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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The town was taken and despoiled by the barons, in 1215. King John was at Cambridge about a month before his death: … called away by the tidings of the Earl of Gloucester's success, he left Cambridge without a garrison, in … till October, and there was no Stourbridge fair. Seal and Arms. Situated in a fenny agricultural district, Cambridge …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… varies in character and elevation. On the right bank (S.E. side) it is a gravel spread, some 30 ft. above sea level … 'Dual' settlement 29; its builder is likely to have been King Offa (756793) who was in full control of the affairs of … in the Chronicle under 921 when the Danes submitted to King Edward the Elder, and the Anglo-Danish town was burnt in …
Survey of London
… can be followed in the maps of the period. Tompson's map shows the commencement of building on the north side of … a fresh junction. From east to west, Pratt Street and King (later Plender) Street were already projected and the … shoeing, botany, pathology, medicine and surgery. In 1830 King William IV became a patron of the college and in 1844 …
Old and New London
… TownStatue of Richard CobdenOakley SquareThe "Bedford Arms"The Royal Park TheatreThe "Mother Red Cap"The "Mother … Working SchoolThe Dominican MonasteryGospel OakSt. Martin's ChurchKentish Town: its Buildings and its ResidentsGreat … fight with three, and bring Joy to a people, honour to a king. That fiery year as soon as o'er Peace shall then be as …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… county of Middlesex, 3 miles (N. W.) from St. Paul's; containing 14,987 inhabitants. This place takes its name … about 2500 acres. The living is a vicarage, valued in the king's books at 17. 16. 8., and in the gift of P. S. J. … established, on the second Wednesday in November. Seal and Arms. Camelford was made a free borough by Richard, Earl of …
Survey of London
… road (now Holland Park Avenue), was conveyed by Horseman's son to James Necton, who appears to have been a cousin, and Thomas Bedingfield, both of Gray's Inn. The transaction was probably in the nature of a …
A History of the County of Oxford
… is briefly as follows. In 1896 the Rev. Richard Clarke, S.J., who had taken his degree as a member of St. John's … this house, situate on the other side of The Lamb and Flag Inn and formerly a shop where Japanese goods were sold, … in the centre of the main building, over which are the arms of the hall. In the entrance hall, facing the main …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… (1) Parish Church of St. Clement Eastcheap stands at the S. end and on the E. side of St. Clements Lane. The walls … the designs of Sir Christopher Wren at the cost of 4362 3 s. 4 d.; it was re-arranged in 1872, the W. and S. galleries … frieze. Chairs (Plate 5): two, with carved backs and arms and shaped rails under seats. At W. end, two long …
A Dictionary of London
… (Cal. L. Bk. B. p. 256). Parish churches, five in Stow's time : St. Clement, Eastcheap ; St. Lawrence Pountney, St. … London Bridge and the subsequent formation and erection of King William Street and the other approaches to the new … maps. Cannon Street East from St. Paul's Churchyard to King William Street, London Bridge (P.O. Directory). In …
A Survey of London
… streete. Weauers brought out of Flanders and Brabant.; S. Clements lane; parish church of S. Clement in Eastcheape.; … Aldermen and shiriffes, were called to answere before the King, his sonnes, and diuerse Lordes, being highly mooued … and maintaining of the peace: vpon which aunswere the king remitted all his ire, and dismissed them. And to prooue …