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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 10. 13. 4., and in the patronage of Mrs. Dykes; … Mrs. Dykes, the Earl of Lonsdale, William Brown and J. S. Fisher, Esqrs., and Captain Senhouse. The church is an … now gives the title of Earl to a branch of the family of Cavendish, raised to the peerage in 1831. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… now stands. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 44. 17. 11., and in the patronage of the Bishop of … continued till the reign of Henry VIII., when Sir William Cavendish is found patron of the living, though the manor did not come into the possession of the Cavendish family until the middle of last century. The parish …
Old and New London
… XXIV. BRIXTON AND CLAPHAM. The Royal Asylum of St. Ann's SocietyThe Female Convict Prison, BrixtonClapham … side of the Common, at the corner of what is now known as Cavendish Road, lived Mr. Henry Cavendish, the eccentric chemist, of whom we have already had …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Newport, county of Buckingham, 3 miles (S. S. E.) from Newport-Pagnell; containing 168 inhabitants. The … manor was granted by Edward VI., in 1552, to Sir William Cavendish; the Duke of Devonshire is now lord, and principal …
A History of the County of Somerset
… north-south bands of clay with Forest Marble or Fuller's Earth, followed further west by limestone, Midford and … 1854. 30 Other bridges in the town or parish include Swill's bridge, built in 1770, and another carrying what was called … In 1912 the earl sold the Redlynch estate to the Cavendish Land Co. Ltd., 11 from whom it passed to Harman …
Survey of London
… of Newburgh, widow of the 1st Earl of Newburgh. Garrick's "Pretty Peggy" (Margaret Woffington), who wore the breeches so successfully as Sir Harry Wildair in Farquhar's Constant Couple, lived here during the last two years of … and it was used as the Salt Office in 170622. o Lord James Cavendish, brother of William, Duke of Devonshire, succeeded …
Survey of London
… It was designed by Samuel Ware and built for Lord George Cavendish in the years 181819. Lord George acquired the … West End; and it brought a handsome return on Lord George's capital outlay (fig. 76). It was built very soon after the … Chesham, the great-great-great-grandson of Lord George Cavendish, sold the freehold of the arcade, and a few months …
Survey of London
… strip 100 feet wide at the west side being held to Denham's use, a similar strip at the east side to Pulteney's, and … and then, on her death in 1758, to their grandson William Cavendish, Marquis of Hartington, 90 the son of their … when he gave it up to another brother-in-law, Lord George Cavendish, Devonshire's younger brother, who in later life …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Stafford, and partly in the hundred of Repton and Gresley, S. division of the county of Derby; comprising the township … it to St. Andrew: the site, still called St. Modwena's Garden, is the only part visible. In 1004, Wulfric, Earl of … town, where he also held a parliament. In 1381, Sir John Cavendish, lord chief justice, was brought hither and …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… [D; John Rylands Lib., Manchester Univ., George Cooke's accounts] Cadman, Rebecca, 26 Shudehill, Manchester, … North Shields. [D] Caldwell, Elizabeth, 12 Wigmore St, Cavendish Sq., London, cm and u (1808). Possibly the widow of William Caldwell. [D] Caldwell, William, Wigmore St, Cavendish Sq., London, cm and u (1783 c. 1805). In 1783 at …