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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Another water shortage occurred in 1877 owing to a dry winter and spring. Infm. Mr. P. G. Laws, County Planning …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… date, their hours and wages being 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. in winter for 9 s. per week, and to 4 a.m. in summer for 6 s. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… export of 67,782 quarters was handled in the autumn, winter, and spring of 1870-1, 32 After the First World War, … a week each way in the summer and twice a week in the winter. 48 As recently as 1938 a sea-going vessel, the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… be exempted from arrears, especially since in the previous winter 14,000 acres in Wisbech, Elm, Outwell, and Upwell had …
A History of the County of Sussex
… union. 48 In 1834 the four or five labourers unemployed in winter were supported by parish work, chiefly on the roads. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… may, as in the 18th century, have provided valuable winter employment, complementing the more usual summer work …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Gloucestershire to Oxford and thence to London, though in winter it was 'almost impassable', and in 1768 Arthur Young …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the local board and UDC: lamps were usually lit only in winter, and the company was made responsible for their …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… respectably attended, occasionally take place during the winter months. The town is singularly neat and improving; and …
A History of the County of Essex
… the summer turned to salvaging, as well as fishing, in the winter, especially in the heyday of salvaging c. 1840 1880. …