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A History of the County of Somerset
… temporary construction labour but also station staff and coal dealers. In the later 19th century new occupations and … land was let as allotment gardens and the rent used to buy coal for the poor. 68 By 1915 the charity had over £400 in … dated 1906, left a sum of money to provide a Christmas coal distribution for poor members of the Church of England. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Itchen ferry, near Southampton, supplies the town with coal and the heavier articles of merchandise; and a station …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… exceptional offences may be mentioned the burning of sea-coal ( pro carbone maris arso), for which the offender, 48 in …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… the northern range are considerable basements containing coal stores, heating chambers, &c., connected by tunnels …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… quarried for burning into lime, and for building purposes. Coal abounds on the lands of Wingate and Wingate-Grange; on … year, discovered a rich bed called the "Caradoc Wallsend" coal. The Wingate branch of the Hartlepool railway terminates … to have been formerly wrought, and there are seams of coal and limestone in operation to a limited extent. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in 1724, with property now producing an income of 30; and coal and bread are annually distributed among the poor to the … This is a fertile and picturesque township, rich in coal, the prevailing mineral of the district; it comprises …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Paget's servant Richard Almond was permitted to dig for coal on Winshill common and in the wood there for 21 years at the high rent of £40 a year. 1 A coal seam was discovered beside Ashby Road in 1854. 2 From … and 13 Sept. 1854; D. 603/M/5/1, J. Woodhouse's rep. on coal seam, 25 Sept. 1854. Burton Libr., D. 110/Winshill …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… left by various donors, are yearly given away in money and coal. Henry Kirke White was for some time at school here. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the kingdom. The chief imports are wine, deals, and coal. The navigation of the river above the town was, many …