EYE.

EYE. An ancient borough and market town, occupies a low situation at the

confluence of two rivulets, 20 miles N.E. of Ipswich, 24 S. of Norwich,

94½ from London through Colchester and Ipswich, and 3½ from the Mellis

station of the Eastern Union Railway. It contains 4,174 acres, and the

population in 1851 was 2,419. General Sir Edward Kerrison, Bart., of

Oakley Park, is lord of the manors, and proprietor of the greater part of

the soil. The market is on Tuesday for corn, &c.; and a fair is held on

Whit-Monday for pleasure. Through the energetic exertions of Mr. Henry

Bishop and Mr. Robert Chase, of this town, assisted by Sir Edward C.

Kerrison, Bart., M.P., of Broome Hall, a new era has dawned on the place

by the erection of a flax manufactory on such an extensive scale, as to

be capable of giving employment to a great number of hands. Here are

breweries and an iron foundry. The town is governed by a mayor, 4

aldermen, and 12 councilmen; and has a Commission of Peace, and Court of

Record. Petty sessions are holden here. It returns one Member to

Parliament; and the present member is Sir Edward Clarence Kerrison, Bart.

The public buildings include the parish church, dedicated to St. Peter

and St. Paul, a large, handsome structure, with a fine embattled tower,

clock, and a handsome Gothic porch. The living is a vicarage, valued at

£331 per annum. Sir Edward C. Kerrison, Bart., is the patron, and the

Rev. James William Campbell, M.A., the incumbent. There are Wesleyan and

Baptist chapels; likewise a Free Grammar and National Schools. The

Hartismere Union Workhouse, a neat building, stands at the east end of

the town, near the church.

The Freemasons have a Lodge (Prince Edwin, 751) held at Mrs. Rowling’s,

White Lion Hotel. There is a town hall, and a small theatre, now

occasionally used for lectures. The Eye Savings’ Bank and Annuity

Institution is held at Mr. Henry Bishop’s, in Broad Street, who is

Secretary and Manager; and in November, 1851, there was due to 1,184

depositors the sum of £28,177 1_s._ 7_d._ At the north entrance of the

town stand Bedingfield’s almshouses, for poor widows or old maids of Eye,

which have been rebuilt by the charity trustees, and have a picturesque

appearance.

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Gas Works, Magdalen street, Mr. John Waterman, superintendent, h Lambeth

street.

Gurneys & Co., bankers, Edgar Chenery, Esq., solicitor, agent, Broad

street

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.

Ashford, Mr. Seaman, Castle street

Ashwell, Miss, Castle street

Bishop, Mrs. Mary, Castle street

Branch, Mr. John, Lambeth street

Campbell, Rev. James W., M.A., vicar, h the vicarage

Collins, Mrs. Hannah, Church street

Day, Miss Ellen, Church street

Eade, the Misses, Castle street

Edwards, Mrs. Lucy, Magdalen street

Flowerdew, Mr. Thomas, Church street

Hayward, Mr. Lionel, Lambeth street

Notly, Rev. Charles, vicar of Redlingfield, and Master of the Grammar

school, h Grammar school

Prettyman, Mr. Robert, Church street

Southwold, Miss, Miss Reeve, and Miss Garland, Castle street

Thornton, Mrs. Emily, Castle street

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.

Aldred, Frederic, miller, Lambeth street

Arbourn, Robert, the Star, Castle street

Ashford, Henry, surgeon, Castle street

Baldry, George, miller, Church street

Barber, Thomas, chemist and druggist, Lambeth street

Barber, William, ironmonger, agent to the Norwich Union Life and Fire

office, Broad street

Batchelor, Henry F., mechanical dentist, jeweller, watchmaker, and

engraver, Castle street

Bevis, George T., Hill House establishment for young gentlemen, Lambeth

street

Bird, Henry, the Grapes, Church street

Bird, Thomas, rock and sweetmeat maker, Church street

Bishop, Robert, chemist and druggist, printer and stationer, agent to the

Indisputable Life office, Broad street

Broad Charles, brushmaker, Castle street

Buckenham, Charles G., the Horseshoes, Castle street

Burton and Chase, flax manufacturers, flax mills

Burton, John Watson, flax manufacturer, Lambeth street

Calver, Susannah, watchmaker and glass dealer, Broad street

Cason and Bicker, linen and woollen drapers, agents for Dakin’s tea,

Broad street

Catchpole, Edward, the Red Lion, Church street

Chase, Robert, butcher, Lambeth street

Collins, Henry, blacksmith and machinist, Cross street

Collins, John, tallow chandler and grocer, Church street

Cooper, James, baker, Church street

Costerton, Charles Fisher, clerk to the Guardians of the Hartismere

Union, and superintendent registrar

Coston and Co., brewers, maltsters, wine and spirit merchants

Cream, Charles, solicitor, clerk to Magistrates of the County for the

Hundred of Hartismere, Lambeth street

Cross, Charles O., grocer and draper, Lambeth street

Dade, Robert, shopkeeper, Magdalen str.

