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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and some of them valuable. They consist chiefly of lead, coal, marble, slate (the finest in England), limestoue, … interesting field of study to the geologist. The principal Lead mines are those at Dunfell, which are considered to be … by persons afflicted with scorbutic complaints, and by lead-miners from Alston and Arkingarthdale; the numerous …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… is of three stages, with embattled parapet and small lead spire, and has buttresses at the angles. The tower arch, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Portland and other lime-stone dressings; the roofs are lead-covered. Nothing now remains of any structure earlier … the quoins are of stone; the roofs are covered with lead and slates. The West Tower was rebuilt about 1802 and … walls are of Portland stone and the roofs are covered with lead. It was finished in 1682 from the designs of Sir …
Old and New London
… with such a train of pagan deities as would almost lead us to suppose ourselves in a heathen Pantheon, rather …
Old and New London
… of the Abbey fell down, by earthquake, with the iron and lead that had fastened it. Several houses fell in, and many …