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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… erected in 1870, is a stone structure in the 'Early English' style consisting of chancel, nave, vestry, south …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… a naval force which won a victory over the French in the English Channel. He fought at Agincourt, and for these and …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Upwell has been illustrated at least twice in books on the English countryside. 5 William Watson's description, written …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… burst at Abel's Gull. After this a farm of 407 acres at English Drove, Thorney, several miles from the breach, had to … a 1 d. rate produced only £25, a smaller sum than for any English rural district except Broadwood Widger (Devon). M. of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… are that the name is derived from ( a) Tidi, an Old English personal name used in the 9th century from which a … St. Edmunds (Lines.). Wren's charity originated when the English fleet attacked the Dutch in Sole Bay in 1672. One of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 9 In 1513 he was required to translate the statutes into English, and in 1531 to read them out at the dinner on …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech ranked second only to Wakefield among the English corn markets. 75 There are now weekly markets for …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and Institute was the most financially successful of all English working men's clubs, having 1,136 members, a revenue …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the 18th century this congregation, like many of the English Presbyterians, seems to have become Unitarian. Its …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… prevented the town from ever becoming one of the great English ports of the Middle Ages. The Alcock survey of 1492, …