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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of land, rent-free, for warden-ground, as a stimulus to industry and economy. The chapel was thoroughly repaired in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… and afterwards of the expansion of the market-gardening industry 88 and of the town's popularity as a site for … fruit and flower production in the country. The industry added a new attraction to the resort from the 1890s …
A History of the County of Sussex
… the development of the market-garden and glass-house industry there. 34 A number of gardens around Worthing … other growers started in Broadwater and Sompting. 47 The industry's growth depended greatly on Worthing's rail-head. … in use by 1890. 54 A boom began in the British glass-house industry in the early 1890s. 55 By 1891 600 tons of fruit a …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… only 64 per cent in 1871. 32 From the growth of mining and industry in the 17th century until the building of council …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… he had found a potentially good mine 22 yards deep. 83 The industry was still small in scale: Richard Vickers of … was stimulated by the expansion of Shropshire's coke-iron industry. In 1757 the township's mines began to supply …