BECCLES.
Beccles. An ancient market town and polling place, on the borders of Norfolk, 109 miles from London, 40 N.E. of Ipswich, 14 S.W. of Yarmouth, and 5 E. of Bungay, in the hundred of Wangford, and Norwich bishopric. The area is 1,952 acres, including marsh and common land; and the population, in 1851, was 4,398. It is situated on the river Waveney, navigable for vessels of 100 tons burden to Yarmouth and Lowestoft, and by which a considerable trade is carried on. Here are breweries and iron foundries. The town is large and well built, consisting of several streets, joining in a market-place; and is lighted with gas. The market is held on Friday. Beccles is a polling-place for East Suffolk. Quarter sessions are held here for the Geldable district of Suffolk; the quarter and petty sessions are holden in the Town Hall.
The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is in the Gothic style of architecture, and stands in the New Market. It was erected about 1369, and consists of a nave, chancel, north and south aisles, north and south porches, and tower. The tower is considered a fine specimen of florid Gothic, and presents a singular appearance from its being detached, and placed a short distance from the south-eastern angle of the church. It was built about 1515, is 92 feet high, but unfinished, probably owing to the dissolution of Bury Abbey, and contains a fine peal of 10 bells. The Rev. J. T. Johnston, B.A., is the present incumbent, and the Rev. C. Langham is the curate. The living is a rectory, value £370 per annum, in the patronage of the Rev. E. Hollond, Benhall Lodge. H. S. Farr, Esq., is lord of the manor. There are chapels for Independents, Baptists, Wesleyans, and Primitive Methodists. The charity funds amount to £250 a year. Here is a House of Correction, which will hold 30 prisoners. Also National, British, and Infant Schools.
CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.
Ashford, William, Esq., Blyburgate street
Bardwell, Mrs. Sarah, Old Market
Bird, Mrs. Martha, Newgate street
Bruce, Mrs. Mary, New Market-place
Chaplin, Mr. Edward, Northgate street
Chenery, Mrs. Elizabeth, Smallgate street
Cox, Mrs. Elizabeth, New Market-place
Crisp, John, Esq., Old Market
Crowfoot, Miss Mary, Ballaygate street
Dashwood, Charles, Esq., New Market-place
Dashwood, Rev. Jarrard, Saltgate street
Drewell, Mr. Samuel, Smallgate street
Farr, Henry, Esq., Pudding moor
Ferrier, Mrs., Saltgate street
Fiddes, Miss Elizabeth, Old Market
Flower, Rev. John, New Market-place, Independent minister
Gilbert, Mrs. Anne, Smallgate street
Goffin, William, Newgate street
Gordon, John R., Esq., New Market-place
Grant, Miss Sarah, New Market-place
Hammond, Rev. James, M.A., New Market
Hartley, Rev. A. O., head master of grammar school, Ballaygate street
Howman, Miss L. Dorothy, Northgate street
Kent, Mrs. Susan, Ballaygate street
Langham, Rev. Charles John, B.A., curate, Saltgate street
Meen, Mr. James, Blyburgate street
Montague, Edward P., Esq., Northgate street
Newman, Mrs. Mary, Smallgate street
Parker, Mr. Thomas, Gillingham
Pedgrift, Mr. John, Northgate street
Peskett, Dr. George, Saltgate street
Talbot, Rev. John J., rector, Saltgate str.
Thompson, Miss Sophia, Sheepgate street
Woolner, Miss Charlotte, Exchange square
Worman, Mrs. Hannah, Pudding moor
TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.
Aldous, John, upholsterer and cabinet-maker, New Market-place
Aldred, James, baker and confectioner, Northgate street
Aldred, John, grocer and draper, Northgate street
Allcock, William, junr., shoeing-smith, Smallgate street
Arnold, William, cabinet-maker and upholsterer, New Market-place
Ayres, Edward, watchmaker, Blyburgate st.
Bailey, George, the Falcon, New Market
Baldry, William, Bell inn, Smallgate str.
Barber, William, carpenter, Newgate str.
