St Lawrence - Whites 1878 - - Page 1

The parish of St. Lawrence, one of the smallest in the kingdom, had 135 inhabitants in 1871, extends over 327 acres of land and one of water, and includes the Royal National Consumptive Hospital containing 21 patients at the time of the last census.

The Hon. Evelyn Anderson Pelham has a pretty marine residence here, called St. Lawrence Cottage. This villa was erected in the latter part of the last century by the late Sir Richard Worsley, as an appendage to his neighbouring seat of Appuldurcombe.

In a leafy dell, under a neat Gothic building, is St. Lawrence's Well, which pours its delicious waters through a dolphin's mouth into a stone basin.

The little antique Church (dedicated to St. Lawrence) is now used as a mortuary chapel. The churchyard has been enlarged.

The new Church, was built in 1876, at a cost of 4,000GBP, from designs by Sir G. G. Scott, R.A.

Cheap Misses, Old park

Coleridge Rev. John, M.A., curate of St. Lawrence, Sea view

Crafts Frederick, victualler, St. Lawrence Tap

Dorin Mrs.

Fraser William, A.B., M.D., resident medical officer, Royal National Hospital

Gell Thomas, farmer, Home farm

Holt Mr James Lovegrove, Elm Dene

Hosking John, sexton

Hue Rev. Clement Berkley, M.A., The Cottage

Kilburn Mr. William Edward, St. Rhadagund

Long George, job master & lodgings, Pelham lodge

Malden Rev. Clifford, M.A., rector, The Rectory

Malden Mrs. Frances, Underworth

Mauger Miss Adelaide, matron, Royal National Hospital __

Mitchell Mr. George, St. Lawrence Dene

Nutt Rev. Robert, M.A., Carfax

Pelham Hon. Mrs Dudley Anderson, St. Lawrence cottage

Pope Mr. John Buckingham, Rocklands

Potter Mrs., Albury Villa

Pratt Maj.-Gen. Robert, C.B., Belvedere

Royal National Hospital; William Fraser, A.B. M.D. resident medical officer; Miss A. Mauger, matron; offices, 12 Pall Mall, London, sw.; Mr. E. Morgan, secretary

Russell Eli, farmer, Bank end

Sagar Hartley, dispenser, Royal National Hospital

Tanner Mrs. Lucy, Rock mount

Tanner Mrs. Mary, Shute cottage