33-537: The Victoria Press was a printing press started by Emily Faithfull , along with other feminist activists, in London, on March 26, 1860. The press, named after Queen Victoria , was created as a way to allow more women into the printing field. In 1867 management of the press was given by Faithfull to William Wilfred Head, a partner in the press. Head continued to print pieces advocating for the employment of women until 1882, even after buying Faithfull out in 1869. Faithfull
66-625: A career in banking rather than become a farmer. He redeveloped it in 1898. The family fortune had been made by Walter's grandfather, James Cunliffe, with his development of the North Eastern Railway . There has been little new housing built in the late 20th century and early 21st century as the village is part of the London Green Belt and the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Substantially,
99-685: A church are after the Norman Conquest . Next to the present 19th-century church is a grotto, constructed using materials from the earlier 15th-century church and placed over the grave of the Revd Ferdinand Faithful. Headley appears in Domesday Book of 1086 as the manor of Hallega . It was held by Radulfus (Ralph) de Felgeres. Its domesday assets were: 2 hides ; 6 ploughs , woodland worth 15 hogs . It rendered £5 per year to its overlords . The survey records that
132-599: A few treasured letters and clippings. Of her nephews, one was the actor Rutland Barrington and another the Indologist John Faithfull Fleet , ICS. Among her friends she counted Richard Peacock , one of the founders of Beyer, Peacock & Company , Manchester locomotive manufacturers, to whom she dedicated the Edinburgh edition of her book Three Visits To America with the words to my "Friend Richard Peacock Esq of Gorton Hall" in 1882. She
165-631: A novel, Change upon Change . She also appeared as a lecturer, and, with the object of furthering the interests of women, lectured widely and successfully both in England and the United States, which latter she visited in 1872 and 1882. She was a member of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women . She considered compositor 's work (a comparatively lucrative trade of the time) to be
198-519: A possible mode of employment for women to pursue. This was opposed by the London Printer's Union, which was open only to men and claimed that women lacked the requisite intelligence and physical skill. Tricks of a most unmanly nature were resorted to, their frames and stools were covered with ink to destroy their dresses unawares, the letters were mixed up in their boxes, and the cases were emptied of "sorts." The men who were induced to come into
231-521: A weekly newspaper by William Wilfred Head (before he began running the press); Faithfull, however, thought poorly of Head’s newspaper and printed a letter in The Times disassociating herself from Head's publication. The Victoria Press had two homes over the duration of its time, the first of which was on Coram Street in London. Two years after the press’ opening it moved to Farringdon Street, also in London, and began printing using steam presses. Beyond
264-628: Is a village and civil parish in the North Downs in Surrey, England. The nearest settlements are, to the west, Mickleham and Leatherhead ; to the north, Ashtead and Langley Vale ; to the east, Walton-on-the-Hill ; and to the south, Box Hill . It is just outside the M25 motorway encircling London. The Romans had an influence nearby, with the Roman Road to Noviomagus Reginorum , called by
297-527: Is also nearby. The village has a Parish Council and its hall hosts clubs including: a computer club, cricket club, gardening club and other activities. The Cock Inn , formerly for a few years the Cock Horse, is the only public house in the village. There is also the RAF Headley Club which is open only to servicemen and women, plus their families of Headley Court. The Headley Cricket Club
330-481: Is based on the Codrington divorce case of 1864. With the object of extending women's sphere of labour, which was then very limited, in 1860 Emily Faithfull set up in London a printing establishment for women, called The Victoria Press . From 1860 until 1864, it published the feminist English Woman's Journal . Both Faithfull and her Victoria Press soon obtained a reputation for its excellent work, and Faithfull
363-517: Is built from relatively local flint rubble and is listed Grade II . The triptych (1895) on the altar is by Charles Edgar Buckeridge . Walter Cunliffe, later 1st Baron Cunliffe and the Governor of the Bank of England , was given the original farmhouse estate, formerly the main manor , and its remaining 300 acres (1.2 km ), Headley Court, in 1880 by his father on the condition that he would make
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#1732787258357396-590: The Saxons Stane Street , some 2 km from the village, and a considerable Roman presence in the neighbouring village of Walton-on-the-Hill with its scheduled ancient monument villa and other finds. Headley's land lay in the Saxons ' Copthorne Hundred . As Saxon records are scant and the church and population were smaller, no church in Headley was known during this period; the first records of
