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A History of the County of Oxford
… 2-storeyed, the northern, service, wing having an original stone stack, presumably for a kitchen, and retaining external … and building in the centre of the rear wall a massive stone chimney with fireplaces on both floors; a 2-storeyed … presumably after a collapse, was partially rebuilt in stone, losing its eastern bay. 71 In the later 19th century …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… the W. end of the village. The walls are of pebble and stone rubble with dressings of Barnack and other limestones … hollow-chamfered jambs and segmental head; within recess, stone coffin with coped lid with foliated cross with head … On N. wall of chancel, below modern wall-plate, two carved stone corbels, each of a male face. ConditionGood. Secular …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… widens at the E. end. Its W. boundary is formed by Watling Street. It lies on undulating land between 95 m. and 145 m. … Archaeol., 12 (1977), 223). For Roman Road 1f, Watling Street, see Appendix. Medieval and Later ab(3) Deserted … The long narrow W. projection, lying against Watling Street, is similar in appearance to that part of Norton …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… with advantage, employing several hundred persons; and a stone-quarry and two mills of small size are partially in … wealth, and in the parish are valuable strata of iron-ore, stone-coal, and limestone, which, combining with other local … coal used are all procured in the parish. Formerly, the stone-coal being considered unfit for the purpose of smelting …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of local rubble with dressings of Ham Hill and other local stone and the roofs are lead-covered. The Chancel was built … principals and curved braces springing from attached stone wall-shafts with moulded capitals and bases; each bay … and original fireplaces. a(4) House, on the E. side of the street, 130 yards N.E. of the church, is of three storeys; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to superintend the erection of the strong wall of stone nearly 80 miles in length, which he ordered to be built … to St. Mary, of which William Rufus laid the first stone. In the reign of Stephen, the city was almost entirely … the city to which they led, being severally called North-street, Skeldergate, Castlegate, Fishergate, and Layerthorpe …
Survey of London
… York Buildings CHAPTER 11: YORK BUILDINGS ( formerly George Street) Date and Description. York Buildings, the name which … premises on the site of York House, was assigned to George Street circa 1852. Only four houses there, Nos. 6, 7, 9 and … a cut string with carved brackets. The mantelpieces are in stone with keyed centres and generally agree with the example …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… below the eastern castle to form an extensive fishpond. Stone gates through the rampart were erected at Micklelith … Bar, at Walmgate Bar, and possibly elsewhere. The existing stone wall was begun in about 1250 and probably completed by … E., a feature which no doubt gave the name Nessgate to the street later leading to it. In the Roman period this area had …
Survey of London
… during the mediaeval period, b but it is probable that the street frontage was built on at quite an early date, for the … even with the Street) were made, and to be built of such stone as the Portico or Water-Gate at the River side is; and … fact that James I gave Buckingham 2,000 tons of Portland stone for that purpose, 206 and only 200 tons at the outside …
Survey of London
… see of York, under the description of "our houses in the street of Westminster, with the rents, gardens, vivaries, and … latter's interest in five tenements and gardens in King Street, adjoining York Place on the south. 36Lytton had in … on the east 357 feet 9 inches; in the middle from the stone wall of the Archbishop of York's inn on the north to …