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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… and a wide fireplace, partly blocked. W. side (9). The Cock Inn, 200 yards S. of the church, is of two storeys, …
A Dictionary of London
… 1445 (Cal. L. Bk. K. p.310). Not further identified. White Cock Alley South out of Thames Street to the Thames, west of … 1586 as the messuage, then a dye-house, called the "White Cock," now Angel Passage (q.v.) (L. and M. Arch. Soc. V. 462). White Cock Court East out of Bread Street, in Bread Street Ward (O. …
Old and New London
… saluted them, and asked them to drink. Carlisle turned to cock the pistol he had prepared, then wheeled round, and …
Old and New London
… south side of a detached pile of buildings leading to the Cock-pit, not far from the top of King Street. Pepys, in his …
Old and New London
… as a Royal ResidencePartial Restoration of the PalaceThe Cock-pitCromwell and Sir Roger L'EstrangeDeath of Oliver … Record in an Old Parish RegisterGeorge Monk at the Cock-pitFashionable Life under the … his taste on a reluctant architect." There were two "cock-pits" in the neighbourhood of this palace; the one on …
Old and New London
… to the buildings; and he likewise ordered a tenniscourt, a cock-pit, and bowling-greens to be formed, "with other … park, and on the rest he erected a tennis-court, a cock-pit, a bowling-alley, a long stone gallerywhich was for … is stated in the "New View of London" (1708), was termed "Cock-pit Gate," and it is said to have been "an …
Old and New London
… the Treasury in its ancient state, and the top of the Cock-pit adjoining. In the foreground is to be seen the … designed and built by Sir John Soane, on the site of the Cock-pit, a portion of Whitehall Palace occupied by the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Drew some letters, cut up wood, went out and drew 'weather cock.' No news. Mr Pinches (my former schoolmaster) gave a …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… anything, and came to the conclusion that it was a cock and bull story. Shortest day. Drizzly and dull. 22. Went …