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Survey of London
… has been re-fixed in the porch after some repair, and the stone ball-finials of the piers have also been preserved. Old …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… scribbling-mills, a tan-yard, and a colliery. The first stone of a church dedicated to St. Mary was laid on the 7th … the whole free. On the occasion of laying the first stone, a mallet and a silver trowel were presented to Mr. … of fertile land; the surface is varied. Coal and building-stone of good quality are abundant, and extensively wrought. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… of two storeys, formerly timber-framed, but refaced with stone and brick; the roofs are slate-covered. It was built … is of two storeys, timber-framed, and partly refaced in stone. It was built early in the 17th century, and has some … storey with attics, formerly timber-framed, but refaced in stone; the roofs are stone-covered. It was built late in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Aln; it now crosses the lower part of the parish by a stone bridge over the river. A fair for cattle held on August … and on the hills a thin loose mould abounding with clay-stone; the surface is boldly undulated, and the lower grounds … has its source in the adjoining parish of Sevenhampton. Stone is quarried to a considerable extent, and many of the …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… wall at 9 on Lawrence's plan was about 3 ft. thick, with stone courses 10 in. high. All footings were of Oolite and … has been found near the temple.) Floors were 'mostly of stone, laid in cement and gravel concrete'. It is not clear … residential building destroyed by fire'; apsidal pitched stone foundations projected on its E. side; 'hypocausts', …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Clay at 117 m. above OD. The site was discovered in a stone-pit and was excavated in 1850. Only a short report was … been found scattered over a wide area since 1950. A 'small stone pedestal', possibly an altar, is also recorded. ( Arch. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by a small brook which divides the parish from Hambleton. Stone of inferior quality is raised for building and for the … picturesque. There are quarries of good building-stone. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, 84; …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… octagonal shaft. The W. side of the house retains one stone of the N. jamb of the former original doorway to the screens. The staircase-wing has a blocked stone window, probably of the 17th century. Inside the … of the S. wing has an elliptical barrelvault of stone and in the cross-wall is an original doorway with a …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… had a narrow escape from being smashed yesterday, a large stone sheet they were hauling up for the houses where he was, …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… it, and it then presented the appearance of a furnace, the stone walls standing, but inside it was a mass of fire. …