Kelly's Directories
Transcribed for the OPC by Annette Rose
KELLY'S DIRECTORY FOR DORSETSHIRE
SHILLINGSTONE (or Shilling Okeford) is a parish and village on the river Stour, and on the road from Sturminster Newton to Blandford, with at station on the Midland and South Western Joint railway, 5-1/2 miles north-west from Blandford, 4 south-east from Sturminster Newton, 16 south-east from Sherborne, 11 south from Shaftesbury and 123 from London by rail, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Cranborne, petty sessional division and union of Sturminster Newton, Blandford county court district, rural deanery of Whitchurch (Milton portion), archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church of the Holy Rood is a building of stone, consisting of chancel in the Early English style, nave of three bays, north aisle, south porch and a fine embattled western tower, containing a clock and 5 bells, one of which bears the date 1622 and the inscription "Geve thankes to God": the north aisle was added in 1888, when the church was entirely reseated: there are 400 sittings. The register dates from the year 1654. The living is a rectory, net income £366, with 73 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Lady Wiseman, and held since 1898 by the Rev. Herbert Gascoigne M.A. of Jesus College, Cambridge. Here is a Wesleyan chapel. In the centre of the village are the remains of an old cross; in the churchyard is another, and the base of a third stands on the Blandford road. Viscount Portman is lord of the manor and chief landowner, The soil is clay, chalk and gravel; subsoil, Portland oolite, sand and clay, The land is chiefly in pasture, with some wheat, barley and roots, The area is 2,254 acres of land and 18 of water; rateable value, £3273; the population in 1891 was 546.
White Pit is 1 mile south-east; Gainscross, 2 miles south-east.
Parish Clerk, Albert Reed
Post, M.O. & T.O., T.M.O., S.B., Express Delivery, Parcel Post & Annuity & Insurance Office.-Horace Geo, Gentry, sub-postmaster. Letters from Blandford arrive at 6 a.m. & 1.15 p.m.; dispatched at 12.40, 6.55 & 7.25 p.m.
Church of England School (mixed and infants), with residence for master, built in 1855, enlarged in 1875, & again in 1894, & will now hold 80 mixed & 50 infants: Thos. Powell, master; Mrs Jessie Powell, infants' mistress
Railway Station, Robert Ames, station master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Andres Richard James
Chapman Mrs
Cox Walter
Dayman Miss
Forbes Mrs
Gascoigne Rev. Herbert M.A. (rector) Rectory
Gould Mrs
Huon Rev. Huon Smith
Roffey Henry, Bere Marsh farm
Smith William, Pear Tree Cottage
Sticklen Miss, The Lawns
Tasker George Richard
Warren Mrs
COMMERCIAL
Adams Edward, baker
Ames Robert, station master
Bastable John, dairyman
Bown Edwin, boot & shoe maker
Candy Robert, hay dealer
Chamberlain Edward, farmer
Courage Henry, carpenter
Cox Walter, frmr. Lamb House farm
Dart Lot Fred, carpenter & undertaker
Dominy John, farmer
Dowding Henry, Old Ox inn; good commercial accommodation; parties provided for
Dowding John, Seymer Arms inn
Gentry James, machinist & ironfounder
Gentry Horace Geo, grocer, Post office
Hart Henry, haulier
Hart Robert, boot maker
Hart William, farmer
Jackson William, tailor
Lawrence William, farmer
Melmoth Edwin, carpenter
Paine Daniel, saddler
Pope Robert, coal dealer & farmer
Reading Room (James Gentry, sec)
Robins Alfred John, colporteur
Robins George, thatcher
