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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… century, perhaps in consequence of the provision of piped water, denser building took place on rising ground to the … with six arches, is separated from the town by a belt of water-meadow, across which the road is carried on a causeway … flourishing State, And to prevent by a timely Supply of Water, (with God's Blessing) the fatal Consequences of FIRE …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the scenery is varied with hill and dale, wood and water. The river affords great facility for the conveyance of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… iron industry in the era of charcoal blast furnaces and water-powered forges in the 17th and 18th centuries. Blakeney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… flanked by massive tapering pilasters, above which was the water cistern. The east gate (now Flagstaff gate) …
A History of the County of Oxford
… deposit of clayey gravel, the Plateau Drift, providing a water table between High Lodge and Combe gate. While High …
A History of the County of Oxford
… meadows ... will be all over in spots of dirty, stinking water'. 2 In 1722 she engaged William Townesend and … ft. wide, flanked on the north by a narrow channel to a water-engine and on the south by a channel for surplus water, was to pass under the bridge and terminate on the west …
A History of the County of Oxford
… discovered nearby was almost certainly associated with water-supply to the king's houses. 98 The buildings at … older structure. 4 In 1498-9 a conduit was built to carry water to the king's houses in a vaulted tunnel. When the … b, f. 43v. Ibid. MS. Top. Oxon. c 351, ff. 261-3. For the water table near High Lodge see Blenheim, ed. Bond and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the chapelry of Fenny-Stratford, and the township of Water-Eaton, 1415 inhabitants. Walter Gifford, Earl of … of a Sunday school. There is a mineral spring, but the water is seldom used medicinally. Blewberry (St. Michael) …