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A History of the County of Oxford
… Green. 73 From 1870 the board and later the urban district council rented the tolls from the duke of Marlborough and … 75 and in the 1960s the market was regulated through a council subcommittee, which accounted for tolls and rents. 76 … passed in 1974 to the newly established town council. Chant. Cert. 48; Leland, Itin. ed. Toulmin Smith, v. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… unions at the West of England District Joint Industrial Council, where conditions at Witney Mills were generally …
A History of the County of Oxford
… large government grants and assistance from the county council. 19 Witney Grammar School 20 Witney grammar school … established there in 1898 both the Grocers and the county council recognized the benefits of the grammar school … support from the recently formed Oxfordshire County Council, and from them developed a short-lived science or …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Clearance After the First World War the urban district council undertook intensive housebuilding under the … in population since 1911, was evidently acute: in 1919 the council condemned a local firm for converting two Corn Street … accommodation was in such short supply, though by 1939 the council claimed that as a result of its efforts there was no …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 'wretched' cottages on Woodgreen, with a shared well and privy (itself not unusual), no back windows, and drainage … while another cottage yard in the town had a double privy for the whole group. The inspection of the Woodgreen … surveyor was asked to report on overcrowding. Though no council housing had been built before the war under the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… policed by the town's local board and urban district council. 44 By 1871 its proceedings were largely 'quaint and … passed to parish officers and to the urban district council. 64 Parish Government The Vestry to c. 1830 An … were appropriated by the newly established urban district council, and thereafter it dealt almost exclusively with …
A History of the County of Oxford
… year granted it to Sir Andrew Dudley, gentleman of the privy chamber; 5 it was restored with the bishop's other … various abortive schemes, was bought by Oxfordshire County Council. The excavated parts of the medieval manor house, in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… empty and semi-derelict until bought in 1969 by the county council, which repaired and restored it as part of the … other denominations, initiating in 1943 a United Christian Council. 130 In 1961 the need to provide for a rapidly … maintenance was transferred in 1977 to the town council. 203 53. Woodgreen and Holy Trinity church ( built …
A History of the County of Essex
… to the upkeep of the houses after 1959. Colchester borough council gave a loan to help with the modernization of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… 14 Aug. 1874. P.R.O., ED 2/176. Rep. of Educ. Cttee. of Council, 1891-2, [C.6746-1], p. 627, H.C. (1892), xxviii. …