Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham by Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell

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"Their duty is to see that all butchers, fishmongers, poulterers,
bakers, and other sellers of victuals, do not sell or expose to sale
within this Manor any unwholesome, corrupt, or contagious flesh, fish,
or other victuals; and in case any such be exposed to sale, we find
that the said Officers, by the ancient custom of the Manor may seize,
burn, or destroy the same, or otherwise present the offenders at the
next Court Leet to be holden for this Manor."

As we are now officered, inspectored and policed, and generally looked
after as to our eating and drinking, &c., in the most improved modern
style possible, it is not necessary to further fill space by saying what
the "Headborough" had to do, or how many "Constables" assisted him. The
last meeting of the Court Leet, long shorn of all its honours and
privileges, was held October 28, 1851.

~Court Of Record.~--This was also called the "Mayor's Court," and was
authorised in the Charter of Incorporation for the recovery of small
debts under L20, the officers consisting of a Judge, Registrar, and two
Sergeants-at-Mace. In 1852 (Oct. 26) the Town Council petitioned the
Queen to transfer its powers to the County Court, which was acceded to
in the following spring.

~Court of Requests.~--Constituted by Act of Parliament in 1752 this
Court for "the more easy and speedy recovery of small debts within the
town of Birmingham and the adjoining hamlet of Deritend" continued in
operation until the present County Court system became the law of the
land. Its powers were originally limited to debts not exceeding 40s. in
amount (which was increased to L5 by an Act passed in 1807), the periods
of imprisonment to which defaulting debtors were liable being
apportioned out at the rate of one day in durance for each shilling due,
except in special cases, wherein an addition (not to exceed three
months) might be the reward for fraudulent concealment of property from
creditors. The "Court" consisted of no less than six dozen judges, or,
as the Act styled them, "Commissioners," from whose decisions there was
no appeal whatever. These Commissioners were at first chosen from the
ratepayers in a haphazard style, no mental or property qualification
whatever being required, though afterwards it was made incumbent that
they should be possessed of an income from real estate to value of L50
per year, or be worth L1,000 personalty. From the writings of William
Hutton, himself one of the Commissioners, and other sources, we gather
that justice, or what was supposed to be equivalent thereto, was
administered in a rough-and-ready fashion of the rudest kind, the cases
being frequently disposed of at the rate of thirty to forty per hour,
and when we consider that imprisonment resulted at an average of one
case in ten the troubles attendant upon impecuniosity in those days may
be better imagined then described. The Court House, which is now
occupied by sundry tradesmen, lay a little back from High-street, nearly
opposite New-street, and in itself was no mean structure, having been
(it is said), erected about the year 1650, as the town house of John
Jennens, or Jennings, one of the wealthy family, the claims to whose
estates have been unending, as well as unprofitable, barring, of course,
to the long-robed and bewigged fraternity. A narrow passage from the
right of the entrance hall leads by a dark winding staircase to the
cellars, now filled with merchandise, but which formerly constituted the
debtors' prison, or, as it was vulgarly called, "The Louse Hole," and
doubtless from its frequently-crowded and horribly-dirty condition, with
half-starved, though often debauched and dissipated, occupants, the
nasty name was not inappropriately given. Shocking tales have been told
of the scenes and practices here carried on, and many are still living
who can recollect the miserable cry of "Remember the poor debtors,"
which resounded morning, noon, and night from the heavily-barred windows
of these underground dungeons. The last batch of unfortunates here
confined were liberated August 16, 1844.

~Creche.~--An institution which has been open in Bath Row for several
years, and a great blessing to many poor mothers in its neighbourhood,
but it is so little known that it has not met with the support it
deserves, and is therefore crippled in its usefulness for want of more
subscribers. The object of the institution is to afford, during the
daytime, shelter, warmth, food, and good nursing to the infants and
young children of poor mothers who are compelled to be from home at
work. This is done at the small charge of 2d. per day--a sum quite
inadequate to defray the expenses of the charity. The average number of
children so sheltered is about 100 per week, and the number might be
greatly increased if there were more funds. Gifts of coal, blankets,
linen, perambulators, toys, pictures, &c., are greatly valued, and
subscriptions and donations will be gladly received by the hon.
treasurer.

