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Survey of London
… Embankment Gardens is now almost the sole surviving relic of the great houses which in the medival and Renaissance … b but it is probable that the street frontage was built on at quite an early date, for the inquisition post mortem on … The King exchanged property in Yorkshire for York House by Act of Parliament (21 James I, cap. 30). When in London, …
Survey of London
… ROAD [See plates 25, 26 and 27.] The first Waterloo Bridge Act contained a clause for the continuation of Stamford Street across Waterloo Road to Westminster Bridge … Road. Substantial alterations and additions were made at various times during the 19th century, and in 1872 the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Fishes, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals FISHES The fishes of Somerset have received a good deal of attention from the … Day). This widely distributed sea perch, which occurs at great depths in the Atlantic Ocean, has occasionally been … **97. Sturgeon. Acipenser sturio, Linn. Baker states very large sturgeons come up the Parret, sometimes almost to …
A History of the County of Somerset
… NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a record of inland … (Drap.) Wincanton; Yeovil; rejectamenta of stream at Bratton St. Maur Vertigo antivertigo (Drap.). Bath; … the nature of the soil on which they grow. Somerset is a large county of varied physical aspect, being both maritime …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Myriapoda are concerned, since collections have been made at three localities only, it is not likely that further search will do much more than extend our knowledge of the distribution throughout the county of the species … 638 (1758). Blue Anchor, Winsford, Leigh Woods. The common large brown species met with everywhere under stones in …