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A History of the County of Oxford
… dressings, and a south porch of ashlar; the roofs are stone slated. A carved relief with beaded arcs reset in the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… In 1949, when the Weekses bought College farm, over four-fifths (165 a.) of the land was arable, but in the later …
A History of the County of Oxford
… manor house (Yelford Manor), a large 19th-century stone farmhouse (College Farm), 1 and a few modern houses. In …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 2-storeyed, the northern, service, wing having an original stone stack, presumably for a kitchen, and retaining external … and building in the centre of the rear wall a massive stone chimney with fireplaces on both floors; a 2-storeyed … presumably after a collapse, was partially rebuilt in stone, losing its eastern bay. 71 In the later 19th century …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… the W. end of the village. The walls are of pebble and stone rubble with dressings of Barnack and other limestones … imposts. The S. arcade is of late 13th-century date and of four bays with two-centred arches of two stop-chamfered … projecting chamfered bricks set on edge. Fittings Bells: four; 1st and 2nd by Christopher Graye, 1666. Bell-frame of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… at a great distance from their habitations. There are four corn-mills, a small wire-mill, and a paper manufactory. … and a handsome tower, and measures ninety feet by forty-four; the number of sittings is 630, of which 301 are free. … with advantage, employing several hundred persons; and a stone-quarry and two mills of small size are partially in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of local rubble with dressings of Ham Hill and other local stone and the roofs are lead-covered. The Chancel was built … a rose; above the arch are two blocked windows each of one four-centred light. The Nave (40 ft. by 14 ft.) has mid … arches similar to the chancel-arch; the piers have each four attached shafts, separated by wide hollows and with …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to superintend the erection of the strong wall of stone nearly 80 miles in length, which he ordered to be built … to the siege of York, which, having held out nearly four months, surrendered upon honourable terms. On Jan. 1st, … assizes for the county, and the election of knights of the shire for the North Riding, take place in the city. The …
Survey of London
… York House, was assigned to George Street circa 1852. Only four houses there, Nos. 6, 7, 9 and 10, all of which are on … a cut string with carved brackets. The mantelpieces are in stone with keyed centres and generally agree with the example …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… omitting stretches of water, of 2 miles. There were four main gates, or bars, all with projecting barbicans, six … below the eastern castle to form an extensive fishpond. Stone gates through the rampart were erected at Micklelith … saltire; on the end of the staff is a cap of liberty. The Shire Hall at Nottingham (1770) and the Sessions House at …