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A History of the County of Essex
… the poor CHARITIES FOR THE POOR The parish shared in Love's Charity. 41 The income in 1992 was £69. 42 By will dated … 1577, Robert Franckham gave an annual rent charge of 10 s. from a house and lands called Nicholls. The charity … land on Bergholt heath, north-west of the junction of School Lane and the Colchester road, to the churchwardens and …
A History of the County of Essex
… Lugar who sold it in 1781 to Thomas Fisher. After Fisher's death in 1789 the advow son passed to his sons Joseph (d. … and advowson. 72 In 1332 James Bures founded a chantry at St. Mary's altar for himself and his family, endowing it with … Nathaniel Seaman, previously master of Colchester grammar school, was admitted to the rectory which he held until his …
A History of the County of Essex
… the number of bordarii increased from 2 to 6 and the manor's value increased from 20 s. to 36 s. There was also 1 … the Bergholt Hall demesne and the river Colne. Although St. John's abbey held some land near Fordham, much of its … 18 a. in three coppices, previously part of the St. John's abbey Armoury farm, were added to the Bergholt …
A History of the County of Essex
… parish clerk, the others were dame schools. 23 A Sunday school was started, at the rector's expense, in 1817. 24 In 1829, when the school was united … files. Nat. Soc. Inquiry 1846-7. Nat. Soc. file; White's Dir. Essex (1863), 128; E.R.O., D/DMa T4. Returns Relating …
A History of the County of Essex
… Liberty was formed by the river Colne on the south and St. Botolph's brook on the south-east. The north-east boundary followed a … The former Primitive Methodist chapel (later the British school) was used as a village hall from 1902 to 1949. The …
A History of the County of Essex
… Another ½ hide and 11½ a. was held freely. 88 Roger's fief was forfeited to the Crown in 1102, and granted c. … Robert was Stephen's steward and later a monk at St. John's abbey, Colchester, and was probably succeeded by … or Pirifield, from which much land was granted to St. John's abbey. 17 The fee apparently took its name from …
Old and New London
… voices, full and sweet, In this wide hall, with Earth's inventions stored, And praise th' invisible universal Lord, … Exhibition of 1862Annual International ExhibitionsA School of CookeryExhibition of Scientific ApparatusThe … either side of an oval-shaped inclosure, in which stands St. Mary's Church, a handsome Gothic edifice. Further …
A History of the County of Stafford
… money given for the purpose by John Pugh. 41 The charity's endowment has been increased by several gifts. By deed of … Services were later held in the boardroom by the vicar of St. Philip's, a practice which had ceased by 1969. 44 The … for poor members of the congregations of Christ Church and St. Philip's. In the same year the legacy was divided, Christ …
A History of the County of Stafford
… (1139-61). 9 Bishop Durdent (1149-59) confirmed Guy's grant, and the church was among the possessions confirmed … residence and later the house of the teacher at the school established at Hall End in 1811. About 1843 Lord … to the bishop. The 1,746 signatories included the vicar of St. James's, Hill Top, and (reluctantly, it seems) Lord …
A History of the County of Stafford
… London, Chester, and Shrewsbury, and it was the road's importance which caused the county to contribute towards … lime. 41 The road which forks from the main road at Carter's Green and runs to Wednesbury and Wolverhampton was also an … The Holloway Bank toll-house, on the corner of Barrack St., still stood in 1945: 'Old West Bromwich', 16 Mar. 1945. …