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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… embracing the mansions and grounds of Wortley Hall, the seat of Lord Wharncliffe, and Wentworth Castle, that of T. F. … with 30 per annum. Rockley Hall, now a farmhouse, was the seat of the family of Rockley, of whom Sir Simon Rockley … years), employing about 1500 hands. Worsley Hall, the seat of the Earl of Ellesmere, is a stately modern structure …
A History of the County of York
… 23 and the right of the lord mayor to occupy a particular seat in the choir was frequently disputed. In 1633 the … 25 In 1684 the mayor was relegated from the archdeacon's seat to a vacant stall on the south side of the choir. 26 A … settled the dispute with the archdeacon about the seat in the choir by securing it with lock and key. 30 Damage …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… king's books at 4. 19. 9. The Turnor family had formerly a seat in the parish, at Blunt's Hall. Wratting, West (St. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a mansion in the Elizabethan style, for many ages the seat of the Brewster family, was taken down by the late Sir … beheaded; this once princely mansion continued to be a seat of the family till the reign of Charles I., when it was … and a considerable extent of heath. Wretham Hall, the seat of Mr. Birch, is an ancient and handsome mansion, and, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… moulded top-rail, one with back missing. In towersimilar seat; all probably late 15th-century. Stalls : (Plate p. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the road from Wolverhampton to Shiffnall, and is the seat and property of the Wrottesley family, whose ancestors … still retains the name of Wroxton Abbey, and is now the seat of Colonel and Lady North. The mansion is beautifully … the park and part of the mansion of Wycombe Abbey, the seat of Lord Carrington, with its fine plantations. The …