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A History of the County of Oxford
… from guild regulations and easier access to rural out-workers may have helped gloving there, although it is not known whether out-workers were employed on a large scale until the later 18th … Street, combining with it a servants' agency, brokerage office, and house agents. On his death in 1807 he was in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of liberties in 1453. Many leading medieval townsmen held office in the royal manor and park, and court gatherings …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by November the former council and officers had resumed office. 39 The charter of 1664 remained the corporation's … elected in council but might take their oaths in the town office before the mayor and two magistrates. 64 A rule of … those such as high stewards, recorders, and M.P.s whose office required admission. Few local landowners sought …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Lee. 98 Whitton's election perhaps owed less to his park office than to his own influence as alderman; while mayor in … to Herbert. His replacement, Sir Gerard Fleetwood, held office under Herbert in Woodstock park, 7 and Edmund … manager to his ownership of the town's cockpit and to his office of park bailiff, from whom freemen solicited venison, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and motor engineer in 1939. A police station, post office, and grocery at Brookend existed by 1856. Two grocers …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… in Plusterwine hamlet. 37 Burnt House and the former post office at Brookend are 17th-century houses with steeply … Methodist chapel, all three village shops, and post office were also in Netherend in 1969. A small group of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… was begun on the hillside south of the village to house workers at the Royal Ordnance Factory in Puriton. By October … ed. J.L. Vivian, 22; P.R.O., C 142/26, no. 25; V.C.H. office, Taunton, Pole MS. 2956. P.R.O., C 142/114, no. 46; … 4; DD/LC 2/12. Kelly's Dir. Som. (1883). Taunton, V.C.H. Office, letter 1909. S.D.N.Q. xxvi. 85; Som. C.C. Sites and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… highly approved of, he was appointed master-founder, which office he held for nearly sixty years, with so much skill and … neat appearance, and the air is healthy. Here are a post-office and two good inns. It was formerly a stage on the …