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A History of the County of Oxford
… was succeeded in both shop and mill by Walker & Atkinson Ltd., who continued there until around 1930. 72 In 1952 the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… combined company of Charles Early and Marriott (Witney) Ltd, was followed by further technical innovation, dubbed a … introduced in 1966 following a partnership with Courtaulds Ltd. Before 1967 the outlying sites at New Mill, Worsham, and … builders, refounded in 1960 as Bartlett Brothers Ltd and Bartlett's Joinery Ltd. 26 Only Clinch's Eagle …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bridewell had spinning wheels and cards in 1766. 133 Products and markets remained broadly similar to a century … 'coverlids', or saddleclothing. 138 Regulations for new products, such as the cabin-blankets introduced for use at …
A History of the County of Oxford
… requirements, following a temporary closure ordered by the Board of Trade. 58 A weighbridge, thought unnecessary in the … enjoyed some latitude, since in 1866 the town's local board complained that he had allowed photographic caravans onto Church Green. 73 From 1870 the board and later the urban district council rented the tolls …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in 1883 or at Witney Mill in 1905. 48 The industry's main products continued to be blankets and duffels, with … bailiff of the county court, and clerk to the burial board. 94 Prominent auctioneers included the architect … Lascelles' Dir. Oxon. (1853). E. B. Taylor, 'Bartlett Bros Ltd' [ c. 1962]: photocopy in COS, DC 16 (1); above, intro. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… World War. 13 A fourth company, James Walker and Sons Ltd of Mirfield (Yorks.), opened a factory at the Crofts in … which, since a court case of 19089, could be used only for products manufactured in Witney rather than for a generic … arose directly from the Second World War, Crawford Collets Ltd and the West London Optical and Tool Company both moving …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Under Schemes of the Charity Commission in 1901 and of the Board of Education in 1902 the schools were accordingly … boarders if the incoming master was unwilling to board them himself. 40 Day pupils presumably included … needlework, knitting, and 'habits of useful industry', the products of which were sold to help fund the school. 53 By …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 257 and in the later 19th century the town's local board dealt repeatedly with overcrowding, inadequate … taken over by the newly formed Universal Aircraft Services Ltd, set up as a training school for pilots and engineers … qualifications. The company, succeeded by Witney Aerodrome Ltd in 1938, established the Witney & Oxford Aero Club Ltd in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… adopted in 1863, and certainly thereafter the local board inspected all new building plans. 131 Each had a … containing doors for loading raw wool and other unfinished products. Weaving seems usually to have taken place on the … it was occupied by the engineering firm Crawford Collets Ltd, which demolished it in 19767 except for part of an …