Melville and Co.'s Directory and Gazetteer of Norwich, Yarmouth, Dereham, Swaffham, Wymondham, Fakenham, Thetford, Attleborough, Aylsham, Diss, Reepham, Foulsham, Hingham, &c.; Ipswich, Bury St. Edmund's, Woodbridge, Lowestoft, Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth, Eye, Stowmarket, Needham Market, &c. [1856]

by F. R. Melville & Co.

DISS

Diss. A neat and well-built market town, in Diss hundred, East Norfolk, with a railway station 26½ miles N. of Ipswich, 24 miles E. of Bury St. Edmund’s, 19 S.W. of Norwich, and 94½ N.E. of London. It is separated from Suffolk by the river Waveney. The town is flourishing, and contains some good shops. The population is 3,600, and the area in acres is 3,382, including Westbrook green, Walcot green, and Diss Heywood. The Earl of Albemarle is lord of the manor of the latter, a large farming district, to the N. of Diss. There are two fairs held here, on the third Friday in September, and on the 8th of November. It has also a weekly market held on Friday. The town is lighted with gas. The Church of the Virgin Mary is a large, handsome structure, with a fine square tower and eight bells, upon which a set of chimes play every four hours. The rectory produces an annual income of £900, and the patron and incumbent is the Rev. W. Manning.

The Wesleyans, Independents, Primitive Methodists, Baptists, Unitarians, and Quakers, have chapels here. There is also a National School for boys and girls.

The petty sessions are held every alternate Monday, at the King’s Head Inn. The Excise office is held at the same place; likewise the Diss Horticultural meeting.

The Eastern Union extension railway passes through the parish, at about a mile E. of the town.

The New Corn Hall is in the Grecian style of architecture, with a lofty stone portico, approached by a flight of steps from St. Nicholas’ street; the interior is 77 ft. long, 42 ft. wide, and 27 ft. high; it has a glass roof with a ground glass ceiling beneath it, to prevent the glare of the sun.

CLERGY, GENTRY, &c.

Barkham, Mr. Thomas, Crown street

Barnard, Mrs., Mount street

Brook, Samuel, Esq., Mere street

Clubbe, Rev. James H., curate of Reydon, St. Nicholas’ street

Cox, Miss E., Roydon road

Davey, Mrs. M., the Common

Farrow, Samuel, Esq., Bridge street

Farrow, Miss Temperance, Crown street

Field, Rev. J., Independent minister

Jerrett, Mr. John, the Common

Juba, Mr. Thomas, Roydon road

Lewis, Rev. John Philip, Baptist minister, Crown street

Manning, Rev. C., M.A., the Cottage

Manning, Rev. Wm., rector of St. Mary, h the Rectory

Mines, Mrs. Elizabeth, Market-place

Rose, Miss Hannah, Mount street

Shepherd, Rev. Henry James, curate of St. Nicholas, Crown street

Smith, Mrs., Mere street

Tacon, Mrs. Rachel, Crown street

Tares, Mr. Joseph, the Common

Taylor, Miss Mary, Mount street

Thompson, Mr. Robert, Crown street

Wells, Mr. James, Common

Whaite, Mr. Thomas, Mere street

TRADES, PROFESSIONS, &c.

Abbott, Edward, printer, bookbinder, stationer, and music seller, Mere street

Abbott, Joseph, tea-dealer, the Common

Aldrich, George, butcher, Bridge street

Aldrich, Henry, commercial traveller, Mount street

Aldrich, John, ironmonger, brazier, painter, plumber, and glazier, St. Nicholas’ street

Aldrich, Robert, brush and patten manufacturer, St. Nicholas’ street

Aldrich, Mrs. Robert, grocer and tea-dealer, St. Nicholas’ street

Aldrich, William, hat manufacturer, Crown street

Alger, Cleersewell, land agent, surveyor, and lithographer, agent to the London Indisputable Life office, and the London Unity Fire office, Mere street

Alger, James, accountant, Crown street

Allen, Ann, the Star, Mere street

Amyott, Thomas E., surgeon, Crown str.

Andrews, William, watch and clock maker, jeweller and silversmith, St. Nicholas’ street

Angold, Henry, carpenter and joiner, Mount street

Atkins, George and Son, carpenters and joiners, Back lane

Atkins, James, carpenter and builder, Church street

Austin, Edward, saddle and harness maker, Mere street

Baldwin, Cutty, dealer, the Tuns, Common

Baldwin, John, currier and leather seller, Church street

Barkham, W. H., cabinet maker, upholsterer, paper hanger, appraiser, &c., Market-place

