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Old and New London
… Widow of Edward IV., a Prisoner hereForm of Service for the Repose of the Souls of the Queen of Henry VII. and … be told how that King Henry VIII., in his selfish zeal for novelties in religion, laid violent hands on all the … when it is stated that there was "woodland" round about for the "pannage" of a certain number of hogs; and that there …
Old and New London
… with more than ordinary rashness, that beorm is Saxon for prince, and that mund signified security or peace, so … new churches provided by the Act of Queen Anne was built for the district of Horselydown, which was made a separate … of Westford, in Norway, in which country he was celebrated for having expelled the Swedes, and for recovering Gothland. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… other towns, by William the Lion, in 1176, as a pledge for the performance of the treaty of Falaise, by which, in … by sand-banks, great impediments were occasioned to the navigation till the erection, in 1808, of a stone pier on the … with which is a saw-mill worked by steam, of which the engine is also employed in the preparation of bone-dust, for …
The Environs of London
… of corn and the other of garden vegetables. The soil is for the most part a rich loam. The brick-fields in this parish not only furnish bricks sufficient for the new buildings there, but a considerable quantity also … branches of education, he prosessed to teach astronomy, navigation, architecture, perspective, drawing, limning, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Hall from 1706 and of 52 a. from 1711, took a lease for Ball's 29 a. in 1716, for the whole 81 a. in 1721, and … Dolphin in Cock Lane, raised a strike fund, and smashed engine looms. The military raided the Dolphin and two of the … iron and steel, 1,617 workers in other metals, and 1,065 engine- and machine-makers). 49 A different classification …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… was a recognized locality by 1405. 80 A constable recorded for the hamlet from the beginning of the 17th century 81 had … southern tip of the hamlet in 1703. 87 In 1732 there were for Bethnal Green one constable and seven headboroughs. 88 … in 1656 94 presumably foreshadowed churchwardens for each locality. In 1676 an order for the inhabitants of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… be generally good but it was supplied only thrice a week for two hours at a time and many houses were not connected. … 1749 the beadle was granted £2 a year to look after a fire engine. 11 A separate engineer was elected to the office by … for the churchyard in 1754 was to have an adjoining engine house. 13 In 1775 the parish provided fire ladders …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… houses and 100 beershops in 1834, 19 an average of one for 285 people. Although the numbers rose to 136 public … in population gave an average of one licensed premise for 504 people. By the mid 1930s, with 94 public houses and 64 beershops, 21 the average was one for 684. Between 1613 and 1616 indictments were brought …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… and 1703. 25 In the 1670s c. 30-50 houses were assessed for a district called Shoreditch Side and 47-54 for another entitled Shoreditch Church, which in 1674 was … after 1743 was Bethnal Green parish. Clay was being dug for bricks in Brick Lane in 1550 27 and a century later …
Survey of London
… 1814, they thought the cost might be 20,000. 81 Allowances for the expense of obtaining the necessary Act of Parliament, … was also lukewarm and it felt that there was a need for more 'Places of Public Worship, especially for the Lower Classes who most required it for Instruction in …