Barker, William K., ironmonger, New Market-place
Barkway, Charles, Dolphin, New Market-place
Barkway, Edward, Pickerel inn, Pudding moor
Barkway, Samuel, Red Lion, Blyburgate street
Bartram, Stephen, sawyer, Blyburgate street
Barwood, Richard, blacksmith, Northgate street
Beddingfield, Henry, Angel inn, Ballaygate street
Benns, Philip C., boot and shoe maker, Smallgate street
Bird, Benjamin, baker, Blyburgate street
Bird, John, confectioner, Ballaygate street
Blaxill, Elizabeth, dressmaker, Old Market
Blaxill, Samuel, tailor, Old Market
Block, Robert, wholesale and retail grocer and tea dealer, New Market-place
Boast, George, builder, Smallgate street
Boatright, John, seedsman, New Market-place
Bobbitt, Charles, clerk, Commissioner of Taxes, agent to Suffolk Alliance Fire and Life Office, Blyburgate street
Bohun and Rix, solicitors, General Insurance Office, collectors to Beccles Waterworks Company, Ballaygate street
Borrett, Simon, porter shop, Sheepgate street
Boston, Henry, hairdresser, Old Market
Boyce, Henry, second master Fauconberg Grammar School, Ballaygate street
Brewer, James, saddler and harness maker, Sheepgate street
Brooks, John, agent to County Fire Office, Northgate street
Brown, Thomas, shoemaker, Blyburgate street
Buck, Edward, wool dealer and spirit merchant, Northgate street
Bullock, Robert, watch and clock maker, Exchange square
Burtsal, Robert A., grocer and tea dealer, New Market
Butler, John, tailor, Bridge street
Carr and Son, boot and shoe makers, New Market-place
Catchpole, John, Cross Keys, Sheepgate street
Cattermole, Harriet, bookseller and stationer, New Market
Chapman, Jeremiah, Marquis of Granby, Northgate street
Chenery, Sarah, grocer, &c., Sheepgate street
Cherry, T., boot and shoe maker, Blyburgate street
Claxton, Robert, bootmaker, Sheepgate street
Claxton, Sarah Ann, milliner and straw bonnet maker, Sheepgate street
Claxton, Thomas, tailor and draper, Northgate street
Clements, Joseph W., musician, Northgate street
Cleveland, James, veterinary surgeon, Blyburgate street
Cocks, William R., banker’s clerk, New Market-place
Collins, Barney, cooper, Ballaygate street
Collins, M and R., grocers and tea dealers, Smallgate street
Cooper, Catherine, shopkeeper, Smallgate street
Copeman, Robert, butcher, Blyburgate street
Copeman, John, shopkeeper, Blyburgate street
Copeman, Mrs. Hannah, butcher, Blyburgate street
Corbyn, Joseph B., chemist and druggist, agent for Westminster Life Assurance Society, New Market
Cowles, William, junr., boarding school, Northgate street
Cowles, William, Northgate house Academy, Northgate street
Crawford, William, Ship inn, Bridge str.
Crickmay, John, post-office, agent to Yorkshire Fire and Life Assurance Office, Smallgate street
Crickmore, James, Malsters’ Arms, Bridge street
Crisp, John, junr., malster, corn and coal merchant, Bridge street
Crisp, James, auctioneer, Smallgate str.
Crisp, Read, accountant, bookbinder, bookseller, stationer, printer, general advertiser, jeweller, agent to Royal Exchange Life and Fire office, fancy repository and toy warehouse, New Market
Crosby, William, shopkeeper, Blyburgate street
Crowfoot, William, E., surgeon, New Market-place
Cullen, Mrs., day and boarding school, New Market
Cullen, Richard, T., plumber and glazier, New Market
Custance, Mary, shopkeeper, Smallgate street
Cutting, William D., blacksmith, Old Market
Dale, Robert, gunmaker, New Market-place
Darby, Samuel, coal and timber merchant, Bridge street
Darby, Samuel, Hermitage inn, Bridge st.
Darkin, Robert, Crown and Anchor inn, Ballaygate street
Dashwood, Robert, surgeon, New Market-place
Davy, Henry W. R., surgeon, Old Market
Davy, John, plumber and glazier, Saltgate street
Dennant, Jeremiah, boot and shoemaker, Newgate street
Durrant, Richard, watch and clock maker and jeweller, New Market-place
Eastaugh, J. D. and G., corn and coal merchants, Corporation Wharf
Easter, John, gun and pistol maker, Smallgate street
Ecclestone, Harriet, confectioner, Sheepgate street
Edwards, Elizabeth, milliner and dressmaker, Newgate street
Edwards, Eliza, straw bonnet maker, Sheepgate street
Edwards George, boot and shoe maker, Sheepgate street
Edwards, George, pork butcher, Sheepgate street
Edwards, Noah, well sinker and pump maker, Newgate street
Everett, Edward, plumber, glazier, and painter, Sheepgate street
Farrow, Charles, wine and spirit merchant, brewer, &c., Blyburgate street
Feltham, William, boot and shoe maker, New Market-place
Fenn, George, limeburner, Pudding moor
Fiske, Edward B., assistant clerk to County Court, Ballaygate street
Fiske and Son, solicitors, agents to Atlas Fire and Life Insurance office, and Equity and Law Life, Ballaygate str.
