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A History of the County of Essex
… dredger, cord- wainer, mariner, shipowner, husbandman, black- smith, and shoemaker in nearby parishes. 37 In 1765 … bakehouse and brewhouse, and a large garden. 41 Known as Black House in the 20th century, the weatherboarded house is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the soil, which is a strong clay, is fertile, and near the river the scenery is picturesque. The chapel is a neat … of the Dearne and Dove canal, communicating with the river Don, affords facilities of conveyance to the ports of … established in the reign of Henry IV. The navigable river Ant, which joins the sea at Yarmouth, passes through …
A History of the County of York
… fur, introduced about a century and a half before, and black gowns in Lent and times of mourning. In 1872 the men, … of the minster always celebrated in surplice, hood, and black stole or scarf. 18 There was a celebration every Sunday … new altar, with a mensa consisting of a single slab of black Belgian marble together with new altar rails. 55 Very …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… scarp below which is the wooded valley of the E. Corfe river on Wealden Beds around 150 ft. above O.D. As elsewhere …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… another stream rises under the hill, and runs into the river Arun. There are considerable woods of oak, ash, beech, … The liberty is of great extent, stretching from the river Char to the Axe, which separates the counties of Devon … The village stands on the eastern bank of the river Medway, across which is an ancient dam, supposed to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Brasses and Indents: In S. aisleat W. end, in black marble slab, of Edward Greneveile (Grenville), 1585, … Richard Grenville, 1688; (5) to Richard Grenville, 1665, black marble, with arms in white marble. Piscina: in the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by chains; the sermon is preached from the butt of a black oak, cut in imitation of the sigilaria or antediluvian … inhabitants. The township is bounded on the south by the river Coquet, and takes its name from the stream of the … from Pickering to Kirkby-Moorside, and eastward of the river Seven. Wrenbury (St. Margaret) WRENBURY ( St. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… probably reflected in the patent for a 'Powder for making black writing-ink, by mixing with water, beer, ale, or wine' … Cartridge too, Whited Brown, and Common Blue; Blotting, Black and Gold embos'd, Plain or Gilt, and Mourning Post; … sorts of Stationary Wares; as fine Writing-paper, gilt or black Edged' [Tradecards (1760)]. John Houghton had much …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… modern opening, and above it a stone panel with a raised black letter inscription, all weathered away except the last … bands of terra-cotta colour and white with stars, now black, possibly formerly gold, also on S. face of fourth bay …