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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of dry sinkings, representing fish-ponds and an irregular bank, perhaps representing the precinct enclosure. There are …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… more than 150 of the villagers as subscribers; a savings' bank; and a clothing-fund, A troop of Yeomanry has lately … distributed in clothes and food among the poor. A savings' bank was founded in 1817; and a dispensary, and several other …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… middle of an irregular earthwork enclosure defined by a bank at most 3 ft. high externally and 1 ft. high internally; … S.W. a later ditch 2 ft. deep, which cuts the back of the bank at the W. corner and turns through two near right-angles … towards the chapel door. Between the ditch and the bank on the S.W. is a slight rectangular platform, possibly …
A History of the County of Sussex
… more than 53,000 day trippers visited Worthing on August Bank Holiday in 1935. 89 Wealthier visitors meanwhile were … later Gateway, Building Society in 1957, and Lloyds Bank registrar's department in 1959. 5 Other insurance …
A History of the County of Sussex
… services also developed. A provident or savings bank established in 1817 was recorded until the 1880s. 11 Hawkins and Phillips's bank had failed by 1811. 12 The Worthing and Sussex, or Worthing and Steyning, 13 later Henty's bank was founded in Warwick Street in 1808. It was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and 16 garden-ground. The village stands on the eastern bank of the river Medway, across which is an ancient dam, … pleasingly diversified. The village is situated on the bank of the Yare, and there is a large flour-mill worked both …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… divisions of the county of Worcester, situated on the left bank of the Severn, immediately opposite Bewdley, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Ptolemy, an important Roman station on the north-east bank of the Severn, in the bed of which, at low water, here … the village is situated on an acclivity rising from the bank of the river, over which is a neat bridge. There is a … Hall is a Roman Catholic chapel. The village stands on the bank of the river, and has a pleasingly rural aspect. The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… and engineers from 84 to 486. The number of pit bank girls rose too, from 63 to 128. Many of the new workers … by the Coalbrookdale partners led to riots at Coalpit Bank and Wrockwardine Wood. In 1816- 17, during the post-war …