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A History of the County of Stafford
… below). In 1960 the first chapel was in use as a roller-skating rink and the original brick front, dating from 1784, …
Survey of London
… and in 1914 he brusquely dismissed a suggestion for a skating rink here. 69 After standing empty for some years No. …
Survey of London
… aims was limited. They rather narrowly escaped a skating-rink on their estate, the independently run …
Old and New London
… the Seasons," published in 1844, that the experiment of a skating-hall, with boards for ice, and with skates on wheels, … of. The author of that book writes: "As the exercise of skating can be enjoyed in this country only for a short … by an ingenious inventor, who has furnished the lovers of skating in the metropolis with a fine sheet of artificial …
Old and New London
… in the Strand. There are men and boys making slides, skating, and sledging in all directions; some of the sledges … the prow. The pastimes of throwing at a cock, sliding and skating, roasting an ox, foot-ball, skittles, pigeon-holes, …
Old and New London
… to be laid open." In Ebury Street is an extensive open-air skating rink and club-house, called the "Belgravia." It was …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… was built on land of the Drapers' Company in 1908 and a skating-rink next door in 1909. The factories, offices, and …