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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… volume, West Cambridgeshire, published in 1968. Terrain and geological conditions in the western part of the county … possible to study the history of the drainage of the fens and its influence upon the landscape. In north-east … dwellings for families associated with the waterborne trade of the fenlands. Investigation has brought to light a …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… been the publication of original research in its field, and its annual Journal has built up a high reputation over … issues such as Dr P. Eames's Medieval Furniture (1977) and Mr F. Bamford's Dictionary of Edinburgh Furniture Makers … repetitious tasks such as searching through long runs of trade directories, insurance registers, newspapers and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… by E.) from Cupar; containing, with the villages of East and West Newport, and Woodhaven, 1219 inhabitants. This place … cultivation, 600 pasture and meadow, and 400 woodland and plantations. The surface is in some parts pleasingly … pass through the parish; the chief communication for trade is with Banff, Portsoy, Macduff, Inverury, and Huntly, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (All Saints) FORNHAM ( All Saints), a parish, in the union and hundred of Thingoe, W. division of Suffolk, 2 miles (N. … Westley annexed, valued in the king's books at 19. 10. 5., and in the patronage of Clare Hall, Cambridge: the tithes … by a spacious park and pleasure-grounds, adorned with plantations and some of the finest oak-trees in the county. …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… 1321, when Edward II licensed the building of a ditch and a crenellated wall of stone and lime. 1 The licence was supported by a grant of murage … gates in 1606, and a room over the gate was let to several trade companies in 1607. 26 Myton and Low Gates were both …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… Fortifications and buildings The castle FORTIFICATIONS AND BUILDINGS. THE CASTLE. MOST historians agree that this strong and important fortress was built by Robert Curthose, the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of deep dry valleys. Parts of the boundary on the north and west also follow dry valleys, and a prehistoric earthwork marks part of the boundary on the … by 1879. Only the garden walls survived in 1998. Three plantations of trees stood south, east, and south-west of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… liberty, adjacent to the parish of Ringwood, in the union and hundred of Ringwood, Ringwood and S. divisions of the county of Southampton; containing 25 … the port: there are a few vessels in the timber and coal trade, two or three London traders, and some small country …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… the Parliament of Great Britain met at Westminster, and the Commons, at the Desire of the Lords Commissioners … Opportu nities than ever to improve and extend their Trade. Many Advantages, formerly enjoyed by Connivance, and … our true Interest; for this Country can flourish only by Trade, and will be most formidable by the right Application …
The History and Proceedings of the House of Commons
… for the Town of Buckingham adjudged for Dr. Ratcliff, and Mr. Chapman. The 13th, Mr. Winnington, from the … from the said Commissioners, appointed to take, examine, and state the public Accounts of the Kingdom, and to … performed the Contract should employ him in his Way of Trade, and gratify him for his Trouble. That after the …