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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… period in private houses or barns, usually in out-ofthe-way places. In 1669 a number of Anabaptists met at the house …
A History of the County of Sussex
… central rebated chimney-stack. The Old Workhouse, a little way west of the church, formerly Westhampnett Place, a house …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… vaulting cuts into the splay-mouldings of the arch in a way that implies that the vault is a later addition, probably … of the clock-tower; the outer turret has a modern passage-way pierced at the base. The E. range has two … washing the disciples' feet; ( b) the meeting on the way to Emmaus; ( c) Christ appearing to the disciples after …
Old and New London
… "At length," runs the narrative, "sometimes groping his way, and sometimes directed by the distant lamp, he reached … executed. This effigy is said by Walpole (who, by the way, does not mention his authority) to be considered the … conformable to the napkin used by our Saviour in his way to crucifixion . . . . On flinging open the external …
Old and New London
… pardon for anything of which they had been guilty on their way, by neglecting the custody of their eyes, or ears, or by … of London," was once "the scene of a glorious haul by way of the robbery of about two millions of our money by … the roof. The Jerusalem Chamber, to which we now make our way, was built by Abbot Littlington, towards the latter end …
Old and New London
… in black. To render this awful scene sublimely grand, the way was lined with children, who held burning tapers: those, …
Old and New London
… shut up perished in the flames; those who forced their way out fell by the sword." THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE … and went round the Abbey to Westminster Hall, all the way within rayles, and 10,000 people, with the ground covered with blue cloth, and scaffolds all the way." In the reign of William III. the House of Commons …
Old and New London
… came in at the great west entrance, having crossed the way from the Painted Chamber in the House of Lords, where the … turning our backs on the great western entrance, on our way to that portion of the sacred edifice which forms the … that the view of the interior from end to end is in no way obstructed. Four pilasters with decorated finials divide …
Old and New London
… west, called Thieving Lane, for that thieves were led that way to the Gate House while the Sanctuary was in force." This … of Pontfracte." In 1460 Lord de Scales, as he was on his way to seek shelter at Westminster, was killed in crossing … down only in the beginning of the present century to make way for an extension of the market-place, which in its turn …
Old and New London
… is recorded that it was whilst the Lord Mayor was on his way to Westminster Hall, in November, 1415, in order to be …