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A New History of London
… bank of the river, about 300 yards to the east of Prince's street. In 1736 the church, then above 200 years old, was … rises a well-constructed spire ending with a ball and vane. This church is a rectory in the gift of a lay patron. … in it. It is a peculiar of the archbishop of Canterbury's, in the gift of the bishop of Winchester, Lambe Lambeth, …
A New History of London
… that compose the liberties of Westminster. St. Martin's in the Fields. The first parish which demands attention in … port hole window, and terminate with a dome crowned with a vane. The center is connected with the turrets over the … bottom, and over it is a turret crowned with a globe and vane. The rectory is in the gift of the bishop of London. …
A New History of London
… Holborn liberty; or that part of the parish of St. Andrew's Holborn which lies in the county of Middlesex, and is … edges are sloped of: the whole is terminated by a ball and vane. The advowson of this church is in the Dean and Chapter … upon balls; and on the top, as usual, is a ball and vane 17. This church is both a rectory and a vicarage; the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Bradford Abbas 9 BRADFORD ABBAS (D.b.) (O.S. 6 in. XI, N.E.) Bradford Abbas is a small parish 3 m. S.W. of Sherborne. The church is the principal monument. … On S.W. buttress of porchtwo scratch-dials. Weather-vane (Plate 54): On towermetal cock, probably 18th-century. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… by Sir Christopher Wren in 168187, at a cost of 3705 13 s. 6 d. The church is remarkable for the comparatively … with four ball-ornaments at the base and a ball and vane at the top. Interior (Plate 77)The church is roofed in … architrave, pediment and scrolls, dated 1684. Weather-vane: with shield of the arms of Crisp, letters M.B. and …
London Bridge
… in the chapel on the bridge. Received on St George's day, 2s. 1d. Of oblations from the chapel on the bridge, … ft. of oak timber, 5s. 6d., for 1 load of oak for the earl's sluice, 8s., for 6 ft. of oak, 12d., and for half a hundred … 2s. 6d. Total 17s. Received of William Jacson, the queen's bailiff of Southwark, for 16 ft. of small shells of oak, …
London Bridge
… week as above, 2s. 1d. Item to John Silkeston for the cook's stipend, the dogs' food, and for ale in form and fashion as … whole week, 4s. Item paid for ale given to the carpenter/s by the Wardens, 3d. Item to the said sawyers for 4 days, by … for the week, 2s. 1d. Item to John Silkeston for the cook's stipend, the dogs' food, and for ale, as above, total 2s. …
London Bridge
… ordure voider, for cleansing a draught in Mr Doughtye's houses at the bridge end, working there by himself with 3 … 30 ft. of oak, 5s. 6d. For one load of oak for the earl's sluice, 8s. For 6 ft. more, 12d. For half a hundred ft. of … Passage tolls Received of William Jacson, the Queen's bailiff of Southwark, for 16 ft. of small shells, 2s. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (1) Parish church of St. Magnus the Martyr stands on the S. side of Lower Thames Street, and is a Renaissance building … Gothic plan and perhaps incorporating some of the N. and S. walls of the medival building. The N., S. and W. fronts … with slightly concave sides and finished with a ball and vane. Church of St Magnus the Martyr Interior: Flanking the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Bridport 14 BRIDPORT (C.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XXXVIII, N.W. (b)XXXVIII, S.W.) Bridport is a … Sundial: on E. buttress of S. porchscratch dial. Weather-vane: On towergilt metal cock (Plate 54), 17th or … in 1825, supporting a lead-covered dome and weather-vane. The S. wing has four bays of arcading on either side …