Norfolk - Diss

Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk, 1883, pp. 294-298.

DISS is a parish and well-built market town, head of a county court district, a polling place for the Southern division of the county, and a station on the Great Eastern railway, which passes through the parish about a mile east from the town, in Diss hundred, Depwade union, rural deanery of Redenhall, archdeaconry of Norfolk and diocese of Norwich, 26½ miles east from Bury St. Edmunds, 19 south-west from Norwich and 94½ north-east from London, and is separated from Suffolk by the river Waveney. The town is flourishing, and contains some good shops: it stands principally on an acclivity, encompassing a large sheet of water, or mere, of the extent of nearly 6 acres, the banks of which are laid out in gardens at the rear of the houses, which have a pleasant effect from the lower part of the town: the mere receives all the rainwater from the town, and the overflow discharges itself into the river Waveney: it contains eels and a curious fish locally called the chaser, a kind of carp.

The town in under the Public Health Act: the board consists of nine members.

The church of St. Mary the Virgin is a large handsome structure in the Perpendicular style, consisting of cancel, nave with clerestory, aisles and porches with a fine square tower containing 8 bells, upon which a set of chimes play every four hours: the nave and aisles underwent considerable repair in 1850, at a cost of £1,700: it is lighted by twenty clerestory windows: the chancel was restored and enlarged (to its original length) in 1857 by the present rector: the exterior is of squared flints, with massive buttresses, panelled and carved with armorial bearings: it contains a very strikng and beautiful reredos (erected by the present rector in 1869) of Caen stone, inlaid with coloured marbles, and bosses of spar and gold with alabaster emblems of the four Evangelists, and a black marble and gold mosaic cross in the centre: the rest of the wall, within the rails, is beautifully panelled with oak, with diapered devices in gold and colours: the architect who designed all the work is Augustus E. Browne esq, of London, a native of Diss: in 1877, the interior of the chapel was entirely refitted with oak choir-stalls, and the floor paved with black and red tiles, and the walls ornamented with painting: a new organ containing 28 stoops and 1,400 pipes was also erected in the north chapel adjoining the chancel: the instrument is by Messrs. Rayson & Son, of Ipswich: a great improvement was also effected at the west end of the church, by removing the gallery in which the former organ stood: the cost of these alterations was about £800: the large stained east window, of five lights, is a memorial to the late Rev. William Manning, 46 years rector, and represents the Birth, Death, Burial and Resurrection of our Lord, with the Evangelists and other figures above: one of the south windows of the chancel is also fitted with stained glass, of very beautiful design: a third was erected in 1864, to the memory of Mrs. Manning, and is a sequel to the east window: at the east end of the south aisle is another memorial window, to the late Mrs. Darby: and the adjoining one, on the south side, is to the Fincham family, of this place: in the south aisle are three other beautiful windows, one to the memory of Mrs. Edward Wallace, daughter of the late rector, representing Ruth, Anna and Dorcas; the second to other members of the Manning family, representing scenes from the history of Joseph; and the third to the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Farrow, depicting three parables of Our Lord—the Good Samaritans, the Talents, and the Ten Virgins: in the north side and three more memorial windows, one to T. E. Wallace esq. representing scenes referring to the history of Nathaniel: another to the wife of J. Muskett esq. representing Our Lord blessing children and the instruction of Timothy: the third is to J. Muskett esq, and there is an armorial window in the vestry: the communion rails and gas standards are of an ecclesiastical pattern, in brass and iron: a handsome stone font, with oak cover, and an oak pulpit, reading desk and lectern, were placed in the church in 1858, purchased by subscription in the parish, and executed in the town: there are several monuments to former inhabitants of the parish. The register dates from the year 1551. The living is a rectory, yearly value £200, with 12 acres of glebe and house, in the gift of and held since 1857 by the Rev. Charles Robertson Manning M.A. of Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, and rural dean of the deanery of Redenhall.

Here are Wesleyan, Congregational, Baptist, Unitarian, Primitive Methodist and Free Methodist chapels, and the Society of Friends have a meeting house,

The Cemetery is on the Heywood road and has two mortuary chapels, in the Early Perpendicular style, connected by a screen-lodge: it consist of 5 acres, and cost nearly £3,000, and is under the control of a Burial Board of 9 members.

The town estate of 97 acres, situate at Framlingham, in Suffolk, produces £347 gross rental: the net amount of income is applied under a scheme settled by the Charity Commissioners, in 1873, as follows:- £90 to the churchwardens of Diss for repairs of the church and their general expenses, and the residue to the local Board of Health, for the use and benefit of the inhabitants. Charities of £55 yearly value are distributed, principally in fuel.

