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A History of the County of Oxford
… 1885 planned a branch line owned by the Woodstock Railway Co., of which he was chairman. The single-track line was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… local services, and in 1889 approved the Woodstock Railway Co.'s plans for the station. 74 In the earlier 20th century … 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 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… and human remains were found in 1910 in the London Brick Co.'s No. 4 Yard, W. of the Huntingdon to Peterborough road. …
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 … In 1870 it was owned by the Gloucestershire Paper Making Co. Ltd., and in 1876 by the trustees of James Randle, 94 … Madgett, Woolaston Woodside, and near Cone Mill. A former coal-pit a short distance south of Whitewalls farm was then …
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 Somerset
… THROCKMORTON MANOR In 1066 Woolavington belonged to Glastonbury abbey as part of a 30-hide estate centred on … king in chief. 11 It was also variously said to be held of Glastonbury by knight service or 1 d. rent. 12 The terre … Rec. S.R.O., A/AQP 35. Ibid. D/P/wool 4/1/1; Morris & Co. Dir. Som. (1872); Proc. Som. Arch. Soc. lxxxii. 111. W.I. …
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 … nonconf.; educ. Inf. from Dept. of Planning and Highways, Co. Hall, Trowbridge. Inf. from Mr. M. D. Rowell, Church …
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. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… and a label; above it is a re-set shield of the arms of Glastonbury Abbey (formerly in the court near the hall); …