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Old and New London
… CHAPTER V. ST. JAMES'S PARK. "A spark That less admires the Palace than the Park." Pope. Storey's GateOrigin of "Birdcage Walk"The … in the park. The duke, addressing him, asked whether the poet's blindness was not to be regarded as a judgment from …
Old and New London
… courtly joust or tourney brave." Cavalier Song. Origin of the Word "Tothill"Punishment of NecromancersGrant of a Market … in Tothill FieldsThe "Five Houses" or "Seven Chimneys"The Pest-houseThe "Maze" and Public Recreation GroundThe … Henry Herbert was master in 16445. Southern, the dramatic poet, and author of "Oroonoko," for the last ten years of his …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (Holy Trinity) WETHERAL ( Holy Trinity), a parish, in the union of Carlisle, chiefly in Cumberland ward, but partly in Eskdale ward, E. division of the county of Cumberland; containing, with the townships of … of 200 to purchase bread for labourers. Chaucer, the poet, had the manor and advowson, which were given by Charles …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Long Whaddon (St. Mary) WHADDON ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of Winslow, hundred of Cottesloe, county of … 4 miles (S. by E.) from Stony- Stratford; containing, with the hamlet of Nash, 910 inhabitants, of whom 544 are in … then on her Buckinghamshire progress: Spenser the poet, his lordship's secretary, was frequently here. It was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (All Saints) WHEATACRE ( All Saints), a parish, in the union of Loddon and Clavering, hundred of Clavering, E. … from Beccles; containing 176 inhabitants. It is bounded on the northeast by the river Waveney, and comprises by … John Bostock, abbot of St. Alban's, a learned divine and poet in the time of Henry VI., was born here, and was …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… or Whitminster Introduction WHEATENHURST OR WHITMINSTER THE PARISH OF Whitminster, formerly called Wheatenhurst, lies … Gloucester. It includes in its south-east end a section of the main Gloucester-Bristol road, which has markedly … empty in 1968. Richard Owen Cambridge (1717- 1802), minor poet and essayist, owned Whitminster House, and it was there …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. Before the Conquest the king's thegn Brictric held Wheatenhurst, and in 1086 … Cambridge died in 1725 or 1726, leaving a young son, the poet Richard Owen Cambridge, after whose death in 1802 14 his …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… Wheldrake WHELDRAKE The village of Wheldrake, an Anglian settlement, lies on the Escrick moraine near the east bank of the river Derwent, … Palmer, divine (1577-1605), and Charles Blake, divine and poet (1719-30). 95 W. V. Harcourt, rector 1824-34, amateur …
Old and New London
… MatfellonIts Great AntiquityOld Religious Custom"Judas the Traytor"Burials at WhitechapelThe Executioner of Charles I.Rosemary LanePetticoat Lane and the Old Clothes SalesA Lucky FindPoverty in WhitechapelThe … Duke of Argyll says he is superior to Betterton." Gray the poet, in an extant letter, says, "Did I tell you about Mr. …
Old and New London
… Whitefriars CHAPTER XVII. WHITEFRIARS. The Present WhitefriarsThe Carmelite ConventDr. ButtsThe SanctuaryLord Sanquhar Murders the Fencing-MasterHis TrialBacon and YelvertonHis … the Dorset Gardens TheatreDavenantKynastonDorset HouseThe Poet-Earl. So rich is London in legend and tradition, that …