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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 521 inhabitants. This place suffered severely from a fire that accidentally occurred in 1780, when more than …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… which was rebuilt after its destruction by a casual fire in 1293, has some fine portions in the early English …
Old and New London
… "Life of Addison:" "The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The Whigs applauded every line in which … must now admire; For who can say his ode now wants its fire?" Drury Lane at this time exhibited a perfect … In 1809 Drury Lane Theatre was again destroyed by fire. Sheridan, at the time of the conflagration, was at the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… council set up in 1894 still maintained an old parish fire engine c. 1907. 30 About 1950 it sold to Chivers the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… landed at Ardmore, in the district of Waternish, set fire to the building; and, except one individual, the whole …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by order of the house of commons, and an accidental fire, which occurred in 1750, completed its demolition. The … 120 persons in the manufacture of grates, fenders, and fire-irons. The limestone, exclusively of what is consumed in … veins of coal underneath are supposed to have been set on fire by some accident, and to have continued burning ever …
Survey of London
… and District Railway Companies' plans for extension hung fire for several years, in 1883 the King's Weigh House …
A Dictionary of London
… in the church (Strype, ed. 1720 I. ii. 43). Burnt in the Fire and rebuilt (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 53). Tower and … century. Church repaired at various times. Damaged in the Fire, but soon repaired at the charges of the parish. At this …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… different quarters, and, after plundering and setting fire to it on the east and north sides, abandoned the people … three of the churches were destroyed by an accidental fire which originated from a stove in the passage between the … however, about half-past six o'clock, were one mass of fire; the cathedral was completely destroyed, and the south …