Flowers, James, greengrocer, Northgate street
Forman, Martha, shopkeeper, Newgate street
Francis, Letitia, straw bonnet maker, Northgate street
Francis, William, schoolmaster, Northgate street
Franklin, R. and W., saddlers and harness makers, Blyburgate street
Garnham, William W., draper, agent to Manchester Fire and Pelican Life offices, Blyburgate street
Garrod, J. K. and W. H., tanners and curriers, Northgate street
Garrod, William H., currier, Sheepgate street
Gent, Charlotte, glass and china warehouse, Sheepgate street
Gilbert, Henry, coach builder, Sheepgate street
Goffin, George, shoemaker, Ballaygate str.
Goldsmith, Robert, Checquers inn, Smallgate street
Goldsmith, Thomas, bricklayer, Ingate road
Goodburne, Harriet, greengrocer, New Market-place
Gooderham, John, shopkeeper, Northgate street
Green, Isaac, boot and shoe maker, New Market
Green, James, corn chandler, New Market-place
Gurneys and Co., bankers, Bohun and Rix, agents, Ballaygate street, (draw on Barclay and Co., London)
Hadingham, George, miller, corn and coal merchant, Bridge street
Haken, Henry, saddler and harness maker, New Market
Haldron, William, tailor, draper, and hatter, New Market-place
Halecock, William, senr., whitesmith, Sheepgate street
Harmer, Joseph, watch and clock maker, Old Market
Harper, William, ironfounder and agricultural implement maker, Sheepgate street
Harper, William, ironfounder, Sheepgate street
Harvey, James, White Lion inn and posting house, Smallgate street
Hayward, Robert, cooper, Bridge street
Hellsdon, William, shopkeeper, Northgate street
Hickman, Rev. Charles, Independent minister, Hungate lane
Hindes, Edward, veterinary surgeon, Northgate street
Holland, Robert, Blyburgate street
Holmes, James, brewer, Fenn lane
Holmes, Thomas, shopkeeper, Bridge str.
Hook, Elizabeth, general fancy toy dealer, Smallgate street
Harding, Henry, farrier, &c., Sheepgate street
Horsley and Son, coach builders, Hungate street
Hoskin, William, timber merchant, Corporation Wharf, Old Market
Haward, Samuel, stonemason, Bridge street
Hunt, Ann, shopkeeper, New Market-place
Ingram, Benjamin, bricklayer, Smallgate street
Jarman, Robert, printer, Old Market
Jarmy, Philip, Fox and Hounds, Newgate street
Johnson, Caroline E., straw bonnet maker, Smallgate street
Jones, Garwood, watch and clock maker, Blyburgate street
Jordon, Robert, butcher, Ballaygate str.
Jordon, Robert, butcher, New Market-place
Kent, Joseph L., ironmonger, gas fitter, and oil and colourman, Sheepgate str.
Kerrison, Henry S., draper, New Market
Kindred, John, agent for Mr. Farrow, wine and spirit merchant, Blyburgate street
Knights, Ann, Berlin wool and fancy repository, Exchange square
Knights, George, baker, Northgate street
Knights, John, shopkeeper, Smallgate st.
Knowles, Martin, King’s Head inn and commercial hotel, New Market-place
Lay, John, Bear and Bells, Old Market
Lay, John, butcher, Northgate street
Leavold, William H., corn, coal, salt, cement, and slate merchant, agent to the London traders, Corporation Wharf
Lenny, William, Waveney brewery, agent to Sun Fire and Life office, Northgate street
Lillistone, Mary Ann, New Market-place
Love, Alfred G., general agent to tax commissioners and to Royal Life and Fire Assurance company, Ballaygate street
Marshall, James, dyer, Northgate street
Mayhew, Joseph, linen and woollen draper, Exchange square
Mayhew, Mary Ann, baker and confectioner, Smallgate street
Mills, Edward, Crown, Blyburgate street
Mills, Frederic, tailor and woollen draper, Blyburgate street
Mills, Robert, George and Dragon, Hungate lane
Money, James, baker and confectioner, Sheepgate street
Mullett, James, tailor, Ballaygate street
Neal, William, shopkeeper, Hungate lane
Nicker, John, butcher, Old Market
Nicker, Mary, dressmaker and shopkeeper, Saltgate street
Norman, John, carpenter, Sheepgate str.
