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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The town is paved, and lighted with gas. From the late improvement in the system of draining, a great portion of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to Thomas Smith 75 of Newton, the owner in 1833. With the improvement of drainage in Newton and Tydd St. Giles fen, the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… cause. After the Restoration the drainage and improvement of the Thorney estate began to justify itself; …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and Nicholas Clerk, who, wishing to do something for the improvement of their lives and for the benefit of their …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the Corporation sold the property to carry out a street improvement and invested the proceeds in 3½ per cent. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… relief, the paving and lighting of the streets, and the improvement of the port. During the 18th century, however, … the Corporation became obsessed with the idea 66 that any improvement of the drainage of the neighbourhood would react … Outfall. They opposed without success several schemes of improvement-in Sutton Marsh (1719) and in Thorney Fen and the …