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Old and New London
… use, a servant, known to be a just man, carried it to the mill, washed the grindstones, covered them with curtains … of Cluni paid to the Holy Eucharist." The sites of the mill and the bakehouse of Bermondsey Abbey were both … fill half a dozen as a single one. Had there been no mill at the mouth of the channel, the supply might have gone …
Old and New London
… on the north side of Tooley Street, in what is now called Mill Lane, which leads down to Battlebridge Stairs." Aubrey, … saying about "setting the Thames on fire." To return to Mill Lane, we may add that there isor, at all events, was in … only known man for making of Mills for grinding of Coffee powder, which Mills are by him sold from 40 to 45 shillings …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… and east are five bastions, to two of which there are powder magazines; the harbour is defended by a four and a six … the river Clyde. Salmon are taken in abundance near the mill-dam of Blantyre. The scenery is, in many parts, … by Messrs. Dale and Monteith, who, in 1785, erected a mill for the spinning of cotton-yarn, and, in the year 1791, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… chiefly for the use of brewers and for firemen; a mill for the manufacture of all kinds of printing-paper; some …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… had left for Hackney and more distant suburbs. MILLS. The mill, presumably a windmill, which gave its name to Mill Hill field on the west side of Cambridge Road existed … 85 The millhouse was mentioned in 1626 86 although the mill may have ceased to function. By 1660 the site had become …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… End, occupied in 1652 by Jeremy Chalker, 66 and 2 a. of Mill Hill field farther north, fronting the Cambridge Road, … to Laurence Chalker, a local cowkeeper. 68 Chalker sold Mill Hill field in 1654 to Thomas Coling (Coleing), 69 tenant … above, the Green. The demesne abutment may have been Mill Hill field. Based on Survey of Lond. viii. 36-37; …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… char, is partly within the parish; in which also is Nant Mill, remarkable for its beautiful cascade. Fairs are held on …
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