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Survey of London
… in the Fleet, long since degraded from a river into a common sewer. Below Holborn, the Fleet had been canalized by … the efforts of the philanthropist (Sir) Sydney Waterlow, a Common Councilman and later Alderman, the Corporation had … cases be first traced to the necessity of using in common one closet by two or more families'. 124 Rooms were …
Old and New London
… seemed only thrown away. At a meeting of the Court of Common Council, held on the 29th of June, 1874, to consider … Carter, Sir Benjamin Phillips, and several members of the Common Council. The visitors accommodated in the reserved … "One Sunday," says Cunningham, "whilst he was reading the Common Prayer in St. Andrew's, a soldier of the Earl of Essex …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… placed in the angle and forming four pairs, each with a common shaft having a scalloped capital and moulded base; the … design) with square abaci, and moulded bases standing on a common octagonal plinth, and a moulded band at half the … above, cartouche-of-arms; (39) to Sir John Sympson, 1681, serjeant-at-law, white marble cartouche with flowers, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… 22145; CUAP SA22) (20) Cultivation Remains. The common fields of Farthinghoe had been enclosed by the early … in plan and elevation. The date of the enclosure of the common fields of the deserted village of Steane is also …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… several later gravel pits. (6) Cultivation remains. The common fields of the parish were enclosed by Act of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… W. side, of Sir James Whitelock, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 1632, and Elizabeth his wife, 1631, alabaster …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… (8) Cultivation remains. The date of enclosure of the common fields of Fawsley is unknown but the parish was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… pasture, and 308 woodland; about 800 acres were heath and common until 1781, when they were inclosed. The Hall, which … nearly 2830 are arable, 2460 grassland, 185 wood, 250 common, and 155 waste, roads, canal, and buildings. The …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… been 'wrought in Lime-vats'. Feather bolsters were more common than a mere count would indicate, as it seems often to … and their nomenclature is confused; the descriptor 'COMMON' may refer to the wild or bitter variety (by … 'The sweet fennel is much weaker in physical uses than the common fennel, and the wild is stronger than the tame ...', …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… Wards. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries a City or Common Mason was employed to work on the walls and other city … were replaced in 1585 by a City Husband or Overseer of the Common Works. This salaried office was subsequently combined … troublesome they were negligent in . . . looking after the common works and reparations, so they were discontinued, it …