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Old and New London
… that wraps the mighty dead!" Ingoldsby Legends. Tomb of King SebertSt. Benedict's ChapelSt. Edmund's ChapelSt. Nicholas's ChapelHenry VII.'s … forthwith deposited in the hands of the landlord of the house, and the party set out, after having engaged one of the …
Old and New London
… Westminster Abbey Chapter House, cloister and Deanery CHAPTER LIV. WESTMINSTER … Pyx"Robbing of the TreasuryLittlington TowerSt. Catharine's ChapelThe Little CloisterThe King's Jewel HouseThe Great CloisterBurial-place of the …
Old and New London
… Our great Cathedral fane in silence bound." Whitehead's "Legends of London." Etymology of WestminsterA Startling … First AbbeyThe Building burnt by the Danes and restored by King EdgarRebuilt by Edward the ConfessorDeath of Edward the … hall, the kitchen, the Jerusalem Chamber, the abbot's house (now the Deanery), the bailiff's, the cellarer's, the …
Old and New London
… pageantry. At the opening of the ceremony one of William's prelates, Geoffrey, the Bishop of Coutances, asked the … were of opinion that their chief should take the title of King of England; and then the Archbishop of York asked the … 1822, in a box along with some antique vestments, at the house of a Roman Catholic gentleman in HolbornMr. Langdale. …
Old and New London
… ChurchDimensions of the BuildingThe West Front and Wren's Gothic TowersThe North Transept and "Solomon's Porch"The … the abbot) entertained at his 'pavilion in Tothill,' the king and queen, with so large a party, that seven hundred … to Tothill Street." With the exception of the Chapter House, the Jerusalem Chamber, the cloisters, and one or two …
Old and New London
… Sanctuary describedThe "Quaker" TavernThe AlmonrySt. Anne's ChapelThe Gate House Prison, and its Distinguished InmatesThe Bishop of … the kingdom for ever; swearing not to return unless the king's licence were granted him to do so. Upon making his …
Survey of London
… it is significant that in granting a loan of 100,000 to King Charles II in 1664 they took the opportunity to express … and the inconvenience of having to cross the river by boat or to make the long detour to the south side of the river by … Bridge was opened on 18th November, 1750. The Gentleman's Magazine described it as a very great ornament to our …
Survey of London
… of County Hall (see p. 62). The ground between Pedlar's Acre (Belvedere Road) and the New Inn was in 1798 let on … shops from the time of their erection. No. 240, with the house next to it at the corner of York Road, was in 1855 used … the Commissioners of Westminster Bridge in 1741 to James King, 155 who had the contract for carpenter's work on the …
Old and New London
… no side yield." Ben Jonson. Law Students residing in the King's CourtThe Hall built by William RufusThe Poor regaled here … was arraigned here, bearing the marks of his stern prison-house. As the fallen Chancellor was being led out from the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… division), 1845. The franchises of Westminster Abbey's liberty, in the part of Deerhurst hundred that later became … family, who also held the abbey's manor of Deerhurst or Plaistow. 2 Those franchises were described as half of the … taken to Gloucester Castle. 10 In 1488 the abbot had a house in Deerhurst, called the stock house, which the bailiff …