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Survey of London
… the west side of Phoenix Place, backing on to the Fleet ditch to the north and west. There were then several houses, … (other than those holding government office) made a last-ditch attempt to save the site as an open space, petitioning …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… on the W., N. and E., but much of the outer rampart and ditch has been obliterated or severely damaged, especially by … ft. above the interior and 13 ft. above the bottom of the ditch outside it. The outer rampart here is essentially a scarp which rises 19 ft. above the bottom of the outer ditch. Along the S.W. side the defences comprise a single …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… S.W. of the church is a length of rampart with an internal ditch which turns at right angles towards the N., and appears …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… an area of 1 acre and consist of a single rampart and ditch with a break in the middle of the S.E. side. Roofing … rampart on the S. is 16 ft. high and 63 ft. wide, and the ditch 12 ft. deep and 57 ft. wide. On the N. and W. faint … defences, which enclose an area of 2 acres, consist of a ditch with a rampart and outer bank. The ditch is 5 ft. deep …
Old and New London
… body was dug up from its grave here, and thrown into a ditch at Tyburn, it was not allowed to remain there by his …
Old and New London
… clerks convicts;" and close by this prison was "the long ditch," over which Queen Maud, the consort of Henry I., …
Old and New London
… an island, formed by an arm of the river, called "The Long Ditch," and the brooks which flowed down from Hampstead and …
Old and New London
… this department. Princes Street was formerly called "Long Ditch." At one time it contained an ancient conduit, the site …
Old and New London
… to the "Five Chimneys." The ground was inclosed within a ditch, and a "shooting-house" was provided for shelter and …