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Kelly's Directory of Hurst 1918


Hurst is a populous village and was formed into a Civil Parish from ashton Under Lyne by order of the Local Government Board under the Local Government Act 1894 (56 and 57 Vic c73). It is about a mile north of the borough of Ashton and from 1861 was governed by a Local Board of 12 members but is now controlled by an Urban District Council; it is in the Prestwich Division of the County, Ashton Under Lyne Union and County Court District, the rural deanery of Ashton Under Lyne and archdeaconry of Rochdale and diocese of Manchester. The ecclesiastical parish was formed in 1846, the chuch of St John, erected in 1847,and consecrated in 1849 is a building of stone in the Gothic style, consisting of a chancel nave, aisles, transepts, north vestry, south porch and a tower at the south west angle with spire and containing 8 steel bells: there are several stained windows: the south east angle is a private chapel erected by the late Oldham Whittaker esq. The church was enlarged in 1862 and in 1880 the vestry was rebuilt and other alterations made at a cost of £698: there are 700 sittings, 495 being free, in the churchyard is buried O. Whittaker esq. mentioned above, d 31Dec 1871 and William Quarmby a local poet, d. 11 Oct 1872. The register dates from the year 1849. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £300 with residence in the gift of the Crown and Bishop of Manchester alternately,and held since 1914 by the Rev.William Thomas Cummings There are United Methodist Chapels in Queen Street, Curzon Road and Winter Street. The cemetery of 7 1/2 acres in Higher King Street and formed in 1894 is controlled by the Urban District Council. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in the extensive cotton mills in the neighbourhood also in the adjacent collieries. The area of Hurst civil parish and Urban District Council is 626 acres of land and 12 of water; rateable value £29,387; the population in 1911 was 7,858 viz: East ward 4,140; West ward, 3,718; the population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1911 was 7,061 which extends into Ashton Under Lyne Municipal Borough

Parish Clerk and Sexton, William Dyson.


Hurst Brook, adjoining Ashton is given with that town.

Town Sub Post & M.O. Office, 169 Lower King Street, Higher Hurst. Mrs. Mary Ellen Mellor, sub-postmistress. Letters arrive from Ashton Under Lyne.

Town Sub Post & M.O. Office, 105 Whiteacre Road. George Armitage, sub-postmaster. Telegrams can be handed in only at this office & telegraph money orders are issued but not paid.

Town Sub Post & M.O. Office, 202 Curzon Road. Miss Sarah Jane Schofield, sub-postmistress.

Urban District Council Offices, Lower King Street

Meeting Day, 3rd Thursday in month at 7 p.m.

Members, Chairman, John Whittaker Kenworthy
Vice Chairman, Thomas Dean

East Ward
Benjamin Greenwood   Joseph Pleasants JP
Charles Hampson   Henry Riley
Jn. Whittaker Kenworthy JP   Reginald Wallwork


West Ward
John Mallinson Birkby    Daniel Hall
Thomas Dean   Thomas Harrop Leech
James Garth   Thomas Frederick Kershaw

Officers:
Clerk, Reg. Whitworth, 17 Booth Street, Ashton Under Lyne
Treasurer, Fred H. Shaw, Parr's Bank Limited, Ashton Under Lyne
Medical Officer of Health, Richard Price, Stamford Street, Ashton Under Lyne
Surveyor & Inspector of Nuisances, Samuel Shirt, 336 Higher King Street
Collector, Charles Brooke, 136 Lower King Street

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS

Cemetery, John J Green, superintendent
Police Station, William Carson, superintendent, 3 sergeants & 8 constables
Weights & Measures Office, William Clarke, inspector

PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

St.John's Higher Hurst, built in 1848, at a cost of £1,500 & enlarged in 1880-1 for 470 children; John Henry Storey, master; Miss Clara Hulley, infants' mist.
Hurst, Queen Street, built in 1857 by John Whittaker esq. at a cost of £2,000 and enlarged in 1885 for 460 children; John William Spencer, master.
Union Road, Hurst Brook. Erected in 1873 at a cost of £950; enlarged in 1890 and again in 1904 for 610 children at a cost of £560. James L Wood master. Miss Rovina Cheetham, infants' mistress.
Queen Street Council School (Infants).Built in 1911 for 150 children; Miss Martha Bishop; infants' mistress.

