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A History of the County of Sussex
… The parish, which contains 1,908 acres, is 3 miles in length from its northernmost point by the Grandstand of … of the parish of Boxgrove (q.v.) but is now included in Westhampnett, 1 in which parish lie the kennels and the fine block of stables …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Westmancoate - Weston Westmancoate WESTMANCOATE, a hamlet, in the parish of Bredon, union of Tewkesbury, Middle division … (St. Martin) WESTMESTON ( St. Martin), a parish, in the union of Chailey, hundred of Street, rape of Lewes, E. … of East Chiltington, 533 inhabitants, of whom 262 are in Westmeston hamlet. A charter for a fair on Martinmas-day …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… Westmill 142. WESTMILL. (O.S. 6 in. xiv. S.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. Mary, … work, of Barnack stone, at the S.E. angle of the nave; in the E. gable is some Roman brick. The tower is coated with … arch re-built c. 133040. The West Tower was built late in the 15th century. In 1875 the church was thoroughly …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Inventory of historical monuments in West London Westminster 16. WESTMINSTER. (O.S. 6 in. London, Sheet K.) The city of Westminster comprises eight … St. Mary le Strand; St. Paul Covent Garden; St. Martin in the Fields; St. Anne Soho; St. James Piccadilly; St. …
Old and New London
… The chapels at the east end of the Abbey Church are nine in number. Commencing on the south side by "Poets' Corner," … three last named are now thrown into one. The kings buried in the Abbey are Sebert, Edward the Confessor, Henry III., … The tomb of Sebert, king of the East Saxons, who died in 616, and of Ethelgoda, his queen, is on the left of the …
Old and New London
… HISTORY. "And they shall then behold the scene around In wasted age, in antique beauty, faded; Our great Cathedral fane in silence bound." Whitehead's "Legends of London." Etymology …
Old and New London
… observed, "reunited with him whom they had served in life." The custom was adopted, and the numbers greatly increased in subsequent reigns; and in the time of Elizabeth, the Abbey had become the place of …
Survey of London
… by the citizens of London, and it is significant that in granting a loan of 100,000 to King Charles II in 1664 they took the opportunity to express their thanks to … salved when the old bridge was demolished. a There are coats of arms in the arch spandrels, and panels on the …
Old and New London
… Notable events CHAPTER LXII. WESTMINSTER HALL.INCIDENTS IN ITS PAST HISTORY. " The Great Hall of Westminster, the … and no side yield." Ben Jonson. Law Students residing in the King's CourtThe Hall built by William RufusThe Poor regaled here by Henry III.Prince Henry crowned in his Father's LifetimeSir John Dymoke, the King's …
Old and New London
… Byron. Abbot Ingulph and Queen EdgithaA Monastic School in the "Dark Ages"The Beginning of Westminster SchoolHenry … Under the wing of almost every abbey and monastery in England there grew up a school for the education of the … formed no exception to the general rule. Tanner, in his "Notitia," tells us that there would appear to have …