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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with stained glass. The reading-desk is formed of an eagle, on whose spread-out wings the chesnut-bound Bible … carved. There are numerous figures and ornaments in and about the communiontable, and other parts of the chapel. A … name from the stream of the Wreigh or Wreath. It comprises about 395 acres, of which two-thirds are arable, and the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… appear among the stocks of retailers; the one exception is an entry for 'iiij wrytinge Boxes and xviij bawles w'th the … writing Desk' valued at only 1s 6d [Inventories (1750)]. An eighteenth-century development was the writing desk … in this country in the 1690s [Johnson (1794)]. Thus before about 1700 nearly all, if not all, writing paper must have …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… In the E. wall is a modern window. In the N. wall is an arcade of two bays, probably originally of the 14th … ft.) is of the 14th century, and has set in the E. wall, about 8 ft. above the floor, a length of about 5 ft. of 15th-century moulded oak plate. In the N. wall …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 2,105 in 1981, 2 Admaston's growth largely accounting for an increase in the 1960s. South of Bratton is a multi-period … 'the enclosure ( worthign) by the Wrekin', 8 was an ancient centre around which subsidiary settlements were … in 1840; in 1841 its committee attempted to allay fears about its financial security, and announced plans for an …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. This parish, including Wrockwardine-Wood, an isolated township five miles distant from the village, … 176 inhabitants. It comprises 1823 acres, of which about 100 are woodland, and the remainder arable, pasture, … edifice called Wroxhall Abbey, founded by Hugh de Hatton, about the close of the reign of Henry I., for Benedictine …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… from the parish of Eyton upon the Weald Moors, and of an adjoining detachment from Preston upon the Weald Moors. 11 … crossed Wrockwardine Wood and met on its eastern boundary. About 1794 the Wombridge Canal was linked to the new … social life apparently centred on alehouse and chapel. About 1650 nine people were presented for selling ale in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… was also some small-scale textile production. 72 In 1847 about half the land north of the Shropshire Canal was under … mineral resources were exploited in the Middle Ages; an iron ore mine was noted in 1324. Regular extraction, … the coal beds. Uppermost were smooth ironstone balls about the size of potatoes, next a regular stratum of stone, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… reserved to the abbey); and all other small tithes. 73 About 1490 the vicarage was worth £8 a year. 74 The vicar's … tithes under the terms of his will dated 1658, to provide an 'able orthodox minister'. Edward Pemberton (d. 1680) left … Some of the hay tithe was compounded for a modus. 79 About 1708 the living was worth £49 and in 1799 £120 a year. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 243. In 1801 slightly more barley was grown than wheat; about half that quantity of oats was also produced and a … Lane in 1838 apparently later closed, to reopen c. 1885. About 1900 drain pipes became its main product; it closed c. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1803 the indoor poor were farmed for £50, to John Hollis. About 1801 a new workhouse had been erected 1 km. west of … sewage works serving that village was built 1911-12. 58 About 1933 piped water was brought from Wellington to …