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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… fitting together, of effigy of priest in mass-vestments in high relief, middle part of figure remains, dark marble, late …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Yeadon, and Henshaw, comprises about 1730 acres, chiefly high moorland affording tolerable pasture; the surface is … has a well-built village, seated about a mile east of the high road from Ashbourn to Sudbury: Earl Ferrers is a … of hills which, as well as the adjacent country, are in a high state of cultivation. On the south-east are three …
A History of the County of Oxford
… door, and carved wooden screen are all of c. 1500. The high-pitched roofs of both nave and chancel retained …
A History of the County of Oxford
… c. £250 a year in the mid 17th century, reflecting the high valuation of inclosed land. 60 Leases were usually for 7 … to £360; in 1822 the rent was still £340 with penalties as high as £40 an acre for conversion to arable. 61 In the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… day in 1851 the recorded population (17) was artificially high because both the departing tenant of Yelford Manor and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Yelvertoft consisted of little more than a single High Street with the church detached from it to the S.E. and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… for cultivation. The larger part of the parish consists of high table-land, with a substratum of limestone; the other … or "the summit of the dykes," fortified by a high rampart, and, in the most accessible parts, by double … Lleon, or Sarn Helen, is still visible, passing along a high ridge of rock which separates the parish from …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… and two-centred head; near the E. end of the wall and high up is a blocked window of one four-centred light. The … doorway has a square moulded label with returned stops and high up over the eastern window in the S. wall are two … cartouche containing arms; (2) to Arthur Cosens, 1810, High Sheriff in 1807, black and white marble wall-tablet with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the suburbs, set fire to the houses; but the wind being high, the flames communicated to the city, and during the … principal room is 92 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 45 feet high, and will afford accommodation for 1800 persons. The … of 203,530, including a massive boundary wall, 32 feet high, with pierced battlements, recessed gateway, and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… involved the tower on the motte, since it was caused by high winds. 14 After a visit in 1244 Henry III decided to … They were to enclose it with an earth wall up to 12 ft. high and use it for public preaching but in wartime give up … rebuilding of the N. gate (1735). A coach house for the High Sheriff was built in the castle in 1732. 62 In 17737 the …