An Almshouse, pleasantly situated on the Common, at the entrance to the town, with pleasure ground and garden attached, has rooms for thirteen aged couples or widows: at one end is a large room for the transaction of parish business; and a full-length portrait of the late rector, painted by John Roods esq. of London, which was taken at the request of the inhabitants, and paid for by subscription, is now in the vestry.

In 1854 Thomas Lombe Taylor esq. of this town, at his own cost, erected an elegant building in Crown street, to be used as a Corn Exchange, which is vested in trustees: it is in the Ionic style, with a lofty stone portico, and was designed and executed by Mr. George Atkins, of this town: the entrance hall communicates by three doors with the Corn hall, which is 77 feet long, 42 feet wide, and 27 feet high, and lighted from above on the same principle as at Mark Lane, except that the blinds are rendered unnecessary by the use of ground glass; the whole of the ceiling is of this material, and divided into compartments; the roof is very thick glass, and is supported by large iron girders: the interior walls are ornamented with pilasters of Parian cement, having enriched capitals, and supporting a cornice, and the door openings have dressings of Ransome's patent stone: an elegant organ, presented by Miss Taylor, has been erected in the hall by Mr. Bullen, of Pulham, for the use of the Sacred Harmonic Society of this town: adjoining the hall are two handsome rooms, the lower of which is appropriated for use of the magistrates, in which the petty sessions are held: the upper room is used as a public library and reading-room; the library is extensive, comprising between 2,000 and 3,000 volumes, and the London daily papers and periodicals are taken.

In addition to the library in the corn Exchange is one belonging to the Diss Book Club, supported by the leading gentry of the town and neighbourhood: there is also a free lending library at the National school.

The Montgomerie Lodge of Freemasons, established here in 1878, meet at the "King's Head.";

There are several sick and benefit clubs and temperance societies established in the town, also a musical society.

A company was incorporated in May, 1864, styled "The Diss Gas Light and Coke Company Limited," the object of which is to supply the town of Diss and neighbourhood with gas. There are two branch banks, that of Messrs. Gurneys and Co. and he London and Provincial. Here is a brewery, supplied with water form a well bored through the chalk to a depth of 615 feet. The brush, mat and cocoa-nut matting manufactories of Messrs. Aldrich Brothers give employment to a large number of hands of both sexes; malting is also carried on here to some extent.

There is a weekly market on fridays for corn, cattle, sheep and pigs, toll free: the corn market is well attended by merchants and farmers: important stock sales are also held weekly alternately at the Crown Hotel yard and the "Saracen's Head"; yard, and are well attended. A fish market is held on tuesday.

Francis Taylor esq. is lord of the manor. The principal landowners are Sir K. H. Kemp bart. H. R. Rump esq. W. Betts esq. Thomas Mann esq. Mr. William Andrews, Mr. Charles Farrow and Mr. Charles Chase.

The area is 3,627 acres; rateable value, £11,958; the population in 1881 was 3,846.

WESTBROOK GREEN 1¼ miles north and WALCOT GREEN three-quarters of a mile north-by-east, are hamlets.

At DISS HEYWOOD, situated 2½ miles north from the parish church, is a chapel-school, erected in 1865 as a school for the children of that part of the parish, and licensed for divine service: the fittings are so arranged that the whole can be used on sundays for service; and during the week a portion is screened off for school purposes; it was built by subscription, at a cost of about £800.

The Earl of Albermarle is lord of the manor of Diss Heywood.

Parish Clerk, George Ford.

Official Establishments, Local Institutions, &c.

POST, MONEY ORDER & TELEGRAPH OFFICE, Savings Bank & Government Annuity & Insurance Office.—F. Mendham, postmaster. Letters delivered at 7 a.m. & 12.45 p.m.

Box closes at
First day mail to London & Ipswich...................... 10.20 a.m.
   "      "     "    "   Norwich & Yarmouth................ 11.55 a.m.
Second day mail for or through London................. 3.25 p.m.
Letters for Dereham, Thetford, Peterborough
Cambridge & the North............................... 8.25 p.m.
Letters for Scole, Bungay, Harleston
Ipswich, Chelmsford, Colchester, Manningtree,
Witham, Harwich, Braintree &c. ................... 9.0 p.m.
Night mail to London, Norwich, North & South
of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland &c ....... 9.0 p.m.
Letters for Eye, Bungay, Harleston, Scole,
Botesdale & rural posts ................................ 10 p.m.
On sunday letters are delivered at 7 a.m. &
dispached at ............................................................. 9 p.m.
Money orders are granted and paid from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. sunday excepted.
Telegraph office open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; sundays, 8 to 10 a.m.
There is a PILLAR BOX in Mere street, which is cleared at 7.20 a.m. on week days only.
A WALL BOX in Denmark street cleared at 7.20 p.m. weekdays. A WALL BOX at Walcot Green cleared at 6.40 p.m. week days only. A box at the station cleared at 7.15 p.m.
RECEIVING HOUSE, The Common, Emma Macro, receiver; box closes at 7 p.m.

