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A History of the County of Lancaster
… formed into a park, which was in 1904 presented to the corporation of Bolton by Mr. W. H. Lever, the present lord of … acres as a park for his native town of Bolton. In 1902 the Corporation of Liverpool sought to buy all the land to …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… was built in 1860; after the transfer to Manchester Corporation it was opened as a free library in 1892. There is … Hall and estate is now the property of the Manchester Corporation. The Hall is a large plain brick house built … to the Whitworth Institute, and in 1904 presented to the corporation of Manchester; H. T. Crofton, Old Moss Side, 7. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… court from 1597 to 1669 are in the possession of the corporation. The head of the Molyneux of Sefton family, as … for the district. The gas supply 47 is in the hands of the corporation, which also has electric light works. Water is supplied by the Corporation of Manchester. There are four public baths, two …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Bottoms. The sewage disposal works of the Blackburn Corporation are within the township, and the Thirlmere conduits of the Manchester Corporation Waterworks pass through the middle of it, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of a social club calling itself the Ancient and Loyal Corporation of Sefton. The members were in the main merchants … their proceedings after the customs of the borough corporation, the chairman being called the mayor and elected … was voted to Charles James Fox, and the freedom of the corporation to William Pitt. The heroes of the time were …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Wright estate has recently been purchased by the Bolton Corporation for waterworks purposes at a cost of 100,000. 31a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… has been made into a garden and presented to Lancaster Corporation by Lord Ashton. It is called Lune Park. There is …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was probably the John Langton who was a member of the 1548 corporation. He was dead by 1560. 107 William Langton, who …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Over Darwen. Part of the Earnsdale reservoir of the Darwen Corporation is within the township; so too are the three reservoirs of the Liverpool Corporation on the course of the River Roddlesworth, which … more extensive reservoirs at Rivington belonging to that corporation. The subsoil consists of the Millstone Grit, and …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Fielden, was built in 1875. The gasworks belong to the corporation, but water is supplied by Rochdale Corporation from works recently purchased from a private …