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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… rendered it peculiarly eligible for the purposes of trade; and the introduction of the linen manufacture, towards … has become so extensive as to form the principal branch of trade; not less than 4000 hand-looms are constantly employed … which the district abounds, forms a considerable source of trade. Great facilities of conveyance are afforded by the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… opposite to the isle of Walney and Old Barrow island. The trade consists chiefly in the export of malt, slate, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Irish coast, afforded it every facility of extending its trade; but, since the growth and increase of Liverpool, its … has materially declined, and at present its chief trade arises from the importation of the supplies requisite …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… Fair in monastic times was the great annual market for the woollen and cloth trade of the country, hence the present name of the street, … that rugs also were sold at the fair. The fact that the woollen trade was one of the staples of the wealth of England …
Old and New London
… Domini 1565," &c. Gresham's wealth was made chiefly by trade with Antwerp. "The exports from Antwerp," says Burgon, … Antwerp imported immense quantities of fine and coarse woollen goods, as canvas, frieze, &c., the finest wool, … Newton's youth was spent in prosecuting the African slave-trade, a career of which he afterwards bitterly repented. He …
A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… 18th centuries, mainly by men who had made their money in trade, only to be divided again in the 19th century after the … 4 However, some families were investing the proceeds from trade in accumulating land by long lease or purchase although … in 1790 suggest a modest involvement in the cloth trade, although the latter's sons left to find work. 15 In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… upon Hull," and made it a free borough, at which time the trade of Barton began to decline. The town is pleasantly … the pleasing appearance of a rural village. The trade is principally in corn, flour, malt, coal, and bones …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… according to Rees, 'the principal article in the sugar-trade' [Rees (1819-20, 1972 ed.)], though if this were so, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a spacious readingroom has lately been erected. The trade is principally in corn and malt; it is extensive, and … to increase in wealth and importance. The manufacture of woollen cloth, which was commenced in England in the year … The only branches of manufacture carried on are those of woollen cloth, Bath coating, and kerseymere, which are made …