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A History of the County of Oxford
… faades of stone, gable ends partially of brick, and Welsh slate roofs; windows have flat or shallow arched heads with … cell probably at the town hall. 215 It is of stone and slate with a symmetrical front and central doorway, and … now a private house, is a simple, rubble and stone-slate building probably erected c. 1676. It retains mid …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the chapel that surmounted it in 1848. Of brown brick and slate, the chapel has a three-bayed front with brick …
The Environs of London
… but is now in no estimation. Sir James Wright's artificial slate manufactory. Near Woodford-bridge is the patent manufactory of artificial slate, belonging to Sir James Wright, Bart. This slate is used for covering roofs and fronts of houses; for …
A History of the County of Essex
… his death in 1804, and the factory, built of artificial slate, was demolished before 1811. 38 Sir James's son Sir … (1811), 365; V.C.H. Essex, ii. 417; Patent artificial slate-manufactory at Woodford Bridge, Essex , 17. For the slate factory c. 1776 see plate f.p. 189. E.R. xix. 11314. …