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A History of the County of Oxford
… there was no longer a fulling mill at Woodford. 53 In 1328 major works at Waleys included rebuilding the fulling mill, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… World War brought considerable success, and despite a major crisis in the 1950s all four manufacturing firms … locations preferred sites closer to London and to major communication routes, and Witney also suffered because …
A History of the County of Oxford
… James Long and Malachi Bartlett, who cooperated on several major buildings including the new Wesleyan chapel (184950). …
A History of the County of Oxford
… from its position at an important river crossing and on major routes between Gloucestershire, Oxford, and London, as … the early 20th century, albeit never on the scale of in major industrial towns. 256 A fever and cholera epidemic in … only after the Second World War with the arrival of major new industries. 276 Building plots along Woodstock Road …
A History of the County of Oxford
… decline should not be exaggerated its emergence as a major manufacturing and commercial town, with an economy … bankers and brewers. 289 Dissent seems to have had a major impact on the town's general tone, both reflecting and … in 1881, and continued throughout the 20th century. 415 Major town celebrations marked such events as the marriage of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of St Peter's, Crawley, in the same year, formed part of a major reorganisation initiated by the new rector, R. E. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… afford good building-stone. A wall was erected by the late Major Hoste, at a cost of 1800, against the encroachment of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… (30 a.). The inclosure created large compact farms for the major landowners: the duke of Marlborough's land lay in two …
A History of the County of Oxford
… stream twice, whereas the more easterly route avoided any major river crossing. 69 The road from Wolvercote to Wytham …