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Old and New London
… Waterloo Place and Her Majesty's Theatre CHAPTER XVII. WATERLOO PLACE AND HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. "Hic alta theatris Fundamenta … of Illustration." It was erected from the designs of Mr. Nash, who intended it as a residence for himself. It was used …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Watford (St. Mary) WATFORD ( St. Mary), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Cashio, or liberty … curacy and donative, in the patronage of the Earl of Orford, the impropriator, whose tithes have been commuted for …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Agriculture. In 1086 the manor was 3 hides in extent and had land for 3 ploughs. There were 3 teams worked by 10 villeins and 3 bordars and a fourth team in demesne. The value, 40 s., … Tax. Eccl. (Rec. Com.), 251; S.H.C. vi (1), 236. T. R. Nash, Coll. for Hist. of Worcs. ii (1782), App. p. xxxvi. See …
A History of the County of Stafford
… in West Bromwich by 1686, apparently a private academy, 72 and by then the parish was entitled to send two boys to Old … the later 18th century there were schools for the poor 74 and several private academies, 75 and the first Sunday … an industrial school for girls and boys. See p. 83. T. R. Nash, Colls. for Hist. of Worcs. ii (1782), 210-11; V.C.H. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Green which by 1732 belonged to Jesson Lowe, an ironmonger and a younger son of John Lowe of Lyndon. 80 Crump Hall was … also included a farm at Mount Ephraim to the north-west and another to the south-east near Bird End. The estate was … Eccl. (Rec. Com.), 251. See also S.H.C. vi(1), 223. T. R. Nash, Coll. for Hist. of Worcs. ii (1782), App. p. xxxvi. See …
An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk
… Flegg Hundreds, West and East Ness NESS Is a common and general name for lands that project towards the sea, or … in Essex, had a grant of this light-house and that of Orford Ness in Suffolk, with divers privileges, and one penny …
A History of the County of Sussex
… West Grinstead Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1215 the manor of WEST GRINSTEAD … called West Grinstead Park, built to the designs of John Nash on higher ground to the north-east. Of sandstone cut …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Walter Pavely acquired from Monkton Farleigh in 1320, 64 and formed part of his estate at Brook on his death in 1323. … a number of small estates in 1599, three fulling mills and a grain mill were included in the Brook Farm estate … of Tinhead, in 1599. From Jeffery it descended to his son Nash, and from Nash Whitaker to his son Geoffrey. 43 Only one …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Middle division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, Pershore and E. divisions of the county of Worcester, 4 miles (N. E.) from Tewkesbury; containing 340 inhabitants, and comprising 871 acres. There is a place of worship for … a school, and 100 towards its endowment. Weston, with Nash and Tilsop WESTON, with Nash and Tilsop, a chapelry, in …
Old and New London
… Westminster Abbey Chapels and royal tombs CHAPTER LIII. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.THE CHAPELS AND ROYAL TOMBS. "A feeling sad came o'er me as I trod the … the first wife of Sir Robert Walpole, afterwards Earl of Orford, and that " 'Horace, her youngest son,' consecrated …