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A History of the County of Worcester
… 11 It is probable that the houses centred round the High Street, which is mentioned in the time of Edward III as the … Cornbow Bridge over the Stour. 13 At the north end of High Street is the church of St. John the Baptist. In the middle … the town is described as consisting 'chiefly of one street in which are some respectable houses, and of some …
A Dictionary of London
… to have been rebuilt in the 18th century, when New Broad Street was formed. Named after the sign. Half Moon Alley, Bishopsgate See Half Moon Street. Half Moon Alley, Court, Bishopsgate See Flying Horse … Street Station. Named after the Half Moon (q.v.). Old houses here were decorated with beautiful ceilings. Half …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… mansion erected by Lord Kenyon, on the site of the old house of Gredington, which, with its extensive plantation … of the gardens. The mansion has been almost rebuilt on the old site by the present Lord Kenyon, after a design by Mr. … the removal of certain obstructions in the line of a new street, to be formed in continuation of the High-street, to …
A Dictionary of London
… 1746). Hambro' Wharf On the Thames, at 68 Upper Thames Street (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward. First mention : … Alley. Hamilton House On the west side of Bishopsgate Street at No. 155 (P.O. Directory). In L.C.C. List, 1901. A … Site covered by Great Eastern Railway depots, etc. Hammet Street West out of Minories, at No. 102, leading through Vine …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… Medbourne road on the south-east. Near the centre of this street is a sloping green from which the winding High Street … 18th centuries. The village contains a high proportion of old houses, many of which have been altered or repaired at … Home and in 1958 it was being used as a home for about 20 old people. 12 The house is a large building in the Tudor …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… embattled tower, and contains, in the chancel, a very old brass monument to the memory of the Parker family. On Mr. … Coquet, which runs through the parish, are vestiges of an old edifice, styled Barrow Peel, and a little to the west is … Bury St. Edmund's; it consists chiefly of one spacious street, containing some handsome and wellbuilt houses, is …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… the search in consequence was discontinued. There is an old tradition in Southwell that a subterraneous passage had a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… with a moulded capping. Inside the building in both the old blocks are chamfered ceiling-beams. ConditionGood, except … is an original door, and in the middle tenement a piece of old panelling, re-used. d (8). Rivenshall Farm, house, 200 …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… c. 1420. Doors: In S. doorway, modern, incorporating old framing. Font: (see Plate, p. xxix) octagonal bowl with … a College or Chantry House, on the N.W. side of the High Street, about 100 yards S.W. of the Town Hall. It is of two … are some original moulded ceiling-beams, and part of an old stop-chamfered wall-plate. b (8). House, two tenements, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 36 per annum, and an almshouse for six "decayed and honest old servants," founded in the year 1767 by Pusey Brooke, …