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A History of the County of Essex
… most of their history they continued to depend on water-power, for which they were inevitably in competition. In the … at that period. 9 At the same time the struggle for water-power became fiercer, causing violent disputes. 10 The mills … Mills, of distilling, which did not need so much water-power, and by the additional use of windmills on or near all …
A History of the County of Essex
… Local Government Board on 19 March 1897 transferred the power of appointing the overseers from the vestry to the … permit such payments, but that of 1913 gave the trustees power to spend up to 130 from the Distributive Charities on … church, Stratford. Six 'distributors' were appointed with power to grant letters of recommendation to objects of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… room for industry. The river was navigable and furnished power for a group of tidal mills which were already important …
A History of the County of Essex
… led by J. R. Hurry. 90 The coalition was helped to power by an Act passed earlier that year providing that only … This frustrated the Labour group's hopes of regaining power, but every year they made a fierce contest of the … by German bombers aiming especially at the docks and the power station. Canning Town was badly hit, much of the area …
A History of the County of Essex
… the local board. In 1863 the local board tried to end that power, and also to secure the revocation of the … and the lord of the manor appointed his own reeve, with power to mark, with the letters 'MWH', the cattle of persons …
A History of the County of Essex
… Some changes were the work of millers competing for water-power. 8 Others resulted from success or failure in the …