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A History of the County of Sussex
… was demolished in 1970 after being used as a warehouse for many years. 35 Pony races were held on the sands in 1805, … until at least c. 1883; 55 and a mutual improvement society provided cheap weekly intellectual entertainment … besides managing Cissbury Ring after its purchase by the National Trust in 1925. 33 After the Second World War it …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Esq., of Wotton House: the tithes have been commuted for 525, and there are 140 acres of glebe. The church, a … to the poor. John Evelyn, a great benefactor to the Royal Society, of which he was a member, and the author of Sylva … Trustees; net income, 90, with a house built in 1846. The Society of Friends and the Wesleyans have places of worship. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… has been erected, which is driven by steam. Statute-fairs for hiring servants, established in 1832, are held in April … which additions are likely to be made, and a house built for the master. Wreningham, Great and Little (All Saints) … of 700, of which 250 were a grant from the Incorporated Society, 200 a contribution from the Rev. S. Clissold, the …
A Dictionary of London
… side being the back side of Carpenters' Hall. Site rebuilt for business purposes. Wrestlers' Court South out of Camomile … them in 1301 "The Newemeyne" (New Household). The King's Society and The Society of Shipup (Riley Mem. xxj.). Wynges Lane See Wingoose …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and 2,105 in 1981, 2 Admaston's growth largely accounting for an increase in the 1960s. South of Bratton is a … 19th centuries Admaston Spa was a centre for local genteel society, and in 1851 the locality was known for its … the later 18th and 19th century. The Wrockwardine Friendly Society met in the Wheatsheaf inn between 1794 and 1822, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… celebrity, where a commodious hotel has been built for visiters. The upper spring contains muriate of soda, and … by subscription, aided by grants from the Incorporated Society, and was consecrated on the 3rd of August, 1833; it … for four aged persons. A Sunday school, now on the national system, was established by Miss Hannah Ball in 1769, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… western boundaries followed no natural features or roads for any significant distance. On the south it was bounded by … small groups of houses have the style of a freehold land society estate. More cramped terraces were erected east of … drunkenness, or venereal disease. 46 In 1840 a friendly society began to meet at the White Horse inn. 47 In 1843 …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… aged 7-13 were still without instruction, 81 and in 1831 a National school opened, albeit with only 109 places, for day and Sunday pupils. 82 Wrockwardine Wood school board, … Kelly's Dir. Salop. (1891), 486; (1909), 311; Public Elem. Schs. 1906 [Cd. 3182], p. 538, H.C. (1906), lxxxvi. S.C.C. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… C.P. 19 The Granville hospital, Gower Street, was built for its employees by the Lilleshall Co. It opened in 1873 but … Wrockwardine Wood, in a cottage in Furnace Lane. 23 The National school, built near the glassworks and opened in … 695, 702-6; S.R.O. 3916/1/2, no. 61; ibid. /1/6. From Inc. Ch. Bldg. Soc. and Eccl. Com.: Lich. Dioc. Regy., bps.' reg. …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wood Nonconformity NONCONFORMITY. A Wesleyan Methodist society associated with John Fletcher, the Evangelical vicar … In 1824 St. John's Wesleyan chapel, Trench Road, opened. Society membership grew from 8 in 1821 to 71 in 1824, and … In 1870 a brick mission in Lincoln Road opened, reputedly for poor people reluctant to attend the main Primitive chapel …