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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of a former window and the lower voussoirs of its round head. The S. wall has a rough aperture for a former window, … population of 1086 cannot be assessed; one entry ( V.C.H., Dorset iii, 65) includes other manors; the other ( ibid., … lay on the S. side, just E. of the modern road. (Profile, p. 115.) Woodlands. Prehistoric Monuments near Knowlton (20) …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are in Woodmansey. The township comprises 2910 a. 2 r. 38 p., of which 386 acres are in Woodmansey, and the remainder … and market-town, having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally within the liberty of the city of … it was, however, finally taken down by Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and the only indications of its site are two …
A History of the County of Sussex
… poultry farmers in the 1920s and 1930s, 41 and 56,591 head of poultry were listed in 1975, nearly all hens for … 66 In 1984 there was a furniture maker at Blackstone. V.C.H. Suss. i. 446. P.R.O., C 135/59, no. 27. Ibid. C 139/65, no. 39. V.C.H. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… lights, vertical tracery and a quatrefoil in the head. In the N. wall are two lancet windows, one having a … ornament. A priest's door (Plate 14) on the S. has a round head enriched with chevron ornament on the face and on the … S. transept is a late medieval low-side window with round head and flat rear arch. The 15th-century chancel arch has …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… masonry; the remainder of the church was rebuilt by T. H. Wyatt in 18623. Architectural DescriptionThe Nave has in … The W. window is of a single light with a square chamfered head and shouldered rear arch. In the S. and W. walls of the … reset. Secular Railway Gatekeeper's Cottage, see p. 416. b(2) Woodsford Castle ( m. W.S.W.). The manor of West …
A History of the County of Oxford
… east in 1863; land and stone were supplied by the duke of Marlborough and the building cost only £495. The chapel … renting in 1662. 36 It was later owned by the lawyer and M.P. Sir Littleton Osbaldeston (d. 1692) and for much of the … 23 Rectory Lane Formerly the pest house. 3 37. The King's Head The building, dated 1735, has the initials of Walter …
A History of the County of Oxford
… alms and gowns for the occupants, but after the duchess of Marlborough's almshouses were opened in the 1790s the … 90, pp. 145, 176, 289-90, 295; 93-5, passim. Ibid. 90, p. 190; P.R.O., Ho 107/893, 1730; ibid. RG 10/1449; RG … Mun. 97, p. 14. P.R.O., C 93/20/10. e.g. Char. Digest, H.C. 292-II, pp. 10-11 (1871), 1v; Scheme (1901) for …
A History of the County of Oxford
… meadows and three small closes belonging to the duke of Marlborough. 51 In 1686 Bishop Fell provided a rectory house … the rebuilding, in 1786 bought and demolished the King's Head inn, the former St. Margaret's chantry house. 4 The pews … of three to which in 1662 Edward Atkyns, recorder and M.P., added a treble and in 1666 Sir Thomas Spencer, high …
A History of the County of Oxford
… or pairs of plots were close to that width, notably the Marlborough Arms (52 ft. in the 18th century) 16 and some of … may have been named from John of Wappenham, Woodstock's M.P. in 1305. 46 In the 16th century the lane was Crow Lane and … often decorated with a single keystone projecting over the head. Brick was introduced in the later 18th century, not …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the principal later medieval inns, the George (later the Marlborough Arms), belonged in 1279 to one of the leading … Woodstock a staple town. George Whitton, alderman and M.P., probably instigated the Bill and certainly paid for the … Disraeli visited Daggett's workshop in 1873. 61 In 1871 H. K. Money employed 30 workers at Hope House and Edmund …