~Crescent,~ Cambridge Street.--When built it was thought that the
inhabitants of the handsome edifices here erected would always have an
extensive view over gardens and green fields, and certainly if chimney
pots and slated roofs constitute a country landscape the present
denizens cannot complain. The ground belongs to the Grammar School, the
governors of which leased it in 1789 to Mr. Charles Norton, for a term
of 120 years, at a ground rent of L155 10s. per year, the lessee to
build 34 houses and spend L12,000 thereon; the yearly value now is about
L1,800. On the Crescent Wharf is situated the extensive stores of
Messrs. Walter Showell & Sons, from whence the daily deliveries of
Crosswells Ales are issued to their many Birmingham patrons. Here may be
seen, stacked tier upon tier, in long cool vistas, close upon 6,000
casks of varying sizes containing these celebrated ales, beers, and
stouts. This stock is kept up by daily supplies from the brewery at
Langley Green, many boats being employed in the traffic.

~Cricket.~--See "_Sports_."

~Crime.~--A few local writers like to acknowledge that Birmingham is any
worse than other large towns in the matter of crime and criminals, and
the old adage respecting the bird that fouls its own nest has been more
than once applied to the individuals who have ventured to demur from the
boast that ours is _par excellence_, a highly moral, fair-dealing,
sober, and superlatively honest community. Notwithstanding the character
given it of old, and the everlasting sneer that is connected with the
term "Brummagem," the fast still remains that our cases of drunkenness
are far less than in Liverpool, our petty larcenies fewer than in Leeds,
our highway robberies about half compared with Manchester, malicious
damage a long way under Sheffield, and robberies from the person not
more than a third of those reported in Glasgow; while as to smashing and
coining, though it has been flung at us from the time of William of
Orange to the present day; that all the bad money ever made _must_ be
manufactured here, the truth is that five-sixths of the villainous crew
who deal in that commodity obtain their supplies from London, and _not_
from our little "hardware village." But alas! there _is_ a dark side to
the picture, indeed, for, according to the Registrar-General's return of
June, 1879 (and the proportionate ratio, we are sorry to say, still
remains the same), Birmingham holds the unenviable position of being the
town where most deaths from violence occur, the annual rate per 1,000
being 1.08 in Birmingham, 0.99 in Liverpool, 0.38in Sheffield, 0.37 in
Portsmouth, the average for the kingdom being even less than that--"the
proportional fatality from violence being almost invariably more than
twice as large in Birmingham as in Sheffield."

~Cross.~--In the Bull Ring, when Hutton first came here, a poor wayfarer
seeking employ, there was a square building standing on arches called
"The Cross," or "Market Cross," the lower part giving a small shelter to
the few countrywomen who brought their butter and eggs to market, while
the chamber above provided accommodation for meetings of a public
character. When the Corn Cheaping, the Shambles, and all the other
heterogeneous collection of tumbledown shanties and domiciles which in
the course of centuries had been allowed to gather round St. Martin's
were cleared away, the Market Cross was demolished, and its exact site
is hardly ascertainable. At Dale End there was a somewhat similar
erection known as the "Welsh Cross," taking its peculiar name, says
Hutton, from the locality then called "Welsh End," on account of the
number of Welsh people living on that side of the town; though why the
"Taffies" were honoured with a distinct little market house of their own
is not made clear. This building was taken down in 1803, the 3-dial
clock, weathercock, &c., being advertised for sale, October 12, 1802.

~Crown.~--The old Crown Inn, Deritend, is one of the very few specimens
we have of the style of architecture adopted in the days of old, when
timber was largely used in place of our modern bricks. Leland mentions
the Crown Inn as existing in 1538, and a much longer history than that
is claimed for it. In 1817 there was another Old Crown Inn in New
Street, on the spot where Hyam's now stands, access to the Cherry
Orchard being had through its yard, the right of way thus obtained being
the origin of the present Union Passage.

