MELBOURNE is a small market town, township, parish and station on the Midland railway, 8 miles south-south-east from Derby, 12 north-west from Loughborough and 6 north-north-east from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and contains also the hamlet of KING'S NEWTON : it is in the Southern division of the county, hundred of Repton, Repton petty sessional division, Shardlow union, Derby county court district, rural deanery of Melbourne, archdeaconry of Derby and diocese of Southwell. The town is lighted with gas by a company formed in 1853, and at present supplied with water from private wells only. The church of St. Michael is a cruciform building of stone in the Norman and Early English styles, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, transepts, a west porch flanked by two small towers with dwarf slated spires, and a central embattled tower of two storeys, containing 8 bells, 6 of which were erected in 1882 to replace 4 old bells of the 16th century, when the tower was also restored and strengthened and a new clock erected; the remaining two bells to complete the octave were added in 1887: the west porch, erected about 1090, is one of the finest examples of the kind in this country, and has a noble doorway with a deeply recessed semicircular arch; the nave is separated from the aisles by arcades of five stilted arches on each side, enriched with chevron moulding and supported on circular pillars, with slightly ornamented caps, 4 feet in diameter and 15 feet high; above are other arcades opening on clerestory windows, of Norman work on the north and Early English work on the south side; the chancel arch and those supporting the tower are of similar character, but more richly ornamented eastward : both chancel and transepts were formerly apsidal, but the apses were removed in the 15th century ; the east end is now rectangular and has a fine square-headed Perpendicular window: at a later period the upper part of the Norman tower was removed and the present battlemented belfry substituted, perhaps in 1610: there is a large aumbry in the north transept, another and a Norman piscina in the south transept and a second piscina in the south aisle : the font, consisting of a deep hemispherical basin supported on four dwarf columns, seems to be Early English work of the reign of Henry III. : across the chancel arch is a wooden screen of the 15th century, the upper panels of which are pierced with tracery; and in the south transept is a sepulchral slab of the 13th century, with a fine floriated cross in high relief: in the south transept, beneath a recess, is the recumbent figure in stone of a knight in armour, wearing a jewelled bandeau round his coif of mail and carrying a shield with the arms of Melbourne, the date being about 1260 : against the east wall of this transept are three alabaster slabs pertaining to the Hardinge family of King's Newton, and respectively bearing incised figures and inscriptions to Henrie Hardie. ob. 7 Dec. 1613, and Elizabeth his wife, and to Sir Robert Hardinge, a Royalist leader, knighted in 1674, ob. 20 Nov. 1679, and Anne (Springell or Spigurnell), his wife, ob. 19 July, 1673: in 1842 some interesting fresco wall paintings were discovered: there are three memorial windows in the chancel to Lieut.-Colonel Edward H. Gooch, d. 18 Jan. 1867, erected by his widow; in the north transept is another memorial window, erected in memory of Joseph Henry Cantrell, a judge. d. 24 July. 1841, and there is a stained window in the south aisle: the church was restored in 1862, at a cost of £3,000, under the direction of the late Sir Gilbert Scott R.A. : there are 640 sittings. The register dates from the year 1653. The living is a vicarage, average tithe-rent charge £33, net yearly value £400, with 78 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Southwell, and held since 1888 by the Rev. John Joseph Singleton M.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge, prebendary of Southwell and surrogate. There is a Swedenborgian church in Derby road, erected in 1864, in the Gothic style, and holding 200 persons. The Baptist chapel in Chapel street, erected in 1750, is of brick and has 450 sittings. The Congregational chapel in High street, is a stone building, erected in 1871,and the Wesleyan Methodist chapel in Market place, also of stone, affords 350 sittings. The cemetery, situated about a quarter of a mile from the town and 3 acres in extent, with mortuary chapels, was laid out at a cost of £2,000, and is under the control of a burial board of 9 members. The public hall in Derby road, erected in 1889, for meetings and entertainments, will hold 400 persons. The Athenæum in Potter street was erected by public subscription and opened by the late Viscount Palmerston in 1854 : the library contains 1,360 volumes. The Temperance Institute and Reading Rooms in High street are chiefly supported by William Dashwood Fane esq. J.P., M.A., F.S.A. : it is open to the public free, and art classes are held here under the regulations of the Science and Art Department at South Kensington. The principal manufactures are those of silk, thread and lace, and of boots and shoes. The charities, amounting to about £10 14s. yearly for bread and clothing, were principally left by persons named Gray and Green in the 16th century. Near the west end of the church is a large medieval barn with a Perpendicular doorway, probably built as a tithe-barn by Walter Mauclerc, bishop of Carlisle (1224-47), and now used as a wool store. There was once at Melbourne a royal castle, in which John, Duc de Bourbon, of the blood royal of France, taken prisoner at the battle of Agincourt, 25 Oct. 1415, was detained 18 years, in the custody of Nicholas Montgomery the younger : he was eventually ransomed for the sum of £30,000, but died on the day he was to have returned to France. King John stayed here on several occasions : only a small portion of the outer wall now remains. Melbourne Hall formed in ancient times part of the rectory of the Bishops of Carlisle, and afterwards belonged to the Cokes, an old Derbyshire family, from whom Earl Cowper, the present proprietor, is descended ; the house is now occupied by William Dashwood Fane esq. : here Baxter, the celebrated Nonconformist divine, commenced writing his "Saint's Rest" in the gardens, formed about 1720 by Thomas Coke of Longford, vice-chamberlain to George I. are in the Dutch style introduced by William III. and consist of groves intersecting each other, ornamented with statues and fountains ; in one part the yew trees form an alley 80 yards in length, from which the light is almost excluded : the banks of the "Great Pool," a lake of about 20 acres in extent, are beautifully wooded and overlooked by terraces which command extensive views of the neighbourhood. The manor originally belonged to the Crown, and was given in 1604 to Admiral Sir Charles Howard, 2nd Baron of Effingham and afterwards Earl of Nottingham, but subsequently it came into the possession of the Earls of Huntingdon, from whom it descended to the late Marquess of Hastings. There is a parish room in High street, provided by the vicar. A general Baptist mission hall with 14 cottages adjoining was erected in High street, in 1890 by Mr. Thomas Cook, the well-known excursion agent, who is a native of Melbourne. Lord Donington, who is lord of the manor, and Earl Cowper are principal landowners. The land is chiefly arable and grazing, and market gardening is carried on to a considerable extent. The area is 3,464 acres ; rateable value, £13,740; the population in 1871 was 2,781, and in 1881 was 3,123.

