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A History of the County of Oxford
… of wealthier merchants, manufacturers and minor gentry for university. Despite early success, which attracted boarders … wealthier merchants, manufacturers, and minor gentry for university by teaching Latin, Greek, and (in theory) Hebrew; … of their parents', probably implying subsequent university admission. Thereafter, mismanagement accentuated …
A History of the County of Oxford
… bed (perhaps for a servant), a little cabinet, a hanging press, and a desk. 66 Such men must have had other income, … chests and coffers. 94 A clothier had a 'hanging press' in his hall chamber in 1680, presumably a wardrobe in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 9, ff. 2012; c 44 (c), letter 13 Oct. 1794; for location, University Coll. Arch. E6/M1/1, plan, mentioning furlong …
A History of the County of Oxford
… brother-in-law of Edward IV, became chancellor of Oxford university in 1479 and bishop of Salisbury in 1482. 53 … academics, notably, in the 1520s, John Roper, vicar of the university church of St Mary the Virgin, and Lady Margaret … though his successors, apparently all recruited from the university, seem mostly to have done so. 60 In 1520 the …
A History of the County of Essex
… small businesses. 38 By 1995 many people worked at Essex University, or commuted to neighbouring towns or to London. … 68, 10, 17, 2930. Below, this section. E.C.L. Colch., Press cuttings, Wivenhoe shipbuilding, Mason's notes; Butler, … Butler, Story of Wivenhoe, 264, 3425; E.C.L. Colch., Press cuttings, Wivenhoe shipbuilding, including offprint …
A History of the County of Essex
… to Colchester bor- ough. 89 By 1990 all of the Essex University site at Wivenhoe park had been removed from the … popu- lation reaching 5,316 in 1971, the opening of Essex University being an important factor. 38 The population in … up in 1962, when part of it became the site of Essex University. 56 By 1995 there had been some further expansion …
A History of the County of Essex
… Gooch's son Charles (d. 1983) sold the estate to Essex University in 1962, 11 and moved to Wivenhoe New Park, a … interior. In 1962 the house, having become part of Essex University, was renamed Wivenhoe House. It was converted to a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… porch was built at the expense of Thomas Combe of the university press, and the north chapel was replaced by a wide north …