A HISTORY OF HERTFORDSHIRE 



modern, repeats the design formerly in brick and 

 cement, but rebuilt in 1910, when the gallery was 

 removed. This arcade, with the north aisle and 

 gallery, dates from the early part of the 19th century. 

 The west window has original jambs and arch, but 

 the filling is modern. The south aisle has been much 

 altered at various times, and the south wall, which 

 was formerly very irregular externally, was wholly 

 rebuilt in 1910. The windows and door are modem. 

 In the south wall is a much restored piscina with a 

 modern head, and on either side of the modern arch- 

 way at the east, opening into the south chapel, are 

 image brackets with carved heads of late 13th-century 

 date. The south porch, which was of late 15th- 

 century date, with a plain two-centred archway of two 

 chamfered orders, was replaced by the present struc- 

 ture in 1910. 



Till 1910 there stood in the arch opening to the 

 organ chamber an oak screen of good 15th-century 

 work, of three bays with a central doorway. The 

 heads of the compartments are ogee-shaped and the 

 upper portions are elaborately traceried. It is now 

 restored to its original position under the chancel arch. 



There is one bell, by Joseph Eayre, 1 760, inscribed 

 ' Prosperity to the Established Church, and no en- 

 couragement to Enthusiasm.' lyb 



The plate consists of a flagon of I 7 50, a cup of 

 1666, and a paten of 1678. 



The registers date from 1558, and are contained in 

 six books: (i) baptisms from 1559 to 1703, burials 

 from 155S to 1703, marriages from 1559 to 1701 ; 

 (ii) baptisms from 1704 to 1779, burials from 

 170+ to 1783, marriages from 1 704 to 1741 ; 

 (ii*) baptisms from 1780 to 1783 s0 ; (iii) baptisms 

 from 1780 to 1812, burials from 1784 to 1812 ; 

 (iv) marriages from 1754 to 1781 ; (v) marriages 

 from 1 7 K 1 to 1812. 



The church of ST. MICHAEL AND ALL 

 ASGELS at Woolmer Green was built in 1 900, and 

 is served from the parish church. 



The advowson seems to have early 

 ADrOfTSON belonged to the family of Valognes, 

 for it appears in the possession of 

 Robert Fitz Walter, husband of Gunnora de Valognes, 

 in 1 1 9S. 21 In 1235 it was gr.mted by Gunnora 

 to the convent of Holywell, Middlesex, 22 and con- 

 firmed to it by Pope Clement in 1238.-' The living 



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5 marks of silver annually to the convent. 24 

 right of the Prioress of Holywell to the adv 

 was also confirmed in 1240 by the three Valognes 

 heiresses and their husband;.- 5 It remained in the 

 possession of Holy well Priory until the Dissolution, 26 

 and was granted in 1540 to John Gostwick. 27 John 

 Gostwick died seised of the advowson in i 545,^ and 

 his son William sold it in I 549 to William Wilshere, 29 

 in whose family it descended in the same manner as the 

 Frythe 30 until Thomas Wihhere sold it in 1616 to 

 All Souls College, Oxford, 31 in whose po. session it has 

 since remained. 02 



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The site of the rectory has been changed, the old 

 building having been cut up into cottages and the 

 garden converted into a timber-yard. 33 Dr. Young, 

 the author of 'Night Thoughts,' was for some time 

 rector of Welwyn and lived at the house named 

 Guessens.^ He was buried at Welwyn in 176;. 



Places of worship for Protestant Dissenters at 

 Welwyn were registered under the Toleration Act at 

 various dates from 169 1 . 3S In 1834 Ebenezer Chapel 

 was certified. At the present time there is a Wcslcyan 

 chapel and a chapel of Lady Huntingdon's Connexion 

 in the parish. 



The Educational Foundation of 

 CHARITIES the Rev. Edward Young, LL.D., a 

 former rector, was founded by deed 

 15 April 1760 (enrolled), whereby the donor trans- 

 ferred a sum of £1,500 Old South Sea Annuities to 

 trustees to be applied towards the maintenance of 

 a charity school — subsequently combined with the 

 National school— and for clothing and apprenticing 

 the scholars. 



By an order of the Charity Commissioners 24 No- 

 vember 1905 it was directed that the residuary rents 

 and profits of the endowment should be applied for 

 such other charitable uses and purposes, being educa- 

 tional and including instruction in the principles and 

 duties of the Christian religion as laid down in the 

 catechism of the Church of England, as the trustees 

 should judge to be most for the real benefit and utility 

 of the poor inhabitants. 



The endowment now consists of £1,918 17/. xd. 

 consols with the official trustees, who also hold a 

 of £180 consols representing a legacy 

 I of Daniel Spurgcon, dated 1807, in 

 n of Dr. Young's charity, producing 

 t J. annually, 

 laining charities in the parish arc regulated 

 :me of the Charity Commissioners of 

 ier 1909 under the title of the United 

 They comprise the charities of :— 

 ny Charleton, founded by will dated in I 568, 

 now consisting of a house used as a police station, let 

 «£,.., c,r. 



John Bcxficld, founded by deed 1 570, trust fund, 

 £1,729 2r. id. consols arising from sale in 1865 of 

 allotment in the parish of Caddington, producing 

 yearly £43 4;. 4^. 



— Denny, will dated 1707, trust fund, £835 1 \s. yd. 

 consols, arising from sale in 1872 of old workhouse 

 building, producing yearly £20 \~js, %d. 



Thomas Kentish, will in or about I 712, being a 

 rent-charge of 10/. issuing out of a farm known as 

 Cisaferns in Welwyn and Codicote. 



Josias Bcrners, mentioned in the table of bene- 

 factions as founded by will (date not mentioned), 

 consisting of a rent-charge of £5 issuing out of 

 Wormley Bury estate in Cheshunt and applicable in 

 apprenticing. 



Unknown donors' charities, mentioned in the table 

 of benefactions as consisting of a rent-charge of £1 



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