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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… they are absolutely continuous, so that it is impossible for a stranger to tell where one ends and the other begins. … 4 it conveyed passengers until 1928, and is still used for goods traffic. It forms an unusual feature in the … 34 His son Beaupr was an antiquary, making a collection of coins and medals which he pre sented to Trinity College, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The charter of 1549, 45 making Wisbech a corporate borough for the first time, cost £260 10 s. 10 d. 46 The burgesses … of the 'ten men' (1564) Richard Best was appointed 'baley for the receipt of all the lands and tenements ... for this … they combined with the local landowners in erecting an engine to drain Wisbech South Field. 69 The Corporation can …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… from fires. 55 In 1558 William Styrmin was paid 40 s. for his charges laid out after a fire in the Old Market. 56 … later (1656) the Corporation obtained the use of a fire engine for 20 s. yearly; it was stored first in the church, and from 1679 in an engine house by the neighbouring almshouses. 59 A new house …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… however, does not begin until a century later. A school for boys was opened in 1707 and one for girls in 1710; both schools were supported by private … and Jeremiah Jackson on 5 May 1814. Some contemporary coins were deposited by Edes at the Fisher's Lane corner of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Chapter of Ely. There is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Witchampton (All Saints) WITCHAMPTON ( All … gift of H. C. Sturt, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for 269. 10.; there is a parsonage-house, and the glebe … of columns, and cornices of white marble, numerous coins, domestic utensils, and other relics. Witcomb Parva …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… and W. sides of the lower stage, appear to have been made for the spindles of clock-hands, now gone; the N. side … at the eastern end of the hall. There is some evidence for a former building, now gone, which extended S.E. from the … suggested destruction by fire. The few finds included coins of Tetricus I, Constantine I and Gratian. A rubbish pit …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… is said to have yielded more than 200 4th-century Roman coins; accounts differ as to whether they were contained in a … E. of (1), extends along the edge of a modern arable field for some 200 yds., adjacent to a spring. The debris includes … mentioned by Lysons, is close to Wall-Well and may account for the name. On the other hand, the debris at (3) could …
A History of the County of Oxford
… pressure on Oxford; that in turn created an increased need for local employment, particularly during the national … range of light industrial and retail firms located, for the most part, in industrial estates established since … 600 workers. 4 From the 1970s, however, collapsing markets for traditional blankets, combined with national recession, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… success in adapting to new conditions largely accounting for the town's continued prosperity: in 1851 blanket-workers … c. 1898. William Smith installed Witney's first steam engine around 1851, apparently for spinning, and John Early … from 1861, steam power became common. New Mill acquired an engine that year, 44 and in 1865 Charles Early extended his …
A History of the County of Oxford
… acquired 22 members, though a traders' exhibition proposed for 1934 was abandoned through lack of interest. 2 A few … car factories, and there was already a perceived need for new industry within the town. 3 The Blanket Industry … supplemented by gas engines and (at Mount Mills) by an oil engine, and from 1934 Witney Mill was powered by electricity …