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Old and New London
… by a company who attempted the manufacture of paper from straw; but this failing, the premises passed into the hands …
Old and New London
… They were allowed a twopenny loaf a day, but neither straw for bedding, fire, medical or religious attention; and … upon the Priory of Bermondsey; and what is now a straw-yard skirting the river was once the City Ranelagh, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… and alabaster have been discovered. The manufacture of straw-plat is carried on extensively, affording employment to …
Survey of London
… discredited as an instrument of treatment, but fetters and straw were still in use, and the Governors, though resenting … for uncleanly patients on the basement floor so that the straw on which they slept could be easily changed. All the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The making of white thread-lace and edging, and straw-plat, affords employment to a considerable part of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Saturday for provisions, and on Tuesday for hay and straw; and two fairs, for three days each, are annually held, … market for cattle and horses, and also that for hay and straw, are held in Smithfield, a spacious area. Birmingham is … children are maintained, clothed, and employed in platting straw and heading pins, and other kinds of work suited to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… the walls of the W. end of the nave and tower with straw and lead in 1431, and another in the same year for …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… in 1818 the girls of the parish were taught knitting and straw plaiting at the expense of the lady of the manor. Some …
Old and New London
… the command of their principal leaders, Wat Tyler and Jack Straw, and afterwards separated into three parties; one of … by William Walworth, Lord Mayor of London; and Jack Straw, with many others, was beheaded. Again, when Richard …
Survey of London
… stalls for 22 horses, two loose boxes, harness room, a straw-shed and a manure pit (fig. 213). Built by James …