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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… which flows into the parish from the W. and turns S. at the village. The area was formerly divided into two … which have much in common with those in the church at Charlton Marshall ( see p. 57). Architectural … with cherub-head console, scrolled apron with cartouche-of-arms of Clavering impaling West of Shillingstone, heavily …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… E. window of three gradated lancet lights and, at each of the eastern corners, a restored E. buttress of one … sill of the latter window was originally 1 ft. lower than at present. A little to the W. of the western lancet, a … IHS in black-letter, S.E. shield blank, 1 S.W. shield with arms of Herring, N.W. shield with arms of Rochford; mid 15th …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Abbas, a compact parish covering 1,513 acres, lies at the head of the South Winterborne valley 4 miles W. of … of c. 1200, reset, has plain jambs and a two-centred head. At the W. end of the wall is a buttress dated 1718. The S. … and octagonal dishing to drain, mid 14th-century. Royal Arms: In naveon E. wall, framed and painted Stuart arms in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… to 776 ft. high, the ground slopes down to the Winterborne at just under 300 ft. broken by deeply cut dry valleys … N. Beyond the river the land rises to the N. boundary at just over 400 ft. above O.D. Winterbourne Steepleton, … Paintings: in naveon N. wall, traces of Stuart royal arms and of 15th-century figure of St. Christopher, with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the later English style, with a large square tower. At Guyhirn is a neat chapel, built in 1666, of which the … signifying either a running stream, or a tongue of land at the confluence of two rivers: before the diversion of … of Wisbech. The townhall is embellished with the town arms, a painting of Edward VI., and portraits of Dr. Jobson, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and added to Parson Drove in 1934. 3 The added area is at the extreme west of the parish; it had formed a projecting … Fen. 5 Further breaches occurred in 1570 6 and in 1770. At the latter date a gap 130 yards wide was made, probably at … of painted glass of the 15th century including the arms of Ely, a Trinity shield, and a shield with three …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through Leverington parish, and also along the Nene bank at its southern end. There is much scattered development … of its acquisition by the church of Ely is unknown. As at Wisbech, both bishop and prior obtained interests in … (Colvile) his wife; upon the mantle of the latter are the arms of Colvile, and beneath one of the ladies the word …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… through heavier silts around the village to peat on clay at the extreme western end in the fen. With an area of about … acres were distributed by a supplementary award of 1851. 4 At the present day a large part of the land is devoted to … 36 and when Robert Barker (who assumed the name and arms of Colvile) succeeded his uncle the estate was much …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… cut to guide the waters of the old Nene into the Ouse at Salter's Lode; the Old Bedford River (part of the … areas diagonally across Upwell and Outwell to the Ouse at the Wiggenhalls. The bursting of the bank of the Middle … The stone roof corbels have shields charged with the arms of Fincham, Haultoft, and Derham, which indicates that …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… management, especially in the matter of housing, and at the present time the limits of Thorney, though undefined … the water-supply, and the fire station were also provided at the sole cost of the landlords. There is probably no … fourth windows on the north have the following shields of arms respectively: Russell, early 19th century; John of …