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A History of the County of Essex
… Birch Introduction BIRCH THE parish of Birch, 49 about 5 miles south-west of … sash-windowed brick farmhouses of three bays were built: Conduit Farmhouse, south-east of Birch Hall, the house at …
A Survey of London
… Bishopsgate warde Bishopsgate Warde Bishopsgate Warde The next is Bishopsgate warde, whereof a parte is without the gate and of the suburbes from the barres, by S. Mary Spittle to … was furnished at the common charges of the Citie. This Conduit hath since beene taken downe, and new builded. Dauid …
Old and New London
… CHAPTER XVIII. BLACKFRIARS. Three Norman Fortresses on the Thames' BankThe Black ParliamentThe Trial of Katherine of ArragonShakespeare a Blackfriars Manager The Blackfriars …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim Park from 1705 Park From 1705 The laying out of the gardens and park, begun in 1705 at the same time as the building of Blenheim Palace, was the work of Henry Wise, the royal …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Blenheim The King's houses The King's houses Royal interest in the chase led to the establishment at Woodstock of a hunting lodge, presumably by the reign of Ethelred II … he had rebuilt much of the older structure. 4 In 1498-9 a conduit was built to carry water to the king's houses in a …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 10 James I CHAP. X. During the reign of James I. By the extinction of the direct line of the English royal family with …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 11 Charles I CHAP. XI. From the accession of Charles I. to the commencement of the civil war between him and the parliament. 1625. On the …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 14 From the Restoration to the Fire CHAP. XIV. From the restoration of Charles II. to the destruction of London by the great fire … to enlarge the passages into Stocks market; from the Fleet conduit into St. Paul's church-yard; the passage and gate-way …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 20 George II to the rebellion of 1745 CHAP. XX. History of London from the … 30. The first stone of the hospital was laid in Lamb's conduit fields at the bottom of Red lion street Holborn, …
A New History of London
… Book 1, Ch. 3 King John to Edward I CHAP. III. From the accession of John, to that of Edward. On the death of Richard I. without issue, his …