LOCAL BOARD, 9 members.
Board day, 1st monday in the month at 7.30 p.m. Offices, King's Head

Clerk, H. O. Lyus, Market place
Treasurer, Josiah Humphries, Market place
Medical Officer of Health, Frederick Robert Rose, Denmark street
Surveyor, Inspector of Nuisances & Collector, James Alger, Victoria road

COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR DISS PETTY SESSIONAL DIVISION.

George Edward Frere esq. Roydon hall
The Rev. Henry Temple Frere, Burston rectory
The Rev. Charles Robertson Manning, Diss rectory
W. C. Curtis esq. D.C.L. The Shrubbery, Scole
Rev. Henry Brandreth, Dickleburgh rectory
Sir Kenneth Hagar Kemp bart. Mergate hall, Norwich
John Tudor Frere esq. Roydon hall, Diss
Francis Taylor, esq. Hall hills, Diss
Clerk to the Magistrates, H. E. Garrod, Mount street
Petty Sessions are held at the Corn hall every second and fourth wednesday at 10 a.m. The following places are included in the Petty Sessional Division.—Cressingham [sic. Bressingham], Burston, Diss, Dickleburgh, Fersfield, Gissing, Roydon, Scole, Shelfanger, Shimpling, Thelveton, Tivetshall St. Mary, Tivetshall St Margaret, Winfarthing, Frenze & Thorpe Parva

Commercial Union, T. P. Gosling, Market hill; H. M. Vyall, Fair green
County Fire, Josiah Humphries, London & Provincial bank
Gresham Life, W. F. Button, Red house, Scole
Guardian Fire & Life, J. W. Reeve, Crown street
London & Provincial, A. R. Ransome, Market hill
London Assurance, Henry Cuthbert, Firbank, Dalton road, Ipswich
National Provident, Francis Cupiss; W. Kendle Cooke
Norwich Union Fire, C. Kirkman, Gurney's Bank
Provident Life, J. Humphries
Royal Exchange, J. Alger, Victoria road
Royal Farmers' & General, T. Elliott, Thrandeston, near Scole
Standard Life, Gostling & Co
Sun Fire, R. Burrows, Park villa

Cemetery, Heywood road, Henry Ormiston Lyus, clerk to the burial board
Corn Exchange, Crown street
County Court, Sir Francis Roxburgh Q.C. judge; Edward Muskett, South Lopham, high bailiff; Edgar Bond, Eye, registrar. The county Court is held every other month in the Corn hall: the following places are in the district of the court:—Blo'Norton, Bressingham, Burston, Fersfield, Frenze, Garboldisham, Gissing, North & South Lopham, Roydon, Scole, Shelfanger, Shimpling, Thelverton & Winfarthing
Inland Revenue Office, King's Head hotel, W. M. Riley, supervisor, Eye; M. C. Duggan, officer
County Police Station, Lawson Lubbock, sergeant & one constable
Norfolk Regiment (B Co. 4th Volunteer Battalion), Capt. Francis Taylor, commandant;
headquarters, Crown hotel, Crown street
Stamp Office, Mount street, Fredk. Mendham, distributor

Clerk to the Commissioners of Taxes, Henry Edwin Garrod, Mount street
Clerk to the Board of Health & Burial Board, Henry Ormiston Lyus, Market place
Collector of Taxes, John William Reeve, Crown street
Assistant overseer, Robert Hewitt, Victoria road
Clerk to the School Board, Stephen Newson, Church street; Attendance Officer, Henry Everson, Victoria rd
Coroner for the Liberties of the Duke of Norfolk in Norfolk & Suffolk, Henry Edwin Garrod, Mount street
Medical Officer of Health & Public Vaccinator 5th District, Guiltcross Union, Charles Draper Fenn,
Denmark street
Stamp Distributor, Frederick Mendham, Mount street
Inland Revenue Officer, Michael Cowley Duggan, Mount Street road
Registrar of Marriages, F. R. Rose, Denmark street
Town Crier, Henry Kent, Victoria road

Parish Church, St Nicholas street, Rev. C. R. Manning M.A. 10.45 a.m. & 3 & 8.30 p.m.; 8 a.m. & 5 p.m. daily
Baptist, Denmark street, Rev G. W. Pope, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; mon. 7.30 p.m.
Congregational, Mere street, Rev. G. E. Monson, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; wed. 7.30 p.m.
Friends' Meeting house, Church street, 11 a.m.; wed. 7 p.m.
Primitive Methodist, Mount street (various), 2.30 & 6.30 p.m.; thurs. 7.30 p.m.
Unitarian, Park fields, Rev. Charles F. Bliss, 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Wesleyan, Victoria road, Rev. Winterly Crouch, 10.30 a.m. & 6.15 p.m.; mon. 7, wed. 7.30 p.m.

