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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… boundary follows on the southwest old open field divisions and the Car Dyke or Old Tillage, the 2nd-century navigation … one was excavated in 1975. 17 May Day customs and village sports on the green, still kept up in the 1790s, had been … villages. 23In the 1880s those shows and their associated sports attracted many visitors from Cambridge. By 1894 they …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… confirmed the gift which 1 Raph de Bellasago made to God and the church of St. James at Wellebek of the land of Clun … Hungreclun, as appeareth also by the deed of Raph Silvan, and Margaret his wife, directed to Henry arch-bishop of York … wonder; it abounds with comforts. His attachment to field sports may six him frequently here: if domestic happiness in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wellington Social and cultural activities SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. From … cock fighting continued until the 19th century, but cruel sports did not flourish as in the coalfield. 11 Bowls were … for a time and a cricket club. 19 In 1856 the old rowdy sports seemed 'unworthy of the enlightenment of the age' and …
A History of the County of Essex
… Liberty was formed by the river Colne on the south and St. Botolph's brook on the south-east. The north-east … and societies. T. D. Daniell presented the adjacent 4-a. sports field to the parish in 1939. 78 A tennis club met next … field lay immediately west of Daniell's brewery. 80 Sports clubs in 1995 provided for football, cricket, indoor …
Old and New London
… West Brompton and the South Kensington Museum CHAPTER IX. WEST BROMPTON, … KENSINGTON MUSEUM, &c. "Uplift a thousand voices, full and sweet, In this wide hall, with Earth's inventions stored, And praise th' invisible universal Lord, Who lets once more …
A History of the County of Stafford
… parish, but a church had been built by the 12th century and a parish established. The church of All Saints remained … situated church an urgent need. One was opened in 1829, and others followed, notably in the later 19th century. The earls of Dartmouth, the patrons and lay rectors of the old parish church, generously …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the 1830s it usually began on the first Monday in November and by the 1850s often lasted a week. Stalls were set up in … 4 the substitution from 1837 of gymnastics and 'rural' sports at the wake brought the pastime to an end. 5 Cocking, … in the parish in 1574, and dog-fighting were popular sports in the 1850s. 6 Some traditional festivities were …
A History of the County of Essex
… p. 44. Domestic Buildings, p. 50. Rivers, Bridges, Wharfs, and Docks, p. 57. Transport and Postal Services, p. 61. Worthies, p. 64. Entertainments, Sports, and Pastimes, p. 65. Manors and Other Estates, p. 68. …
A History of the County of Essex
… institutions PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTES, SETTLEMENTS, AND HOSTELS. There have been many philanthropic institutions … became more pressing. These included hospitals, clinics, and district nursing services. 2 Poverty and the lack of … 56 It included a theatre, swimmingbath, gymnasium, and sports ground, and was very successful until the Second World …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Ham Worthies, entertainments, sports and pastimes WORTHIES. 1 Richard de Montfitchet (d. 1267), lord …