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Survey of London
… for organ-building. Alexander Cumming first came to fame for an organ he and his brother assembled at Inverary … (page 417). One of its wings having been destroyed by a flying bomb in 1944, the company prepared plans to rebuild …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… roofing the whole building in one span, the addition of flying buttresses to support the roof, the entire … with one foot on a globe, the other on the wing of a flying eagle; above him are angels with the crown and orb, …
Old and New London
… Hope, Charity, and Prudence. On the top is a figure of Fame taking her flight, and resting only on her toe. This …
Old and New London
… struck with the capriciousness of the muse of monumental fame. Except the kings down to those of the House of Stuart, … tracery and carved work, and terminated with pinnacles, flying buttresses, and spires, all profusely crocketed and …
Old and New London
… us satisfy our eyes With the memorials, and the things of fame, That do renown this city." Shakespeare, " Twelfth …
Old and New London
… the point where it unites with the skull. It was probably flying at a great pace, and, attracted by the light of the … about ten a.m. on the 21st inst., a woodcock crossed me, flying rapidly and low, from the direction of the barracks … sparrows in London. They are:1, sparrow-hawk, seen once flying from the east, in early morning; 2, great tit; 3, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… A section of the airfield was still used in 2000 for flying microlight aircraft. 1 In 1941 a German Heinkel was …
A Dictionary of London
… business houses. White Horse Yard, Old Broad Street See Flying Horse Yard. White Horse Yard, Seething Lane East out …
Survey of London
… in the Privy-Garden has receiv'd no damage." ( The Flying Post or Post-Master, No. 414.) Some writers have held …