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A History of the County of Sussex
… on John Winchester's allotment by 1838. 27 It was called Sea Mill Park farm by 1909 when it had c. 10 a. The site was … later discovered on Worthing common a blue clay exposed by sea erosion which made white or cream bricks. Those bricks … 22; Worthing Herald, 3 June 1955. Clunn, Capital by the Sea, 25, 192; 'Horticulture in W. Suss. in 1955' (TS. in …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 49 and by 1804 there was at least one terrace facing the sea near by. 50 Ann and Market streets, north of Warwick … was built in 1820, with grounds stretching down to the sea 72 which later formed a barrier to the town's eastward … infilling of new houses and streets continued along the sea front west of South Street. East of South Street, on the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… £1,200, and they were also empowered to charge a duty on coal brought into the town, on the security of which they … was built between 1819 and 1821, both for amenity and as a sea defence, 15 and enlarged between 1840 and 1842. 16 The … purposes, finance, by-laws, legal matters, parks, roads, sea defences, and special works. 31 The board's first concern …
A History of the County of Sussex
… two chief, the New Inn, later the Marine Hotel, and the Sea House, later the Royal Sea House and afterwards the Royal, Hotel, were in South … mile long, which was completed in 1821. 22 There was a hot sea-water bath in Bath Place by 1798, 23 which was rebuilt by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… most of the land is good pasture and meadow. A bed of coal, eighteen inches thick, runs through the higher portion …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… It stands elevated about 300 feet above the level of the sea; the soil is generally of a clayey nature, the scenery … the views extensive. There is an abundance of excellent coal, and also stone. The river Douglas passes on the south, … the northern boundary of the parish. There are extensive coal-mines, and quarries of white freestone; and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… opened in 1797. A wharf at Long Lane originally supplied coal and lime to the Shawbury area; in 1898 the Lilleshall Co. used it as a coal wharf and brick yard. 46 Traffic ceased on the canal in … club in 1907, and a church hall was opened in 1909. 67 A coal and clothing club operated in 1925. 68 County library …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… meadow and pasture; the substratum abounds both with coal and ironstone, and some mines are in operation. A branch … the surface is undulated, and the substratum contains coal, which is partially wrought. The living is a discharged …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… designated area of Telford new town in 1968. 13 The Middle Coal Measures, lying close to the surface across most of the … the township to north and south. The development of coal and ironstone mining in the 18th and 19th centuries may … of the township's inhabitants were employed in the local coal, iron, and steel works. The changing methods or fortunes …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… known as Donnington Wood mill, closed in the 1970s. 75 Coal and ironstone. The township's mineral resources were … probably began in the early 17th century. 76 In 1650 a coal delf was noted; 77 it was probably an opencast mine extracting coal, and almost certainly ironstone too, from the Middle …