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A History of the Ville of Birchington
J. P. Barrett
130pp booklet A4 folded tall format (the same format as this catalogue)
ISBN 1905477163
This is quite a remarkable book when reading it, it is hard to imagine that it was written over 100 years ago. Barrett has both a considerable knowledge of local history and a style that makes the past come to life.
The following is a sample.
Includes Early History: -
Birchington and the Ancient Britons/Romans/Saxons/Norman period. Birchington as a limb of Dover.
Parish Officers, wages, relics and coins, assessements, population etc. The kidnapping of Henry Crispe. Several engravings including Quex Mansion 1788, Birchington Hall.
Byrchington Map 1688 showing Gorend, Quekes, Beach Hill,
Shows roads to Accoll, Brokesend, St. Nicholas and Margate.
Also short history on areas around - Brooksend, Gore's End, Brokemans, Quex etc.
With Index.
Acoll
.
.. 1, 34, 37, 51, 60, 75, 101
Agreement
32
Alcock, Rev. J. P.
.... 101, 106
Alehouse, the
. 60, 103
Altars
. 26
Anabaptists
..
.. 71
Apprentices
. 34, 35
Assessments
. 28, 29, 34, 37
Ayling, Rev. John
.. 70
Ballot
.. 85
Bay Estate
92, 93
Beacon
69
Beer
60, 104
Bequests
... 28, 29, 113, 116, 117
Books
25, 26, 31, 44, 51, 62
Brawling
.. 105
Briefs and Passes
...
... 42, 61, 71
Brokeman's
. 115
Brooks End
5, 45, 115
Bungalows
. 93
Burials
.. 29, 44, 66, 68
Butts
... 18
Buying a husband
. 86
Cage
. 78, 87
Camp
.
.
79
Candles
.. 21, 25, 26
Casaubon, Dr. Meric
.. 49, 50
Chair of State
70
Chancel
.. 44, 49, 95
Charities
44, 73, 76, 86, 91, 116
Chapels
.. 89
Chimney piece
... 28, 116
Chimney tax
.. 67
Church goods
18, 26, 43
house, etc.
. 20, 33, 43
lands
.. 8, 43, 111-113
plate
.. 19, 32, 62
Churchwardens
16, 105, 106
and other accounts
. 17, 19, 26, 31, 36, 37,
38, 51, 60, 62, 70, 89, 94
Churchyard
98-100
Clock
.. 94, 117
Coins and Coinage
2, 3, 25, 102
Clerk
29, 34
Commissioners
.. 40
Communion cloth
... 26, 44, 62, 97
rails
. 44, 49
table
31, 44
Crispe, Henry (Regulus)
26, 27
(Sir)
. 28, 36, 38, 49
(Bonjour)
... 40, 49, 51, 55-59
John and Agnes
. 13, 14
John and Alys
.. 16
Lady Anna
. 28, 30
Sir John
... 28
,, Sir Nicholas
49, 52, 54-57
Lady Thomasina
... 58, 59
Culmer, Rev. Richard
41, 50
Customs, old
19-21
Delinquents
51, 104
Deputy, the
. 12, 13, 27, 45, 46, 103-105
Doctor, the
... 38, 66, 77, 87
Dogwhipper
... 42
Dover
.... 12, 13, 28, 29, 45, 64, 103-105
Drinking
.... 20, 105
Epple Bay
.. 3, 93, 101
Famine
..
. 37, 78, 84, 87, 88
Fire of London
.. 61
Flower Show
.. 93
Font
.... 5, 33
Fox, Rev. J. Kirkham
. 101
Friends, the
82
Ghost
.. 92
Gifts
.. 117
Gipsy-King
.... 87
Gore-end
.
... 6, 9, 13, 115
Heynes, Rev. John
.. 14, 15
Hocktide
.... 21
Holland, Lord
.... 80
Hour glass
.... 31, 44
Incense
... 21
Images and Judas
. 26
Inquests
. 85, 103
Inventories
. 26, 43, 66
Jubilee
.... 89, 92, 97
King's Arms
.... 33, 44, 49, 61
Leases
. 85
Lendall, Capt.
... 54, 55, 56, 57, 59
Longevity
... 78
Maps
.. 8, 89
Marriage tax
76
Maypole
..
42, 69
Measures
...
42
Medallions
59
Militia
...
28, 40, 41
Ministers
102
Monkton
.
1, 4, 5, 7, 101, 102, 103
Monuments
.
.
97
Names
...
1, 22, 24, 30
Neames, the
81, 82
Obits
.
20
Offenders
.
31, 104, 105
Organ
...
21, 26, 95
Oven
.
42
Parkers, the
..
11
Parish Meetings
...
86, 90, 91
Parish Officers
..
106
Peace
.
.
72, 87
Philosopher, Laughing
81
Plague
...
37, 61, 66
Poll tax
68, 71
Poor books
..
35, 36, 65, 77
Poor laws
..
34
Poors' house
...
66, 77, 78, 88
Porch, Church
..
97
Population
30, 36, 71, 74, 77, 84, 90
Powell, John Powell
85
Presentments
43, 105
Prices of goods
...
23, 42
Prizefight
86
Pulpit
..
... 31, 44, 62
Puzzles
..
... 48, 76
Quakers
... 70, 74
Queks, the
.
... 9, 11, 12, 116
Quex Park and Mansion
... 1, 9, 11, 27,
28, 53-59, 69, 72-75, 79, 81, 85, 115
Ratepayers
... 36, 60, 69, 90
Reculver Stone
...
... 32
Rectors
... 51, 101, 102, 103
Registers
.. 23, 24, 27, 30, 36, 52, 71, 98
Relics
..
... 3, 24
Ringing
.
... 21, 60, 64, 72, 77, 89
Ringsloe
... 4, 27, 46
Rosetti Dante
..
... 96, 100
Roads
... 18, 69
Roodloft
..
... 31
Running the bounds
..
... 20, 60, 75
Rushbearing
...
... 20, 31, 44
Sackett's Hoy
..
... 98
Sad News from Kent
..
... 53
St. Paul's Cathedral
...
... 62
Schools
.
... 87, 91, 101
Scott, Dr.
.
... 86
Seedmill
..
... 78
Sepulchre
... 15, 25, 26
Sessions
.. 45, 103
Settlement Act
. 68, 88
Skottestone
.... 83, 114
Signatures
...
... 48, 81, 82
Smuggling
.
... 78, 84
Spicer, Rev. John
...
... 11
Sponsors
.
... 30
Spanish Armada
... 29
Steeple, Church
.
... 44, 62, 94
Stephen de Byrchyngton
... 9
Stiles and Stocks
..
... 42, 44
Stancombe, Rev.
... 37, 40, 41, 48, 49, 104
Surplices
.
... 25, 31, 44
Sundial
... 62, 100
Taddys, the
.
... 83
Tin money
.
... 2, 3
Tithes
..... 51
Tobacco
..
... 60
Tye, Rev.W.
...
.
... 38
Tombstones and graves
...
... 29, 99
Vermin
... 75, 79, 89
Vestry book
... 78
Warrant
..
... 65
Wages
... 23, 31, 32, 63
William in.
... 69, 70
Windows
.
... 11, 31, 63, 95, 96
Window tax
... 71
Woodchurch
... 1, 5, 33, 34
Woollen burial
...
... 68
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