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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on moderate terms, from the late Thomas Weld, Esq.; and at great expense, a large and handsome new building was added to … a square tower, and, standing on an eminence, is seen at a great distance. There is a neat place of worship for English …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 1303), her grandson Robert de Acton (d. c. 1316), and her great-grandson Richard de Acton. 45 Richard settled the …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… boeuf-a-la-mode, all exceeding, well seasoned, and to our great liking.' OED suggests that this dish was made from the …
A Dictionary of London
… Chapter of St. Paul's. Strype speaks of the church as of great antiquity, probably not later in date than King …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the invasion of Csar, who describes it as a place of great military strength, well defended by woods and marshes; … the realm. William subsequently deprived this church of a great portion of its lands, and would have destroyed the … of the county assembled by his command, and, in the great court of the abbey, swore to be thenceforward faithful …
Survey of London
… to an attractive and strong-willed wife, was possessed of great wealth inherited from his father (a lawyer who had at … to be out of the house and the paving of the hall and great staircase was about to begin. 32 Early in 1774 the … for some of the ceilings, including those of the 'two great rooms' and in 'the Gallery' were provided by Cipriani …
Survey of London
… who had looked forward to the raising of the obelisk as a great event in itself, 26 was disappointed. The Queen was … exquisite "Eleanor Crosses'". He continued: 'The great purpose of an architectural structure, as a part of the … those arts and sciences which he fostered, and the great undertakings which he originated.' Subsequently it …
Survey of London
… for holding the design to a form that presented great and acknowledged difficulties to the sculptor. The … in the country except the sovereign, and secondly as the great promotor of art, science and of social virtues in our … who were given places on the preferable south side. Reading anti-clockwise from the south-west corner the smaller …
A History of the County of Sussex
… style, and with canted wings and a copper dome. 84 An iron reading room at Albourne Green was built by the Borrer family …