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A History of the County of Oxford
… presumably thronged with visitors. 285 A 'streamer of blue silk' with a golden lion, still owned by the town in 1570 but …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are remarkable for longevity. The manufacture of silk, gauze, and shoes, and the malting and flour trades, are …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… also other golde & silver in papers & on quills, j pap' of silk buttons ij paire of sisers, & v working bodkins' all … such as HALF WORSTEDs made with linen wefts or with SILK. Worsted cloth clearly appealed to foreign markets, and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… in 1838 37 and it is said to have been used later as a silk-mill and to have been demolished at the beginning of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and wooded; and contains some stone-quarries. There are, a silk and a woollen manufactory, some bleach-works, three …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the council was considering schemes to employ the poor in silk winding or cloth and blanket weaving. 53 By the 18th …
Petitions to the Worcestershire Quarter Sessions, 1592-1797
… Allen Brecknell Simon Wood William Mountfort William Silk Francis Winwood James Howard Henry Pearsall William …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… situations in the county. The Roe-burn partly propels a silk-mill, and uniting with the Hind-burn, forms the Wray …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… and Young & Brooks at this address. Young, , London, u and silk mercer (1768). Supplied Blue Genoa Damask costing 88 19s …