of 1^3,500.The Altrincham Free Library, Public Hall andMuseum, in George street, formerly the Altrincham andBowdon Literary Institution, was taken over by theLocal Board (now the Urban District CouncU), on theadoption by the Board of the Public Libraries andTechnical Education Acts, in 1899. The first buildingwas erected in 1852, at a cost of ;^8oo, on a site givenby George Harry, 7th Earl of Stamford and Warrington.The lecture hall, destroyed by fire in 1878, was rebuUton an enlarged scale in the following year; and in 1893the whole was generally enlarged at a cost of ;^6,ooo.The library, comprising lending and reference departments,now contains some io,ooo volumes, and has areading room well supplied with daily, weekly andmonthly papers and magazines &c. The hall, whichholds 700 persons, is well adapted for stage plays,bazaars, balls, concerts &c. The Museum, opened in1898, includes a collection of objects presented by thelate Sir Cunliffe Brooks, and a fine collection of birds,fossils, minerals and curios, and is managed by acommittee.St. Margaret's Institute, in Market street, in connectionwith St. Maigaret's church, Dunham Massey, waserected in 1896 at a cost of ;^2,soo, from designs byMr. Gouldsmith, architect, and contains a large roomfor concerts and dramatic performances, seating about350 people. There are also reading and billiard roomsand a good gymnasium. Weaving and wood-carvingclasses are held here. The Institute is open to personsof both sexes, and there are about 800 members.The Broadheath Institute, in the Manchester road,Broadheath, contains reading, library, lecture and billiardrooms.The Altrincham Conservative Working Men's Club, inGreenwood street, erected in 1887, is a spacious brickbuilding, with manager's quarters attached.St. John's club rooms, Islington street, in connectionwith St. John's church, are open every evening.Charities.—The Altrincham Workhouse Trust produces;^23o yearly. The Mayor's Land Charity produces aboutj^25o a year for pubUc uses, out of which a sum of ^^45is annually given to the mayor. The Cooper's trust, ofabout £•2.0, is for distribution in kind and money.Lloyd's Fever Hospital, in Lloyd street, was erectedin 1S53 at a cost of ;^6oo, on a site given by the lateEarl of Stamford and Warrington, as a memorial toEdward Jeremiah Lloyd, esq. of Oldfield HaU (d. 1850),and endowed by Mrs. Lloyd with a legacy of £i,o