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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (Plate 153) towards the Courtyard is faced with red and black bricks laid chequerwise; two large windows in this wall …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in ancient records, from its situation on a navigable river, Downham Port, derives its name from the Saxon Dune, a … situated on an acclivity, about a mile to the east of the river Ouse, commanding an extensive view of the Fens on the … he bequeaths legacies to several relations. A priory of Black canons was founded in the time of Henry I., by William …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… late 15th or early 16th-century date and of red brick with black brick diapering (Plate, p. xxxviii); it is of three … work and foliage, mostly 14th-century; fragment of black-letter inscription, 15th-century. Monument and … with emblems of mortality and two achievements-of-arms, black marble slab with inscription and shield-of-arms. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Downton Camp (Plan, p. xxviii), on a hill-side above the river Teme, and 340 yards S.S.E. of the old church, has an …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… with some substance, often graphite popularly known as BLACK LEAD, which was capable of leaving a mark on PAPER. In …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the Great Western railway, in a detached portion near the river; and comprises by measurement 970 acres. The living is … Uttoxeter to Newcastle-under-Lyme, and intersected by the river Blyth; and comprises 3880 a. 3 r. 17 p., whereof 240 … which is populous and well built, is contiguous to the river Derwent, and to the Derby canal, and Midland railway. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… inscribed with a sentence from the Apostles' creed, Latin, black-letter, the glass is made to fit the pointed heads of … in the chancel, pair of gauntlets and breastplate, painted black, 17th-century. ConditionGood, much restored. Secular …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… tail gules (?), possibly set inside out, two fragments of black-letter inscription, etc.; in tracery of S.E. window, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the Celtic tongue, oak. It is intersected by the river Irt, and bounded on the south by the Mite, and on the … where, receiving numerous tributaries, they form the river Hull. It consists of one spacious street extending … and extends along the side of the principal stream to the river Hull, a little below the bridge at Frodingham. The Hull …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… with ROUGH FLAX. Not found in the OED Found described as BLACK, ENGLISH, FINE, for grinders, made up for sale for … DOZEN, LB Found rated in HUNDREDWEIGHT OF 112 LB See also BLACK FLAX, DIGHT FLAX, GREEN FLAX, LONG FLAX, REFUSE FLAX, … for the quotation only, no definition Found described as BLACK, for grinders, for shoemakers and country shopkeepers, …