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The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
Old and New London
… which was built a tunnel for the use of the Metropolitan Company whenever it shall need to double its present … precaution was taken by the agents of the Midland Railway Company, a most serio-comic incident occurred during the process. The company had purchased a new piece of ground in which to …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… another 20 an acre (borrowed from the Lands Improvement Company) on drainage and adaptation. In the process he … an original director of the Land Loan and Enfranchisement Company, lending money on security of rent charge to … Bank, the Board of the Small Farmers' and Labourers' Land Company, and the Surveyors' Institution, of which he was a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… visit (January) the milk was sold to the Aylesbury Dairy Company; but when we were there in May Beaven [the tenant] … Chalke, and Bishopstone, milk sold to a Salisbury dairy company 117 whose owner, S. J. Taunton, was also a large …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… and Touraine in the 1680s. In 1692, the Royal Lutestring Company was set up to exploit the patent of 1688 to lustrate, … alamodes and other similar fabrics [Patents (1688)]. The company was further protected in 1697 by one act designed for 'the further encouragement of the manufacture' by the company [Acts (1697)], and by another in 1698 prohibiting …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… net income, 651; patrons, alternately, the Haberdashers' Company, and the Governors of Christ's Hospital, London: the …
Survey of London
… (a partner in the banking firm of Thomas Coutts and Company), and Broadhead to Oliver and James Farrer. At the … approved 'very advantageous' proposals from the Gas Light Company but gas lighting was not introduced until 1818. 105 … agreement with the St. James and Pall Mall Electric Light Company for the provision of current to the chambers …
Survey of London
… until 1928, when it was taken over by the Distillers Company, Ltd. 68 The house, which is still standing, and is … is now owned and occupied by the Anglo-American Oil Company, Ltd. Architectural Description This is an …
Survey of London
… promptly struck for higher wages. 133 Soon the granite company in Mull was enraging Scott by failures of supply, … Somewhat as was the case with the Ross of Mull Granite Company, the committee subsequently found that Thomas Scott … Thomas Scott's problems were real enough, and by 1867 his company was in 'financial confusion'.147 Two years later he …
Survey of London
… 304 Casting in bronze by the founders, Henry Prince and Company, of Southwark, 305 had made considerable progress … by Messrs. Elkington of Birmingham and Henry Prince and Company of Southwark respectively. 456 Patination rapidly … Skidmore and his 'Art Manufactures and Constructive Iron Company' at a very early stage, 467 and remained loyal to him …
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