Roseveare Nicholas, farmer, Gainscross
Short Alfred James, tailor
Smith John, farmer
Snow John & Co., coal merchants. Railway Station
Stone Tom, blacksmith, New Ox inn
Trowbridge Henry, mason
Warren William Pond, farmer
KELLY'S DIRECTORY FOR DORSETSHIRE
SHILLINGSTONE (or Shilling Okeford) is a parish and village on the river Stour, and on the road from Sturminster Newton to Blandford, with a station on the Somerset and Dorset railway, 5-1/2 miles north-west from Blandford, 4 south-east from Sturminster Newton, 16 south-esat from Sherborne, 11 south from Shaftesbury, and 123 from London by rail, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Cranborne, petty sessional division and union of Sturminster, Newton, Blandford county court district, rural deanery of Milton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church of the Holy Rood is a building of stone, consisting of chancel in the Early English style, nave of three bays, north aisle, south porch and a fine embattled western tower containing a clock and 5 bells, one of which bears the date 1622, and the inscription "Geve thankes to God": a memorial window was erected in 1903 to late Mr. William Entwisle, of Hanford, and in 1906 a new lectern was provided: the north aisle was added in 1888, when the church was redecorated and an oak screen added at the cost of Mrs. Chapman, of Shillingstone Grange: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the uear 1654. The living is a rectory, net income £560, with 8 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of W.A. Padfield esq. and held since 1903 by the Rev. Joseph Hugh Cooke M.A., LL.D. of Trinity College, Dublin. The Wesleyan chapel was built about 1907. The recreation ground was the gift of Lord Portman. Shillingstone Grange is the seat of Mrs. Chapman. In the centre of the village are the remains of an old cross; in the churchyard is another. A memorial Celtic cross has been erected opposite the school, and upon it are engraved the names of those who in the late war made the great sacrifice; a German field gun, presented by the War Office, is placed on the same site. Viscount Portman is lord of the manor and chief landowner. The soil is clay, chalk and gravel; subsoil, Portland oolite, sand and clay. The land is chiefly in pasture, with some wheat, barley and roots. There is 2,184 acres of land and 18 of water; rateable value £3,860; the population in 1911 was 565.
WHITE PIT is 1 mile south-east; GAINSCROSS, 2 miles south-east.
Parish Clerk, Henry Hart.
Post, M.O. 7 T. Office.-Sydney William Henry Read, sub-postmaster. Letters from Blandford
Wall Letter Box, Old Ox inn
Elementary School (mixed & infants), with residence for master, built in 1855, enlarged in 1875 & again in 1894, & will now hold 80 mixed & 50 infants; Arthur Holland, master
Railway Station, H.T. Jackson, station master
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Bown William Coombs, Orchard Dean
Chapman Mrs. Kyrle, Shillingstone Grange
Cooke Rev. Joseph Hugh M.A. Sen. Mod., LL.D. (rector), Rectory
Forbes Mrs. Lachlan, Culverhayes
Langley George, Burton Lodge
Legge Lady Harriet Octavia, Church House
Mansel Major Rhys Clavell, Manor House
Ridout Alfred James, Pear Tree Cottage
Roberts William, The Lawns
Sedlen Mrs, Westeria Cottage
Tasker George Richard, The Firs
Trent Mrs. Portland Villa
Webber Amherst, The Croft
COMMERCIAL
Marked thus* farm over 150 acres or over.
Adams Edward, baker
Adams Rt. John, Seymer Arms P.H.
