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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary
… is the sole place that doth supply all western France with shipbuilding timber, tar, hemp and iron, &c., all which is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… iron, and wheat were exported. 37 A certain amount of shipbuilding was carried on at Wisbech in the late 18th and …
A History of the County of Essex
… men became Colchester bur- gesses. 22 By the 17th century shipbuilding, alongside the traditional fishing, was an … officers were appointed from 1671 or earlier. 78 Fishing, shipbuilding, and other maritime occupations connected with … and horticulture; 31.6 per cent were employed in shipbuilding, 10.4 per cent in building and con- tracting, …
A History of the County of Essex
… Harvey (1863-1944) son of John Harvey of the local Harvey shipbuilding family, lived at Quay House, Rose Lane, for …
A History of the County of Essex
… Eastern Gas Board, later British Gas. 93 Forrestt's, the shipbuilding firm, was lit by electricity in 1900, presumably …
A History of the County of Essex
… school in the morning and 14 in the afternoon. The Harvey shipbuilding family was associated with the church. James …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… was formerly carried on, and there was a brisk business in shipbuilding; but both have declined. The Deben, near its …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… but it does not appear that any regular establishment for shipbuilding was formed previously to the time of Henry …