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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… some earth, the skeleton of a man in armour, with his horse, was exposed to view. The family of Meadows, from a … by the use of machinery. Rough coatings, webbings, horse-girthing, tilting for barges and wagons, felting for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… worth over 30; he and his family worked the land with a horse and cart lent by Early, who reported that the scheme …
A History of the County of Oxford
… based partly on American markets; traditional Witney horse-rugs and point-blankets were still sold, together with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… including dyed duffields, cuts for hammocks, wednel for horse-collars, and tilt-cloths for barges. 37 Rugs were also … and another with his wife was fined for failing to hire an unemployed journeyman. Employment nevertheless varied …
A History of the County of Oxford
… gig-mills outside the town, was apparently confined to a horse-powered rowing machine provided by the Blanket Company … after, 13 and in the mid 19th century there was a small horse- or donkey-powered spinning factory on Corn Street. 14 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… blankets were sold to British firms. 17 Rugs, mops, and horse-collar cloths were still made. 18 Increasing trade …
A History of the County of Oxford
… part-time students of all ages, and ran agricultural and horse-management courses from sites at Hailey and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and Eynsham, turnpiked at the same time, was then only a 'horse road', but became the chief carriage route following …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bleaching house, and around 1850 John George established a horse-powered spinning factory there or nearby. 160 In 1873 … in Witney at premises on High Street, driven by an eight-horse-power engine acquired about 1851. 177 In 2003, before … was refurbished and re-opened in 1979 with rooms for hire. It was remodelled internally in 1992 when folding …