King's Newton is a hamlet and village in the parish of Melbourne, one mile north from Melbourne, and had, up to the 16th century, a chapel dedicated to St. Nicholas. The Hall, an ancient mansion, burnt down in April, 1859, was long the residence of the Hardinge family, ancestors of Viscount Hardinge. Here is a spring called "the Holywell," formerly much in repute, over which Sir Robert Hardinge kt. erected a stone arch in the year 1660. Lord Donington, who is lord of the manor, Earl Cowper and Mrs. Edward Wright Whitaker are principal landowners. The acreage is 193. Sexton, John Bartram.

POST M. O. & T. O., S. B. & Annuity & Insurance office. -Leonard Warren, postmaster. Box closes for Derby at 11.30 a.m. & 6.40 p.m. Letters delivered at 7 a.m. & 3 p.m. ; Sunday delivery at 7 a.m. ; dispatch 6.40 p.m. Letters for King's Newton through Derby. The nearest money order & telegraph office is at Melbourne

WALL LETTER BOX at King's Newton cleared at 5.30 p.m. week days only

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS :-
Cemetery, Alfd. Jn. Collyer, Derby Rd. clerk to the burial board
County Police Station, Derby rd. Saml. Swanwick, inspectr
Volunteer Fire Brigade, Potter sat. Thos. Whyman, captain Public Hall, Derby Road

PUBLIC OFFICERS :-
Certifying Factory Surgeon & Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, Melbourne district, Shardlow union, William Melville Knipe
Inland Revenue Officer, Harry Taffs, Derby Road
Inspector of Nuisances for the Castle-Donington district of the Shardlow Rural Sanitary Authority, Joseph Bullock, Derby Road
Inspector of Police, Samuel Swanwick, Derby Road
Surveyor, Joseph Bullock, Derby road
Registrar of Birth & Deaths for Melbourne sub-district, Shardlow union, John Campion

