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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… restored. Chairs: in chancel, (1) with panelled back, top rail enriched with guilloche ornament, shaped arms with … (2) with panelled back patterned with raised mouldings, top rail enriched with acanthus ornament and styles with … with panelled sides, moulded base on carved feet and plank top with moulded edge, the front in two large panels between …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… toadstools. One of these, fly agaric with a bright red top, Amanita muscaria, is toxic and attacks the kidneys, but … BUTTON, possibly made of COPPER, which was sewn on to the top of a cap, where today there is sometimes a bobble. They …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… into large cocks with a fork, and the rakings put on the top of each cock. The hay in double wind-rows was made into …
A History of the County of Oxford
… tends much to the enrichment of the soil. The purple-top swedes are the most largely sown, with a fair proportion of the green-top variety; the latter, though of a more hardy nature, are … ten to sixteen loads per acre, and in the spring it is top-dressed with nitrate of soda at the rate of from 1 to 2 …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… 'Redland', deep, strong soil, generally on the top of the downs, could be broken up with impunity, but to …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… important cause, eating into the farmer's income at the top, while falling prices ate into it from the bottom. To …
Survey of London
… the finishing of the interior was begun, starting at the top. Much thought was given to the design of the ceilings. By …
Survey of London
… to basements) in stucco with cornices above and below the top storey. Each floor has two windows, those on the first …
Survey of London
… autumn 1866, whatever its merits, tended to increase the top-heavy effect. The Government bronze had, after all, …