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Survey of London
… Plates 41b, 42b, 47a In respect of the Prince's statue and the groups, where the artists were chosen by the Queen, … 357 The Building News thought none of the work would bear close examination. 358 When the work had been commencing … for thinking that at one time the Queen was proposing to bear all the expense of the Prince's statue, which in 1864 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… with clunch dressings; the roofs are covered with tiles and with lead. The Chancel, of c. 1230 is the earliest part. The Nave, Aisles, and chancel arch were re-built c. 1360, the West Tower was added c. 1450, and a little later the South Porch was built. In the 19th …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… 6 in. (a)XVII N.E., (b)XVII S.E.) Alconbury is a parish and large village (Plate 15) 4 m. N.W. of Huntingdon. The church and bridge are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical a(1). … bay-window to the ground-floor has a moulded cornice with billet-ornament. The central chimney-stack has a moulded base …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Aldbourn (St. Michael) ALDBOURN ( St. Michael), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Hungerford, hundred of Selkley, Marlborough and Ramsbury, and N. divisions of Wilts, 6 miles (N. E.) from … Elizabeth, but never finished; the ruinous foundations yet bear that favourite's name. The islet of Burhou, lying to the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… with ashlar dressings; the roofs are covered with tiles and with lead. The W. window of the South Aisle is the only … the 13th century. A little later the Chancel was re-built and the South Chapel added to it, both being lengthened to the E. c. 1300. The S. arcade of the Nave and the greater part of the S. aisle were re-built c. 1340, …
The Aldermen of the City of London
… Aldermen, knights and baronets ALDERMEN, KNIGHTS AND BARONETS. We commonly find in lists of Mayors of the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries the word "Sir" prefixed to the holder of …
Old and New London
… Aldersgate Street and St Martin-le-Grand CHAPTER XXVII. ALDERSGATE STREET AND ST. MARTIN'S-LE-GRAND. Origin of the NameHistory of the … by Philip Henslowe and Edward Alleyn; and here, and at the Bear-garden, Bankside, Southwark, of which he was the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of London Aldersgate ward AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE CITY OF LONDON. ACCREDITED TO … reference should be made.) 1. ALDERSGATE WARD. (Within and Without). Aldersgate Ward includes the parishes of St. …
A History of the County of Northampton
… Regis in 1935, 1 occupied some 878 acres to the south and west of the river Tove about nine miles south of Northampton and three miles from Towcester. The parish was separated from … with Paulerspury ran through fields; while to the south and east the boundary with Grafton was represented partly by …
Old and New London
… Aldgate, the Minories and Crutched Friars CHAPTER XXX. ALDGATE, THE MINORIES, AND CRUTCHED FRIARS. The Aldgate of 1606Brave Doings at … by Stow," says Cunningham, "was taken down in 1606, and a new one erected in its stead, the ornaments of which …