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A History of the County of Gloucester
… woodlands and waste after the establishment of the king's ironworks on the demesne in 1612 and the licensing of the … to take cordwood for their works. Leases of the king's ironworks to the earl of Pembroke in 1612 77 and to Sir … in wooded grounds and gardens. 77 The house became an institute in the early 20th century 78 and was used as …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… which had informed an earlier description of the region's residents as 'a sort of robustic wild people'. 95 Excitable … a friendly society 89 and in 1855 the former was used by a women's society. 90 Some societies, including at least two … Wesley Road opened in 1930 and had basement rooms for an institute. 9 It was the town's main public meeting place in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… has led many a writer on Middlesex and London astray. Stow's statement is to the effect that: 'The 2d. of King Henry III … report was made to Secretary Cecil as to an assembling of women at White Webbs, on Enfield Chase, to maintain a right … most shameful powder'd hair men, and painted and spotted women. Some men played with a silver ball and some took other …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… area and a brief note on them appears in the Inventory ( s.v. Minchinhampton, where they are used to indicate the … published in 1813 and 1817, the Commission's debt can hardly be exaggerated. Plans of sites revealed by … numerous for individual mention, I express the Commission's sincere thanks. The names of the directors of public …
A History of the County of Stafford
… by Boydell & Brewer on behalf of London University's Institute of Historical Research, the volume was researched …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Somerset County Council and the University of London's Institute of Historical Research. That partnership is … III, which was published in 1974. The County Council's responsibility for the Victoria History of Somerset has, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Somerset County Council and the University of London's Institute of Historical Research. That partnership is … III, which was published in 1974. The County Council's responsibility for the Victoria History of Somerset has, …
Foreword and Acknowledgements
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… annual grant towards research costs, while the University's John Fell Fund supported a related pilot project on the area during 201112. Thanks are also due to the Institute of Historical Research within the University of … and Karen Warren (formerly of Oxfordshire County Council's Heritage and Cultural Services) for invaluable support …
Foreword and Acknowledgements
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
… while the Bodleian Library provided accommodation. The VCH's England's Past For Everyone project (200510), supported by the …
Foreword and Acknowledgements
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 17, Bampton Hundred (Part Four)
… and West Sussex Record Offices; Christ Church, the Queen's College, and Trinity College, Oxford; Oxford University … Morley, Mrs M. Ponsonby, Robin Stainer, John Steane, A. S. Till, Karen Todner, John Willmer, Jasper Winn, and Dorothy … in advance of full publication, while Professor G. W. S. Barrow made available notes and drafts on Langford and its …