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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and consists principally of one long street, lighted with gas, paved, and supplied with water from wells. Here is a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Street before 1840; besides being ironmongers they were gas-fitters, bellhangers, locksmiths, and brass- and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 20th century steam- and waterpower was supplemented by gas engines and (at Mount Mills) by an oil engine, and from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Brewery west of Church Green, established about 1839, a gas works east of High Street, established by 1840, Daniel … by the council from around 1913, gradually superseded gas, mains sewerage was improved and extended, and leisure …
A History of the County of Oxford
… an original feature, and all the Mill Street cottages had gas from the outset, part of a steady but by no means universal improvement in domestic amenities (gas, water supply, electricity, and sanitation) during the … by recent provision of mains water, and in 1910 some had gas geysers. 140 Larger Houses The cottages discussed were …