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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… the roofs are covered with slate. The E. wing of the house was built in the 15th century and the W. wing was added …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… of two scratch-dials, reused. Secular (2) Wraxall Manor House, 1,050 yards N.W. of the church, is of two storeys with … together with a small detached block to the S.W. The house has been much altered internally in recent times when …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and the house of Woodside, the residence of Miss Losh. The living is … a very handsome monument has been erected in it by public contribution, to the memory of Mrs. Hannah More and …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the 'Writing Desk' valued at 10s 6d found in a 'Compting House' [Inventories (1781)], and a 'Counter Writing Desk & …
A Dictionary of London
… (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799). In Stow's time there was a house called the "Wrestlers" against the wall of the City (S. … wardrobe at "le Wynwharf," 1316 (Ct. H.W. I. 267). "Le Wyn wharf in parochia Sancti Martini de Vinetra," 1330 (Hust. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Farm, 1,500 yards S.W. of the church. b(8). Moor Hall, house and moat, 1 m. W. of the church. The House is of two storeys with attics, timber-framed and …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… entrance and clock tower; the facilities included a bath house. The spa's profitability declined from the 1860s and it … and the adjoining length to Shrewsbury opened in 1797. A wharf at Long Lane originally supplied coal and lime to the … north of Bratton. 52 Most of the first recorded inns or public houses in the parish lay along Watling Street. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… in the centre is the marketplace, where was formerly a public well, now filled up. Wrotham-hill, immediately above … ancient stained glass. The pleasure-grounds adjoining the house are laid out with great taste. The living is a vicarage …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… coalfield to have any concentration of shops and public houses. The public houses had apparently been an … the same time the company bought the Bird in Hand public house at the Nabb 'to safeguard the workers' beer'. 52 In …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… a further 330 a. under grass. 74 After the First World War house building south of Trench Road further reduced those … blown at the works was reputedly displayed at Reynolds's house. In the 1790s a manager's house was built south of the …