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A History of the County of Oxford
… labourers, and creating demand for lodgings, goods, and services. Some townsmen established flourishing businesses … an apothecary and surgeon. 12 The demand for professional services brought prosperity to lawyers, particularly to … industry; the hinterland which it provided with goods and services diminished. Economic distress, particularly acute in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for rents and tolls as well as the need for lodgings and services. In 1177 Woodstock was not among local demesne towns … a daily service to London and Birmingham and regular services to local markets. 54 Coaching declined sharply in … (Berks.), and by 1852 coaches were reduced to daily services to Birmingham, Worcester, and Oxford with regular …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for feasting and other entertainments but not for public services. 40 The right to levy rates was not invoked and much … most of its judicial activity ceased, several public services were provided by private concerns, others were … exceeded 3. 80 Sometimes fees were waived in return for services, as in 1616 and 1662 when entrants agreed to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… from 1914 until c. 1928, and after the Second World War services were maintained chiefly by student pastors from … The Olivet chapel continued in use for school and evening services until the Second World War, and was converted into a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… on one occasion was absent for five to six weeks when no services were held. 24 Perhaps for that reason Tintern Abbey … a curate, so that the parish hired a curate to say services, and Ball was deprived in 1564. 30 His successor … and Charles Smith. 42 In 1851 morning and afternoon services were held, attended by congregations of 100 and 200 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 102 boonworks at harvest were worked; in addition, labour-services for threshing were provided by Tidenham tenants of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… In 1851 a morning Sunday school and afternoon and evening services were held, with congregations of 43, 165, and 100 … school still held in 1969, there had then been no regular services since c. 1959. 92 Primitive Methodists met in a … by the Particular Baptists in 1835, and in 1851 two Sunday services taken by a resident minister were attended by …
A History of the County of Somerset
… up to 30 communicants c. 1780. 15 In 1815 and 1827 Sunday services alternated morning and evening with Puriton. 16 … and a church cleaner. 21 In 1903 there were two services every Sunday and c. 15 Easter communicants, but in … communion was held weekly. By 1960 there were three Sunday services and c. 100 Easter communicants. 22 During the 1940s …