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A History of the County of Essex
… tinued at a steam mill on the site until the Second World War. 68 A fair where toys were sold was held annually before … who were all local men. 15 During the Second World War the upstream shipyard produced wooden minesweepers. …
A History of the County of Essex
… by George V in 1916, was demolished after the First World War. 3 The ferry was operated by Rowhedge Ironworks for their … used to widen the road c. 1898. 49 Before the First World War there was further development on the east side of The … The Avenue north of Belle Vue Road before the Second World War. 51 In 1946-7 prefabricated houses were provided in …
A History of the County of Essex
… service was transferred to the Home Office and after the war to Essex county council. 81 Before 1964 there was a fire …
A History of the County of Essex
… recusants were recorded in 1586. 67 After the Second World War mass was celebrated in a former school in High Street. In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… that continued burning for five days. In the parliamentary war, Charles I., accompanied by his sons, Charles, Prince of …
A History of the County of Oxford
… young people from the village. 50 Since the Second World War parish life and activities, particularly drama, have … in the north wall. The tomb was badly damaged in the Civil War, the figures of one son and one daughter being lost, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 74 Part of the mill was used to grind swords in the Civil War. 75 By 1674 it was making some sort of rough paper, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the other villages around Oxford, suffered in the Civil War. Royalist troops, including the artillery, were billeted … on the north end of Port Meadow during the First World War, and the site was used for a short time in the Second World War as a military camp. 29 O.S. Map 6", Oxon. XXXIII (1881 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1645, when the house was severely damaged in the Civil War. 39 Thereafter the site was used as a quarry for building …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in 1813; and concerts are held occasionally. During the war, barracks were erected on the high ground about half a …