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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Discoveries of tesserae, pottery, etc., during field-drainage operations, led to the excavations which revealed …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… was used as an airfield by the Royal Air Force. 8 The drainage of the parish and the management of the Beck have … of a new overflow channel. 11 Attempts to improve drainage in Thornton are suggested by the existence of … of Thornton and Melbourne manors were in dispute over drainage in the 1850s, 16 and still in the 1880s the full …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… An act was passed in 1839, for the more effectual drainage of the fen and dales of Timberland. The living is a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… pipes, one at each corner, and is surrounded by a small drainage ditch of irregular polygonal form. (R. …
A History of the County of Chester
… area formed a causeway down the middle of the highway with drainage channels on either side crossed periodically by iron …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… higher neighbourhoods, proposals for a joint Lea Valley drainage scheme were stifled by parochialism, and in 1869 the … High Level sewer in Hackney, part of the L.C.C.'s main drainage system, for disposal. 83 A beam engine, installed at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… excavated within and outside the town during a major drainage scheme. The numerous casual finds reported over the … as the tail of the rampart has been noted during drainage work near the N. corner (SP 69194896; inf. Mrs. C. … Street (SP 69174896; 'a' on Fig. 113) observation during a drainage scheme in 1977 showed a bank 10 m. wide of clay and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and the rise of industries in the neighbourhood. The Alt Drainage Act of 1779 mentions Bull Bridge, and gives some …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in 1872, 5 and it provided for the water supply and drainage of the township. 6 In 1894 it was transformed into …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… by the waters of Martin Mere. An effective system of drainage and constant pumping operations keep the ground from …