Search
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… upon the gault, overlaid along the river bank by alluvium and further west largely by gravels. 28 It is virtually flat, … the village by the 1940s, but there was still no main sewerage c. 1945. 67 Rapid growth overtook Milton in the … growth was then deliberately delayed, partly because of drainage difficulties, 69 for almost ten years. A plan in the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… demesne of Minchinhampton manor comprised 5 ploughlands and supported 10 servi; 20 a. of meadow were also recorded on … each comprised 8 oxen in the early 12th century and they were probably still used in the later part of the … of production, together with the manufacture of land drainage tube, in 1973, when c. 300 people were employed on …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Minchinhampton Introduction MINCHINHAMPTON The parish and former market town of Minchinhampton lies 3 miles … The form Mitchel Hampton is also occasionally recorded, 1 and during the 17th and 18th centuries the parish was often … was extended to other streets in the late 1860s. 10 A new sewerage system for the town was built by the Stroud R.D.C. …
Survey of London
… which survived until 19634, became King Street West, and King Street itself was renamed Ming Street in 1938, … of cottages, five in Union Court (later Ulmar Place) and eight in Prospect Place, and ten years later there were … to cure the pervasive damp and to stop the overflow of drainage, and the provision in each flat of a tap, sink, food …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the Windrush valley 2 miles (4 km) north-west of Witney and 12 miles (19 km) west of Oxford. 2 By the early 13th … reflecting early tenurial links; certainly in the 15th and 16th centuries Minster Lovell manor included holdings in … and electricity were generally available by 1951; main drainage was provided in 19678. 58 In 1937 Witney Urban …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Mitcheldean MITCHELDEAN The Parish and former market town of Mitcheldean lies 16.5 km. west of … town, was known in 1436 as Casbrook (later Carisbrook). 24 Drainage was also provided by a tributary stream rising west … drains in the town and in 1936 and 1937 it constructed a sewerage system with a treatment plant by Longhope brook. 38 …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Modern Beverley Political and Social History, 1835-1918 Political and Social History, … change. In Beverley, as in many places, water supply and drainage posed problems. The town, lying near the spring line … would force the corporation to provide an adequate sewerage system. The Bill was rejected by the House of Lords, …
Modern Britain and Ireland - awarded 1990-1999
History Theses 1970-2014: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
… Modern Britain and Ireland: awarded 19901999 1990 Accounting, costing and … Economic significance and role of adits in Cornish mine drainage, 1700-1900. Buckley, J.A. M.Phil., Council for … 17001900 Index terms: Miners, mining; Adits, in mine drainage; Cornwall Categories: 18th-19th Century; Economic …
Modern Britain and Ireland - awarded 2000-2009
History Theses 1970-2014: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
… Modern Britain and Ireland: theses awarded 20002009 2000 A brief overview of … coverage: 18151999 Index terms: Gurkhas Categories: Asia and Middle East; 19th Century; 20th Century Access to higher … Into the belly of the beast: exploring London’s main drainage system, c.1848-1868. Dobraszczyk, Paul A. Ph.D., …
A History of the County of Essex
… politics, as manifested in movements like Chartism and events like the repeal of the corn laws, affected … improvement commissioners were responsible for streets, drainage, lighting, the investigation of nuisances, and the … content to leave important matters like drainage and sewerage to the improvement commissioners. Water and gas were …