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A History of the County of Oxford
… and napper, the clothing trades of tailor and wimpler, the leather crafts of tanner and parchmenter, and the victualling … and a potter. Evidence adduced for a substantial pottery industry in Woodstock is weak, 68 requiring the assumption … sheepskins, 33 buckskins, some 'soft skins' and white leather, and, in a limepit near the river, a further 350 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Disraeli visited the duchess of Marlborough's school of industry, established before 1871 at no. 22 Park Street; in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reduced in the 5th duke's time (1817-40); the gloving industry, hardly mechanized until the later 19th century, … largely caused by foreign competition, affecting the industry nationally; above all the decline of coaching and … but many inhabitants were employed in the Oxford motor industry. 18 Suburban expansion, particularly in Hensington, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 17th. 72 In addition, by 1580, all new freemen provided a leather bucket for fire fighting, or an equivalent fee, … members in 1803 and 260 or more in 181315. 58 The glove industry suffered a recession in the 1820s but the rise in … 1956. 55 By 1580 all new freemen were expected to donate a leather bucket, and in the late 16th century several gave …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… been raised c. 1670 and was obstructing barges. 20 OTHER INDUSTRY AND TRADE. The River Severn provided the parish with … between 1808 and 1833 by William Packer into a house with leather-room and drying loft. It was sold in 1849 to Francis … but some of the buildings remain. Evidence of the iron industry is afforded by the discovery of medieval iron ore …
A History of the County of Somerset
… and coins are thought to have been part of a salt-making industry. 1 Woolavington village forms a grid at the junction … of the village until the First World War. 1 TRADE AND INDUSTRY Building stone was dug in the east field in the 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… fashionable tourists provided a ready market; the gloving industry survived in Woodstock and surrounding villages into …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of garden and pleasure ground is attached. The House of Industry, an extensive brick building to the east of the … when the free grammar school was broken up; a school of industry was established in 1816, for thirty girls, and …