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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of London Billingsgate … Billingsgate, St. George Botolph Lane, St. Andrew Hubbard and St. Leonard Eastcheap, and parts of the parishes of St. … the fourth stage have shallow pilasters at the angles. The bell-chamber has in each wall a square-headed two-light …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are common or waste; of the whole, two-thirds are arable, and the remainder pasture. The soil is clay, loam, and gravel; and the surface gently undulated. Bilton Hall, … is a small building of early English character, with a bell-turret; the interior is neat and appropriate, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… covering about 2,850 acres lies midway between Dorchester and Weymouth on the S. side of the S. Dorset Ridgeway. The N. … Clay, except where outcrops of the harder Portland and Purbeck Beds have produced small hills, as at Chalbury, … up in the W. wall is a small rectangular window. The bell chamber has, in each wall, a two-light window similar to …
A History of the County of Sussex
… BINSTED The small parish of Binsted, 99 still mostly quiet and rural in the 1980s, lies 2½ miles (4 km.) west of … 1,106 a., which were incorporated in Tortington in 1933 and transferred from Tortington to Walberton in 1985. 1 It … in shape, c. 2¼ miles (3.6 km.) long from north to south and 1 mile (0.6 km.) wide. The ground falls from 150 ft. (45 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… of Colchester. It includes the former parishes of Great and Little Birch. The church of the former, now the parish … of the nave is coursed; the dressings are of limestone and brick. The Nave was built early in the 12th century. … window of one cinquefoiled light with a moulded label. The bell-chamber has in the E., N. and W. walls an early …
A History of the County of Essex
… CHURCHES. The ecclesiastical parishes of Great Birch and Little Birch were separate until 1816. The united parish … bishop of London, although the bishop reserved to himself and his successors the right to nomi- nate the vicars. The … two bells and one handbell were sold, leaving one bell. There was one bell in 1684. 10The single bell recorded …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… in. (a)iv. S.E. (b)v. S.W. cx. N.W.) Birdbrook is a parish and small village about 10 m. E. of Saffron Walden and W. of Sudbury. The most important monuments are the … the nave about 8 feet E. of the W. wall, to support a bell-cot. The church was restored in the 19th century, when …
A History of the County of Sussex
… boundary is formed by the channel of Chichester Harbour and a small stream running into this channel past a tide-mill. On the west at Shipton Green and south near Hundredsteddle Farm the boundaries of this parish and those of West Itchenor and the Witterings are curiously …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… added perhaps in the 17th century. In 18734 the chancel and nave were re-built from a few feet above the floor-level, and the stonework of the windows and doorway restored or … head and the other three roughly pointed. The timber bell-chamber is modern, but incorporates some timbers …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This chapelry is bounded on the east by the river Soar, and comprises 1128 acres of arable and pasture land, of which the soil is generally light, and the substrata are sand, marl, and blue clay. The …