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A History of the County of Sussex
… In 1867 the south arcade, which had previously had a very long respond to the west, was lengthened by one bay, and a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is divided between it and Cumberland, is about nine miles long, its breadth varying from a quarter of a mile to two … the weight of 30lb. Windermere, is ten miles and a half long, and lies on the western border of the county, which it … situated in a narrow vale called Mardale, is three miles long, and from a quarter to half a mile broad. About the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… by 21 ft.) retains, on the S.E., an angle of pre-Conquest long-and-short work in perfect preservation. In the N. wall … W. window are of c. 1530; in a buttress are some re-used 'long-and-short' stones. The Tower (14 ft. square) is of three …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… and of white marble, moulded, fluted and reeded bowl, long octagonal baluster-shaped stem and moulded base, late … paten of 1691; paten of 1682; stand-paten of 1699, from Long Acre Chapel; flagon of 1634 with base added 1726, flagon … cup of 1711 with repouss drapery; stand-paten of 1712 with long inscription; two flagons of 1711 given to St. Benet, …
Old and New London
… an arch made in the wall. Above this were paintings, long since defaced, done by order of the king, who was … Being snatched away suddenly by death, which he had long meditated and expected with constancy, he went to a … the dukedom of Buckingham. Under this tomb were deposited, long after her decease, the remains of Katharine Valois, …
Old and New London
… freed from the wooden and stone encumbrances which for so long a period of vandalism and ignorance observed the beauty … died in 1175; the fourth slab is of black marble, called Long Meg, from its extraordinary length of eleven feet, and … and the dining-room. On the south side was the Abbot's long chamber, now the Dean's library; this is immediately …
Old and New London
… of episcopal power. It did not, however, as we have shown, long continue to enjoy this distinction, for it never had but … of the discredit and unpopularity of her husband, who not long afterwards granted a large sum towards rebuilding the … This was taken down with the rest by Henry III. Not long afterwards the beautiful mosaic pavement before the high …
Old and New London
… and Painted Chamber. The Judges also, with those of the long robe, the Knights of the Bath, and Gentlemen of the … in repairing the lantern at the junction of the four long timber roofs. Fortunately the fire broke out in the … carpeted platform, which was traversed by the king and the long line of nobles, and others who preceded him. The …
Old and New London
… in a kind of semicircle, and excluding all the rest. The long side-aisles are completely filled with monuments erected … The scene was novel. I could not help fixing my eyes, as long as I remained, upon the coffin of Lord Chatham, beneath … ABBEY.THE CHOIR, TRANSEPTS, &c. "Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing organ swells …
Old and New London
… highwaymen, coiners, and felons, who could defy the law as long as they remained within its precincts. Here they formed … for them in their sanctuaries to prevent their escape. Long before this these privileged places had become great … squyre dwellyng besyd . . . ; and anodur theyff that dyd long to one of Master Comtroller . . . dyd kylle Recherd …