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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and one for girls in 1710; both schools were supported by private subscriptions. 70 In 1709 there were 50 boys at … 'to carry out a system of training similar to that proposed by Robert Owen, of socialist notoriety, but failing … small margin in a growing town. The County Council proposed to build new schools for boys, girls, and infants, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… affected Wisbech to the extent that two journeys were made by members of the Corporation 'concerning the King's … 73 During 1643 the castle and town were put into a state of defence. £11 12 s. 6 d. was spent on ironwork for … in Wisbech, Elm, Outwell, and Upwell had been drowned by floods. 79 In answer to this petition the town received …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… brother of Sir Gilbert Scott the architect. A biography by E. L. Griggs (1936). D.N.B. All references in this section … are to this source, unless otherwise stated. A biography by E. Moberly Bell (1942). Fenland N. & Q. ii, 178-80. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… country, much of it over 100 ft. high, which is dissected by streams flowing north-east to the river Adur. 99 Part of the south-east boundary is formed by an old track; 1 the other boundaries of the ancient parish … 290 a. 13 Part of Solewick had been disparked for arable by the late 16th century, 14 perhaps including the fields …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… called Coal Pit Lane had become overgrown with trees by the early 20th century. 2 Wistow Hall, with its offices, … north side of the park, for example, was probably created by Sir Charles Halford and replaced a more southerly road … in 1960. The lake in the park opposite the church was made by Sir Henry Halford about 1815. The recorded population in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Cranborne, Wimborne division of Dorset, 5 miles (N. by W.) from Wimborne; containing 461 inhabitants. It is … west of the road from Wimborne to Cranborne, and comprises by admeasurement 1462 acres, chiefly arable. The surface is … with a semicircular chancel: being in a very dilapidated state, it was repaired and enlarged in 1828, when anew tower …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… land at Crackenthorpe in Beetham was an early feoffment by one of the lords of Beetham in the twelfth century. Henry … the last representative of the line, when it was sold by her heirs to William Thornburgh of Hampsfell, esq., who … of Cliffe co. York. Nicolson and Burn (vol. i, p. 230) state that "The Laybourns continued at Witherslack in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… unspecified new mill at Witney was mentioned in 12089, and by 121011 the manorial mills were let for a total of 16 13 s. 4 d., rising by 1213 to 18. 2 The number of mills varied with the fortunes … Mills Though individual mills were not usually recorded by name until the mid 13th century, a rent increase of 13 s. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… development since 1945 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1945 By the late 1940s the urban district council acknowledged the … Such changes were subsequently accelerated, and often led, by planning decisions to promote large-scale housing … for industrial development in the 1950s, along with proposed commercial and shopping development east of High …
A History of the County of Oxford
… c. 18001900 During the 19th century Witney was transformed by mechanization, the introduction of the factory system, and … comprised almost 19 per cent of the working population, by far the largest single group, 2 and in the 1880s the … shop fronts . . . to see that business was in a prosperous state'. 7 37. Woodgreen blanket factory ( later Henry …