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Old and New London
… him that Turner had vaunted of his skilful thrust, and the way he had punished a man who tried to publicly shame him. … to take a lodging in Whitefriars, to discover the best way for Sanquhar himself to strike a sure blow at the … in Whitefriars, whilst the younger, who has had his own way, becomes "an ingenious, well-accomplished gentleman, a …
A Dictionary of London
… the almshouse with an open parlour adjoining and all the way leading by the north wall of St. Michael's church into …
Survey of London
… led to the buttery and great kitchen, and also formed the way to the river stairs. At the west end of the passage was a … was a public landing place, with a corresponding right of way through Whitehall Gate to the main road, thought … and "Scotland," and that, as in the case of the right of way from Charing Cross to Westminster through the Palace, …
Survey of London
… xx s [December, 1530] "It'm to Xpofer Villars s'vnt by way of Rewarde for bringing pomegarnetts to Yorke place for … along King Street, while the chamber was 24 feet each way. (v) Next came the messuage called "The Rose" with a shop … the comminge of the said rebelles was not loked for that way." 52 The rebellion collapsed, and a fortnight later the …
Survey of London
… of the office of the Land Revenue on the north side of the way in 1796 (see p. 195) the width was further increased to … from the other part of the Street by a transverse Public Way, the width will be 74 feet, the width and Houses having …
Old and New London
… The moment that we pass out of the Strand, or make our way from the Victoria Embankment into Charing Cross, and … where the Lord Mayor and aldermen met her. "All the way long from Chelsea to Whitehall," he adds, "was full of … and rest in the Park. He went into Whitehall the usual way out of the Park, and so came out of the Banqueting House …
Old and New London
… by Heath, the author of the "Flagellum"who, by the way, contradicts himself, as he afterwards goes on to … laying wagers upon every blow each cock gives, who, by the way, I must tell you, wear steel spurs (called gaffles) for … seem, as if the cock had suffered this annual barbarity by way of punishment for St. Peter's crime: "May'st thou be …
Old and New London
… Hall. D. Long Ditch. E. Thieving Lane. F. The Amnerie. G. Way to Tothill Fields. H. The Lord Dacres. K. King Street. L. … the ring. 'Sir,' said she, 'give me leave to show you the way into the parlour;' where, being seated, she desired him … the one spot to the other was by King Street, a narrow way, muddy and ill paved, which ran parallel to Parliament …
Old and New London
… deal of the enamel had worn off, or was damaged in some way, so Flaxman thought it better to paint them." Maitland, …
Old and New London
… St. James's Park, through which Her Majesty passes on her way to and from opening or proroguing Parliament. The clock … the Tilt-yard, but in 1751 these were pulled down to make way for the present edifice. Accommodation for the troops … the door." It is probable that he did not know the right way to approach a minister, and that he was not worse or more …