Blandford Albert Edwin, blacksmith
Burgoyne Robert James, cabinet maker
Candy Robert James, hay & straw dealer & haulier
Candy Stafford, hay & straw dealer, The Gardens
Clarke John, cowkeeper
Cocks Edward George, Old Ox inn
*Cox William Walter, farmer, Lamb House farm
Emery Charles, boot & shoe maker
Hart Ernest Henry, haulier & contractor, Hodmill cottages
Hart William, farmer, Gaunts farm
*Hooper Oswald Geo. farmer, Manor farm
Jackson Frederick, tailor
Melmoth Edwin, carpenter
Pope Robert, coal dealer & farmer
Prideaux C. & G. Limited, milk and cream contractors
Read Sydney William Henry, stationer & post office
Reading Room
Rickman Frederick, miller (water) Bere Marsh mills
Robins Alfred John, haulier
Robins Reginald J., saddler & harness maker
Robins Samuel, assistant overseer
Rosevear Nicholas, farmer. Gainscross
Short Frederick, farmer
Simmons Rose (Miss), laundry
Simpson Reginald Charles Palgrave, farmer, Bere Marsh farm
Sloper, Edwin, cycle repairer
Smart George & Son, coal merchants, Railway station
Snow Jn. & Co. coal merchants. Railway stationn
Spencer Richard, cowkeeper
Stone & Rawles, grocers
Stone Robert, New Ox inn
Woolridge Charles, cowkeeper
KELLY'S DIRECTORY FOR DORSETSHIRE
Shillingstone (or Shilling Okeford) is a parish and village on the river Stour, and on the road from Sturminster Newton to Blandford, with a station on the London, Midland and Scottish and Southern joint line, 5-1/2 miles north-west from Blandford, 4 south-east from Sturminster Newton, 16 south-east from Sherborne, 11 south from Shaftesbury and 123 from London by rail, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Cranborne, petty sessional division and rural district of Sturminster, county court district of Blandford, rural deanery of Milton, archdeaconry of Dorset and diocese of Salisbury. The church of the Holy Rood is a building of stone, consisting of chancel in the Early English style, nave of three bays, north aisle, south porch and a fine embattled western tower containing a clock and 5 bells, one of which bears the date 1622 and the inscription "Geve thankes to God": a memorial window was erected in 1903 to Mr. William Entwisle, of Hanford, and 1906 a new lectern was provided: the north aisle was added in 1888, when the church was entirely reseated, and in 1903 the chancel was redecorated and an oak screen added at the cost of Mrs. Chapman, of Shillingstone Grange: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1654. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £620, with 8 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Mrs. Cooke, and held since 1903 by the Rev. Joseph Hugh Cooke M.A., LL.D. of Trinity College, Dublin. The Wesleyan chapel was built about 1907. Shillingstone Grange is the seat of Mrs. Chapman. In the centre of the village is an old cross, which was restored in 1903; in the churchyard is another cross. A memorial Celtic cross stands opposite the school, and upon it are engraved the names of those connected with the parish who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War, 1914-18; a German field gun, presented by the War Office, is placed on the same site. The parish won the honourable distinction of having sent more men to the Great War than any other in the United Kingdom in proportion to population; it had congratulatory letters from King George V. six weeks after the beginning of the war and won a prize of 25 guineas in the bravest village competition. The Manor House here was entirely destroyed by fire in October, 1922. There are no large landowners. The soil is clay, chalk and gravel; subsoil, Portland oolite, sand and clay. The land is chiefly in pasture with some wheat, barley and roots. The area is 2,272 acres of land and inland water; the population in 1921 was 541.
WHITE PIT is 1 mile south-east; GAINSCROSS, miles south-east.
Parish Clerk, Fred Hart.
Post, M.O., T. & T.E.D. Office. Letters through Blandford
Railway Station (L.M. & S. & Southern, joint)
Carrier.-House passes through on thurs. from Hilton to Blandford
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
(For T N's see general list of Private Residents at end of book.)
Bown William Coombs, Orchard Dean
Chapman Mrs Kyrle, Shillingstone Grange
Cooke Rev. Joseph Hugh M.A., LL.D. (rector), Rectory
Portman Mrs., Manor House
Ridout Alfred James, Pear Tree Cottage
Tasker George Richard, The Firs
Tate Harry Russell, Church House
Torkington Lt.-Col. Oliver Mills D.S.O., Manor Farm House
Webber Amherst, The Croft
COMMERCIAL.
Marked thus* farm 150 acres of over.
