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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… to the development of this estate is found in Pigot's Universal British Directory (1792-6); 49 'several houses are … in 1457 and 1488 (ibid. no. 231, p. 169; no. 279, p. 120). Universal Brit. Dir. (1796), iv, 800-5. V.C.H. Cambs. ii, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1936. 29 Other Trades and Industries 190045 Except for a universal decline in domestic service, until the late 1930s …
A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1932 the aerodrome was taken over by the newly formed Universal Aircraft Services Ltd, set up as a training school … cf. ORO, Cal. QS, i, pp. 153b, 181; ORO, Welch XXVIII/1. Universal British Dir. (17908), iv. 806; Pigot's Lond. & … below, econ. hist. (mkts and fairs). Brewer, Oxon. 485. Universal British Dir. (17908), iv. 8069, largely repeating …
A History of the County of Oxford
… regarded as fixtures; by then glass windows were probably universal in all but the poorest houses, although wainscot … were gradually supplemented by chairs. Cooking pots were universal, and spits, pot-hooks, and frying pans common. … had gas from the outset, part of a steady but by no means universal improvement in domestic amenities (gas, water …