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A History of the County of Oxford
… demolished c. 1780 when the road was levelled by the turnpike commissioners. 63 That section of Oxford Street was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… stone arches. 40 In 1774 the corporation agreed with the turnpike trustees to rebuild part of the causeway but when … the town by that route. 44 After the creation of local turnpike roads in the 18th century, however, the preferred … were recognized: the earliest Oxfordshire turnpike trust, taking over the London-Oxford road at Stoken-church in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the 18th century the trustees of the Woodstock-Rollright turnpike, sometimes with the corporation's help, repaired the … continued to maintain the wooden bridge over the turnpike until it was removed, probably when Hollow Way was … Above, Development. e.g. Boro. Mun. 88, pp. 349, 426. Turnpike Act, 44 Geo. III, c. 79; cf. O.R.O., Rob. II/ii/21: …
A History of the County of Oxford
… approval of his nominee and referred confidently to 'the trust I wish you to repose in him'. 78 His agent Thomas …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of the Gloucester-Chepstow road through the parish was a turnpike road from 1757-8 to 1871, 63 but the only major … Mon. & Glouc. Roads Act, 31 Geo. II, c. 44; Annual Turnpike Acts Continuance Act, 34 & 35 Vic. c. 115. Badminton …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Kenelm, Clement, and (Sir) John Throckmorton, probably in trust for John, to be held in chief. 16 John Throckmorton … relief. In 1771 the capital was invested in the Bridgwater turnpike trust but the income fell from £2 in the 1780s to 5 s. in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… date, now at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington; they represent the story of Theodosius and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Mayo, in 1747, bequeathed to the incumbent and wardens, in trust for the poor, a close called the Farm, or Church-close, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Wootton Rivers. It and an associated charity, the Carey trust, had ceased to exist by 1994. 86 This article was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… nine parishes. Michael Wyatt, in 1725, left property in trust to the corporation, for the erection and endowment of … valleys, red-sandstone rocks, and picturesque hills. The turnpike-road between Bridgnorth and Wolverhampton passes …