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A History of the County of Stafford
… to Hill Top and to the gas-works in Swan Village—was taken over from the turnpike trustees by the improvement … Lyndon to Oldbury occurs in the early 17th century running over Bromwich Heath and along Bromford Lane. 66 Newton Road … Bromford Bridge, which carries the road to Oldbury over the Tame, existed by 1617. It may have been only a …
A History of the County of Stafford
… More were added every year, until by 1803 there were just over 200. About half of them were on the Heath and its … the rights of the lord of the manor, 17 and he retained it over Bromwich Heath until inclosure. 18 The warrener had a … in the later 19th century, and railway sidings were built over the rest in the early 1890s. 31 The mill known as Greet …
A History of the County of Stafford
… were 7,803 working-class children living at home: 1,428 over the age of 14, 5,805 of school age (considered by the … Sunday schools and dame schools: of the children at school over 42 per cent attended Sunday schools and just under 42 … building in Bratt Street. 21 In 1911 the school was handed over to the local authority. Plans to replace it were halted …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Sandwell priory exercised a separate manorial jurisdiction over its estate. According to a survey of 1526 the inclosed … except in cases of sickness, accident, or old age (70 and over). The aged, however, were not to receive more than 6 d. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… services. 21 The monks exercised a manorial jurisdiction over the estate. 22 Sandwell priory was suppressed in 1525, … the 'dayhouse', the 'little dayhouse', and three chambers over the 'house', pantry, and entry; the cellars, pantry, … and cockloft; and the coach-house with the chamber over it. 46 In July two brothers were tenants at the hall, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… to establish her dower. 15 The estate was in Chancery for over a century, but the house, like the mill, was occupied by … in the 20th century it has been almost completely built over. 38 Hill House at the north end of Dagger Lane dates … buildings on another part in 1874-5. Houses were built over the rest. 59 Lyttleton Hall Farm on the east side of …
A History of the County of Stafford
… and 150 in the evening. 99 Meanwhile 'a few who mourned over the scene of disorder and decay', including the … 30 in the afternoon. 6 In 1913 the High Street church took over a mission at the Lodge Estate school in Oak Lane. The … built a church in Victoria Street in 1869-70. It was taken over by the Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance in 1945. 10 …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 1955, as many as 4,000 houses were considered unfit, and over the next ten years some 15 per cent of the town's … 34 In the part of Hamstead added to the borough in 1928 over 100 dwellings had been built by 1930. 35 By 1939 the corporation had built over 5,000 houses and flats, and by the early 1960s it owned …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in an Early English style with a turret at each corner. 79 Over a third of the cost was met by George Spencer, who … in the other three arms. There is an open-sided belfry over the crossing. The church stands in a large open space …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Newspaper and Printing Co. Ltd. was formed in 1905 to take over the Chronicle and some other local papers, but it went … with an estimated membership of 500. 58 By 1813 there were over 700 members of friendly societies; 59 the number of …