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A History of the County of Gloucester
… larger farms, particularly after the mills ceased work as cloth- or corn-mills. By 1856 there were 32 farmers recorded … constant until the Second World War. 78 Mills and the Cloth Industry. Four mills were recorded at Painswick in … to Flanesford Priory by the lord of the manor. 80 The cloth industry was apparently established at Painswick by …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… development of Stroud at Beeches Green and Uplands. The cloth industry was the foundation of the town's prosperity … not readily attracted to the town after the decline of the cloth industry, so that from the mid 19th century Painswick … of the town the road was formerly used for transporting cloth and continued to be used as far as Cirencester during …
Old and New London
… at an army's head, Hemm'd round with glories, pilfer cloth, or bread; As meanly plunder as they bravely fought, …
Old and New London
… ever to stand by and maintain the same. After the table-cloth was removed, the anniversary anthem, as they impiously …
Survey of London
… and mirrors were richly curtained and draped with crimson cloth, and the floors were covered with carpets of Persian …