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A Dictionary of London
… beautiful and complete example existing in London of the architecture of that period. The Hospital, which had always …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of 60 acres. The church exhibits specimens of very ancient architecture. An infant school is supported by Lady Hood. … which intersect each other at right angles. During the Saxon and Danish contests it was of considerable importance, … date, being probably one of the very few specimens of Saxon architecture remaining in the kingdom. There is also a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… containing 4066 inhabitants. In the early part of the Saxon dynasty, Basingstoke was inferior to Old Basing; but at … called Craeg-y-Saesson, supposed to have been a Saxon camp; a mile from which is one named Pen-y-Park Newydd, … in accordance with the simplicity of its original style of architecture. St. James's church, rebuilt in 1768, is an …
The Environs of London
… word, I think there can be little doubt. Patricesy, in the Saxon, is Peter's water, or river; and as the same record …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Fields, a neat building in the later style of English architecture, was erected in 1829, partly by a subscription …