Search
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Bethnal Green Building and Social Conditions from 1837 to 1875 BUILDING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FROM 1837 TO 1875. 11 At Victoria's … all the main roads in the west: Cambridge, Bethnal Green, and Hackney roads, Brick Lane, and Sclater Street. Similar …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Bethnal Green Building and Social Conditions from 1876 to 1914 BUILDING AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS FROM 1876 TO 1914. 60 The population … rose from 1,088 in the decade 1851-61 to 15,233 in 1871-81 and 21,546 in 1901-11, when it produced a net loss of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… the Hackney boundary, between marshland to the east and west which is included in the district described below. The heath was waste of Stepney manor and used as common pasture in 1275 when at least one … as it did under similar leases of land farther south, and the lease had apparently lapsed by 1652. 97 There were no …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… than 10 a. each, three with 11-20 a., two with 41-50 a., and one (Treadway, with 61 a.) with more than 50 a. When the demesne was divided and sold a few years later, only one 4-a. close was … by the occupier. 37 There were minor boundary changes and some division and recombination of fields both before and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Bethnal Green Local Government LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANORIAL AND EARLY PARISH GOVERNMENT. Bethnal Green lay wholly within … By 1640 Bethnal Green had a constable, two headboroughs, and an aleconner. 83 The officers, elected at the October … at the sessions, as were an elected constable in 1615 84 and a headborough in 1678. 85 A poundkeeper in 1642 86 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… proved unfounded. 58 Fifteen recusants were listed in 1678 and 1689. 59 One, a weaver in Nichol Street, was also listed in 1706 60 and another weaver, who lived in Hare Street, was a recusant c. 1717. 61 Four men, none long-term residents, and a woman were returned as papists in 1767. 62 In 1778 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… particularly in the north-east near St. Winifred's well and St. George's chapel, the area possibly identifiable with … The village was defined on the east by Rushy (Russia) Lane and the Back Lane (Globe Road), which separated it from the demesne lands and open fields. Besides medieval cottages around Barnard's …
Old and New London
… Blackfriars Road The Surrey Theatre and Surrey Chapel CHAPTER XXVIII. BLACKFRIARS ROAD.THE SURREY … RoadThe Surrey Theatre, originally the "Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy"The Circus burnt down in … now arrogant and persecuting establishment; among these patriots was Mr. T. P. Cooke. The Covent Garden managers …
Old and New London
… Bloomsbury Square and neighbourhood CHAPTER XLI. BLOOMSBURY SQUARE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. BLOOMSBURY SQUARE. "Around what public … (afterwards Bedford) HouseThe Patriot Lord Russell and his Noble-hearted WifeAn Historic RomanceLucy, Countess …
A New History of London
… vote for the abolishment of the house of lords, as useless and dangerous, and another for the abolishment of monarchy: the forms of all … motives, to establish their personal authorities; even patriotism itself is very seldom untainted with private …