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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… The parish is watered by the river Swere, which adds much to the interesting scenery of the neighbourhood, and on …
A History of the County of York
… for drawing up the 'singing table' which was not so much a list of music to be sung—this was provided in the … Gradually the Norman church was replaced by the present much larger one and the whole new building was rededicated on … to St. Mary Magdalene and St. Martha. This must have been much altered when the Norman choir was superseded by …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Valley are Woodyhyde, Downshay and Quarr, all probably much earlier than their earliest documentary references. The … roofs are modern. The church is of interest in retaining much work of the 12th century, including a carved … Cottage (80 yds. E.) are of the 17th century but much altered; they retain some original stone-mullioned …
A History of the County of Sussex
… first boom had burst, and there were many empty houses and much surplus accommodation. 12 After 1813 the resort … 1820s. In 1826 it was said that people no longer had as much money as before to spend on amusement, 21 and the number … relief funds, the Mayor's Relief Fund spent £7,800, much of it in helping small business men, especially …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 86 the adjacent area served a similar rôle in 1978 when much land between South Street and the Steyne was occupied by …
A History of the County of Sussex
… town, and the pasture along the Teville stream. 23 By 1896 much of the land east of the town had become marketgardens. … 1890s. 55 By 1891 600 tons of fruit a year left Worthing, much of it for northern towns such as Leeds, Birmingham, … despite the corporation's wish to retain it in the town much land was sold for residential development 83 and …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Warwick Street, which was quite densely developed by 1812, much of the early development of the town was small-scale and … seem to have been built for lower-class occupation, and much of the area had become a poor quarter by c. 1840. 70 … of South Street. East of South Street, on the other hand, much land remained open; the north part of York Road and the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the beach. 23 By the time of their dissolution in 1852 much of the income from rates and tolls was being devoted to … 32 Those responsibilities continued to account for much of the board's expenditure. 33 A related concern was sea … 97 Sewage disposal was a great problem in Worthing during much of the 19th century. The town commissioners were given …
A History of the County of Sussex
… by a church holding 500. 43 The Worthing church has done much to found new churches in the district. 44 In 1903 it …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… same period remains. The history of the building has been much obscured by drastic restorations carried out in the 19th … of one trefoiled light, apparently of the 14th century, much restored; W. of each window is a modern arch, that on … includes cup and cover paten of 1589. ConditionGood; much restored. Secular a, b(2). Moat Farm, house and moat, …