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A History of the County of Sussex
… rather than the nave made him largely inaudible. 10 The pews were described as 'very bad' in 1776 11 and too high in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… of walls of church in four heights with moulded capping. Pews: modern, but incorporating bolection-moulded panelled backs of former pews cut down. Plate: includes two inscribed and dated …
A History of the County of Stafford
… decayed, and owing to the irregular disposition of the pews and galleries it could not accommodate the growing … the nave and aisles were lined with irregular rows of box pews. 53 In 1639 Henry Stone of Walsall gave £3 a year to … in the chancel. In the reconstruction of 1819-21 the old pews and galleries in the nave and aisles were removed and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… in Lombardic characters; the part now covered by pews is said to read,. . . . M FIDELIUM DEFUNCTORUM PER DEI …
A History of the County of Essex
… was carried out by William Burges. 72 The galleries and pews were removed, the two 14th-century windows in the north …
A History of the County of Essex
… were reasserted in 1669, when the Coopers began to lease pews in the chancel and charge for burial in it. 52 Edmund … of the Monoux trustees, although the right to the pews had in fact been several times conveyed as appurtenant … already occupied since the 17th century by a number of pews, was heightened to unite its 2 bays with the 3 bays of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… feet long by eighteen wide, with twelve regular pews, more than sufficient for the accommodation of the …
The Environs of London
… however, are defined to adjust the separate interests of pews, and burial fees. Parish accounts. Mr. Smith's epitaph …