Search
A History of the County of Essex
… school, Sunset Avenue, originated as a National school for boys, opened in 1814. 4 This soon absorbed the boys … the age of 14, that part-time schooling should be arranged for those obtaining employment before that age, and that the … was opened in 1859, in association with the National Society. In the following year it was moved from temporary …
A History of the County of Essex
… still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban district was … of middle class city workers. Streets of houses built for them, and later ribbon development, joined up the … to have closed by 1870. 136 Woodford Art and Industrial society was established in 1877 to encourage amateur skill; …
A History of the County of Essex
… a rector. But part of the income may have been reserved for the sacristy: a composition was made in 1224 between the … and with the Woodford Bridge mission of the Zion Itinerant Society which existed in 1812, when it was transferred to the … Road as a church hall until 1933 when they sold it to the Christian Brethren. 134 Baptist missions were opened in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… spring, with baths, an hotel, and other accommodations for visiters. The water resembles that of Cheltenham, but has … the Bishop of Lincoln. The tithes were commuted for land in 1767. The church is a modern structure, with an … 1837, and contains 400 free sittings, the Incorporated Society having granted 350 in aid of the expense. The living …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of its round head. The S. wall has a rough aperture for a former window, now gone. The round-headed chancel arch, … abaci; internally the opening was originally rebated for a door, but chamfered stonework repairing the E. jamb … chalk-cut graves, some aligned E.-W., and are probably of Christian-Saxon or later date ( Dorset Procs., 84 (1962), …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the patronage of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted for 482, and the glebe comprises 18 acres. The church is … rectory of Brown-Candover: the tithes have been commuted for 168. 10., and the glebe comprises 8 acres. The church is … aided by a grant of 150 from the Incorporated Society, and was consecrated on the 24th Sept. 1841, by the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… until the 15th century. 93 The original town was smaller, for there was growth in the 13th century and early 14th. In 1204 the town was farmed for only £4, which included market tolls and quitrents or … by the duke and sold to members of the Oxford Co-operative Society under a joint scheme. 37 Pullman's glove factory was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… a chapman, a harper, and a potter. Evidence adduced for a substantial pottery industry in Woodstock is weak, 68 … Higher subsidy assessments in 1541 and 1547 were accounted for chiefly by the inclusion of Leonard Chamberlain, steward … (d. 1841), mayor and surgeon, was a fellow of the Linnaean Society and his son George was a medical practitioner in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 19th century several dame schools; it was a popular place for boarding schools, of which some took day pupils. The … although a keen educationist frustrated in his plans for a National school, observed in 1815 that 'a religious and … instruction in all branches of human, as well as of divine knowledge'. 10 Less satisfactory masters included Mr. Dubois, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… New Woodstock was founded by Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he … until 1809. 70 The Woodstock Florists' and Horticultural Society, founded in 1825, held annual shows recorded until … until the 1930s, held annual shows. 75 Woodstock Provident Society, founded in 1781 at the Old Angel inn, claimed to be …