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A Dictionary of London
… "lay between the tenement of Sir John de Pulteneye and the tenement of Bartholomew Denmars and was a public way … Court" in Rocque, 1746, but rebuilt later. Removed 1884 for the erection of the City of London Artizans' Dwellings … and Greyfriars' Chronicle (Cam. Soc.), p.96. Burnt in the Fire and rebuilt. Removed to Giltspur Street in 1791. The …
A History of the County of Oxford
… an ancient parish lying on the north-west of the city and liberty of Oxford, c. 2 ½ miles north of the city centre, … small streams on part of the north, and field boundaries for the rest. The extra-parochial area of Godstow (411 a.), … was given to Godstow by Reynold of St. Valery c. 1166; at that date Wolvercote, Yarnton, and North Leigh seem to …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the mid 16th century what woodland remained in Wombridge and Priorslee was probably coppiced; 7 in 1556 there were … unrealistically low: a cottage rented from the estate for £2 was sublet for £6 10 s., and five cottages with a … only red bricks but also tiles, quarries, white bricks, fire bricks, and land drainage pipes from fireclay. 85 The …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… (d. 1863). 32 It was sold in 1864 to the Oakengates and St. George's Gas and Water Co. Ltd., 33 which was in turn … from one of the few pump wells. Soft water was bought for washing. Ketley Bank was as ill-supplied as Oakengates. … 44 Fear of air raids led to the provision of several 'fire boxes' containing hoses, etc., in 1916; the nearest fire …
Alumni Oxonienses
… graduate), said to be S.T.D.; a minister in Salisbury, and at Newbury, Berks, ejected 1662 for nonconformity, chaplain to Charles II., silenced by the … and all other public buildings of the city after the great fire of London 1666; surveyor-general of all the royal works …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… fathers to Northfield House, Nailsworth, in 1846, and they moved to Pud hill in 1849. The church, comprising … was the principal house of the order in England for some years and was later used as a novitiate 97 until in … was closed c. 1934 and replaced by a laundry, destroyed by fire in 1940. The orphanage at the convent was closed in 1927 …
The Environs of London
… hundred of Becontree, at the distance of about seven miles and a half from Whitechapel church. The parish is bounded by … called Epping Forest) is in this parish. The soil is for the most part a strong loam. Land-tax. This parish pays … and almshouses, damage 90,000l.; (collected 8s. 11d.) 47. Fire at Farringdon and Westbrook, 1649, damages 56,000l. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… The ancient parish of Woodford lies between Salisbury and Amesbury, on the western side of the River Avon. The … across the river. It appears that Upper Woodford has for long been the largest of the three villages. The houses … 18th century, and is thought to have been destroyed in a fire of 1835: 71 on the Tithe Map of 1839 the house is shown …
A History of the County of Essex
… Woodford Education and charities EDUCATION. In 1796 there was a Sunday school at … school, Sunset Avenue, originated as a National school for boys, opened in 1814. 4 This soon absorbed the boys … school, Roding Lane, was built in 1939 and used by the fire service during the Second World War. It was opened as a …
A History of the County of Essex
… at the northern end of Becontree hundred. Its western and northern boundaries ran through Epping Forest, part of … still survives in this area. A local board was formed for the parish in 1873. In 1934 the urban district was … this work was completed in 1935, the house was gutted by fire, and in 1937 the central block was reconstructed to the …