~Crystal Palaces.~--It was proposed in August, 1853, that the
Corporation should join with the Midland Railway Co. and the Corporation
of Sutton in the erection of a "Sydenham Palace" in Sutton Park:
Birmingham to lease 250 acres for 999 years, at 1s. per acre, find from
L20,000 to L30,000 for the building and divide profits, the Midland
Railway Co. being willing to make branch from Bromford and run cheap
trains. The scheme was highly approved, but the Suttonites killed the
goose that was to lay them such golden eggs by refusing to lease the
land for more than ninety-nine years and wanting 20s. per acre rent. In
July, 1877, a "Sutton Park Crystal Palace Co. (Lim.)" was registered,
with a capital of L25,000 in L5 shares, for buying Mr. Cole's Promenade
Gardens, erecting Hotel, Aquarium, Skating Rink, Concert Hall, Winter
Gardens, &c., and the shares were readily taken up. Additional grounds
were purchased, and though the original plans have not yet been all
carried out, a very pleasant resort is to be found there. Day's, in
Smallbrook Street, is also called a "Crystal Palace," on account of the
style of decoration, and the immense mirror the proprietor purchased
from the Hyde Park Exhibition of 1851.

~Curzon Hall~, built originally for the purposes of the Dog Shows, was
opened in 1865. It is the property of a company, and cost about L7,500.
The building is well suited and has been often used for exhibitions,
panoramas, circus entertainments, &c., the hall being 103 ft. long by 91
ft. wide; the stage is of the fullest width, with a depth of 45 ft.
There is room for 3,000 seats.

~Danielites.~--A tribe who eschew fish, flesh, and fowl, and drink no
alcohol; neither do they snuff, smoke, or chew tobacco. At a fruit
banquet, held on August, 1877, it was decided to organise a "Garden of
Danielites" in Birmingham.

~Dates.~--The most complete work giving the dates of all the leading
events in the world's history is "Haydn's Book of Dates," the latest
edition bringing them down to 1882. For local events, the only "Local
Book of Dates" published is that of 1874, but "Showell's Dictionary of
Birmingham" (by the same author), will be found to contain more reliable
data than any book hitherto issued. For information of a general
character, respecting the immediate neighbourhood and adjoining
counties, our readers cannot do better than refer to the files of
Birmingham newspapers, preserved in the Reference Library, or write to
the present editors of the said papers, gentlemen noted for their
urbanity, and readiness to tell anybody anything.

~Dawson,~ George, _See "Parsons, Preachers, and Priests_," and
"_Statues_."

~Deaf and Dumb Asylum.~--_See "Philanthropic Institutions_."

~Debating Societies.~--From time immemorial the Brums have had their
little Parliaments, mostly in public-house parlours and clubrooms, and
certain Sunday nights gathering at "Bob Edmonds" and other well-known
houses have acquired quite an historical interest; but the
regularly-constituted "Spouting Clubs" of the present day cannot claim a
very long existence, the Birmingham Debating Society having held their
first palaver on the 3rd of Dec., 1846. In 1855 they joined the
Edgbastonians. The latest of the kind started in 1884, is known as the
Birmingham Parliamentary Debating Society, and has its premier, parties,
and political fights, in proper Parliamentary style.

~Deer Stealers.~--There was a taste for venison in more classes than one
in 1765, for it was found necessary to offer rewards for the detection
of those persons who stole the deer from Aston Park.

~Dental Hospital.~--_See "Hospitals_."

~Deodands.~--Prior to the passing of 9 and 10 Vict., 1846, Coroner's
Juries had the power of imposing a "deodand" or penalty on any article
or animal which had been instrumental in causing the death of a human
being, the said animal or article being forfeited if the owner did not
pay.

