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A History of the County of Oxford
… before the auditors, and in 1618 their receipts were c. 10 of which they spent c. 5 on the bridge, the 'Bull', and … the 1830s the Banbury sessions were dealing with cases (e.g. horse-thieving) which resulted in transportation, and … district in 1933 with money largely provided by the G.W.R. as compensation for the removal of a foot bridge …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… place, called in ancient records, Bainiffe, Boineffe, &c., appears to have derived its name from the district in … and iron-work, and leaving only the shattered walls, a heap of ruins. That part of the town which is called the … and 10,000 for turnips, potatoes, hay, pasture, grass, &c. The coast consists of a fine sandy beach; but the general …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… with a convenient orchestra, council-room, ante-room, &c. The expense of this structure, which was erected from a … other splendid monuments of Roman grandeur reduced to a heap of ruins. How long it continued in this desolate state … much admired: the living is in the patronage of the Rev. G. G. Gardiner. The living of the parish of St. Michael was …
Old and New London
… spear, that both man and steed came rolling in a clashing heap to the ground. Never was spear better broken; and when … name?' says the lawyer. My father was struck all of a heap. 'Blessed if I know,' says he. 'Not know!' says the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of White Horse, together with other dry pastures, parks, &c. but exclusively of the sheep downs of the chalk districts, … made into rakes, prongs, shafts for mops and besoms, &c. Along the banks of the Thames and on its islands are … for the extent of its traffic in wool, hides, salmon, &c., which was carried on both by native merchants, and by a …
Old and New London
… The abbey CHAPTER X. BERMONDSEY ( continued).THE ABBEY, &c. The sacred taper's lights are gone, Grey moss has clad the … He will see, perhaps, in one corner of the premises, a heap of ox and cow-horns, just removed from the hide, and … and other manufacturers. He will see in another corner a heap of refuse matter about to be consigned to the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… for the extent of its traffic in wool, hides, salmon, &c., which was carried on both by native merchants, and by a … for cattle, sheep, horses, coarse linen, sacking, &c., that in October being the principal. The parish is in the … the herring-fishery, and the importation of salt, coal, &c.; and another a little to the east, affording also …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… nicknamed 'the Brompton Boilers', it had been built by C. D. Young & Co. in 1855-6 as the original museum in South … Road, was taken by William Hosford, whose architects W. G. & E. Habershon may have been connected with Matthew … Twist (1838). Nova Scotia Gardens was probably the dust heap described in Our Mutual Friend (1864-5); when bought by …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… from abutments as Old Ford Lane, was mentioned c. 1549 24 and was probably from the Middle Ages the route to … Bethnal Green or Bethnal Green Junction, from which the G.E.R. opened a northward branch parallel with Cambridge Road … passengers in 1875. Another passenger station on the main G.E.R. line opened at Globe Road in 1884. 6 The East London …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… and built new stables to the south of the house. 23 Mr. C. Bennion, who bought the estate in 1937, built the two … Cradock Hartopp, and John Palmer of Billesdon. 51 Sir F. G. Fowke was described as lord of the manor until his death … in 1861. 92 It was then held for a short time by the Heap family of King's Norton, 93 but about 1890 was purchased …