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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of neatness and of greater comfort than... in many other agricultural districts.' 6 It was unfortunate that soon after … including a teacher's house, towards which the National Society made a grant of 110. 64 After enlargement in 1873 the … by C. W. Townley, lord of the manor, and the National Society made a grant of 14. 66 The accommodation was for 80. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… is uneventful, but of some interest as that of a compact agricultural estate of 20,000 acres carefully administered. … a profit. Its average income was then nearly £10,000. The agricultural depression of the last quarter of the century … annual loss over £2,000 (Herbrand Duke of Bedford, A Great Agricultural Estate, 95-96). In 1943-4 a 1 d. rate produced …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… for the purpose and himself contributed £150; the National Society made a grant of £70. 71 A. J. Burling was the last …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… school was enlarged, to provide 140 places, the National Society making a grant of £15, and another grant of the same … This was built in 1875 for 120 children, the National Society making a grant of £80 towards the cost of £718. 85 … the Hereward School at March. 86 In 1846-7 the National Society reported the existence of two schools in Wisbech St. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… volumes to the library thus inaugurated. 33 A Literary Society was founded in 1781. Its books were catalogued in 1804, with a supplement in 1813. 34 By 1824 the Society had 84 members and a library of 2,500 volumes. The Wisbech Museum was founded in 1835. 35 The Literary Society and Museum were amalgamated in 1877. 36 The museum is …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and good morale among both sexes in the lower walks of society' brought caustic remarks on the inefficiency of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… the present building seventy years later. 96 In 1820 the society maintained a flourishing Sunday school and also the … in establishing (1818) the Christian Fund, a friendly society open to all churchgoers, Anglican as well as … 1837'. 4 The Presbyterians in Wisbech were organized as a society some time before 1694, when Ishmael Burroughs, their …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… (1802-28) both were rebuilt and united with the National Society. The boys' school (1811) was in Church Terrace, that … subscribed locally and £190 was granted by the National Society. 78 The buildings of St. Peter's School were improved … purpose', 82 and conducted on British and Foreign Schools Society principles. James Smith, the first master, received a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… pasture land outside the two parks; 41 in addition to the agricultural services of tenants, it was worked by regular …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… 79 Newton Harcourt has always been essentially an agricultural village, though the names of 14th-century …