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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… in the 14th century. Early in the 16th century the West Tower was re-built and early in the 17th century the South … mortised to receive a bar. The early 16th-century West Tower (12 ft. by 11ft.) is of three successively diminished … plinth and embattled parapet. The early 16th-century tower-arch is two-centred and of three orders; the outer …
Old and New London
… in a note to Pope's "Dunciad," as "a place near the Tower of London, where old clothes and frippery are sold." …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… was rebuilt in 1753, and is a neat structure with a square tower surmounted with pinnacles: net income, 200. St. … and is a plain building of good proportions with a square tower; the interior is decorated with paintings of the Last … the head of Roperstreet, is a plain edifice with a lofty tower; net income, 250. A church-district named …
Old and New London
… (Bridget's Well) was rebuilt upon the site of the old Tower of Montfiquet (a soldier of the Conqueror's) by Henry …
Survey of London
… by cherubs was removed to the south wall beneath the tower, and the two large figures of angels were placed on …
Survey of London
… years passed, and on 19th May, 1536, Anne was beheaded on Tower Hill. Next day, Jane Seymour was formally betrothed to … three weeks later Edward VI was brought thither from the Tower in readiness for his coronation. During the six years … before Christmas. On 14th January, 15589, she left the Tower, where she had been staying for a couple of days, and …
Old and New London
… of our kings and queens in London and Westminster, as the Tower of London, where some believe Julius Csar lodged, and … where Henry VII.; Bridewell, where John and Henry VIII.; Tower Royal, where Richard II. and Stephen; the Wardrobe, in … and here Bishop Latimer, after his release from the Tower, and also many others, were in the habit of preaching, …
Old and New London
… the Greenwich pensioners. As the procession passed the Tower minute-guns were here fired. The procession arrived at … bold and massive, the principal features being the lofty tower which separates the Foreign Office from that devoted to … Office are filled with statues of Indian statesmen. The tower on the Foreign Office side, though lower by a storey, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… vale, has lately been enlarged, and the upper part of the tower, which, though of more modern date, had become … of worship for Presbyterians. In the village is a vaulted tower that often afforded refuge and defence to the … plain specimen of the late pointed style, consisting of a tower, nave, aisles, and a chancel separated from the nave by …