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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Devil." In the reign of George I., the cannon for the board of ordnance was cast in a foundry situated in … and many of the workmen dreadfully burnt and mangled. The board of ordnance, subsequently finding this gentleman duly … under the control of the master-general and the honourable board of ordnance. This magnificent establishment comprises …
The Environs of London
… 40, 1781; Captain Robert Hall, killed by an accident on board his ship the Bridgwater, 1781; Mary, wife of Lieut. … but is under the immediate inspection of the Navy Board. The resident officers are, a clerk of the Checque; a …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 1728. 38 From 1991 the colleges have been members of the board of patronage for Pewsey benefice. 39 In the Middle Ages …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of that people by the Romans, it was retained, with other British towns, by the conquerors; and if not one of their … given by Mr. Jabez Allies in his recent publication on the British, Roman, and Saxon antiquities of the county. Arms. … is supposed to have been partly occupied by the ancient British tribe of the Cornavii, and partly by that of the …
A History of the County of Essex
… women, and the retired, and a handbell ringers' group; the British Legion branch held an annual flower show. 95 The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… grant by parliament; it is conducted on the plan of the British and Foreign Society. In 1825, a spring of remarkably …