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A History of the County of Somerset
… behind existing frontages 24 in Flingers Lane, Ireson's Lane, and Bond's, Clewett's, and Dowding's yards, all north of High Street. … 12/1903; Bowden, Wincanton, 71, 82, 91-2; Wincanton R.D.C. Guide (n.d. ? 1960s); Wincanton Local Plan (1987). Date on …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… 2 and blinding. This law may well have been the Conqueror's. In the reign of his youngest son we hear 3 of a fine paid … 9 The proceedings customary at Winchester for the landlord's recovery of the land when rent was in arrear are of … exact nature of this rate, which, if the Latin name is any guide, might either be a 'rouage' tax or an impost levied on …
A Dictionary of London
… Lane. Windgoose Court See Wild Goose Court. Windillow's Court In Blackfriars (Strype, ed. 1755, and Boyle, 1799). "Windelow's Court " in Dodsley, 1761. Not named … Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-L. Guide, 1758). Site now covered by Holborn Viaduct and its …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Archbishop of Canterbury, who to the Bishop of Salisbury's claim that Windsor Castle was in his diocese successfully … 11267, when David, King of Scotland, came here as Henry's guest. King David swore allegiance to the Empress Maud as the king's heir, 16 and the same oath was taken by the English …
A Dictionary of London
… Friars, Nos. 15-18, in Bread Street Ward (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799). Date on rain-water pipes 1726, probably date of … century. Name derived from owner or builder. Winkworth's Wharf South out of Upper Thames Street at No. 41, on the … maps. Winorh Marichirehe See Mary (St.) Woolnoth. Winston's Court See Vincent's Court. Winter's (Sir William) House See …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through these and neighbouring parishes. Such are Popham's Eau, an early 17thcentury cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the south-east …
A History of the County of Oxford
… declined or remained low, suggesting that much of the town's trading took place outside the formal market structure. In … was presumably planned to avoid competition from Witney's market. 6 A second annual fair, held for five days from the … 1963. ORO, Witney UDC III/i/8, p. 327; Witney Official Guide (Witney Town Council, 1991), 41; local inf. Oxf. Church …
A History of the County of Oxford
… adapting to new conditions largely accounting for the town's continued prosperity: in 1851 blanket-workers still … 2 and in the 1880s the industry was still called the town's 'staple' trade. 3 Difficulties in the 1850s, when the … Bennett's Business Dir. Oxon. (1898), 58; Witney Official Guide (1936 edn), 356: copy in Bodl. GA Oxon. 8 1139; S. C. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… INDUSTRY 19001945 During the earlier 20th century Witney's economy remained chiefly dependent on the blanket industry … manufacturers, accounting for 90 per cent of the town's production in 1949; 10 in the mid 1920s Smith's merged with … 1068; Witney Blanket Co. (1910), p. 5. Witney Official Guide (1934 and later edns): copies in Bodl. GA Oxon. 8 1139; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and Nonconformist schools better suited to the town's needs. John Holloway's Bluecoat school at West End, endowed in 1724, catered … Kelly's Dir. Oxon. (1903 and later edns); Witney Official Guide [ c. 1934 edn], 40: copy in Bodl. Below. Para. based on …