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A History of the County of Sussex
… end of the Norman ambulatory and quire of Ralph de Luffa's church, whether they were apsidal, like Gloucester, or with … place on 20 October 1187, in which the city, the bishop's palace and the canons' houses were all involved. 12 This … the mouldings with those of the chapel in the bishop's palace, which seem to be by the same hand. The porch was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… west wall. Above the window outside is a sexfoiled bull's-eye window lighting the roof space. The west wall has a … the dean moved the image of St. Richard from the saint's chapel of St. Mary Magdalene to the chapel of St. Theobald, … of St. John Baptist, whereby the offerings at the saint's image were prejudiced. 16 The two bays of the chapel have …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Chickerell 8 CHICKERELL (6480) (O.S. 6 ins. aSY 67 NW, bSY 67 NE, cSY 68 SW, dSY 68 SE) The … m. N. from the coast and adjoining Weymouth on the W. The S. part is a generally low-lying area under 100 ft. above … to the sharp Portland Stone ridge of Friar Waddon Hill at 375 ft. above O.D. Readjustments of the original …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… lathe of Sutton-at-Hone, W. division of Kent, 8 miles (S. S. W.) from Seven-Oaks; containing 1405 inhabitants. The … From these dwellings, and particularly from the top of Hog-Hill House, a hunting-seat, built by Sir James Tylney Long, …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in Domesday, being then included in the Bishop of Exeter's estate of the Chapelry of Bosham, of which it became the … rector of Whichford (Warws.) to the use of Hester Walker for life with remainder to her nephew the Rev. George Alfred Walker. 32 Miss Walker died in 1863; 33 the Rev. G. A. Walker …
Office-Holders in Modern Britain
… from three to five Clerks were employed in the Controller's Office. In 1679 as a result of the decision to retrench … 15 Oct. Devert, D. 1701 14 April Gerrard, E. 1702 16 Jan. Hill, I. 1702 28 Jan. Allen, W. 1703 6 Oct. English, J. 1705 … 14 Jan. Nelson, R. A. 1779 8 June Esten, J. 1779 8 June Walker, W. 1779 8 June Balston, G. 1780 31 Jan. Walker, J. …
The Environs of London
… records, Cingwella, which some suppose to signify the King's Well; others derive the last syllable from the Saxon word … the Confessor by Earl Harold. In William the Conqueror's reign it was the property of Ralph de Limesei 4, whose … the church: it is at present unoccupied. Manor of Grange-hill. The manor of Grange-hill, or Chigwell Grange, belonged …
A History of the County of Essex
… mainly to agriculture. The soil is clay. At Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Row there were formerly extensive stretches … Chigwell Row and Buckhurst Hill. 14 According to Vancouver's tables of 1794 the yield of crops was slightly above the … and poachers. 17 He suggested that 750 acres waste worth 2 s. 6 d. an acre could be improved to 25 s. by inclosure. …
A History of the County of Essex
… certain is known concerning the foundation of Coulson's Almshouses, which adjoin Chigwell School to the north-east. The words 'Coulson's Almshouses 1557' inscribed upon the building were evidently … to two blind women, one in Chigwell and one in Buckhurst Hill. James Hatch, lord of Chigwell Hall manor, by will …
A History of the County of Essex
… rectory. 63 In 1465 the king granted the rectory to Kemp's Chantry in St. Paul's cathedral, newly founded by Thomas Kemp, Bishop of London. … 19th century by the creation of new parishes at Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell Row (see below). In 1935 the small church …