~Deritend.~--In some antique records the name has been spelt
"Duratehend." For this and other reasons it has been thought to have had
its origin rather from the ancient British, as "dur" is still the Welsh
word for water, and its situation on the Rea (a Gaelic word signifying a
running stream) seems to give a little foundation therefor. Mr. Tonlmin
Smith, in whose family the "Old Crown House" has descended from the time
it was built, and who, therefore, is no mean authority, was of opinion
that the name was formerly "Der-yat-end," or "Deer-Gate-End," from the
belief that in ancient days there was here an ancient deer forest.
Leland said he entered the town by "Dirtey," so perhaps after all
Deritend only means "the dirty end." Like the name of the town itself,
as well as several other parts of it, we can only guess at the origin.

~Deritend Bridge.~--Old records show that some centuries back there was
a bridge here of some sort, and occasionally we find notes of payments
made for repairs to the roads leading to the gates of the bridge, or to
the watchmen who had charge thereof, who appear to have been in the
habit of locking the gates at night, a procedure which we fear our
"Dirtyent" neighbours of to-day would be inclined to resent. The Act for
building the present bridge was obtained in 1784; the work was commenced
in 1789, but not completed till 1814.

~Dickens,~ Charles, made his first appearance amongst us at a
Polytechnic Conversazione held February 28, 1844, his last visit being
to distribute prizes to students of the Midland Institute, January 6,
1870. In December, 1854, he gave the proceeds of three "Readings,"
amounting to L227, to the funds of the Institute, in which he always
took great interest.--_See also "Theatrical Notes," &c._

~Digbeth,~ or Dyke Path, or Ducks' Bath, another puzzle to the
antiquarians. It was evidently a watery place, and the pathway lay low,
as may be seen at "Ye Olde Leather Bottel."

~Dining Halls.~--Our grandfathers were content to take their bread and
cheese by the cosy fireside of a public-house kitchen; this was followed
by sundry publicans reserving a better room, in which a joint was served
up for their "topping customers." One who got into trouble and lost his
license, conceived the idea of opposing his successor, and started
dining-rooms, sending out for beer as it was required, but _not_ to his
old shop. This innovation took, and when the railways began bringing in
their streams of strangers, these dining-rooms paid well (as several of
the old ones do still). The next step was the opening of a large room in
Slaney Street (June 8, 1863), and another in Cambridge Street, with the
imposing title of "Dining Halls," wherein all who were hungry could be
fed at wholesale prices--provided they had the necessary cash. Our
people, however, are not sufficiently gregarious to relish this kind of
feeding in flocks, barrackroom fashion, and though the provisions were
good and cheap, the herding together of all sorts spoilt the
speculation, and Dining Halls closed when "Restaurants" opened.--See
"_Luncheon Bars_."

~Diocese.~--Birmingham is in the diocese of Worcester, and in the
Archdeaconry of Coventry.

