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Survey of London
… household, and either Abraham or his son opened it as a public pleasure garden. a In 1680 Thomas Bedford bought the … on the foreshore, illustrated in Plate 7b) was really two public houses one above the other, the lower one being in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1666, by Thomas Stonor, Esq., and over it is a room where public business is transacted. A fair is held on April 5th, … trade of the town arises from its situation on a great public thoroughfare. The market, which is on Wednesday, and …
A History of the County of Hertford
… bequeathed a legacy for the support of the ministry and public worship in Watford Baptist Chapel. The sum of 272 0 s. …
A History of the County of Hertford
… station, and also along the line of St. Albans Road. The Public Libraries Act was adopted by the town in 1871, and two … a grant of 500 from the Science and Art Department, as a public library and school of science and art. This building … and refixed in the outer wall of the 'Compasses' public house at the corner of Market Street. At the south end …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It contains by far the greater portion of the population. Public baths have been erected by a company, with several …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the town-hall, which is also used for vestries and other public meetings. The parish comprises 4079 a. 1 r. 14 p. in … distance from the town is a magnificent pillar, erected by public subscription, in commemoration of the signal victory … and is well paved, and amply supplied with water from a public conduit of great beauty, filled by pipes leading from …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… treaty. Upon the death of king William he retired from public business, and died 23d of November 1709. His first …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 215. Economic History, p. 222. Local Government, p. 232. Public Services, p. 236. Churches, p. 238. Roman Catholicism, … hist. of Hadley C.P. see below, Hadley, Local Govt. and Public Services. 32 nd Ann. Rep. Local Govt. Bd. p. 341; O.S. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… derives its present name from an early 19th-century public house, the Wellington Tavern ( Mercury, 21 Dec. 1827). …