Day, Daniel, builder, Church street

Day, Joseph, wheelwright, Back lane

Dove, James, shopkeeper, Church street

Dykes, Robert, cooper, King’s Head, Church street

Evans, Harriet, dressmaker, Church street

French, Thos. Esq., bank agent and solicitor, Stayer House

Frost, Charles, Queen’s Head inn, Cross street

Gardner, William, shopkeeper, Magdalen street

Garrod, William, iron and brass founder and manufacturer of farmers’

implements in general, Lowgate street

Gibbs, Robert, tailor, Magdalen street

Girling, Daniel, wheelwright, Castle str.

Gissing, Anthony, confectioner and baker, Castle street

Gissing, Samuel, linen and woollen draper, agent to the Royal Exchange

and the General Fire and Life offices, Broad street

Gooderham, Daniel, hairdresser, Magdalen street

Goold, George, gardener and seedsman, Cowgate street

Harvey, William, hairdresser, Broad street

Herbert, Hannah, the Eight Bells, Church street

Hindes, James, carpenter and builder, Lowgate street

Howe, Anthony, boot and shoe maker, Lambeth street

Hursam, Edward, boot and shoe maker, Lambeth street

Jeffry, Martha, milliner and dress maker, Church street

Jessop, Samuel, dealer, Church street

Jillings, Samuel, corn chandler and butcher, Castle street

Kemp, Edward, bankers’ clerk, Castle street

Kirby, Susan, milliner and dress maker, Lambeth street

Lacon, Charles, jun., solicitor, Lambeth street

Lacon, Richard and Charles, brewers, and wine and spirit merchants,

Lambeth street

Lacon, Thomas Henry, agent to the Britannia Insurance office

Lake, William, the Swan inn, Cross str.

Lawrence, Jesse, broker, Church street

Lawrence, Robert, the Cherry Tree, Castle street

Lawton, George Warner, solicitor, Castle street

Ling, Charles H., plumber, glazier, and painter, Lowgate street

Marriott, John, tailor, Castle street

Marsh, John, saddle and harness maker, Castle street

Mendham, Robert, coach maker and artist, Church street

Moore, James, surgeon, Magdalen street

Moss, Susan, milliner and dress maker, Magdalen street

Moss, William, the Crown, Magdalen str.

Mudd, George, grocer, registrar of marriages for the Hundred of

Hartismere, Church street

Neale, James, plumber and glazier, Castle street

Norman, James, Duke of Wellington, Back lane

Nurse, Richard, printer, bookseller, stationer, stamp distributor, and

postmaster, Broad street

Offord, Edmund, Bedingfield Arms, Lambeth street

Olden, John, tailor, Church street

Page, Edward, leather cutter, Castle str.

Palmer, Mary, stay maker, Back lane

Penning, Daniel, builder and surveyor, Lambeth street

Perfitt, Robert, gardener, Cross street

Perry, Thomas, baker, Church street

Prentice, David, gunsmith, Cross street

Rampling, Henry, beer retailer, Castle street

Rampling, Henry, tailor, Castle street

Rampling, Horace, butcher, Castle street

Rands, William, basket manufactory and rod merchant, Lambeth street

Rowling, Susan, White Lion commercial hotel, Broad street

Read, William, tailor and draper, Church street

Read, William, tailor, Broad street

Remington, Richard, saddle and harness maker, Church street

Richardson, Humphrey, fishmonger, Church street

Robinson, James, glover, Castle street

Robinson, William, glover, Church street

Rose, David, boot and shoe maker, Back lane

Runacres, Mary, corn chandler, Church street

Rush, John, fancy toy shop and veterinary surgeon, Castle street

Scales, Harriet, straw bonnet maker, Church street

Scales, Henry, King’s Arms, Castle street

Short, George G., maltster and builder, Church street

Sivel, George, cooper, Lambeth street

Skelton, Joseph, dyer, Castle street

Skinner, George, watch and clock maker, Castle street

Skuffham, David, blacking manufacturer, Lambeth street

Smith, Joseph, blacksmith, Church street

Smith, Robert, confectioner, Broad street

Strutt, Joseph, White Horse, Church str.

Sturgeon, Daniel, painter, plumber, and glazier, Castle street

Sturgeon, George, painter, plumber, and glazier, Castle street

Thimblethorpe, Henry, carpenter and joiner, Castle street

Tillett, William, fishmonger, Castle street

Todd, Henry, coach maker, Lambeth street

Tricker, William, saddle and harness maker, Lowgate street

Tye, Mark, bricklayer, Cross street

Vine, Henry, stone and marble mason, Lowgate street

Walter, William Miller, surgeon, Lambeth street

Waterman, John, corn and coal merchant, Back street

Watling, John, the Bull, Lambeth street

Weeden, Henry, horse dealer, Church str.

Whayman, Owen, professor of music and dancing, Church street

Williams, William, governor of the Hartismere Union; Williams, Eliza,

matron

Woolner, Francis, accountant, Church street

Wythe, Henry, the Victoria Arms, Back street