~Directories.~--The oldest Birmingham Directory known was printed in
1770, but there had been one advertised a few years earlier, and every
now and then, after this date one or other of our few printers ventured
to issue what they called a directory, but the procuring a complete list
of all and every occupation carried on in Birmingham appears to have
been a feat beyond their powers, even sixty years back. As far as they
did go, however, the old directories are not uninteresting, as they give
us glimpses of trade mutations and changes compared with the present
time that appear strange now even to our oldest inhabitants. Place for
instance the directory of 1824 by the side of White's directory for 1874
(one of the most valuable and carefully compiled works of the kind yet
issued). In the former we find the names of 4,980 tradesmen, the
different businesses under which they are allotted numbering only 141;
in 1874 the trades and professions named tot up to 745, under which
appears no less than 33,462 names. In 1824, if we are to believe the
directory, there were no factors here, no fancy repositories, no
gardeners or florists, no pearl button makers, no furniture brokers or
pawnbrokers (!), no newsagents, and, strange to say, no printer.
Photographers and electro-platers were unknown, though fifty years after
showed 68 of the one, and 77 of the latter. On the other hand, in 1824,
there were 78 auger, awlblade and gimlet makers, against 19 in 1874; 14
bellows makers, against 5; 36 buckle and 810 button makers, against 10
and 265; 52 edge tool makers and 176 locksmiths, against 18 of each in
1874; hinge-makers were reduced from 53 to 23; gilt toy makers, from 265
to 15. (Considering the immense quantity of gilt trifles now sent out
yearly, we can only account for these figures by supposing the producers
to have been entered under various other headings). Among the trades
that have vanished altogether, are steelyard makers, of whom there were
19 in 1824; saw-makers, of whom there were 26; tool-makers, of whom
there were 79, and similorers, whatever they might have been. Makers of
the time-honoured snuffers numbered 46 in 1824, and there were even
half-a-dozen manufacturers left at work in 1874. The introduction of
gas-lighting only found employ, in the first-named year, for three
gasfitters; in 1874, there were close upon 100. Pewterers and
manufacturers of articles in Britannia metal numbered 75 in 1824,
against 19 in 1874, wire-drawers in the same period coming down from 237
to 56. The Directories of the past ten years have degenerated into mere
bulky tomes, cataloguing names certainly, but published almost solely
for the benefit (?) of those tradesmen who can be coaxed into
advertising in their pages. To such an extent has this been carried,
that it is well for all advertisers to be careful when giving their
orders, that they are dealing with an established and respectable firm,
more than one bogus Directory having come under the notice of the writer
during the past year or two. The issue of a real Post Office Directory
for 1882, for which the names, trades, and addresses were to be gathered
by the letter-carriers, and no body of men could be more suitable for
the work, or be better trusted, was hailed by local tradesmen as a
decided step in advance (though little fault could be found with the
editions periodically issued by Kelly), but unfortunately the proposed
plan was not successfully carried out, and in future years the volume
will be principally valued as a curiosity, the wonderfully strange
mistakes being made therein of placing the honoured name of Sir Josiah
Mason under the head of "Next-of-Kin Enquiry Agents," and that, too,
just previous to the exposure of the numerous frauds carried out by one
of the so-called agents and its curiousness is considerably enhanced by
the fact that a like error had been perpetrated in a recent edition of
Kelly's Directory.

~Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society~ in 1882 gave assistance to 642
persons, at an average cost of 9s. 9-1/2d. each--L315 19s. 4d. L161 16s.
5d. of this amount came from the convicts' gratuities, while the cost of
aiding and helping them took L192 2s.

~Dispensary.~--Established in 1794; the first stone of the building in
Union Street was laid December 23, 1806, and it was opened for the
reception of patients early in 1808, the cost being about L3,000. It has
been one of the most valuable institutions of the town, thousands
receiving medical assistance every year, and is supported by voluntary
subscriptions. A branch Dispensary was opened in Monument Road, Feb. 27,
1884. Provident Dispensaries, to which members pay a small monthly sum
for medicine and attendance, were organised in 1878, the first branch
being opened at Hockley in October of that year. In the first fifteen
months 3,765 individuals, paid subscriptions, and about L577 was paid
for drugs and doctors fees. There are also branches at Camp Hill and
Small Heath.

~Dissenters.~--In 1836 there were 45 places of worship belonging to
various denominations of Dissenters here; there are now about 145.--_See
"Places of Worship_."

~Distances~ from Birmingham to neighbouring places, county towns, trade
centres, watering places, &c. Being taken from the shortest railway
routes, this list may be used as a guide to the third-class fares--
Reckoned at 1d. per mile:--

