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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of land, comprising the 30 acres mentioned in Dugdale's Warwickshire as the Park, is the property of Thos. Hutton, … Vulcan Forge, for hammered-iron, belonging to Henry Smith and Company; Crookhay, to Mr. Thomas Davies; &c. The … trustees to grant building-leases, and a great part of the estate has been leased out. The annual income now derived …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… is also an old family mansion, called Trvithel, or "Ithel's House," from Ithel, King of Gwent, as it is said, who was … The living is a discharged vicarage, rated in the king's books at 4. 16. 0.; patrons, the De Winton family. The … by Mrs. Margaret Lloyd in 1714, and payable out of the estate of Tŷ-'n-y-Wern; also 3. 10., the rent of an allotment …
Survey of London
… South Molton Lane and Avery Row lies outside the Grosvenor estate and is not included in this volume. Beneath South … rated houses were occupied by titled residents. Claridge's apart, Brook Street still retains much of the domestic … encompassing both the quirky Baroque of Edward Shepherd's elevation at No. 72 (Plate 3b) and the cool Palladian of …
Survey of London
… by Thomas Cundy II. 9 In the late nineteenth century the Estate decided to raise the tone of this part of the street … Holloways were not entirely happy with Balfour and Turner's first design, and in March 1898 obtained the Duke's leave … of Nos. 4046, and their first architect was Frank Adams Smith, whose designs were approved by the Duke in June 1895. …
Survey of London
… timber yard on the triangular site at the corner of Brook's Mews and Avery Row, behind No. 39 (then 50) Brook Street … and modernisation, to the design of Charles Gordon Smith at a cost of 20,000. 127 At the end of the war of … an architect who had built much on the Cadogan and Smith's Charity estates in Chelsea, and was later to be the designer …
Survey of London Monograph
… 1502, and was sent when quite young to be a page in Wolsey's household. He was knighted in 1519, and, in spite of the … soon discovered, & Wolsey, who knew by this time the King's inclinations, scolded the young man. Lord Percy gave way, … at one time the richest commoner of England, & the great estate which he got honestly, he spent nobly. 11 He was a …
Survey of London Monograph
… and replaced what was existing at the time of Hollar's drawing dated 1642, and Chatelain's of 1750. (Plates 1 & … situated to the south of Brooke House, forms part of the estate and is now utilised with the main building for asylum … to the uttermost parts of the building; to Mr. W. Haskett Smith, a descendant of Sir John Elryngton, for valuable …
Survey of London Monograph
… HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL. "What boots it now to Percy's gallant heir, That once he stood the rival to his King; And … the dissolution of the Priory of S. John of Jerusalem this estate at Hackney appears to have been granted to Henry, Earl … might if possible be reserved. 12 In 1659 William Smith and others, who it is probable purchased it of the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… shaped, the only natural boundary being the King's Cliff stream in the south-east. It measures c. 7.5 km. from … hill springs feed a stream flowing east, known as the King's Cliff stream at its lower end, forming a long cleft between … transformed into the common pound for the county. 14 The estate at Denesmodeswelle had formed part of the royal manor …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Towill, by will dated 1682, left an annual charge of £5 4 s. on the rectory for loaves for 12 poor people each week. … a harvest supper was held from the income of the Towill charity and four other charities, £100 given by Sir Charles …