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Old and New London
… little institution was established in a small room in Duck Lane, near Strutton Ground, on the south side of … and re-opened in November of that year. The demolition of Duck Lane, to make way for the progress of "the Westminster … than it does now, comprising as it did New Pye Street, Duck Lane, New Tothill Street, and portions of Orchard Street …
Old and New London
… as the "Canal," was a small decoy and an island, called "Duck Island," over which the celebrated St. Evremond was set … adds, "By consequence, my Lady [Pomfret] is queen of the Duck Island." As to the island in the canal, the writer of … to have been 100 feet in breadth and 2,800 feet long. Duck Island was abolished and made into terra firma towards …
Old and New London
… and some villas in St. Anne's Lane, Pye Street, and Duck Lane, with gardens along a stream. Most of the signs of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… his death in 1645 appears to have sold it to Dr. Arthur Duck (d. 1648). 18 In 1672 Martha, one of Arthur Duck's two daughters and coheirs, placed one half of the … daughters, and in 1687, after her death, her son Richard Duck conveyed the other half to the same trustee, George …
A History of the County of Hertford
… leading from St. Albans to Luton, with the old houses and duck-pond on the east, and the tower of the church to be seen …
Old and New London
… man of fortune, who, ruined by Cheatley, has turned decoy-duck, and lives on a share of the spoil. His ostensible …