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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… within which the town is situated, and is derived from the Welsh Bu, "an ox," and Allt, "a wooded eminence," at once … in the wars which that monarch carried on against the Welsh, in one of which he was made prisoner by Llewelyn, to … and its vicinity were the scene of the last struggles for Welsh independence, to which a period was finally put by the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… (1). Barn, at Watery Lane Farm, 200 yards S.S.E. of the cross-roads in the village, is timber-framed, with brick … of the same date. ConditionGood. (2). Cottage, at the cross-roads, opposite the Convent School, is of one storey …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… of the 16th century, on a modified H-shaped plan with the cross-wings on the E. and W. On the E. side is a 17th-century …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… by oak posts into four bays with side aisles; the curved cross-braces from N. to S. form wide two-centred arches and … by crossbeams with diagonal framing above; supporting the cross-beams to the two middle bays are curved braces forming … N. The upper storey projects at the S. end of both cross-wings, on curved brackets. There is a blocked window to …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… rhyming verse. Coffin lid: loose in S. aisle, fragment, cross paty at head, 13th-century. Font: circular bowl … freestone quoins, openings with cambered arches of rubble, Welsh slate roof and red brick stack, consists of a … with round-headed central doorway, parapeted gables, Welsh slate roof, early 19th-century. Class 6 with rear …
The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
… by the Romish Church in memory of the 'Invention of the Cross' by Helena, the mother of Constantine; and thus, though … to St. Mary, the nunnery was founded in honour of the Holy Cross; and the 14th of September, on which day the autumn … a festival of the same church, kept in memory of the Holy Cross, which Helena had left in Jerusalem, being recovered by …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and September 25th. In the market-place is an octagonal cross, surmounted by a dome, on the top of which is a fine … figure of Justice: so late as the year 1810, the ancient cross, called the Corn Cross, was standing. The town is within the jurisdiction of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and there are low points at c. 140 m. where they cross respectively the south and west boundaries of the …