Adams Charles Edwin Guy, Seymer Arms P.H.; luncheons, teas, bed & breakfast; every convenience; terms moderate
*Baker Joseph James, farmer & poultry breeder, Eastbrooke farm
Bartlett Garfield, baker
Bennett James, clothier
Blandford & Webb Ltd. agricultural, merchantss
Blandford Albert Edwin, blacksmith
Brown John, farmer, Wistaria
Burgany Geo. Jas. smallholder
Burgoyne Robert James, cabinet maker
Candy Stafford, hay & straw dealer, The Gardens
Conibear Saml. Dentist
*Cox William Walter, farmer, Lamb House farm. T N Child Okeford 27
Cross Alex. farmer, Bere Marsh
Dorsetshire Boy Scouts' Association (H.R. Tate, commissioner of publicity), Church House
Emery Chas. boot & shoe maker
Garrad Abraham Ernest, nurseryman, Hill View nursery
Hart Ernest Hy. motor haulier, Hodmill cottages
Hart Wm. farmer, Gaunts farm
Jackson Fredk. tailor
Johnson George James Michael, Old Ox inn; luncheons, teas; good accommodation for tourists. T N Child Okeford 31
Lewis Jas. builder
Melmoth Edwin carpenter
Moore Fredk. smallholder, White Pit
*Norton Harry, farmer, Gainscross. T N Child Okeford 43
Perry Harry, insurance agent
Philips E. & Son, milk contractors. Railway station
Pope Arth. Farmer
Prideaux C. & G. Ltd., wholesale dairymen. T N Sturminster Newton 8
Rawles E. & Son, builders
Rawles Ernest W. grocer
Read Sydney Wm. Hy. stationer. & post office. T N 1
Robins Alfred John, water diviner & insurance agent, 2 Playcross
Rogers Alfred. smallholder
Shillingstone Church Room
Shillingstone Lime & Stone Co. Ltd. (W.G. Bailey, managing director), lime burners, lime merchants & stone merchants. T N Childe Okeford 38
Sloper Edwin & Son, motor & cycle agents; agents for B.S.A., Enfield & Raleigh cycles; B.S.A. & Raleigh motor cycles; open & closed cars for hire; Dunlop, Michelin & India tyre stockists, The Garage. T N Child Okeford 2
Snow John & Co. Ltd. coal merchants, Railway station
Spencer Rd. farmer
Stone Robert, New Ox inn
Trowbridge Reginald. Edward. smallholder, The Chestnuts
Tuffin Edwin Chas. haulier
Woolridge Jesse, smallholder
KELLY'S DIRECTORY FOR DORSETSHIRE
Shillingstone (or Shilling Okeford) is a parish and village on the river Stour, and on the road from Sturminster Newton to Blandford, with a station on the London, Midland and Scottish and Southern joint line, 5-1/2 miles north-west from Blandford, 4 south-east from Sturminster Newton, 16 south-east from Sherborne, 11 south from Shaftesbury and 123 from London by rail, in the Northern division of the county, hundred of Cranborne, petty sessional division and rural district of Sturminster, county court district of Blandford, rural deanery of Milton, archdeaconry of Dorset and dioceses of Salisbury. Electricity is available. Water is supplied by the Sturminster Newton Rural District Council. The church of the Holy Rood is a building of stone, consisting of chancel in the Early English style, nave of three bays, north aisle, south porch and a fine embattled western tower containing a clock and 6 bells, one of which bears the date 1622 and the inscription "Geve thankes to God"; in 1938 the sixth bell was added in memory of Canon Dayman, rector 1842-91, by his only surviving brother : there are memorial windows to Mr. William Entwistle, of Hanford, and to a member of the Forbes-Lowndes family and the 26 men who fell in the Great War 1914-18 : the north aisle was added in 1888, when the church was entirely reseated, and in 1903 the church was redecorated and an oak screen added at the cost of Mrs. Chapman, of Shillingstone Grange: there are 300 sittings. The register dates from the year 1654. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £585, with 8 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Mrs. Cooke, and held since 1937 by the Rev. Albert Orton L.R.A.M., F.R.C.O. The Methodist chapel was built about 1907. Shillingstone Grange is the seat of the Hon. Seymour B. Portman. Shillingstone House is the seat of the Earl of Chesterfield. In the centre of the village is an old cross, which was restored in 1903; in the churchyard is another cross. A memorial Celtic cross stands opposite the school, and upon it are engraved the names of those connected with the parish who made the supreme sacrifice in the Great War, 1914-18; a German field gun, presented by the War Office, is placed on the same site. The parish won the honourable distinction of having sent more men to the Great War than any other in the United Kingdom in proportion to population; it had congratulatory letters from King George V. six weeks after the beginning of war and won a prize of 25 guineas in bravest village competition. The manor house here was entirely destroyed by fire in October, 1922. There are no large landowners. The soil is clay, chalk and gravel; subsoil, Portland oolite, sand and clay. The land is chiefly pasture with some wheat, barley and roots. The area is 2,272 acres of land and inland water; the population in 1931 was 582.