A School Board of 7 members was formed in 1872; Stephen Newson, Church street,, clerk to the board; Henry Everson, attendance officer; the Board meet at the schools every 3rd monday in the month at 8 p.m.; schools were erected in 1874 for 360, average attendance 340

Board, Thomas M. Pullen, master; Miss Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, mistress;
Miss Margaret Mothersole, infants' mistress
Diss Heywood, Mrs. Sandy, mistress
National (mixed), William Balls, master

CARRIERS TO:—

BLO' NORTON—Taylor, from 'Cherry Tree,' fri
BOTESDALE—Harvey, from 'Greyhound,' fri. at 4 p.m.;
Andrews, from 'Cherry Tree,' fri. at 4 p.m.
CARLETON RODE—from 'Two Brewers,' fri
DICKLEBURGH—Chenery, from his house, fri & sat
HOXNE—Whitton, from 'Greyhound,' tues. & fri
KENNINGHALL—Allen, from 'Two Brewers,' fri at 4 p.m
LONDON—Sutton & Co. from Mr. Abbott's, daily at 3 p.m
LONG STRATTON—Chenery, Mere street, wed. & sat
NEW BUCKENHAM—Levett, from 'Two Brewers,' fri
NORTH LOPHAM—Grant, 'Cherry Tree,' tues. & fri. noon
NORWICH—Chenery, from his residence, Mere street, every wed. & sat. at 4 a.m [sic. ?]
PULHAM—Chenery, from Mere street, wed. & sat
RICKINGHALL—Sheppard, from 'Greyhound,' fri. 2 p.m
SCOLE—Chenery, from mere street, wed. & sat
STRADBROKE—William Meen, from 'Crown & Anchor,' tues. & fri. 3 p.m.;
Barber, from 'Sun,' mon. wed. & set [sic.]
WINFARTHING—Levett, from 'Two Brewers,' every fri. at 3 p.m.;
Bennett, from 'Two Brewers,' Tues. & fir
WINGFIELD—Whitton, from 'Greyhound,' tues & fri. at 4
PRIVATE RESIDENTS.
Aldrich Frederick, Roydon road
Aldrich George, Roydon road
Aldrich Henry Cromwell, Roydon road
Aldrich Harry Edward, Mount street
Aldrich John, Market square
Aldrich Robert, The Terrace
Aldrich Mrs. Robert, St. Nicholas st
Alger Cleer Sewell, Roydon road
Alger Frederick, Victoria road,
Amyot Miss, Mount street
Amyot Thos. Edwd. F.R.C.S. Mount street
Angold Mrs. Denmark street
Barkham William Hen. St. Marie's ter
Barrett Mrs. Victoria road
Beales William, Denmark street
Betts William, Frenze hall
Betts William Hammond, Frenze hall
Bishop William, Church street
Bliss Rev. Charles Frederick [Unitarian], 4 Park villas, Denmark st
Bobby Alfred, Mount street
Bobby Samuel, Park house
Bobby William, St. Marie's terrace
Browning Samuel, Church street
Bumstead George, Denmark street
Burgess Robert, Mount street
Burrows Robt. Park vils. Denmark st
Byles William, Victoria road
Calvert Mrs. Myrtle villa, Roydon rd
Caudwell Thomas, Victoria road
Cook Mrs. Roydon road
Copping William, Roydon road
Cotman Mrs. St. Marie's terrace
Cox Miss, Roydon road
Crouch Rev. Winterly [Wesleyan], Victoria road
Cupiss Francis. The Wilderness
Davies Mrs. St. Marie's terrace
Doubleday Frederick Thomas, 2 Park villas, Denmark street
Dowson Frank Withers, Brewery ho
Esling Mrs. Roydon road
Farrow Charles, Denmark street
Fenn Charles Draper, Denmark street
Garrod Henry Edwin, The Grove
Gilman James, Eaton lodge
Gilman Miss, Eaton lodge
Gorfankl Barnatt, Victoria road
Gostling Thomas, Mount Street road
Gostling Thomas Preston, Linden house
Hall Leonard, Mount street road
Hebbron Rev. Ralph [Free Methodist], Mount street
Heffill Mrs. Mount street
Howlett Mrs. Victoria road
Humphries Josiah, Market place
Jackaman William, 2 Victoria terrace
Jarrett Mrs. Victoria road
Jolly Thomas, Roydon road
Juby Mrs. Mount street
Kent John, St. Marie's terrace
Kirkman Chevalier, Market hill
Leech Mrs. Victoria road
Loveless William, Roydon road
Lusher Arthur, Victoria road
Lyus George, The Terrace
Lyus Henry Ormiston, Denmark street
Manning Rev. Charles Robertson M.A. [rector & rural dean], Rectory
Mason Charles, Denmark street
Mayhew Miss, Walcot green
Monson Rev. George Edward [Congregational], Mount street
Muskett Mrs. Denmark street
Muskett Mrs. Mount street
Olley Mrs. Victoria road
Pennington Joseph, Mere street
Pike Henry, Victoria road
Pope Rev. George William [Baptist], Church street
Potter Mrs. Mount street
Ringer George, Walcot green
Rose Frederick Robert, Denmark street
Rout Mrs. Roydon road
Salmon Thomas William, Mount street
Saunders Mrs. Victoria road
Slack Thomas, Mount street
Smith William, The Entry, Church st
