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A History of the County of Oxford
… and in the 1880s the industry was still called the town's 'staple' trade. 3 Difficulties in the 1850s, when the town's …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a surcharge. 77 In the 1840s the post office was in the Staple Hall Inn; it was subsequently moved to near the … Worcester, Ludlow, or Hereford, chiefly from the Staple Hall, King's Head and White Hart inns. 82 Following … Oxford once a day and a daily omnibus to Oxford from the Staple Hall Inn, and by the 1860s both had ceased. 84 An …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1850s county magistrates held courts in the town hall or Staple Hall Inn. 197 A purpose-built County Court, on the … ended in a donkey race from the church door to the Staple Hall [inn] and back', with 'every rider . . . placed … 1653, 355 and leading clothiers evidently frequented the Staple Hall Inn in the 1690s when one of them, who happened …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in the town hall or in local inns such as the Lamb, the Staple Hall, and the King's Arms. A vestry- or committee-room … by one of the nurses before 1891, moved to the former Staple Hall Inn on Bridge street, but closed about 1901. 274 … (1876), p. 847. For adjournments to the White Hart and Staple Hall inns, Blenheim Mun., B/M/200, s.a. 1693; B/M/204, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… help from his wife's family the Townsends, owners of the Staple Hall Inn, 37 and the following year William Castle, a … as a place of worship in 1971. 58 A scheme to convert the Staple Hall Inn into a chapel was overruled on planning …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and vegetables from the surrounding countryside were a staple. No tolls or dues were collected then, but c. 1935 the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… but more correctly to WOOLLEN fabrics made with short staple CARDED WOOL as opposed to WORSTED. There were many …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in the cereals grown in the Middle Ages, beyond the staple of wheat and oats. 41 Demesne flocks, numbering 520, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Queen Elizabeth, among other privileges, granted a wool-staple, of which there are no remains, and a market to be …