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A History of the County of Oxford
… varying soils. As the county is almost fifty miles long, and contains close on 480,000 acres of land, it is not … to find that the soils vary to a very large extent, and that consequently there is no fixed rule or custom of … from Witney to Burford, Chipping Norton, Charlbury and Woodstock, which is easily cultivated and carries sheep …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… St - Aldborough Alban's (St.) ALBAN'S (ST.) a borough and market-town having separate jurisdiction, and the head of a union, locally in the hundred of Cashio, or … The principal manufacture is that of needles and fish-hooks, in which from 500 to 600 persons are employed. The …
Survey of London
… Plates 41b, 42b, 47a In respect of the Prince's statue and the groups, where the artists were chosen by the Queen, … sculptors had to observe the general indications of size and treatment given in Scott's submitted design (wherein the … 1870 had also thought the flche better omitted, the corner pinnacles of the canopy 'very ill-designed, disproportioned …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… 6 in. (a)XVII N.E., (b)XVII S.E.) Alconbury is a parish and large village (Plate 15) 4 m. N.W. of Huntingdon. The church and bridge are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical a(1). … in pairs at the angles, with gabled and crocketed pinnacles and trumpet-stem with moulded ribs. Recess: In S. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the reach of a high tide. The soil is a friable loam and marl, constantly melting down; and the sea threatens greater ravages: the present area is … the tower, supported by buttresses and surmounted by pinnacles, is strong and bulky. The churchyard is protected …
A History of the County of Kent
… it as the place where there was formerly an abbey of nuns, and where St. Eanswith was buried, and adding that it had been destroyed by the Danes. 1 The … the sea. In 1095 Nigel de Munevilla, lord of Folkestone, and Emma his wife granted the church of St. Mary and St. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… of the Souls' ( Collegium animarum), was planned, built, and endowed by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury … charter was granted by Henry VI on 20 May 1438, 2 and at the archbishop's request the king accepted the title … bays instead of three as in the copperplate, and various pinnacles and statues were, on Hawksmoor's own suggestion, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of Oxford All Souls … (6) All Souls College stands on the N. side of High Street and on the E. side of Catte Street. The walls are of local … a moulded plinth, buttresses and an embattled parapet with pinnacles; each bay has a window of three cinque-foiled and …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… is less than a mile to the south-west of Allerthorpe and close to Stone beck. Allerthorpe's name suggests a … for 812 a. 3 In 1935 the civil parishes of Allerthorpe and Waplington were united. 4 The more southerly parts of the … boundary. Allerthorpe village is on the higher ground, and Waplington was probably similarly located. The soils of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This parish, which includes the hamlet of Bures, and contains 1557 a. 2 r. 37 p., was anciently parcel of the … was divided among several proprietors. The soil is rich, and constitutes fine cornland; the scenery is picturesque. A … early English style, with an embattled tower crowned with pinnacles; the nave is separated from the aisles by finely …