GENUKI: Norfolk: Bawburgh, Norfolk

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BAWBURGH is a village and parish on both sides of the river Yare, 5 miles W. of Norwich, in Forehoe union, Norwich county court district, Norwich bankruptcy district, petty sessional division, and Forehoe hundred, Norwich polling district of South Norfolk, Hingham rural deanery and Norfolk archdeaconry. It had 419 inhabitants in 1881, living on 1373 acres, with a rateable value of £2496. The parish lies in Lord Stafford's manor of Costessey; but C.W. Unthank, Esq., owns nearly all the land.

The Hall, now a farm-house is an ancient Elizabethan building of stone, having in one of its rooms an oaken mantelpiece, with the face of a Bacchante in the centre, surrounded by clusters of vine leaves and grapes, most exquisitely and naturally carved. Near it is a remarkable stone tower, and also another square building, supposed to have been used by the pilgrims to St. Walstan's shrine. Here is a water mill for the manufacture of paper, and on the church-farm is St. Walstan's Well, supposed to possess extraordinary healing virtues.

The CHURCH (St. Mary and St. Walstan) was partly rebuilt in 1309, and thoroughly repaired in 1638. It comprises nave, chancel (restored by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in 1879), and round tower, and was either originally rebuilt or newly dedicated in 1016, shortly after the burial of St. Walstan. The porch was restored by the vicar in 1879. The upper part of the tower was long ago demolished, and replaced by a low conical roof covered with red tiles. The building is mostly Perpendicular, and contains a piscina, a fine carved screen, and some ancient stained glass, and a brass.

The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's Book at £13 7s. 6d., and is in the patronage of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich, and incumbency of the Rev. Hicks Thomas Deacle, M.A. The rectorial tithes were commuted in 1839 for £251, and the vicarial tithes for £109 per annum. The tithes were re-arranged in 1881; the vicar taking a great portion of the rectorial, the vicarial tithes commuted at £269 7s. 3d. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners have about £65, and C.W. Unthank, Esq., £20. The vicarage house, a good residence near the village, was purchased and annexed to the living in 1860.

Free Methodists have a chapel built in 1866.

BAWBURGH SCHOOL BOARD was established 1875, and consists of Rev. Hicks Thos. Deacle, M.A. (chairman), Messrs. Ed. Furness, Saml. Tann, Hy. Dyson, and John Mead; Mr. David Child is clerk to the board. The school was built in 1876 at a total cost of £1000, has accommodation for 75, and is attended by about that number of children.

The poor have the dividends of £50 three per cent. consols, left in 1809 by John Wagstaffe; the yearly income 30s. to be invested in a silver spoon, value 18s. to be given to any poor married couple of the parish on the birth of the first child, provided such birth does not take place till 36 weeks after marriage, and the residue to the poor at discretion of rector.

POST OFFICE. Wall Post Office cleared 5.10 p.m., week days only. Letters viâ Norwich, which is the nearest Money Order and Telegraph Office. There is also a pillar post office on the Norwich turnpike, cleared at 5.15 p.m., week days only.

         Arnold        Miss Jessie
                         Lavinia     Board school mistress
         Baker         Henry         vict. King's head
         Bell          John          vict. Cock
         Chenery       George        blacksmith
         Child         David W.      baker, shopkpr. assist. overseer
                                       & clk to Bawburgh Sch. Bd
         Cole          James         wheelwright
         Davey         William       bricklayer
         Deacle        Rev. Hicks
                         Thos. M.A.  vicar
         Dunnell       William       shoemaker
         Dyson         Mrs Mary A.   frmr. Lodge farm
         Furness       Edward        clerk
         Hunt          Gabriel       paper mill foreman
         Mead          Walter        tailor
         Osborne       John          parish clerk
         Pollington    George        shoemaker
         Rinder        Mr Robert     The Hall
         Sparrow       James         farmer and thrashing machine owner,
                                       Bawburgh villa and Little Melton
         Tann          Samuel        joiner and wheelwright
         Tyler         John          shopkeeper
         Yallop        James         farmer and ornithologist. (See Advt)

Delane, Magney & Co. paper manufacturers and at Taverham
CARRIERS - Andrews from Barnham Broom passes through to Norwich on Wednesday and Saturday

From ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS on pages 13-16:

First paragraph:
  read 'Forehoe' petty sessional division;

Bawburgh School Board
  the new School Board, elected on May 24, 1883, consists of the
  Rev. H.T. Deacle, and Messrs. Hipperson, Sparrow, Yallop, and Dyson.

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ORNITHOLOGY.

J. YALLOP,
THE HILL FARM, BAWBURGH,
Late of COSSEY, NORFOLK,
WILL GIVE ADVICE UPON
TREATMENT OF ALL KINDS OF CAGE BIRDS.

J.Y. can supply all classes of CANARIES and Cage Birds, for Exhibition, the Aviary, or Cage, at reasonable terms, from best strains.

J.Y. has won over 1000 Money Prizes, besides the following Specials, at All England Shows:- Wallace's Book of Birds, Crystal Palace, 1878; Dressing Case, Oldham; Silver Cup, Reading; Silver Cup, Yeovil; three Silver Cups, Norwich; Gold Medal, Norwich, 1881, Mayor's Prize, Best Crest; Silver Medal, Southampton; Timepiece, Southampton; Lace Curtains, Nottingham; two Special Guineas, Reading; Silver Teapot and Pair Decanters, Lincoln; &c.

J.Y. has sent over 1000 Pairs Canaries to America and New South Wales, which arrived in the pink of condition. High Testimonials. Stamp.

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