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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… flat limestone tableland formed by the underlying Portland and Purbeck Beds, between 350 ft. and 450 ft. above O.D., drained by three deeply cut valleys … streams flow S. to the sea. In the W. is Hill Bottom, and in the E. are Winspit and Seacombe Bottoms, both marked …
A History of the County of Sussex
… CHURCHES. A chapel at Worthing was recorded in 1291, 73 and in 1410 was being used for mass. 74 Two chaplains, … ease until 1894 when a parish was formed out of Broadwater and St. George's parishes. 83 The benefice was called a perpetual curacy until c. 1902 and thereafter a vicarage. 84 In 1898 its patronage was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… of the town Growth of the town. In the 18th century, and probably earlier, the hamlet of Worthing comprised the modern High, North, and Warwick streets. 34 There is some archaeological evidence … at the south end of High Street between the 13th and 16th centuries. 35 One building dated 1762, of flint with …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… front wall, remainder coursed rubble, was built as a house and shop in 1849. The street front has a round-headed doorway, plain window openings and continuous platband sills. A sash window has replaced the … was advertised for letting in 1850 as having a good view and being near the station ( Mercury, 27 Sept.). (455) House, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire Wotton Underwood … in the S. aisle; the walls of the chancel were heightened, and possibly the nave was widened towards the N. in the 15th … 13th-century style at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 1867 the South Aisle was added and the South Chapel …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… Ancient and historical monuments in Buckinghamshire … green; the walls are of stone rubble, partly irregular and partly squared; the dressings are of stone. The roof of the nave is covered with slate, and that of the aisle with lead; the other roofs are tiled. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… is a small parish on the S. side of the Stour estuary and 5 m. W. of Harwich. Ecclesiastical (1). Parish Church of … the middle of the parish. The walls are of septariarubble and brick with dressings of limestone; the roofs are tiled. … In the 15th century the upper part of the nave was rebuilt and in 1697 the E. wall was rebuilt. The church has been …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… is a small parish 6 m. E. of Beaminster. The church and Wraxall Manor are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical … on the E. side of the parish. The walls are of local stone and flint rubble with freestone dressings; the roofs are covered with stone slates and slates. The church, con sisting of Chancel and Nave was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… 151 inhabitants. The Lancaster railway passes here, and has some heavy cuttings between the village of Wreay and the house of Woodside, the residence of Miss Losh. The … adjoining districts, and those of Yorkshire, who use it in dressing the cloth. The town consists chiefly of two streets, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… N.E. (d)li. S.E. (e)lii. S.W.) Writtle is a large parish and village 2 m. W. of Chelmsford. The Church, Moor Hall and … man and four wives, c. 1510, man in civilian dress, long fur-trimmed gown and a belt with a purse, wives with … coats. In naveon floor, (8) of Edward Bell, 1576, man in fur-trimmed mantle, woman in flat Tudor cap; group of three …