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Survey of London
… (A) AQUAVITE HOUSE The river front between Galley Quay and Tower Dock, which measures only some 50 yards, seems to have been occupied by … properties: Aquavite House, Stew Quay, Clare's Quay and the "Ram's Head." Some of these comprised more than one …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Conquest rendered a food farm, including wheat, malt, and honey, which by 1086 had been commuted for £13 8 s. 4 d., … ploughed the land of the tenants, 2 villani, 16 bordars, and 6 cottars. 96 The manor, which remained with the king … sheriff at some cost, as in 1155, 97 in 1195 with 12 teams and 100 sheep, 98 and in 1197 with seed also. 99 The …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… which an appellee escaped c. 1260, when a thief was hanged and accomplices abjured the realm in the prior's court. 79 … sheriff broke down the hall doors, seized the prisoner, and imprisoned the prior's bailiffs, the king rebuked him and confirmed the priory's right to arrest felons and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… inhabitants. It is on the road from Birmingham to Chester, and comprises 3738 a. 32 p., of which 122 acres are waste: a … kind of red sandstone is found, chiefly used for walls and cottages. The living is a rectory, valued in the king's books at 10. 16. 3., and in the gift of the family of Borough: the tithes have …
Survey of London
… leaseholder, etc. The property is partly glebe land, and partly in the ownership of Geo. Matthey, Esq. The house … has been untenanted for many years. General description and date of structure. Cheyne House, which is now in a … all probably been affixed by Dr. Phen, who used the house and garden as a museum. The principal part of the house …
Survey of London
… Leaseholder, Lord Courtney of Penwith. General description and date of structure. We now pass over the five houses between No. 6 and Manor Street, which have been rebuilt upon the site of … as those described above. Regarding the site of Nos. 13 and 14, immediately west of Manor Street, a lease, dated …
Survey of London
… Rowland Edmund Prothero, Esq., M.V.O. General description and date of structure. Built about 1717, this house retains … The staircases of the two houses are alike in detail and the little hall (Plate 30) is very characteristic of the period. Mr. Prothero has thrown the front, back, and "powder" rooms into one, both on the ground and first …
Survey of London
… Ernest Louis Meinertzhagen, Esq., J.P. General description and date of structure. No. 4 seems to have been built with more care and expense than Nos. 1 to 3, and was in all likelihood specially designed for its first …
Survey of London
… Leaseholder, H. C. Sotheran, Esq. General description and date of structure. A panel preserved from a lead cistern and fixed upon the garden wall of No. 5 is inscribed with the … in Cheyne Walk. The front elevation has been modernised and scarcely gives promise of the delightful work to be found …
Survey of London
… Leaseholder, F. T. R. Bigham, Esq. General description and date of structure. No. 6 is the largest and in many ways the most interesting of the old houses in … his enemies no doubt compelled him to adopt strong counter measures of self-advertisement, but he had many good …