Taylor Francis J.P. Hall hills
Taylor John, Heywood
Taylor Miss, Mount street
Tewsley George, Victoria road
Tyrrell Arthur, Denmark street
Vyall Henry Manning, Fair green
Ward Miss, Houghton ho. Denmark st
Welham Miss, The Cottage, Mount st
COMMERCIAL.
Abbott Edward, printer & stationer, Mere street
Aldrich & Bryant, grocers & provision merchants, St. Nicholas street & Victoria road
Aldrich Henry Edward, auctioneer & valuer, Market place
Aldrich John, ironmonger, plumber & glazier, oil & colorman, glass cutter & dealer
& agricultural implement agent, Market place
Aldrich Bros. brush, mat & matting makers, St. Nicholas st
Aldrich William, hatter, Market place
Alger Cleer Sewell, land surveyor & lithographer, Mere st
Alger Cleer Sewell, jun. photographer, Mere st
Alger Frederick, lithographer, Victoria road
Alger James, estate agent, accountant & surveyor to the Local Board, Victoria road
Alger James, pig dealer, Victoria road
Amyot Thomas Edward, surgeon, Mount street
Angold Charles, builder, Mount street
Angold Henry, builder, Mount street
Anness Susan (Mrs.), butcher, Victoria road
Anness Thomas, blacksmith, Victoria road
Anness Walter, butcher. St. Nicholas street
Austin Edward, saddler & harness maker, Mere street
Barkham William Henry F. cabinet maker & upholsterer, Market place
Barnes William Fry, watch maker, St. Nicholas street
Bates Edmund, grocer, St. Nicholas street
Bayles Charles William, tailor, Park fields
Beales Adam, beer retailer & cattle dealer, Victoria road
Bingham Mary (Mrs.), lodging house, Denmark street
Bishop Jane (Mrs.), boot & shoe manufactory, Market place
Bloomfield John, pig jobber, Heywood
Blyth George, hawker, Heywood
Bobby James Horatio & Sons, drapers, St. Nicholas street
Bobby Henry, outfitter, Market square
Bobby Samuel, silk dress & millinery wareho. Market hill
Bond Elizabeth (Mrs.), lodging house, Denmark street
Bond William, baker, Church street
Bond William, gun maker, Mere street
Booty Ann (Mrs.), farmer, Heywood
Brame John, farmer, Darrow farm
Brett Edward, hair dresser & cutler, Denmark street
Brett Robert, bill poster, Denmark street
Brighton James, baker, Victoria road
Brighton Laura (Miss), shopkeeper, Denmark street
Brighton William, baker, Mount street
Brinkley Frederick, Crown hotel, Crown street
Broadbent Alfred, maltster, Victoria road
Brooke John S. farmer, Heywood
Browning Samuel, grocer & agent for W. & A. Gilbey, wine & spirit merchants,
Market place & Victoria road
Bryant Martha (Mrs), dress maker, Mount street
Bryant Samuel Dixon, grocer (firm, Aldrich & Bryant)
Bullingham Alfred, beer retailer, near the Railway station
Bullock Thomas, cooper, Denmark street
Burch Henry, umbrella maker, Crown street
Burrage Frederick Joseph, King's Head family & commercial hotel & posting house,
inland revenue office; an omnibus to meet each train, Mere street
Burroughes Frederick, miller (wind & steam), Shelfhanger rd
Burrows Gibson Lucas, grocer, Mere street
Burrows Walter, corn merchant & manure agent, St. Nicholas street
Butcher John, boot & shoe maker, Mere street
Button J. & W. E. millers (wind & steam), Victoria road
Carter Samuel, farmer, Wolsey farm
Cary Louisa (Miss), baker, Mere street
Cemetery, (H. O. Lyus, clerk to the Burial Board), Heywood road
Chaplyn William Edward, miller (wind & steam), Victoria rd
Chaplyn William Frederick, maltster, corn, coal & cake [sic. coke?] merchant
& farmer, Victoria road
Chase Charles, farmer & landowner, Walcot hall
Chase George, miller (wind & steam), Victoria road
Chenery George, upholsterer, Denmark road
Chenery Robert, coal & coke merchant, Victoria road
Chenery William, carrier, Mere street
Church Alfred, farmer, Heywood
Cobb Ambrose. painter &c. Chapel street
Cobb Arthur, beer retailer, Crown street
Cobb Elizabeth (Mrs), fur cleaner, Chapel street
Cobb Willey Arthur, grocer, St. Nicholas street
Coe Benjamin, painter, Denmark street
Coe Josiah George, carver, gilder & decorator, Market place
Coe Josiah (Mrs.), milliner, & baby linen warehouse, Market place
Coller R. & Son, coal merchants,. Railway station
Cook John Owen, grocer, Denmark street
