HOLYWELL, NORTHUMBERLAND, 1897

from Kelly's Directory

Holywell is a township and colliery village about 1½ miles north [of Earsdon]. There is a Primitive Methodist chapel here, and a new parish hall was erected in 1896, at the sole cost of R.G. Mortimer esq. East Holywell Institute, erected in 1892, consists of lending library, reading and billiard rooms. Earl Percy P.C. is lord of the manor and principle land owner. The area is 1,376 acres; rateable value £9,123; the population in 1891 was 2,782.

Post Office, Holywell

James Gibson, sub-postmaster
Seaton Delaval is the nearest money order and telegraph office.

Parochial school, Earsdon (mixed)

Built in 1855 and enlarged in 1873 and 1893, for 400 children.
Average attendance 350
William Thomas Thynne, master.

Colliery school, Holywell (mixed)

Built in 1872, for 273 and enlarged for 309 children.
Average attendance 314
Robt. Bell, master; Miss Elizabeth Chambers, mistress.

Holywell

Seymour, Rev. Isaac Lothian, B.A., (curate)
St. Mary's Lodge.

Commercial

Arthur, John. Farmer and cowkeeper.

Bell, Robert. Farmer, Avenue Head, Seaton Terrace.

Bell, Robert. Schoolmaster.

Charlton, Thomas. Shopkeeper, Seaton Terrace.

Charlton, William. Shoemaker.

Cooper, Thomas. Insurance agent.
5 Jubilee Terrace, Seaton Terrace.

Coxon, John. Market gardener.

Dawson, Thomas. Milbourne Arms P.H.

Devine, Henry. Insurance agent, Seaton Terrace.

Dixon, Fenwick. Farmer, Westfield.

Dixon, Thomas Edward. Farmer, East Holywell.

Dodds, Richard. Fat Ox inn.

Dodds, Rt. Assist. overseer.
37 Jubilee Terrace, Seaton Terrace.

East Holywell Coal Co. Limited, East Holywell.

East Holywell Institute (Thomas Dodds, sec.)

Gibson, Henderson. Colliery sub-manager, East Holywell.

Gibson, John. Shopkeeper, Post Office, East Holywell
and hair dresser, Seaton Terrace.

Hall, John. Shopkeeper, East Holywell.

Hedley, William. Colliery engineer, East Holywell.

Jackson, John. Farmer, Fenwick's Close and Struther's Farm.

Jacques, Edward. New Victoria inn, Seaton Terrace.

Jewers, Wm. & son. Tailors, Seaton Terrace.

Mather, Thomas. Caretaker of East Holywell Institute.

Mood, William. Prince Albert P.H., Seaton Terrace.

Oliver, Andrew. Joiner and cartwright.

Rochester, Thomas. Draper, Seaton Terrace.

Seaton Delaval and District Industrial and Provident Society
(Thomas Baxter, sec. and manager), Seaton Terrace.

Simpson, William. Grocer, Seaton Terrace.

Stobbs, Thomas. Farmer, Bank Top.

Stobbs, Emma B. (Miss). Farmer and cowkeeper.

Stobbs, Henry. Farmer, Low Farm.

Thompson, William. Butcher, West Holywell.

Trotter, William. Blacksmith.

Wilson, William T. Grocer, East Holywell.

Copyright © 1996 Ronald Branscombe

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