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Old and New London
… an ancient hall the gallant squires of Kent." Macaulay's Ballad of " The Armada." Situation and Description of … of Numerous TumuliEncampment of the Danish ArmyWat Tyler's RebellionReception of Richard II. at BlackheathThe Emperor … of its rural character, through the gradual extension of buildings, it is still green and pleasant. In this …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… became the parish was almost certainly part of the king's large estate called Calne, 3 and it was part of the land of Calstone (possibly Calne's east tun). It was presumably retained by the king when most … likely, in Calstone village. By the earlier 18th century buildings, which in the earlier 19th century included three …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Blackmore 7. BLACKMORE. (E.c.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)li. S.E. (b)lix. N.E.) Blackmore is a parish and village 3 m. E. … demolition of the E. end of the church and of the monastic buildings, which stood on the S. side of the nave. Part of …
Survey of London
… a standstill for many months, until the shipwrights' union's demands for higher wages were conceded. George Green so … he promoted them to foremen. 146 In 1829 George Green's eldest son, Richard (180363) became a partner in the firm, … of the premises in 1843 (fig. 210), though not all the buildings he describes are identified there. Dodd entered the …
Survey of London
… profits for 160123 averaging 100 per cent. The company's fortunes then went through a difficult period, however, and … for a dockyard at Deptford was obtained by the company's shipwright, William Burrell, at a rent of 30 per annum. 2 … (the road remained gated until at least 1817). 21 The Buildings within Blackwall Yard, 161452 Following the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… on the northern side of the road is a range of handsome buildings, appropriated as residences for the masters of the … Cumberland ward, E. division of Cumberland, 2 miles (S.) from Carlisle; containing 315 inhabitants. The manor was … in the king's books at 10. 3. 4., and in the gift of the Jackson family: the tithes have been commuted for 244, and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… to Bladon. 59 In 1241 the living was a rectory in the king's gift, 60 and the advowson descended with the manor … 1254 and £10 in 1291; 63 in 1535 it was valued at £16 11 s. 64 By the early 17th century its value had apparently … 1767 for £190 a year, a rent raised in 1802 to £274 16 s. 67 In 1806 the rector also received tithe from Burleigh …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by 1681 seems to have been treated as one of the town's regular fields. By the mid 18th century the fields were: … in Bladon in 1881. 5 Bladon stone was much used by T. G. Jackson at Oxford, in the Examination Schools 1876-8, the … The stone called Bladon stone used in several 20th-century buildings in Oxford and elsewhere came from quarries in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Bladon Education Education The £1 10 s. a year left by Peter Hopkins, by will proved in 1643, for … an endowed school, presumably supported by Hopkins's charity, and 48 others paid a small sum weekly. 51 In 1815 … children, although average attendance was only 84. 62 The buildings were enlarged in 1889 or 1890 to accommodate 130 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… in Hensington in the 1320s. 52 West of the Glyme Bladon's fields stretched northwards into the area of later park … of road running north-east from Hensington to Sturdy's Castle in Tackley. 75 A road from Woodstock to Banbury ran … orders were regularly made for the repair of the Chancery buildings or the Chancellor's lodgings in Hensington. The …