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Survey of London
… including on more than one occasion V. I. Lenin. Country Life, on the eve of the Second World War, reclaimed … have liked to redevelop, and for Christopher Hussey's Country Life readership in 1939 the New River estate was, … of Charles Dickens Volume One 18201839, Oxford, 1965, p.99 Country Life, 28 Jan 1939, p.90 ILHC, cuttings: Islington …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… had well retained its position both in county and country, for the lay subsidy of 15237 gives an estimated … in 1661, stated that in 1627 deaths and withdrawals to the country as a result of the plague of 16267 had reduced the … of hearths returned in 1662 was twelfth largest in the country. 50 In the 18th century there is more definite, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… at York in 1298, summoned the military force of the country, collected here in eight days an army of 100,000 men, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… who with difficulty effected their retreat, raised the country in the rear of the enemy, and the English forces were … comfort and neatness not usually found in this part of the country: the town is neither paved nor lighted, but is well supplied with water. The surrounding country is pleasingly varied, abounding with interesting …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… prepare large quantities of grain for Aberdeen and the country around; also two snuff-mills, and a public brewery, … fertile; the scenery is finely varied, and the tract of country between this place and Edinburgh abounds with … of ancient wood: the forests with which this part of the country was overspread are supposed to have been cut down by …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Its situation on low-lying ground surrounded by hilly country had rendered it peculiarly vulnerable to the new …
A History of the County of Stafford
… to buy and sell their merchandise in all parts of the country free of tolls and other customs. 12 What kind of … for police forces, fire brigades, and governments in this country and overseas. 254 A glance at the census figures from … the largest manufacturer of motor-car harness in the country and the largest producer of telephone and microphone …
A History of the County of Stafford
… situated in the north-west of the county in the undulating country which forms the head-waters of the River Trent. The … with having produced the first X-ray photographs in this country. 157 Joseph Mayer (180386), the antiquarian …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… 1960. Kelly's Dir. Glos. (1856), 333; K.M. Tomlinson, 'A Country Tomb tells a Victorian True Story', Trans BGAS 113 …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 12
… converted to three dwellings in 1952; 13 one part housed a country club for some years from 1963. 14 Stardens appears to …