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A History of the County of Warwick
… was in progress in the late 12th century. A prior's seal, identified as that of Moyses (1183-9), showed a large … erection of a palace, Reynold is referred to as the priory's 'late mason'. 9 No structural remains of a 12th-century … Public Building and Works and the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. Results obtained before the end of 1966 enabled a …
A History of the County of Warwick
… boundary. 5 Swanswell Pool (still existing), St. Osburg's Pool (the site of which was later marked by Pool Meadow), 6 … Spa, and Nuneaton. 14 The complexities of the city's history and of the inter-relation of its members were the … House. 3. St. Mary's Hall. 4. Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. 5. Lanchester College of Technology. 6. Cathedral …
A History of the County of Warwick
… MILL (Alrenford, Alvenford or Aldeford Mill, Langley's Mill, Pegg Mill, Mill in the Hole, Beasley's Mill) lay on the River Sherbourne, within the manor of … was demolished in 1955 and the machinery taken to the City Museum. 68 WOOD MILL, first mentioned in the 13th century, 69 …
A History of the County of Warwick
… phrase would more appropriately have described the mayor's seal. 5 The fourth, or alternatively the third, common seal … granted in the preceding year. 6 The first mayor's seal 7 was round, 1 in., and bore on the obverse an … London, S.W.1, in 1939. It is now in the Glasgow City Museum. It bore the rose of York, the badge of Edward IV, and …
A History of the County of Warwick
… FROM 1700 1 THE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. Coventry's economic decline in the 16th and 17th centuries was … however, support this testimonial. Defoe likened the city's appearance to that of 'Cheapside before the Great Fire', 4 … building in Hertford Street (acquired by 1834) possessed a museum, a library, a reading room, and a lecture hall capable …
A History of the County of Warwick
… took place early in the 12th century, marked in the Earl's Half by the charters confirming burgess tenure and encouraging outsiders to settle in the town. Coventry's imitation of the Lincoln charters, particularly the clause … original Coventry plays in a manuscript now in the British Museum. 51 The manuscript, which had belonged to Robert Hegge …
A History of the County of Warwick
… (II), Earl of Chester. The grant was confirmed by Ranulf's successor, Hugh. 85 The overlordship passed from the earls … were submitted to Lord Hood by John (later Sir John) Soane. These provided for an enlarged hall, flanked by a … had already built a Roman Catholic chapel 99 adjoining Soane's east wing; he also constructed ornamental water …
A History of the County of Warwick
… been suggested that the village of Lowick, in George Eliot's novel Middlemarch, was modelled partly on Stivichall (and … in the early 12th century. 81 Shortly after Ranulf's death in 1153, his son, Hugh de Kevelioc, granted the … the early 20th century it was in fact regarded rather as a museum exhibit. This quality may have suggested its …
A History of the County of Durham
… Library still attest, the place where St. Cuthbert's shrine had been was levelled and covered in with a marble … 9 So the reign of Henry passed to its close. In Edward's first year, the pressure of drastic change was felt in the … the engraver of an excellent map of Durham in British Museum (1595). It is of great importance, being older than …
Magna Britannia
… the great western road to Plymouth, Falmouth, and the Land's End, 173 miles from London. 1 The ancient British name of … barren and unproductive. In consequence of Athelstan's patronage, and the great influx of strangers which ensued, … the purpose, with two spacious libraries, galleries for a museum, and reading rooms. The collection of books is already …