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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… side of the High Street of Chipping Hill. The walls are of flint and pebble-rubble, in parts mixed with brick; the … original panelled door. One room has an early 17th-century glass shield of arms of the quartered coat of Jenour with a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… of considerable interest and amongst the fittings the glass, pulpit and hatchments are noteworthy. Architectural … base and square base with splayed angles, date uncertain. Glass: In N.E. window, two panels of heraldic glass (a) quartered arms of Charles Stanley 8th Earl of Derby …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Some of the females are employed in making gloves for the manufacturers of Worcester. The living is a rectory, valued … or within twenty miles thereof;" and at that time the manufacturers had 150 looms in full operation, affording …
A History of the County of Oxford
… factory workers were being promoted by philanthropic manufacturers, allegedly in the face of opposition from local …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Early's was nearly bankrupted, and alone of the Witney manufacturers was forced onto short time. 8 Recovery, made …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of blankets and blanket-yarn, 34 and in 1641 Witney manufacturers petitioned the House of Lords specifically as … sale on the domestic market; 43 by then, however, Witney manufacturers had also established markets in Africa and … (presumably Witney) blankets in 1681, although Witney manufacturers seem not to have forged strong links with the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 11 per cent of the working population, and miscellaneous manufacturers (including leather and metal-workers) for … Square about 1898, were tailors and drapers, dealers in glass, china, and furniture, and undertakers. Several other … Banking Company becoming the Metropolitan and (later) Midland Bank. 102 Also catering for wealthier inhabitants …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Smith & Co., and Marriott & Sons remained the chief manufacturers, accounting for 90 per cent of the town's … War by large government orders, which pushed all three manufacturers to full capacity and which were shared on a … interwar years the longstanding paternalism of Witney's manufacturers towards their employees 25 was directed to …