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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 … to Bridgett (Browne), wife of John Minterne, 1649, painted stone wall-monument (Plate 19) with kneeling figure of woman …
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 … wic, or Eofor wic, all descriptive of its situation on the river Ouse, which, according to Leland, was at that time … to St. Mary, of which William Rufus laid the first stone. In the reign of Stephen, the city was almost entirely …
Survey of London
… a cut string with carved brackets. The mantelpieces are in stone with keyed centres and generally agree with the example … in 1771, in order to have the right of embanking the river at that point. 261 Memoirs of Napoleon, Bourrienne. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… Skeldergate Bridge, to Lendal Bridge, then, across the river, by Bootham and Monk Bars to Layerthorpe Bridge, and … 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 …
Survey of London
… a York House, to which the York Water Gate formed the river approach, was originally the town house of the Bishops … 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
… 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 …
Survey of London
… the fronts of which are of later date, are occupied. A stone tablet at the south-west corner of George Court bears …
Survey of London
… was appointed surveyor of the building, and the first stone was laid on 15th August, 1765, by Brice Fisher, one of … is a neat square building of white brick, ornamented with stone. It would appear that the brickwork derives its present …
Feet of Fines of the Tudor period [Yorks]
… 1509 TRINITY TERM, 1 HENRY VIII. Thomas Nailor Edward Stone and Ann his wife Messuage with lands in Waddsworth. …