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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… of by-roads and a more scattered type of settlement. At Tydd, besides the main village round the church, which is roughly in the centre of the parish, there are hamlets at Four Gotes and Tydd Gote, 3 where the high road enters and … in a painted chamber window, was a shield bearing the arms of Robert Wood, i.e. Wood and two other coats quarterly, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… tithes were assigned to him for conducting the services at the chapel of Kilhus in Wisbech St. Mary (q.v.). 58 In … of Ely, with the rectory house and a house for the priest at Kilhus. The profits of the rectory were devoted to the … these include the emblems of St. Peter and St. Paul, the arms of Ely, a chalice and host, the Tudor rose and the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… recorded. 3 In 1825 John Wing was appointed to the office at a salary of £35, and a new post of chamberlain was … in the steeple and with more conveniency ring the bell' at 4 a.m. 10 In 1688 he was paid off and the office … and bludgeon. 18 A local police force of superintendent, sergeant, and 6 constables was established in 1836. 19 In …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… with more Gothic canopies, has been adopted for the arms granted to the borough in 1929, which have a crest …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… after the war John Fisher was fined £80 for having been in arms against the Parliament, and Edward Buckworth and Thomas … d. was spent on other fortifications, including an outpost at the Horseshoe, the object of which was to prevent the … of Lynn, and 40 s. was distributed in bread to the poor at the coronation of Charles II. 81 Corp. Rec. iv, 79 a, 89 a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… whole church was not rebuilt on a lavish scale as happened at Boston or Louth. It was only with the scientific draining … rose to real importance as a commercial centre. From at least 1662 the town had its own weights and measures. The … authorized to spend £5 to £10 on farthings with the town arms, and in 1670 £20 on 'Wisbech halfpennies'. 68 Evidence …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… tower-like features with pyramidal roofs standing at the front of each wing on their outer sides. Formal … This was Henry Vaughan, M.D., who had taken the name and arms of the Halford family in 1809 when he was created a … the village. 82 There was an innkeeper, at the 'Recruiting Sergeant', in the 19th century, 83 and a village shop and a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 8. 11. 0.; net. income, 100; patrons and appropriators, … The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 12. 12. 3., and in the gift of H. C. Sturt, Esq.: the … Earl of Derby, who holds his manorial court at the Derby Arms, on the second Tuesday after Trinity: the ancient Hall …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Chalk, between 100 ft. and 225 ft. above sea-level. Land at East Hemsworth (18) was formerly part of Shapwick. … where it is capped with weathered stonework. The doorway at the foot of the vice has a chamfered four-centred head and … and strapwork cresting enclosing panel with shield-of-arms of Cole impaling Scobell; of sixteen shields bordering …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… are two doorways, the lower one is modern, the upper one at the level of the loft is of the 15th century and has … ft. square) is of three stages with diagonal buttresses at the western angles, a modern stair turret at the N.E. … man in armour and wife at a prayer-desk, four shields of arms; (2) to Robert Barwell, 1697, and Sarah (Newman) his …