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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 6 probably stood at Wootton Bassett. 7 In the 19th century coal was unloaded at Wootton Rivers wharf on the Kennet & … the duchess. 85 Probably in 1901 a Mrs. Merriman endowed a coal charity for the poor of Wootton Rivers. It and an …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… land. The mineral productions are of minor importance. Coal is obtained in the north-western part of the county, … for some centuries; there is also an iron-foundry, and coal-mines are wrought within a quarter of a mile. The river … The trade principally arises from the exportation of coal to Ireland, in which more than 100 vessels are employed. …
History Theses 1901-1970
… A. Hayes. Oxford B.Litt. 1932. Pattern of world trade in coal, 191338. P. Chomchai. Oxford B.Litt. 1956. The origin …
A History of the County of Essex
… £35 a year of which £10 was to provide the poor with coal at a reduced price, and £15 to buy blankets and winter …
A History of the County of Essex
… 59. Emmison, Elizabethan Life: Wills of Essex Gentry and Merchants, 169-70, 313. E.R.O., D/DU 555/25; ibid. D/CT 412. …
A History of the County of Essex
… the late 18th century and early 19th heavy goods, like the coal brought for the workhouse in 1832, were imported by … selling sweets and china. About 1900 the village had a Coal and Clothing Club, a Boot and Shoe Club, and a Lying-in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and 75 water. There are extensive mines of the Ten-foot coal in operation, and several quarries of stone of good … of Staincross, W. riding of York. It abounds with coal and ironstone, both of which are wrought by Messrs. … works afford employment to more than 1000 persons: the coal is sent to all parts of Lincolnshire, the eastern coast, …