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A History of the County of York East Riding
… prominent in the life of the town. The modern port has long ranked third in the country in terms of the volume of … stated that, despite recent improvements to the ferry, the long route from London via York was 'generally preferred . . … Marfleet have been completely absorbed, and in the case of Sutton the larger part of the parish, including the village …
A History of the County of Leicester
… Leicester are varied. Some were boot- and shoemakers with long experience as craftsmen, safely reinvesting their … several riveters worked together, the room was fitted with long narrow tables, like shop-counters, divided up into … In 1928 it was observed that 'a number of firms, of long and honourable connexion with the trade, have been …
A History of the County of Leicester
… true the framework-knitters should 'all have been dead long ago'. 15 Rather the situation seems to have been that … over 7 ft. high, and in a shop of that height and 30 ft. long by 17 ft. broad there would be perhaps 20 people. There … 85 Prejudice against working in the factories existed for long after they were becoming more common. It was expressed …
A History of the County of Leicester
… unionism. 11 Dissenters, who had opened in 1834 their long and bitter campaign against payment of church rates, … in the first municipal elections. Although in the long run the Act itself, in abolishing the old corporation, … could only be reconciled by some exceptional crisis or a long process of evolution. Either way, the hopes of a more …
A History of the County of Leicester
… of the moneys of that office, 19,864 9 s. 9 d. After long processes his estate at Loddington was impounded in 1671 … in arbitrariness. 75 This new charter had not been long in force when Charles II died on 6 February 1685. 76 His … be thought of as a Tory, but not an extreme one. 127 The long continuance in the Commons of Beaumont and Winstanley, …
A History of the County of Leicester
… There is also an account in Knighton's chronicle of a long series of articles of agreement made at Leicester at the … king and the bishops. 30 But this peace was not to last long; Thomas was again roused to hostility by a royal … before the threat of Cade's rebellion. In spite of its long-standing Lancastrian connexions, the town of Leicester …
A History of the County of Leicester
… legacy of conflicting opinions in Leicester which remained long after the Restoration. The events of the summer of 1642 … may be noted that Hastings and Grey were names which had long been associated with the county, but the Heyricks of …
A History of the County of Leicester
… times was that founded by the Great Meeting, probably not long after it settled in its permanent home in East Bond … was the first charity school in Leicester to have a long existence. By the end of the 18th century the Anglican … day, and the numbers seem to have remained constant as long as the school survived; in 1863 there were 100 including …
A History of the County of Leicester
… of the Great Meeting congregation and came from a family long connected with it. 19 After he began to practise as a … which had been held in trust by the old corporation. After long and expensive litigation, the borough was obliged to pay … Municipal Corporations Act, under which the liberties, for long the cause of so much dispute, 54 were finally included …
A History of the County of Leicester
… hath in it a gallery or dining room of great length with a long table in it to entertain people, the floor of it, which … ground which was unattractive for new building as long as better sites were still available, as they were in … malt, valued in all at 171 19 s. 374 Another mayor, Edmund Sutton of the Newarke, was a maltster. His probate inventory, …