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Survey of London
… job architect. Building was interrupted by a sensational fire in May 1996. This block comprises thirty-one flats in … were fitted with a gas copper but no gas cooker, a coal fire in the living room and a gas fire in one bedroom. The sunken St Helena Garden, to the east …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 49 In 1912 when Lake House was largely destroyed by fire, Lovibond was living in a smaller house on the estate, … dispersed. 55 In 1912 the house was completely gutted by fire, destroying some fine internal fittings of the original …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with the troops of the Empress Matilda, who set fire to the town on all sides, the king was obliged to flee, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… corn mill, the building was severely damaged by fire in 1952. (38) The Crown Hotel, of two and of three …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… undivided, and a north chapel was added. In 1908 fire destroyed everything except the tower, the S. and E. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… The only houses in the town which certainly predate a fire in 1707 that affected much of the central area 29 are … mansion called the Dogs. 32 The new construction after the fire was in stone rubble with ashlar dressings, often … Bellfield House in Station Road may date from before the fire of 1707 or immediately after. It is of rubble and tile …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 1747, a considerable portion of the town was destroyed by fire, to which may be attributed the uniform appearance it … privileges on the inhabitants. About this time a dreadful fire broke out, which destroyed the royal palace, the mints, … and a subordinate bailiff. During his reign a calamitous fire, which began in the mint, destroyed the greater part of …
Survey of London
… makers. On the Sunday evening of 28th August, 1814, a fire broke out at their premises. It was near low water and the fire floats could not be brought up to play on the flames for … flour and grain warehouses. 70 One effect of the fire was to reveal the remains of the original walls of the …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and schools being subsequently added. In December 1894 a fire broke out in the pay-office of the barracks soon after …