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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… inclosed. By this inclosure 2 acres were set aside for a recreation ground, the Bishop of Ely as lord of the manor was …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… dealt with at this date, of which 2 were allocated for a recreation ground, 21 sold to defray costs, 17 given to the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Green. They were transferred about 19045 to the Leys recreation ground south of the church, where the Witney-feast …
A History of the County of Oxford
… being spoiled by further building and to preserve it as a recreation ground; 282 an avenue of limes running southwards …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 409 In 1892 the rector W. F. Norris bought the Leys as a recreation ground 'to encourage manly games for the people', … district council, 438 which from 1904 rented the Leys recreation ground and in 1920 bought it outright, providing a … deckchairs. A new pavilion was built in 1939, and a second recreation ground at Newland opened in 1935. An open-air …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and staff. 113 From 1904 it administered the Leys recreation ground, and, later, other recreational facilities … a housing and public buildings committee, and rating and recreation-ground committees. 122 Joint committees with other … was bought in 1902, 332 and the Leys, rented as a recreation ground from 1904, was bought in 1920. 333 The Corn …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… junction of Hartshill and Hadley roads, on which a public recreation ground opened. 80 A bowling green, football pitch, …
A History of the County of Essex
… hall, and a science block in 1937, and a boarders' recreation block in 1964. In 1965 the school contained 430 …
A History of the County of Essex
… of the estates are of the garden-suburb type. There are recreation grounds along the Roding and greens at Woodford … Lane, and Old Mill playing field (26 a.) and Nightingale recreation ground (40 a.) adjoin the Roding in the …
A History of the County of York
… for young and old to use the minster as a place of recreation, 49 especially as after the Reformation the nave …