429-716: The Victoria Press with inspiring him to employ women as well as men as compositors at the Riverside Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts . Emily Faithfull Emily Faithfull (27 May 1835 – 31 May 1895) was an English women's rights activist who set up the Victoria Press to publish the English Woman's Journal . Emily Faithfull was born on 27 May 1835 at Headley Rectory, Surrey . She
462-541: The bounds of the parish. Headley was on the London-Surrey Cycle Classic over the opening weekend of the 2012 London Olympic Games as part of the Box Hill loop, which was covered nine times in the men's event and twice in the women's. With long distance routes in various directions, the roads in and around Headley have become very popular for leisure cycling. The average level of accommodation in
495-514: The claims of women to remunerative employment. The Victorian Debating Society was also founded by Faithfull in 1869, supplementing The Victoria Magazine by giving its members a place in which to discuss women’s issues. In 1865 Faithfull began printing another periodical, weekly this time, called Women and Work , which was followed by her other weekly periodical: the West London Express , coming into print in 1877. The press also printed
528-478: The group's aims, her primary areas of interest centered on advancing women's employment opportunities. The Circle was responsible for forming the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women in 1859. In 1864, Faithfull was implicated in a divorce case between Admiral Henry Codrington and his wife Helen Jane Smith Codrington (1828–1876). Codrington was accused of attempting to rape Faithfull. These charges were dropped and Faithfull declined to provide testimony. It
561-503: The manor was held before the conquest by Countess Goda and it had been granted to her by her brother King Edward the Confessor . Halle(g)a means a clearing in the heather, which is appropriate considering the village's position on a large patch of acidic topsoil of the generally alkaline North Downs . The church, dedicated to St Mary and designed by Anthony Salvin , was built in 1855, with an added tower of 1859 by G. E. Street . It
594-503: The mechanical ability and the intelligence to be compositors) Faithfull persevered, and her press continued for years. Publications from Faithfull's press included The English Woman's Journal (1858-1864) whose inaugural edition was published by Matilda Mary Hays and Bessie Rayner Parkes and which promoted the employment of women. In 1863 Faithfull began publication of a monthly periodical called The Victoria Magazine , in which for eighteen years she continuously and earnestly advocated
627-430: The multitude of contributors to the press, many pieces were published anonymously, so studying the press’ publications must be viewed as a collaborative effort of feminists of the time. This view of the press as a group project is furthered by the fact that the site of the Victoria Press was viewed, by its contributors, as a meeting place for those fighting for women’s involvement in the workplace. Henry Houghton credited
660-496: The nineteenth century this was generally a well-paid industry. After learning type-setting , Faithfull founded the press, and then went on to train and hire other women as compositors for her shop. Despite generating hostility from the male-dominated London Typographical Society (then known as the London Society of Compositors ), and The Union denying women access to compositor's work (using the justification that women lacked
693-653: The office to work the presses and teach the girls, had to assume false names to avoid detection, as the printers' union forbade their aiding the obnoxious scheme. – Emily Faithfull The archives of Emily Faithfull are held at The Women's Library at the London School of Economics, ref 7EFA. [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Chisholm, Hugh , ed. (1911). " Faithfull, Emily ". Encyclopædia Britannica . Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. Headley, Surrey Headley
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#1732787258357726-582: The population work outside the village: care and rehabilitation work, maintenance, extension work, equestrian work and agriculture being the main categories of work within the village. There is a military hospital (previously run by the RAF Hospital) at Headley Court in the parish, once the manor house , the main building being a reconstruction that took place in 1899. Its playing fields can be used for helicopters. This unit closed in September 2018 and
759-477: The press’ printing of periodicals and anthologies , those who worked at the Victoria Press were advocates for women’s involvement in the workforce. Many of the pieces that the press published promoted the idea of women working in fields such as clock-making, hairdressing, and engraving, along with other male-dominated professions. The press also printed pieces promoting the need for women to have educational opportunities equal to those granted to men and boys. Despite
