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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… faces north-west towards Cherhill village; 24 c. 1970 a drainage system was installed to prevent erosion of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Cambridge, until landowners began a programme of effective drainage in the mid 19th century. In 1825 fifty men were employed in the drainage scheme to improve the quality of the land owned by … Hospital (London), and between 1845 and 1869 further drainage was effected on the Hospital's land. 6 Several …
A History of the County of Chester
… the ground in the cloister and churchyard and had a drainage ditch dug outside the church; inside, he provided at …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… until after 1800, 96 could require occupiers to clear the drainage channels, and could levy up to 00A3/20 a year in …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 'accumulated filth' from the workhouse could overflow the drainage ditches, 42 and in New Chesterton sewage sometimes …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 54 but in modern times it has run dry and serves as a drainage ditch. The steep-sided spur north of the valley was …
A History of the County of Essex
… this authority, but another resolution to form a Special Drainage District for Buckhurst Hill was withdrawn after …
A History of the County of Oxford
… tenants would improve matters, 27 and the Thames Valley Drainage schemes of the later 19th century were said in 1914 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… lowering the water level by 1.5 m. 44 Following effective drainage works of the early 19th century, draining was …
A History of the County of Essex
… Co. took over the local company. 16 Some form of main drainage was already in existence at Ongar in 1827. 17 The …