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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.E. (b)v. S.E.) Belchamp St. Paul's is a small parish and village about 5 m. W. of Sudbury. Ecclesiastical b (1). … The walls are of flint rubble with dressings of limestone and clunch ; the roofs are covered with tiles and lead. The … (2) of [William Golding, 1587], figure of man in plate armour, two groups of children, and two shields, figure of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… half of the 13th century. c. 1330 the Nave was rebuilt and a chantry-chapel or tomb-recess added on the N. side. The … West Tower was added about the middle of the 15th century, and in the second half of the same century the South Porch … 15th-century, much worn; (2) of two figures, one in armour, elaborate canopy, inscription plate and four shields, …
A Dictionary of London
… the east side of Warwick Lane, in Castle Baynard Ward (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816). Strype says in his time it was chiefly used by market people (ed. 1720, I. iii. 230), and in Rocque's map, 1746, a passage leads direct from the inn into Newgate Market. In O. and M. it is further north than in the later maps, on the …
A Dictionary of London
… Castle Baynard Ward (P.O. Directory). First mention : O. and M. 1677. Hatton says the Bell Inn stood there in 1708. … the tenement called "le Belle," mentioned 36 H. VIII. (L. and P. R. VIII. XIX. (1), p. 636). The western side is now … Wardens of Fraternity of Tailors and Armourers of Linen Armour, 1454 (Ct. H.W. II. 526). Stow calls it Benbridges …
A History of the County of London
… nor yet in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle before the year 1040, and there can be no doubt that the more important the house … or suspect person at his table, not to carry defensive weapons nor go out of sanctuary without permission, not to … an old man, on the rumour of French invasion he bought armour and set out with two fellow monks to assist in the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… with stone dressings; the nave is coated with plaster and covered with ivy. The building dates from the end of the … of the 14th century, when it consisted of the Chancel and Nave only. The North Chapel and the South Porch were … in the sides; on it lie effigies of knight, in plate armour, and lady, c. 1430: in the chancel floor, slabs to …
Benson (Including Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke)
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… Fifield, Preston, Crownmarsh, Roke) BENSON The large and thriving village of Benson - by far the most populous … the London road, with a relatively broad range of trades and a diverse social structure. Until the 20th century it … between the church and the river, where finds of bones and weapons were reported in the 18th century. 11 A late …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in east London Bermondsey AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN EAST LONDON. ACCREDITED TO A DATE … c. 1400 engraved in middle with kneeling figure of man in armour of the period with lady placing tilting-helm on his …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, a port, borough, market-town, parish, and county of itself, 55 miles (E. by S.) from Edinburgh, and 334 (N. by W.) from London; containing 8484 inhabitants. … is partly strengthened by the frequent discovery of broken armour in a field near the town; the name of a rivulet called …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… in 1653 the former manor house, Bishop's or Bonner's Hall, and 93 a. surrounding it between the Hackney border and Old Ford Lane, 38 to Mary, widow of Gen. or Adm. Richard … she sold the estate to Robinson, a parliamentary major and former colleague of her husband. 40 Cleveland's …