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A History of the County of York North Riding
… (xi cent.); Westanfeld (xiii cent.). Marmion Tower and Church, West Tanfield, from the South-east The … first the Earl of Oxford and secondly Thomas Bruce Earl of Elgin. 44 Robert Bruce, second Earl of Elgin and first Earl of Ailesbury, was in possession of the …
Survey of London
… to imagine that this road was once a narrow, rutted and unlit track alongside a high brick wall which screened it … frequently passing through the same, become very ruinous, and many Parts thereof are, in the Winter and wet Seasons, so … son of attainted Jacobite 5th Earl, 176876. Countess of Elgin, wid. of 5th Earl, 17768. Lady Mary Ker, da. of 2nd …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… of members of Parliament for the county from 1689 to 1832; and if to these are added the names of the unsuccessful … names, all belong to families long settled in Wiltshire and with landed estates there. The picture becomes even more … See above, p. 159. Complete Peerage (Ailesbury, Cardigan, Elgin, Somerset). Hist. MSS. Com. 15th Rep. App. VII, 1889, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Peterculter PETERCULTER, a parish, in the district and county of Aberdeen, 7 miles (W. S. W.) from Aberdeen; … The burgh is associated with those of Banff, Cullen, Elgin, Inverury, and Kintore, in returning a member to the … who held a prebendal stall in the cathedral church of Elgin. The parish of Bracholy is supposed to have derived its …
A Dictionary of London
… of Royal Mint Street with a passage east into Well Yard and Cartwright Street (P.C. 1732 to 1913, and see below). The portion leading east into Cartwright … as 1818 Petticoat Square included Nightingale Place Former narnes: "Bates' Yard" (O. and M. 1677). "InkHorne Court" …
Old and New London
… the strings, the melting strain Transports the soul, and thrills through every vein; There oft I enter, but with … House under the RegencyVisit of the Allied SovereignsThe Elgin MarblesThe Mansion purchased by GovernmentVarious Plans … Cumberland Place." At Burlington House were exhibited the Elgin marbles, on their first arrival from the East, till …
Survey of London
… 18602. H. Wyatt architect (p. 239) c. Nos. 104116 even Elgin Crescent, 18528 (p. 240) Nos. 104116 (even) Elgin Crescent in 1970 Nos. 104116 even Elgin Crescent, 18528 (p. 240) d. Nos. 84104 even Lansdowne …
Survey of London
… houses Former Clarendon Hotel, Clarendon Road (p. 250) d. Elgin, Ladbroke Grove Public houses Elgin, Ladbroke Grove e. Britannia, Clarendon Road Public …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 2816 inhabitants. This place was formerly a market-town, and possessed also a charter for fairs. The parish comprises … Rev. H. J. Shackleton; impropriators, the Rev. S. Cooke, and the families of Patteson and Clements. At Shooters-Hill, … is a spacious lecture-room, decorated with casts from the Elgin marbles, &c. The foundation stone was laid in 1818, by …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Portree PORTREE, a parish, mostly in the Isle of Skye, and wholly in the county of Inverness; including the islands of Fladda, Rasay, and Rona; and containing 3574 inhabitants, of whom 510 are in … roads, of which the turnpikeroads to Banff, Cullen, Elgin, Keith, and Huntly, pass through the parish. The burgh, …