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A History of the County of London
… Benedictine monks St Peter's abbey, Westminster HOUSE OF BENEDICTINE MONKS 2. SAINT PETER'S ABBEY, WESTMINSTER The real date of the foundation of … the foundation stories of such houses as St. Paul's and St. Alban's. The legend of the destruction of the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… from 1669 87 or one using the formerly Anglican St. George's chapel and associated with the dissenters' academy at Bishop's Hall. 88 Early ministers included Francis Bampfield, John … described in the 1780s. 6 John Wesley preached at Bonner's Hall, where he had stayed in 1754, in 1755-7 and in the …
Survey of London
… of 167 feet from the centre of the entrance into Craig's Court, representing the original northern boundary of Hornebolte's house, on the hermitage property (see p. 226), takes us to … the freehold from Westminster Abbey, purchased 7 Henbury's interest, and at once proceeded to pull down and rebuild …
Old and New London
… BISHOPSGATE. The Old GateThe "White Hart"Sir Paul Pindar's House: its Ancient Glories and Present ConditionThe Lodge in Half-moon AlleySt. Helen's and the Nuns' HallThe TombsSir Julius CsarSir John … shown on page 154. The rooms over the gate were, in Strype's time, allotted to one of the Lord Mayor's carvers. Pennant …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… probably of c. 1400, but the tracery has been removed. The S. arcade is of about the same period and of four bays with … by a two-centred arch with responds similar to the S. arcade of the nave; the arch is of c. 1400 and was built … round-headed window and below it a modern doorway. In the S. wall are four windows similar to those in the N. wall of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… time, widows especially. It may be that the black 'widow's weeds' conveyed a message of unavailability in the marriage … of all the ladies in town' [Diaries (Pepys)]. !n 1751 Aris's Birmingham Gazette, and no doubt other provincial papers … with HOODs made of CRAPE and crape FANs, while a gentleman's wear was to be made of black cloth with a crape HATBAND and …
Old and New London
… BoyhoodThe Temperance HallThe South London Working Men's CollegeThe South London Tramway CompanyThe Mission College of St. AlphegeNelson SquareThe "Dog's Head in the Pot"Surrey ChapelThe Rev. Rowland … SkinThe "Haunted Houses" of Stamford StreetAshton Lever's MuseumThe RotundaThe Albion Mills. This great …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… charity schools set up in England, especially to Christ's Hospital in London, whose uniform was a long blue coat and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Bocking 12. BOCKING. (E.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxv. N.W. (b)xxv. N.E. (c)xxv. S.E. (d)xxv. S.W.) Bocking is a small parish and town adjoining Braintree …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Bodenham 8 BODENHAM (B.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XX, S.W., (b)XXVII, N.W., (c)XXVI, N.E.) Bodenham is a large … the North and South Aisles were added to the nave, N. and S. arcades built, the chancel probably re-built, and the West …