The Post Office Directory of Durham and Northumberland
by Kelly and Company
Published in 1879
TOW LAW is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1878 from the parish of Thornley, and is a small market town, in the union of Weardale, Wolsingham county court district, situated 3 miles north-east from Wolsingham and 10 north-west from Bishop Auckland; the Derwent extension of the Stockton and Darlington railway has a station here. The town is governed by a Local Board of Health, is lighted with gas and has a market, held every Friday. The church of SS. Philip and James is a stone building in the Early English style, large enough to seat nearly 400 people, and consists of chancel and nave; it was erected by subscription, the Weardale Company contributing upwards of £1,100. The living is a vicarage, worth £300 yearly, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of Chester and held by the Rev. Michael Henry Simpson, B.A. of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. The National schools were built in 1849, at a cost of £1,000, on a site given by the Weardale Iron Company, who have very extensive works here, to which is attributable the great increase of the population. There is a Mechanics' Institution, founded in 1857 by persons connected with the iron works. The Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists, United Presbyterians and Catholics have chapels here. The acreage is 467A. 3R. 13P.; the population of the ecclesiastical parish in 1871 was 4,968.
Helme Park is a hamlet, consisting of five farms, principally belonging to the Rev. G. P. Williamson, of Harperley Park.
POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & Savings Bank.—William Harrison, sub-postmaster. Letters arrive from Darlington at 8.30 a.m.; dispatched at 4.45 p.m
INSURANCE AGENT.—Queen, M. Snowdon, Thornley ter
LOCAL BOARD.
Clerk & Surveyor, John Emerson
Medical Officer, George Hood
Inspector, William Garroway
Collector, John Hillary
SCHOOLS:—
National, George Roberts, master
Wesleyan, Joshua Scholefield, master; Miss Agnus Moor, sewing mistress; Miss Rachel Hill, infants' mistress
Railway Station, John Dodds, station master
Tow Law.
Anderson Charles C. High street
Hood George, M.D. Bridge street
Kirkness Rev. Thomas B. [Wesleyan]
Scott Rev. Ernest F. [United Presbyterian]
Scott William
Simpson Rev. Michael Henry, B.A. [vicar], Vicarage
Smith Rev. William Taylor [Catholic]
Taylor Rev. Jas. [Primitive Methodist]
COMMERCIAL.
Allison Wm. shopkeepr. Wolsingham rd
Anderson Charles C. surgeon, High st
Armstrong Henry, Mile Stone, & blacksmith, High street
Armstrong Margaret (Mrs.), butcher, High street
Askew Henry, Queen's Head
Ayton John, boot & shoe maker, High st
Backhouse & Co. bankers (John Emerson, agent)
Barlow Margaret (Mrs.), stationer, High street
Bell Joseph, grocer
Bell William, milliner, Dan's castle
Bond William, Railway hotel
Brown Jhn. grocer & draper, Dan’s castle
Charlton Ambrose, boot maker, High st
Cloughton James, boot & shoe maker
Coates Geo. grocer & draper, High st
Co-operative Stores (George Hildreth, sec.), Dan’s castle
Crabtree George, Crown & Thistle, Castle bank
Crabtree Geo. Market hotel, Castle bank
Crone Joseph, viewer to the Weardale Iron & Coal Co. Limited
Davison Robert, shopkeeper
Dixon Mary Ann (Miss), dress maker, Dan’s castle
Eales Henry, Alma hotel
Elliot & Ainsley, timber merchants, Dan’s castle
Elliott George, grocer & draper, Wolsingham road
Elliott John, beer retailer, High street
Emerson John, clerk & surveyor to the local board of health, High street
Emerson William, builder & ironmonger, Wesley street
Farrow George, wine & spirit merchant
Featherstone John, grocer, High street
Garraway William, grocer, High street
Gas Works (John Emerson, sec)
Glenwright Hannah (Mrs.), grocer, High street
Golightly John, grocer, Dan’s castle
Graham Ann (Miss), grocer & draper, High street
Green Edward, butcher, High street
Hall Jesse, outfitter, High street
Hall Robert George, grocer, High st
Hall Thomas, butcher, High street
Harker Elizabeth (Miss), shopkeeper, High street
Harrison William, draper & grocer, & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants, High street
Henderson Wm. miller, Wolsingham rd
Heseltine William, linen draper, High st
Hildreth John, grocer, High street
Hillary John, grocer, Dan’s castle
Hillary Thomas, greengrocer &c. Dan’s castle
Hind John, Inkerman hotel, North rd
Hodgson Featherstone, beer retailer, Wolsingham road
Holliday Rt. Surtees Arms, Dan’s castle
Hood George, M.D. surgeon, Bridge st
Horne Thomas, tailor, Castle bank
Hughes John, beer retailer, High street
Hutchison John, beer retailer
Jex William, boot maker
Johnson Thos. draper & grocer, High st
Kirtley John, tailor, Wolsingham road
Lax Joseph, boot & shoe manufacturer
Leeming John, watch maker
McMahon Patrick, Miners’ Arms
Metcalfe William, shopkeeper, High st
Moore Joseph, butcher, High street
Moralee John, shoe maker, High street
Morgan John, beer retailer & painter, High street
Morris John, outfitter, High street
Muse Richard, Railway inn, Wesley st
Newton James, butcher, Dan’s castle
Newton John, draper, High street
Patterson Geo. shopkeeper, Dan’s castle
Pollard Wm. tailor & draper, Castle bank
Potts Michael, Iron Works inn
Potts William, Weardale hotel
Price John, beer retailer, Dan’s castle
Priestman Ann (Mrs.), earthenware dealer, Wolsingham road
Ray John, shopkeeper, Dan’s castle
Richardson George, Royal hotel, Dan’s castle
Richardson William, tailor, High street
Ridley William & Joseph, builders
Robinson Geo. shopkeeper, Dan’s castle
Robinson Adamson, grocer & draper, Wolsingham road
Robinson George, tailor, Dan’s castle
Robinson Richard, haberdasher, Dan’s castle
Robson Thos. Tow Law hotel, High st
Routh Elizabeth (Mrs.), boot & shoe maker, High street
Sherburn Timothy, haberdasher, High st
Smith Thomas, grocer & draper, Wolsingham road
Smith Wm. shopkeeper, Dan’s castle
Smith William A. watch & clock maker, High street
Stephenson Thomas, tailor, High street
Tate John Henry, watch maker, High st
Teasdale William Robinson, saddler & ironmonger, High street
Temperley Joseph, builder
Thomson David, furnace manager to the Weardale Iron & Coal Co. Limited
Trainor James, Masons’ Arms, Wolsingham road
Waggett Hen. Rose & Crown, High st
Weardale Iron & Coal Company Limited (John Kitchen, cashier; David Thomson, manager of furnaces; Joseph Crone, viewer)
Wheatley Geo. shopkeepr. Dan’s castle
Wheatley Robert, furniture broker &c. High street
Wherley & Co. linen drapers, High st
Whinfield Rd. C. & Co. chemists & grocers
Wilkinson Jas. blacksmith, Dan’s castle
Willey Thomas, Helme Park inn
Young George, Golden Lion
Helme Park.
Allison George, farmer
Baron Thomas, farmer
Snowden George & Co. colliery owners
Swainston John, farmer
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