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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and Oct. 6th: the spring fair is noted for an abundant supply of horses and cattle. The manufacture of thread-lace …
A History of the County of Essex
… in the manorial economy in the 16th and 17th centuries, supply- ing wool for the cloth trade of Colchester and other …
A History of the County of Essex
… inspected, the vestry resolved to attempt to improve water supply, drainage, and unfit housing. In 1866 a vestry … Gas. 93 Forrestt's, the shipbuilding firm, was lit by electricity in 1900, presumably using its own generator. 94 Wivenhoe Electricity Co. existed by 1928 when Colchester borough …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Steam- and gas-driven machinery were installed in 1898, electricity in 1920, although some water power was used until …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1913, mains water before 1919, mains drainage c. 1920, and electricity by 1923. Despite several complaints, notably about the polluted water supply, no services were provided to Lower Wolvercote until … Libr. Oxf. City Arch., Y. 3. 6-7, passim; Southern Electricity Bd. pps. at Yarnton; V.C.H. Oxon. iv. 354. D. A. …