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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… left by various donors, are yearly given away in money and coal. Henry Kirke White was for some time at school here. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the kingdom. The chief imports are wine, deals, and coal. The navigation of the river above the town was, many …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… cannot therefore be exaggerated, and the most stringent measures were taken to ensure its safety. The obligation to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… was shown ata parish meeting called to consider measures to alleviate the state of the poor. There was at … clothing and coals for the poor. In 1837 4 chaldrons of coal were distributed indiscriminately in quantities of one …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… centuries, many wellintentioned but not always beneficial measures. The port of Wisbech still remains a Corporation …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the education officer and the inspector of weights and measures all had their offices in Wisbech in the early days …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… vessels of 3 to 12 tons. They were used for the corn and coal trade by 7 owners employing 12 watermen. 5 In 1576 there … in the early 19th century were mainly corn and rape-seed. Coal was imported and, from 1824, timber. In the period of … In the early 19th century it carried some traffic in coal; 2,508 tons in 1838 and 29,562 ten years later after the …