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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for the purpose of drinking its salubrious water on the spot. In 1738, the town was nearly destroyed by fire, and … of Bishop Jocelyne in the middle of the choir, marking the spot where an elegant marble monument, bearing his effigy in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1812, have left little of the original style. An elevated spot at the north-west corner of the churchyard, now …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… claim to higher antiquity than any other in the vale, the spot having been chosen by the first settlers in the district …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Chinnels Lane. Stray tiles, tesserae, etc., still mark the spot. The parish church has much Roman brick in the tower, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Hereford, in the time of the parliamentary war; and a spot is still called Scot's Brook, where a Scottish soldier, … feet of the surface; a mine was immediately sunk on the spot, and many labourers were employed for several months in …
Survey of London
… postal depot. At the north end of Gardiner's Field was a spot known as Black Mary's Hole or Well, according to one …
Survey of London
… long I landed in Southampton-street, a fine clean quiet spot', he told his mother, and found a landlady and a couple …