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Old and New London
… The chapels at the east end of the Abbey Church are nine in number. Commencing on the south side by "Poets' Corner," … three last named are now thrown into one. The kings buried in the Abbey are Sebert, Edward the Confessor, Henry III., … The tomb of Sebert, king of the East Saxons, who died in 616, and of Ethelgoda, his queen, is on the left of the …
Old and New London
… HISTORY. "And they shall then behold the scene around In wasted age, in antique beauty, faded; Our great Cathedral fane in silence bound." Whitehead's "Legends of London." Etymology …
Old and New London
… observed, "reunited with him whom they had served in life." The custom was adopted, and the numbers greatly increased in subsequent reigns; and in the time of Elizabeth, the Abbey had become the place of …
Survey of London
… by the citizens of London, and it is significant that in granting a loan of 100,000 to King Charles II in 1664 they took the opportunity to express their thanks to … salved when the old bridge was demolished. a There are coats of arms in the arch spandrels, and panels on the …
Old and New London
… Notable events CHAPTER LXII. WESTMINSTER HALL.INCIDENTS IN ITS PAST HISTORY. " The Great Hall of Westminster, the … and no side yield." Ben Jonson. Law Students residing in the King's CourtThe Hall built by William RufusThe Poor regaled here by Henry III.Prince Henry crowned in his Father's LifetimeSir John Dymoke, the King's …
Old and New London
… Byron. Abbot Ingulph and Queen EdgithaA Monastic School in the "Dark Ages"The Beginning of Westminster SchoolHenry … Under the wing of almost every abbey and monastery in England there grew up a school for the education of the … formed no exception to the general rule. Tanner, in his "Notitia," tells us that there would appear to have …
Old and New London
… BenthamMr. Towneley's RunionsThe "Three Johns"The Cock-pit in Birdcage WalkDistinguished Residents in Westminster in the Olden Times. Having in the preceding chapters dealt …
Old and New London
… HouseOffice of the Duchy of LancasterSt. James's Park in the Reign of Henry VIII.Rosamond's PondCharles II. and his … horses, their rich houses, their cuirasses, and their buff coats, adorned with ribbons, velvet, and gold lace, made a … Another body of household cavalry distinguished by blue coats and cloaks, and still called the Blues, was generally …
Old and New London
… of NecromancersGrant of a Market and Fair to be held in "Tuthill"Burials in Tothill FieldsThe "Five Houses" or "Seven Chimneys"The … of BattleThe Last "Affair of Honour""Masked Highwaymen in Tothill Fields"Tothill Fields in the time of Charles …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Weston Turville 96. WESTON TURVILLE. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxix. S.W. (b)xxxiv. N.W.) Ecclesiastical b(1). Parish … Aisle built, and two bays were added to the S. aisle. In the 15th century the West Tower was built in the W. bay of …