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A History of the County of Middlesex
… in the centre with, in 1679, a house and outbuildings at the eastern end of Crabtree Lane at the junction with a field way (later Gibraltar Walk) and a … ground in 1703. The Nag's Head inn fronted Hackney Road at the eastern end of the estate and was occupied c. 1706-12 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… south, until in 1669 Carter leased parcels in Hare Street, at the northern end, to a London carpenter, Josias Hill, who … houses were narrow, on a 17-ft. frontage, and tall, one at least consisting of a single room on each of five storeys, … by 1775. 51 In 1792 leases were granted to Henry Vine, an Islington builder, of ground in Gibraltar Field near …
Survey of London
… parish church. Taking the example of St Mary Magdalene, Islington, built between 1812 and 1814, they thought the cost … 91 In April 1820 designs were invited for a church to hold at least 1,710 worshippers. 92 The church committee received … Also in 1820, his Gothic designs for the parish church at New Windsor were accepted, the building being completed in …
Survey of London
… land. The building lots were offered for sale both at auction and by private sale. The first auction was held in … or 16ft width and a half of the depth of those offered at the initial auction. Indeed, before a further auction in … training centre. It was built by Patman & Fotheringham of Islington on their tender of 7,283. Furniture and incidentals …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… whom 1803 are in the hamlet. This place, which is situated at the junction of the Leeds and Halifax, and Dewsbury and … The church, dedicated to St. Paul, was erected in 1829, at an expense of 2929, by the Parliamentary Commissioners, on … also numerous mills for cutting and polishing it. The Islington glass-works, erected in 1814, are capable of …
Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1066-1300
… BISHOPS William Cons. 1051 ( A.S.C. 'D', 'E', s.a.). Occ. at council of London, 1075 (D. Wilkins, Concilia (1737) 1 … v fo. 14r, a Canterbury MS., says cons. by abp. Lanfranc at Winchester; A.S.C. 'E', s.a., says king spent Easter (5 … 1 fo. 89b). [ Fulk Lovel Archdcn. of Colchester, preb. of Islington. Lic. el. 18 Feb. 1280 ( C.P.R. 1272- 81 p. 363). …
Survey of London
… By the Act of 1836 the terminus was authorized to be sited at or near High Street, Shoreditch. The building of the line … to proceed with the construction of the passenger terminus at Shoreditch, according to the plan and model submitted by … statutory authority to abandon its intended ter minus at Islington and to share the line to Shoreditch with the …
Old and New London
… the site of Bloomsbury Square and the surrounding streets. At the time when Lomesbury was a retired village, the royal … in 1537, the hawks and steeds were removed to the stabling at Charing Cross, which was altered and enlarged for their … Farm, Hampstead, and Highgate; and east, to Battle Bridge, Islington, St. Pancras, &c. The north side of Queen Square …
Old and New London
… in his Diary, touching the building of this square:"Dined at my Lord Treasurer's, the Earle of Southampton, in … a naked garden to the north, but good aire." It was at first called Southampton Square; and Macaulay places it … and at a fit age was sent to a small school, first at Islington, and afterwards at Walthamstow, at a seminary kept …
A New History of London
… year, destroyed 30,578 persons. The lord-mayor assisted at the coronation according to custom, and with the other … city. The pleas on both sides were learnedly argued; but at length the commoners tacitly giving up the point by … Its course from Ware to the reservoir at Clerkenwell near Islington, measures 38 miles, 16 poles: from thence the water …