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A History of the County of Gloucester
… the children in the 'free school' of Stroud. 76 Webb's school was enlarged by a gift of Henry Windowe who by his … stock bought with an accumulation of the funds of Webb's charity. 78 In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the … 2 An unsectarian school at a building called the People's Hall in Silver Street was opened in 1874. 3 In 1881 a school …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… called the Shambles, 17 was situated on land called Pridie's Acre which was assigned as the endowment of the church in … from which time the building has been called the town hall, the first-floor room was used for meetings of the … and another three of their houses, including the Butcher's Arms inn, formed part of the west side. 30 The inn was …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 1086 Stroud was evidently included in the earl of Chester's great manor of Bisley, but by the 13th century the three … of Chester 61 included Paganhill, assessed as ½ knight's fee, and Over Lypiatt, assessed with Tunley in Bisley as … a sculptor, 7 the owner in 1971. Henry of Lypiatt's hall mentioned c. 1220 8 and the court with house and gardens …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of 200-300 in 1851. 36 For several years the minister's salary was paid by Henry Wyatt of Farmhill Park (d. 1847), … which William Holmes owned with the adjoining smith's shop in 1842; 40 from 1869, however, that chapel was used … side of Lansdown 65 which was built as a temperance hall in 1879. 66 A branch of the Church of the Latter Day …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… when the proprietor, responding to the shift in the town's centre of gravity caused by the new Bath and London roads, … Cross were the White Hart recorded from 1708 and the King's Head recorded from 1769; the former, which had a large room … later converted into houses and shops. 85 The temperance hall built in Lansdown in 1879 was also used for meetings and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of whom 206 are in Studham hamlet, 3 miles (W. by S.) from Market-Street. The parish comprises 1431 acres, of … The living is a discharged vicarage, valued in the king's books at 9, and has a net income of 129; it is in the … of monastic remains in England. Near the ruin is Fountains Hall, a large mansion in the Elizabethan style, formerly the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Studland 33 STUDLAND (0382) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 98 SE, bSZ 08 SW, cSZ 08 NW) The parish of … lies between Poole Harbour and Studland Bay, 7 miles S.E. of Wareham. Its S. boundary is the hog-back Chalk ridge … conversion of the castle into a residence, adding a Great Hall. In 1765 Humphrey Sturt acquired Brownsea from his …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Sturmer 72. STURMER. (D.a.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)iv. N.E. (b)iv. S.E.) Sturmer is a small parish and village on the border of … Floor-slabs: In porch(1) to Radclyffe Todd of Sturmere Hall, 1675; (2) to [Martha] wife of Radclyffe Todd and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Sturminster Marshall 34 STURMINSTER MARSHALL (9500) (O.S. 6 ins. aST 80 SE, bST 90 SW, cST 90 SE, dSY 89 NE, eSY 99 … of Sturminster Marshall covers some 5,100 acres along the S. side of the river Stour 4 miles W. of Wimborne Minster. It … planned with staircase behind central entrance hall, and later enlarged. e(13) House has a symmetrical front …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Sturminster Newton 48 STURMINSTER NEWTON (7814) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 71 NE, ST 71 SE, ST 81 SW) Sturminster Newton is … tributaries of that river, notably the Divelish in the S.W. and Chivrick's Brook in the N.E. The land undulates … there can be little doubt that the late 14th-century Great Hall and Solar, which still stand, were built for him. In the …