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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the master and mistress, are near the church; and Tulketh Hall, now a large school, stands on a hill overlooking the … town and of the surrounding country are beautiful. Ashton Hall, once the seat of the knightly family of Leyburne, and … of life and death; and a field on the west side of the Old Hall, through which now passes the Ashton branch of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… probably 16th-century house which originally had an open hall. Blocques, next to the inn, is also 16thcentury, 49 as … the same time as an upper floor was inserted in its open hall; to the south-west is a probably 16th-century barn with … was Jessups Farm on the western border, apparently an open-hall house with two cross wings, which in 1706 had at least …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 648; patron, Lord Berners. The incumbent resides in the Hall, an ancient residence of the Knyvett family, moated on … stands on the summit of a hill to the north of Ashworth Hall; it was for the most part rebuilt in 1789, and in 1837 … appearance. Here is a sheet of water called Askerne pool, covering seven acres, a few yards from which rises a …
Survey of London
… in spite of its title, is quite clearly of Abingdon Town Hall, a not dissimilar building in its roof and general proportions. The architect of the Town Hall is unknown, and the mistake of the engraver might be … they had been built, would have occupied the site of Old Hall and No. 16, South Grove. A more elaborate version of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… a screens passage; it evidently replaced a medieval hall. The idea that the eastern cross wing was originally a … by a service range whose roof line continued that of the hall. In 1664 the house was taxed on seven hearths, 27 and in …
History Theses 1970-2014: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
… Century The provincial warlord faction in Yunnan, 1927-37. Hall, J.C.S. Ph.D., Leeds. Supervised by Ch-en, C.-J. … of Ahmednagar District, Bombay Presidency, India, 1870-84. Hall-Matthews, David N.J. D.Phil., Oxford. (Hist.). … Patricia A. M.Phil., London. (U.C. Hist.). Supervised by Hall, Catherine M. Chronological coverage: 17861942 Index …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… the W. bank of the Lowther 10 m. W.N.W. of Appleby. Askham Hall and the village settlements on Skirsgill Hill are the … or wall at the E. end of the four lowest lynchets. On the moor 310 yards W. of Settlement No. 1 is a rectangular … b(45). Earthworks, etc., on Askham Fell at and near Moor Divock, about 1,050 ft. above O.D. These were noted and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… stands on high ground W. of the village, near Aspenden Hall, and is built of flint rubble with stone dressings; the … 16th century. ConditionGood; much restored. (4). Aspenden Hall, N. of the church, was re-built in the middle of the 19th century. The entrance hall is linea with late 17th or early 18th-century oak …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… S. E.) from Sudbury; containing 778 inhabitants. Assington Hall was purchased by Robert Gurdon, in the reign of Henry … from Manchester to Leigh through the northern part. Astley Hall, or Damhouse, situated in the township of Tyldesley, but … Ross, who has greatly enlarged the mansion. Of Morley Hall, the seat of a branch of the Tyldesleys, but little is …