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A History of the County of Somerset
… and included an engine shed and goods depot. 11 The two railways were linked by an eastern spur and from 1870 by a … by 1891 80 men and women worked for the two companies. The railways also brought indirect employment with the opening of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… rent is applied to the repair of the building. There are mineral springs, whose waters, bitter and cathartic, are …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the port of Swansea, and forms the outlet of an important mineral and manufacturing district, in which large iron, tin, … of conveyance by which part of the produce of this mineral district is sent to the port of Cardiff, where it is … railway from Merthyr to Cardiff. Immense quantities of mineral produce are conveyed by it for shipment. It will be …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… a gold medal is awarded to the most successful player. A mineral spring called the Spa well rises at the base of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1539 1 and had at least 11 houses in 1642. 2 Expansion of mineral working in and near the parish 3 was accompanied by … 1811 and 1831. 15 Changes in the character and extent of mineral extraction on Brown Clee 16 may have been the main …