The History, Topography and Directory of Warwickshire: Inclusive of Some Portions of the Ancient Histories of Rous, Camden, Speed, and Dugdale, with Curious Memoirs of the Lives of These Early English Writers ... a Directory of Every Town and Considerable Village in the County; a Gazetteer of All Towns, Villages, Parishes and Hamlets ... and an Itinerary ... |
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Page 260
... Gilt Toy manufacturers , & c . & c . At the top of Suffolk- street , and directly looking down Paradise - street , is the Birmingham Canal Company's Offices , and Canal Wharf at the commencement of Broad - street . On the right of Broad ...
... Gilt Toy manufacturers , & c . & c . At the top of Suffolk- street , and directly looking down Paradise - street , is the Birmingham Canal Company's Offices , and Canal Wharf at the commencement of Broad - street . On the right of Broad ...
Page 277
... gilt spurs , or sixpence , at the option of the tenant ; but , in 1397 , it was afterwards conveyed to the Holt family , who resided there until the erection of Aston - hall . Of the Holt family , Hutton gives the following very ...
... gilt spurs , or sixpence , at the option of the tenant ; but , in 1397 , it was afterwards conveyed to the Holt family , who resided there until the erection of Aston - hall . Of the Holt family , Hutton gives the following very ...
Page 286
... gilt round ball and cross , which produce a very beautiful effect . This church , from being erected upon so elevated a site , may be seen at an immense dis- tance . It presents an admirable object , and may be considered the most ...
... gilt round ball and cross , which produce a very beautiful effect . This church , from being erected upon so elevated a site , may be seen at an immense dis- tance . It presents an admirable object , and may be considered the most ...
Page 297
... gilt toy , in such endless variety as to exceed description . Among the useful members of this active community , not the least , perhaps , nor the most unimportant , is the bellows maker , and we cannot but admire the way in which ...
... gilt toy , in such endless variety as to exceed description . Among the useful members of this active community , not the least , perhaps , nor the most unimportant , is the bellows maker , and we cannot but admire the way in which ...
Page 298
... gilt button , the japanned and gilt snuff boxes , with the numerous race of enamels ; from the same source is- sued the painted snuff box , at which one servant earned three pounds ' ten shillings per week ; by painting them at one ...
... gilt button , the japanned and gilt snuff boxes , with the numerous race of enamels ; from the same source is- sued the painted snuff box , at which one servant earned three pounds ' ten shillings per week ; by painting them at one ...
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Alcester Ann-st Aston Aston-road Aston-st Atherstone baker Bath-st Benj Birmingham boot and shoe Bordesley Bradford-st brass founder Bromsgrove-st Brook-st builder Bull-st butcher button Castle Charles Charles-st Chas Cheapside church Church-st coach Coleshill Coleshill-st county rate court Coventry Dale-end dealer in groceries Deritend die sinker Digbeth draper dress maker Dugdale Earl Earl of Warwick Edgbaston Edgbaston-st Edmund-st Edward Eliz George glazier grocer haberdasher Hampton-st Hemlingford Henry Henry VIII High-st High-street Hill-st houses inhabitants James John Jones Joseph King Knightlow Lancaster-st Lichfield-st Lionel-st Livery-st London Lord maltster Mary merchant miles milliner Moor-st New-st New-street Newhall-st painter parish Park-st parochial rates pawnbroker plated plumber ribbon manufacturer Richard Robert Saml Samuel Sarah Saturday shoe maker shopkeeper Smallbrook-st Smith Snitterfield Snow-hill Solihull steel Steelhouse-lane Stratford-on-Avon street Suffolk-st tailor Tamworth tea dealer Thomas Thos town Turner vict victualler Warwick Warwickshire West Orchard William
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