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A History of the County of Sussex
… usually being flint and brick, with roofs of thatch, tile, or slate; one house near the school in North End Road and … Walberton is a scattering of buildings of the 18th century or earlier, some perhaps built on roadside waste. 34 The name … was available more generally by c. 1937. 92 There was street lighting by 1965. 93 The Bognor water company supplied …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… Yard - Yew Yard [y'rd; yrd; yerde; yerd; yer; yearde; yeard; y'd; yd; yarde; … was still in use into the early-modern period. The yard or VIRGA (the Latin equivalent) was 36 INCH or 3 FOOT long, though sometimes by custom for some TEXTILEs …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… the R. Tove on the E. boundary to a little beyond Watling Street (A5) which forms most of the W. boundary. An … It is not certain whether these are part of the castle or of the settlement remains (4). d(4) Settlement Remains (SP … in 1978. Two kilns and a large quantity of late 14th or early 15th-century roof tiles were noted ( Northants. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… wood fragment carved with interlaced circles and foliage or fruit, 15th-century. In towerstone bowl with gadrooned … century and of two storeys, timber-framed and with tile or slate-covered roofs. Most of the buildings have exposed … external framing and internal ceiling-beams. ConditionGood or fairly good. (4). Cottage, 100 yards W. of the church, has …
A History of the County of Somerset
… the junction of four lanes: Pound Road to the west, West Street to the south-west, South Street, now Lodge Hill, which … which eventually prevailed and the three daughters or their heirs were declared coheirs. The manor was then held … Jordan Gwihaine. 43 It probably passed to Sir Adam Gwyene or Gyan (fl. 1238-42) 44 who died before 1272 leaving his son …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 49 The name was preserved in the 17th century in Frize or Frice farm and grounds, 50 and that corner of Yarnton was … road to Cassington and Eynsham forms the main village street. 61 It has been suggested that an earlier road from … footpath running eastwards from Worton towards Church Lane or Mead Lane. 62 Pre-inclosure maps of Cassington do not …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… the main roof are mostly modern, but those of the lantern or bell-chamber are partly old; three sides of the lantern … and of two storeys, timber-framed, and with stone, tile or slate-covered roofs. Most of the buildings have exposed … timber-framing and internal ceiling-beams. ConditionGood or fairly good, unless noted. a(3). House, on the S. side of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… is associated with reminiscences of deeper interest, or more closely identified with the finest strains of … a mile and a half in circuit, by a narrow neck of land, or sandbank, thrown up by opposite currents of two small … Close to it is the old Roman road called the Watling-street, which passes through Clydesdale to the western …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… and 58 families in 1801. It consists of a single straight street with regular plots on the S. side, including the manor site and glebe. The layout on the N. of the street is irregular and doubtless secondary; hence, in 1778 … all the larger and fashionable houses were copyhold or freehold; the only house of more than average status built …