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A History of the County of Oxford
… fair, immediately following a popular cattle fair at Reading (Berks.), was said to be flourishing. 26 Proposals of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… be treating the post as a sinecure, 11 and the Revd. James Reading, whose turbulent career (1743-89) was marked by … to £30 and in 1825 freemen's children paid £3 a year for reading, writing, arithmetic, and the classics, while other … by an annual sermon and voluntary subscriptions, taught reading, writing, and religious knowledge to boys and girls …
A History of the County of Oxford
… only, except on market days, was dashed on the third reading. 16 The borough's privileges under the Act of 1576 … converted to apartments. 80 A proposal to establish a free reading room in the town hall in 1876 was not carried …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… S. part slopes from Chalk in the S.W., through areas on Reading Beds and London Clay, well-wooded to the E. around … by a farm of c. 1600; it is situated in a small valley on Reading Beds in the E. of the parish. The N. part of the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… to form a south aisle, and two galleries, a pulpit, and a reading desk were erected. 58 The more extensive restoration …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is regularly opened for divine service; the library and reading-room are well supplied with works of general … Randolph Woolley in 1615) were left to the minister, for "reading divine service, and teaching the children of the poor …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… above which are two tiers of windows: the pulpit and reading-desk have been lately replaced by new ones. At the …