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Survey of London
… Embankment Gardens is now almost the sole surviving relic of the great houses which in the medival and Renaissance … formed the river approach, was originally the town house of the Bishops of Norwich and, like its easterly neighbour, … born in "Middleborough in Zealand," but to have become a British subject on 21st January, 1629. 211 Algernon, 1st Earl …
Survey of London
… Bridge Act contained a clause for the continuation of Stamford Street across Waterloo Road to Westminster Bridge … ultimately became York Road, was made across demesne land of the Arch bishop's manor of Lambeth. Except for a fringe of … Deeds, 868703. Waterloo Station Centenary, 18481948, by British Railways. D.N.B. St. Thomas' Hospital Group. Minutes …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Fishes, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals FISHES The fishes of Somerset have received a good deal of attention from the late Mr. W. Baker, who has contributed … present account has been compiled. Day's great work on the British fishes contains but rare allusions to Somerset; …
A History of the County of Somerset
… NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a record of inland … of individuals. Out of the 139 species recorded for the British Islands no less than 112 have been found in the … at rest on a tree-trunk, and is in the collection of the Institute at Crewkerne (Spiller, Ent. vi. 104; Barrett, …
A History of the County of Somerset
… further search will do much more than extend our knowledge of the distribution throughout the county of the species recorded in the subjoined list, and add a few … its being confined, so far as is at present known, to the British and Channel Islands. It is as large as the preceding, …