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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth
… Catherine's free church. They neither had nor challenged pews, nor paid tithes nor any church duties. If they came to …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: William and Mary, 1695
… according to previous agreement, rushed out of their pews to hinder the minister from going into the pulpit; and, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… with figures of St. Andrew, late 17th-century. Seating: pews made up of old material cut down and altered, churchwardens' pews at W. end with high backs and carved pierced … arms (Plate 16) of wood painted and gilt. Seating: pews made up of old material cut down and altered, early …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… at the cost of Lord Sherborne, who provided new open pews. The roof was rebuilt and a clerestory added, the south …
Historical gazetteer of London before the Great Fire
… a gallery, reached by stairs, and the church had several pews and a font. Stow found no monuments there worthy of note … 1629-30). The roof had both tiles and leads (1623). The pews, and the desks in the gallery, appear to have been …
A Dictionary of London
… long narrow enclosure for bowls. A passage between rows of pews, now called " aisles." In M.E. it was spelt " allure "=a …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… the parish. While the question was discussing whether the pews of the new church should be constructed of mahogany or … about the same time. In September, 1789, forty-three pews, containing 283 seats, in the new edifice, were sold for … the gallery, without touching any part of it, fell on the pews, in the centre of the ground-floor. The expense of …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… from the north and south aisles, which were furnished with pews similar to those in St. Nicholas'. They both contained … west gallery extended from side to side, and, besides many pews, 8 contained accommodations for the children of the …