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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Castle, erected by Henry VIII., a circular fortress with a round tower; the ancient gates of the town; and the … several days in the city; on this occasion the celebrated Round Table, at which the renowned King Arthur and his … of the king's authority, Fortifications were constructed round it, more especially on the east and west sides, where …
Survey of London
… discernible in the present disposition of the warehouses round Winchester Yard. The earliest reference to Winchester … a circular iron band, still in position, being carried round on the springing line of the cusps. The outer portion …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… gable at the west end of the hall there is the top of a round table 17 ft. in diameter, locally known as 'King Arthur's Round Table,' with a Tudor rose in the centre and painted … account see Proc. Arch. Inst. (1845), 'On the Hall and Round Table at Winchester,' by Edward Smirke. a William of …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… to the modern aisle and transept by an arcade of four round arches of three moulded orders upon circular pillars … the first having been originally a piscina, with a small round arched recess above, rebated for a wood frame; the … head of 15th-century date built in the wall and a small round sundial, which is one of the most interesting things in …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… for these sixteen days within a circuit of seven leagues round the fair, sell, buy or set out for sale any merchandise … see from the accounts, guards were placed on the roads round Winchester and tolls levied, while in the fair itself … Charters (Winton Corp. Doc.), Drawer 10, no. 40. a As Mr. Round points out the city market is mentioned in the charter …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… The early surveys of Winchester have been discussed by Mr. Round, 13 but even he found it difficult to arrive at any … frequently occurs in the Pipe Rolls (see infra). As Mr. Round shows, this Chapman's Hall was identical with the … the city wall became the castle wall, which curved round to the south-east to meet the city wall again at …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… (1 Courtenay and 3 Courtenay). Ibid. bdle. 22. a Mr. Round points out that this was Jocelin who obtained from …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… theory that the pre-Conquest gild merchant was the centre round which the borough community was formed, gildsman being … its very absence from the Survey is, in the words of Mr. Round, 'a tribute to the greatness of its position.' 8 The … rents in the city owing to the king were being farmed at a round sum 23; yet throughout the reign of Henry II and …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… for the shrine of St. Swithun, with a procession path round it. The work evidently went on slowly and changes of … arm of three bays with north and south aisles, an apse round which the aisles were continued as an ambulatory, … were doubtless like those in the transepts, but the arcade round the apse had large circular columns, the base of one of …