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A History of the County of Sussex
… in the 18thcentury south front, which is of brick on a stone base and has a pedimented Ionic porch. A small room in … marble survived in 1985, together with a small slate altar stone found beneath it, missals, and a chalice of French … Consolation and St. Francis next to Priest's House is of stone and comprises a clerestoried nave and aisles with …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.W. (b)lxxiii S.E.) West Ham is a parish and suburb of London on the left bank of the River Lea. The Church is an … with modern brick; the tower and dressings are of Reigate stone, and the N. chapel of red brick. The roofs are tiled. … wall; (3) of Sir Thomas Foot, Bart., 1688, Lord Mayor of London, and Elizabeth, his wife, 1667, marble monument with …
The Environs of London
… hamlet of Stratford extends along the road towards London, as far as Bow-bridge. Plaistow, another large hamlet, … and tenements, anno 1549, to Gerard Hermans, goldsmith of London 49. It lately belonged to the Grenville family. The … was blown up all in one day." S r Robert Legard and Mary Stone, married Aug. 22, 1691." S r William Foster of …
A History of the County of Essex
… important in West Ham during the Middle Ages, to supply London and the retinues of visiting royalty and dignitaries. … for his household at Stratford during his visits to London. 23 Similar grants were made in 1408 to Sir Thomas … scale, began to develop. The local meat trade, mainly with London, was established by the 14th century. In 1331 some …
A History of the County of Essex
… which the abbey claimed to have been given by Aelfnoth of London, nephew of Swein. 3 There are references to that … with which it was sold in 1672 to John Phillips of London. 19 By his will dated 1674 Phillips devised half the … Railway, which offered it for sale in 1838. 59 The East London Waterworks Co. were the owners by 1853. 60 In 1875 the …
A History of the County of Essex
… Charities. Nicholas Avenon (d. 1599), 9 merchant tailor of London, conveyed to 12 trustees, by a deed of 1580, 6 a. … of Stratford, yeoman, and Henry Store, woodmonger of London, by a deed of 1584, gave 3 a. marshland, let for 4 a … (d. 1585) left a rent of 2 for the poor, charged on Stone Hall in Little Canfield. This was still being received …
A History of the County of Essex
… 3 About the same time Gilbert Foliot (d. 1187), bishop of London, licensed this appropriation and ordained a vicarage. … it was of good size, fit for a populous parish near London. During the later Middle Ages there are occasional … rubble, with white brick on the south and east, Reigate stone in the tower, and red brick in the north chapel. The …
A History of the County of Essex
… 15th century belonged to Robert Christendom, draper of London. 8 In 1742 it was an old boarded house of three … Hyde House was the seat of Sir Thomas Foot, lord mayor of London. In 1742 it was an old boarded house occupied by Aaron … and, internally, what appears to be an early-18th-century stone doorway adapted as a fire-place. Above the latter was …
A History of the County of Essex
… was offering internal courses for the University of London's degrees in science and engineering, but most of its … Maryland Point school, Francis Street, supported by the London City Mission, existed by 1869. 145 In 1871, when the … in bright red brick, lavishly adorned with sculpture and stone dressings. Various Renaissance features were introduced …
A History of the County of Essex
… of which was no doubt sold to local bakers, trading with London. From the 14th century the bakers of Stratford are … were used for fulling. 4 The cloth came steadily from London, despite a protest in 1298 that the City's rights were … one group of local industries was concerned with bricks, stone, cement, and similar building materials. In these …