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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… chancel-arch, conventional ornament (Plate p. 85), in black line on red, early 16th-century. In N. aisleon E. wall, …
Old and New London
… the Apostles in the character of Judas. He clad him in a black robe, between cloak and gown, and a short wig, and, to brand him beyond mistake, put a black velvet patch on his forehead, such as the dean wore to … frocks, are all displayed. The predominant colours are black and blue, but there is every colour; the light drab of …
Old and New London
… these gas-works at Whitefriars, with their vast black reservoirs and all their smoke and fire, are about to …
Survey of London
… no one had a right to enter. She was attired in a long, black dress & a black veil that entirely covered her." The Prince of Wales … (purple, with an 8-inch mould). (ii) The eating-room (black and yellow, with 9-inch mould). (iii) The Council …
Survey of London
… thought converted into shooes for light Horses. The great black-Jackes set under the Table, all full of Cobwebs "You …
Old and New London
… left his house, about the year 1240, to the monastery of Black Friars or Dominicans, whose principal abode at that … of fine gold wire or else of silver, and some being of black silk: having sixteen torchbearers, besides their drums, … at the last quoth he, 'Meseemeth the gentleman with the black beard should be even he.' And with that he arose out of …
Old and New London
… of Kent, resided in it. At his death he left it to the "Black" Friars of Holborn, who sold it to the Archbishop of … feet; after which he clothed himself in a coat of black velvet pointed under the arm, and instead of a helmet, …
Old and New London
… the River Fencibles; nine state barges, draped in black, containing the mourners, officials connected with the … third barge, which contained the body, was covered with black velvet (the other barges being covered with black cloth), the top adorned with plumes of black feathers, …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Iron Age, including Iron Age 'A' pottery, burnished black ware with thin incised decoration and calcite-gritted … found by Mr. W. Cox in an excavation immediately S.W. of Black Close; another brooch of similar type has been found in … parts of the field, though no particulars were recorded. Black earth is still widespread. Recent excavation between …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the soil is partly a red earth and partly an indifferent black peat, and the surface very uneven and rocky. Whitwick …