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A History of the County of Lancaster
… carved with devices, two of which were evidently the arms of the Lacys, the founders and patrons of Whalley Abbey, … Shireburne with helm, crest, mantling and motto, the arms being those of Shireburne quartering Bailey. The … eagle's and unicorn's head crests, and various shields of arms on the ears. The location of the chief apartments has …
Old and New London
… of Black Dominican friars from Holborn, near Lincoln's Inn, to the river-side, south of Ludgate Hill. Yet so … Bible Society, and seems to have formed part of the old City wall, which at first ended at Baynard Castle. The … in 1864. In four months only, the navigators' brawny arms had removed twenty thousand tons of earth, stone, and …
A Dictionary of London
… The Blacksmiths are the fortieth in order of the City Companies. In existence in 1325. United with the … Roll 22 (55) of the year 1293 that the Communa of the City granted to John de Banquell property near the Guildhall, …
Survey of London
… ROAD In 1756 the Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London obtained authority by Act of Parliament 243 to …
Old and New London
… of making it a receptacle for garbage discharged from the city slaughter-houses, so that the inhabitants might not be … of the descending dove; in the side lights are the arms of the see of Winchester, impaled with those of Izaak … by telling them that London is built (like their city, where you often cross the bridges several times in a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… and outshut containing the stair. (125) Former Balloon Inn, No. 6, three storeys and cellar, with coursed rubble …
Old and New London
… met on Blackheath by the king, who conducted him to the City with great state and magnificence. In 1415, Henry V. was … we have already spoken in our account of the "White Hart" Inn in the Borough. 2 On the 23rd of February, 1451, his … in the ceiling of one of the recesses are the royal arms of James I., the ostrich feathersthe cognisance of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… chancel(1) to Thomas Smyth, 1684, with achievement of arms; (2) to Henry Smith, 1671, with similar achievement; (3) … day of his death by Gog and Magog," with achievement of arms. Miscellanea. Architectural fragmentsbuilt into modern … and in front the upper storey projects. a(6). The Bull Inn, 20 yards N. of (5), was built late in the 15th or early …
Survey of London
… built at Blackwall Yard was launched: this was the 401ton City of Edinburgh. In 1824 George Green purchased the Sir …
Survey of London
… allowed it to trade came from a wide range of interests: City merchants, aristocrats and courtiers, and tradesmen, … ditch, 'arched out with brick'. 25 The company's coat-of-arms, carved in stone, was placed over the gateway, which was … of pepper, indigo and spices; but they were all in the City, often in cellars beneath the houses of merchants and …