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Survey of London
… of the Queen's Gate area The houses raised by the builders and architects whose activities have been described above are … being restricted to the floor of the basement, the entry and entrance-hall and the main staircase, and occurring also … the garrets. Most of the houses seem to have had one fixed bath, sometimes in or attached to one of the smaller bedrooms …
Survey of London
… the other South Kensingtonnot the feet-aching museums and the great buildings devoted to the pursuit of art, music … It was the 'show house' (and evidently had one fixed bath). Whatman asserted that it had cost 9,000, and … first and second floors, containing a bedroom with a fixed bath and an adjacent water closet. On the second floor were …
Survey of London
… is not clear which) into the Post Office Court Directory, and the area in its heyday was overwhelmingly a stronghold of … Office Directory.) The houses began to fill up in c. 1857, and in the year 1860 35 houses received their first … This number fell to 11 in 1862, rose to 26 in 1864 and remained at some 20 to 26 a year until 1869 when it rose …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is situated on the road from Wolverhampton to Newport and Chester, and contains by admeasurement 2684 acres, including 50 … from Weststreet, in a northern direction, is the road to Bath. The town is well paved, and kept remarkably clean: a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… 69 SE, cSY 78 NW, dSY 79 SW) Dorchester, the County Town and a municipal borough, stands on the right bank of the river Frome and now includes within its boundaries the parish of … part of it was brought within the borough in c. 1836 and the rest was finally incorporated in 1900. The borough …
A History of the County of Oxford
… numbered 3,571. 1 Dorchester, the site of a Roman town and of the first episcopal see of the West Saxons, was the principal village, and its abbey church is still a notable building. Among the … has Camoise Court, also in part a 15th-century house, and the 18thcentury mansion of the Peers, which replaced the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the soil is a stiff clay; the surface is generally level, and a spring of remarkably pure water, called Udwell, … in the king's books at 12. 19. 2.; patrons, E. H. Fielden and Wm. Lawrance, Esqrs. The tithes were commuted for land in … 666 inhabitants. It is situated on the road from Frome to Wells, and comprises by measurement 3449 acres: the land …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Dorton 31. … present church originally consisted of an aisleless Nave and Chancel, built in the 12th century; in the 13th century … original fireplace with a moulded four-centred head, and a bath-room is lined with original panelling, and has two small …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… at the junction of the counties of Cardigan, Brecknock, and Carmarthen. In 1074, a sanguinary battle was fought here, between Rhŷs ab Owain and Rhydderch ab Caradoc, Princes of South Wales, on the one … mountains; and the mineral springs called Blaen-Edwy Wells are situated in the township. A bridge crosses the Edwy …