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History Theses 1901-1970
… Britain: 19th and 20th Centuries BRITAIN: 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES For items covering the period 180032 see … borough from 1800 to 1914. W.C. Griffin. Wales M.A. 1968. Shoemakers of Somerset: a history of C. & J. Clark, 18331903. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Economic history ECONOMIC HISTORY Agriculture Open Fields and Commons From at least the 1170s until inclosure in 1776 … of the parish (Fig. 81). 1 Grove field, so called in 1624 and presumably earlier, contained around 900 a. in the … four weavers (members of the Harris family), 217 and three shoemakers. 218 There were also four shopkeepers. 219 In …
A History of the County of Sussex
… formerly separate settlements of Broadwater, Offington, and Worthing. After the late 18th century it was increasingly dominated, and finally engulfed, by the growth of Worthing. The area of … occupations a chapman was recorded in 1481. 96 Shoemakers occurred in the early 18th century, as did a …
Broadwell Parish: Filkins
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, Bampton Hundred (Part Four)
… Broadwell Parish: Filkins FILKINS TOWNSHIP The large and thriving village of Filkins, 12 with its concentration of high-quality stone-built cottages and farmhouses, lies near the county's western edge around 3 … and decorating before 1869. Manufacturers included shoemakers and tin and copper smiths, and by 1847 there was a …
Broadwell Parish: Holwell
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, Bampton Hundred (Part Four)
… parish, around 2 miles (4.5 km) south-west of Burford and 8 miles (13 km) west of Witney. Throughout its history it has been a small agricultural community, and during the 19th and earlier 20th centuries it became an estate village for …
Broadwell, Langford and Kelmscott: Cotswolds to Thames
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, Bampton Hundred (Part Four)
… Broadwell, Langford and Kelmscott: Cotswolds to Thames BROADWELL, LANGFORD AND KELMSCOTT: COTSWOLDS TO THAMES The Rural Parishes covered … century there were publicans, a baker, grocers, drapers, shoemakers, metal workers, a farrier-cum-vet, a land agent, …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… is a small rural parish 18 km NNW of Gloucester and 5 km south-east of Ledbury (Herefs.). Situated at the … ancient parish was bordered by Herefordshire to the north and west and Worcestershire to the east. Before … worked as tailors and weavers at that time. 14 Two shoemakers are recorded in the 18th century. 15 A smithy …
Survey of London
… South Side Nos. 1159 (odd) Brompton Road, Hans Crescent and Hans Road All these properties, stretching from the … of Sloane Street to the present No. 159 Brompton Road and to the parish boundary with Chelsea behind (see fig. 1 on … coachmen or grooms (21), labourers (18), coachworkers and shoemakers (11 each), tailors (9), and gardeners and …
Broughton Poggs Parish
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, Bampton Hundred (Part Four)
… a thin sliver of land between Broadwell, Langford, and the county boundary, stretching for three miles (5 km) … a largely open wooded area. From the 18th century (and possibly earlier) the village effectively merged with neighbouring Filkins, and the two parishes were formally united in 1954. In the …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… hearings 6 June 1589 Entry B, 'an ignorant fellow and renowned for his boldness', appeared. He confessed that … was (said, 'a gradual increase of certain swellings and humours'); asked what the King's disease was, said it was 'an alteration of the blood in melancholy and phlegm'. Attitude of the accused confessed Action taken …