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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Wilkes, Esq. The church is a small edifice, containing some ancient brasses and monumental inscriptions. … which period and 1564 it was held either by the queen or some branch of the royal family);and Sir Francis Knollys and … An ancient chapel, dedicated to St. John, was taken down some years since, to afford a site for an infants' school. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… E. end of the village. The walls are of flint rubble with some pebbles and stone blocks, and some Roman brick; the walls of the chancel are covered with … a coating of later date. At the back, towards the N. end, some of the timber-framing, with fairly close-set studs. is …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… moulded labels in the nave, which have carved head-stops; some of the stops are modern; the columns are square in plan, … except the inner jambs and moulded rear arches, and some stones in the external jambs and sills; between the … tinder-box. In the ceilings are rough chamfered beams, and some old oak steps have been re-used in the back staircase at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… late in the same century. The S. aisle was destroyed at some uncertain date and its arcade walled up. The church was …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1408 she and her husband conveyed the estate, comprising some 500 a. in Rainham, Wennington, and neighbouring … were leasing parcels of marshland in Wennington. By 1853 some of the arable was exhausted by overcropping and failure … 1770. 211 Most of the earlier parish records were stolen some time before 1837, and only some loose papers and bills …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… aisle are probably remains of a 12th-century church, and some indication of the length of the former chancel may be … existing narrow N. aisle; the tower would seem to be in some sort defensive as is indicated by the small size of the … steep-pitched roof. The Roof of the nave incorporates some old timbers, perhaps of early 16th-century date; before …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Scot's Brook, where a Scottish soldier, who was taking some bread out of an oven, was killed by the woman of the … p., of which the greater portion is arable land: there are some quarries of building and flag stone. The living is … and later styles, with a square embattled tower, and has some neat memorials to the Adamson, Heaton, Mason, and other …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… are tiled; the bell-turret is boarded. The thickness of some of the walls and the irregularity of the plan seem to …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1953 a 19th-century north service wing, incorporating some older timbers, was largely demolished and replaced by a … 89 His energetic successor A. J. Havard disagreed with some parishioners over the election of noncon- formists to … oak chest is of 15th- or 16th-century date and there are some early wooden hat-pegs. 3 The royal coat of arms of 1603 …
A History of the County of Essex
… and the river Colne. Although St. John's abbey held some land near Fordham, much of its estate surrounded Armoury … Pond, High Trees, and Spreading Oak farms. Smaller farms, some originating from ancient freehold or copyhold tenancies, … was having a marked effect upon employment in the parish. Some women worked as outworkers for Colchester clothing …