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A History of the County of Oxford
… method of instruction in all branches of human, as well as of divine knowledge'. 10 Less satisfactory masters …
A History of the County of Oxford
… motives probably included a desire for rents and tolls as well as the need for lodgings and services. In 1177 Woodstock … rental yielded c. 36 s. 10 The site of New Woodstock, a well drained plateau on the edge of the Glyme valley opposite … was mentioned in 1339. 62 Although the town was evidently well established by the early 14th century it remained one of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… century compounders were expected to entertain the council well, and in 1732 a man admitted for 5 was asked to pay 10 … (d. 1894) 26 were dominant figures in the corporation, as well as being among the town's wealthiest inhabitants. Edward … until the 1690s. The corporation rebuilt a public draw well and pump in Oxford Street in 1631, and in the 18th …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the S.W., through areas on Reading Beds and London Clay, well-wooded to the E. around Woodstreet, to the river … work no doubt included the building of the Gatehouse as well as the house. From 1837 to 1886 this last was unoccupied …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… were payable in 1727, and on clover, apples, and pears as well as livestock. 33 The continued importance of … 2 hawkers, a shopkeeper, a miller, and a saddler, as well as specialist tradesmen already mentioned, but most men … and a mason in 1885. Unusual occupations were those of well-sinker in 1897 and photographer and motor engineer in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… chapel, after union with the Methodists in 1932, remained well attended until c. 1939, but apart from a fortnightly … congregations of up to a hundred. 95 The chapel was still well attended until the 1920s, but the last burial there took …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of the 19th century (Hutchins IV, 419); they comprise well-preserved remains of rectangular closes bounded by banks …