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A History of the County of Oxford
… Churches Churches. Banbury church probably originated in the Anglo-Saxon period as the mother church of a large … adult classes were being held twice a week in the vicarage hall. As well as giving religious instruction in the church … rear wing in Victorian Gothic containing a grandiose open hall. The wing bears the date 1860 and an inscription on the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… at least three, perhaps four, distinct field systems. In the south, mostly beyond the Saltway, were the fields of … to sell butter and eggs, once sold beneath the former Town Hall, but although in 1879 the corporation had provided the … later money was being raised for a house for the wool hall, which was probably the building later used as the gaol. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Education Education. Schoolmasters were mentioned in 1345, 1400, and 14302. 1 It has been possible, almost … at latest the end of the 15th century, for children living in the town to attend school, either as charity scholars, or … science block and gymnasium were added in 1961 and a new hall in 1963. The roll in 1962 numbered 583 pupils. 77 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… centre of an area which from its considerable homogeneity in geology, farming, and building styles, and through its … gave regular concerts in the National school, the Town Hall, or the Central Corn Exchange. 182 The Banbury Madrigal … events such as concerts and balls were held in the town hall or in the two corn exchanges (built 1857), school rooms, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Seignorial AdminisTration. The government of Banbury in the Middle Ages was closely linked with the administration … including a cage, from the castle to the court hall, and by the repaving of the Market Place. 35 The … of the king's visit in 1605, the building of the Wool Hall, and other corporation expenditure, were apparently …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Banbury Manors Manors and Other Estates. In the Anglo-Saxon period Banbury, along with Thame, … Maria Morgan sold the estate to Sir John Read of Brocket Hall (Herts.). 79 Sir John Read died in 1711; his heirs were … 148 In 1969 Wickham Park was a girl's public school, Tudor Hall School. The house was extensively rebuilt in the early …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Bishop of Lincoln's large north Oxfordshire estate, but in Domesday Book there is no mention of a borough there and … were held in the castle, a borough portmoot was held in a hall of pleas which in the 15th and 16th centuries comprised … immediate effect on the town's topography. No new town hall appears to have been built in the 1550s, although small …
A History of the County of Oxford
… representation Parliamentary Representation. What came in the 18th century to be regarded as the most important … Banbury's M.P. belonged to the local country gentry. In March 1554 the town was represented by Thomas Denton of … found a strong candidate in Hugh Holbech of Farnborough Hall (Warws.). Although Vincent's campaign, largely devoted …
A Dictionary of London
… Court West out of Old Jewry, north of St. Olave's Church. In Coleman Street Ward (O. and M. 1677). In Strype's maps the … acres. Founded 1694 by Wm. Paterson and held in Grocer's Hall until 1734, when it was removed to a building erected … in 1820. Archt. Mr. Forster. On site of part of Blackwell Hall. The Bankruptcy Information Office was at 35 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Banff BANFF, a sea-port, burgh, market-town, and parish, in the county of Banff, of which it is the chief town, 165 … in Java and in the Eastern Archipelago. A room in the town-hall is appropriated, by the magistrates, to the use of the … is of hewn stone, three stories in height, and contains a hall, two large drawing-rooms, a council-chamber, a …