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A History of the County of Oxford
… bridge was rebuilt in 1822, replacing an earlier stone structure of three arches, 262 while smaller signs of … town. By 1962 the estate, dubbed 'Oxfordshire's biggest social melting pot', was said to be profoundly altering Witney's social character. 299 ( b) Church Green and Corn Street ( …
A History of the County of Oxford
… island site, formerly jettied on the principal faades; the structure is hidden beneath later external render, and the … in the 17th century, among townsmen across much of the social scale, was generally the hall. Edward Plowman (d. … 77 Tables with fixed legs seem to have spread down the social scale during the 17th century, and forms, benches, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1970s, renovating the Corn Exchange and Langdale Hall as social amenities, pressing for development of new shopping … formerly a drill hall, was bought about 1968 for use as a social venue. 339 Under local government reorganization in … xxii. Below (seals and insignia). Above, intro. (social and political life). Below (courts from the 16th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and devpt). Winch. PR 12089, ed. Hall, 17; above, intro. (social life: Middle Ages). For bailiffs' and other officers' …
A History of the County of Oxford
… profile in town life by taking a lead in welfare and social matters, reorganizing district visiting and thrift … outings and festivities; 123 John Horsley, the noted social reformer, was his curate from 1870 to 1875. 124 One … St Luke's hall-church (serving also as a child clinic and social centre) on the Windrush Valley housing estate; 131 St …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the growing centrality of Nonconformity to the town's social and civic as well as religious life (Figs. 546). An … routinely cooperated with Anglicans over a range of social and religious initiatives, among them restoration of … connivance by leading townsmen, while the attitude and social background of Witney Quakers, who in the 18th century …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… patron, the Bishop of Chichester. The church is an ancient structure, with a Norman font, and a fine south doorway in … chapel, dedicated to St. Helen, is a noble and spacious structure in the later English style, with an embattled … rebuilt about a century since, is a substantial structure of brick and stone, with a commodious suite of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… acres. The church, which has been enlarged, is an ancient structure in the early English style, with a square embattled … The church is a small edifice, built with the ruins of a structure which had gone to decay. A Benedictine nunnery in … patrons, the family of Jacob. The church is an ancient structure. There are places of worship for Baptists and …
A History of the County of Essex
… and occasionally there were concerts. 47 The Liberal social and political views of J. S. Carolin, rector …
A History of the County of Essex
… a wedge of open space between Wivenhoe and Colchester. SOCIAL LIFE. Many of the lords of the manor were resident at … and took some part in local parish life, although their social networks stretched much farther than the parish. 58 … to doctors' practices, met, usually at public houses. 66 Social attractions in Wivenhoe included an annual toy fair. …