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A History of the County of Essex
… locksmiths, starchmakers, and lime-burners. 44 Lime became more important in the 18th century, when it was required by … completed, before or after 1910, a life of 20 years or more in West Ham. Many were probably small, but some, such as … with the North Woolwich branch (1847) prepared the way for more rapid development. The carriage works of the Eastern …
A History of the County of Essex
… Ham until it was occluded in the later 19th century. 6 More than half the land in the parish, in the south and west, … the 19th century West Ham remained largely rural, though more populous than its Essex neighbours. In 1327, 101 persons … reported in 1722, no doubt with exaggeration, that it had more than doubled in size during the previous 20 or 30 years. …
A History of the County of Essex
… appear to have been held in the vestry room or, when more accommodation was needed, 20 in the church. About 1740 … in 1742 to 30,600 in 1818, but the poor-rate rose much more rapidly. 23 The main reason for the slower increase in … of London. It stated that out of c. 570 houses in West Ham more than 200 were inhabited by those too poor to pay rates. …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1563, comprised an area of 1,747 a. 19 At the Dissolution more than half the land in that level had belonged to … greatly increased by the urban development of West Ham. More than half the borough lay below the level of ordinary …
A History of the County of Essex
… formation of the school board (1871) other needs became more pressing. These included hospitals, clinics, and … Christians also created some philanthropic institutions more or less independent of the local churches. These, often … below were of secular origin or, if Christian, were more or less independent of the local churches. Institutions …
A History of the County of Essex
… have been partly due to the fact that their connexion was more working-class in character than most of the larger … the 1930s. The decline in their congregations was probably more rapid. There are no comprehensive statistics, but such … with debts optimistically incurred at their erection in more prosperous times. All these causes of decay are …
A History of the County of Essex
… considerable local opposition, which might have been more effective if West Ham council and Leyton local board had …
A History of the County of Essex
… (15521634), at Upton in 1598. 7 Such residents became more numerous in the 17th century. Merchants included Sir … known outside the borough, but the last two were far more important within it, as trade union leaders and borough … total membership was low for a town of this size. 120 More important were the cooperative movement and the trade …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… runs, the land rises gently north toward Lydford Green and more steeply south over Lower Lias clay to 54 m. (177 ft) on … common, Lydford Fair Place appears to have developed as a more nucleated settlement in line with an increase in … century. 18 On both gable ends the scar of a lower and more steeply pitched roof line shows that walls have been …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… and churchyard at West Mersea cover the site of one or more houses of Roman date. The remains are not completely …