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Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting
… Edward III (1357-8) ANNO 31 EDWARD III. Monday next after the Feast of Conversion of S. Paul [25 Jan.]. Raughton (William de), potter.To be buried in the churchyard of S. Botolph without Algate in the tomb of … sister of the said Thomas. To Matilda his wife he leaves a tenement and garden in the parish of S. Botolph aforesaid …
Calendar of wills proved and enrolled in the Court of Husting, London
… Wills 49 HENRY VI. ANNO 49 HENRY VI. 1 Monday next after the Feast of S. Martin in Yeme [11 Nov.]. Jordon (Herry), fishmonger.To be buried in … S. Brigid in Fletestrete, charged with the maintenance of a priest in the church of S. Botolph aforesaid to pray for …
Survey of London
… area CHAPTER X. Wilmington Square Area The area described in this chapter, centred on Wilmington Square, lies between … in the 1880s, and in the 1890s Rosebery Avenue cut a swathe through some of this impoverished neighbourhood. To … in 1928. At Merlin Street the builders were Bovis Ltd. The discovery of water close to the surface and other poor ground …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of Wilton, if accurate, must be taken to include not only the borough but also its suburbs. The disappearance or total … Trinity was the church of the Guild Merchant established in the 12th century. 1 Institutions are recorded from 1305 to … 4 At this period, however, it may only have been used as a meeting place and not as a church, and in the course of the …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Decline DECLINE The outstanding feature of the later medieval history of … to show that while Wilton of the 12th century was still a prosperous and flourishing borough, by the 15th century the … importance of the town had dwindled so much that it was in a state of decay and amounted to little more than an …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Wilton Industry since c.1500 INDUSTRY SINCE c. 1500 The fortunes of Wilton which formerly had been built on a multiplicity of crafts and trading activities, gradually … onwards the relative importance of cloth-making was in all probability much greater than it had been in the past, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Markets, fairs, agriculture and mills MARKETS AND FAIRS The existence of a market in Wilton probably dates from the Anglo-Saxon period, for …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and poor relief MODERN TOWN GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICES In great contrast to the early period of its growth, when ancient custom became … into disuse and being forgotten. According to Hoare, a charter of incorporation was granted in the reign of Henry …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Peter and St. Paul) WINCANTON ( St. Peter and St. Paul), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Norton-Ferris, E. division of Somerset, 34 …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Winchester Castle CASTLE The County Hall, the great Hall of Winchester where the first … part of their ill-fated wedding ceremonies. It consists of a rectangular nave of five bays 110 ft. 9 in. by 28 ft. 3 in., measuring from centre to centre of the …