Search
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… rubble with dressings of Portland ashlar and some Ham Hill stone, and the roofs are covered with tiles and stone slates. The Nave was built in the 12th century possibly … wall a square-headed window of two lights with pierced stone louvres with quatrefoil decoration, one of which on the …
A History of the County of Essex
… and to preach infrequently. 42In 1629 and 1630 Samuel Stone, curate of Stisted who was later suspended for …
A Dictionary of London
… Without (P.O. Directory). The date 1480 was cut in the stone on the front of the house prior to its demolition (N …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… room at the W. end of the N. range retains a moulded stone fireplace (Plate 92) and oak panelling of c. 1638; the stone shield over the fireplace, with arms of Mayne of … middle room on the first floor of the N. range has a plain stone fireplace with a cambered and chamfered head on which …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… Court. Inside, the open fireplace in No. 14 had a reused stone lintel, moulded underneath and probably taken from a … lintel. The large open fireplace in No. 1 had chamfered stone jambs and a chamfered oak bressummer; it was evidently …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… wall is a window of one round-headed light cut in a single stone and removed from the arch or recess in the N. wall of the chancel; externally the stone has remains of a sunk cross-head, partly cut away by the window opening; the stone is evidently a pre-conquest head-stone with a late …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… (43 ft. by 25 ft.) has angle quoins of Roman brick and stone. It has in the N. wall two windows; the eastern is of … oak lintel; E. of the eastern window in a recess are the stone stairs to the former rood-loft. In the S. wall are four … has a moulded tie-beam with curved braces, supported by stone corbels carved with grotesque figures; on the beam is …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the name of Vale-Royal, and in August 1277 laid the first stone of the new edifice, where the monks took up their abode … many great improvements have been effected in it. Several stone piers extend, some in a diverging and some in a … comprises 1534 acres. The soil is clayey and stony; and stone is quarried. Pillow-lace is made here. The living is a …
Old and New London
… being sculptured with the head of Edward VI. Bridewell stone bridge over the Fleet was painted by Hayman, Hogarth's …
Survey of London
… "Earl" of Lauderdale, whose lodgings are shown next to the Stone Gallery, was created Duke in 1672. (v) Sir Robert … (vii) Lord Crofts, whose lodging is indicated next to the Stone Gallery, died in 1677. (viii) A prominent feature in … constructed between October, 1670, and May, 1671, near the Stone Gallery, are not shown. On the other hand, the …