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University of London: the Historical Record (1836-1926)
… Baxter, Elsie Grace, B.A.: London Day Training College. Beacon, Irene Dorothy, B.Sc.: London Day Training College. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… handsome, with a lofty tower at the west end, to which a beacon was formerly attached. At Smallhythe, in the parish, …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… and on the north by Saltwellside, Whinney House, and Beacon House grounds. By a survey taken in 1647, it contained … were formed on this Fell; and, during the late war, a beacon was erected, on a place since called Beacon Hill. A quantity of very ancient gold, silver, and …
A History of the County of Essex
… earlier or later than the 16th century. It may have been a beacon-mound. The name Lavender is said to have been derived, …
A History of the County of York North Riding
… another solid semicircular turret which is now used as a beacon. The exterior face of this turret, with that of the … for the whole of its remaining length. To the south of the beacon turret is another solid turret of the same form, which … courses. On the inner face of the wall, between the beacon turret and the next turret to the south, the position …
A History of the County of Warwick
… Salford Priors. The latter was almost certainly used for a beacon to guide travellers crossing the ford. The river at … be seen from a ford south of the church if it carried a beacon. Dugdale quotes an inscription that existed in a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… most spectacular production was the melodrama The Floating Beacon, or the Norwegian Wreckers, which was performed at …