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A History of the County of Oxford
… of plots were close to that width, notably the Marlborough Arms (52 ft. in the 18th century) 16 and some of its … late 16thcentury wool barn behind the later Woodstock Arms, 90 Penniless Bench in Market Place, mentioned in the … used later for a home for the aged, Spencer Court, and a fire station, police station, library, and car park. Houses …
A History of the County of Oxford
… later medieval inns, the George (later the Marlborough Arms), belonged in 1279 to one of the leading townsmen, Adam … a house in Market Street (later part of the Woodstock Arms) from an Oxford draper, and soon afterwards moved to … (d. 1681), mercer, like Sparrow used the Grocers' Company arms on his trade token, and his shop contained cloth, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… including the principal coaching inns, the Marlborough Arms and the Bear, and the town's waterworks which they … in 1820. 58 Assemblies were held at the Marlborough Arms in the early 19th century, presumably in the ballroom … 1870s the Royal Assembly Rooms were built at the King's Arms hotel, and used for plays, concerts, and other events …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by 1580, all new freemen provided a leather bucket for fire fighting, or an equivalent fee, rising from 2 s. 6 d. in … corporation's house next to the town hall, the Woodstock Arms. 3 In the 1830s he received small fees, a wage of 1 10 … provided a small pest house in 1720, contributed towards a fire engine in 17467, and by raising loans was able to …
A History of the County of Oxford
… meeting in Thomas Boulton's house opposite the Marlborough Arms in Oxford Street, registered in that year; mobs, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… fluted Ionic pilasters, entablature, an urn, cartouche-of-arms on apron. In churchyardon E. wall of S. transept, (2) to … coped and with flat cartouche; (7) slab with lozenge-of-arms, probably late 17th-century, defaced; (8) to Frances, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the event. A great part of the town was destroyed by fire in 1722, since which period it has not made any … in 1765, on the site of an ancient structure destroyed by fire, is a neat edifice, occupying an eminence commanding an …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… a cup and cover-paten of 1571 and a paten of 1816. Royal Arms: In N. aisle, painted wooden panel, George III before … ceiling springing from corbels with painted shields-of-arms of Bindon and other abbeys. The Dining Room, to the W., … Below the label stops are late 19th-century shields-of-arms of former owners of Bindon. Gatehouse (Plate 201), 60 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and Woolaston Common, one called the 'Carpenter's Arms' probably dating from before 1863 and surviving until c. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… removed. 8 In 1936 the nave roof was rebuilt after a fire and a turret flèche added. 9 An amenity block was added …