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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… the parish. The walls are of local sandstone rubble with some ashlar and dressings of the same material. The roofs are … The W. part of the tower has been re-built or restored at some uncertain date. Westhide, the Parish Church of St … three brick shafts set diagonally. Inside the building are some original moulded ceiling-beams and two large open …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 577. 15. 7. three per cents. Anthony Shirley, who acquired some celebrity as a traveller and writer in the time of James … theme for description, and have been the subjects of some of the finest efforts of landscape painting. The … and the air perfectly calm, this lake, in common with some others, has its surface overspread by a smooth oily …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… stone, at the S.E. angle of the nave; in the E. gable is some Roman brick. The tower is coated with cement. The Nave … label of the W. window are of c. 1530; in a buttress are some re-used 'long-and-short' stones. The Tower (14 ft. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… capitals. The work is very largely modern restoration, but some stones appear to be original and many are no doubt only … with raised panels. Stalls: Modern, but incorporating some old work, probably from doors of old pews; in fronts of … Smith Square, was finished in 1728. In the E. window is some stained glass, probably of mid 16th-century date and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… thought that the inclusion of this "Armorial" will be of some interest to students, the blazon given being the usual …
Old and New London
… observes Mr. Mackenzie Walcott, "that there was some difficulty raised about the burial service by the … intended for his journey in the foundation or repair of some religious house dedicated to St. Peter. A revelation … a sort of temporary substitute for a stone monument, or in some other convenient spot. Several of these effigies are …
Old and New London
… to do more than state here that the "religious life," in some shape or other, dates from the first century of the … of the place, in consequence of its dangerous condition, some time before. At the above date certain surveyors … and general arrangement as they now appear, had been in some instances removed, and the space filled up with …
Old and New London
… and boundaries of the City of Westminster, together with some particulars of the foundation of its Abbey. It is stated … church. In course of time Westminster became a place of some consideration; but it received its most distinguished … the fisherman who ferried him over the water, adds that some of the monkish writers improved upon the vision of …
Old and New London
… of the Abbey would be incomplete were we to pass over some of the more exciting incidents attending some of them. It was on Christmas Day, in the year 1066, that … in the church, or with none but Archbishop Aldred and some terrified priests of both nations near to him at the …
Old and New London
… that Mr. Hawksmore's "judicious" work had been applied to some other and less noble edifice; and even Chamberlain's … above which are the triforium and the clerestory windows, some of which are filled with stained glass, and from the … utterly out of keeping with the house of God. On some of these memorials there is a grim humour and dry …