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A History of the County of Warwick
… statutes were two for the appointment of an English master and a scrivener. The English master was to teach 'in a school … time of admission lived in Birmingham 'to read English', and the scrivener 20 boys 'continually at once inhabitants of Birmingham' 'to write and cast account'. 2 The decision to appoint an English …
A History of the County of Warwick
… in a few cases, in brackets in the text itself. Private and special schools are not included here. The history of the … figures for years before 1869 are not always reliable and should be taken as a rough, and possibly rather exaggerated, estimate. A.a. Average …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… for oaks, out of which were built many hundred ships, and all the houses of the old town of Newcastle. It was given … coals, stones, mines, minerals, &c. therein, for the use and benefit of the burgesses. 1 A colliery that was working … which signifies peace; for the English Saxons held several woods to be sacred, and made them sanctuaries. From this …
Survey of London
… in Poplar The 1940s to the early 1990s Reconstruction and Retrenchment: The 1940s to the Early 1990s After the … stock of 98,000 homes, 89,000 were damaged during the war and 2,500 were totally destroyed. 184 Consequently, large … staying with friends or neighbours under cramped and difficult conditions. 185 The situation was exacerbated …
Survey of London
… Housing in Poplar The Inter-war Years Housing the Heroes and Fighting the Slums: The Inter-war Years Homes Fit for … would be placed on local authorities to provide houses, and that substantial (though at that stage unspecified) … housing across the whole of London. 24 The new Housing and Town Planning Act of 1919 (known as the Addison Act, …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Public Institutions PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Guildhall and Municipal Offices. The right to have a hanse house, or … St. Mary's chapel for the use of a building as a guildhall and from 1386 that payment was accompanied by another of £1 … street was paved 'to the door of the guildhall' in 1344, and a bridge over Walker beck was made 'opposite the …
A History of the County of Essex
… PUBLIC SERVICES WATER SUPPLY. In the Middle Ages wells and springs in use included Stockwell, Stanwell, St. Helen's well, Childwell near Magdalen Street, and one in Chiswell meadow. Water was frequently polluted by … also available to the public at Essex University and at Woods leisure centre, Braiswick. 96 E.R.O., D/B 5 Cr9, rot. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Public Services PUBLIC SERVICES Street-Repair, Cleansing, and Lighting, p. 350. Drainage and Sewage Disposal, p. 353. Water Supply, p. 354. Gas … administered Bullingdon Green, and Brasenose and Magdalen Woods as open spaces. CEMETERIES. In 1843 a committee …
A History of the County of York
… known successful attempt to supplement water carriers 2 and wells by a piped water supply was made in the early 17th … in 1620: in that year 300 trees were to be bought and permission was given for pipes to be laid across Ouse … share in the works to Thomas Hewley for 21 years in 1633, and soon after the proprietors (Hewley and Anthony Foxcrofte) …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Derningham Dike was mentioned together with 'the springs and the fresh water running to Kingston'. 3 In 1376 the king … the town. 4 Nothing appears to have come of this scheme, and Hull was constantly opposed by villagers whose land lay … was ordered in 1401, after another petition from Hull, 6 and in 1402 the construction of a dike 12 feet wide and 5 …