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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… (part of the south-east boundary of Upwell), the main drainage channel, with the New Bedford River, of the southern … s. 3 d. (Outwell) and 17 17 s. 3 d. (Upwell). 33 With the drainage of the fens, the value of Upwell rectory increased … 85 repairs to highways, bridges, and the chapel (185), and drainage taxes, and it was not possible to appoint a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… many as ten mills, though some of them may have been for drainage purposes only. 25 A windmill still stands in the … to the Parliamentary cause. After the Restoration the drainage and improvement of the Thorney estate began to …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… divided, in very small allotments, among 52 proprietors. DRAINAGE Tydd St. Giles, Newton, and Tydd St. Mary are … associated with a particularly successful piece of land drainage. On 29 August 1632 Richard Colvile of Newton, Simon … an acre shot of 1 d. an acre was to be paid. This isolated drainage scheme, like that at Elm, must be considered to have …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… obsessed with the idea 66 that any improvement of the drainage of the neighbourhood would react unfavourably on the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… suppression of Ket's rebellion (£28 9 s. 8 d.), various drainage improvements (£20 5 s. 4 d.), repairs to the church …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… or 3 d. a perch, the labourers' wages being 4 d. a day. A 'drainage tax' of ¼ d. or ½ d. an acre was levied to pay for … for £11 5 s., the low rent probably being due to the poor drainage. 89 Manorial courts were held until 1922. 90 J. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the river Windrush, perhaps partially canalised for drainage of nearby meadows. 116 Certainly ditches formerly … Hole, seem to have been associated with much later town drainage. 117 The 'Saxon rampart' was marked on the Ordnance …
A History of the County of Oxford
… well and privy (itself not unusual), no back windows, and drainage into an open gutter in the street, while another … with roof, floors, and windows in poor repair and no drainage. 126 22. Cape Terrace, Gloucester Place ( built c. … 19th century controversy over inadequate and unsanitary drainage and sewerage. 425 That last issue prompted strong …
A History of the County of Oxford
… repair and scavenging of roads, sewage disposal and drainage, water supply, public health, and suppression of … Provision The medieval borough court enforced cleaning of drainage ditches, removal of dunghills and other … and tarmac was used for some road surfaces by 1907. 245 Drainage and Water Supply Inadequate sanitation and water …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1666 during the Dutch wars. 43 There is evidence of marsh drainage in 163940 and 16467, and the sea walls were mended …