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A History of the County of Oxford
… 48-9; P.R.O., RG 11/1514; below, econ. hist. (trade and ind.). Datestones; C.O.S., OPA 4837. Datestones; for Fleur de …
A History of the County of Oxford
… brought from Witney, made into jackets, breeches, and leather linings at Bampton, and sold to buyers from … Dorset, is unsubstantiated despite extensive evidence of leather working in the parish, 86 and if reliable may already … ed. K. Rodwell, 201-2. Below, this section (trade and ind.). Rob. Gauwe (?), who paid the very high sum of 23 s. 6 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… par. reg. transcripts. Below, econ. hist. (trade and ind.). Oxf. Jnl. Synopsis, 3 Apr. 1756, 23 May 1761, 20 Aug. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and until the late 17th century there was textile and leather working notably at Standlake and Bampton. Fishing …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 'the fish fair day', and in 1558 there was reference to a leather fair, almost certainly held on Thursday 3 January. … two listed by Ogilby and Rawlinson are identifiable as the leather fair of 1558 and the fish fair of 1555. 205 By 1677 … men to go every working day before 6 a.m. to the Leather Hall and to wait for one hour, unless hired; no …
A History of the County of Oxford
… two town wardens, 39 bridgemasters, 40 tasters, sealers of leather, toll-gatherers of the beast and sheep markets, a … to freemen of the borough, but by building the Wool and Leather Halls 71 and supervising the wool market through a … tithingmen, tasters, and signers and sealers of leather were regularly chosen each year at Michaelmas. 195 In …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the late 16th and early 17th century included a Leather Hall, a Wool Hall, and a house of correction; 112 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the parish; and in the town, the tanning and currying of leather are pursued to a good extent. Many persons carry on a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… though see BARHIDE. It may have been a form of TANNED LEATHER. Not found in the OED References: Gloucester Coastal … other Artificers, such as make Males, Bougets [BUDGET], LEATHER POTs, TANKARDs, Barhides or any other Wares of Leather' who were permitted to buy TANNED LEATHER for their …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the remainder for that of St. Pancras. The Leather-sellers' Company likewise erected almshouses, the …