Eccles is a village in the English county of Kent, part of the parish of Aylesford and in the valley of the River Medway.
The whole urban hierarchy was knit together by its carriers. In 1637 John Taylor in his Carriers’ Cosmography wrote: ‘what a man sends to Hereford
Bricks and tiles have been used for building in Ledbury for centuries.
Market Day in Ledbury ‘The farmers used to bring their animals through to market…through the town. The sheep and the cattle.
©Hereford Museum
A fine pair of leather ladies' gloves, nineteenth century
Glass making was one of the industries which developed in later 17th century Sunderland, taking advantage of the supply of otherwise unsaleable coa
The later 17th century records of goods imported and exported in Sunderland show existing industries expanding and new ones developing.
As the port developed its overseas trade, Sunderland began to appear on sea charts and navigational guides.
River fisheries formed part of the bishop’s rights, or were attached to the former monastic lands, and, as with other properties of the bishop, wer
During the 17th century, Sunderland's coal export trade became the mainstay of its economy.
