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A History of the County of York
… first was ornamented with gold and jewels and surmounted by the banner of the Cross while above it was a great … their musical education. 23 There were originally seven boys in the choir, increased to twelve in 1425 by the … 24 The ancient statutes directed that when older the boys were to become thurible bearers, sub-deacons, deacons …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and thereafter with that of the town as it was enlarged by the successive boundary changes recorded above. … ft. above sealevel, whose summit was represented in 1978 by Richmond Road and Union Place. 52 The hamlet was originally separated from Broadwater by the tidal estuary of the Teville stream to the north. That …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Before 1066 the part of Worthing called Ordinges was held by 7 alodial tenants. In 1086 it comprised 9 hides and had … land for three plough-teams. The demesne was cultivated by 2 teams, and there was 1 servus and 7 a. of meadow. Six … shellfish, were landed in 1914. 53 In 1887 93 men and 17 boys were employed in fishing, 54 but between 1900 and 1931 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Worthing were apparently for visitors' children, and by 1811 there were one academy and two seminaries. 93 Such … day schools and three boarding schools for a total of 161 boys and 71 girls who were taught at their parents' expense. … 2 Elementary schools opened before 1900. A free school for boys was established in 1812 in the former barracks in the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and Montague streets. The layout of streets was influenced by the direction of strips in the open fields which preceded … Warwick Street, were built between 1802 and 1805, 49 and by 1804 there was at least one terrace facing the sea near by. 50 Ann and Market streets, north of Warwick Street, were …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was built in 1804. 85 It had been repaired and improved by 1817, 86 there was a Sunday school of 80 children c. 1826, … in 1839 94 but its early success was soon vitiated by disputes and lawsuits. 95 It was used by Independent Congregationalists in 1851 when there were 50 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 11 and their number increased from c. 30 in 1804 to c. 60 by 1813. 12 Three hotels had been built by 1796, of which the two chief, the New Inn, later the … an amateur symphony orchestra, an operatic choir, and a boys' choir. 92 The amateur Worthing Citizens Orchestra was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… or waste. The soil is various. The lands are watered by two streams rising in the northern declivity of Leith … it. The annual income is 376. 12., and there are ten boys on the foundation, who are allowed 6 per annum for books … in 1632, bequeathed a rent-charge of 30 for teaching boys; and Sir Edmund Turnor, Knt., founded an almshouse for …