Cooke William Kendle, pharmaceutical chemist. Mere street
Cooper Theophilus, farm bailiff to Charles Farrow esq. Westbrook green
Copping Arthur Rayner, linen draper, Mere street
Corn Exchange, Crown street
County Court, Sir Francis Roxburgh Q.C. judge; Edgar Bond, Eye, registrar; Corn hall
Cracknell William, tailor & outfitter, St. Nicholas street
Crick John, landscape gardener. Victoria road
Cupiss Francis, printer, sole proprietor of the Constitution horse balls, The Wilderness
Cuthbert Henry, maltster & merchant, Victoria street
Day Samuel & Co. butchers, Market place
Dearle George, dentist, St. Marie's terrace
Dearle Ruth (Miss), ladies' school, St. Marie's terrace
Dent Frederick, beer retailer, Walcot green
Digby Margaret (Mrs.), fishmonger, St. Nicholas street
Diss Coffee Tavern, (Edward Weavers, proprietor), St. Nicholas street
Diss Express & Norfolk & Suffolk Journal (Edward Abbott, publisher; published fridays), Mere street
Diss Gas Co. Lim. (John Aldrich, managing director; Henry E. Garrod, sec.), Denmark street
Diss Public Library & Reading Room (John William Reeve, sec.), Corn hall
Diss Public Weighing Machine (Charles John Lait, collector), Mere street
Doubleday Luther Soulby, mineral water manufacturer, Denmark street
Dowson Frank Withers, brewer, see Taylor, Sons & Dowson
Drake Edwin,, draper, Mere street & Crown street
Driver James, tailor, St. Nicholas street
Driver James, jun. tailor & outfitter, St. Nicholas street
Driver Wiliam, hair dresser, Mere street
Duggan Michael Cowley, inland revenue officer, Mount Street road
Dykes Edward, cooper, Denmark street
Easto Arthur, grocer, Denmark street
Easto Henry, greengrocer, Victoria road
Evans John, currier, Denmark street
Evans William, leather merchant & currier, Church street
Everson Henry, board school attendance officer, Victoria rd
Fairweather George, blacksmith, Mount street road
Fenn Charles Draper, surgeon,
& medical officer & public vaccinator 5th district Guiltcross union, Denmark street
Filby Robert, tin plate worker, Church street
Fisher John, farmer, Heywood
Flatman John, painter & decorator, Mere street
Ford George, basket maker, Market place
Froud Henry, beer retailer, Fair green
Froud Mary Ann (Mrs,), shopkeeper, Denmark street
Fulcher William, White Hart, Victoria road
Garrett Brothers, coach builders, Victoria road
Garrod Henry Edwin, solicitor, clerk to commissioners of taxes,
coroner for the liberties of the Duke of Norfolk in Norfolk & Suffolk,
clerk to the magistrates & solicitor & secretary to the Diss Gas Co. Mount street
Gaze Thomas William,auctioneer, valuer & estate agent, Crown street;
& at Thornham Parva near Eye
Gostling & Co. chemists & dentists, mineral water manufacturers
& horse & cattle medicine proprietors, Market hill & Crown street;
& at Pulham Market
Gostling Harriet Anna (Miss), bookseller, stationer & china & glass dealer, Mere street
Grant Richard, Saracen's Head, Mount street
Gray George Thomas, tailor 7 outfitter, Mere street
Green Harry Chase, merchants' agent, Victoria road
Gurneys', Birkbecks', Barclay & Buxton, bankers (Chevalier Kirkman, manager),
Market Hill; draw on Barclay, Bevan& Co. London e.c.
Hague Emma (Miss), corset warehouse, Mount street
Hammond Frederick, boot & shoe maker, Mere street & St. Nicholas street
Hardy Robert, Rampant Horse, Heywood
Harrison Sarah (Mrs.), cabinet maker, Mere street
Harrison William, cabinet maker & turner, Moat road
Harvey Isaac, brazier, Frenze lane
Harvey Thomas, birmingham & sheffield warehouse, Market place
Hawes William M. ale & stout merchant, Mount street road
Hawke Celia (Mrs.), straw bonnet maker, Roydon road
Hayhoe Joseph, stone & marble mason, Victoria road
Haylett Alexander Charles, agent to Scottish Equitable Life Office & Royal, Mere street
Haystead Sarah (Mrs.), marine store dealer, Sandy lane, Victoria road
Hayward Henry, whitesmith, Denmark street
Hemstock Arthur, professor of music & organist of parish church, Mere street
Hern Elizabeth (Mrs.), farmer, Heywood
Hern George, farmer, Heywood
Hewitt Robert, assistant overseer, Victoria road
Holmes John, dyer, Mere street
House Samuel George, reporter, Victoria road