HURST PRIVATE RESIDENTS

Burgess; John
Glenholme, Rose Hill
Cummings; Rev Robert William (vicar)
St John's Vicarage
Hall; Harry Garforth
The Grange, Higher Hurst
Harris, Albert
The Grove, Rose Hill
Harrop; Thos.
Rose Hill Cot. Higher Hurst
Kenworthy, John JP
Hurst Hall
Lees; John Arthur
Rhydal mnt. Queen Street
Lumb, Ernest
Longshirts
Pleasants, Joseph
Hurst House
Taylor, John
150 Lower King Street

COMMERCIAL

Alger Spinning Co. Limited. William G Walton,(sec) Cotton Spinners TN 93
Ancell; Samuel Shopkpr 83 Lower King Street
Armitage; George Stationer & Post Office 169 Lower King Street, Higher Hurst
Atkinson; George W Beer ret. 78 Union Road
Ashton; James S Confectioner Heys Street
Ashton Under Lyne Golf Club John Whittaker Kenworthy President, Henry Slatter Secretary Rose Hill
Ashworth; John Thomas Pawnbroker 153 Whiteacre Road
Bailey; James Beer ret. 222 Lower King Stret
Bailey; John Edward Shopkeeper 41 Queen Street
Bailey; Walter Shopkeeper 165 Curzon Road
Banks; Wm. Hy. Shopkpr 278 Higher King Street
Barlow; George Farmer Gorsey Lane
Barnfather; Albt. Edwd. Boot repr. 1 Albion Street
Baxter; George Shopkeeper 22 Union Road
Bayley; Jn. Edwd. Herbalist 41 Queen Street
Bertenshaw; James Tripe dlr. 261 Queen Street
Birchell, Elizabeth (Mrs.) Fried Fish dlr. 129 Queen Street
Birkby John M Painter Prospect Cottages, Lower King Street
Boardman; Ellen (Mrs.) Grocer Nook Lane Higher Hurst
Booth; Herbert Hare & Hounds PH 238 Lower King Street
Boothman; Harriet Elizabeth (Mrs.) Shopkeeper 43 Queen Street
Bowater; Saml. Fried Fish dlr. 134 Hope Street
Bowler; James Farmer Greenhurst
Bradshaw; Bertha (Mrs.) Grocer 83 Hope Street
Brammah, Agnes (Mrs.) Confr 18 Union Road
Brooke; Charles Collector to the Urban District Council 136 Lower King Street
Buckley; Abel Grocer 43 Crompton Street
Buckright; Ann (Mrs.) Beer Retailer Hurst Nook
Butterfield; Herbt. Insur. Agt. Princess Street
Carpenter; Samuel Shopkpr 33 Hope Street
Cartman; Mabel (Miss) Dress Maker 308 Higher King Street
Cedar Mill Co.Limited (1903)   TN 93
Cemetery John J Green Supt.  
Clarke; William Inspector of Weights & Measures Lower King Street
Conservative Club John Birkby (sec) Dartmouth, Lower King Street
Cook; Samuel Coal Dlr 232 Lower King Street
Cooper; Harold Insur. Agt. 57 Low. King Street
Crowther; Minnie (Mrs.) Draper 265 Queen Street
Davies; John Tripe Dresser 203 Curzon Road
Dean; Thomas & Co. Limited Builders & Contractors  
Dixon; Arthur Tripe dlr. 287 Whiteacre Road
Dixon; John Henry Watch & Clock repr. 141 Queen Street
Dobson; Gertrude (Mrs.) & Mary (Miss) Grocers 179 Lower King Street
Dobson; William Clogger 175 Lower King Street
Dyson; David Greengro. 295 Whiteacre Road
Ellis; Evan Chemist 1 Queen Street
Farrell; James Shopkeeper 129 Hope Street
Fazakerley; Louisa (Mrs.) Beer Retailer 29 Nook Lane
Faulkner; Thomas   76 Nook Lane
Furze; Constance Emily (Miss) Basket Maker New Lees Street
Garside; Lucy (Miss) Milliner See Hulley & Garside
Garth & Schofield Mineral Water Manufacturers Evans Street
Gilroy; Elizh. (Mrs.) Midwife 33 William Street
Gorse; Charles W Shopkeeper Silas Street
Greenhalgh; Esther (Mrs.) Fried Fish dlr. 226 Lower King Street
Hague; John Grocer 225 Higher King Street
Hall; Albert Shopkeeper 9 Nook Lane
Hampson; Chas. Beer Retailer 78 Nook Lane
Hannam; Eliza (Miss) Confectioner 240 Lower King Street
Hardy; William Boot Repairer 4 Carr Street
Harris; Frank News agent 47 Queen Street
Heap; Mary (Mrs.) Draper 131 Queen Street
Herbert; Arthur Painter & Decorator 185 Lower King Street
Hibbert; Robert Grocer 4 Lower King Street