792-428: The region composed of detached houses was 28%, the average that was apartments was 22.6%. The proportion of households in the civil parish who owned their home outright compares to the regional average of 35.1%. The proportion who owned their home with a loan compares to the regional average of 32.5%. The remaining % is made up of rented dwellings (plus a negligible % of households living rent-free). Headley
825-799: The site was bought for redevelopment in May 2019 by Angle Property. The village has an active church, shop, village hall and pub . County-supported schools are in Leatherhead , Ashtead , Mickleham and Dorking . Some children attend private schools. Headley is known for its large heath lands, which are owned by the National Trust , leading out towards Box Hill . The Heath was used by Canadian troops during World War II as tank and combat training grounds. A typically two-hourly bus service (number 21) between Crawley and Epsom connects Headley to Box Hill , Dorking and Leatherhead. A service
858-560: The steep and quick-draining land is covered by woods. A large minority of field land in the village is used primarily for grazing by the many riding establishments in the area. Headley Heath is managed by the National Trust , and other nearby areas are controlled by the Surrey Wildlife Trust and other nature reserves. The heath is part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest . Most of
891-466: Was a member of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women and co-founder of the Women's Printing Society . She was also awarded the honor of being printer and publisher in ordinary to Queen Victoria , indicating that Faithfull was the official printer and publisher of Queen Victoria. Faithfull was convinced that work as a compositor could be a well-suited trade for women seeking occupation since by
924-546: Was a witness to the marriage of Peacock's daughter Jane Peacock to William Taylor Birchenough, the son of John Birchenough , another silk manufacturer cited approvingly in Three Visits To America for his treatment of women employees. In 1888 Faithfull was awarded a civil list pension of £50. She died in Manchester . She is a protagonist of Emma Donoghue 's 2008 novel, The Sealed Letter , which
957-508: Was also suggested that Faithfull and Helen were lesbian lovers. As a result of Faithfull's limited involvement and association with the case, her reputation suffered and she was shunned by the Langham Place Group. It was after this association with the case that Faithfull moved to destroy all of her private papers, in particular letters written to and from her family, leaving little behind besides her professional publications and
990-600: Was founded in 1893, and now incorporating the Old Freemen's side from nearby City of London Freemen's School . The team play on the ground opposite the main Heath car park, to the south of the village centre and have played in the Surrey Downs League since 2002 on Saturdays and have a Sunday team. Tyrrells Wood Golf Club is a large private golf course and grounds to the west of the village and partially within
1023-452: Was provided by Surrey County Council for local children of 5–11 years of age, to the primary schools terminated on 1 September 2006. A bus service is also provided by St. Andrew's Catholic School , Leatherhead for its pupils (aged 11 to 18). The nearest station by road is Betchworth , which is served by trains to Redhill, Guildford and Reading. Box Hill & Westhumble station, which has trains to London Victoria and London Waterloo,
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1056-523: Was shortly afterwards appointed printer and publisher in ordinary to Queen Victoria . In 1863 she began the publication of a monthly, Victoria Magazine , in which for eighteen years she continuously and earnestly advocated the claims of women to remunerative employment. In January 1864 she published the first annual report of the Ladies' London Emancipation Society and she went on to publish other works on behalf of this society. In 1868 she published
1089-886: Was the youngest daughter of the Rev. Ferdinand Faithfull (who ran a small boys' school at the Rectory) and Elizabeth Mary Harrison. Faithfull attended school in Kensington and was presented at court in 1857. Faithfull joined the Langham Place Circle , composed of like-minded women such as Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon , Bessie Rayner Parkes , Jessie Boucherett , Emily Davies , and Helen Blackburn . The Langham Place Circle advocated for legal reform in women's status (including suffrage), wider employment possibilities, and improved educational opportunities for girls and women. Although Faithfull identified with all three aspects of
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