A School Board of 5 members was formed in 1876 for the United District of Melbourne & Derby Hills ; Alfred John Collyer, Derby Road, clerk to the board ; Thomas Rolfe, Blanch Croft, attendance officer
 

SCHOOLS

Board, Chapel street (boys), erected in 1810 & rebuilt in 1835, for 139 children; average attendance, 115 ; John Wright, master

Board, Athenæum (girls & infants), erected in 1853, for 300 girls & 300 infants ; average attendance, 126 girls & 106 infants ; Miss Emily Large, girls' mistress ; Miss Sarah Ellen Ambler, infants' mistress

National, Penn lane, erected in 1820 for 150 boys & 150 girls; average attendance, 75 boys & 73 girls: the school is endowed by Lady Elizabeth Hastings with £25 yearly, to which Earl Cowper adds £30 ; William Alfred Whitehead, master ; Miss Laura Miriam Morley, mistress

National, Church street (infants), erected in 1884, for 100 children; average attendance, 65; Miss Hepzibah Collyer, mistress

 

CARRIER TO DERBY.-Thomas Nicklinson, daily, except thursdays. Passengers can also be conveyed by the vehicle starting for Derby at 9 a.m. & returning at 3 p.m Railway Station, William Blackshaw, station master

 

KELLY’S DIRECTORY OF DERBYSHIRE

LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND

AND

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1890-91

Melbourne.

 

PRIVATE RESIDENTS

 

Adcock Mrs. Ashby Road

Bannister Rev. Henry John [Congregational], Derby Road

Bates George Lynes, Highfields

Beilby Rev. Arthur Edgar [Swedenborgian], South Street

Briggs William J.P. Bleak House

Burton William Edward, Huntingdon House, Penn Lane

Carr Miss, The Poplars, Derby Road

Coates William Henry, Vale House

Collyer Joseph, Derby Road

Crewe Hugo Harpur D.L. Chantry Ho

Dunnicliff John, The Firs, Penn Lane

Dunnicliff Thomas, Derby Road

Earp Henry Webster, The Church Ho

Fane William Dashwood J.P. The Hall ; & 15 South Audley Street, London W

Garratt William, The Hollow, Penn La

Jefferson Mrs. Derby Road

King Henry, Church Square

Knipe William Melville, Huntingdon House, Penn Lane

Mckee Rev. John Reginald B.A. [Curate] Church Street

Newbold Mrs. Mount Pleasant

Parker Henry, The Hollies, Mt. Pleasant

Pass Mrs. Mount House

Samuel Rev. Fredk. [Baptist], Victoria St

Rev. George Beamish [Wesleyan],Castle Street

Shaw John, Church Square

Singleton Rev. Prebendary Jn. Joseph M.A. [Vicar & Surrogate], The Vicarage

Springthorpe Robert, South Street

Tasker William Biddulph Greaves, The Grange, Chapel Street

Tivey Thomas, Mount Villa

Tomlinson Miss, Spring Vale Cottage, Ashby Road

Tomlinson Miss, Victoria Street

Winnall Mrs. Derby Road

Wood Henry Thos. Rock Cot. Penn La

 

COMMERCIAL.

 

