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A History of the County of Somerset
… irregular in shape, measured 3.5 km. from east to west and 1 km. from nsorth to south, the smaller was roughly oval, … years. 30 In 1842 there was a quarry near Durborough and quarries and kilns on Hawkridge Hill, beside Parsons' Lane, and by the road to Lower Aisholt. 31 Quarrying and limeburning continued on the side of Hawkridge …
Survey of London
… Albert Memorial Design and commissioning CHAPTER X - Albert Memorial THE Prince … of the Duke of Argyll, where there was the prospect of quarrying a shaft 150 feet long. 24 This hope was … September 1864, but when news of this reached the Scottish quarries the workmen promptly struck for higher wages. 133 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Albourne Place farm, it included the former Albourne park and comprised 400 a., 66 and in 1787, when it had 260 a., it was leased for 21 years. 67 In the 1820s and 1830s the farm was in hand. 68 There was presumably a …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… 6 in. (a)XVII N.E., (b)XVII S.E.) Alconbury is a parish and large village (Plate 15) 4 m. N.W. of Huntingdon. The church and bridge are the principal monuments. Ecclesiastical a(1). … of borders, tabernacle-work, flowers, parts of figures, quarries with fleurs-de-lis, and part of 'black-letter' …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Aldbourn (St. Michael) ALDBOURN ( St. Michael), a parish, and formerly a market-town, in the union of Hungerford, hundred of Selkley, Marlborough and Ramsbury, and N. divisions of Wilts, 6 miles (N. E.) from … latter the soil is loam, gravel, and clay: there are two quarries of red sandstone. The living is a rectory, valued in …
Old and New London
… Aldersgate Street and St Martin-le-Grand CHAPTER XXVII. ALDERSGATE STREET AND ST. MARTIN'S-LE-GRAND. Origin of the NameHistory of the … line. It stands on a base of granite from the De Lank quarries, and the whole of the fronts have been executed in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… Ancient and historical monuments in the City of London Aldgate ward … Edward whose crown lies beside him. Under the figures, quarries with initials, ER, ER, JR, CR and W.R. In the three … under Charles, and "Je maintiendrai" under William and quarries with initials as in the upper lights. In tracery, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the reach of a high tide. The soil is a friable loam and marl, constantly melting down; and the sea threatens greater ravages: the present area is … is principally engaged in the cultivation of the land, and several neat farm-houses have recently been erected by …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… parish of Aldsworth lies 6.5 km. south-east of Northleach and 5 km. north-east of Cirencester. In 1976 it covered an area of 1,356 ha. (3,350 a.) 1 and was irregular in shape with the boundaries marked by … in the west and south-east. 5 Formerly there were several quarries. 6 Before inclosure in 1793 most of the parish lay …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Upper division of the hundred of Doddingtree, Worcester and W. divisions of the county of Worcester, 7 miles (W. by … This place is bounded on the north by the river Teme, and comprises 1542 a. 1 r. 17 p., whereof 83 acres are common … is extensively quarried, and there are also numerous quarries of stone of good quality for building. The living is …