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A History of the County of Warwick
… centred on the town. 30 The area surrounded by Ethelfleda's fortfications may have corresponded to that within the … The motte of the castle has become known as Ethelfleda's Mound, though it is unmistakably part of the Norman work. … Hall in the east range was opened as the regimental museum of the Queen's Own Hussars. The building which forms …
A History of the County of Warwick
… road to Stratford terminated at the site of St. Lawrence's chapel 5 until the 20th century, and many of the houses … incline towards the West Gate gives some idea of Warwick's defensive strength. The suburb in 1830 was described as … from the Earl of Warwick for use as a branch of the county museum and as a regimental museum. 71 It was opened in 1961. …
A History of the County of Warwick
… were noticeable after this metamorphosis of Warwick's governing body - the political and social composition of … between the council and the trustees of King Henry VIII's Estate and other financial bodies in the town, 10 and also … Society was founded in 1836, and established a small museum at the Market Hall. 41 The Warwick and Warwickshire …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Three churches surrounded the Market Place: 8 St. Mary's, Brede Street and Corn Street, stood on the north side of … south side, for it was eventually united with St. Michael's, Kingsbury, but its site cannot be identified. The … of books. 68 Daniel Defoe described the house in 1722 as a museum of rarities with many fine paintings, for even the …
Old and New London
… The British Museum Part 1 of 2 CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. "des … MuseumPurchase of Montagu House by the GovernmentEvelyn's Description of the First Montagu HouseDestruction of the … some resemblance to those which are still observed at the Soane Museum, in Lincoln's Inn Fields 2namely, it was …
Old and New London
… The British Museum Part 2 of 2 CHAPTER XL. THE BRITISH MUSEUM … of the Natural History CollectionsDr. Gray's Report on the Collection of MammaliaA Stroll through the … of AntiquitiesHistorical RelicsThe Portland VaseQueen Anne's FarthingsThe Pulteney GuineaGreek, Roman, and Etruscan …
Survey of London
… a young solicitor, Philip Rose. Apparently a clerk in Rose's firm had fallen ill with tuberculosis but could not obtain … to draw up a prospectus, and at a meeting held in Rose's house in Hans Place in March of that year a resolution was … by the administrative offices, laboratory, dispensary and museum, and by the waiting- and consulting-rooms for …
Survey of London Monograph
… main features to the embankment wall in front of St Thomas's Hospital (Plates 8b, 9b). Built of concrete founded on … design of the wall were the responsibility of the LCC's Chief Engineer, Maurice Fitzmaurice, who also supervised … stored by the Council, eventually finding its way into the Museum of London. Progress of the Building Programme The …
Staffordshire Historical Collections
… Ulwinus ii. bovatas de Warland et i. cortilagium pro iii. s. Calebras ii. bovatas pro iii. s. Alueredus ii. bovatas pro xxii. d. Willielmus de Tat. ii. … the Ashburnham MSS. lately purchased for the British Museum. The witnesses are Edwinus Prior, Eclricus, Durandus, …
Staffordshire Historical Collections
… the service due to the Bishops was half a Knight's fee. The Monks of Ronton at p. 12 of their Chartulary give … we find from a document printed in the appendix to Hearne's "History of Glastonbury," that Celestria was daughter of … Sir Robert Cotton. Its official designation at the British Museum is Cottonian MS. Vespasian C.XV. Besides the families …