Adcock Ebenezer, Baker & Corn Dealer, High Street

Adcock Frederick, Baker & Miller (Steam), Derby Road

Adcock Richard Orme, Miller (Water) & Farmer, Pool Cottage

Armson William, Grocer, Derby Road

Astle Rd. Market Gardener, Highfields

Athenæum ( Albt. Andrews, Sec) , Potter St

Atkin Geo. Market Gardener, South St

Bagnall Tom, Butcher, High Street

Barber Ellen (Mrs.), Market Gardener, Alma Street

Barker Joseph, Painter & Paperhanger, Market Place

Barton Charles Nicklinson, Monumental Mason, Victoria Street

Barton Joseph, Bricklayer, Alma Street

Barton William, Builder, Contractor, Stone Merchant, Penn Lane

Bartram Wm. Market Gardnr. High St

Bates George Lynes, Lace Manufacturer, Victoria Mills

Bates Henry, Shopkeeper, Castle Street

Beardsey Joseph, Shopkeeper & Baker, Rawdon Street

Bedells Mary Langdon & Clara (Misses), Girls' School, Mount Pleasant

Bendall William Hy. Artist, Ashby Rd

Bexon John, Railway Inn, Station Road

Blackshaw William, Station Master, Railway Terrace, Station Road

Bland Walter, Saddler & Harness Makr. High Street

Blunt William, Butcher, Derby Road

Briers William, Coal Merchant, Station Yard & Church Street

Brookes George, Shopkeeper, Station Rd

Brookes William, Beer Retailer, Castle St

Brooks Joseph, Beer Retailer, Rawdon St

Brooks Martha & Jane (Misses), Shopkeepers, High Street

Brown Thos. Plumber & Gasfittr. High St

Buck Daniel, Market Gardener, Potter St

Buck Jn. (Exors. Of), Nursrymn. Derby Rd

Buck Wm. Market Gardener, Castle St

Bullock Joseph, Builder & Surveyor & Inspector Of Nuisances For The Castle Donington District Of The Shardlow Rural Sanitary Authority, Derby Road

Burton Joseph, Blue Bell P.H. Church St

Calow Francis, Bricklayer, Victoria Rd

Calow George, Builder, Mount Street

Campion John, Registrar Of Births & Deaths, South Street

Cartlidge Arthur, Market Gardener, Victoria Street

Cartwright Wm. Baker & Grocr. Castle St

Cemetery (Alfred John Collyer, Clerk To The Burial Board)

Coates William Henry, Surgn. Vale Ho

Collyer Brothers, Boot Manfrs. Derby Rd

Collyer Alfred John, Clerk To The School & Burial Boards, Derby Road

Collyer Mary Elizabeth (Mrs.), Dress Maker, High Street

Collyer Mary (Miss), Apartments, Market Place

Conservative Club (Joseph Wm. Warren, Sec.), Church Street

Cook John, Tobacconist, Russell Street

Cook William, Beer Dealer & Retailer, & Tobacconist, South Street

Cooper Emma Jane (Miss), Gro. Victoria St

 

Coxon Jas. Hy. Boot Maker, Market Pi.

Coxon John, Boot & Shoe Ma. Derby Rd

Coxon Wm. Fancy Repository, High St

Crackle John, Painter, South Street

Dallman Augustin, Beer Retailer & Butcher, Market Place

Dallman Chas. Boot & Shoe Ma. Derby Rd

Dallman Francis William, Brewer & Beer Retailer, Derby Road

Dallman Hugh, Baker, Grocer, Provision Dealer & Corn Dealer, Market Place

Dallman Louisa (Mrs.), Dress Maker & Milliner, Derby Road

Dallman Thomas Smith, Chimney Sweeper, High Street

Dallman Wm. Jun. Provisn. Dlr. South St

Derby & Derbyshire Banking Co. Lim. (Sub-Branch) ; Open On Mondays, Thursdays & Saturdays From 11 A.M. Till 3 P.M. (James Earp, Agent), High Street; Draw On Williams, Deacon & Manchester & Salford, Lim. London EC

