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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… for the supply of the town, from the Grand Junction canal at Boxmoor, about six miles distant. The market is on …
Survey of London
… railways and harbours in England. He projected a ship canal at Suez but was opposed by Palmerston. No. 43. …
Survey of London
… the first to formulate a plan was Henry Cole of the South Kensington Museum. He wanted to develop an idea of the … own by establishing an 'Albert University' at South Kensington for the award of diplomas to practising … design by the sculptor John Bell (of Douro Place, Kensington). 15 Bell had unsuccessfully made such a design to …
Survey of London
… because they were intended to open directly on a Kensington Road straightened and diverted to bring it nearer … of Works. His previous ill-will towards 'South Kensington' and expenditure on the memorial caused great … excessive, 499 and in May 1870 he introduced the requisite Kensington Road Improvement Bill. But his peculiar power of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… which extend the waters of Morecambe bay. The Lancaster canal passes on the east. Besides the inclosed lands, the … and gardens, 19 hops, and 2700 common. The Basingstoke canal passes within a mile and a half of the village. The … from Chichester to Arundel, and the Portsmouth and Arun canal, both pass through the parish. The living is a …
A History of the County of Northampton
… although a bridge carrying the path over the Grand Union Canal near Bozenham Mill still exists. The parish was linked …
Survey of London
… at No. 14. The block was built as a speculation by the Kensington builders Charles Daw and Son, for whom the Estate …
A History of the County of Essex
… haps c. 1800. In 1675 there were two formal gardens and a canal to the south of the house, with a gatehouse to the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… railway, to the course of the disused Arundel-Chichester Canal. Here it turns south-east by Lidsey, to meet another …