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A History of the County of Leicestershire
… period. The Bell Inn, the only public house, and Goodman's Farm at the south-east end of the village were built of … on the southern border of the country hunted by Meynell's hounds from Quorn and Langton. 20 In 1800 the Pytchley paid … 'the Lawnd', which probably corresponds to the 'Great Close' west of Gumley Hall in the inclosure award map of …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… of the freehold which was Ivo de Heriz, her former husband's. 12 Ivo de Heriz gave and granted to Philip, son of Odo, … one mess. and two bovats in Gonalston, but reserved the 8 s. per annum rent still. The jury in 27 E. 1. 14 found that … king Henry the eighth.) 'Tis now 7l. 19s. 2d. in the king's books, and sir Humfr. Monox patron. [Stone tombs] In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Holt, W. division of Norfolk, 5 miles (W. S. W.) from Holt; containing 334 inhabitants. It comprises … rectory, with that of Bale annexed, valued in the king's books at 13; patron, lord of the manor, and incumbent, the … with a low detached tower, occupying a romantic situation close to the sea. Here is a place of worship for dissenters. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Gussage All Saints 6 GUSSAGE ALL SAINTS (9910) (O.S. 6 ins., ST 91 SE, SU 01 SW, SU 01 NW, SU 00 NW) Covering … is entirely Chalk, rising from 150 ft. above O.D. in the S. to 390 ft. in the N. A small woodland area in Edmondsham … with restored ball finials and turned pendants, moulded close strings, turned balusters and moulded handrails, all of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Gussage St. Michael 7 GUSSAGE ST. MICHAEL (9811) (O.S., 6 ins., ST 91 SE, SU 01 SE, SU 01 NW) The parish has an … of 2,461 acres and is roughly triangular, the straight S.E. side being defined by the Roman road from Old Sarum to … Secular (2) Cross-base (98571140), set in an earth bank close to the road, 50 yds. N. of (1), comprises the foot of a …
Survey of London
… Guy's Hospital CHAPTER 4: GUY'S HOSPITAL In 1721 Thomas Guy, who had for many years been a … of several plots of ground described as being within the "close of the hospital" for the purpose of erecting a hospital …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… Gt Portland St, Gents Mag., May 1783; and alone, at Dufour's Pl., St James's, Westminster, Billinge's Liverpool Advertiser, 14 November … Dorset RO, DA/W/1799/20] Hawkins, James, 12 Clerkenwell Close, London, mahogany merchant, cabinet and looking-glass …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… used by Peruwick makers' [Holme (2000)]. However, the OED's earliest citation suggests that it was also a decorative … [Newspapers (1770)]; [Tradecards (18c.)] and Mrs Gibson's 'Innocent Liquid' [Newspapers (1780)]. The same hair waters …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… c SP 85 NW, d SP 85 SW). The parish covers 2210 hectares, S.E. of Northampton and against the Buckinghamshire boundary … enclosure, 50 m. by 25 m., orientated roughly N.S., with exactly straight sides and right-angled corners. No … ditches. b(4) Iron Age Settlement (SP 789526), lies in the S.W. of the parish, on Boulder Clay at 120 m. above OD. A …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… historical monuments in east London Hackney 6. HACKNEY. (O.S. 6in. London, Sheets (a)G, (b)K.) The Borough of Hackney is … of St. John, Hackney. The principal monuments are St. John's Institute and Brooke House. Ecclesiastical b(1) Parish … aisles, a west annexe and a West Tower at the end of the S. aisle. The West Tower and the remaining fragments of the …