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Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… A metal ring forming a holder for a spindle or AXLE. In a quotation dated 1733, the OED shows how it operated; 'The Spindle is kept from … a smooth surface produced by treating it with SIZE. The manufacture of paper in England was late to develop, probably …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a mainly rural parish, lies south and east of the river Tern and north of Watling Street; the western … Bratton and Orleton townships both extend east of it. 88 In 1882 Wrockwardine civil parish contained 4,762 a. (1,927 … prehistoric site with Bronze Age ring ditches and Iron Age or Romano-British ditches and enclosures. 3 Another …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Peter) WROCKWARDINE ( St. Peter), a parish, in the union of Wellington, Wellington division of the … the plains of Cheshire, and the Derby hills. The manufacture of glass is carried on to some extent, and there … of muriate of lime, and is also slightly impregnated with iron; the lower spring contains no iron, but a greater …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… detached piece of woodland, later a township, belonging to the manor and parish of Wrockwardine, the rest of which lay 7 … The township, the area here treated, contained 515 a. in 1882. 8 Its eastern and western boundaries followed no … township's inhabitants were employed in the local coal, iron, and steel works. The changing methods or fortunes of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the woodland 1 league long and ½ league broad recorded in Domesday. 64 Referred to as the king's wood c. 1130, it … mineral resources were exploited in the Middle Ages; an iron ore mine was noted in 1324. Regular extraction, however, … export markets. In the early 20th century railway engine manufacture ceased, but large gas engines began to be …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… AND PUBLIC SERVICES. Wrockwardine Wood was part of the manor, and until 1884 the civil parish, of Wrockwardine. In spite of its isolation it seems to have been treated … the building costs being raised through subscriptions. The iron building was enlarged in 1892 to provide 170 sittings. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Church CHURCH. Parts of Wrockwardine church predate the mid 12th century 62 and there was a priest in 1086. 63 Shrewsbury abbey claimed the church itself as a … seat holders voted to retain the 56 rented places. 17 An iron mission chapel was built at Charlton after 1875. In 1898 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… John Poole (or Pole) and Henry Bynnell were schoolmasters in the late 17th century 58 and Richard Poyner from 1702. 59 … prepared destitute girls for domestic service in the colonies. 89 The Royal National Institute for the Blind ran a …
Survey of London
… Wrought-iron gate, Trafalgar Square CXXII.WROUGHT IRON GATE, … work, was placed here by Lady Gilbert Kennedy, the last tenant of St. Margaret's Lodge, which stood at the … entrance to the grounds of the Chelsea Lawn Tennis Club, in the centre of the Square, may have come from Cheyne Walk, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wyke - Wyvill Wyke WYKE, a tything, in the parish, union, and hundred of Axminster, Honiton and … and ironstone; the mines are let on lease to the Low-Moor Iron Company by Miss Currer, and T. Carvick, Esq., to whom … are amply supplied with water from springs. The manufacture of wooden spindles, spoons, and other articles of …