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A History of the County of Essex
… grant from the abbey. Thomas Wiseman presented in 1565 and John Glascock in 1587. 44 Soon after this the advowson was acquired by (Sir) Gamaliel Capel and descended with the manor until 1680, when Prosper … advowson was conveyed to Richard Waylett by Samuel Pratt and Anne his wife and John Benson and Mary his wife. 47 In …
A History of the County of Essex
… have visited Rookwood Hall for the benefit of his health and to have obtained from his hosts the use of a former malt … the Capels, who were certainly living there in 1698 and perhaps for a few years after. Until the end of the 18th … was estimated at 500, of whom 59 were county voters and 19 were 'gentlemen'. 68 If these figures are correct this …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the hamlet of Cevnpawl in the hundred of Kevenlleece, and the hamlet of Gollon in the hundred of Knighton, county … to St. Mary, was founded in 1148, by Cadwallon ab Madoc, and was originally designed for sixty brethren of the … in a romantic valley, deeply embosomed among lofty hills and abrupt precipices, once covered with forests of oak, but …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… Abbey Dore AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN SOUTH-WEST HEREFORDSHIRE … m. S.W. of Hereford. The principal monuments are the Abbey and Grange Farm. Roman c(1). In the station yard in 1908 the … for a length of about 30 ft. It was 12 ft. 9 in. wide, and consisted of "unworked nodular limestone hand-pitched on …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… bank of the Nethan, a fine stream tributary to the Clyde, and is in the centre of the parish, and contains the parochial church. The inhabitants are … Granite appears to have originated with the Messrs. Adam, architects, of London, who, having entered into a contract …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… Abbots Langley SCHEDULE A AN INVENTORY OF THE ANCIENT AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORD ACCREDITED … is built of flint rubble with Totternhoe stone dressings, and is roofed with tiles. The earliest part is the Nave, with … added c. 1200, the South Chapel early in the 14th century, and the Chancel was re-built c. 1400. In the 15th century the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… (O.S. 6 in. XXVIII N.W.) Abbotsley is a small parish and village 3 m. S.E. of St. Neots. The Church is the … pebble-rubble with dressings of Barnack, Ketton, ironstone and clunch; the roofs are covered with tiles and lead. The earliest part of the existing building is the …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the City of Salisbury
… Abbreviations ABBREVIATIONS and shortened titles of works and sources frequently consulted. Ant. J. Antiquaries … Colvin H.M. Colvin, Biographical Dictionary of English Architects, London, 1954. Cordingley R.A. Cordingley, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… Abbreviations ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORTENED TITLES OF WORKS OF REFERENCE Arch. J. … T. Blore, An Account of the Public Schools, Hospitals and other Charitable Foundations in the Borough of Stamford … Chronology of Stamford (1846). Butcher R. Butcher, Survey and Antiquities of the Town of Stamford (1646). References in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… Abbreviations ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORTENED TITLES OF WORKS OF REFERENCE Ackerman, J.Y., … Iceni', Britannia 1, 133 Allison, K.J., Beresford, M.W. and Hurst, J.G., 1966 The Deserted Villages of … Colvin, H.M., 1978 A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 16001840 Cowley, D.E., and Foard, G.R., 1979 …