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A History of the County of Shropshire
… in appropriated seats. 16 In 1884 a small majority of seat holders voted to retain the 56 rented places. 17 An iron …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… Wesleyan Methodists. It was apparently replaced by a 150-seat chapel built in 1874; by 1940 it had a schoolroom and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… southward to the river Derwent. Wykeham Abbey, the seat of the Hon. Marmaduke Langley, who is lord of the manor … in the king's books at 10; net income, 90; patron, Dr. Lee. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in … amounting to 13. 8., is distributed on Christmas-day. John Lee, in 1807, gave two annuities to the Corporation of the …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… front legs, sabre back legs, scroll arms, upholstered seat, and simple curved back. [V&A archives] Young, W., 10 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the church are the ruins of an ancient mansion, once the seat of the family of Hastings, earls of Pembroke. The Rev. … is embellished with stained glass. Yaxley Hall was the seat of a family who took their name from the parish. Yazor …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… annual value of the parish is 11,690. Ashiesteel, the seat of Major General Sir James Russell, K. C. B., is … is Blackhouse, seated in a lonely glen, and anciently the seat of the Black Douglases; and in the immediate vicinity … lower portions of the massive walls of Dryhope Castle, the seat of the Scott family, are entire. To the west of the …