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A History of the County of Middlesex
… in Hampstead', perhaps referred merely to a shop near the village well or to a tavern, rather than to the sale of … separate ballroom was put up a little to the east. 56 The village was then ranked, after Scarborough, Bath, and … building at the west end of Belszie Road included two halls, to seat 800 and 250, and was intended for dances, …
Old and New London
… was no accommodation to be had for love or money in the village. But we do not guarantee the tradition as well founded. Making our way towards the village of Hampstead, but before actually quitting the Heath, … at Hampstead. My heart misgave me at coming to this village, because I had been here with him more than once; but …
Old and New London
… now seen, Now down below, with smoking roofs between A village revelling in varieties. Then northward, what a … are the most characteristic and redeeming feature of the village. Hampstead was long ago 'the place of groves,' and it … them, and, like many of the other streets and lanes in the village, they are planted with rows of shady limes or elms, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 1943, summed up the attraction of the Vale for writers: 'village life half an hour from Piccadilly Circus was a … hotel in 1964. 24 The changes did not alter the generally village-like atmosphere of the Vale, with its narrow streets, …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… for the schoolmistress was built on the north side of the village, on part of the grounds of Cholmley Lodge, in 1844. 5 … came with the building of three railway lines south of the village, crossing West End Lane. Large sections of several … from the late 1870s to the 1890s West End, hitherto a village with grand houses, became increasingly working-class. …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and pasture: coal is obtained in the neighbourhood. The village, which is neat, is pleasantly situated on the summit … from Newcastle-under-Lyme; containing 191 inhabitants. The village lies one mile southwest of Trentham, on the side of … neighbouring iron-works in this part of the county. The village, and the most populous portions of the parish, are …