Havering Atte Bower 1855 Post Office Directory

History of Havering atte Bower

Havering Atte Bower Liberty

[comprising Havering, Romford & Hornchurch]

Havering Atte Bower is a village seated on the Ingerbourn, 3 miles north from Romford railway station, and 15 from London; gives name to, and is at the head of the liberty and peculiar of Havering Atte Bower, which includes the parishes of Romford, Havering and Hornchurch. The inhabitants claim freedom from toll throughout England for goods and cattle sold, and provisions bought; from shire rates; and from serving on juries and inquests without their liberty. The lord of the liberty is David McIntosh, Esq. Havering was once the seat of Saxon royalty. Saint Edward the Confessor long dwelt here, and the remains of his palace are still shown near the church; another palace, called Pyrgo, belonged to the Queens of England; here jane, Queen of Henry IV, died. The parish contains 4,290 acres, and the population in 1851 was 423. It is in the Romford Union and south division of Essex. The church, dedicated to St John, is a brick building, and has a belfry of wood; there is a very old font. The living is a perpetual curacy value £75, in the Diocese of Rochester, Archdeaconry of Essex, Deanery of Epping, and gift of W P Barnes, Esq. the incumbent is the Rev Richard Rowland Faulkner, BD, who is also the vicar of St Sepulchres, Cambridge. Here is a National school.

Barnes William Pemberton, esq, Round house

Faulkner Rev Richard Rowland BD, [perpetual vicar of Havering & vicar of St Sepulchres, Cambridge]

Field Robert

Harper J A W, esq, stockbroker

Hawlsley J W, esq, Bedfords

Hope Steph Chas esq, Havering grange

Tomes Mrs

Toulmin Henry esq, Bower house

Traders

Aylett Henry, shoemaker

Banks James William, carrier

Bennet James, blacksmith

Gardner Samuel, brick & tile maker

Joslin Charles A, farmer

Knox James, bailiff to D McIntosh esq

Lester Alfred, ‘Orange Tree’

Mumford William, shoemaker

Pain William, cattle dealer, Upper Bedfords

Playle Thomas, saddler

Poston William John, butcher

Smith Samuel, farmer, Lower Bedfords

Taylor john, baker & brewer

Wynn John, farmer

Post Office – William Mumford, receiver. Letter arrive from Romford ½ past 6 am: delivered at 8 am; dispatched 7 pm. The nearest money order office is at Romford

Cattle Insurance Company, Charles A Joslin

Church, rev Richard Rowland Faulkner, vicar

National School, James Newland, master; Mrs Newland, mistress

Carrier to London – James William banks, on Friday morning; returns Saturday evening