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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 10 miles (S. S. E.) from Ravenglass; containing 299 inhabitants. It … arable and pasture. The Watling-street, the Grand Junction canal, and the London and Birmingham railway (of which the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… of Watling Street. Much of the N. boundary follows a S.W.-flowing tributary of the R. Nene, which then turns S. through the W. part of the parish. The higher ground in … destroyed, except for some fragments beside the railway, canal and motorway (sp 615647; RAF VAP CPE/UK/1994, 236970, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ward above Derwent, W. division of Cumberland, 3 miles (S. S. E.) from Bootle; containing 208 inhabitants. The parish is … limekilns and brick ovens. A branch of the Ellesmere canal extends to the town, by means of which and other canals …
Survey of London
… appearance of the Palace in the early part of Charles II's reign. The building operations of that monarch no doubt … mass of buildings, of differing styles and dates. James II's rebuilding of the privy gallery and of the Queen's … looking down the Thames to the bridge, and another up the canal in the park." 17 Sir Robert Carr was accommodated there …
Old and New London
… Placethat is past: For since the Cardinal fell that title's lost; 'Tis now the King's, and called Whitehall." Shakespeare's Henry VIII., Act IV., … commodious situation, looking into St. James's Park, the canal, &c., on the west, and the noble river of Thames on the …
Old and New London
… grac'd, But by his death imperfect and defac'd." Storer's Metrical History of Wolsey. Wallingford HousePope's Lines … well there might be; but the duke was taken aback, and the regent was greatly annoyed at the remark when repeated to him … spectator is the eastern end of the straight and formal "canal," which then almost bisected the Park. We have …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Hormer, county of Berks, 5 miles (W. by S.) from Oxford; containing 22 inhabitants. Whitley WHITLEY, … union and hundred of Reading, county of Berks, 2 miles (S.) from Reading; containing 518 inhabitants. The hamlet … at the inclosure in 1793. The Knottingley and Goole canal passes close to the village. There is a place of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… great resort. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 12. 11. 3., and in the patronage of the Dean and … is carried on to a considerable extent. The Chesterfield canal and the Midland railway pass through the parish. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 7. 10. 10.; net income, 302; patron, the Bishop of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… union of Stockton, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 5 miles (N. W. by W.) … for 11; and the impropriate for 106. 17. payable to Christ's Hospital, Sherburn. Whitton, with Tripleton WHITTON, with … been on the decline since the opening of the Chesterfield canal; but frame-work knitting is still carried on to a small …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1855 Edward Whymper's London diary 1855 1859 1855 Book 1 st. Commencing Jan 1 st … evening; heard Mr Aldis both times. Mr Leigh preached at Regent Street chapel. Dull day. Dry and cold. Mr Green has …