  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 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 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 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 |
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