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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… extreme W. of the parish where Lower Lias Clay is exposed most of the area is covered by Boulder Clay. The western … on the ground or can be traced on air photographs over most of the parish so that the pattern is almost totally …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… and some beautiful sycamores, which grow very luxuriantly. Most of the mansions formerly occupied here have fallen into … of the dykes," fortified by a high rampart, and, in the most accessible parts, by double and triple dykes. Near the … to have been the hospitium from which the chapelry most probably derived its name. Edward Richard, founder of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and from these Saxon appellations its present name is most probably contracted. Edwin, King of Northumbria, made … I., a parliament was held here, which was attended by most of the barons and principal nobility; the great charter, … part of the country, and the performances rank among the most profitable and attractive of these periodical festivals. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the way the two types of animal apply their tractive power most effectively. By extension the term came to be applied to … CLOTH made in Yorkshire. Kerridge suggests that weaving of most such cloths was done by small farmers in the Peak …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… now maintained by the Corporation with public access to most of the wall walk. Development of York Defences Castle … Some work in stone had been carried out in 12004, 15 but most of the fortifications must still have been of wood. Over … demolish the Female Prison and use that site together with most of the Castle Yard for prison buildings. The other plan …
Survey of London Monograph
… forces; of uncommon physical strength and one of the most picturesque characters in the history of the College. B. …
Survey of London
… tenements had only been about 20 feet in depth, and in most cases part of the additional ground was used to increase … building plots circa 1674, York Rents were also broken up. Most of if not all the houses seem to have been rebuilt, and … the river. The gateway is generally acknowledged to be a most successful architectural composition, but its present …
Survey of London
… company repaired to York Place, "where they sat down to a most sumptuous supper, the like of which was never given … there, being now in building, my lord's Grace intending most sumptuously and gorgeously to repair and furnish the … the one called the gilt-chamber, and the other called, most commonly, the council-chamber, wherein were set in each …