WHITE PIT is 1 mile south-east; GRAINSCROSS, 1-1/2 miles south-east.
Post, M.O. & T. Office. Letters through Blandford
Railway Station (L.M. & Southern, joint)
Carrier. – House passes through on thurs. from Hilton to Blandford & Fripp from Okeford Fitzpaine to Blandford via Childe Okeford
PRIVATE RESIDENTS
(For T N's see general list of Private Residents at end of book.)
Bailey Wilfred George, Down Side
Bown Miss, Orchard Dean
Brown Henry Murray, Burlton Cottage
Burnard Capt, Graham, Burlton Lodge
Fuller Arthur William, The Hollies
Hamer Mrs. White Pit Cottage
Chesterfield Earl of, Shillingstone House; & Windham Club, London
Headlam Brig.-Gen. Hugh Roger C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O. Cobbles
Lee-Evans Guy, Orchards
Orton Rev. Albert L.R.A.M., F.R.C.O. (rector) Rectory
Portman Mrs., Manor House
Portman Hon. Seymour B. Shillingstone Grange
Stride Charles R. Portland Villa
Tasker Misses, The Firs
Tate Harry Russell, Church House
Tilley Rev. William Ernest F.R.G.S. (Methodist)
Torkington Lt-Col. Oliver Mills D.S.O., Manor Farm House
Vlasto Alexander Geo. The Anchorage
COMMERCIAL
Marked thus * farm 150 acres or over.
Allen Hector Chas. house decorator
Baker Jsph. Jas. farmer, Eastbrook farm
Blandford Albt, Edwin & Son, blacksmiths, agricultural & hot & cold water engineers; all repairs
Blandford & Webb Ltd. corn & flour merchants
*Brimacombe Rd. farmer, Gainscross. Child Okeford 43
Brown John, farmer, Wistaria
Burgoyne Robert James, cabinet maker
Candy Stafford, hay & straw dealer, Hill View
Conibear Saml, dentist
*Cox William Walter, farmer, Lamb House farm. Child Okeford 27
Cross Alex. farmer, Bere Marsh
Emery Chas. boot & shoe maker
England Howard Edgar, shopkeeper
Garrad Abraham Ernest, nurseryman, Hill View nursery
Hart Ernest Hy. motor haulier, Hodmill cotts
Hart Fredk. Hy. farmer
Hart Wm. farmer, Gaunts farm
Jackson Fredk. tailor
Jarrett Gordon, Bertram, general stores
Laws Geo. smallholder
Lewis Jas. & Sons, builders & contractors, painters & house decorators, plumbers, carpenters & joiners. TN Child Okeford 28
Moor Fredk. smallholder
New Ox Inn (Rt. Stone)
Old Ox Inn (Geo. Jas. M Johnson)
Phillips E. & Son, milk contractors. Railway Station
Pope Arth. Farmer, Clayton farm
Pope Rd. Frank, farmer, Hills Foot farm
Prideaux C. & G. Ltd., wholesale dairymen. TN Sturminster Newton 8
Rawles E. & Son, builders. Child Okeford 45
Rawles Ernest W. grocer. Child Okeford 41
Read Sydney Wm. Hy. stationer. & post office, Child Okeford 48
Seymer Arms Hotel (Ernest Joy, proprietor); excellent fishing facilities; family & commercial accommodation
Shillingstone Church Room
Shillingstone Lime and Stone Co. Ltd. lime burners & merchants. TA "Limekilns;" Child Okeford 38
Sloper Edwin & Son, motor & cycle agents; agents for B.S.A., Enfield & Raleigh cycles; B.S.A. motor cycles; cars for hire; tyre stockist & battery charging, The Garage. Child Okeford 2
Snow John & Co. Ltd. coal merchants, Railway station
Spencer Rd. smallholder, Townsend farm
Stride Chas. R. clerk to the North Dorset Assessment Committee. Childe Okeford 67
Tuffin Edwin Chas. smallholder
Woolridge Jesse, smallholder, The Chestnuts