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Old and New London
… orthography. Coming down to times the history of which is more defined and authentic, we find Camberwell mentioned in … truly Roman and ancient." No doubt, in the present day a more exact account would have been placed on record. The most … which surrounds what till lately was the Green; but the more pleasant and favourite spot is the Grove, which stands …
The Environs of London
… are two imperfect figures of female saints; of one, little more than the head remains; the other, with a sword in her … in every parish near London; and is the reason why a much more accurate idea of the comparative state of population may … about five to one; within the last hundred years, somewhat more than three to one; so that the village has been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… These eminent favours caused the townsmen to be more than ever jealous of its authority; and their … when George I., having purchased of the executors of Dr. Moore, Bishop of Ely, that prelate's collection of books, … Heath and Tillotson; Bishops Hugh Latimer, Gunning, Moore, and Henchman; George Ruggle, author of Ignoramus; Dr. …
Survey of London
… main fronts (Plate 102); also their entrance porches still more advanced with coupled rusticated Doric columns. There is …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… of human activity they provide, however, is of course more massive; they include three banked enclosures, of which … are no find-sites to the W. of Cambridge that suggest a more than local significance (i.e. the presence of small … Few prehistoric centres of occupation in Britain had a more important, easier, line of through communication than …
Survey of London
… below). In Britton's map of 1834 the general lay-out is more complete, although buildings are as yet sparse. Camden … was already partly built upon. After 1834 development was more rapid. The Church of St. Paul, Camden Square, was built …
Old and New London
… her description is no exaggeration. Perhaps there may be more of truth in the following "biographical sketch" of the … establishment it afterwards became, but partook more of the character of "milk fair," as noticed by us in our … impressions of that struggling poverty which is nowhere more vividly shown than in the commoner streets of an …
Survey of London
… into the north front, now happily replaced with the more appropriate pedimented doorcase which can be seen today. … were to be planted there which would grow to a height of more than three feet above the ground floor, nor were any … built on to the houses provided that they did not project more than three feet beyond the general building line. Above …
A History of the County of Oxford
… but at the request of the Oxford Preservation Trust the more interesting portion of Micklem Hall was retained, … Urquhart of Balliol, and is dedicated to St. Thomas More, whose life and martyrdom are depicted symbolically in a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… recipe for what he called PRESERVED GINGER, which was much more like a candy [Rabisha (1682, facs. 2003)]. Recipes of … as many other TEXTILES did. Wilhelmsen claimed little more than that cantaloons were a WOOLLEN - STUFF associated … be manufactured in Norwich for another hundred years and more. He mentions briefly that the manufacture of JERSEY (as …