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A New History of London
… removed to separate places. They also enacted, that every house should be built with party walls, and all in front …
A New History of London
… kept in the remains of the marquis of Winchester's mansion-house, called Winchester-place, well adapted for the purposes … to be some time after the foundation of the priory of the Holy Trinity near Aldgate, in whose patronage this church was … against the wall, and forms round, for the use of the holy communion: the windows on one side have painted on them …
A New History of London
… in London. In this street is the Boar's-head tavern, the house that Shakespeare represents prince Henry indulging his … several times mayor of London; for a master, warden, 13 priests, and 4 choristers. The present church of St. Mary … man of law to make complaynt: I sayd fore Mary's love that holy saynt Pity the poore that would proceede; But fore lack …
A New History of London
… the friars preachers and Ludgate, and so returned by the house of the said friars to the wall of the canonry of St. … them again, and granted them all that capital messuage or house called Derby-place, situate in the parishes of St. … on which causes the admiralty court sits at the sessions house in the Old Bailey. Court of Delegates. 5. The court of …
A New History of London
… on the north west; and from the west corner of the Mansion-house on the south east to within 33 feet west of Bow-lane on … toward the completion of it. Guildhall and the Mansion House The fire in 1666 greatly injured this noble pile, which … Acars, had relation to the like dedication of a chapel and holy order, at Acars in Palestine, to St. Thomas--Becket, by …
A New History of London
… called Pavement-row, there is an Independent meeting-house. Improvement of Fore-street. Opposite the west end of … and the Poultry, is the large brick building antiently the house of Sir John Frederic, and afterward occupied by the … formed a plan for improving the spot on which this old house stands: but the execution of any such plan remains for …
A New History of London
… this street are several courts, &c. as Star court, Weigh-house yard, Newman's yard, Finch lane, Freeman's court, …
A New History of London
… area, which occupies the ground where formerly stood the house and gardens of the earls of Bridgewater. Sion college. … institution by building a spacious library over the alms house at his own expence. The books were given by many … rich clothworker of this city, who bequeathed it, with his house and other lands and tenements, to the value of 30l. per …
A New History of London
… in their corporate capacity, answerable to the king and house of lords: the common-council consists of 236 deputies … in one particular, as the common-council do not like the house of commons fit and transact business as a separate … of public appearance, &c. he also waits at the parliament house during the sessions, and reports their proceedings to …
A New History of London
… having before given 500l. toward the purchase of an house, called the Manor of the Rose, belonging to the duke of Buckingham, for that purpose. But that house being destroyed by the great fire in 1666, the present … library is the chapel; and contiguous to these is a large house appropriated to the head master. In this school about …