Howard Robert Walter, boot & shoe maker, Victoria road
Howes Henry, Railway Tavern, Victoria road
Hubbard Thomas, cow keeper, Heywood
Hudell John, shopkeeper, Shelfhanger road
Hudson William Thomas, Star, Market place
Humphries Josiah, manger of the London & Provincial Bank, Market place
Hurren Henry, fruiterer, St. Nicholas street
Inland Revenue Office (M. C. Duggan, officer), King's Head hotel, Mere street
Jolly Robert, boot maker, Denmark street
Keeble Frederick, farmer, Heywood
Kemp William, plumber & glazier, Denmark street
Kent Henry, town crier, Victoria road
Kerrison James, Bell inn, Market place
Kerry Cornelius, wheelwright, Mount street
Kett Alfred John, farmer, Heywood
King Edward James, veterinary surgeon, Market hill
Kirkman Chevalier, manager to Gurneys' & Co. bankers,
agent to the Life Association of Scotland, Market hill
Kirkpatrick Joseph, insurance agent, Mount street
Lacy William, butcher, Mere street
Lait Esther & Maris (Misses), milliners, Mere street
Lait Charles John, coach builder, Mere street
Lane Joseph, Ship inn, & nurseryman, Mere street
Larter Ezekiel, boot maker, Mount street
Leach Howard, ironmonger, Crown street
Leeder Robert, bricklayer, Victoria road
Leeder Simon, bricklayer & beer retailer, Shelfhanger road & Mere street
Leeks George, cocoa-nut matting & mat manufacturer, Mount Pleasant road
Le Goode Martha Ann (Miss), dress maker, St. Marie's terrace
Lester Philip, Bee Hive, Denmark street
Lines Emma (Miss), dress maker, Mount street
Ling John, beer retailer, Victoria road
Ling Josiah, tailor, Church street
Livock Robert, tailor, Mount street
London & Provincial Bank Limited (branch) (Josiah Humphries, manager),
Market place; draw on Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co. London
Lusher Brothers, printers & bookbinders, Mere street
Lyus George & Son, solicitors, The Terrace
Lyus Henry Ormiston (firm Lyus G. & Son), solicitor,
& clerk to the Local & Burial Boards, The Terrace
Mackley George William, dentist,
attends from Norwich second friday in the month, at Mere street
Macro Emma (Miss), draper & grocer, Victoria road
Madgett Timothy, Greyhound, Crown street
Maling John, music, stationery & sewing machine wareho. Market hill
Marjoram Henry, whitesmith, Denmark street
Mason Charles & Co. timber merchants, Victoria road
Mendham Frederick, postmaster, Mount street
Middleton Richard, farmer, Shelfhanger road
Moore James, farmer, Heywood
Morley James, grocer, Mount street
Mowle William, carpenter, Church street
Muskett George James, milliner, Denmark street
Newson David, insurance agent, Mount street
Newson Stephen, law clerk
& clerk to Diss, Roydon & Wortham School Boards, Church street
Nichols John, White Horse, Market place
Noble Thomas, carter, Fair green
Norfolk Regiment (B Company 4th Volunteer Battalion)
(Fras. Taylor, capt. commanding); headquarters, Crown hotel, Crown street
Nunn Mary Ann (Mrs.), Two Brewers, St. Nicholas street
Nunn Robert, bill poster, Shelfhanger road
Osborne Isaac, builder & timber dealer, Denmark street
Parfrement Frederick, grocer, Mere street
Parker Richard, furniture broker, Denmark street
Payne Henry, boot & shoe maker, Market place
Peake Henry, farmer, Heywood
Peake Thomas, blacksmith, Victoria road
Pearce Thomas, boot maker, Denmark street
Pennington Joseph, manager of The Cuthbert Stores, Mere st
Petts John, shopkeeper, Shelfhanger road
Potter William, Cock inn, & baker, Denmark street
Prentice Aaron, farmer, Heywood
Quadling Benjamin, coal merchant, Victoria road
Rackham Nehemiah George, bricklayer, Fair green
Ransome Arthur Henry, middle class commercial school for boys,
& agent for the London & Provincial Insurance Co. Market hill
Reeve Alfred, Dolphin, Church street
Reeve Horace, shoeing smith, Denmark street
Reeve John, saddler
& depôt of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Crown street
Reeve John William, collector of taxes, Crown street
Rice John, florist, Church street
Rice William George, jeweller, Crown street
Robinson James, pork butcher, Denmark street
Robinson Mary Ann (Miss), seminary for young ladies, The Laurels, Mount street.
See advertisement
