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Old and New London
… PopeDemolition of the Abbey ChurchRemains of the Abbey at the Close of the Last CenturyNeckinger RoadThe Church of … in the kingdom, except a very few, which were spared at the earnest petition of the people, or given up to the … was visited by "Master" Tressilian at Sayes Court, Deptford, and restored from a dangerous illness by the skill …
Old and New London
… the Priors of LewesSt. Olave's Grammar SchoolGreat Fires at the Wharves in Tooley StreetDeath of Braidwood, the … cannot but command the spectator's admiration, make him at the same time wonder how they got there. The answer is at … the Dover Road, separating Bermondsey from Rotherhithe and Deptford parishes; it enters Bermondsey Street by Snow's …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of St. Andrew's, Pershore, and valued in the king's books at 3: the church stands in the village, and is an ancient … seventy boys, and is partly supported by subscription. The almshouses founded by Captain Fisher in 1711, and those … incumbent of the minster. Beverley contains seven sets of almshouses, or charities, in which more than 90 poor people …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 1875 BUILDING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FROM 1837 TO 1875. 11 At Victoria's accession tradesmen's houses lined all the main … James Latham constructed 12 houses on the site of one at the corner of Swan and Great Bacon streets. 13 Railways, … Walk which had been conveyed in 1840 by Joel Emmanuel for almshouses. 57 On the rest of Milkhouse Bridge, behind the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… (1718), and shared in Fuller's, Bowry's, and Pemel's almshouses, 32 the last of which, at 'Dog Corner' in 1732, were in Bethnal Green. 33 Also in Bethnal Green were the nonparochial Fisher's almshouses for widows of ships' commanders, built in 1711 on …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… was called Dog Row. 66 By 1671 there were 46. 67 In 1652 at least 16 buildings were of brick and the southernmost one … 1703, passed in 1709 to Capt. Robert Fisher, who founded almshouses on the site in 1711. 79 In 1673 Lady Wentworth was … 2 Naylor, 3 Simkins Gardens In 1695 Trinity House founded almshouses to the south of Smyth's and Neale's estates, just …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… however, apparently used only for the dissenting academy at Bishop's Hall 81 and the first public school was … several hundred children, three Methodist Sunday schools at their respective chapels attended by 200, a Sunday school … Chancery accordingly ordered lands to be mortgaged 1705. Almshouses and sch. built on site at E. end of St. John St., …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… with luxuriant plantations, with the river Ogmore flowing at the base. It commands a beautiful view of the surrounding … for Hereford, large quantities being required for sale at Bridgend, and for exportation at Porthcawl harbour, in addition to what is used at the …
Survey of London
… land. The building lots were offered for sale both at auction and by private sale. The first auction was held in … or 16ft width and a half of the depth of those offered at the initial auction. Indeed, before a further auction in … cottages on four building lots acquired by Robert Mason, a Deptford shipwright. The four lots immediately to the west …
Survey of London
… side of Bow Lane and the west side of Robin Hood Lane, at their southern ends. 1 The setting out of East India Dock Road and West India Dock Road at the beginning of the nineteenth century provided an … Church Pathand the East India Company's land on which its almshouses and Poplar Chapel stood. The development of the …