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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by the road from Bromyard to Hereford, and by a branch of the river Froome: the Gloucester and Hereford canal … horse, was exposed to view. The family of Meadows, from a branch of which the present Earl Manvers is descended, have … good trade in malt. An act was passed in 1846 for making a branch to Witney, 4 miles in length, from the Oxford, …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… extends N. from Withington village may mark the line of a branch of the Roman 'White Way' (p. xlv). A ditch (SP …
A History of the County of Oxford
… By the 1880s the volume of business at Gilletts' Witney branch exceeded that at Oxford, reflecting the custom of … early 1850s, was unable to compete and closed its Witney branch in 1885, though the Birmingham Banking Company opened a rival Witney branch the same year. Its success, despite fierce competition …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by low-lying alluvium. The river's surviving eastern branch formed the town's and parish's eastern boundary until the 20th century, and the western branch, though long abandoned, was partly preserved until … ridgeway, called Burford way in 147980. 55 A branch of the Burford road may formerly have followed valley …
A History of the County of Oxford
… men's clubs were founded by religious groups. A Wesleyan branch of the YMCA founded in 1850 had nearly forty members, and a branch of the Church of England Working Men's Society founded … directly dependent on religious affiliation. 435 A Witney branch of the Workers' Union was formed in 1913, when a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Street for building a new minister's house. 121 A Wesleyan branch of the YMCA was formed in 1850 and a Band of Hope in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of thread-lace formerly constituted a principal branch of business, but of late it has been entirely … occupation for the children of the poor. The Bedford branch of the London and Birmingham railway passes on the … borders of Gloucestershire, and bounded on the north by a branch of the river Stour. It comprises 2679 acres; the …
A History of the County of Essex
… men to remove dead timber from his estate. 14 A Wivenhoe branch of the Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Iron and Steel Ship- builders was formed in 1890, and a branch of the Ship Constructors' and Shipwrights' Associ- … provided further employment. 32 There was a sub branch of Barclay & Co. bankers by 1902. 33 In 1891 there …
A History of the County of Essex
… Alresford runs from west to east across the parish, with a branch running south- east towards Brightlingsea from which a … Co-operative Society in the early 20th century. 78 A branch of Essex County library was opened in 1965 on the site … hold of Sail, 131-2; E.R.O., Q/SBb 58/1; Wivenhoe W.E.A. branch, Smuggling and Wivenhoe: pamphlet in E.R.O. M. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… railway, past Wolsingham, to Frosterley, and has a branch to Bishopley Crag; the total length being 11 miles. … furnishing ironmongery and cabinet brasses, with every branch of the iron manufacture; and brass, tin, Pont-y-Pool, …