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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… St. Mary). The fact that the three obtained £1, 15 s., and 10 s. respectively in a division of certain charitable funds in … and the George Inn (No. 35) Market Place; Nos. 3 to 5 Nene Quay; No. 97 Norfolk Street, dated 1701, with a 'Dutch' …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… The charter had enjoined the 'ten men' to distribute £3 15 s. a year in charity. 23 This sum was supplemented in the … there were two collectors for the poor, who received £21 0 s. 11 d. and disbursed £21 17 s. 7 d. 25 In 1591 William … workhouse on a 3-acre site between the Horse Fair and the Quay. They ordered 260,000 bricks, and Robert Twells, then …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… when the flow of water was improved by cutting Moreton's Leam. Bishop West spent £200 on a new sluice, which was … the Nene for 7 miles downstream from Wisbech to Peter's Point. This would have given a 5-foot fall, but the … £150 in demolishing a bank that was part of Kinderley's improvements (1726). 17 By 1751 it was possible in a dry …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by subscriptions, loans, and a subvention from the town's Freeland estate charity, 1 together with sale of old … the bailiffs and excluded from charitable uses. 4 Holloway's and Townsend's Almshouses Two other almshouses were founded … town for 2 years. William Gunn ( fl. 1628) of London, wine-porter: by lifetime gift before 1628, 10 to be lent among …
A History of the County of Oxford
… international scale. More general resurgence of the town's population and economy followed, though possibly not until … about 121213, a venture presumably stimulated by Witney's early success; since Newland failed, however, expansion may … house and outside the parish. 18 Names such as Butler, Porter, Barber, Woodward, Parker, Hayward, and Day (or …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and the excavated remains of the bishop of Winchester's manor house show that there was high-quality stone building … provisions; H. receiving-room for stores; J. stores; K. porter; L. work rooms; M. wash house; N. laundry; P. … two-storeyed entrance block contained a reception hall and porter's lodge on the ground floor, with the board room …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Somerset, 28 miles (W.) from Somerton, and 155 (W. by S.) from London; containing 2984 inhabitants. This place is … Wiveliscombe in the Cathedral of Wells, valued in the king's books at 27. 0. 10.; net income, 300. The church is a very … a regular custom-house establishment, with a commodious quay, whence the noted Colchester oysters are shipped for the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Wivenhoe 98. WIVENHOE. (D.d.) (O.S. 6 in. xxxvii. N.W.) Wivenhoe is a parish and small town on the left bank of the Colne, 3 m. S.E. of Colchester. The church, Wivenhoe Hall and the house … moulded brackets. (8). House, on W. side of road, near the Quay, and 60 yards S.S.E. of the church. The E. gable has …
A History of the County of Essex
… third highest in Lexden hundred, 20 reflecting Wivenhoe's growth as a port whose develop- ment was linked with the … with most of the south of Wivenhoe being the lord's demesne except for a considerable amount of copyhold land … was packed and taken to a boat, presumably at Wivenhoe quay. 45 There is little evidence of the processing of wool …
A History of the County of Essex
… by c. 200 children; weekly fees ranged from 1 d. to 1 s. 97 Private schools were also recorded in 1844 and 1845. 98 … It was supported by voluntary contri- butions, children's pence, and the proceeds of the sale of girls' handwork. Two … Congre- gational church on the corner of West Street and Quay Street. The school closed in 1853 and re-opened in the …