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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Westbury Industry and trade INDUSTRY AND TRADE. Like the other towns in the basin of the Bradford … shared in the difficulties caused by the disruption of trade during the Civil War, and in 1648 petitioned Sir Thomas …
Old and New London
… brother of "glorious" John Dryden, supporting himself by trade before his accession to the baronetcy as head of the … and of traffic in states, both for external and internal trade, as applied in the construction of roads, bridges, … Wilberforce, advocated the abolition of the British slave-trade, achieved in 1807; and of those members of Parliament …
Old and New London
… where lived the French merchants, who came over to trade at the Staple. An Act of an interchange between the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 2 In 1811 only 3 families in the parish were supported by trade compared with 44 supported by agriculture. 3 From 1846 …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Westonzoyland until the 20th century as a pleasure fair. 2 TRADE AND INDUSTRY A furnace or forge was recorded in 1308 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… importance, the decay of the haven, and the loss of its trade, with various other causes, contributed to the decline … in the kingdom. The port formerly carried on an extensive trade with France, Spain, Norway, and Newfoundland, in the … put an end to its commerce with that country; the trade with Newfoundland was, in a great measure, transferred …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… The Guildhall (10), and the Statue of King George III (9); trade and commerce are represented by the Custom House (12), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a cotton-factory, and two breweries; but the chief trade of the place is in salt, of which large quantities are …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 19th century: in 1821 more families were supported by trade and industry than by agriculture, and only slightly …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the world were built here. After the peace in 1815, this trade greatly declined; a few years ago, however, it revived, … The alum manufacture, which formerly constituted the main trade of the port, great quantities of alum being exported to … in 1753, and was for many years an important branch of trade: upon an average, about eight ships were sent out …