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A History of the County of Middlesex
… leased to Richard Bennett 4 in 1546, and in 1562 to Edmund Pigeon and Joan his wife, 5 afterwards, in 1574, to Robert … the advowson of the vicarage. 8 They conveyed it to Edmund Pigeon, said to have been the grandson of the Edmund Pigeon who held it in 1562. 9 His sisters and co-heirs …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the most interesting being an undated one to Edmund Pigeon, yeoman of the Jewel House to Henry VIII and Clerk of …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… from 1914, provided partridge, pheasant, hare, rabbit, pigeon, and, occasionally, woodcock. 53 In the 1930s Babraham … high pheasants, and, above all, some of the best pigeon-shooting in the whole country'. 54 Wilbraham Temple, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… centre, has long occupied a prominent position, namely, pigeon shooting. In the early days of pigeon shooting, which came into vogue about 1790, 9 'The Old … 200 were shooting members, many of whom took no part in pigeon shooting. The sport therefore gradually ceased to be …
Survey of London
… stakes, the latter curiously named, sugar loaf, cock, pigeon, tubalkin, etc. These landmarks were liable to be …
A History of the County of Oxford
… and that of the college. The other building was the pigeon-house. Its position is indicated by the terms of an … the College'. 83 Part of the site had been occupied by the pigeon-house which was 'now for want of pigeons unprofitable …
Old and New London
… me that a friend of his once saw a peregrine strike down a pigeon in London, his attention having been first attracted …