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A History of the County of Oxford
… chantry. 48 That fee was unchanged in 1534-5 when the town council directly appointed a chaplain to celebrate daily for … houses without satisfactory attached pews. In 1678 the council built a gallery for the mayor and aldermen above …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1950s. By the 1930s scarcity of building land obliged the council to acquire sites outside the borough. 40 Between the … World Wars building was mostly in Hensington, and included council houses on Bear Close in 1932, and houses at the east … in Old Woodstock in the 1960s. By 1967 there were 150 council houses and 50 apartments in the builtup area. 44 The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 15 Unfree traders were occasionally fined, but in 1769 the council recorded a legal opinion that freemen's exclusive … inheritance. 30 In 1580 George Whitton complained that the council was monopolized by victuallers 'to the utter decay of … in 1611, and when he opened a brewhouse in 1612 the council stipulated, perhaps because he was a magistrate, that …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Dutton's Dir. Oxon. (1863). Rep. of Educ. Cttee. of Council, 1874-5 [C. 1265-1], p. 393, H.C. (1875), xxiv; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of little lasting value. 18 In the later 16th century the council defined the constitution more closely in a series of … by high-handed and litigious actions. He participated in council business as late as 1580, signing his approval of the … changes. 26 George Whitton never rejoined the council but remained a borough magistrate and indeed by 1598 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… D.V. VIII/275; X/23: survey and map c. 1910. Boro. Mun., council mins. 1974-5 P.N. Oxon. (E.P.N.S.), ii. 292-3. Below, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… franchise, as in mayoral elections, extended beyond the council to the freeman body. 89 An election restricted to … in 1640 had decided that the franchise lay with the council, and 'ancient men' claimed that freemen never voted … short-lived charter of 1688 limited the franchise to the council. 93 A council ordinance of 1660 that nonresident …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and personal act). Glos. R.O., Q/RI 144. Glos. County Council, Register of Common Lands. Glos. R.O., D 307. Ibid. D …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… built at Netherend between 1945 and 1958, 41 including council houses erected by Lydney R.D.C. By 1969 73 council houses stood in two groups in Severn View Road and …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 3 Woolavington had a parish meeting from 1896 and a parish council from 1949. It formed part of Bridgwater poor-law …