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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… part has cambered tie-beams with curved braces. A broken fire-back has the initials H. and E.C. 16... a(9). Cottage, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… been enlarged and improved, was destroyed by an accidental fire in 1840. There are small villages at Yarrowford and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… who held it till her death. In 1449, an accidental fire consumed 117 houses in the town, of which 45 belonged to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… having been recently greatly damaged by a fire which destroyed the whole of an extension at the S. end …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… in its immediate neighbourhood, is found an abundance of fire-clay of the best quality, some of which is conveyed down …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ravages of the confederated armies, who devastated it with fire and sword, and massacred the inhabitants. Ethelburga … them from fortifying themselves in the suburbs, set fire to the houses; but the wind being high, the flames … finding that they had been essentially injured by the fire, he pulled them down and rebuilt the church. Though …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… kept in repair until 23 April 1684 when it was gutted by fire. In 16678 the Grand Jury House on the site of the … This new gatehouse, vaulted as a precaution against fire, included record rooms, offices, and a court room; parts … roof on which two demi-culverins and a saker were mounted. Fire from one of these guns effectively delayed the movement …