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A History of the County of Oxford
… a twice-yearly view of frankpledge for the Hastings manor, and the Greys' manor in Hardwick, Brighthampton, and Yelford had view of frankpledge and other liberties, … was absorbed into the Hastings estate. 93 The distinction between the Hastings (later Lenthall) inclosed estate and the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Yelford Manors and other estates MANORS AND OTHER ESTATES. In 1086 Walter … ridge piece, and there were two rows of arched wind braces between double purlins; the central truss of the open hall … originally entered from the hall, in the re-entrant angle between central and service range, and building in the centre …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… YELLING (D.f.). (O.S. 6 in. XXVI N.W.) Yelling is a parish and village 5 m. E.N.E. of St. Neots. The Church and Church … The staircase rises from the ground to the first floor, between the walls, in two flights and has a moulded handrail, … square newels with chamfered angles and shaped finials. Between the walls above the bottom step is a flat wood arch, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… is formed by Watling Street. It lies on undulating land between 95 m. and 145 m. above OD and except in the extreme W. of the … narrow rectangular area orientated W.N.W.E.S.E., situated between three distinct blocks of ridge-and-furrow and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… It comprises by admeasurement 5857 acres, of which between 400 and 500 are wood, a small portion meadow, and the … Richmond, afterwards Henry VII., intrusted the standard of England, at the decisive battle of Bosworth Field, after Sir … the place. A fair is held on the 2nd of July for pigs, for wool, and pedlery. The tithes are impropriate, and have been …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… considerable devastation in the wars which arose between the Britons and their new allies, during the … distinguished either for its commerce or manufactures; the trade principally arises from the supply of the inhabitants … A fair for leather takes place every month; a fair for wool on Peaseholm Green every Thursday, from Lady-day to …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… of shaped wood designed to fit across a person's back and shoulders, with a chain hanging from each end onto which … islands is in very small sticks, and is denominated by the trade young Fustick' [Smyth (1812)]. It gave a YELLOW dye but … (mid-period). Youth The term denotes the period between childhood and adulthood, and as such was used in the …
Survey of London
… CHAPTER 11: YORK BUILDINGS ( formerly George Street) Date and Description. York Buildings, the name which was once used … storeys and have a cement front with horizontal boardings between the storeys. The entrance doorway has a straight hood … cited by several writers, that Napoleon Bonaparte visited England and lodged for a short time in York Buildings, but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… the Micklegate area (W. of the Ouse), the Central area (between the Ouse and the Foss), and the Walmgate area (E. of the Foss). In the … of the wings are an unusual motif, paralleled earlier in England though in more conventional form at Robert Hooke's …
Survey of London Monograph
… to John Water alias Yorke, herald, as fee of his office and for services to Richard III, his predecessors and … (7). Arms: Sable, a fess wavy barry wavy argent & azure between 3 swans argent. Berry & later dictionaries add: … Also published A Catalogue... of the Kings, Princes... of England (1619), revised 1622. Left valuable MS. collections, …