  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 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 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 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. 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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, 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 |
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