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A History of the County of Essex
… overcrowded. 3 By 1839 the schools were in union with the National Society. In 1848 a new schoolhouse, built in the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Colne, 130 m. wide with two steel floodgates, built by the National Rivers Authority, became operational in 1993. 7 … the railway to the post office. 21 About 1900 the National Telephone Co. employed one operator at its exchange … but the rate of increase at that time was well below the national average. 37 Population fell slightly to 2,193 in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and extensive corn-warehouses near the river Trent and the Grand Trunk canal, and where a cattle-fair is held annually … for smelting iron-ore, by Thomas Kinnersly, Esq. The Grand Trunk canal passes through the parish on its summit … of a president and vice-president, assisted by teachers. National schools, and a British and an infant school, are …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… with arches something like Westminster-Hall, has a grand appearance. The screen, in the hall, is supported by … am informed, by La Guire. The rooms, in general, are on a grand scale, lofty and spacious. The fabric, taken as one …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 76 A Sunday school, started in 1813 on the 'new' or National system, closed shortly afterwards for lack of … schools taught only 46 children. 77 In 1817, however, a National school, held in the glebe house and supported by … assistance of Merton College, St. John's College, and the National Society, a new girls' schoolroom was built. 79 In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Rev. Augustus Legge, 31 years rector of the parish. A national and an infants' school are supported by the rector, … who holds the patronage. A school, in connexion with the National Society, is endowed with 37 per annum. On the edge …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… schools were supported by voluntary contributions. 50 A National school opened in 1846 and a short-lived British … but the Congregational minister became chairman. 54 The National school was offered to the board for a nominal rent … places was relieved by enlargements of the board and National schools in the 1880s and 1890s and by the opening of …