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A Dictionary of London
… Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Lond. Guide, 1758). Old timber houses there in Strype's time (ed. 1720, I. iii. 282). …
Survey of London
… of the high-pitched roof, which was probably of open timber construction and was surmounted by a large lantern 29 … putting in a Truss of Kentish stone to beare a peece of timber and the hearth of a Chimney in one of the tiring … 130.) "A warrant to Mr Survayer to cause a great roome of Timber, with degrees, for Masques to bee presently built over …
Survey of London
… were blown up, most of w ch were blown up very high, ye timber and rafters lay bare, and ther wanted hands to remove …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… comprises 1483 a. 15 p. A considerable traffic in bark and timber is carried on by the Wye, which is navigable; and the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… 1,170 yards W. of the church, is of two storeys, formerly timber-framed, but refaced with stone and brick; the roofs … at Millhalf, m. N.E. of the church, is of two storeys, timber-framed, and partly refaced in stone. It was built … of the church, is of one storey with attics, formerly timber-framed, but refaced in stone; the roofs are …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… clay; the chief crops, wheat and beans; and the principal timber, oak. Lord Southampton is owner of the district, and …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… near Blackfriars Bridge, which burnt down a flour mill, a timber yard, a lime wharf, a bottle warehouse, Sir J Rennie's … had a son in law crushed in the ruins, a great pile of timber. It is said that several other lives were lost. 18. …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… out at 2 o'clock this morning at the works of Mr Baker, timber merchant and saw mills, near the Archbishop's Palace. …
A History of the County of Northampton
… in the number of holdings. During the 1770s and 1780s timber was only occasionally felled for sale, but between … estates after Mrs. Prowse's death; in 1809, exceptionally, timber and bark to the value of £1,635 was sold at Wicken. 31 … longstanding; and, until the Second World War, no mature timber had been felled except to meet the needs of the …