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A History of the County of Warwick
… Religious Houses Benedictines. In 1876, at the invitation of Daniel Haigh, priest of the Erdington mission, and of Bishop Ullathorne, four … of the Poor were said to have been established in the city barely four years. 17 They maintained a home for the …
A History of the County of Warwick
… ROMAN CATHOLICISM 1 There have always been adherents of the Roman Catholic faith in the parishes which form the modern city of Birmingham, though until recently they never formed … Old Oscott, which they renamed Maryvale. Wiseman moved to London in 1848, but the plan that Newman and his friends …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 1 Holborne was indicted again in 1586, as were Mary, wife of John Lytton, yeoman, in 1610 and Margaret, wife of Francis … double that for any other Middlesex parish outside central London. 18 A charity school was supported from the first, 19 … St Mary's, 71. Mudie-Smith, Rel. Life, 111, 114. London City Mission Mag. X. 236; XVII. 219. Vestry mins, 1843-56, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… The parish church THE PARISH CHURCH The parish church of Chelsea was known originally as All Saints, 15 but from … commonly as St Luke's, 16 though not, apparently, because of a formal rededication despite the Evangelist's name being … were planted with mature trees and claimed in 1965 as London's largest private garden after that of Buckingham …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… BLACK FRIARS THE Dominicans, or Black Friars, were one of the four orders of mendicant or begging friars. 1 They received their name … not only to leave off preaching, but also to leave the city for shame. Yet among the doctors then assembled the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… alien house, and its lands and goods granted to the parish of St. Botolph, Aldersgate. In place of the hospital William … the hospital. 9 They had been purchased by Hugh Denys, a London citizen, 10 who bequeathed them in 1511 to Sheen … the customs on this public landing-stage passed to the City. 66 Further gifts from London citizens raised the annual …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Religious Houses House of Benedictine nuns House Of Benedictine Nuns 1. THE PRIORY … tradition 4 that the house had been founded by a Bishop of London, who was, according to Leland, William, Bishop of … 47 It was probably by means of such bequests that some city properties were burdened with rents to the nuns such as …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Religious Houses House of Bridgettines HOUSE OF BRIDGETTINES 7. SYON ABBEY 5 The foundation of Syon Abbey … foundation-stone of Syon in the presence of the Bishop of London on 22 February 1415, 11 issued the foundation charter …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Religious Houses House of Carthusian monks HOUSE OF CARTHUSIAN MONKS 2. THE LONDON CHARTERHOUSE The London Charterhouse, 9 known as the … founded at Smithfield, a little to the north-west of the city wall, by Sir Walter Manny and Bishop Michael Northburgh …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Religious Houses House of Knights hospitallers HOUSE OF KNIGHTS HOSPITALLERS 9. PRIORY OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, … sum was exclusive of Clerkenwell itself but it included London rents worth 241 and an annual revenue of 163 from the …