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A History of the County of Oxford
… of the Souls' ( Collegium animarum), was planned, built, and endowed by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury … charter was granted by Henry VI on 20 May 1438, 2 and at the archbishop's request the king accepted the title … where the stone of better quality from the neighbouring quarries was dressed before transport to Oxford. Timber was …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of Oxford All Souls … buildingstone came mainly from the Headington and Taynton quarries. The E., S. and W. sides of the Front Quadrangle … 1651, one with the head of a woman and two 18th-century quarries with men playing a pipe and bagpipes; the figures …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of York; containing, with the townships of Allerthorpe and Waplington, 199 inhabitants, of whom 154 are in the … employed in the worsted manufacture, and in coal-mines and quarries. There are places of worship for General Baptists, … bounded on the south by the river Ellen; and contains some quarries of freestone and limestone, and a vein of coal of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a township, in the parish of Great Budworth, union and hundred of Northwich. S. division of the county of … chief residence here; it afterwards fell to the Leicesters and Shakerleys. The township comprises 2155 acres; the soil … 3 r. 37 p.; there are several coal-mines, and some stone-quarries, the produce of which is chiefly applied to building …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… This parish, which includes the hamlet of Bures, and contains 1557 a. 2 r. 37 p., was anciently parcel of the … was divided among several proprietors. The soil is rich, and constitutes fine cornland; the scenery is picturesque. A … The living is a recrory, valued in the king's books at 11, and in the gift of the Crown: the tithes have been commuted …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… 6 in. (a)xii. S.E. (b)xvii. N.E.) Alphamstone is a parish and small village 5 m. N.E. of Halstead. The church is … which is partly of brick; the dressings are of limestone and the roofs are covered with tiles and slates; the … window, blue and gold roundels; in N.W. window, grisaille quarries, 14th-century. In S.W. window, similar grisaille. In …
A History of the County of Stafford
… It was created in 1934 from the existing civil parish and former township of Alstonefield (2,938 a.) and the … Beresford downstream. 63 In the late 1870s there were two quarries near the parish boundary west of Steep Low, each with an old limekiln nearby, and there were also two quarries at Narrowdale. In 1898 there was a quarry on the …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Heathylee was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 5,535 a. (2,240 ha.) in area. 64 It … is mostly pasture, with scattered farms in river valleys and with no village centre. The western boundary with … open there in the early 19th century. 46 Several small quarries were opened along the Longnor road later in the 19th …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Longnor was formerly a township in Alstonefield parish and later a civil parish 813 a. (329 ha.) in area. 65 Longnor … stands on a saddle in the ridge which dominates the area and gives the township its Old English name langen ofer, long … stone: in 1770 Redfern was one of five men who had stone quarries on Longnor Edge. 73 Stonemasons in 1851 included …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… (S. S. W.) from Frodsham; containing 314 inhabitants, and comprising 1532 acres of land, whereof the soil is clay … are some works for the manufacture of iron, and several quarries, the stone of which is used for building, and made … whereof 2251 are in Alton township: there are limestone-quarries in the township of Cotton, and some copper-mines at …