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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… consists of about 100 acres; it abounds in the very best coal, and there are several good stone-quarries. The …
Old and New London
… successful or not in imparting that knowledge as to the best means employed in various arts and trades, and the best results achieved, we will not pretend to say. They were … to the Prince Consort in Hyde Park, opposite to what was best known as the Central Hall of Arts and Sciences. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… early difficulties West Bromwich established one of the best records of school attendance among the Black Country … at his house in what is now Witton Lane. 35 Perhaps the best known of the 18th- and early-19th-century private …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… of a chapel. 27 The gradual progress of the new borough is best illustrated by the history of its yield to the royal …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… acres of horticultural land in the parish. 88 Perhaps the best known local firm of nurserymen is that of Reamsbottom & … clay which possesses the very negative virtue of being best adapted for the making of the bilious yellow bricks that …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 19th century; in 1635 the endowment also included the best fleece of tithe wool from the same two estates. 53 In … improvements, Glebe House was described as one of the best parsonages in the county. 69 The building was further …
A History of the County of Sussex
… said to yield only eight or nine sacks of wheat an acre at best, and three or four at worst. 20 The necessity of …
The Environs of London
… are adorned with extensive learning, applied to the best purposes." Mrs. Tollet spent the latter part of her life …
A History of the County of Essex
… subscription. These were described in 1871 as among the best in the parish, with accommodation for 425 (average …
A History of the County of Essex
… his retirement in 1759. During that decade it produced its best pieces. Heylyn apparently left the business in its early … Abram Lyle & Sons in 1881. 79 Tate, at Thames Wharf, was best known for cube sugar, and Lyle, at Plaistow Wharf, for …
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