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 1s. 7d. 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.
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