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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 2 acres. Before this time various creeks, such as Carlton's Creek, 5 penetrated a long way inland and allowed the … In Leverington: the Marsh, Spitalfield, Thummins, Margerie's Croft, Farthing Field, Outnewlands, Fen Croft, Church … they should yearly 'new-clothe two poor men and two poor women on Christmas Day at the Town Hall and should allow each …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… electricity transmission line from Peterborough to King's Lynn. In 1839, out of a total of 2,771 acres of land in the … 1950. 97 The old school has been purchased by the Newton Women's Institute. By the M. of H. Prov. Orders Conf. (Ely, Holland …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through these and neighbouring parishes. Such are Popham's Eau, an early 17thcentury cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east … in 1868 and is still in use. 10 The Outwell Working Men's Institute at Outwell dates from 1891, though the building is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Croft. 7 The Rose and Crown Inn was acquired by the People's Refreshment House Association in 1899 and was one of their … 1748 shows 7 French names among the 28 jurors. 22 Gardner's Directory of 1851 23 shows a few names, such as Barron, … Flemish glass; on the north is the Mocking, the Women on their way to the Sepulchre, and the Harrowing of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… respect of the inn; this piece of land was let at £10 15 s. in 1851. In 1802 the Corporation sold the inn for £1,615 … so that after that date the Corporation paid over to Crane's charity the amount of tax redeemed from the income of their … of their own, £50 given in small sums to 281 'poor men and women in want' and the remainder used to pay rates and taxes. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… with the bishop. 63 The church was valued in 1217 at £33 6 s. 8 d., and in 1254 the rectory and vicarage were returned at £20 and £6 13 s. 4 d. respectively. 64 The vicarage was unchanged in 1291, when the rectory had increased to £26 13 s. 4 d. 65 In 1535, the vicarage, with the chapelry of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… value of £40. 1 In 1397 there were 67 guildsmen, paying 1 s. 8 d. each, and 14 novices, paying 3 s. 8 d. each. 2 The novices' subscriptions no doubt comprised … is not entered regularly, but the membership, of men and women, seems to have remained fairly constant. Thus in 1453 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when 10,000 bricks were ordered for the purpose at 15 s. 8 d. a thousand. 13 The keeper's salary was fixed in 1624 … to 800. In 1898 the Wisbech Working Men's Club and Institute was the most financially successful of all English … of £5,901. In 1904 there were 1,304 members, 376 of them women. During 1912, 15,636 books were issued from the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The charter had enjoined the 'ten men' to distribute £3 15 s. a year in charity. 23 This sum was supplemented in the … there were two collectors for the poor, who received £21 0 s. 11 d. and disbursed £21 17 s. 7 d. 25 In 1591 William Skortred sold a gelding to William …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Justice, and father of Mary Wollstonecraft, Shelley's wife; James Pegge ( fl. 1832-46), the first Baptist … reformer and philanthropist. 66 Other notable men and women connected with the town are Jane Stuart (d. 1745), said … of James II, who sought refuge at Wisbech after her father's downfall, earned a living as a worsted spinner and became a …