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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of man in civil dress, long gown with full sleeves and high collar, broken inscription-plate. Indent: in nave, in … the projecting stack. This last, which is of stone as high as the line of the eaves and rebuilt in brick above, has …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… admiral of the isle, and exercised the authority of lord high admiral, in which capacity he was entitled to all … a few years since, in a field on the summit of the high ground on the south of the village: the graves are made … about twelve miles in length and ten in breadth. The high grounds, through which the great roads chiefly pass, …
Survey of London
… and are vertically linked by swagged aprons, while the high crowning parapet, also decorated with swags, has in the … wainscoted in deal but the staircase itself in oak, rail-high. Above, 'canvas Pannells' presumably intended for … 97, fig. 84). The deep oblong compartment is two storeys high and the stairs rise round a narrow oblong well, …
Survey of London
… and have unusually fine carved step-ends in high relief, the moulded nosings of the treads being carried …
Survey of London
… accenting the second and fourth bays, and five storeys high, with an attic over the centre. The style is eclectic, … motifs predominate. The front of No. 56 is four storeys high and nine windows wide, the face above the stoneframed … plain in design, three windows wide and four storeys high. The stucco-faced ground storey contains an arch-headed …
Survey of London
… ten acres were then in the occupation of Robert Willson of High Holborn, innkeeper, on a ten-year lease from December … on the street frontage were to be more than fourteen feet high and it was specifically required that any gateways … New Burlington Street, may have contributed to the rather high level of the rents. Nothing is known of premiums exacted …
Survey of London
… 552, have been demolished. Because of this, and of the high degree of uniformity in the external appearance of the … panels have carved frames and are filled with ornament in high relief while the flush panels are embellished with swags … shall be plain whole Deal work flush or even, being 3 ft high including Base and Chaptering, exactly done in Taste (as …
Survey of London
… roofs. The principal front to the south was three storeys high and seven windows wide, all equally spaced (Plate 77a). … carved with a garlanded cartouche. The brickwork of the high wall in which the arch is set has no dressing except for … iron Rails'. The back stairs were to be 'wainscotted rail high with plain bead work', and the passages leading thereto …
Survey of London
… the fronts were originally uniform, being three storeys high and three windows wide. They were built to a simple … that the street front in its final state was three storeys high, with five widely spaced windows in the principal and … (Plates 86, 87). The oblong compartment was two storeys high, with windows towards the street in the long east wall, …
Survey of London
… wall or buildings on them should be more than 14 feet high. He also required that any gateway made into Savile Row … double brick messuage', not more than 14 feet 7 inches high, with scantlings as prescribed for 'second rate' … clothed. 557 The standard of instruction evidently was not high: in 1705 the Trustees sought permission from the …