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A History of the County of Oxford
… of agricultural manure from bonemeal; 70 that venture was short-lived, and in 1881 the mill was vacant. It was taken …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and to closure of all except Early's, which following a short-lived recovery in the 1990s was finally closed in 2002. … and alone of the Witney manufacturers was forced onto short time. 8 Recovery, made possible only by private funds … year, 16 while James Walker and Sons' Crofts Mill, on short time in 1980, closed soon after. 17 Early's and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… increased from the 1760s, though there were pronounced short-term variations whose effects, from the mid 18th … extensive orders for blankets'. 146 Despite such serious short-term difficulties, and an implied worsening of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… small spinning concern on Corn Street with capital from a short-lived brewery venture. His initial concentration on … motor stores on High Street, a successor of Pritchett's short-lived bicycle factory at Worsham, both opened in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Oxfordshire County Council, and from them developed a short-lived science or technical secondary school, opened in … Witney Telegraph, 9 Jan. 1869, letter to editor. For a short-lived Mechanics' Institute founded in 1838, above, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… down inhabitable dwellings when accommodation was in such short supply, though by 1939 the council claimed that as a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the Cogges turn was built up by 1814, 115 and several short, early 19th-century cottage rows survive. 20. Buswells … an eastern altar table, a pulpit and choir gallery in a short eastern bay, and a west gallery; it was lit by gas, and … accommodated at the workhouse. The airfield had only a short operational life, hosting training squadrons from March …
A History of the County of Oxford
… parish vestry. Its status as a parliamentary borough was short-lived, 5 and despite its court, burgages, market, and … contributed to unemployment by hiring workers on short contracts or as apprentices. 191 In 1730 the …