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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and there were until recently remains of old carving and Dutch tiles. ABBEY GREEN, so called from John Abby who lived … 1950. 97 The old school has been purchased by the Newton Women's Institute. By the M. of H. Prov. Orders Conf. (Ely, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Flemish glass; on the north is the Mocking, the Women on their way to the Sepulchre, and the Harrowing of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… charity originated when the English fleet attacked the Dutch in Sole Bay in 1672. One of the naval officers on board … He made his will on board on 19 May 1672, in sight of the Dutch fleet and in expectation of fighting with them in a few …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of their own, £50 given in small sums to 281 'poor men and women in want' and the remainder used to pay rates and taxes. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… is not entered regularly, but the membership, of men and women, seems to have remained fairly constant. Thus in 1453 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 'an ugly dull town, with a large canal through it in the Dutch taste' and his inn was bad and expensive; 'my horses … to 5 Nene Quay; No. 97 Norfolk Street, dated 1701, with a 'Dutch' gable; the barn and remains (not in situ) of the White …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of £5,901. In 1904 there were 1,304 members, 376 of them women. During 1912, 15,636 books were issued from the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… reformer and philanthropist. 66 Other notable men and women connected with the town are Jane Stuart (d. 1745), said …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… each having extensive outbuildings including prominent Dutch barns. Some of the houses are roofed in pantiles, not …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… among the poor. Six neat almshouses for aged and unmarried women were erected in 1828, by Mr. Townsend; and there are …