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A History of the County of Sussex
… Arundel ARUNDEL ARUNDEL AND SOUTH STOKE c. 1875 General History of the Town, p. 12. … in 1834 by the painter Constable as resembling 'drunk bargemen dressed up as crusaders'. 33 The room was nearly … in Wisborough Green en route for Albury (Surr.). 69 Bargemen were recorded in the parish in 1571 and in the 18th …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… 16 km. south-west of Gloucester between the river Severn and the Forest of Dean. The large parish contained seven … estates, numerous ancient farmsteads, the industrial and trading village of Blakeney which replaced Awre village … another trade once carried on. 5 Twelve mariners and three watermen, together with a number of mariners' wives, whose …
Survey of London
… comes from the word formerly current both in this country and in Scandinavia for a stove or heated room. On the other … word was used in the mediaeval period for a fish pond, and there were a number of fish ponds in the "Pike Gardens" … building and to have been made for the convenience of watermen. Cardinal's Wharf, No. 49 and Nos. 5052 Bankside No. …
Old and New London
… Baynard's Castle and Doctors' Commons CHAPTER XXIV. BAYNARD'S CASTLE, DOCTORS' COMMONS, AND HERALDS' COLLEGE. Baron Fitzwalter and King JohnThe … who look half like confectioners, and half like disbanded watermen. Here is the college of Doctors of Law, provided for …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… its extensive reserves of coal, ironstone, limestone, and clay were exploited, at times intensively as economic … quickened in the neighbouring parishes of Broseley and Madeley. Benthall, however, never rivalled Broseley as an … was shipped down the Severn, 94 and the barges, trows, and watermen working from the Bower Yard wharves were mainstays …
Old and New London
… in Tooley StreetDeath of Braidwood, the FiremanThe "Lion and Key"The Borough CompterThe "Ship and Shovel"Carter Lane Meeting HouseDr. Gill and Dr. … of the people are various, including more largely watermen and waterside labourers, costermongers, and
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of London Billingsgate … Billingsgate, St. George Botolph Lane, St. Andrew Hubbard and St. Leonard Eastcheap, and parts of the parishes of St. … front, supporting the gallery. ConditionGood. Secular (3) Watermen's Hall, standing on the W. side of St. Mary at Hill, …
Old and New London
… Blackfriars Road The Surrey Theatre and Surrey Chapel CHAPTER XXVIII. BLACKFRIARS ROAD.THE SURREY … RoadThe Surrey Theatre, originally the "Royal Circus and Equestrian Philharmonic Academy"The Circus burnt down in … hot from the Surrey stage, where he had previously made bargemen weep and thrown nursery-maids into convulsions. …
A New History of London
… committed the lord-mayor Sir Richard Gournay to the Tower, and preferred articles of impeachment against him, for … magistracy, rendered incapable of any office or honour, and ordered to continue in prison during the pleasure of the … trained bands and auxiliaries, sea commanders, seamen and watermen, young men and apprentices, entered into a solemn …
A New History of London
… to her death. 1702. King William died March 8th, 1702, and leaving no issue, the princess Anne, wife to prince George of Denmark, succeeded to the crown, and received the congratulations of the city of London on her … at reasoning on the course or direction of the wind. The watermen reckoned above 500 wherries lost on the Thames, some …
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