Dexter John, Cowkeeper, South Street

Dexter Thomas, Upholsterer & Cabinet Maker, Castle Street

Dexter Thomas, Farmer, Station Road

Dove William, Blacksmith, High Street

Dunnicliff Geo. Gro. & Tailor, Derby Rd

Ealand Jn. F. Wine & Spirit Mer ,Market Pi

Earl Harry, Market Gardener, Ashby Rd

Earp Henry Webster, Woolstapler & Seedsman, Church Square

Earp John, Tailor, High Street

Earp Thos. Market Gardnr. The Roundlet

Earp Wm. Grocer & Ironmngr. High St

Ensor Wm. White Swan P.H. Castle St

Fletcher Mary & Ann (Misses), Shopkeepers, Pitter Street

Garratt William, Agent To Earl Cowper, Penn Lane

Gates William, Fishmonger, Potter St

Godfrey John, Market Gardnr. South St

Gray Fredk. Market Gardnr. Derby Rd

Greasley Wm. Kilham, Frmr. Woodhouses

Gregory Charles Pick, Drapr. Market Pi

Grice John, Tailor & Grocer, Market Pi

Hair John, Brewr. & Beer Retlr. Church St

Hatton Jsph. Boot & Shoe Ma. Castle St

Hawksworth George, Market Gardener, Victoria Street

Heathcote Edwd. Hair Dressr. Market Pi

Hemsley William, Silk Manufacturer, Kendrick Mills, Chapel Street

Hollingsworth Eliza (Mrs.), Farmer, Coppice Nook, Woodhouses

Hollingsworth Thomas, Beer Retailer, Blanch Croft

Holmes Thomas, Roebuck P.H. Potter St

Hulse & Cursley, Milanese Manufacturers, Castle Mill

Hulse Edwin, Mechanical Engineer & Machinist, Castle Street

Hulse James, Blacksmith, Church St

Hulse Leonard, Shopkeeper, Church Sq

Hyde Edwin, Linen & Woollen Draper, Market Place

Ison Francis, Chemist, Druggist & Stationer, Potter Street

Jackson Edmnd. Mrkt. Grdnr. Victoria St

Jackson Harry, Markt. Grdnr. North St

Jackson Isaac, Market Grdnr. Ashby Rd

Jackson Jane (Mrs.), Market Gardener, South Street

Jackson Joseph, Seedsman & Market Gardener, South Street

Jackson Moses, Mrkt. Grdnr. The Common

Jackson Philip, Markt. Grnr. Derby Rd

Jackson Thos. Mrkt. Grdnr. Woodhouses

Jackson Walter, Markt. Grdnr. The Butts

Jelfs Hy. Hair Dresser & Shpkpr. Market Pl

Jeynes Mark, Painter, Castle Street

Johnson John, Painter, High Street

Johnson Lydia (Mrs.), Baker, High St

Kelk Wm. Grocer & Draper, Market Pi

King Henry M.R.C.V.S.L. Veterinary Surgeon, Church Street

Knight Frederick, Farmer, Park Farm

Knipe William Melville, Surgeon, & Certifying Factory Surgeon & Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator, Melbourne District, Shardlow Union, Penn Lane

Knowles John, Farmer, Castle Farm

Liberal Club (Alfred J. Collyer, Sec.), Derby Road

Lindley Wm. Geo. Watch Ma. Market Pi

Loake Charles, Shopkeeper, Potter St

Luckman William, Shopkeeper, Potter St

Martin Edward, Photographer, Ashby Rd

Meaking Henry, Sewing Machine Agent, High Street

Mechanics' Institute (Albert Andrews, Sec.), Potter Street

Melbourne Co-Operative Co. Limited (Fredk. Underwood, Sec.), Market Pi

Melbourne Gas Co. (John Pass, Sec.), Castle Street

Melbourne Public Hall Co. (Alfred John Collyer, Sec.), Derby Road

Melbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade (T. Whyman, Captain), Potter Street

Moore Hy. Bkr. & Mrkt. Grdnr. Potter St

Moore Thos. Market Gardener, Potter St

Murfin Geo. Market Gardener, Derby Rd

Nicklinson Thomas, Carrier, South St

Norton Emily (Mrs.), Coal Merchant, Station Yard

Parker Henry, Lace Manufacturer, Victoria Mills, Derby Road

Parker Robert, Wholesale Boot & Shoe Manufacturer, Potter Street

Pass John Thomas, Wheelwright & Carpenter, Potter Street

Pearce Jn. Grdnr. At The Hall, Church Sq

 

 

 

Pegg Jas. Chimney Sweeper, Station Rd

Pipes Henry, Shopkeeper, South Street

Public Hall, Derby Road

Rimington Robert, Saddler & Harness Maker, Russell Street

Robey Saml. Market Gardener, Hope St

Salsbury Alfred, Tailor, Potter Street

Salsbury James, Market Gardener & Nurseryman, Shaw House

Salsbury Thos. Market Grdnr. Potter St

School Of Science & Art (William Dashwood Fane, Hon. Sec. ; Albert Stanley Jacques, Master), High Street

