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A History of the County of Stafford
… of government aid, with room for 6,414 children, and 6 more schools not under government, with room for 1,850 … A further 421 children were at schools where fees were more than 9 d. a week, and there were 5 cheaper … each borough individually. West Bromwich decided to build more primary schools and to provide its first nursery …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the later 16th century included the constable, one or more deputy constables, and two tithingmen or thirdboroughs. … be 'overcharged with poor to the number of threescore and more', 62 but it was in the later 18th century that the … age (70 and over). The aged, however, were not to receive more than 6 d. a week unless they had been 'industrious and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… because he was 'an old, useless, illiterate person'; more recently, however, it has been suggested that he may … of Dartmouth was said to be planning 'a new mansion on a more elevated site'. 68 The house was in fact extended on the … Hen. VIII: their son and heir Francis was aged '30 and more' in 1534. C 142/97/70; Willett, West Bromwich, 11. C …
A History of the County of Stafford
… his purchase of the estate in 1825 S. J. Dawes bought more land in the area, 18 a. in 1830 and a further 12 a. in … of similar construction to the older rooms, were on a more generous scale. Above them were principal bedrooms, in …
A History of the County of Stafford
… surviving buildings of the former workhouse as well as more recent buildings. 53 Lyttleton Hall was used as an … Officer (1969). Act to establish an additional company for more effectually lighting with gas the town of Birmingham and …
A History of the County of Stafford
… ran the Bloxwich and Walsall missions, was able to devote more attention to West Bromwich. He began to visit a house …
A History of the County of Stafford
… converted into a bingo hall in 1965, became a cinema once more. It and the King's remained open in 1970. 23 A concert … weekly in 1869 39 and probably dated from 1863. No more is known of it. The Wednesbury Advertiser, founded in … Chronicle's layout and appearance were from its early days more popular in design than those of the rival Free Press. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… large Friar Park council estate is of the same period, and more recently some light industry has been established in … along the west side of the main road at Black Lake and more to the south in the Carter's Green area around the … by miners and others for houses. It was also stated that more of the estate would soon be divided into small building …
A History of the County of Sussex
… for his lands in Chilgrove, as they were not worth more than 40 s. 70 At the Dissolution these lands were …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… stages from the water's edge; in the northern part it is more abrupt, and stands back at some distance from the river, … here. There are few cities whose modern development has more profoundly modified the original topographical features … at the northern end of the ridge, while the other ran a more rapid course from a marshy expanse, called the Mosslake, …