Barkway, Edward, gardener and seedsman, Common

Barnard, Alfred Francis, solicitor, St. Mary’s terrace

Barrett, Philip, grocer, tea-dealer and porter merchant, Mere street

Battel, John, broker, Mount street

Battel, William, the Greyhound, St. Nicholas’ street

Berrett, Benjamin, basket maker and cooper, Mere street

Berrett, William, corn chandler, the Sun inn, Mere street

Bishop, Henry, boot and shoe warehouse, opposite the Church

Bobby, Henry, tailor, draper, and hatter, Market square

Bobby, James H., draper, &c., Saint Nicholas’ street

Boggis and Son, silk mercers and drapers, Mere street

Bond, George, tailor, St. Nicholas’ street

Booty, James, tea-dealer, St. Nicholas’ street

Broad, Mrs. A., milliner, Mere street

Broad, George W., brush and patten manufacturer, St. Nicholas’ street

Browne, George F., solicitor, Mount street

Browne, Samuel, clothier, Market-place

Browning, Samuel, grocer and tea-dealer, Market-place and Common

Brunning, John, carpenter, Church street

Bryant, Daniel, tailor and draper, Mere street

Bull, Charles, surgeon, Mount street

Bunyan, John W., saddle and harness maker, St. Nicholas’ street

Burch, Susannah, seminary for young ladies, Mount street

Burch, Thomas, cooper, Mount street

Burrows, Band, G., grocer and tea-dealer, ladies’ boot and shoe establishment, Mere street

Burrows, Robert, maltster, Crown street

Burrows, Thomas, hair-dresser and bird preserver, Market-place

Carman, Robert, brewer and retailer of beer, Crown street

Cary, John S., general dealer, Market-place

Chambers, Edmund, the Half Moon, St. Nicholas’ street

Chaplyn, Mary Ann, milliner and dress-maker, Crown street

Chaplyn, William, hair-dresser, Crown street

Chaplyn, William, corn, coal, and malt merchant, Common

Chapman, George, farmer, Heywood

Chase, Charles, butcher, Market-place

Chatton, Zachariah, farmer, Heywood

Cobb, Harriet, baker, Bridge street

Cobb, Samuel, plumber, glazier, and sheriffs’ officer, fancy toy shop, Mere street

Cobb, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Church street

Coe, Jarvis, painter, plumber, and glazier, Mere street

Coleman, Benjamin, tailor, Mount street

Collier, Charles, station master, Station

Cooke, James, linen manufacturer, St. Nicholas’ street

Copeman, William, broker, Crown street

Copping, William, grocer and draper, Bridge street

Cotman, Thomas, registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, and corn inspector, Bridge street

Cracknell, John, grocer and draper, Market hill and St. Nicholas’ street

Creasey, Emily, milliner and dress-maker, St. Mary’s terrace

Crisp, Simon, butcher, Crown street

Cubitt, Clara, fancy repository, Mere st.

Cupiss, Francis, chemist and druggist, veterinary surgeon, printer and bookbinder, Mere street

Cuthbert, Henry, corn, coal, and seed merchant, Mere street

Cutting, John, farmer, Heywood

Dakin, George, commercial traveller, the Common

Debenham, Edward, linen draper, Crown street

Denlock, Mr., boarding and day school for young gentlemen, Church street

Digby, Josiah, fishmonger, Crown street

Dove, John, watch and clock maker, Crown street

Downing, Robert, builder, Park fields

Easto, Richard, beer retailer, Common

Edwards, Francis, Saracen’s Head, Mount street

Eglington, William, tailor and draper, Mere street

Elliott, Thomas, auctioneer and valuer, St. Mary’s terrace

Elliott, Wm. W., auctioneer, valuer, and farmer, Thelton; firm, Elliott and Son

Ellis, Robert, farmer, Common

Ellis, Stimpson, farmer, Heywood

Elsey, Jonathan, farmer, Walcot green

Esling, John, grocer and tea-dealer, St. Nicholas’ street

Everett, George, farmer, Heywood

Farrow, Charles, brewer, maltster, wine, spirit, and porter merchant, Bridge street

Farrow, Joseph, timber merchant, Crown street

Farrow, Thomas, architect and builder, Crown street

Fincham and Simpson, bankers, Diss, Harling and Eye; London agents, Barclay, Bevan and Co.

Foulger, Edward, farmer, Walcot green

Freeman, Robert, green grocer, Market-place

Garrett Brothers, coach builders, Mere street

Gilman, John, baker, Bridge street green

Goldsmith, Mary, cowkeeper, Common

Goold, Philip, shoeing smith, Ship inn, Mere street

Gostling, Harriet, bookseller, stationer, and dealer in china and earthenware, Mere street

Gostling, Thomas, chemist, druggist, oil and colorman, Market-place and Mere street

Gray, Frederic W., organist, Mount street

Hague, Sarah, stay and corset maker, St. Nicholas’ hill

Hague, William, tailor and draper, St. Nicholas’ hill

Hammond, William, boot and shoe maker, Mount street

Harbour, William, farmer, Heywood

Harris, Henry, farmer, Heywood

Harrison, Henry, cabinet maker and upholsterer, Mere street

Harrison, William, cabinet maker, Crown street

Harveys and Hudsons, bankers; H. P. Engshom, manager

Hayward, Henry, shoeing smith, Crown street

Hearn, John, farmer, Burston road

Heffill and Barnard, solicitors

Heffill, Henry, solicitor, Mount street

Hewitt, Robert, the Two Brewers, Saint Nicholas’ street

Holmes, John, dyer and dresser, Mere street

Holmes, Margaret and Eliza, milliners and dress-makers, Mere street

Humphrey, John, painter, plumber, and glazier, Common

Jay, Sarah, miller, Common

Kent, John, clerk to Commissioners of Taxes, agent for the Norwich Fire Office, and Chief Constable, St. Mary’s terrace

