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A History of the County of Shropshire
… a three-day week as cheap foreign steel took over the home market. In 1922 the converters at Priorslee were shut, and … on its Stafford Park industrial estate, Priorslee. 99 Market and fairs. About 1826, when William Charlton of Apley began to patronize Oakengates, 1 a market place was formed on the south (or Shifnal) side of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… little cohesion, and only in the mid 19th century, when a market was established and the railways arrived, did …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… paid no education rate. The town's principal street, Market Street, was under two highway boards and usually had … at the Coffee Palace but soon moved to rented offices in Market Street. Its offices were in Oxford Street c. 1905- c. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… A chapel for the Primitives was built on the south side of Market Street in 1845, only to be demolished in advance of … the first being held in a room in the Charlton Arms, Market Street. A Sunday school began at the same time. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… colliers' daughters who had spent the summer working in market gardens around London would traditionally return for … the annual works' holiday. Like Oakengates Saturday night market, a leading social and commercial attraction throughout … 75 There was a circulating library at Ferriday's in Market Street in 1937. 76 The Wolverhampton owners of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 15 Woodditton traditionally looked to Newmarket as its market town, and to Bury St. Edmunds rather than Cambridge …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wheat, oats, and peas were being grown for the London market, but pasture farming was more profitable. Londoners … compared with 148 in trade and handicrafts. 15 A market-Monkhams, Milkwell gardener is mentioned in 1812. 16 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… WOODHAY, WEST ( St. Lawrence), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Hungerford, hundred of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… High Carricks ground. Woodstock WOODSTOCK, a borough and market-town, having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a … a wool-staple, of which there are no remains, and a market to be held on Friday: at present the principal market-day is Tuesday. There are fairs on the Tuesday after …