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A History of the County of Gloucester
… he was an active supporter of the king during the Civil War, and on the defeat of the royalist cause part of his … been the residence of the Woodroffe family since the Civil War, 72 but although James Woodroffe held land in Cone House … 892/T 101/1. Ex inf. Mrs. H. Nicholas. In the church is a memorial to Anthony Shipman (d. 1668). Inscr. in church. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… 10 Houses were pulled down opposite Dawbins to build new homes in the 1960s. In 1941 a large new estate was begun on … only in the centre of the village until the First World War. 1 TRADE AND INDUSTRY Building stone was dug in the east … church. S.R.O., DD/BR/ely 1/6; D. Underdown, Som. in Civil War and Interregnum, 107, 134, 137, 206-7. D.N.B.; below, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a regiment of horse under Charles I. in the parliamentary war. In the hamlet of Godstow was a Benedictine abbey.See … the largest burthen. In the reign of Henry VII., a shipof-war of 1000 tons was built at Woolwich, which that monarch … with the destructive efficacy of its heavy ordnance in the war with the Dutch, it obtained from that people the …
The Environs of London
… belonging to the Navy; the guns of most of our men of war being laid up there in time of peace: there are also …
A History of the County of Oxford
… using a wide variety of building materials, to provide homes for people employed in Banbury and Oxford. The extent …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Worcester, which was so frequently the victim of intestine war and of accidental calamity, was fortified by Hugh de … up in the island of Bevere. In the parliamentary war, Worcester was the first city that openly declared in … respite of five years, Worcester again became the seat of war. The citizens, firm in their loyalty, notwithstanding the …