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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… Rector of Hadleigh, who passed them in 1785 to Richard Mills, his son-in-law, for life; with power to Mary Elizabeth, his daughter, wife of Mr. Mills, to dispose of them as she pleased, either in her lifetime, or by will. 11 Richard Mills sold this moiety of the tithes of Carlton, with the …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… of the hall is a small rectangular moat still filled with water in 1956. Carlton Curlieu Hall, the manor-house, stands … manorial estate acquired by John Bale in 1575 included '3 mills', and a windmill was recorded in 1592 and 1661; 64 it …
Survey of London
… of Carlton House drawn up in 1826, and a collection of 200 water colour sketches of clocks, candelabra, etc., are …
Survey of London
… George Grenfell Glyn, partner in the banking firm of Glyn, Mills, Currie & Co., and M.P. for Shaftesbury. He succeeded …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… and the inhabitants are amply supplied with excellent water, conveyed from springs in the neighbourhood into public … few miles westward of Llandebie. A lake of the most limpid water, in form nearly a parallelogram, and about a mile in … spring; and near Convil-in-Elvet is a chalybeate water, called "the spring of Fos-Sana," which, from its name, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… crimson PIGMENT or LAKE obtained from COCHINEAL, used as a WATER COLOUR (and less often as an OIL COLOUR), food … one pound of carmine. It was used in artwork mainly as a WATER COLOUR, but it made a satisfactory oil paint if ground …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… neat and well built, and the inhabitants are supplied with water conveyed by pipes from springs and streams close to the … are hot, cold, and shower baths, supplied with sea-water by an engine, and furnished with every requisite … furze bruised with mallets armed with iron, or ground in mills erected for the purpose, was formerly a common article …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… forms in the centre of the village a broad sheet of water: a bridge was erected in 1828, which cost 500. The … bleachinggrounds, and, on the banks of the river, several mills for the manufacture of snuff, paper, flocks, and … it extends for a considerable distance, and where, at low water, is a passage over the sands to Bolton. The longer …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… southern boundary; there are numerous springs of excellent water, affording an abundant supply, and also some possessing … of iron, a steam-engine was erected for drawing off the water, and mining operations were conducted on a very … various articles for domestic use, steam-engines, sugar-mills, sugar-pans, and anchors, anvils, and axles. There are …