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A History of the County of Somerset
… farm work. 7 In the 1890s parents took children out of school for blackberrying, keeping sheep, and harvesting … use throughout the 18th century. 7 There were said to be blue and white lias quarries c. 1785 and one stone called Jew … churchyard 2 and was offered to the parish for use as a school in 1857 but appears to have continued to be occupied …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Agony in the Garden; another a woman (probably nimbed) in blue kirtle and white mantle with hands outspread, kneeling …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of 1670, given by William Gregory the same year, and with coat-of-arms. Seating: In N. chapelplain heavy oak bench with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… At the extremity of the east quadrangle is a riding-school of elegant design, near which is a large brick … cottages were replaced by neater buildings, covered with blue slate. The township comprises about 925 acres, of which … The Methodists have a small place of worship. A national school for boys, girls, and infants, built in 1832, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… for farm purposes. The N. elevation (Plate 3) has some blue-brick diapering and a range of four-centred relieving …
The Environs of London
… and his Lady, Elizabeth, born Aug. 22, 1751. Mrs. Withers' school. Mrs. Anne Withers, in 1754, founded a girls' school, and endowed it with 33l. per annum, as a salary for the mistress. Thirty children are educated in this school. Mrs. Wiseman's school. Mrs. Mary Wiseman, by her …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The tithes were commuted for land in 1778. A national school is maintained by the rector. The rent of three acres, … education, and apprenticing of twelve boys; in 1835 a school-house was built. Another school was endowed by the Rev. Lancelot C. Lee, for clothing …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the late 18th century led to increased use of brick and blue slate, and in the 19th century there were small local …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… was some rebuilding in the 18th century, and in the 19th a school and a nonconformist chapel were built, 19 but the main … In the earlier 19th century a tall façade, of red and blue chequered brick with a pedimental gable flanked by … 73 EDUCATION. In 1783 a few children were taught at a school probably in the parish. 74 Four schools were open in …