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A History of the County of Middlesex
… no more than a footpath across the duke of Devonshire's land by 1800. 29 From the high road the main northward … gates of Chiswick House, and by the 1860s was called Duke's Avenue. On the other side of Chiswick House, Burlington … roads in the central part of the parish, where the duke's parkland lay, and only tracks leading to fields south of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… HISTORY. Agrarian history. In 1086 the canons of St. Paul's had 3 of their 5 hides in demesne and kept 2 ploughs and 2 … bailiff. Declining farms of grain were paid to St. Paul's c. 1300: the manor then owed for only 2 weeks, whereas in … Chiswick Lane, where it survived, disused, in 1894. 51 The buildings and layout of Sutton Court farm, apparently new, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… school c. 1848. 57 From 1857 all three of the parish's main settlements were served by National schools, which in … the school was enlarged, and Turnham Green, but the board's standards were generally held to be high. 60 From 1893 the … 571 at branch classes in Acton and Chiswick. 8 The buildings were further extended in 1953-4 and formed part of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the whole parish formed part of the estates of St. Paul's. 69 Most early references, however, are to Sutton, which … Thames has played a crucial role, symbolized in the church's dedication by 1458 to St. Nicholas, the patron saint of … the church to the parish boundary, and there were handsome buildings in Church Street. Several small traders, and many …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… House, near its centre, and for 18th- and 19th-century buildings at Chiswick village, hereafter referred to as Old … a. called Stamford Brook grounds projecting from Chiswick's northern boundary near the east end; built over as part of … is included in the present account along with that suburb's parts in Acton. The Chiswick U.D.C. Act, 1911, 5 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Manorial government. In 1294 the chapter of St. Paul's claimed view of frankpledge, the assize of bread and of … and Sutton, as on other Middlesex estates. St. Paul's was found to have enjoyed all the rights from time … 1890 4 and 131 in 1926. 5 A new police station, replacing buildings at the corner of Linden Gardens and High Road, was …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Manors MANORS. Before the Conquest the canons of St. Paul's held 5 hides, which in 1086 constituted one manor within … of Chiswick, was to be enjoyed by the dean of St. Paul's so long as he should keep residence. Dean Feckenham's right … only in 1589, when it had a gatehouse, malthouse, and farm buildings, all in decay. 73 The buildings, including a …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… House, 61 his former house was apparently sold to James I's disgraced favourite Robert Carr, earl of Somerset (d. … Lord Poulett (d. 1649), from 1639. 63 In 1651 Poulett's sons surrendered all their property in Chiswick to their … in 1948 to the Ministry of Works, together with the garden buildings and statuary. 76 Restoration of the main building …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… said to have formed mtg. 1812, leased bldg. near S. side Chiswick Lane as chapel and Sunday sch. 1831. … lecture hall from 1873. Hall burnt down 1875, plot bought S. side Chiswick High Rd., 3 and new church reg. 1882. 4 … in Chiswick Lane 1882 (demol. 1884), 12 in hall in Fisher's Lane 1884. 13 Attendance 1903: 95 a.m.; 117 p.m. Richmond …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 64 and the Turnham Green mission was known as St. Mary's by 1858. 65 Its successor and other Roman Catholic places of worship are described below. St. Joseph's, Grove Pk., originated in services at no. 1a Bolton Rd., … site, seating 200, 68 registered 1961. 69 St. Mary's church opened 1864 70 on land bought by 1855 at W. corner …