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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… on the N. side of Willow Brook and consists of a single street with a back lane on the N. Closes shown on the … sheltered position and fertile soil on the S. side of the street gave rise in the 19th century to a market gardening … of families rated at one hearth and few at three or more, in the Hearth Tax returns. This did not imply …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… but nothing now remains above ground of the walls or buildings that closed the other three sides. Hutchins (I, … strongly fortified house of the mid 14th century, more or less symmetrical on plan and so arranged that the … a hollow-way running N.E., perhaps the original village street, is about 3 ft. deep and 10 ft. to 12 ft. across. A …
A History of the County of Oxford
… note is based on those sources. 1. Nos. 8-12 Oxford Street Bought in 1587 with Richard Cornwell's bequest for the … doors, and an ornate staircase. 72 2. Site of Woodstock union workhouse The workhouse was built in 1836-7 on land … no. 30, which remained part of the inn until 1840 or later, 9 was let separately until sold c. 1886 with nos. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bought the chantry house and undertook to use it for three or four almsmen, but the site was later found inconvenient … house with a large close in Hollow Way (later Oxford Street), rebuilding it in 1612 and again in 1724. 79 In 1614 … of the poor. 85 The buildings survive as nos. 76-8 Oxford Street. 86 William Cornwell, alderman, by will proved 1552 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… closely involved in church administration. The proctors or chapelwardens accounted annually before the mayor, and the … purposes. 36 He provided a church house (no. 11 Park Street), where there were clubs and a choir room, 37 and he was prominent in the Woodstock Churchmen's Union which met regularly 1867- 1884. 38 In the 20th century …
A History of the County of Oxford
… confined on the north and east by the road, later Oxford Street, to the Old Woodstock river crossing. 90 The south … for only £4, which included market tolls and quitrents or 'landgable', small annual rents applied to the original … some of its neighbours. The back lane on the east, later Union Street, was called Common Acre, 17 of which the east …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a total of only c. 3 5 s., less than nearby Hanborough or any Oxfordshire market town except Eynsham. 72 In 1327 … of a Bicester charity. 4 A Northampton dyer owned a High Street shop in 1500, 5 and in 1499 William Harcourt of … 735. P.R.O., HO 107/890, 893, 1730. Sel. Cttee. on G. W. Union Rly. Bill, H.L. 227, pp. 11420. Oxoniensia, iii. 148 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Dolman gave money to trustees to buy property in Oxford Street (now nos. 8-12), 89 and the school probably opened … declaring a 'play day' (holiday) should pay 2 s. 6 d. or 5 s. according to rank, which should be spent on books. 16 … were supported by Johnson's and Cocks's charities. 43 Union in the 1840s with the ailing grammar school was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were found near the church in 1755 and an urn near Oxford Street in 1810. 11 The underlying rock is Oolitic limestone, … over the boundary near Starting Grove, east of the later Union Street, 19 and then and later there was uncertainty … representative of the inhabitants and lacked the funds or the will to meet the growing demands of local government. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in addition to their market, probably also had their court or portmoot, frequently recorded in the 13th century. 77 The … particularly as guardians of the Woodstock poor law union. 51 Such men argued that the corporation was … the Norths, and Hawkins all lived in large houses in Park Street, and Walker, the duke's agent and town clerk of …