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A History of the County of Oxford
… to the lack of a railway, which added significantly to transport costs and, by hindering coal-supply, delayed the … Lond. & Prov. Dir. (18234), s.v. maltsters; for coal transport by canal, above, intro. (communications). Pigot's …
A History of the County of Oxford
… with Cotswold wool-producing areas and with London. Water transport seems to have been less important certainly in the … main GloucesterLondon route (the A40), though in the 1990s transport difficulties were thought to be undermining … extension to Oxford and the Midlands. In the 1990s transport difficulties were nevertheless thought to be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… next to the railway goods station provided for ready transport of raw and finished materials. Construction was … and union activist, prompting large numbers to join the Transport and General Workers' Union. 437 Provision of social …
A History of the County of Essex
… east England was transferred to lighters at Wivenhoe for transport to Colchester. The col- liers, c. 12 of which in …
A History of the County of Essex
… driftwood, and 'royal fishes' ( pisces regales). 9 Water transport connected Wivenhoe with London. 10 In 1713 two …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… milk and potatoes on advantageous terms. 16 By 1936 motor transport had become so common that there was reputedly no …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Newmarket for residents to take jobs there until motor transport came into use, and employment in the rural part of …