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A History of the County of Sussex
… allowances had ceased by 1959, when a small amount of coal was provided for the inmates. The alms-houses were … cottages were reserved for spinsters, and a maintenance fund of £500 stock was set up. 31 In 1923 Pearson and his … Burford of Worthing devised the income from £100 to buy coal in winter for the aged poor and needy sick of the town. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… £1,200, and they were also empowered to charge a duty on coal brought into the town, on the security of which they could borrow another £3,000. 2 The coal duty was levied until 1898. 3 Officers appointed in 1803 … appointed later were inspectors of gas lighting and coal duties and of hackney carriages and public walks (by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… most of the land is good pasture and meadow. A bed of coal, eighteen inches thick, runs through the higher portion …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the views extensive. There is an abundance of excellent coal, and also stone. The river Douglas passes on the south, … the northern boundary of the parish. There are extensive coal-mines, and quarries of white freestone; and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… opened in 1797. A wharf at Long Lane originally supplied coal and lime to the Shawbury area; in 1898 the Lilleshall Co. used it as a coal wharf and brick yard. 46 Traffic ceased on the canal in … club in 1907, and a church hall was opened in 1909. 67 A coal and clothing club operated in 1925. 68 County library …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… meadow and pasture; the substratum abounds both with coal and ironstone, and some mines are in operation. A branch … the surface is undulated, and the substratum contains coal, which is partially wrought. The living is a discharged …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… designated area of Telford new town in 1968. 13 The Middle Coal Measures, lying close to the surface across most of the … the township to north and south. The development of coal and ironstone mining in the 18th and 19th centuries may … of the township's inhabitants were employed in the local coal, iron, and steel works. The changing methods or fortunes …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… known as Donnington Wood mill, closed in the 1970s. 75 Coal and ironstone. The township's mineral resources were … probably began in the early 17th century. 76 In 1650 a coal delf was noted; 77 it was probably an opencast mine extracting coal, and almost certainly ironstone too, from the Middle …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Doctrinal and Practical (1837) were devoted to the house fund. 36 Until the purchase of the house the incumbents had …