Kelly’s 1933 Directory and some 1937 info
ELMSWELL is a parish and village, with a station on the Bury and Ipswich section of the London and North Eastern railway, 86½ miles north-east from London, 8½ east from Bury St. Edmunds, 5½ north-west from Stowmarket and 18 north-west from Ipswich, in the Bury St. Edmunds division of the county, hundred and petty sessional division of Blackbourn, county court district of Stowmarket, rural district and rural deanery of Thedwastre, archdeaconry of Sudbury and diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Elmswell is a place of some antiquity, but its importance in the medieval period was due to its close connection with the great Benedictine Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds, the abbot of which was lord of the manor, and in 1433 entertained the young King Henry VI. A portion of the “Lord’s Chariot way” from Bury still remains in the parish as a disused Road.
The church of St. John the Divine, erected by the monks of Bury and situated on an eminence, is an edifice of local flint with stone dressings in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, vestry, nave, aisles, porch, and an embattled western tower containing 5 bells, two of which, however, are cracked: the base and angles of the tower, which was restored in 1913, and the porch exhibit fine flint work in various devices: at the east end of the south aisle is an ancient chantry chapel in the centre of which is the matrix of a beautiful decorated cross: a monument to Sir Robert Gardiner, a benefactor to the parish, now stands where formerly stood the altar of this chapel; the chancel was almost entirely rebuilt in 1864: the north aisle was built and the nave repaired and fitted with an open timber roof and oak benches in 1872: the octagonal font is of the Decorated period: the pulpit and carved litany desk, both of oak, were presented by W. Luke esq.: the wrought iron screen, with gates separating the chancel from the nave, was erected in 1874 by the rector as a memorial to his parents, to whom there is also a mural brass: there are several memorial windows: the church affords about 300 sittings. In the churchyard are the remains of an ancient cross, which was restored about the year 1904: there is also a memorial to the men who fell in the Great War, 1914-18.
The register dates from the year 1659. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £348, with 43 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of Sir Charles Anthony King-Harman K.C.M.G. and held since 1919 by the Rev. Joseph David Sayer M.A. of Jesus College, Oxford. There is a Methodist chapel. Elmswell Tabernacle, on the Norwich Road, is an iron building, erected in 1887 at a cost of £220, and seating 300 persons.
A cemetery of 1¼ acres was formed in 1901 at a cost of £300; it is under the control of the Parish Council. A bacon factory was opened here in 1911 by the St. Edmundsbury Co-operative Bacon Factory Limited. There also are timber yards and sawing and roller mills. Sir Robert Gardiner, who was lord of the manor in the time of James I. bequeathed charities of large amount for the benefit of the necessitous and deserving poor of the parish, the maintenance of six almswomen and the repairs of the church: these charities are administered by local trustees under a scheme of the Charity Commissioners.
Elmswell New Hall, situated in a park of approximately 8 acres, is the property and residence of Arthur Francis Chamberlayne esq. The executors of W. A. Macfarlane Grieve esq. J.P. are lords of the manor. The land is mostly owned in small lots. The soil of the parish is composed partly of clay and partly loam; subsoil, gravel, clay and brick earth. The chief crops are wheat and barley. The area is 2,089 acres; the population in 1931 was 954.
Post, M. O., T. & T. E. D. Office. Letters through Bury St. Edmunds
Police Station
Railway Station (L. & N. E)
Carrier to Bury St. Edmunds.—G. Moore, from Walsham-le-Willows, passes through on tues. & wed. & to Stowmarket, thurs
Motor omnibus from Walsham-le-Willows, tues. & thurs.; omnibuses . also pass through to Bury St. Edmunds & Stowmarket twice daily
Oddfellows (Manchester Unity) (Loyal Haven of Prosperity Lodge, No. 6861 & Loyal Hand of Charity Lodge, No. 3571) (G. Rawlinson, sec)
| Andreasen | Julius | The Limes |
| Baker | Henry | The Willow House |
