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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… by a gate-house with a tower above in the middle of the E. range. The E. Range (Plate 54) was begun in 1613 and is of three storeys … third storey have similar panelling on the soffits. The E. window has a series of shields-of-arms and panels in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… in Buckinghamshire Boveney 11. BOVENEY. (O.S. 6 in. lv. N.E.) Ecclesiastical (1). Church of St. Mary Magdalene, stands … by 19 ft.) has walls 3 ft. 4 in. thick. The 16th-century E. window, which is unusually high up, is of two four-centred … the roofs are tiled. The position of a large truss at the E. end of the roof seems to indicate that the wing was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Bradford Peverell 10 BRADFORD PEVERELL (E.d.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)XL, N.W. (b)XL, S.W.) Bradford Peverell … mounds and barrows are three long barrows (9, 12 b and 15 e) and a bank barrow (12 a). Roman b(1) Aqueduct, formerly … five; 4th by Thomas Purdue, 1674. Glass: In chancelin E. window, figures and borders of 13th-century character, …
A History of the County of Oxford
… for the inordinate cost of commons and the 'decrements' (i.e. extras). Nonpayment of battels was allowed to continue … 10 s.; and whenever the name of the Principal is given (e.g. in 1427) it is the same as the Principal of Brasenose … from his lodging. Above the high table is a Brazen Nose (i.e. the handle or ring of a door), of which the history is as …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… perhaps finished by 1516 and has the entrance tower on the E. and the Hall on the S.; the former chapel was on the first … The W. range of the New Quadrangle was built in 18807, the E. and part of the S. range in 18879 and the S.W. angle in … average) is entered by the Gate Tower in the middle of the E. range. This is of four storeys with an embattled parapet …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and hundred of Witham, N. division of Essex, 2 miles (E. by N.) from Witham; containing 410 inhabitants. Tiptree … union and hundred of Witham, N. division of Essex, 1 mile (E.) from Witham; containing 126 inhabitants. It comprises an … in the king's books at 3. 6. 8., and in the gift of Mrs. E. D. Clarke: the tithes have been commuted for 153, and the …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 'Theis Almeshowses were erec | ted and built at y e sole & proper | Cost & charges of James Smyth | Esquier citizen & salter of | London in y e yeare of our Lord 1659. |' There was a Baptist community in … Feet of F. Berks. Hil. 14 Hen. VI. She lived until 1454 (G.E.C. Complete Peerage). Parl. R. v, 134. Mins. Accts. (Gen. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… by one bay at the W. end to allow the footpath on the E. side of London Bridge to pass under the tower, and in 1768 … is approximately rectangular (80 ft. by 65 ft. at the E. and 67 ft. at the W.) with a main body (25 ft. wide) and side aisles and a projecting W. tower. The E. Elevation is concealed by buildings except in the middle, …