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A History of the County of Lancaster
… for its excellence. 1 The town of Leigh, standing upon the high road from Bolton-le-Moors to St. Helens, at one time …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… The chancel is of 14th-century date, the roof being of high pitch with overhanging eaves and covered with stone … of which to the chancel is 9 in. in width by 16 in. high, with a 1-in. chamfer all round. The window is now … ground, and the opening has a segmental arched head 2 ft. high. The plinth of the chancel is visible in the vestry, …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… date, being a single-pointed trefoiled light 5 ft. high and 1 ft. 7 in. wide, with external hood mould and plain … two chamfered orders springing from octagonal piers 8 ft. high, with moulded capitals and bases. All the stonework has … The churchyard is bounded on the north and west by the high road, and on the south side is an octagonal stone …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… ardent Royalist, and was rewarded with the office of Lord High Treasurer at the Restoration. After his death in 1667 …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in a commanding position on the north side of the town, on high ground overlooking the valley of the Irk. It consists of … and 6 ft. 6 in. wide under a fourcentred arched head 4 ft. high, and raised above the floor 13 in., containing a coffin … Soc. 59) he was 'an honest, humble man, considering his high birth, but accounted an exceeding mean preacher.' He was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… anecdote is preserved, serving to show the pride of high lineage and the vanity of low. The late earl of Derby … tower at the west of the nave. It is finely placed on high ground to the north of the town, the land sloping down … of 4 ft. projection at the external angles and a high moulded plinth. There is a vice in the south-west angle. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and is of red sandstone, 8 in. thick, 4 ft. long and 2 ft. high. The ornamentation at its base points to its being of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… inscribed 'Poulton 1699'; a small visiting chalice 6 in. high and cover paten, the chalice inscribed 'Given for the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… manor of Cromford, was made a knight in 1786 and acted as High Sheriff of Derbyshire in 17867. He died in 1792. 103 The … mansion: 'All stone work, five windows in the front and high built according to the eastern building near London. The … or simony. James Starkie was in 1636 admonished by the High Commission Court, probably for some nonconformity; Cal. …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Measures, and on the eastward side of a line drawn from High Crompton to Greenacres, of the Lower Coal Measures or … three square-headed windows of three lights each, placed high up in the wall to light the galleries. The galleries … neglecting the perambulations. 79 He was, however, held in high respect by the Puritans. 80 During the Commonwealth …