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A History of the County of Stafford
… Bridge; 44 it may have been cut to facilitate the transport of coal south from the area. 45 By the 1720s the … Hadfield, Canals of W. Midlands, 254-5, 320-1; Brit. Transport Com. Act, 1954, 2 & 3 Eliz. II, c. 55 (Local), 2nd …
A History of the County of Stafford
… was situated on the Birmingham Canal conveniently for the transport of the foundry's raw materials and finished … pig-iron in the later 18th century and the improvement of transport enabled the iron-founder to set up his works where … and the site's chief advantage thereafter was the cheap transport available on the Birmingham Canal. 64 By the early …
A History of the County of Stafford
… were built in Oak Lane in 1929 and extended in 1937-9. The transport undertaking passed to the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive in 1969. There was a postal service in … 114, 123-8, 131-2, 179-84, 187-90, 192; A. J. Mason, Transport in West Bromwich (The Omnibus Society, 1963), 31-2 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… only isolated farm-houses and residences elsewhere. The transport developments of the first half of the 19th century … which offered the necessary facilities for cheap bulk transport. Established in West Drayton by 1845 at the latest, … Uxbridge Appendix (1842). Ex inf. the Archivist, British Transport Commission. Peacock, G.W. Suburban Services, 44, …
A History of the County of Essex
… House. A further 600 houses, built by the Ministry of Transport in the Holborn Road area of Plaistow, to rehouse …
A History of the County of Essex
… or machinery to other industries nor those providing only transport or storage, of which the largest concentration was … Extensive waterways were also vital, for drainage and transport as well as water supply. Plenty of land was … but too large and expensive for small ones. 58 West Ham's transport industries, which are described elsewhere, 59 have …
A History of the County of Essex
… p. 50. Rivers, Bridges, Wharfs, and Docks, p. 57. Transport and Postal Services, p. 61. Worthies, p. 64. … schemes. Some 600 more, built by the Ministry of Transport under the Silvertown Way scheme, were transferred …
A History of the County of Essex
… for health and sanitation in the docks. Gas, water, and transport were provided by commercial companies, including … 157 A further 600 dwellings, built by the Ministry of Transport to rehouse those displaced by the building of …
A History of the County of Essex
… side came there primarily to take advantage of waterborne transport, based on their own wharfs. The shipyard of C. J. …
A History of the County of Essex
… West Ham Transport and postal services TRANSPORT AND POSTAL SERVICES. Even before the coming of the railways Stratford was well served by public transport. In 1839 omnibuses and coaches ran to London four …