Miles.
Aberdare........... 111
Aberdeen........... 437-1/2
Abergavenny ..... 79
Abergele .......... 109
Aberystwith ..... 123-1/2
Acock's Green ..... 4-1/4
Albrighton ........ 20
Alcester ........ 24
Aldershot.......... 111-1/2
Alnwick ......... 52-1/2
Alrewas ......... 26
Alton Towers ...... 52-1/2
Alvechurch......... 13-1/2
Arbroath........... 310
Ashbourne.......... 56-1/4
Ashby-de-la-Zouch . 41-1/2
Ashton-under-Lyne.. 84-1/2
Aylesbury ....... 84
Bala............... 94
Banbury ........... 42
Bangor............. 135
Barmouth ........ 116
Barnsley ......... 95-1/2
Barnstaple ........ 181
Barnt Green ...... 12
Barrow-in-Furness 160
Basingstoke........ 108-1/2
Bath............... 98-1/2
Battersea ......... 115-1/2
Bedford ........ 82
Beeston Castle..... 64-1/2
Belper ............ 50
Berkswell.......... 13
Berwick ......... 281
Bescot Junction ... 7-1/2
Bettws-y-Coed...... 134
Bewdley ........... 22-1/2
Bilston ........... 9-1/2
Birkenhead ........ 90
Blackburn ......... 113
Blackpool ......... 124
Bletchley ......... 65-1/2
Blisworth ......... 49-1/2
Bloxwich .......... 10-1/2
Bolton ............ 95-1/4
Borth ............. 113
Bournemouth ....... 173
Bradford .......... 120-1/2
Brecon ............ 95
Bredon ............ 40-1/2
Brettle Lane ...... 12
Bridgnorth ........ 20
Bridgewater ....... 127
Brierley Hill ..... 11-1/2
Brighton .......... 166
Bristol ........... 94
Bromsgrove ........ 16
Bromyard .......... 41
Buckingham ........ 70-1/2
Builth Road ....... 88
Burslem ........... 49
Burton-on-Trent ... 32
Bury St. Edmunds .. 133
Bushbury Jun'tion . 13
Buxton ............ 79
Cambridge ......... 111-1/2
Cannock ........... 15-1/2
Canterbury ........ 175-1/2
Cardiff ........... 109
Carlisle .......... 196
Carmarthen ........ 187-1/2
Carnarvon ......... 143-1/2
Castle Bromwich ... 5-3/4
Castle Douglas .... 248-1/2
Chapel-en-le-Frith 89
Cheadle ........... 77
Cheddar ........... 115-1/2
Chelsea ........... 110
Cheltenham ........ 49-1/2
Chepstow .......... 84
Chester ........... 75
Chesterfield ...... 65-1/2
Chippenham ........ 117
Chipping Norton ... 60
Chirk ............. 62-1/2
Church Stretton ... 54
Cinderford ........ 83-1/2
Cirencester ....... 84-1/2
Clapham Junction .. 113
Clay Cross ........ 62
Cleobury Mortimer . 29
Clifton Bridge .... 97
Coalbrookdale ..... 30
Codsall ........... 16-1/2
Coleford .......... 80
Coleshill ......... 11-1/2
Colwich ........... 25-1/2
Colwyn Bay ........ 115
Congleton ......... 58
Conway ............ 120-1/2
Coventry .......... 18-1/2
Cradley ........... 9
Craven Arms ....... 61-1/2
Crewe Junction .... 54
Croydon ........... 123
Crystal Palace .... 120
Darlaston ......... 9-1/2
Darlington ........ 175-1/2
Deepfields ........ 9-1/2
Denbigh ........... 97
Derby ............. 42-1/2
Devizes ........... 143-1/2
Didcot ............ 76
Dolgelly .......... 106
Doncaster ......... 96-1/2
Dorchester ........ 184
Dorking ........... 133
Droitwich ......... 23
Dublin ............ 232
Dudley ............ 8
Dumfries .......... 229
Dundee ............ 347
Dunstable ......... 79
Durham ............ 198
Edinburgh ......... 297-1/2
Elgin ............. 450
Ely ............... 127
Erdington ......... 4-1/2
Etruria ........... 47
Evercreech Junct'n 121
Evesham ........... 34
Exeter ............ 170
Falmouth .......... 286-1/2
Farrington ........ 87
Fearnall Heath .... 25
Fenny Compton ..... 34-1/2
Fenny Stratford ... 67
Festiniog ......... 145
