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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… arches, built by Stephen, over a canal cut for conveying water from the river to the monastery. The town is situated … gas in 1837, and the inhabitants are amply supplied with water from springs in the neighbourhood. The manufacture of … town is well paved, lighted with gas, and supplied with water by an engine worked by steam. A splendid hotel was …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… an act of 1718 banned the addition of GREASE, BUTTER and water [Acts (1718)]. The same statute also standardised the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… but elsewhere it remains complete, up to 2 m. deep. The water which filled the ditch was drawn from the existing … at its W. corner. After passing, through the moat this water apparently ran out via the N. corner into a large L-shaped pond ('b' on Fig. 27). The water was held there by a massive dam or retaining bank up to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… contained large areas of meadow, wood, and waste. River meadows bordered the Windrush along the entire south-western … and in 1877 John Clinch's wheat was under 3 ft. of water. Gill Mill farm was flooded in 1872, in 1875, and … Field Systems, 539; O.R.O., incl. award. Another 11 a. was water: O.S. Area Bk.. (1877). Bodl. MS. d.d. Harcourt b 39: …
A History of the County of Oxford
… area of woodland was Cogges wood in the north-east. River meadows run along the parish's entire south-western edge. The … in the century, but have since been demolished. 87 The water supply, even at Newland, was from wells until the early 20th century. 88 By 1939 water was supplied by Witney Urban District Council, and gas …
Survey of London
… house, a brewhouse, a greenhouse, a little summer house, a water house and a garden enclosed with a brick wall, the … can be seen from T. H. Shepherd's mid-nineteenth-century water-colour (Plate 24e). That view also shows the bayed … Loves made bold to tread the wine-press, fish among the water-lilies and carry feathered games home. 89 From the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… below) a spring or well has been found, and the surplus water from here flowed away in a culvert under the northern … spring for a trap which would close the culvert when the water in the well rose only 5 ft. high. ( E.A.S.T. (O.S.), I, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… ROSIN obtained by distilling TURPENTINE with water. Its Latin form 'colophonia' indicates its use in … earliest date of use: 1552 Found as an ingredient in SNAIL WATER Found in units of BOTTLE, LB, OZ See also ESSENCE OF … Gerard (1597, modern ed. 1985), Mabey (1996). Coltsfoot water [coltes foote water] A DISTILLED water made from the …