| Baker | Robert | Ivy House |
| Barkshire | Frank | Sunnyside |
| Borley | Bertha | St.Lucy. Church Mount ' |
| Cardy | Frederick | Hall Lane |
| Chamberlayne | Arthur | New Hall (letters through Woolpit, Bury) |
| Durrant | H | Yew Tree House |
| Durrant | William | Elmswell Grange |
| Fellingham | Walter | Norwood |
| Finbow | Mrs | Belleville |
| Godbolt | Benjamin | Cannizaro |
| Govers | H. | Tempo |
| Green | William | Linges |
| Hawes | Edward | School Road |
| Head | A | St. John's House |
| Henderson | John | The Cedars |
| Jewers | Oliver | Eagle House |
| Lord | Miss | Winterthorn |
| McGrath | W. | Westhill |
| Mulley | Herbert | Cooks Road |
| Mulley | Mrs | Rose Bank |
| Newson | John | The Cottage |
| Nunn | Frank | The Laurels |
| Nunn | Mrs | Homefield |
| Parsey | Arthur | Arvon House |
| Peacock | William | Holly lodge |
| Pye | Robert | Mitford House |
| Bowson | William | White House |
| Sayer | Joseph | The Rectory |
| Sterne | Henry | |
| Stinson | William | The Gables |
| Sturgeon | Herbert | Woodstock House |
| Taylor | John | Elm House |
| Vince | Mrs | South View |
| Walpole | Regnld. | Houghton House |
| Wright | George | Kilnette |
| COMMERCIAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Wm. Jsph | shopkpr | New rd | |
| Baker & Son | millers (oil) | TN 28 | ||
| Ball & Gibson | motor engnrs | Oakdene garage. TN61 | ||
| Ball | Geo | confc'tnr | TN61 | |
| Barclays Bank Ltd | open fri. 10. 15 to 12; head office 54 Lombard street, London E C 3 | |||
| Barker | Ambrose Charles | farmer & buying agent | Street Farm. TN 4; TA. "Barker. Elmswell" | for St. Edmundsbury Co-operative Bacon Factory Ltd. (attends Corn Exchange at Norwich, Ipswich, Bury & |
| Basham | Regnld. W | butcher | ||
| Bentley | David | grocer | & post office. TN1 | |
| Borley | Frederick William | farmer | Green Farm | |
| Borley | John William | builder | ||
| Borley | Louis | wood hurdle maker | ||
| Bullock | Harry Edward | fmr | Bennetts | |
| Cartwright & Co | egg mers' | |||
| Cartwright's Timber Co. Ltd | timber mers | T A "Cartwright. Elmswell;" TN24 | ||
| Cartwright | Geo. C | poultry farmer | ||
| Clarke | C. & Son | butchers | Mill House | |
| Cowlin | Jas. & Sons | brick mkrs | The Crossways brick works (letters through Woolpit, Bury) | |
| Durrant | Eustace | saddler & harness mkr, &c | Hill Croft | |
| Durrant Oscar | poultry fanner | Hill Croft | ||
| Dyball | Alfd | farmer | Willow Farm | |
| Eastern United Garages | garage proprs | TN8 | ||
| Elliston | Edwd. | shopkpr | ||
| Elmswell Electrical Supply | electrcl. engnrs | |||
| Ennals | Arth. Danl. | housing inspector to the Thedwastre Rural District Council | Linden Croft | |
| Faiers | Horace | shopkpr | ||
| Farmer | Wm | shopkpr | Station Rd | |
| Gibson | Geo. S | farmer | Willow Wood | |
| Gibson | Geo. Sutcliffe | motor engnr | (see Ball & Gibson) | |
| Goymer | Arthur | boot repairer | ||
| Green | Wm. N | maltster | TA "Green" | |
| Hassall | Austen | rate collector | for Beyton, Drinkstone, Elmswell, Hessett, Thurston, Tostock & Woolpit. TN7 | |
| Hassall | Jas | relieving & vaccination officer & registrar of births, deaths & marriages | for Walsham-le- Willows district & rate collector for Great Ashfield, Badwell Ash. Hunston & Langham | |
| Hawes | Walter Wakelin | printer | TN49 | |
| Henderson | John William | accountant & auditor | The Cedars | |
| Jacob | Wm. Freeman | cycle dlr | ||
| Jewers | Oliver C | corn, seed, oil cake & coal merchant & manure agent | TN9 | |
| Johnson | Alfd | farmer | Botany Bay Farm | |
| Keen | Charles | propr | Fox Hotel | |
| °Kemp | Herbt. Elias | farmer | White House Farm. TN | |
| Kinsey | Henry C | assessor & collector of taxes | for the divisions of Blackbourn; Thedwastre & Stow (41 parishes) | |
| °Kirkwood | John | poultry & general farmer | Elmswell Hall. TN15 | |
| Last | Cyril | sign&glass writer | School Road | distinctive lettering&designs; effective & inexpensive lettering for all purposes |
| Leggett | Lawrence Chas | insur. agt | New Rd | |
| Lloyds Bank Ltd | (sub-branch to Stowmarket); Fri. 10. 15 a. m. to l2 noon; head office, 71 Lombard st. London EC3 | |||
| Ludbrook | Victor Octavius | boot repr | Ashfield rd | |
| Middleton | Justina (Mrs. ) | fishmngr | New rd | |
| Midland Bank Ltd | (sub-branch to Bury St. Edmunds) (open Fri. 10. 15 a. m. to 12 noon). Fox hotel; head office. Poultry, London EC2 | |||
