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A History of the County of Essex
… the number of pass- engers declined with the increase in car ownership. 98 By 1718 there was a ferry and moveable … one still operated in 1933. 18 By 1920 there was a regular motor bus service connecting Brightlingsea, Wivenhoe, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the town, where an elegant stand has been erected. The manufacture of the finer steel ornaments, which was carried … and cabinet brasses, with every branch of the iron manufacture; and brass, tin, Pont-y-Pool, and japanned wares … to upwards of 1000 hands. The Shrubbery works for the manufacture of boiler-plates and all other descriptions of …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… afterwards Warner the man of William Peverell had one car. seven sochm. four vill. having four car. small wood, one leuc. long, one qu. broad. In King …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… flour mills; and many of the females are employed in the manufacture of bone-lace. The market, which was held on … and there is a small trade to the Baltic for timber. A manufacture of salt of peculiarly fine quality, was formerly …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… with milk and potatoes on advantageous terms. 16 By 1936 motor transport had become so common that there was reputedly … blocks, and axles were cast for the early cycle and motor trades, necessitating extensions of the works into … Europe. After the war pipe fittings became the principal manufacture. In 1983 parts for commercial vehicles were the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the most highly scrutinised by the authorities, with the manufacture of many, if not all, types regulated. For … [Acts (1514)] was intended to prevent 'deceits' in manufacture, [Acts (1532)] was concerned the dyeing of … Worsted cloth clearly appealed to foreign markets, and the manufacture of imitations was established abroad during the …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… had Sok to Nortwell, seven Bov. ad Geldam. The land two Car. There was half a car. in demesne, and two vill. and two bordars had one car. this belonged to Sudwell. 1 Here one Clark had under the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… church, also forms a pleasing object in the landscape. The manufacture of woollen-cloths is carried on extensively; in …