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A History of the County of York
… York and in 1069 a second one on the opposite side of the Ouse. Both were destroyed in September 1069 by the English … 1316 and in that year an excess of flood water from the Ouse and Foss entered the moat and caused the curtain wall to … second of these occasions it was stated that the Foss and Ouse had weakened the foundations, and flooded the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… The sector of the defences in this area extends from the Ouse at Lendal Bridge to the Foss at Layerthorpe Bridge and … 27; Pl. opp. p. 107; Fig. above) stands on the bank of the Ouse opposite North Street Postern Tower which it originally … as 'a great towre with a chain of yren to caste over the Ouse'. Bulwarks were made here and at the landing opposite by …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of the 13th century this outlet was silting up and the Ouse had been diverted to flow, more directly, by Wiggenhall … the Traffic Commissioners for the Eastern Area, the Great Ouse Catchment Board, the National Farmers' Union, and the …
A History of the County of York
… for example, lay for the greater part outside the city; Ouse and Foss Navigations control long stretches of waterway …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Burton 1 reported the Amendments to the Bill for the River Ouse, at York, which were twice read; and, upon the question, …
A History of the County of York
… took 9 d. in the pound off some bills for work done on Ouse Bridge; in 1790 one auditor wished to disallow the sums … (N.R.) (£33). The remainder was derived from property on Ouse and Foss Bridges, from moats and gardens round the … such full-time officers as the attorney in the Court on Ouse Bridge. 65 Finally, councillors who wished to resign …
A History of the County of York
… riparian landowners to preserve its fishery rights from Ouse Bridge to the mouth of the Wharfe, 27 and the fishery … wool containers. 30 At the same time the toll-collector on Ouse Bridge was instructed not to impose tolls on wool going … 1742; 33 and tolls were taken on wool packs carried over Ouse Bridge in 1761; 34 for the rest, it can only be said …
A History of the County of York
… Nessgate corner, Iveson's, in Petergate, and Duke's, near Ouse Bridge, all lasted about 50 years. 2 An attempt was made … in the city in the early years of the 19th century—Ouse and Foss Bridges, for example—was his work. Another …
A History of the County of York
… centre. St. George's Close, in the promontory between the Ouse and the Foss, and the site of St. Mary's Abbey, outside … of the New Walk, an avenue of trees along the bank of the Ouse, stretching from Friargate Postern to a point well … streets was considerable. The bars and bridges, especially Ouse Bridge, also presented problems to coach and carriage …
Finance and trade under Edward III
… from many of the villages that bordered the Nen and the Ouse, carried down the corn, the beer, the wool and the hides …