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A History of the County of Essex
… of building development, land levels have been raised in some parts of the low-lying areas by means of rubbish … 238 paid the lay subsidy. 15 By 1670 West Ham contained some 415 houses, 16 but any estimate of the population at … there was considerable further development, including some industry, 74 in the northern wards of the parish, but …
A History of the County of Essex
… of court rolls and books for this manor, including, for some periods, the associated manors of East Ham Burnells, … consisted mainly of pensions or doles. In 16534 there were some 40 pensioners and in 16789 about 50. In 1686, before … workhouse and auditors' committee. Between 1755 and 1788 some 44 apprentices were bound, mostly to weavers, …
A History of the County of Essex
… 17 The demesne lands were sold to the sitting tenants, and some interest in the manor was also acquired by Humphrey … was always associated with that of EAST HAM BURNELLS. 46 Some land in the manor was held by gavelkind. 47 The manor of … Those which he had held in right of his wife, comprising some 270 a. in East Ham, West Ham, and Barking, were restored …
A History of the County of Essex
… illegal and called in constables to stop it. There was some disorder, which led to charges of conspiracy and riot. … from Green Street shortly before 1904. About the same time some of those from Victoria Dock Road moved to the quieter … river walls should be strengthened. 35 By 1928 there were some 20 miles of river embankments protecting the borough. 36 …
A History of the County of Essex
… major role in meeting these needs. Christians also created some philanthropic institutions more or less independent of … borough, especially through its large club at Plaistow. Some of the larger local firms, for example the Thames … provided many welfare and educational services. In some fields it was a pioneer, e.g. in its legal-aid scheme. …
A History of the County of Essex
… the present century, though there were minor ones. 7 Some changes were the work of millers competing for … scheme, involving the widening, dredging, and diversion of some streams, the filling-in of others, and the construction … 15th century. 48 The centre arch, formerly pointed, had at some time been altered to a rounder profile giving greater …
A History of the County of Essex
… during her residence at Upton from c. 1585 to 1591. 3 Some of her land was sequestered to pay the fines. 4 Several … there are several references to dissenters, 30 including some Presbyterians (1672) who were the probable founders of … and the Thames their congregations numbered only 1,300 (some of whom were no doubt 'twicers') out of a total …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1811), a brewer, who dug up the abbey foundations, used some of the stone for building and sold much of the rest. 3 … on the road through the preeincts, and extended south for some 140 yd. Medieval masonry recorded from that area …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1960. The local horse bus services were not harmed, and in some cases were even stimulated by the coming of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… at Silvertown and expressing his melancholy in verses, some of which were published in the weekly journal London. 46 … activity in the churches and in several municipal schools. Some of the school choirs won prizes in international … activities were halted by the Second World War, and some, including the Metropolitan academy, came to a final …