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A History of the County of Essex
… school, Sunset Avenue, originated as a National school for boys, opened in 1814. 4 This soon absorbed the boys … committee bought the freehold of the premises. 15 St. Paul's Church of England school, Woodford Bridge, was opened in 1859, in association with the National Society. In the following year it was moved from temporary …
A History of the County of Essex
… still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban district was … portion of the village towards the river. The rector's glebe was also at this end of Woodford. The church and … to have closed by 1870. 136 Woodford Art and Industrial society was established in 1877 to encourage amateur skill; …
A History of the County of Essex
… a rector. But part of the income may have been reserved for the sacristy: a composition was made in 1224 between the … and with the Woodford Bridge mission of the Zion Itinerant Society which existed in 1812, when it was transferred to the … Road as a church hall until 1933 when they sold it to the Christian Brethren. 134 Baptist missions were opened in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Horncastle, S. division of the wapentake of Gartree, parts of Lindsey, … spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water resembles that of Cheltenham, but has … 1837, and contains 400 free sittings, the Incorporated Society having granted 350 in aid of the expense. The living …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Woodlands 25 WOODLANDS (0509) (O.S. 6 ins., SU 00 NE, SU 00 NW, SU 01 SW) Woodlands covers … of its round head. The S. wall has a rough aperture for a former window, now gone. The round-headed chancel arch, … chalk-cut graves, some aligned E.-W., and are probably of Christian-Saxon or later date ( Dorset Procs., 84 (1962), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 13. 1. 10., and in the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is … aided by a grant of 150 from the Incorporated Society, and was consecrated on the 24th Sept. 1841, by the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west boundary perhaps represents the line of the … until the 15th century. 93 The original town was smaller, for there was growth in the 13th century and early 14th. In … by the duke and sold to members of the Oxford Co-operative Society under a joint scheme. 37 Pullman's glove factory was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a chapman, a harper, and a potter. Evidence adduced for a substantial pottery industry in Woodstock is weak, 68 … owed over a third of the total rental. 70 The hospital's estate had been granted in the mid 13th century by … (d. 1841), mayor and surgeon, was a fellow of the Linnaean Society and his son George was a medical practitioner in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The … master, who was to be a good preacher. 88 In 1587 Cornwell's relict Mary Dolman gave money to trustees to buy property … instruction in all branches of human, as well as of divine knowledge'. 10 Less satisfactory masters included Mr. Dubois, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was founded by Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he … in part by other evidence, but Woodstock was one of Henry's principal residences before and after his association with … until 1809. 70 The Woodstock Florists' and Horticultural Society, founded in 1825, held annual shows recorded until …