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A History of the County of Northampton
… described himself as a 'bee expert'. 36 By contrast, lacemaking, which continued until the late 19th century in …
A History of the County of Northampton
… a reference to George Gittens, a lace-buyer, in 1726. 95 Lacemaking survived as a domestic craft until the early 20th …
Henley: Urban Economic History
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, Henley-on-Thames and Environs
A History of the County of Essex
… (see above) were built to house its workers. In 1823 a lacemaking school was established in or near Marden Ash by …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Fee), 118, 121, 122, 123; incl., 121, 122; inns, 123; lacemaking, 123; mans., 11719; map, 120; mill, 116, 117, 123; …