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A History of the County of Oxford
… pride of a small, close-knit commercial and industrial community. 264 Prominent new business premises, many of them … council, which ensured provision of adequate open spaces, community facilities, and shops and schools. By the 1980s a … on its south side, and a car park on the north; a community hospital and health centre were added in the late …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the interior re-arranged, and an entrance made from new community rooms to the south. The chapel contains a memorial … How far such townsmen forged a strong, independent urban community during the medieval period is not clear. Witney … which William Early was chairman in the 1840s, while the Christian Mutual Aid Society, founded in 1882, was based at …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the late 13th century, 19 and occasionally the borough community seems to have acted together. 20 By the 16th and … nearby was opened soon after. The long-awaited Witney Community Hospital on Welch Way was completed in 1979, though … all those buildings, along with Ceewood and Burwell community halls in the new housing estates, the allotments …
A History of the County of Oxford
… burgesses rather than by guilds, although in 1309 the 'community of the town' sponsored several candidates for … with Nonconformists, glacial under Hyde, to 'mutual Christian affection'. Home visits, successful campaigns … with other denominations, initiating in 1943 a United Christian Council. 130 In 1961 the need to provide for a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a children's school outgrowing its accommodation, and a Christian Union of 26 members promoting cottage meetings at … on the south to accommodate the numerous church, youth and community groups which had previously used the adjacent … at Newland and Davenport Road. 132 Relations with other Christian groups remained close: joint services with the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… place, which takes its distinctive affix from Gilbert de la Ley, its proprietor in the reign of Henry II., was … An hospital for five lepers was founded by Gilbert de la Ley, of which the only memorial now remaining is a pointed …
A History of the County of Essex
… towns or to London. V.C.H. Essex, i. 517; Med. Essex Community, 19. E.R.O., T/A 427/1/78. V.C.H. Essex, ix. 267, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Centre and was used by the county for youth and community purposes. 9 Millfields primary school opened in …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… &c. The walls and ceiling were painted, I am informed, by La Guire. The rooms, in general, are on a grand scale, lofty …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… by subscriptions and grants since 1850. Designed by Ewan Christian and built by John Millington, in the event it cost … chapel and closer to the population, was designed by Ewan Christian. It consisted of a nave seating 415, 200 seats …