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A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 2
Industries Industries Introduction IT would appear from any study of the industries of Oxfordshire that that county is prevented, as if by fate, from ever attaining to the position of a great...
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Industries: Pottery
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Pottery POTTERY The most famous of Middlesex industries is certainly its pottery, but few traces can be found of any local manufacture before the 17th century. Down to the latter half of that century...
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Industries: Introduction
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Introduction INDUSTRIES INTRODUCTION Before entering into a detailed relation of the industries of Middlesex it will be well to look ... In selecting for detailed treatment the more...
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Industries: Paper
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Paper PAPER The earliest attempt at paper-making ... Thomas Gresham would have made out of this beginning a flourishing industry ... of Manchester. Paper-staining as an industry has...
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Industries: Tobacco
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Tobacco TOBACCO Tobacco is said to have been introduced into this country in 1586; it was placed under a duty of 2 d. a pound in Elizabeth's ... Under this sovereign the industry became a monopoly, and...
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Industries: Tapestry
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Tapestry TAPESTRY Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth kept a staff of tapestry workers or arras-makers, of which the chief members were usually of foreign birth. 1 Amongst the adherents of the Dutch Church
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Industries: Glass
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Glass GLASS One of the earliest known references ... 11 Among the industries of the hamlet of Ratcliff he includes 'Bowles's ... and 1751. The best period of this industry is between...
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Industries: Brewing
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Brewing BREWING In the Middle Ages when ale was the general drink of all classes, brewing was a necessary and often domestic industry, and few records of local courts are without some reference
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Industries: Bookbinding
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Bookbinding BOOKBINDING The art of binding flourished in England from a very early period, and in the 12th century 1 English binders were in advance of all foreign workers in this craft. Several distinct schools
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Industries: Printing
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 2, General; Ashford, East Bedfont With Hatton, Feltham, Hampton With Hampton Wick, Hanworth, Laleham, Littleton
Industries Printing PRINTING The City of Westminster enjoys the honour of being the place where a printing press was first set up in this country. Of William Caxton it is unnecessary to speak at length. Sprung
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