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Three years ago, I launched a Facebook page dedicated to Lenawee County history and genealogy, a place where people could share photos and make family tree research inquiries. This year marks a ...
1215 — Barons and Earls forced King John to seal Magna Carta at Runnymede, between Windsor and Staines, some of the signatories stayed at Staines before signing. 1218 — Staines market, held regularly (with an 1862-1872 interruption) to the present day is documented: the King orders the Sheriff of Middlesex (at request of the Church) to ...
Runnymede's historical significance has been heavily influenced by its proximity to the Roman Road river-crossing at nearby Staines-upon-Thames.. The name Runnymede is believed to derive from the Middle English runinge (taking counsel) and mede (mead or meadow), describing a place in the meadows used to hold regular meetings.
Runnymede Bridge is a multi-span arch bridge at the uppermost end of the Staines upon Thames and Egham Reach of the River Thames: above Penton Hook Lock and below Bell Weir Lock. It opened in 1961 to carry the A30's Staines Bypass. [2] [3] Designs for the bridge were completed by 1939 by Sir Edwin Lutyens in concert with consulting engineer H ...
A gradual increase in housing and population was boosted by the building of the railway in the 1850s with stations at neighbouring Egham and Staines.The lack of forest and elevated views assisted its subdivision, most of Egham was a flat former flood plain below its western hills – in 1911 six large private Egham estates are listed, all in the west of the parish.
The Borough of Runnymede is a local government district with borough status in Surrey, England. Its council is based in Addlestone and the borough also includes the towns of Chertsey and Egham . The borough is named after Runnymede , a water meadow on the banks of the River Thames near Egham, which is connected with the sealing of Magna Carta ...
Production boomed, and in 1902, the company also began construction of a nearby village, dubbed Marlborough, for plant workers. By 1905, Marlborough had 400 citizens. [ 3 ] However, problems quickly arose, as the produced cement was inferior, production was costly, and the enormous energy demands of the plant required construction of the ...
A second quarry was opened in the area, and eventually two large companies, the Lake Huron Stone Company and the Cleveland Stone Company, took over all operations in the area. [2] By 1888, Grindstone City had a population of about 1500, and the two companies employed 200 men. Both companies rented houses to workmen and operated a company store.