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Old and New London
… Peterborough; Turner, of Ely; Ken, of Bath and Wells; and Lake, of Chichester. The bishops, who had already undergone …
Old and New London
… of about forty acres, five of which are occupied by a lake. Upon the summit of a lofty artificial mound, rising from the margin of the lake, is a picturesque pavilion, or garden-house, with a …
Old and New London
… shall for Venus take, And send up vows from Rosamonda's lake." The same is the drift of a dialogue in Southerne's … feed the inmates of a workhouse. At the western end of the lake there is a small island richly clothed with verdure, and … boast that they have held undisturbed possession of the lake for more than two centuries. Pepys writes, under date of …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and culverting of the brook in the late 1860s and a small lake was created west of the church. 16 In the park, which …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… remains but there are terraced gardens and an overgrown lake in the valley. The property of Bradenstoke Priory …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… by tastefully arranged pleasure-grounds, with a fine lake on the west of the park: it is the seat of Sir J. S. …
A History of the County of Somerset
… To the south-west the land falls to 5 m. (16 ft.) along Lake Wall and rises to 8 m. (26 ft.) beside the Parrett … and was linked with the Fosse and thus with Glastonbury. Lake Wall, probably built in the late 13th century, provided … lies along the north - south road from the church to Lake Wall, the roads to Bridgwater and Middlezoy which lead …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… area of low lying Oxford Clay in the region of Radipole Lake and by two small escarpments of Cornbrash and Forest … Regis on the banks of the river Wey, N. of Radipole Lake, lies to the W. of the Dorchester Road and has remained …
A History of the County of Essex
… Draper (fl. c. 1526) whose widow Thomasin, then Thomasin Lake, had a life interest in the estate in 1555. In 1544 …