Search
Old and New London
… from the plague in the year 1665. On its appearance so close to the gates of the royal palace, Charles II. and his … on the site of an old stable-yard which belonged to an inn close by, bearing the sign of the "George and the Dragon." … and the fountain was erected at a cost of about 1,200. Close by this fountain, and facing the Houses of Parliament, …
Old and New London
… St. John the Evangelist. The church is situated in a very close and poor neighbourhood, its site having been purchased … the wellknown Sir Robert Pye, who resided in the New Way close by. He was by marriage a cousin of Oliver Cromwell. In … had one of his palaces; in those days Palmer's Village was close beside it, and was the seat of gentlemen's country …
Old and New London
… the same essay we gather that at this date the vineyard close by was in a most scandalously neglected state, and … Wood, or St. James's Park, which was first acted in 1672. Close by, at the west end of the water, which was in those … Island was abolished and made into terra firma towards the close of the last century. In fact, "the island," says …
Old and New London
… turf, and at them the volunteers used to shoot. They were close to the "Five Chimneys." The ground was inclosed within …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… the namestands near the high road, which formerly passed close to its door, in a sloping pleasant meadow, still …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 222). a(1) Iron Age and Roman Settlement (?) (SP 586478), close to the N.W. parish boundary, on Boulder Clay at 165 m. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… above OD. At the S. end of the field known locally as Hall Close is a series of low earthworks of no overall coherent …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… and had been faced internally with painted wall-plaster. Close by were slight remains (18 ft. in all) of a second …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 13 Dom. Bk. (Rec. Com.), i. 167. Ibid. 166v. Cal. Close, 1381-5, 439; Glos. Colln. RF 332.12. Glos. R.O., D …