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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… in the N. transept, and other fittings are also of interest. Architectural DescriptionThe Chancel (45 ft. by 20 … modern. The clearstorey has four small quatrefoil windows on each side, with modern external stonework. The North Aisle … the N. aisle, recess, probably for the tomb of the founder or builder of the aisle, 14th-century. Piscinae: in the …
A History of the County of Hertford
… bays, with a north vestry and a staircase to the rood-loft on the north-west, a central tower, north and south … in the north wall, which was probably that of the founder or person who defrayed the cost of building the aisle, and … June, 1868), was transferred to the official trustees, the interest whereof to be distributed among the poor in bread or …
A History of the County of Hertford
… and Harpenden, is situated at the north-west of the county on the Bedfordshire border. It is irregular in shape, being … datum. The greater portion of the parish is undulating or hilly, and more nearly approaches the higher of the two … parties, and about 1882 the dean and chapter sold their interest in the waste to the late Sir John Lawes. Horse-races …
A History of the County of Hertford
… manor of Kinsbourne (Cunesburne c. 1225; Kingsbarne 1650) or Harpenden, and the manor of the rectory. 20 The first two … of the monastery 24 till the surrender of the abbey on 16 January, 153940, 25 when they became vested in the … upon the issue of the first marriage subject to a life interest of the third husband, who died in 1543, it passed to …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… The village of Wheldrake, an Anglian settlement, lies on the Escrick moraine near the east bank of the river … first element in the name may be an allusion to the wells or springs that occur at the site. 2 A now deserted hamlet … of Escrick, in 1597. 54 In 1612 Lord Knyvett conveyed his interest in the manor to Thomas Howard, earl of Suffolk, and …
Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Sub., Westmld., 195, 1A. 1333 By deed dated at Sirithherd on Sunday next after Easter, 7 Edward III, Walter de … and that William Banes shall pay the said Geoffrey or his wife 6 marks towards such costs as he had incurred in … 13s. 4d. released to Allan Bellingham, esq., his right and interest in all those messuages, lands and tenements in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and pastures are rich. The river Tame bounds the parish on the west side; the road from Coventry to Tamworth passes … Jennins, Esq., who in 1775 bequeathed one-third of the interest of 1000 in support of a school. There is a place of … falling from the base of Black-Combe to a level or flat nearly as low as high-water mark, and again rising to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… that of the S. porch, which is tiled. The church existing on the site early in the 13th century probably consisted of a … built probably in the 15th century; at the end of the 15th or beginning of the 16th century the clearstorey windows were … with cement and plaster in 1657, the date inscribed on a panel over the doorway. Many small alterations and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… WHITCHURCH (E.e.). (O.S. 6 in. LIV) Whitchurch is a parish on the right bank of the Wye, 5 m. S.W. of Ross. The church … and Old Court are the principal monuments. Roman (1). "On the boundary of the parishes of Whitchurch and Ganarew . . … lower edge cut away to octagonal form to fit 14th or 15th-century stem with square base. Monuments and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Ecclesiastical d(1) Parish Church Of St. Candida ( Or St. Wite) And Holy Cross (Plates 83, 207, 209) stands in … now destroyed, and there is evidence of an early vestry on the site of the present one; very shortly after these … 1899 and 1926. The church is of considerable architectural interest and the shrine, monuments, pulpit and font are …