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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… of 263 acres on both sides of the rivers Ouse and Foss, with a perimeter, omitting stretches of water, of 2 miles. There were four main gates, or bars, all with projecting barbicans, six postern gates, and 44 … here from 1802 to 1896 and intermittently before then of state prisoners, like Lord Clifford and Aske. (p.s. see p. …
Survey of London Monograph
… temp. Ed. IV unconfirmed. Query if he is not identical with John Water, Warwick and Chester. See Chester (7). Arms: … & later dictionaries add: Crest: A demi-talbot argent with an arrow gules in the mouth. 4. ROWLAND PLAYNFORD … Castlecombe & Lusthill quarterly (see J. Wrythe) with crescent for difference in centre of the quarters (Coll. …
Survey of London
… In 1536, the King, after providing the Bishop of Norwich with a house in Cannon Row, Westminster, granted 190 Norwich … to the office of "kepying of the Bysshop of Norwyche place with the profightes of the gardeyns there." The Duke had … Sir Nicholas Bacon played a prominent part in affairs of state. He had married, as his second wife, Ann, the learned …
Survey of London
… GEORGE COURT York Place, a narrow court running parallel with the Strand between Villiers Street and George Court, was … of close strings, stout turned balusters, square newels with turned pendants and a heavy handrail and appears to date … century. Internally the building is in a very poor state of repair and only the shops, the fronts of which are …
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840
… St Lane, 180411, and 94 Market St, 181317. Partnership with Thomas Agnew announced in Manchester Mercury, 30 … Upholsterers, Cabinet Makers, Glass Dealers, &c. supplied with Plate Glass of any dimensions; old Glasses polished and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… in a long wooden tunnel. The zaffre was cooled, mixed with pulverized stones, moistened and packed into barrels. Here it set so hard that it had to be broken up with sledge hammers [Harley (1970)]. Although Rees still saw … and Commerce promised a premium in 1755 of £30, but with what success he did not say [Rolt (1761)]. OED earliest …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Baker says this fish is very rare, but that he has met with specimens in Taunton market from the south coast, and in … Bay. Specimens of small size are often brought to market with other fish. Baker has seen a specimen from the estuary … their usual haunts. In many cases this may be the true state of affairs, but I feel confident that closer …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Woods and in the Kennet and Avon Canal, Clevedon INSECTS With the exception of butterflies and moths, which are always favourites with collectors, the insects of Somerset have been very much … the Cockchafer ( Melolontha vulgaris, F.) in its beetle state attacks the leaves of most of our common deciduous …