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A History of the County of Oxford
… prosperous state'. 7 37. Woodgreen blanket factory ( later Henry Early's), mid 19 th century. By the 1850s almost a … Mills (where he was co-lessee) in the 1880s, and acquiring Henry Early's business at Woodgreen and West End apparently … ff. 28v., 3032, and passim. Univ. Brit. Dir. [ c. 1790], iv. 8079; above (other trades 15001800). Plummer, Witney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by the grammar school, founded in 1660 by the grocer Henry Box (d. 1662), and grounded in a classical curriculum … 13 endowment, an unusually early date for such a post. Pupils, many of whom were clearly expected to be … and 5 for day boys. A schoolmaster from York took the post after a London candidate was rejected, but doubted it …
A History of the County of Oxford
… both on the historic town's southern edge, appear to be of post-Conquest origin, and no evidence of Anglo-Saxon … around the site of the modern Mount House, was built by Henry of Blois (bishop of Winchester 112971) in the early … plan; E6/1D/1; ORO, Misc. Je. I/1, f. 41v. VCH Oxon. iv. 284; xiii. 113, 174; VCH Berks. iv. 435; Godson, Witney …
A History of the County of Oxford
… extremely prominent site, was built probably in 1715 for Henry and Anne Werge, 30 whose family earlier included … to the mill pond, probably incorporates masonry from the post-1818 building. In 1830 it was of 2 storeys, with a … churches (rectory house). ORO, Misc. Cox I/17. Ibid. Batt IV/125; ibid. tithe award, nos. 41314; plaque to Batt fam. in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were sworn in at the lawday, and from 1661, when Sir Henry Hyde acquired the lease, all officers were appointed … for 35 years, called himself town clerk, though no such post officially existed. All such officers were ordinary … d 213, ff. 601; cf. Lighting and Watching Acts, 11 Geo. IV, c. 27; 3 & 4 Wm. IV, c. 90. No minute or account books …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1660, and in 1661 both manor and borough were let to Sir Henry Hyde (d. 1709), Viscount Cornbury and (later) earl of … (d. 1711), earl of Rochester, succeeded by his son Henry (d. 1753), earl of Rochester and (from 1723) earl of … 43 35. ' Witney Palace' by Samuel Buck, drawn c. 1729. Post-Medieval Buildings Most later-medieval building work was …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 10 Advowson Witney church was first recorded in 1162, when Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester, granted it to the … which repaired and restored it as part of the adjoining Henry Box Comprehensive School. 37 Vicarage House A vicarage … 52 and Lionel Woodville (14759), brother-in-law of Edward IV, became chancellor of Oxford university in 1479 and bishop …
A History of the County of Oxford
… divisions, 'indifference', or Methodist competition. 52 Henry Perfect (minister 18528) had serious disagreements with … 2001), 722. J. Foxe, Acts and Mons. ed. J. Pratt (1877), iv. 23643. Above, churches. Above, intro. (social life: Civil … pp. 15, 203; Stanley, Hop Garden, 2513; cf. VCH Oxon. iv. 418. ORO, WCC I/1, pp. 401, 512; cf., however, p. 39, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… nonconf. Oxf. Chron. 8 July 1837, p. 3; cf. VCH Oxon. iv. 257. Oxf. Chron. 23 Nov. 1850; for the background, G. I. … 209 sqq. Stapleton, Cath. Missions, 173, 176; VCH Oxon. iv. 258. Kelly's Dir. Oxon. (1915 and later edns); C. and J. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… from Gilbert de la Ley, its proprietor in the reign of Henry II., was formerly a portion of the parish of St. Oswald … building, supposed to have been erected in the reign of Henry I.: from the churchyard is a delightful view over the …