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A bleachfield or bleaching green was an open area used for spreading cloth on the ground to be purified and whitened by the action of the sunlight. [1] Bleaching fields were usually found in and around mill towns in Great Britain and were an integral part of textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution .
Bleaching was a widely distributed finishing trade in Salford, carried over from the earlier woollen industry. In the 18th century, before the introduction of chemical bleaching, bleaching fields were commonplace, some very close to the town. In 1773 there were 25 bleachers around Salford, most to the west of the township.
Bleaching (by chemicals under cover, not with bleach fields) continued Huntingtower until 1981. Huntingtower Castle , a once formidable structure, was the scene of the Raid of Ruthven (pron. Rivven), when the Protestant lords, headed by William, 4th Lord Ruthven and 1st Earl of Gowrie (c.1541–1584), kidnapped the boy-king James VI , on 22 ...
The oldest town hall, which was built as a chapel for pilgrims, is Dover Town Hall, thought to have been completed in around 1203, [2] while the oldest purpose-built town hall is Bury St Edmunds Guildhall, which dates back to around 1220. [3] The tallest town hall is Manchester Town Hall with a clock tower which rises to 280 feet (85 m). [4]
Charles Tennant's Darnley Bleach Fields c. 1800. He acquired bleaching fields in 1788, at Darnley, in Glasgow, and turned his mind and energy to developing ways to shorten the time required in bleaching. Others had already managed to reduce bleaching time from eighteen months to four by replacing sour milk with sulfuric acid.
Guildhall crypt. During the Roman period, the Guildhall was the site of the London Roman Amphitheatre, rediscovered as recently as 1988.It was the largest in Roman Britain, partial remains of which are on public display in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery, and the outline of whose arena is marked with a black circle on the paving of the courtyard in front of the hall.
Moorfields in 1676, as depicted on Ogilby and Morgan's map of London, including the re-sited Bethlem Hospital. The city wall and the Moorgate are clearly visible, and some of the administrative boundaries are also shown. The Moorgate, last of the gates to be built in London's wall, took its name from the adjacent Moorfields.
Carshalton War Memorial. During the Victorian era and into the early 20th century, Carshalton was known for its lavender fields [13] (also see below under "Landmarks"), but the increasing land demand for residential building put an end to commercial growing.