Filey ............. 178
Fleetwood ......... 126
Flint ............. 87-1/2
Folkestone ........ 202
Forfar ............ 304
Forge Mills ....... 9
Four Ashes ........ 19
Frome ............. 138
Furness Abbey ..... 158-1/2
Garstang .......... 115
Glasgow ........... 286
Glastonbury ....... 140
Gloucester ........ 56-1/2
Gosport ........... 150
Gravelly Hill ..... 3
Great Barr ........ 4-1/2
Great Bridge ...... 7
Grimsby ........... 136-1/2
Guildford ......... 120
Hagley ............ 13-1/2
Halesowen ......... 9
Halifax ........... 122-1/2
Hanley ............ 47-1/2
Harborne .......... 4
Harlech ........... 126
Harrowgate ........ 133
Harrow ............ 101
Hartlebury ........ 22
Hartlepool ........ 186
Hastings .......... 192-1/2
Hatton ............ 17-1/4
Haverfordwest ..... 218-1/2
Heath Town ........ 12
Hednesford ........ 17-1/2
Henley-on-Thames .. 103
Hereford .......... 57
Hertford .......... 108
Higham Ferrers .... 69-1/2
High Wycombe ...... 95
Hitchin ........... 92
Holyhead .......... 159-1/4
Holywell .......... 91-1/2
Huddersfield ...... 105-1/2
Hull .............. 134
Ilfracombe ........ 195
Inverness ......... 490
Ipswich ........... 167
Ironbridge ........ 30
James Bridge ...... 9
Jedburgh .......... 263
Keighley .......... 116-1/2
Kendal ............ 148
Kenilworth ........ 21
Kidderminster ..... 18-1/2
Kilmarnock ........ 278-1/2
Kings Heath ....... 5
Kings Norton ...... 6
Kingstown ......... 226
Kingswood ......... 13
Knowle ............ 10-1/2
Lancaster ......... 127-1/2
Langley Green ..... 5-1/4
Leamington ........ 21
Ledbury ........... 43
Leeds ............. 115
Leicester ......... 39-1/2
Leominster ........ 80
Lichfield ......... 18
Lincoln ........... 91-1/2
Liverpool ......... 97-1/2
Llanberis ......... 143
Llandudno ......... 123
Llanelly .......... 167-1/2
Llangollen ........ 72-1/2
Llanrwst .......... 131
Llanymynech ...... 69
London ............ 113
Longton ........... 48
Loughborough ...... 50
Lowestoft ......... 201
Ludlow ............ 69-1/2
Lydney ............ 79
Lye Waste ......... 10-1/2
Lynn .............. 135
Macclesfield ...... 66
Machynllyth ....... 101
Maidenhead ........ 105-1/2
Maidstone ........ 175-1/2
Malvern (Great) ... 36-1/2
Manchester ........ 85
Margate ........... 187
Market Bosworth ... 27-1/2
Market Drayton .... 48
Market Harboro'.... 46
Marlborough ....... 133-1/2
Marston Green ..... 6-1/2
Maryport .......... 224
Matlock Bath ...... 59
Menai Bridge ...... 136
Merthyr ........... 111-1/2
Middlesbro' ....... 176
Milford Haven ..... 228
Milverton ......... 21
Mold .............. 87
Monmouth .......... 96-1/2
Montrose .......... 401
Moreton-in-Marsh .. 46
Moseley ........... 3-3/4
Much Wenlock ...... 33
Nantwich .......... 56
Neath ............. 105-1/2
Netherton ......... 8
Newark ............ 71-1/2
Newcastle-on-Tyne . 215
Nwcstle-udr-Lyme .. 47-1/2
Newmarket ......... 126
Newport (Salop) ... 39
Newport (Mon.) .... 101
Newton Road ....... 5
Newton Stewart .... 278
Northallerton ..... 160
Northampton ....... 49
Northfield ........ 8-3/4
North Shields ..... 216-1/2
Norwich ........... 181
Nottingham ........ 58
Nuneaton .......... 20
Oakengates ........ 28-1/2
Oldbury ........... 5-1/2
Oldham ............ 85
Olton ............. 5
Oswestry .......... 62-1/2
Oxford ............ 66
Paisley ........... 286
Pelsall ........... 11
Pembroke Dock ..... 175
Penkridge ......... 22-3/4
Penmaenmawr ....... 125
