History, Directory & Gazeteer, of the County of York: With Select Lists of the Merchants & Traders of London, and the Principal Commercial and Manufacturing Towns of England; and a Variety of Other Commercial Information: Also a Copious List of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry of Yorkshire, Volume 2E. Baines, 1823 |
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... Bridge end Brown John , mert ; h . Farfield cottage Brown J. jun . stuff mert , Boar In , h . Westst Brownless George , brush manufacturer , and salt merchant , Simpson's - fold Bruce , Dorrington , & Walker , stuff mer- chants , Albion ...
... Bridge end Brown John , mert ; h . Farfield cottage Brown J. jun . stuff mert , Boar In , h . Westst Brownless George , brush manufacturer , and salt merchant , Simpson's - fold Bruce , Dorrington , & Walker , stuff mer- chants , Albion ...
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... bridge Naylor and Co. flax spin- ners , Barnsley Old mill Porter J. propr . of the Hope Calender works , Town end Batley Carr , Elliss James and Son , wool- len manufacturers Elliss , Smith , and Co. mill owners Fozard Abraham , cloth ...
... bridge Naylor and Co. flax spin- ners , Barnsley Old mill Porter J. propr . of the Hope Calender works , Town end Batley Carr , Elliss James and Son , wool- len manufacturers Elliss , Smith , and Co. mill owners Fozard Abraham , cloth ...
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... bridge , and attacking the enemy in their trenches , sword in hand , vie- tory declared on the side of Harold . The King of Norway and Tosti were both slain ; and their army , which consisted of sixty thousand men , suffered so complete ...
... bridge , and attacking the enemy in their trenches , sword in hand , vie- tory declared on the side of Harold . The King of Norway and Tosti were both slain ; and their army , which consisted of sixty thousand men , suffered so complete ...
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... bridge , over the Foss , leading into Walmgate , cotem- porary with the new Ouse bridge , and built by the same architect , at the expense of the corporation , serves to mark the public spirit of the present age . The other bridges ...
... bridge , over the Foss , leading into Walmgate , cotem- porary with the new Ouse bridge , and built by the same architect , at the expense of the corporation , serves to mark the public spirit of the present age . The other bridges ...
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... bridge -1299 55 Thos . Savage 150172 Rhd . Sterne - 1664 73 John Dolben 1683 field1305 bridge ... 1508 74 Thos . Lam- 28 Thurstan ...... 1114 41 Wm . de Gren- 56 Chpr . Bain- 29 Henry Murdac1140 30 St. William ... 1153 42 Wm ...
... bridge -1299 55 Thos . Savage 150172 Rhd . Sterne - 1664 73 John Dolben 1683 field1305 bridge ... 1508 74 Thos . Lam- 28 Thurstan ...... 1114 41 Wm . de Gren- 56 Chpr . Bain- 29 Henry Murdac1140 30 St. William ... 1153 42 Wm ...
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