Higher Hurst Co-operative Society Limited. John Arthur Lees (sec) Grocers. &c 191 & 193 Lower King Street, & Williams Street & Russell Street & Whiteacre Road, Ashton Under Lyne
Hill; Fredk. Greengrocer 220 Lower King Street
Hilton; Edwin Pork Butcher 112 Queen Street
Hinsley; William Butcher 297 Whiteacre Road
Hollingworth; Joseph Hairdresser 228 Lower King Street
Howard; John School Attendance Officer 104 Queen Street
Howard; Sarah Elizabeth (Miss) Confectioner Williams Street
Hughes; Wm. Hy. Greengrocer 35 Hope Street
Hulley & Garside Milliners 178 Lower King Street
Hurst Liberal; Club John E Gregory (sec) 137 Queen Street
Hurst Mills Co. Limited Cotton Spinners & Manufacturers Joseph Pleasants JP (Sec & Director) Hurst Mills TNT 15 Ashton
Hurst Village Reed Band Club Percy Kay (sec) Evans Street
Johnson; Mary (Mrs.) Fent Dlr. 151 Hope Street
Jones; Arthur Furniture Dlr. 2 Backwater Street
Jones; Martha (Mrs) Shopkeeper 1 Kenyon Street Hurst Nook
Leah; John Shopkeeper 2 Carr Street
Leather; John J Church Inn Low. King Street
Lee; Hannah (Miss) Draper 187 Curzon Road
Leech; Thomas Harrop Coal Merchant Williams Street
Lees & Hodgson Plumbers 36 Queen Street
Lees; Arthur Confectioner 133 Queen Street
Lees; Herbert Herb Beer Ma. Hurst Cross
Lingard; Joseph Fried Fish dealer 109 Princess Street
Lucas; Albert Oddfellows PH Stanley Street
Makin & Newton Confectioners 140 Curzon Road
Marsland; Elijah B Insur. Agt. 12 Bombay Street
Mellor; Mary Ellen (Mrs.) News agent & Post Office 169 Lower King Street
Moss; Bertha & Annie (Misses) Confectioners 127 Queen Street
Newton; Ada (Miss) Confectioner See Makin & Newton
Oakes; James Shopkeeper 55 Lower King Street
Pepper; Elijah Clogger 3 Nelson Street
Pickering; Sarah Alice (Mrs.) Draper 11 Lower King Street
Pleasants; Joseph Secretary to Hurst Mills Co.Ltd. Hurst House
Prestwich; Amelia (Mrs.) Shopkeeper Lower King Street
Price; Richard Medical Officer of Health to the Urban District Council of Ashton Under Lyne 43 Crompton Street
Rhodes; Harry Shopkeeper 36 Low. King Street
Rhodes; William Fruiterer 84 Hope Street
Ridyard; James Farmer
Riley; Henry & Sons Grocers 65 Queen Street
Robinson; John Tobacconist 191 Curzon Road
Robinson; Sarah (Miss) Grocer 31 Queen Street
Rodgers; Thos. Shopkeeper 319 Whiteacre Road
Schofied; Eliza Ann ( Mrs.) News Agent 201 Higher King Street
Schofield; Sarah Jane (Miss) Draper & Post Office 202 Curzon Road
Sharp; Mary (Mrs.) Confctnr. 2 George Street
Shaw; Joseph Plumber Ladbrooke Road
Shirt; Samuel Surveyor & Sanitory Inspector to UDC 336 Higher King Street
Stamford Commercial Limited (1906) Cotton Goods Manufacturers TN 13
Stenton; Harry Butcher 200 Curzon Road
Stevens; George Shopkeeper 10 Carr Street
Sykes; Betsy Ann (Mrs.) Shopkeeper 195 Curzon Road
Sykes; James Coal & Coke Dust & Moulders' Blacking Manufacturer Higher Hurst
Taylor; Harold Coal Dealer 45 Queen Street
Taylor; John Solicitor 150 Lower King Street
Thacker. James Butcher Hillgate Street & 267 Queen Street
Travis; Sarah A (Mrs.) Grocer 2 Lower King Street
Turner; Ida (Miss) Confr 40 Queen Street
Turner; Richard Confectnr 120 Hillgate Street
Vernon; Jsph. Fried Fish dlr. 1 Lower King Street
Ward; William Fruiterer 1 Nook Lane
Whittakers Ltd. Cotton Spinners & Manufacturers James Walker (sec) TN 283
Whittaker; Anna (Miss) Dress Maker 43 Lower King Street
Whittaker; Susannah (Mrs.) House Furnisher 167 Whiteacre Road
Whitworth; Elizabeth & Ellen (Misses) Grocers 24 Carr Street
Williams; Robt. Hy. Shopkpr 64 Williams Street
Williamson; Mark Greengro. 227 Curzon Road
Wilson; Kate (Madame) L.A.M. Teacher of Music 280 Whiteacre Road

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