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Survey of London
… of Westminster in 1900 (see fig. 1 on page 2). Anciently a thin strip of Kensington extended as far east as … of land ownership the parish boundary with St. Margaret's, Westminster, hereabouts was never (of great significance. … Britannique, loc cit. Dartmouth College Library, U.S.A., Rumford Papers, inventory of No. 45 Brompton Row, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… activities SPORT Blood Sports The town crier announced a bull baiting in 1792. Baiting apparently last took place in … of them for workers at the Bass brewery. After the brewery's Meadow Park sports and social club on the east side of … H. Highfill and others (Carbondale and Edwardsville, Ill., U.S.A., 1973-93), vi. 321 (ref. kindly supplied by Philip …
Cardiff Records
… for the ensuing year be held at 5 p.m. instead of 11 a.m. Resolved That the portion of Canton Common recently … Julius Schroeter appointed junior clerk in the Town Clerk's Department. Town Clerk reported that he had received notice … is increased to 45. 1891 April 13. "San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. en route, March 27th 1891. Dear Sir,I have this day …
A History of the County of Essex
… Hospital 89 was re-established by charter in 1610 for a master, who was also to be rector of St. Mary Magdalen's church, and five poor single or widowed people of … Sears Family Fund, established by David Sears of Boston, U.S.A., in 1853, be used to help maintain buildings or …
Survey of London
… This chapter considers Colby House and Kensington House, a pair of major houses which formerly stood next to one … and a half acres south of the present line of St. Alban's Grove seem also at this period to have been the freehold … and the Yale Medical Library, Historical Library, U.S.A.). Guildhall Library, Pam. 8760. Paternoster, op. cit., …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… end of the village overlooking the fens has given rise to a tradition that the inhabitants tried to move it to a more … 1870s. 59 Barnwell priory, succeeding to Picot the sheriff's grant of tithes to the church of St. Giles in Cambridge c. … 44 one contributor was Calvin Coolidge, president of the U.S.A., whose ancestor John Coolidge emigrated from Cottenham …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… formerly part of the Crown Inn, was of two storeys with a cellar and had a symmetrical three-bay S. front with sashed windows, and a central doorway with a … c. 1935 and removed to Salisbury House, Des Moines, U.S.A. A fireplace (f) on the N. of the stairhall, also …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 18th century and the first three quarters of the 19th were a period of relative prosperity for British agriculture. At … and 1860s from 'high farming', well suited to the county's mixed husbandry. 23 The great improvement in transport … 10 enabled him eventually to export stock to France, the U.S.A., and Australia. Men with less capital, many of them …
A History of the County of Warwick
… tariff protection at home and abroad. Exports took a smaller proportion of output. Raw materials were purchased … professional men quite unconnected with the firm's owners, and of the capital supplies required. New sales … another in the steel-rail trade in 1904 which included the U.S.A. 49 In the nut and bolt trade, 30 out of the 44 firms …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the peasants' land. 14 In 1251 the bishop of Ely had 305 a. of arable in demesne divided into 18 separate parcels … 15 separate parcels in Horningsea. 15 In 1356-7 the bishop's demesne in the two parishes comprised c. 500 a. of arable, … 35 outworkers to produce toys, largely sold in the U.S.A. That firm was no longer in business in 2000. 46 In the …
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