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A History of the County of Oxford
… 3 wheelwrights, 3 saddlers, and a coachmaker; there were 3 coal merchants, 2 corn dealers, and a currier and cheese …
A History of the County of Oxford
… overseers. 73 The corporation continued to contribute to a coal fund, financed by subscription. In 1800 the council agreed to store coal in the town hall or shambles cellars before it was resold to the poor at low prices; in 1842 a coal magazine was established. In 1828 the corporation agreed …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… meadow and pasture, 353 woodland, and 40 road and waste. Coal is obtainable, though not wrought; and there are …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of Dean Forest in order to check the felling of timber, coal-mining, and iron-works, which had become more extensive … Madgett, Woolaston Woodside, and near Cone Mill. A former coal-pit a short distance south of Whitewalls farm was then … in 1856, a threshing machine contractor, a haulier, a coal merchant, and a corn-dealer in 1876, and a mason in …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The cottagers found employment in the woods, quarries, and coal mines of the Forest of Dean and Tidenham Chase, but the … year clothing and blanket clubs were established and a coal club was in existence. 99 A Memorial Hall was built in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 6 probably stood at Wootton Bassett. 7 In the 19th century coal was unloaded at Wootton Rivers wharf on the Kennet & … the duchess. 85 Probably in 1901 a Mrs. Merriman endowed a coal charity for the poor of Wootton Rivers. It and an …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… land. The mineral productions are of minor importance. Coal is obtained in the north-western part of the county, … for some centuries; there is also an iron-foundry, and coal-mines are wrought within a quarter of a mile. The river … The trade principally arises from the exportation of coal to Ireland, in which more than 100 vessels are employed. …
History Theses 1901-1970
… A. Hayes. Oxford B.Litt. 1932. Pattern of world trade in coal, 191338. P. Chomchai. Oxford B.Litt. 1956. The origin …
A History of the County of Essex
… £35 a year of which £10 was to provide the poor with coal at a reduced price, and £15 to buy blankets and winter …
A History of the County of Essex
… the late 18th century and early 19th heavy goods, like the coal brought for the workhouse in 1832, were imported by … selling sweets and china. About 1900 the village had a Coal and Clothing Club, a Boot and Shoe Club, and a Lying-in …