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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with sculpture of various designs, supposed to be either British or Danish. Near the south-western angle of the … assisted by teachers. National schools, and a British and an infant school, are supported by subscription; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… was still the largest employer; there were 62 agricultural workers compared with 46 people at the paper mill and 10 railway workers; other occupations included 9 masons, 3 butchers, a … builder, and a clock-maker. In 1881 the paper mill with 78 workers was by far the largest employer; 48 men worked on …
A History of the County of Oxford
… north side of Mill Street for evening classes for the mill workers. There is no further clear record of the school, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… clear evidence for settlement in the area is the Romano-British pottery found near the modern Oxford bypass in the … Upper Wolvercote is another late 19th-century terrace of workers' houses, slightly larger than those in the Rookery …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… had a reputation as a good pig market, and industrial workers sold their pigs direct to the pork butchers. About …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 50 A National school opened in 1846 and a short-lived British school in 1860. 51 George Collins, vicar 1872-8, 52 … to the enlarged council school at Hartshill. 98 Oakengates British School opened in 1860. It was re-established in 1864 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1817, having doubled since 1816. The number of immigrant workers in Wombridge led to numerous settlement disputes. 19 …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… was regarded traditionally as the most important of all British industries, and as such was the most highly …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Park (SO 8101) in 1850. 1 A coin of Germanicus and Romano-British pottery found in 1863 in the long barrow on Bown …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… harvest celebrations, then called 'hawkies', for their workers. 12 The parish was late for the area in acquiring a …