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A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle Architectural history ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF THE CASTLE The castle of Windsor appears first in history … western part of the north front a 'new lodging called the Prince's lodging' for the king's bastard son, the young Henry … walls and all the flues of the dining room or Prince of Wales's tower have been rebuilt. Many of the cross walls …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… Windsor castle History THE CASTLE The authentic history of Windsor Castle cannot be carried back beyond the 11th … the care of Hugh Giffard. 48 When about a year old the prince was visited at Windsor by Thomas of Savoy, Count of … 80 In January 1281 the ambassadors of Llewellyn Prince of Wales were received at the castle by the constable on their …
Survey of London Monograph
… Windsor Herald WINDSOR HERALD The office of Windsor is said to have been instituted for the service of … granted 20 mks a year for bringing good news of the Black Prince (presumably a report of the victory at Najara, … three months later; 1752 Secretary to Garter mission to Prince of Orange; d. 24 July 1757, Tottenham Court Road; bur …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Lying on what was formerly the Derbyshire side of the river Trent, Winshill was transformed in the mid 19th … and private housing development in the south-eastern part of the township. Winshill was a township in Burton ancient … of Gt. Britain, sheet 141 (1976); Soil Surv. of Eng. and Wales (1983). S.R.O., D. 603/A/ADD/135; D. (W.) 1734/2/3/139. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… WINTERBORNE HERRINGSTON (O.S. 6 ins. SY 68 NE) The parish of Winterborne Herringston covers less than 600 acres, … dated to 16161625 by the initials C.P. which accompany the Prince of Wales's feathers, but Sir John died in 1617 and an unfinished …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… on the Norfolk border between Wisbech and Outwell, is one of the larger parishes in the Isle. It was originally of the long, narrow shape usually found in Wisbech hundred, … 47 In 1597 William Payne gave 16 acres in Whales or Wales Field for the repair of the church and the relief of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Newton NEWTON Newton is a village about 4 miles north of Wisbech, lying just west of the 'Roman Bank'. The parish, … of Roger and Desirée, was knighted in company with Edward Prince of Wales (1306). His son Sir John I fought at Crécy and took …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Each is therefore partly in Norfolk and partly in the Isle of Ely. 1 In the Middle Ages they were collectively known as … Together they stretch about 4 miles along the old course of the Nene, and are locally considered, probably with truth, … brass in Upwell Church. Bell's Gazetteer of Engl. & Wales, 1837. 4 & 5 Vic., c. xvi. Award at County Hall, March. …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 miles north of Wisbech. The Shire Drain divides it on the north and west from the sister parish of Tydd St. Mary in Lincolnshire. This stream has shrunk to a … Bay in 1672. One of the naval officers on board the Royal Prince was Matthew Wren, son of the Bishop of Ely, who had a …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Epidemics, sanitation EPIDEMICS, SANITATION The origin of the weekly collection for the poor, mentioned above, seems to have been the outbreak of plague. In December 1584 a balance of 11 s. 6 d. was … 9 (average) as compared with 20 per 1,000 in England and Wales as a whole. For the cholera year (1849) the Wisbech …