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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… negligence in the Corporation's management of the town's affairs. In 1752 John Garland, the retiring town bailiff, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Thus in 1910 it stood at 89,333, which represented 92 'foreign' and 502 coasting vessels. 30 This was a slight …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The Committee of the Wisbech branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society included Anglicans, Quakers and … of his son's birth. James Hill, who was prominent in local affairs c. 1800-25 and was the father of Octavia Hill, was a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… for its present purpose', 82 and conducted on British and Foreign Schools Society principles. James Smith, the first … School). Gardner, Dir. Cambs. (1851), 611. Rep. Brit. and Foreign Schools Soc. 1816, 'Extracts from Local Reps. and … . .', 97. Gardner, Dir. Cambs. (1851), 611. Rep. Brit. and Foreign Schools Soc. 1859, 'Extracts . . .', 94; ibid. 1860, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of the lord of the manor the power to levy 4 d. toll on foreign ships entering or leaving the port. Since the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… was let, 4 and since 1951 5 it has been occupied by the Foreign Office as a discussion centre. Pieces of stonework …
A History of the County of Oxford
… largely through the reputation of Witney blankets in foreign markets. 49 Some 10,000 people, including carders and … that fraudulent practices were increasing and threatening foreign and domestic markets, petitioned for the right to … 158 A few small retail grocers, some active in town affairs, were also recorded from the late 17th or early 18th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and by the 1480s the town had attracted a small group of foreign traders, the largest recorded in the county outside …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 28 Small-scale improvements, notably introduction of foreign wools in blending, were aimed at making Witney … design destined for South Africa or South America. 49 Foreign markets continued to expand: by the 1820s and 1830s … the Early family; 97 they, too, were prominent in town affairs, the Batts running a private lunatic asylum on High …