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A History of the County of Sussex
… constantly suffered erosion from the violence of the sea. In 1340 it was said that in the past fifty years arable land of the yearly value of … was the former rabbit warren called Cockbush Common, which in 1815 was said to be 'nearly absorbed by the sea'. 2 It was …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… Westbury-on-Severn Introduction MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1066 Westbury was the centre of a large but scattered … farm; before 1086 outlying parts, totalling 25 hides, in Kyre and Clifton on Teme (Worcs.), Edvin Loach (Herefs.), … 3/160/44; C.P. 25(2)/260/21 Eliz. East./14. C 142/299/125; Staffs. Pedigrees (Harl. Soc. lxiii), 216. C.P. 25(2)/422/12 …
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. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Henry of (younger son of Edmund, created Earl of Lancaster in 1324) England with a bend azure. Lathom or a chief … billety and a fesse or. Man, Isle of gules three bent legs in armour in their proper colours joined in the middle of the shield. …
Old and New London
… against Fire. It has been observed by Mr. Spalding, in his work on "Italy," that "a medival monastery with its … to do more than state here that the "religious life," in some shape or other, dates from the first century of the … It was only by degrees, however, that it developed itself in the Church, the hermits and recluses of the earlier ages …
Old and New London
… our sovereigns. The first who was crowned here was Harold, in January, 1066, previous to which date most of the Saxon … prevents us from noticing many curious customs now disused in those imposing ceremonies; but our account of the Abbey … incidents attending some of them. It was on Christmas Day, in the year 1066, that the new Abbey of Westminster, the last …
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 …
Old and New London
… "Queen's House"Northouck's Description of Buckingham House in the Time of George III.Dr. Johnson's Interview with George … Gordon RiotsPrincess CharlotteThe Use of the Birch in the Royal NurseryQueen Charlotte and her Christmas … James's, Buckingham Palace is the ugliest royal residence in Europe; and although vast sums of money have been spent at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Weston Underwood 219. WESTON UNDERWOOD. (O.S. 6 in. v. N.W.) Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of St. … c. 1400, and at the same time new windows were inserted in the aisles, and the clearstorey was added. In the middle …