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Old and New London
… converted into a ParkThe "Father Redcap"The Old House on the GreenThe Green Coat and National SchoolsThe Camberwell … be impossible to write an account of London south of the Thames without some notice of its past and present history. … Londinium, and it is not improbable that they formed one on the pretty hill, known in later days as Ladlands, or …
The Environs of London
… of Newington-Butts, St. George-Southwark, and Rotherhithe on the east; by Deptford and Beckenham in Kent on the south; … governor of the Russian company, who died in 1774. John Henley's will. John Henley, of Peckham, by his will dated 1514 39, directs, "that …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… of Cambridge has grown to its present size and dignity on a site that has many advantages for settlement, of a type … bridge; that is, where there is hard well-drained ground on either side and where the alluvial flat through which the … and Norfolk generally, and south-westwards to the Thames at the 'Goring Gap'. Thence, by the Berkshire …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… was little served by navigable rivers. The head of the Thames navigation was at Lechlade in Gloucestershire, whence … evidence of this trade. Probably it was only carried on during times of abundant water, and ceased as soon as the Thames & Severn Canal was opened in 1789. 2 On the other side of the county the making navigable of the …
A Dictionary of London
… indicated in the forms set out above. Cannon Street House On the south side of Cannon Street at No. 110 (P.O. … by warehouses, offices, etc. Cannon Street Station On the south side of Cannon Street at Dowgate Hill, extending south to the Thames (P.O. Directory), which is traversed by the railway …
A Survey of London
… through the same downe to the north ende of Suffolke lane, on the south side, and downe that lane by the west ende of … is now a flesh Market of Butchers there dwelling, on both sides of the streete, it had sometime also Cookes … almost wholy of this warde, on both sides downe towardes Thames streete, to a Well or Pumpe there. On the East side of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the first Danish king of England. The parish is situated on the road between Walsall and Stafford, and comprises by … 20,000 acres, about half of which is still uninclosed on Cannock Chace, a heath about 12 miles long, and from 3 to … from Leigh. This island is situated near the mouth of the Thames, and contains 3600 acres: it is encompassed by …
Old and New London
… legend of the early Christians connected with it, says:"On the south side of this high street (Candlewick or Cannon … and defend the old venerable one." It stood formerly on the south side of Cannon Street, but was removed to the … whole of the South-Eastern system. The bridge across the Thames approaching the station has five lines of rails; the …
Old and New London
… 7, Cannon Street, is the third of the same Company's halls on this site, and was built in 1788 by Sylvanus Hall. The … Richard II., "every cordwainer that shod any man or woman on Sunday was to pay thirty shillings." Among the Company's … when customs began to be taken at the Wool Key, in Lower Thames Street. Some of the bequests to this church, as …
Old and New London
… at his execution an annuity from the manor was bestowed on ill-favoured Anne of Cleves. In 1547 Canonbury was granted … forward boldly in defence of the Privileges of the City. On one occasion we find him protesting against the great … He died in 1630, of a fit produced by bathing in the Thames, after supping at Whitehall. A curiously imperious …