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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… ornament. The central pier is composite and has a 'water-holding' base. The capital is crudely carved with …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… curved in plan and is 20 m. by 100 m. All these ponds are water-filled and with stone or brick dams of 18th or …
A Survey of London
… letten for foure markes: the nearer they dwell to the water side, the more they giue for houses, and within thirtie … North side is Bosse Alley, so called of a Bosse of spring water continually running, which standeth by Billinsgate, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… northward from the village, is a mineral spring, the water of which is so powerful that neither fish nor any kind … appearance; the town is well paved and amply supplied with water. The market is on Thursday; and fairs are held on Feb. … in 1837, and the inhabitants are amply supplied with water. The air is salubrious; and the environs, which are …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Black Horse by 1881, 84 surviving by that name in 1992. Water was drawn from wells 85 until Bognor Regis urban district council laid a water main beside the Binsted brook shortly before 1939, 86 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… there are large lodges, or reservoirs, of fine spring water, resembling what are seen in Westmorland and … soon to be converted into the great Float and the low-water basin. The direction of the chief streets is from … the township with gas, and supplying the inhabitants with water. The Water-works are situated in Oxton *, and are the …
A History of the County of Essex
… omnibus services from 1914 to Colchester and Kelvedon. 59 Water was obtained from wells or springs, but for some people … houses. In 1930 the South Essex Waterworks Co. supplied water to the C. G. Round Trust's Birch estate and c. 1936 the Colne and Stour Valley water supply scheme was extended to Birch. Electricity was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… scenery, heightened and diversified by the lake Devock-water, and the water-falls of Birker Force and Stanley Gill. Birkin (St. … of architecture. The inhabitants are amply supplied with water from pumps attached to their houses, and with soft …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… whereof 100 are arable, 1000 pasture, 135 woodland, 40 water, and the remainder moor. The surface is hilly, and …