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A History of the County of Essex
… and Poleghelegh which bordered Robert of Horkesley's wood in 1290, were probably assarts near the Little … increased from £4 to £6, while the value of the sokemen's holdings remained 40 s. 65 The parish was one of the poorer … There were also blacksmiths at Gernons, the Crown, and the Queen's Head. 18 In 1769 there was a malting at Gernons. 19 A …
A History of the County of Essex
… which the parish takes its name (originally Withermund's ford) was probably that over the river Stour by the … a three-bayed exten- sion of c. 1700 on the west end. The Queen's Head, west of Wood Hall, was built in red brick c. … at the end of the harvest were held at the Crown or the Queen's Head, and the remaining largesse money was spent in …
A History of the County of Essex
… manors in Mount Bures and West Bergholt. 98 Robert Gernon's fief had escheated to the Crown, and Henry I granted it to … Mountfichet. In 1267 on the death without issue of William's descendant Richard de Munfichet, the overlordship passed to … chester, was given small amounts of land in Wormingford by Queen Eleanor, and Matthew Gernon, and Robert, son of William …
A History of the County of Essex
… c. 20 people by the minister of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion chapel in Fordham, 2 and another cottage was … Methodists met from the 1880s in the Forge Barn at the Queen's Head. In 1898 a corrugated-iron chapel was built on land …
A History of the County of York
… and the chanting of the schola cantorum. With Paulinus's flight from York after the battle of Hatfield only James … remains were translated in the presence of Edward I and Queen Eleanor. 38 The statutes made in 1294 ordered that the … special ceremonial occasion—Richard III's visit with his queen upon the feast of the Decollation of St. John the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had led to the accumulation of shingle, and Worthing's former fine, hard sands 78 had been replaced by a pebbly … the resort continued to develop, but at a slower rate. 13 Queen Caroline (d. 1821) visited Worthing, 14 the duke of … to attract royalty and the aristocracy. The ailing Dowager Queen Adelaide visited it in 1849, 29 and in 1853 it was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Portland Road, 29 with money bequeathed by Robert Humphrys's will dated 1860. Part of the land was sold c. 1922, and the … original site. In 1953, to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the mayor of Worthing and others raised a … 44; Breads's Guide Worthing (1859), 24; Elleray, Worthing, pl. 31. Kelly's Dir. Suss. (1867, 1870). Inscr. on bldg.; cf. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… when a parish was formed out of Broadwater and St. George's parishes. 83 The benefice was called a perpetual curacy … 9 The cure became a vicarage in 1868. 10 With help from Queen Anne's Bounty a house for the incumbent was built in … Biog. Dict. Eng. Architects, 283, 485. Elleray, Worthing, pl. 143. Nairn & Pevsner, Suss. 386; Jefferson, Ch. of St. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… eastern edge of the former east field on John Winchester's allotment by 1838. 27 It was called Sea Mill Park farm by … poultry were also kept. 32 Market-gardening. 33 Worthing's climate and fertile brickearth soil helped the development … Dir. Suss. (1845 and later edns.). Elleray, Worthing, pl. 107. Suss. Life, May 1975, p. 50. Ex inf. Roberts & Son …
A History of the County of Sussex
… weekly payments. 7 A new schoolroom, classroom, and master's house were built in Richmond Road c. 1834, 8 and c. 1847 … to the Revd. W. Davison (d. 1852). The Davison school's average attendance was 120 in 1862 when there was also a … Dir. Suss. (1862 and later edns.); Elleray, Worthing, pl. 24. Rep. of Educ. Cttee. of Council, 1873-4 [C. 1019-1], …