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Records relating to the Barony of Kendale
… Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha WITHERSLACK, MEATHOP AND ULPHA. The mesne manor of … Chartulary or Coucher Book of Furness Abbey records his arms as: Ermine, a lion rampant azure, crowned or. It may be suggested that, the arms of Pickering being the same as those recorded for …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Withington is a parish 4 m. N.E. of Hereford. The church and Thing Hill Grange, which retains much of its 14th-century … (Plate 42): In chancel (1) with turned front legs, shaped arms, panelled back carved with thistle-plant and arched … and the date 1626; (2) with turned front legs, shaped arms, panelled back with rosettes in interlacing pattern, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… cloth industry, already unrivalled within the county and marked, from the early 17th century, by increasing specialization in blankets and other broadcloths. 1 Thenceforth until the 20th century … Blanket Makers, 44. Cf. A. C. Fox-Davies, Book of Public Arms (1915), 838; Milne, Oxon. Tokens, nos. 164, 167, 175. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of Oxford, originated as a planned medieval market town and borough, laid out by a bishop of Winchester in probably … market place, 236 the Blue Boar (renamed the Marlborough Arms in the early 19th century) to the north on the site of … 1898. 263 12. Witney High Street from near the Marlborough Arms, c. 1880, looking north past the Coffee Tavern and 35 …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Introduction: Architecture and Buildings ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS 1 Building Materials … (the likely date of a polygonal stack at the Marlborough Arms Hotel), and occasionally for general building work from … In the earlier part of the period several houses contained arms, Nicholas Gunn's hall in 1602 containing two black …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT Seignorial Jurisdiction and Borough Courts Borough Autonomy By the mid 13th century … inns such as the Lamb, the Staple Hall, and the King's Arms. A vestry- or committee-room in the workhouse on Corn … the motto 'Ingenio Floremus' ('By skill we flourish'): the crest incorporated the lamb and staff, and the shield …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Manor and Manor House ('Bishop's Palace') MANOR AND MANOR HOUSE ('BISHOP'S PALACE') Witney Manor In 969 King … Aelfhelm. The estate was conterminous with the later manor and parish, but may have been assembled only since the mid …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney borough Parish church and church life PARISH CHURCH AND CHURCH LIFE Origins and … attics behind a high parapet. Above the front door are the arms of Jonathan Trelawney (d. 1721), bishop of Winchester. … basin, and a chalice of 1744 marked with the Marlborough crest, presumably transferred from Witney church at the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… reflected the experience of many small cloth towns, 1 and may have had its origins in an earlier tradition of local … accused of disseminating the scriptures in English and of questioning Catholic doctrine. Several of the group … at West End, moved in 1897 to the yard of the Marlborough Arms; 157 regular Sunday and weekday services were held …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (St. Andrew) WIVELISCOMBE ( St. Andrew), a market-town and parish, in the union of Wellington, W. division of the … with Ionic threequarter columns, surmounted by the ducal arms and crest. The abbey is approached from this entrance through an …