Penrith ........... 178
Penzance .......... 302
Perry Barr ........ 4
Pershore .......... 43-1/2
Perth ............. 344
Peterborough ...... 96-1/2
Plymouth .......... 222-1/2
Pontypool ......... 90
Port Dinorwic ..... 139
Portishead ........ 105-1/2
Portmadoc ........ 134
Portsmouth ........ 162-1/2
Prestatyn ......... 101
Princes End ....... 9-1/2
Prollheli ......... 138
Queen's Ferry ..... 82
Ramsgate .......... 192-1/2
Reading ........... 93
Redcar ............ 189
Redditch .......... 17
Reigate ........... 138-1/2
Rhyl .............. 105
Rickmansworth .... 98
Rochdale .......... 104-1/2
Ross .............. 70
Rotherham ......... 88
Round Oak ......... 10-1/2
Rowsley ........... 63-1/2
Ruabon ............ 67-1/2
Rugby ............. 80-1/2
Rugeley ........... 21-1/2
Runcorn ........... 75
Ruthin ............ 116
Ryde .............. 160
St. Alban's ....... 101
St. Asaph ......... 111
St. Helens ........ 85-1/2
St. Leonard's ..... 190-1/2
Salford Priors .... 28
Salisbury ......... 157-1/2
Saltburn .......... 191
Sandbach .......... 58-1/2
Scarboro' ......... 173
Selly Oak ......... 2-1/2
Sharpness ......... 75
Sheffield ......... 79
Shepton Mallett ... 152
Shifnal ........... 25
Shrewsbury ........ 42
Shustoke .......... 12
Smethwick ......... 3-1/2
Solihull .......... 6-1/2
Southampton ....... 139
Southport ......... 107-1/2
South Shields ..... 209
Spon Lane ......... 4-1/2
Stafford .......... 29
Stamford .......... 72
Stechford ......... 3-1/2
Stirchley Street .. 3-1/2
Stirling .......... 336
Stockport ......... 79
Stoke ............. 45-1/2
Stokes Bay ........ 150
Stourbridge ....... 13-1/2
Stourport ......... 22
Stranraer ......... 301
Stratford-on-Avon . 26
Stroud ............ 70
Sunderland ........ 208
Sutton Coldfield .. 7
Swansea ........... 156-1/2
Swan Village ...... 5-1/2
Swindon ........... 100
Tamworth .......... 18
Taunton ........... 138-1/2
Teignmouth ........ 184
Tenbury ........... 38
Tewkesbury ........ 44-1/2
Thirsk ............ 151
Thrapstone ........ 75-1/2
Tipton ............ 8
Torquay .......... 195-1/2
Towcester ......... 54
Trefnant .......... 113
Trentham .......... 43
Trowbridge ........ 128
Truro ............. 275-1/2
Tunbridge Wells ... 165
Tunstall .......... 47
Tutbury ........... 37
Ulverstone ........ 152
Uppingham ......... 61-1/2
Upton-on-Severn ... 49
Uttoxeter ......... 45-1/4
Uxbridge .......... 118
Wakefield ........ 101-1/2
Wallingford ....... 84-1/4
Walsall ........... 8
Warminster ........ 120
Warrington ........ 78
Warwick ........... 21-1/2
Water Orton ....... 7-1/2
Wednesbury ....... 8
Wednesfield ....... 12
Weedon ............ 42
Welshpool ......... 61
Wellington ........ 32
Wells ............. 123
Wem ............... 52
West Bromwich ..... 4
Weston-supr-Mare .. 114
Weymouth .......... 191
Whitacre Junction . 10-1/2
Whitby ............ 187
Whitchurch ........ 51
Whitehaven ........ 193
Wigan ............. 91
Willenhall ........ 11
Willesden Junction 107
Wilnecote ......... 16-1/2
Wincanton ......... 130
Winchester ........ 127
Windermere ........ 156
Windsor ........... 113
Winson Green ...... 2-1/2
Wirksworth ........ 56
Witton ............ 3-1/2
Woburn Sands ...... 70
Wokingham ......... 100
Wolverhampton ..... 12
Wolverton ......... 60
Worcester ......... 27-1/2
Worthington ....... 50
Wrexham ........... 72
Wylde Green....... 6
Yarmouth .......... 201
Yeovil ............ 152
York .............. 130-1/2