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A History of the County of Oxford
… council acknowledged the need to improve infrastructure and attract new industries if Witney was not to become … boom. In 1962 it was taken over by Courage Ltd and ceased brewing the following year, serving as a depot until 1978 … [ c. 1962]: photocopy in COS. M. Bee, 'Clinch and Company, Brewers', Oxon. Local Hist. vol. 2, no. 3 (1985), 7983; …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … 170 By the later 18th century some Witney innkeepers and brewers sold ale elsewhere, one of the Bolton family, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Economic history: medieval trade and industry ECONOMIC HISTORY Medieval Trade and Industry During the earlier 13th century the recently … (bakers, salters, spicers, and vintners). Fines for brewing, baking, or ale-selling in contravention of manorial …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by mechanization, the introduction of the factory system, and the emergence of large commercial family firms. 1 The … assistants) for over 5 per cent of recorded occupations, brewers and publicans for 3 per cent, and other retailers … Edward's employee and tenant William Smith, at first using brewing equipment left by the disbanded Blanket Company. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… taught some pupils, but by 1548 he did 'little service' and the growing town was recognized to be in need of a … the wealthy clothier Walter Jones left 10 for its 'repair and amending' so that 'children may there be taught', … use. 4 About 1571 the churchwardens glazed its windows, 5 and small bequests for its upkeep were made in the early 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably … From the 17th century it became widely known for its cloth and blanket industry, and after 1945 it was developed as the … by leading landowners, professionals, bankers, and brewers; an Act of incorporation was obtained the following …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials … 17th century the kitchen often seems to have been used for brewing and for other wet work, one in 1679 containing a … 19th century, families such as the Clinches, bankers and brewers. 289 Dissent seems to have had a major impact on the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Seignorial Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century … within their estates, including freedom from toll, murage, and attendance at shire or hundred courts; the right to … fines. In addition the court regulated baking and brewing, made orders concerning shops and stalls, nuisances, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … William Smith alienated some members by brewing and selling beer in the 1850s, and there was ill …
A History of the County of Essex
… Wivenhoe Manors and other estates ECONOMIC HISTORY. Between 1066 and 1086 the number of bordarii increased from 6 to 20 which … 2 Mar. 1765. E.R.O., sale cat. B1925. I. P. Peaty, Essex Brewers, 120; O.S. Map 1/2,500, Essex XXXVII. 6 (1876 edn.); …