Norman, Joseph, beer-house, Sheepgate street
Norman, Joseph, builder, Sheepgate str.
Norman, Robert, brazier, Blyburgate str.
Oakes, Elizabeth, dress-maker, Sheepgate street
Oswald, Robert, auctioneer, Northgate street
Oxborough, Charles, ropemaker, Smallgate street
Page, Robert, glover, Sheepgate street
Pells, Nathaniel, builder, carpenter, and lane burner, Pudding moor
Pigg, Alfred, draper, New Market-place
Piper, Isaac, tailor, Smallgate street
Piper, Isaac, tailor, Sheepgate street
Piper, Isaac, beer house, Northgate street
Piper, James, tailor and hatter, Sheepgate street
Piper, William, ropemaker, Northgate street
Purland, Samuel, the Plough, Newgate street
Rand, John, shopkeeper, Northgate street
Read, Eliza, butcher, New Market
Reynolds, John, corn inspector, Ballaygate street
Roberts, James, cooper, Sheepgate street
Rodwell, John, boot and shoe maker, New Market
Sayer, Thomas, plumber and glazier, Ballaygate street
Sharpin, William, solicitor, Exchange str.
Sharpins and Swatman, solicitors, and agents to the Law Fire Assurance Office, Exchange square
Shipley, Edward, postman, Northgate street
Shreeve, Eliza, confectioner, Saltgate str.
Smith, Eddy, Queen’s Head, Newgate street
Smith, James, baker and confectioner, Northgate street
Smith, Shephard, grocer and toy dealer, New Market place
Smith, Thomas, corn, coal, and seed merchant, Northgate street
Snell and Hotson, coach builders, Smallgate street
Sprunt, Francis, shopkeeper, Pudding moor
Stacey and Scott, tailors and hatters, New Market-place
Stamp Office, Clarke, Abraham, sub-distributor and insurance agent, Smallgate street
Steel, Samuel, chemist and druggist, New Market-place
Stimpson, John, shoemaker, Saltgate street
Swatman, Edward, solicitor, Northgate street
Syder, George, cabinet maker and upholsterer, New Market-place
Taylor, George, brazier and coppersmith, New Market-place
Thirtle, James, green grocer, New Market
Thornton and Co., brewers and maltsters, Blyburgate and Northgate street
Thornton, Richard F., brewer, Ballaygate street
Thrower, Benjamin, confectioner and grocer, New Market
Thurling, James, tailor and clothes cleaner, Newgate street
Tillett, Frederic, fishmonger, New Market-place
Titshall, Deverson, shoemaker, Sheepgate street
Toll, George H., miller, Bridge street
Tuck, Robert, shoemaker, Smallgate str.
Vyse, William, boot and shoe maker, Northgate street
Wade, Denny, Fleece, Blyburgate street
Walker, Rhoda, straw bonnet and dressmaker, Saltgate street
Walne, Sarah, White Horse, New Market
Ward, Robert, grocer and wine and spirit merchant, Sheepgate street
Warner, Richard, coach driver, Sheepgate street
Webster, John C., solicitor, agent to the Phœnix Fire Office and Pelican Life Office, Old Market
Welch, William, whitesmith and bell-hanger, New Market-place
Welton, John, boot and shoe maker, Northgate street
West, Robert, gardener, Blyburgate street
White, Harriet, stationery and fancy repository, New Market
Whitehead, George, stone and marble mason, Northgate street
Wigg, George, beerhouse, Fenn lane
Wigg, Horace, cabinetmaker, Northgate street
Winter, Betsy, shopkeeper, Northgate street
Woodroffe, Thomas and William, builders, Lower Bridge street
Woodward, William, hairdresser, register office for servants, New Market
Wolfe, George E., cabinet maker and broker, Blyburgate street
Woolner, George, shoemaker, Northgate street
Woolner, William, horse clipper, Blyburgate street
Woolnough, George, cabinet maker and upholsterer, New Market
Worroffe, William W., builder, White Swan, New Market-place
Wright, William, boat builder, Northgate street
Youell, George, Pleasure Yatch, Northgate street