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A History of the County of Hertford
… which are abundant in the neighbourhood. Whether the Grim's Dike, which passes across Berkhampstead Common, is … except widows, had to mow and do other work on the lord's lands. 5 It appears from some legal proceedings in the time … towns. 10 William Cowper the poet was born at his father's rectory of Great Berkhampstead in 1731, and in the garden …
Berrick Salome
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 18, Benson, Ewelme, and the Chilterns (Ewelme Hundred)
… by Dorchester. 5 PARISH BOUNDARIES AND LANDSCAPE Berrick's Anglo-Saxon connections with Benson were reflected in their … in the Berrick area (Fig. 4 and Table 3). 7 The parish's more clearly defined western boundary with Warborough and … century, becoming (as Berrick Prior) part of Canterbury's Newington estate, and consequently part of Newington …
A History of the County of Sussex
… it was mentioned in the 13th or 14th century as the king's highway 11 and shown as a roadway in 1606 and 1715. 12 It … was called Arundel highway in 1727, 13 and partly Andrew's Lane and partly Scotland Lane in 1840. 14 The name Old … Middle Ages was the pale of Arundel Great park. Binsted's woods were evidently part of Arundel forest, which in the …
Old and New London
… BISHOPSGATE. The Old GateThe "White Hart"Sir Paul Pindar's House: its Ancient Glories and Present ConditionThe Lodge in Half-moon AlleySt. Helen's and the Nuns' HallThe TombsSir Julius CsarSir John … shown on page 154. The rooms over the gate were, in Strype's time, allotted to one of the Lord Mayor's carvers. Pennant …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… Black Horse Chequer Black Horse Chequer Monuments in Black Horse Chequer. (140) Houses, No. … 1 The outline of the mediaeval tenement, some 113 ft. (N.S.) by 75 ft., is recognisable in the boundaries on O.S., …
Old and New London
… BoyhoodThe Temperance HallThe South London Working Men's CollegeThe South London Tramway CompanyThe Mission College of St. AlphegeNelson SquareThe "Dog's Head in the Pot"Surrey ChapelThe Rev. Rowland … SkinThe "Haunted Houses" of Stamford StreetAshton Lever's MuseumThe RotundaThe Albion Mills. This great …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Blandford St. Mary 6 BLANDFORD ST. MARY (8905) (O.S. 6 ins. ST 80 NE, ST 80 SE) The parish lies S. of Blandford Forum, on the S.W. bank of the R. Stour, and extends over some 2,500 acres, …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… Blue Boar Chequer Blue Boar Chequer Monuments in Blue Boar Chequer, Castle Street and … first half of the 19th century. The symmetrical three-bay S. front was built after 1857 in replacement of the original …
A New History of London
… wards Extent. The extent of this ward is from St. Martin's-lane in the east, to Cloak-lane in the west; and from … Dowgate-hill, as far as Tallowchandlers-hall northward; Chequer-yard; Elbow-lane as far as the church-yard, only the … parlour is wainscotted with cedar. In a dirty place called Chequer yard, is Plumbers hall, a small neat building, which …
Survey of London
… Street, the site of the old street, north of St. Saviour's Church, now lies within the Metropolitan Borough of … on the west side of the street, and Whitehorse Court, Chequer Alley, Boars Head Court and Swan Alley, etc., on the … crossing Borough High Street just south of St. Saviour's. The line cut right across the ground and buildings of St. …