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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… over some 1,500 acres, rising from an altitude of 100 ft. on the S.W. bank of the R. Stour, which forms its eastern boundary, to 500 ft. above sea-level in the W. Three dry valleys cross … S. of vestry, (7) of John Tomson, 1765, stone slab; also several other slabs, illegible. Panelling: On nave walls, of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Buck cloth - Buckwheat Buck cloth The term refers to a TEXTILE. In the early-modern period, it was almost … Buckles for Bridles w'th Starrs' [Inventories (1679)]. On the other hand it could be a highly decorative object, … French Wheat' [Diaries (Blundell)]. John Holt, writing several decades later, observed that 'a small quantity of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… not all, of them from St. Hugh of Avalon (11861203) down to John Kaye (182753) resided here; seven bishops, including … added. The church was repaired in 1649 and 1665, the dates on the roofs, and 18th-century buttresses were added to the … partitions. The rooms on the ground-floor have several lockers or recesses. The Curtain Wall between the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… a(1). Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, on Castle Hill, was re-built in the 19th century on the site … W. end, in locked case, Bible in Latin, manuscript, said to be of c. 1320 or earlier; given by John Rudying to … in a square head. ConditionFairly good. a(12). House, now several tenements, on the E. side of Rumbold's Lane (see …
Survey of London
… As was the case with the greater part of the houses on the York House estate, most of the houses in Buckingham Street had different builders and seem to have been designed to suit the convenience of their … of Westminster which are of great topographical value. Several of them were engraved by Johannes Kip. Knyff died in …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Buckinghamshire BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, an inland county, bounded on the south and south-west by Berkshire, on the west by the … and on the south-east by Middlesex. It extends from 51 26' to 52 12' (N. Lat.), and. from 28' to 1 8' (W. Lon.); and … Ikeneld-street, Watling-street, and Akeman-street, and by several vicinal ways, of which there are traces in different …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Horncastle; containing 303 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Witham, and comprises 2471 acres, of which 108 … 638 are in Bucknall township. These places lie from four to seven miles north-east of Stoke: both villages are … tower between the nave and chancel, which latter contains several memorials to former rectors; in the nave are …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… of irregular form, covers some 910 hectares of land on the S. side of the R. Nene which forms its short N. … OD, across which the Bug Brook flows N.E. and then N. to join the R. Nene. In the extreme S. of the parish the land … found about 1840 during the 'levelling of a hill'. Several human skulls, 'together with a crocodile in a …
Analytical index to the series of records known as the Remembrancia
… Buildings Buildings. I. 99. Letter from the Lord Mayor to the Lord Treasurer, 1 acknowledging the receipt of his … informed him, for the size of the timber used by them, but on account of the increase of new buildings which had been … had commanded that the Surveyor of the City's Works should attend the Lords of the Council at Whitehall, on the …
Survey of London
… he remarked that formerly 'for a man who was intending to build himself a house in town, the choice was between … 86). 2 Two other blocks of flats in Queen's Gate built on smaller sites at the same period, and now demolished, were … of the Science and Art Department, not having time to attend to the work'. 110 Downperhaps the 'Downe' who had been …