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The Environs of London
… A building, which had been erected in 1752, as a school of industry, was, in 1769, given by the treasurer and trustees …
A History of the County of Essex
… In the Middle Ages these supplied a large local baking industry, and they remained an important feature of West …
A History of the County of Essex
… centuries several mills were manufacturing gunpowder, an industry then new in England. 8 There are also references to …
A History of the County of Essex
… subscribers. In 1752 a second building, for a 'school of industry' was added to the north of the original one. 12 The …
A History of the County of Essex
… town. The marshes by the River Lea provided ample room for industry. The river was navigable and furnished power for a … to have ended, for it is not mentioned later. An allied industry, the knitting of silk stockings, can be traced in 166886. 14 Silk-weaving was succeeded by a rival industry, calico-printing. It has been suggested that the …
A History of the County of Essex
… there was considerable further development, including some industry, 74 in the northern wards of the parish, but …
A History of the County of Essex
… attitude during a recent dispute in the engineering industry. The new council proceeded vigorously with the … to cover either the rise in rates or the expansion of industry which took place in West Ham between 1929 and 1939. …