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A History of the County of Northampton
… village was one large family. 10 There there was a regular cycle of children's Christmas parties and summer garden … Robert Fountaine, presumably impressed by the growth of motor traffic, drew attention to the dangerous corner at the … who had to cross Watling Street, with its rapidly growing motor traffic, in the course of a journey of nearly two miles …
Survey of London
… relatively early date, several were altered to accommodate motor cars, while the end buildings facing Aldford Street and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to slate: about 100 hands are employed in this species of manufacture. The trade is greatly facilitated by the Wyrley … of the ancient style of domestic architecture. The manufacture of stockings is carried on to a considerable …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Leblanc's process of 1787 that finally made possible the manufacture of cheap alkali using common SALT and SULPHURic … classified as CALICO. By the 1720s allejas were being manufacture in this country [Montgomery (1984)]. They were …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the inhabitants are principally employed in the worsted manufacture, and in coal-mines and quarries. There are places … of hemp and flax are raised in the vicinity, and a manufacture of home and sail cloth is carried on, affording …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and extensive district are principally engaged in the manufacture of fancy goods and woollen cloth, for which there …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… from the wood of the Alder tree, used particularly for the manufacture of GUNPOWDER but, given that the only example in … and as an adulterant of BREAD [Accum (1820)]. The manufacture and distribution of alum was closely controlled … Papacy became the hub of alum production. In Britain alum manufacture was subject to royal monopoly. Yorkshire was the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by water, for crushing and washing the ore. The principal manufacture is that of woollen yarn, which is carried on in … and the soil consists principally of chalk and gravel. The manufacture of bombazines was formerly carried on to a very …