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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… evening ones another 41, although most boys had to go to work early. 25 In 1833, when the endowed school, apparently …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… for the ditching that kept the parish fens drained; that work was supervised by fenreeves who could require two days' work yearly from all villagers. 73 From the early 18th …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… also then built north of the house. That was probably the work of William Greaves, said to have made the house a 'more …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… of two storeys which is now completely enclosed by later work, and it probably does not represent the whole of the … Fulford burials otherwise took place at St. Olave's, a custom enforced by the abbey in 1398 after a man had been …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… moors' heads for Deman, between initials G.M. Flemish work. Communion Rails: now between chancel and N. transept, … enrichment; above cornice supporting pipes, carved scroll-work, cherub-heads and moulded cornices with scroll-work round pipes; at base of pipes, enriched wrought-iron …
The Environs of London
… very amiable man, as well as a popular writer. It was his custom to spend as much time as he could spare, from his … family, and a Latin inscription. This monument was the work of Bushnell, the celebrated English artist, assisted by … judge advocate,) who died anno 1695. This monument was the work of the celebrated Grinling Gibbons, and is said to have …
Old and New London
… was Constable of Windsor Castle, and his statue herethe work of Francis Bird, who carved the Conversion of St. Paul … A coarser form of the same intellectual amusement is the custom of lying for the whetstone, which formerly obtained at … of being cut off from their ships, they set vigorously to work, and threw up a bank with a ditch along the river-flank …
Old and New London
… times had occasion to refer in the progress of this work. The "Swan" Brewery and Tavern at Walham Green have been …