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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the plains of Cheshire, and the Derby hills. The manufacture of glass is carried on to some extent, and there … fertile, and in the highest state of cultivation. The manufacture of paper is carried on to a very considerable … many of whom are employed in lace-making and the manufacture of chairs. The parish comprises by measurement …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… export markets. In the early 20th century railway engine manufacture ceased, but large gas engines began to be … in the late 17th century but there is no evidence that its manufacture continued into the 18th century. In 1792 William …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are amply supplied with water from springs. The manufacture of wooden spindles, spoons, and other articles of … other articles, introduced many years since, and in the manufacture of which 1200 persons are employed. There is also …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… exportation of agricultural and mineral produce, and the manufacture of tobacco-pipes, bricks, and tiles, especially … a considerable quantity of fine white sand, used in the manufacture of flintglass and the finer sorts of British …
A History of the County of Sussex
… A Yapton and Ford festival, with dancing, sports, and a car rally, was held in 1962. 89 Gas was supplied from Bognor … teacher. After 1922 Albert James ran a business making toy motor cars. 90 There was a builder in 1845 and another from … The growth of motoring and tourism from c. 1920 brought a motor garage and two tearooms by 1934. 7 Wicks Farmhouse was …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… filament and prepared for weaving, knitting or the manufacture of sewing THREAD. Although the labels of wool, … [Kerridge (1985)]. Imported yarns were then used in the manufacture of TEXTILES and finished goods. For example, BAY YARN or NOIL YARN was used, not only in the manufacture of BAYS, but also of JERSEYs at NORWICH, PLUSH, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 12 In 1801 there were 26 families engaged in unspecified manufacture, but in 1831 only five families were not employed …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the first newcomers were not employees of the Cowley motor factories, for of 431 inhabitants in 1931 only one was a car worker. By 1936, however, there were 11 and the number …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… and they live chiefly by selling horn spoons of their own manufacture, and coarse earthenware; their general habits are … Yieldshields YIELDSHIELDS, a hamlet, in the parish of Car-luke, Upper ward of the county of Lanark, 1 mile (E.) …