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Old and New London
… crowded; but in 1871 it was widened by the Board of Works, by the removal of one of the mansions in Piccadilly, … of malachite. The sculpture-gallery contains several works by Canova and other great masters. Great Stanhope … at right angles at its western end, is Norfolk Street. No. 22 in this street was once the residence of Lord Overstone, …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… - Aqua mirabilis Aqua [aqu; aq] Aqua is the Latin term for water, and it was used in the early-modern period almost … as a label for medicinal preparation made either with water or with some form of alcohol. The former, called in the … English SIMPLE WATERs, were distilled with only sufficient water to prevent the product burning, and did not keep well. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… [aq. naphae] A rare and obsolete name for ORANGE FLOWER WATER, used according to the 1600 quotation in the OED to … article of TOILETRY, probably a Latin synonym for BOUQUET WATER or for PERFUMED WATERs generally. Not found in the OED … Ages, but knowledge of it spread only slowly through works like William Phillip's Book of Secrets published in …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… some difficulty in its use as it would not stand hot water in the winding, hence it was largely made into … grated or ground up. The pulpy matter was then thrown into water and stirred around vigorously to release the starch. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… The original term signifies "the confluence of the water below the Baron's house," and is descriptive of the … made on some estates, within these few years, and the farm-buildings of superior tenants are good, but those of the … of Norfolk and others, and afterwards were held by the York Building Company, and worked to the conclusion of the …
Survey of London
… side of the old archway leading into Lombard Street. The buildings are of stock brick with sash windows, and finish … of the songs scattered in profusion through Fletcher's works are hardly surpassed by Shakespeare." 9 It is … have disappeared. Old prints, views, etc. 14 T. Malton. Water colour drawing of Chelsea Old Church, showing Arch …
Survey of London
… The result was that, in an age that had learned to value buildings more for their antiquity and associations than for … in 1940 the house consisted of a heterogeneous group of buildings arranged round two courtyards, lying north and … to the doors marked R, W and X on the plans (Plates 22, 23b, 23c), one leading from the courtyard entrance lobby …
Survey of London
… there was originally no floor at this level, and that Room 22, immediately below, had once formed the lower part of Room 14. That Room 22 had, in fact, been, or formed part of, a room of some …
Survey of London
… bond rising eight courses to 21 inches, or more, up to 22 inches. The mortar was everywhere of soft lime with …