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A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 10
… occupied the low-lying land bounded by the river Brue and Cunlease Rhyne, but had access to arable land, small … of Street. It was described as low, fruitful, well-wooded and sufficiently watered in the late 18th century. 1 The … were possibly employed in Street 20 and many shoe binders, shoemakers, and machinists were probably outworkers for …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… In the Middle Ages (perhaps from the 12th century) 76 and until 1905 it formed, with the adjoining parish of Badger, a detached part of Hereford diocese, 77 and it is possible that the two parishes were once a single … house) 79 is bounded on the west partly by the river Worfe and its tributary Mad brook; in the centre of the western …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke) BENSON The large and thriving village of Benson - by far the most populous … the London road, with a relatively broad range of trades and a diverse social structure. Until the 20th century it … butchers, bakers, blacksmiths, wheelwrights, carpenters, shoemakers, and tailors were recorded frequently (some of the …
Survey of London
… estate was laid out for speculative building in the 1730's and 1740's and the principal developers, Edward Cock and Francis Hillyard, carpenters, eventually used the open …
Berrick Salome
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Berrick Salome BERRICK SALOME The small and relatively scattered village of Berrick Salome occupies … ground a mile or so north of Benson, its clunch-rubble and timber-framed buildings strung loosely along the Newington road and a few intersecting lanes amidst some small-scale modern …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Bethnal Green Building and Social Conditions from 1837 to 1875 BUILDING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FROM 1837 TO 1875. 11 At Victoria's … work. 43 He added descriptions of tailors, costermongers, shoemakers, dustmen, sawyers, carpenters, and cabinet makers …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Bethnal Green Building and Social Conditions from 1876 to 1914 BUILDING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FROM 1876 TO 1914. 60 The population … labourers, hawkers, furniture makers, general dealers, shoemakers, washerwomen, sawyers, and costermongers. Many …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… than 10 a. each, three with 11-20 a., two with 41-50 a., and one (Treadway, with 61 a.) with more than 50 a. When the … monopoly position of silk, were furniture, clothing, and shoemaking. One cabinet maker and several weavers were among … them women) in dress, which probably included shoemaking. Shoemakers were among the 10,181 employed in textiles and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… used only for the dissenting academy at Bishop's Hall 81 and the first public school was Parmiter's, built in St. John … c. 130 children. Sunday schools, which taught reading and sometimes writing, were associated with the spread of … 82 The Sunday School Union was founded in 1803 83 and Friar's Mount, allegedly the first Methodist Sunday …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Bethnal Green Local Government LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANORIAL AND EARLY PARISH GOVERNMENT. Bethnal Green lay wholly within … and 'camblets' for those accustomed to weaving and shoemaking and slop work 73 for the others. 74 Some five … Thomas Stevens offered to teach various crafts, including shoemaking and making workmen's apparel, but he had …