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A History of the County of Sussex
… across the varied geological strata of the Weald, from the Chalk of the South Downs in Sullington to the wide band of … there are ridges of Greensand immediately north of the Chalk, and outcrops of older sandstones further north, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the soil is generally a sandy loam, and the substratum chalk; the meadow-land is flat, and subject to floods. The … beyond, in a western direction. Imbedded in a stratum of chalk a mile westward from the town, lie continuous strata of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a woollen manufactory, a paper-mill, and two corn-mills. The Methodists have a place of worship. Brantingham …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Butcher sold the house in 1994 to Kate Newton and David Mills, who continued a programme of restoration. Mr. Brooks …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… the dressings and wrought details where original are of chalk. The east window of the chancel, though much restored, … The early 14th-century arcade of the south chapel is of chalk, and has two-centred arches of two orders, each moulded … The eastern arch of the south arcade is built of original chalk voussoirs from the two demolished arches. The west …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… is Reading and London clay, but Maidenhead stands on the chalk. The village of Bray is close to the river, and the … house was a chapel with walls of brick and dressings of chalk, the north wall of which alone remains at the present … west ends of the remaining north wall of the chapel are chalk doorways with continuously moulded jambs and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… for the supply of the neighbourhood; there are two mills for spinning flax, in which about 300 persons are … end of the bridge, has been recently converted into flour-mills. The ecclesiastical affairs are under the presbytery of …