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The Environs of London
… of London. The parish is very extensive; in the Conqueror's Survey, it is said to contain twenty plough lands, and is … fossils. Croydon is assessed at the sum of 1584l. 6 s. to the land-tax, which in the year 1791, was at the rate … it came into the hands of Sir William Brereton, "a notable man," says a pamphlet writer of that day, "at a thanksgiving …
A History of the County of Surrey
… of the first fair held under this grant the archbishop's bailiffs and ministers deputed to receive the tolls and … wall are two large 14th-century corbels, one carved with a man's head, the other with a conventional leaf. There are … its present state is of three bays only. The church of ST. MARTIN is a red brick building with stone dressings, erected …
A History of the County of Surrey
… the victory), were attacked and defeated by the king's troops, who had evacuated Tonbridge Castle and were … of buildings up the hill, north and south of Whitgift's Hospital, was a consequence of the improvement of the road … stall above referred to. On the elbows are the heads of a man and a boy, wearing the typical cap of the period, and the …
Survey of London
… and they were largely replaced by public housing. St John's Estate The first major post-war housing scheme by Poplar … in March 1982. This part of the development consisted of Martin, Grebe and Kingfisher Courts, providing a further 66 … Hamlets Borough Council's Directorate of Development, with Martin O'Shea as project architect, and involved the creation …
Survey of London
… three-quarters of a mile along the shore from Potter's Ferry, and by 1858 had hired a steamboat to ferry … diverting passengers from the established ferry at Potter's Ferry, but it appears that the new ferry was used mainly by … mid-1860s. The inventiveness which he displayed as a young man developed into considerable engineering skills - he …
Survey of London
… of Dogs opposite the Hospital. In a report on the Hospital's sanitary condition he drew attention to a growing number of … that the land, which formed part of William Cubitt's leasehold estate, might be used for the Hospital laundry. … in the smaller bedrooms was noted, while bed space per man was felt to be over-generous. But it was the arrangement …
Survey of London
… and quality of the house. Typically, the building's dimensions, the number and height of the storeys, the sizes … of which were presumably supplied from Cubitt & Company's own wharf. 11 They were made in phases after specified … Street was built in 1881 by W. H. Jones, a local man, who added an extension in 1883. 168 It was a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… in Buckinghamshire Cublington 126. CUBLINGTON. (O.S. 6 in. (a)xxiii. S.E. (b)xxiv. N.W.) Ecclesiastical a(1). Parish Church of St. … that on the N. representing the crouching figure of a man in gypon, hip-belt and hose, that on the S. a monkey. The …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… A clue may lie in a quotation in the OED from Pomet's History of Drugs: 'There is another kind of Fennel ... … of the examples in the Dictionary Archive. The OED's quotation is also very late. It has not been noted in the … an advertisement for 'Pres'd Hinges and Cut Nails' of a man working a press [Tradecards (1791)]. It was claimed they …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Chorley, N. division of the county of Lancaster, 4 miles (S. S. E.) from Preston; containing 573 inhabitants. The manor … produce is shipped for Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. At Negill and Barngill, near the same port, are export …