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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… to Mr. Meynell, occupies the site of a convent for Black friars, founded by Peter de Brus, who died in 1240. It is … the hospital of St. Mary, there were a cell of Augustine friars belonging to the priory of Gorleston, two lazar-houses, and houses of Black, Grey, and White friars, many fragments of which remain, as well as of the …
A History of the County of Sussex
… in all at Bilsham c. 1840. 32 In the mid 20th century elm trees since cut down made of Bilsham Lane virtually a …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… to encourage the use of alternative WOODs, like ASH, ELM or WITCH HAZEL for making the bow appear to have had …
A History of the County of Somerset
… between 1911 and 1936 included oak, ash, poplar, wych elm, and lime. Beech, larch, and spruce were planted. In 1936 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of Scotch, silver, and spruce firs, intermixed with ash, elm, larch, and birch; they are well managed, and in a … are annually fed. The woods consist of oak, ash, beech, elm, and lime, of which many fine trees are found on the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the Saxon personal name Aegel, 97 also associated with Elm Bank ditch on Ducklington's western boundary, which in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… decorative effect. Almost the entire construction was of elm. Roof timbers in both cross wings retain vestiges of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the best woodlands, is oak, ash, and broadleaved or wych elm; of those in mountainous situations, chiefly birch and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… of a former bailey to the W. In 1268 the Franciscan Friars, established in York by 1236, probably on the nucleus … up the ditch for the defence of the castle. 17 In 1280 the friars were permitted to enclose a street 130 yds. long, 18 … from a position further N.W. In 1296 a tenement which the Friars held was described as in 'le Baill' near ('versus') …