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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of London evacuees who were installed in it did great damage to the interior. An attempt has since been made to repair some of the damage. The front of the house is of 18th-century date and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in winter. 49 More over, floods continued to cause great damage in some years, notably at the end of 1672, when a west … oil and also used in wool manufacture, totally lost. 50 Damage on a similar scale occurred in 1770, when the north …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… upkeep for the Corporation for £18 a year exclusive of any damage caused by floods and shipping accidents. 61 Eighteen …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… assessments had in most cases been reduced owing to flood damage. The Longchamp fee had been reduced to1/12 and equated …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in Cambridgeshire generally, and was due no doubt to the damage done by railways to the trade of the port. For the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Ely, or Brandon (Suffolk). Efforts to repair the flood damage are shown by the half day's labour required in 1251 ad … 1356 68 the rents were only £28 10 s. a year and further damage from floods, in some cases from upland waters, is …