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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… they combined with the local landowners in erecting an engine to drain Wisbech South Field. 69 The Corporation can …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of only 3 s. 3 d., which included bread, beer, and a fire in the common hall, was incurred. 92 After the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Styrmin was paid 40 s. for his charges laid out after a fire in the Old Market. 56 Another fire in the same quarter occurred in 1607. Amongst other … later (1656) the Corporation obtained the use of a fire engine for 20 s. yearly; it was stored first in the church, …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… ceiling beams. The parlour has a carved overmantel and fire-place of c. 1600 with the emblem of a Tudor rose …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… floors. Many signs of burning suggested destruction by fire. The few finds included coins of Tetricus I, Constantine …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for building the surviving mill after it was destroyed by fire in 1837. 67 Early remained lessee in 1863, paying 125 a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Refitting at Marriott's Mount Mills followed a serious fire in 1953. 9 The merger in 1960 of Early's and Marriott's, … Newland warehouse was sold in 1973, and demolished after a fire in 1975. 11 The new techniques, though commercially …
A History of the County of Oxford
… local cloth-workers for his innovations, and following a fire in 1818 John (d. 1862) and Edward Early (d. 1835) and … c. 1898. William Smith installed Witney's first steam engine around 1851, apparently for spinning, and John Early … from 1861, steam power became common. New Mill acquired an engine that year, 44 and in 1865 Charles Early extended his …
A History of the County of Oxford
… supplemented by gas engines and (at Mount Mills) by an oil engine, and from 1934 Witney Mill was powered by electricity … glove factory at Newland, rebuilt following a disastrous fire in 1926, continued until the late 1930s, when the …