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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of a coal-pit, from which it is raised in pumps by the colliery steam-engine. Large iron-works were established in … and was finally dissolved on the 10th of June, 1538. The abbey was frequently visited by Henry VIII., and also by … costly monuments of the Hoby family, who resided in the abbey from the time of Elizabeth till about the year 1780: …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lead; the lead is brought from the Allendale and Weardale mines, where it is smelted, to the works here, where it is … country, was produced at these works about 80 years ago. A colliery is in full operation, employing from 200 to 300 … inundation. The substratum is rich in mineral produce, and mines of copper and tin are extensively wrought. The living …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the soil gravelly and sandy. Extensive coal and iron mines are in operation: the colliery opened by Messrs. Walter Dudley and Company in 1840, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… an alien priory, being in some respects subordinate to the abbey of the Holy Trinity, near Rouen, in Normandy, was yet … of uncertain foundation, was given by Henry I. to the abbey of St. Osyth, in the county of Essex, to which it …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… but more suitable for exterior than inner work. Coal-mines, also, are wrought, on a limited scale. The chief … Martyr, or the Holy Trinity, and made subordinate to the abbey of Rivaulx, and the priory of Kirkham, in Yorkshire. … school was founded and endowed in 1693, by Nathaniel Hulton, for the instruction of 30 boys and 30 girls; the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… By the advice of his confessor, Roger, a monk of Battle Abbey, in Sussex, he founded, without the castle walls, a … be best described by taking a section of the strata in the mines of Cyvarthva and of Dowlais, near Merthyr-Tydvil, on … are thrown into a perpendicular position. In the Abercrave colliery, the whole of the measures curve upwards on …
Records of the Worshipful Company of Carpenters
… of London bound to Abell Osgood for Seaven Yeares. Robert Hulton Sonne of Robert Hulton of the Isle of Wight Clerke bound to Jonathan Creeke …
A History of the County of Stafford
… then 'purely agricultural or pasture but abounding with mines, at present little wrought'. 12 Mining began again … leaving the tips and winding-gear of the Berry Hill Colliery as the predominant feature of the landscape. The … Sutton (Derb.), the owner of the estate, leased all coal mines there to Jeremiah Smith of Great Fenton, and reference …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a few of his own vassals and a detachment from Croyland Abbey, after an obstinate engagement, defeated a party of …