Kent, John, farmer, Darrow road

Kerry, John, corn chandler, St. Nicholas’ street

Kerry, Jonathan, wheelwright, Mount street

Knights, Samuel, shopkeeper, Bridge street green

Knowles, Mary Ann, straw bonnet maker, St. Nicholas’ hill

Knowles, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, St. Nicholas’ hill

Lacy, William, butcher, Mere street

Lait, Charles, coach builder, Mere street

Lait, Thomas, clothier, Crown street

Leathers, Richard, corn chandler, Mere street

Leech, John, currier, Crown street

Leeder, Simon, confectioner, Mere street

Legood, Mrs., milliner and dress-maker, Mount street

Lines, Harriet, ironmonger, brazier, and smith in general, St. Nicholas’ street

Lines, John, cattle dealer, Common

Luccock, James, farmer, Church street

Lusher, William, baker, Church street

Lyns, George, solicitor, Terrace

Mallott, John, gunsmith, Mere street

Mallott, Mildred, spice bread maker, Mere street

Marsh, Arthur F., watch and clock maker, jeweller and silversmith, Crown street

Mason, Charles, timber and coal merchant, Common

Mayerows, James, shopkeeper, Common

Mice, Hannah, glover, St. Nicholas’ street

Moore, William, King’s Head commercial posting house and revenue office, Mere street

Murton, Henry, farmer, Heywood

Murton, Robert, sen., farmer, Heywood

Musgrave, Mary Ann, post mistress, Mount street

Muskett, John, surveyor, St. Mary’s terrace

Muskett, John, solicitor, clerk to the magistrates, coroner of the liberties of the Duke of Norfolk, Crown street

Mutimer, Edward, Bee Hive, Crown street

Newdick, William, farmer, Heywood

Nunn, Richard C., auctioneer and estate agent, Mere street

Payne, Henry, boot and shoe maker, Market place

Payne, John, Red Lion, the Common

Payne, Jonathan, the Cock, Bridge street

Payne, Mrs., Railway tavern, Common

Pearce, Thomas, boot and shoemaker, St. Nicholas’ street

Plummer, John, farmer, Mount street

Poll, Wm., confectioner, Mere street

Quadling, Benjamin, timber and coal merchant, common

Rands, Israel, gardener, Crown street

Rayner, William, coal merchant, Mount street

Read, John, shopkeeper, St. Nicholas’ street

Ready, Richard, boot and shoe maker, Church street

Reeve, John, saddle and harness maker, Crown street

Robinson, Elizabeth and Rose, day and boarding establishment for young ladies, Mount street

Robinson, John, linen and woollen draper, Market-place

Rogers, Mrs., Crown commercial inn, Crown street

Roper, Miss Hannah, dressmaker, Mount street

Rose, Frederick R., surgeon, the Common

Rout, John, bricklayer, Roydon road

Ruffell, Henry, builder, Church street

Sayer, John W., miller, the Common

Scrivener, Edward, watch and clock maker, Common

Slack, Richard, proprietor to the Gas Works and shoeing smith, Back lane

Smith, Edward, medical botanist, Crown street

Smith, Edmund, farmer, Heywood

Spink, Henry, butcher, Church street

Spurling, William, farmer, Walcot green

Stollery, Charles, farmer, Westby green

Taylor, Dennis, watch and clock maker, silversmith, and jeweller, Mere street

Taylor, Thomas L., brewer, wine and spirit merchant, Crown street

Teasdel, Henry, ironmonger and bar-iron merchant, Mere street

Tippell, Robert, boot and shoe maker, Crown street

Tovell, William, fishmonger, Back lane

Turrell, William, butcher, Market place

Wallace, Edward, solicitor, Roydon road

Ward, Henry, surgeon, Crown street

Ward, John, the Chequers, Bridge street

Ward, William, the Bell, Market place

Welham, Robert, builder, Mount street

Welham, Sarah, the Dolphin, Church street

Welham, Thomas, hair dresser and wig maker, Mere street

Wells, Frederic, farmer, Heywood

Whaite, Sabina, ironmonger, tin plate worker, brazier, and ironfounder, Market-place

Whitehead, —, hair dresser and bird preserver, Mere street

Whitrod, Benjamin, watch and clock maker, &c., Market tower

Wilkinson, Joseph, solicitor, Common

Witting, Charles, tea-dealer, Church street

Woodrow, Charles, farmer, Walcot green

Woodrow, Richard, baker, &c., Saint Nicholas’ street

Woodrow, Samuel, boot and shoe maker, Crown street

Woodrow, William, baker and confectioner, Market square

Wright, George, the White Horse, Market place

Wright, George, the Cherry Tree, Roydon road