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A History of the County of Middlesex
… Mr. Alfred Barnfield lives at Pates Manor. The following place-names occur: Goddard, Parrette, le Tabber. Windsor …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… The soil is gravel on a subsoil of gravel. The following place-names occur:-Swanne, Fullers and Loom Pit Closes, Mark … to the hospital. 80 In this case the grant must have taken place before 1155, the year in which Baldwin died. 81 It was …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… structural alteration. It is, indeed, called in one place of the accounts the King's New Chapel, but this does … are modern. To the east of the kitchens is the serving-place, a wide passage into which hatches open from the … gallery over the screen was long since removed, but its place is now supplied by a modern front. The roof of the hall …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… on long leases at annual rents amounting to £78 16 s.; the Grove Inn, let at £70 a year, and £240 2½ per cent. …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… design, founded no doubt on the plan of Versailles, took place in the reign of Charles II. The park to the east of the … by the Duke of Northumberland at Syon House, and Lord Chatham wrote of him that he was 'an honest man, of … Chron. ii, 25; Acts of P.C. 1547-50, pp. 330, 337. Chap. Ho. Accts. C. bdle. 5, no. 9, fol. 689, &c. Law, op. cit. i, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… against France and Scotland in 1513 had secured him a high place in the king's favour. 136 At this date or shortly … remain, also in the chapel, at the chapel door, &c. Chap. Ho. Accts. C. 6/10;, fol. 1-261 ; C. 6/12;, passim. For … lodgynges at Hampton Court' are mentioned in the Chap. Ho. Accts. for 1528 ; C. 6/10;, fol. 110. It is generally …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… from £150 to £200 apiece. 92 The sale afterwards took place on Saturday in the week after Ascot in one of the … Strictly speaking, this establishment belongs to no fixed place, but is commanded to attend the sovereign wherever he …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… known to frequenters of the Molesey Regatta, which takes place opposite the lawn. Horace Walpole wrote of Garrick's … death. 30 In 1869 the house became the property of Mr. Grove, a retired tradesman, and his widow lived there till … the Elms is one of the largest houses in the parish, Grove House, surrounded by a high wall and with fine trees in …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… past and more.' The actual sale, which seems to have taken place when Henry quitclaimed his rights to the prior and his … of the works, wrote to him, 'your buildings-at York Place, Hampton Court, Oxford, &c., go forward.' 116 In a …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… which ran between Hanworth and Kempton. Litigation took place concerning this dyke and the foot-bridge which crossed … clothes tucked up and a staff in her hand, marches from place to place like an Amazon commanding an army.' 108 In 1635 Lord …