| Miller | Harold Albt | farmer | Hill Farm. TN30. | |
| Miller | Jonathan | haulage contractor&farmer | ||
| °Morley | Wm. E | farmer | Cross Ways (letters through. . Woolpit, Bury). TN 6 | |
| Moy | Thomas Ltd | coal merchants | ||
| Mulley | Herbert E | builders, contractors, undertakers... | ... blacksmiths, hot water & general engineers; cremations arranged. TN11 | |
| Mulley | Sidney Herbert | builder | ||
| Mulley | Stephen | fishmngr | ||
| Norman | Arthur | grocer | ||
| Nunn | Frank J | agricultural implement manufacturer & agent; ironmonger &c | Blackbourn iron works. T A "Warrens, Elmswell"; TN25 | horse hoes & harrows a speciality; |
| Oddfellows (Manchester Unity) (Loyal Haven of Prosperity Lodge, No. 6861 & Loyal Hand of Charity Lodge, No. 3571) (G. Rawlinson, sec) | ||||
| Oliver | Jn | dentist | (attends wed. 7. 15 to 8 p. m) | |
| Payers | Alan Beckford | bldr | Warwick House | |
| Peacock | Wm. Luddington | physcn. &surgn | Holly Lodge | M. B. , Ch. B. Glas. , D. O. M. S. Eng. |
| Pearl | Harry J | egg merchant | Vine House | |
| Pearson | Alfred | farmer | Eastwood | |
| Pratt | Mabel Beatrice (Mrs. ) | butcher | ||
| Pye | Rt. Stephen (exors. of) | timber merchants | Elmswell station. TN 12 | |
| Rand | Geo. Stephen (Mrs. Rand, proprietress) | baker | School Rd | |
| Reis | Archbld Herbt | farmer | Cubitts Hall Farm | |
| Robinson | Ewart | glue mfr | Willow works | |
| Russell | Frederick | Railway tavern | ||
| ST. EDMUNDSBURY CO-OPERATIVE BACON FACTORY LIMITED (THE), bacon, lard & sausage manufacturers. | T A "Bacon, Elmswell" TN 2 | |||
| Smith | Geo. W | fishmngr | ||
| Steed | Arthur Edward | manufacturers' agent | Church Mount | correspondent for "East Anglian Daily Times" |
| Tyler | Fred | farmer | Grove Farm | |
| Welham | Thos | chimney sweep | Council Houses | |
| Woolnough | Thos | farmer | Bunker's Hill Farm | |
| Wright | Hy. Geo | farmer | Kiln Farm (letters through Woolpit, Bury) | |
| Wyatt | Oswald Jn | sanitary inspector to the Thedwastre RDC | Buttenhaugh |
“Residents” in 1933 and 1937
| 1933 | 1937 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsey | Arthur | Arvon House | Grummitt | William | ||
| Finbow | Mrs | Belleville | Finbow | Mrs. | ||
| Godbolt | Benjamin | Cannizaro | Kemp | Herbert Elins | ||
| Henderson | John | Cedars | Henderson | John William | ||
| Church mount | Steed | Arthur Edward | ||||
| Mulley | Herbert | Cooks Road | Mulley | Herbert E. | ||
| Newson | John | Cottage | ||||
| Jewers | Oliver | Eagle House | Jewers | Oliver C. | ||
| Taylor | John | Elm House | Taylor | John Crumpton | ||
| Stinson | William | Gables | Clarke | Charles | ||
| Durrant | William | Elmswell Grange | Reed | Vernon John | ||
| Cardy | Frederick | Hall Lane | ||||
| Peacock | William | Holly lodge | Burgess | William | ||
| Nunn | Mrs | Homefield | Nunn | Mrs. | ||
| Walpole | Regnld. | Houghton House | Walpole | Reginald O. H. | ||
| Baker | Robert | Ivy House | Baker | Robert | ||
| Wright | George | Kilnette | Wright | George | ||
| Nunn | Frank | Laurels | Nunn | Frank J. | ||
| Andreasen | Julius | Limes | Andreasen | Julius | ||
| Ennals | Arth. Danl. | Linden croft | Ennals | Arth. Davill | ||
| Green | William | Linges | Green | William N. | ||
| Pye | Robert | Mitford House | Pye | Mrs. Robert Stephen | ||
| Chamberlayne | Arthur | New Hall | Chamberlayne | Arthur Francis | ||
| Fellingham | Walter | Norwood | Kemp | Frank | ||
| Sayer | Joseph | Rectory | Dolman | Rev. George B.A., L.Th. (rector) | ||
| Mulley | Mrs | Rose Bank | Mulley | Mrs. | ||
| Hawes | Edward | School Road | ||||
| Vince | Mrs | South View | Vince | Mrs. | ||
| Head | A | St. John's House | Head | Miss A. N. | ||
| Borley | Bertha | St.Lucy. Church Mount ' | Borley | Miss Bertha | ||
| Barkshire | Frank | Sunnyside | Barkshire | Capt. Frank | ||
| Govers | H. | Tempo | Govers | H. A. S. | ||
| McGrath | W. | Westhill | Mortlock | Misses | ||
| Bowson | William | White House | ||||
| Baker | Henry | Willow House | Baker | Henry Robert Bruce | ||
| Lord | Miss | Winterthorn | Lord | Miss | ||
| Sturgeon | Herbert | Woodstock House | Sturgeon | Herbert John | ||
| Sterne | Henry | Sterne | Henry H | |||
| Durrant | H | Yew Tree House | Durrant | Miss H. | ||
| Kinsey | Henry C. | Kinsey | Henry Cotterell |