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A History of the County of Somerset
… in 1874. 95 Further road improvements, planned in 1937-8 for a western relief road and London-Plymouth road to bypass … in South Street c. 1913, its music powered by a steam engine. 94 Films were shown in the town in the 1920s and in … 84 Before 1710 the trustees seem to have maintained a fire engine. A second engine and leather buckets were acquired in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… view of the fine Vale of Black more, extending for many miles: the land is extremely fertile, and within a … divided into the Borough and the Tything; two constables for the former are appointed at the manorial court, and a court leet for the hundred is held annually, at which a tything-man is …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… the coast and served by ancient roads, was predestined for the haunt of custom, quickened later by all the demands … hill of Winchester.' Henry I extended the fair-time for a further five days in exchange for lands taken from the … that the Pavilion Court was being developed into an engine of tyranny and exaction. LATER HISTORY OF ST. GILES' …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… west sokes, or suburbs, which entirely surrounded it, were for long considered part of the city, so that at the inquiry … John de Sandale (Hants Rec. Soc.), p. 272. The first fire engine was furnished for the city in the early half of the … In 1706 it was unanimously agreed in council that a large engine should be provided for the use of the city and the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… formerly belonged to Harold the Earl; 'then it was taxed for 5 hides, now for 4 hides, and the castle of Windsor is on the (other) half … sides of the quadrangle and cross-drains. New pumps to the engine on the Thames and additional service-pipes from ditto …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… in Battersea. 4 The work at the castle was advanced enough for its use as a royal residence before the end of the 11th … 1674. 365 The experiments with Sir Samuel Morland's water engine for supplying the castle with water in 1681 and 1682 … forced up to a height of 66 ft. above the castle. The engine proved quite satisfactory. It filled the great eistern …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Sir Robert Hildyard. The celebrated Andrew Marvel, M.P. for Hull in the time of Charles II., was born here, March … with an embattled tower. There are places of worship for Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists. The poor have 82 … Toller-Fratrum: the impropriate tithes have been commuted for 6. 10., and the vicarial for 150. The church, erected in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and is crossed by a bridge at Resprin. Stone is quarried for building and the repair of roads. A fair is held at … the king's books at 5: the great tithes have been commuted for 416, and the vicarial for 297. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. On Beacon …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… pastures. A building, in the Doric style, was erected for literary purposes, in 1847, at a cost of 3000: it … century since, the principal articles of trade were, oil, for the preparation of which there were seven mills in the … kingdom. The chief imports are wine, deals, and coal. The navigation of the river above the town was, many years since, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Upwell tramway opened in 1884. Since 1928 it has been used for goods only. There are two passenger stations in the parishColdham for Pear Tree Hill, on the MarchWisbech line (1847), and … There was at this date (1834) an effective parish fire-engine. 4 Some of the ill feeling was probably due to …