Shaw George, Family Grocer & Provision Dealer, Potter Street

Shaw William, Carman, Penn Lane

Sherwin Jnthn. Beer Retlr. Blanch Croft

Smith Fras. Markt. Grdnr. Woodhouses

Smith Frederick, Boot & Shoe Manufacturer, High Street

Smith George, Market Gardnr. Castle St

Smith Harry, Mrkt. Grdnr. Mount Pleasant

Smith Isaac, Mrkt. Grdnr. Blanch Croft

Smith SI. Thos. Coal Mer. Station Yard

Snape Henry, Ironmonger, Market Pl

Snape Jn. Market Gardener, Church St

Spencer Mary Ann (Mrs.), King's Head P.H. Potter Street

Springthorpe & Wood, Lace Manufacturers, Victoria Mills, Derby Road

Stafford Edwd. Markt. Grdnr. Victoria St

Stark Herbt. Jn. Insur. Agent, Station Rd

Stevenson William, Crewe & Harpur Arms P.H. & Market Gardnr. High St

Swanwick Samuel, Inspector Of Police, County Police Station, Derby Road

Taffs Harry, Inland Revenue Officer, Derby Road

Taifft Ann (Miss), Melbourne Arms P.B. The Common

Taft Henry, Market Gardener, Castle St

Temperance Institute, Coffee & Reading Rooms (Albert Stanley Jacques, Manager), High Street

Thompson Edward, Draper & Outfitter, Market Place

Thompson Jn. Coal Mer. Station Yard

Tivey Arnold, Pork Butcher, Potter St

Tivey Leonard, Mrkt. Gardnr. High St

Tivey Sidney, Children's Boot Manufacturer, South Street

Tivey Thomas, Shopkeeper, High Street

Tivey Thos. Jun. Shopkpr. Mount Pleasant

Tomlinson Saml. Wheelwright, Ashby Rd

Toon Edwin, Butcher, High Street

Toon Henry, Butcher, Russell Street

Upton Thos. Melbourne Hotel, Russell St

Ward & Fitchett, Carpenters & Wheelwrights, South Street

Ward Thomas, Grocer & Smallware Dealer, High Street

Warren Leonard, Grocer & Confectioner, Post Office, Russell Street

Webster Robert, Brazier & Tin Plate Worker, Potter Street

Webster Robt. Mrkt. Gardnr. Victoria St.

White George, Shopkeeper, Chapel St.

Whyman Thomas, Painter, Potter St

Winnall Jas. Arthur, Butchr. Market Pl

Wishart William, Apartments, Potter St

Wood Timothy, Markt. Gardnr. Ashby Rd

Woodall George, Wheelwright, Ashby Rd

Woodall Wm. Wheelwright, Chapel St

Worrall Jsph. Markt. Gardnr; Derby Rd

Wren Charles Jas. Lamb P.H. High St.

King's Newton.

 

Berresford Joseph

Briggs Mrs

Hasard John

Horsley Arthur

Newbold Mrs

Newbold William Knifton, The Elms.

 

COMMERCIAL

 

Archer Henry, Farmer, The Field

Astley Wm. Beer Retailer & Market Gardnr

Beresford Elizabeth (Mrs.), Shopkeeper

Collyer John, Shoe Maker

Dawson Louisa (Mrs.), Pack Horse P.H

Earp John, Market Gardener

Earp Jsph. Market Gardener

Earp Thomas, Market Gardener

Land Rufus, Shopkeeper

Newbold William Knifton, Farmer & Land Agent, The Elms

Pass Alfred, Farmer, Field

Pass William, Market Gardener

Salsbury Jn. Markt. Grdnr. & Nurseryman

Smith Robert, Farmer

Stevenson John, Sir Henry Burdett P.H & Market Gardener

Taylor Sarah (Mrs.), Beer Retailer

Toon Frederick, Market Gardener 

 

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