Category: Community (Warminster)

Topics about organisations and activities in Warminster.

Meeting House Certificate ~ The Old Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, Warminster

Entry No.572 in Wiltshire Dissenters’ Meeting House Certificates And Registrations 1689-1852, edited by J.H. Chandler, published by Wiltshire Record Society, 1985:

20 Dec 1799 (21 Dec 1799). Warminster. The register or licence of our meeting house, called the Old Meeting House in Meeting House Lane, erected in or about the year 1704, which was taken out by and granted to our predecessors about that time, is mislaid or lost. Presbyterian. Thomas Hinton, George Wansey, William Wansey, P. Warren, Edmund Halliday, housekeepers in Warminster. (WRO D1/2/29).

William Draper, Landlord Of The Green Dragon, Warminster, In The 1790s

William Draper, the landlord of The Green Dragon inn, in the Market Place, Warminster, paid rents to Robert Ball, from 29th September 1794 to 23rd March 1798. They were all receipted; the rents being £40 per annum. William Draper died before 18th October 1798, when an inventory was taken on behalf of his sole executor, his son-in-law, William Manley.

Meeting House Certificate ~ A Building At West End, Warminster

Entry No.421 in Wiltshire Dissenters’ Meeting House Certificates And Registrations 1689-1852, edited by J.H. Chandler, published by Wiltshire Record Society, 1985:

20 Feb 1790 (24 Feb 1790). Warminster. A building formerly occupied by John Whittlock deceased as a blacksmith’s shop, but now in the tenure of James Ludlow situate in the West End of Warminster. [Methodist?: Gunn 62, VCH 8, 127]. William Jervis, James Ludlow, John Spicer, Benjamin Steedman, housekeepers in Warminster. (WRO D1/2/28)

The Names Of The Boys At Warminster School: 1789

The Names Of The Boys At Warminster School: 1789.

List in the papers of the Wyndham family.

Part 1st:

Seagram Senr.
Stackhouse Senr.

Part 2nd:

Wood.
Martin Senr.
Wyndham Senr.
Seagram Secus.

Stackhouse Junr.
Baker.
Moody.
Jackson.

Wyndham Secus.
Michel.
Best.
Ingram.

Part 3rd:

Aftley [Astley].
Ensor.
Gunning Senr.
Wyndham 3tius.

Seager.
Gabbitas.
Carpenter.
Lethbridge.

Mortimer.
Noad.
Martin Junr.
Mofs [Moss].

Part 4th:

Monk.
Seagram Junr.
Worfley [Worsley] Senr.
Worfley [Worsley] Junr.

Clutterbuck.
Wyndham Junr.
Baily Senr.
Blackwell.

Rivers.
Everett.
Houlton.
Rollefton [Rolleston].

Part 5th:

Sheppard.
Webb.
Barton.
Cuffe [Cusse].

Turner.
Gray.
Butler.
Gunning Junr.
Still.

Yeomans.
Lawes.
Haviland.
Iremonger.

Part 6th:

Lye Senr.
Lye Junr.
Baily Junr.
Dudden.

Part 7th:

Edgell.
Markes.
Penruddock.

Temple.
Buckler.
Ballard.

61 [boys].

The Half Moon Is Included In William Buckler’s Memoranda Book

An 18th century Memoranda book of William Buckler of Boreham, Warminster, principally consisting of surveys of his leasehold lands, including the public house The Half Moon, can be found in the archives at the Wiltshire And Swindon History Centre at Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2QN. The reference number is 2875/1.

The School Rules For Lord Weymouth’s Grammar School, Warminster, 1784

The School Rules for Lord Weymouth’s Grammar School at Church Street, Warminster, in 1784:

1 – During Prayers there shall be silence and a devout attention.

2 – All shall walk to and return from Church in an orderly way, shall behave well there, and shall refrain from staring about, talking and whispering. Looks, posture, movements, should be under control.

3 – In school every boy shall work diligently, and shall speak quietly to himself, clearly to the master. He must spell correctly. No boy is to bully another, nor run about the yard in school hours. All shall refrain from lying, deceit, quarrelling, fighting, and pilfering. No one is to look out of the windows. Caps are to be worn in class.

4 – The dormitories shall be used for sleeping in only. There shall be no brawling nor disorder in them. In the morning, all shall rise when the bell rings.

5 – No one shall come into class with unwashed hands, or uncombed hair, or with his cap on.

6 – Dayboys shall be punctual and not be absent without leave obtained beforehand.

7 – In no circumstances shall a boy loaf about the town, but each boy shall go straight home quietly without making a disturbance. Boys should comport themselves reservedly towards passers-by and politely towards their inferiors.

8 – He who says Grace shall speak distinctly; all shall stand; silence shall be observed at meals.

9 – No one shall cut tables, doors, desks, or forms, or break down fences. No one shall ink or in any way dirty the walls or break windows. In winter, no cinders or other burning articles by which damage might be caused shall be thrown down in the School.

10 – On entering or leaving the School each boy shall close the door.

11 – During play there shall be no quarrelling. No one shall stay about the door or in the hall. There shall be no stone throwing. Anyone who goes out of bounds, even to the smallest degree shall suffer corporal punishment.

12 – At every time and place all shall refrain from pilfering or damage, and shall keep their tongues from evil-speaking, lying and slandering. Everything shall be kept clean. All shall avoid spoiling their hats, boots and other garments. All these laws shall be observed, and for any breach of them the penalty shall be exacted.

Green Dragon Inventories 1781 And 1783

Papers kept by the Manley family included inventories for the Green Dragon, in the Market Place, Warminster, compiled on 25th June 1781 and in 1783. These record that there was a soldiers’ room with three beds, but a shortage of drinking vessels. The inn’s own brewery and a beer licence are mentioned. Sundries included a dog and chain. The 1783 inventory recorded the following stock: 2,226 gallons of beer @ 1s/3d., 76 small beers @ 3d., and 56 ditto @ 2d.

A Highwayman At Norridge

Thursday 9th November 1780

A Highwayman At Norridge
At seven in the evening, on Thursday 9th November 1780, Gideon Hunt, of Chapmanslade, was near Norridge Farm, when he was accosted by a highwayman who relieved him of £2 12s. The robber had stabled his mare at the Black Dog Inn, on the road between Deadmaids and Standerwick; he called there for the mare an hour after the robbery and left, making it known he was going to Bristol.

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