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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 9, and in the patronage of the Rector of Martley: the … overhanging the river, which flows through a rich valley at the base. In the burialground is a singular sepulchral … Primitive Methodists, and Methodists of the New Connexion. Almshouses for 12 poor widows, and a national schoolroom for …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Cambridgeshire
… the sheet number in the O.S. 6 ins. map series as listed at the head of the parish. The village plans have been taken … shields of arms refer to their blazons, which are listed at the end of the Armorial. The Class references in the … plastered studwork and clay bat with thatched roofs. a(8) Almshouses (Plate 45), six, of red brick with stone …
A Dictionary of London
… Passage Square. It does not seem to be possible to arrive at any satisfactory explanation or derivation of this word … and business houses. Probably named after the owner. Askew Almshouses See Drapers' Almshouses. Asselyneswharf See Gibson's Key. Athel Street, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… cathedral, lies c. 3 miles (5 km.) from Littlehampton, at the lowest point where the river Arun could be bridged. … duke of Norfolk in 1902 20 other borough property included almshouses in Maltravers Street and Mount Pleasant, cottages … before 1834 and demolished. 12 Two cottages for use as almshouses were built by subscription further west in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 23. 13. 4.; patron, Sir F. F. Vane; net income, 205. The … latter being used as a cellar. There was formerly a chapel at Little Asby, dedicated to St. Leonard. A school-house was … a savings' bank was erected in 1843, and there are several almshouses, founded at various periods, and some of them …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 11. 8. 1.; net income, 375; patron, the Bishop of Bath and … place of worship in the parish for Wesleyans. In 1641 six almshouses were built by Dame Wray, and endowed by her son … testator's will, expended a part of the money in erecting almshouses for eight widows, and two schoolrooms with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… goods. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 11. 10. 2.; patron and incumbent, the Rev. George Ware, … and the vicarial for 13. There is a Roman Catholic chapel at Lea, built in 1800; the priest has a house and six acres … in money has been substituted. The parish Workhouse and Almshouses, which are situated on the east side of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… living is a discharged rectory, valued in the king's books at 5. 4. 7., and in the gift of the Earl De la Warr: the … of hops, form the principal value of the curacy. There are almshouses for six widows. Askham (St. Peter) ASKHAM ( St. … to the master, who has also a house and garden rent-free. Almshouses were founded, and endowed with 2000 three per …
Survey of London
… in the bird's-eye view of William Blake's Ladies' Hospital at Highgate (Plate 39) about 1688, and it is curious that … p. 4). Many inhabitants of Highgate had been buried at the school chapel, and the following monuments were … for the Increase of the Pensions of the poor Widows in the Almshouses here. Rebecca Pauncefort, 1719. This monument, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This place, in Domesday-book Aschilebi, was held at the Conquest chiefly by the Bishop of Durham and Earl … about 10 acres, is seated in the river Ouse, which flows at a short distance on the south of the village; it belongs … at stated times for the reading and discussion of essays. Almshouses for five men and five women were founded in 1656, …