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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… became dependent upon Salisbury for its supply of gas. 27 Electricity was not brought to Wilton until 1928. 28 Reports … M. H. 12/13900. Ex inf. Mr. G. C. Moody. Ex inf. Southern Electricity Board. M. H. 12/13898. See p. 26. Wilton Corp. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parish is crossed from southwest to north-east by the main electricity transmission line from Peterborough to King's …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by an oil engine, and from 1934 Witney Mill was powered by electricity supplied from a turbo-alternator and the national …
A History of the County of Oxford
… district council gradually expanded Witney's amenities: electricity, available by 1904 and supplied by the council …
A History of the County of Oxford
… improvement in domestic amenities (gas, water supply, electricity, and sanitation) during the earlier 20th century. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… companies for street lighting, and for gas and (later) electricity supply; from the early 20th century it also ran the new municipal waterworks, and until 1948 the electricity generating station, employing managers, … cemetery, and roads committees, and in the 1930s electricity and water committees, a hospital and fire-brigade …
A History of the County of Essex
… Gas. 93 Forrestt's, the shipbuilding firm, was lit by electricity in 1900, presumably using its own generator. 94 Wivenhoe Electricity Co. existed by 1928 when Colchester borough council agreed to buy it. 95 Electricity was nationalized in 1948 when Wivenhoe was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Steam- and gas-driven machinery were installed in 1898, electricity in 1920, although some water power was used until …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1913, mains water before 1919, mains drainage c. 1920, and electricity by 1923. Despite several complaints, notably … Libr. Oxf. City Arch., Y. 3. 6-7, passim; Southern Electricity Bd. pps. at Yarnton; V.C.H. Oxon. iv. 354. D. A. …