Great Clacton 1848 Whites Directory
CLACTON, (GREAT) a large village on an eminence, about a mile from the sea beach, and 14 miles S.E. by E. of Colchester, and S.S.W. of Harwich, has in its parish 1296 inhabitants, and 3964A of land, including Copping Green, Magdalen Green, Clacton Wick, and Clacton Cliffs, on the seashore, where there are three martello towers, erected for the defence of the coast during the late war, and now occupied as a signal station by the coast guard, though no guns are mounted.
A fair is held in the village on June 29th, and a small customary market on Tuesday evenings. Wm. F. Nassau, Esq. , is lord of the manor, anciently held by the Darcy and other families ; but a great part of the soil belongs Guy’s Hospital, Danl. Howard, Esq., W. Nicholson, Rt. and Jas. Page, and several smaller owners. Can Hall, now a farm house, was so called from its belonging to the canons of St. Osyth. Aulton Park farm was left by S. Travers, Esq., for charitable uses.
The Church (St. John,) is an ancient structure, with a tower, containing five bells, and crowned by a shingled spire, which was rebuilt in 1810. The interior is neatly fitted up, and has three galleries, two of which were erected in 1837, when a number of free sittings were pro- vided in consideration of a grant from the Church Building Society.
The rectory was appropriated to St. Osyth Priory, and the great tithes now belong to the principal landowners. The living is a discharged vicarage, with the donative curacy of Little Holland annexed to it, and valued in K.B. at £10, and in 1831, at £240 . W. F. Nassau, Esq. , is patron, and the Rev. H. G. N. Bishop, B.A., is the incum- bent, and has a good residence, and 4A. of glebe. The tithes were commuted in 1841, the rectorial for £954. 2s. , and the vicarial for £240. Here is a small Wesleyan Chapel, built in 1824. In 1827, James Maskell built and endowed a small Almshouse here, for three poor people, who have each 2s. 6d. and a quartern loaf weekly. The poor parishioners have a yearly rent-charge of £4 out of a farm called Pearles and Steylands, purchased with £100 left by Hy. Rainsford, in 1738. They have also the dividend of £50 three per cent.
Imperial Annuities, purchased with the benefaction of an unknown donor.
POST OFFICE at A. Maskell’s. Letters despatched 3 afternoon via Great Bentley and Colchester
Almond Edmund, veterinary surgeon
Bagley T. vict. Ship Inn
Beckworth James, corn miller
Bevans James, tailor
Bishop Rev Hy George Nassau BA, Vicarage
Coughly Cornls. inspector, Towers
Dennis Philip, gentleman
Dixey William, vict. Queen’s Head Inn
Gilder John, maltster
Gladding William, butcher
Hand Henry, tailor
Joy Philip, plumber, glazier, &c.
Maskell Abrm. glover, Post office
Ormes William, tailor
Parker John Henry, surgeon
Quinn Edward, battery keeper
Riches Charles, builder
Riches Hurren, baker
Rouse Joseph, baker, Green Sadler
Sadler Clere William S, butcher
Scrutton Peter, butcher
Warner Mrs Mary
Wilson John, carpenter, &c.
Wilson Samuel, schoolmaster
Wilson William, bricklayer
BEERHOUSES.
Reed William, Green
Vinall Robert, Green
Wilson William
BLACKSMITHS.
Pigg William
Pyman Thomas
BOOT & SHOE MAKERS
Clark Daniel
Ennever Henry
Mann Pp. Green
Reed Jacob , do.
Sealey George
Wink Joseph, (& parish clerk)
GROCERS, &c.
Granger Sarah
Harris Philip (& wholesale)
Hawes James
FARMERS .
Brandon George M.
Brown Thomas
Feedham William
Giles Henry, Pond
Hackney William
Howard Daniel
Howard Joseph
Janson George, Park
Large Rt. maltster
Newman Robert A., Can Hall
Nicholson William, Sladburies
Page James
Page Robert
Peeling William
Posford Stowers C., Burrs
Pudney Widow
Rayner Sarah
Sadler Cleere
Sadler C. W. S.
Salmon John
Salmon Joseph. Wash
Skeet William
Smith John, Aulton Park
Smith Pp. Baker, Wick
WHEELWRIGHTS
Granger Benj.
Nevill William
Reed William Green
CARRIERS.
To Colchster Tues, Thurs. & Sat.
Baglet T, Ship
Vinall Rt, Green