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A History of the County of Shropshire
… gave a blast on toy trumpets. It was also customary to watch the sunrise from the top of the Wrekin on Easter Day. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… involving the use of steel: sword-hilts, buckles, buttons, watch-chains, and hat-pins. 60 Other references to steel-toy …
A History of the County of Essex
… arrest all suspicious persons. The parish then had three watch-houses, one in each ward. These may all have originated … road was widened, and again in 1781. The Church Street watch-house was repaired in 1743 and rebuilt in 1778. A new watch-house, presumably for that ward, was built beside the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… the Romans employed towers as lighthouses, block-houses, watch-towers, and for purposes of harbour defence, but this …
Survey of London
… instrument-making, dressmaking and commerce. 'We shall watch with interest as these plans unfold and children …