Rose Frederick Robert, surgeon, registrar of marriages for Depwade district
& medical officer of health for Urban Sanitary Authority,
& public vaccinator for Diss district, Denmark street
Rout George, beer retailer, Heywood
Rudd James, whitesmith, Park Fields road
Sage Selina (Mrs.), lodging house, Mere street
Salmon Thos. Wm. solicitor & commissioner for oaths, Mount st
Saunders Solomon, carpenter, Mount Street road
Savings Bank & Government Annuity Society (branch from Eye)
held at W. Kendle Cooke's Mere street (open from 12 to 1)
Sharman Samuel, farmer, Heywood
Short Amos William, wardrobe dealer, Church street
Shulver Charles, farmer, Heywood
Simonds Ann (Miss), dress maker, Mount street
Simonds Sarah & Bessie (Misses), dress makers, Mount street
Slack Richard & Charles, shoeing smiths, Chapel street
Slade William, Cherry Tree, Redone road
Smith Charles, farmer, Wolsey bridge
Smith Edmund cow keeper, Heywood
Smith George, plumber, Park corner
Snelling Thomas, shopkeeper, Heywood
Spink Honor (Mrs.), butcher, St. Nicholas street
Spink Walter, butcher, Denmark street
Stamp Office (Frederick Mend ham, distributor), Mount St.
Standard Thomas, builder, Denmark street
Standard Serge. Thomas, drill instructor to B Co. 4th. Volunteer Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, Crown street
Studd Henry John, hair dresser, Denmark street
Studd John, brush maker, Chapel street
Sussames Carlton, chimney sweeper Denmark street
Sussames William, chimney sweeper, Mount street
Swootman William, agricultural implement maker & brass & iron founder, Victoria road
Symonds George, farmer, Heywood
Talbot Elijah, farm bailiff to Thos. Mann esq. Blackthorn farm
Taylor, Sons & Dowson, brewers, maltsters & wine & spirit merchants, Upper brewery;
& at the Stores, Walsham-le-Willows, Suffolk
Taylor Dennis, watch maker, silversmith & jeweller, Mere st
Taylor John, farmer, Heywood
The Cuthbert Stores, (Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs), wine & spirit importers
& ale & stout agents, Mere street
Thurgar James, boot & shoe maker, Market place
Tipple Robert, boot & shoe maker, Mere street
Tipple Robert, jun. tin plate worker, Mere street
Tovell William, fishmonger, Mere street
Trudgill Charles, Half Moon, St. Nicholas street
Turner John, farmer, Heywood
Vickery William, linen draper, Market place
Ward John, stone mason, Denmark street
Ward Wm. fly, mourning coach & hearse proprietor, Mere st
Warne Leonard, farmer, Heywood
Watling John, farmer, Heywood
Watling Lemon, market gardener, Victoria road
Watson Paris White, coach builder, Victoria road
Weavers Edward, confectioner, Mere street
Webb George William, butcher, Market place
Whiting Benjamin Wilson & Co. builders, Church street
Whitton Henry, boot maker, Denmark street
Whorwood Benjamin, boot maker, Mere street
Wood John, Sun, Mere street
Woodcock James, shopkeeper, Victoria road
Woodrow Wm. miller (wind & steam) & baker, Market hill
Woodrow William, jun. baker, Denmark street
Wootton John, Denmark Arms, Denmark street
Wright Ephraim, china & glass dealer, Mere street
Wright George, nurseryman, Roydon road
Wright George Edward, smith & wheelwright, Victoria road
Wright Stephen, farmer, Walcot green
Wylie Mary Ann (Mrs.), florist & seedsman, Denmark street
Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs (Crown Brewery Stores)
(Henry Manning Vyall, manager); & at Crown brewery, Norwich
Youngs Elijah, engineer, Victoria road

1891 Census Names Index
White's 1845 [GENUKI-NFK]
Diss Chapel Street postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Diss Heywood towermill [Jonathan Neville]
Diss Rose Lane postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Diss Rose Lane towermill [Jonathan Neville]
Diss Sandy Lane postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Diss Shelfanger road postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Diss Sufton Road postmill [Jonathan Neville]
Diss Victoria road tower mill [Jonathan Neville]
Church of St. Nicholas [Simon Knott]
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"Postcard from Diss" [Eastern Daily Press]
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