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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… one of the few medival buildings which escaped the Great Fire of 1666 and as the burial-place of John Milton, John …
A Survey of London
… euen at night, about seuen of the clocke, a great fire began in the gallery thereof, which burned so sore, that … the houses in London were builded of stone for defence of fire, which kind of building was vsed for two hundred yeares …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… the charge of the crucibles by setting the mixture on fire with a live coal, and giving it no farther melting, than …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… partly re-built early in the 18th century after a fire, is square and of timber with a lead-covered capping; it …
Survey of London Monograph
… on the old lines) after the destruction wrought by a fire in 1865. 1 The ground floor is approached by means of a … of both these rooms were practically destroyed in the 1865 fire and have been restored. The back portion again shews the … The upper floor has lost much of its interest owing to the fire of 1865, but the cupola and stair giving access to it …
Survey of London Monograph
… successive occupants, and although once badly damaged by fire, has preserved its original appearance to a very great … years with success, but on January 3, 1865, there was a fire there, so serious that the whole building narrowly … it is best to quote his own words. He wrote as follows :"Fire and water did their work only too effectively, but there …
Diary of Thomas Burton esq
… Parks, 2; watermen, 28; Richard Nutt, Master of the Barge; fire-makers, 5; pastry, 2; larder, 2; pantry, 1; buttery, 5; …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… from the S.E. end. Close to the S.E. end was a transverse fire-trench filled with burnt earth, stones, charcoal and two …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… Side and 740 yards S.E. of the church, contains an iron fire-back with the royal Stuart arms and the date 1627. …