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A Dictionary of London
… out of Old Jewry, north of St. Olave's Church. In Coleman Street Ward (O. and M. 1677). In Strype's maps the site is … says the word is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Arabic or Persian words meaning the " House on the wall." It came … an outwork. It is defined as (1) an outer fortification or defence to a city, a watch-tower. (2) a wooden tower or …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… and to the erection of a castle, governed by a thane, or constable, who administered justice, and of which the only … 191 per annum; the salmon are sent, either packed in ice, or pickled, principally to the London market. A very … which is gently elevated, at a small distance from the street, is highly advantageous, and the main entrance and …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… of birth 1540 Date of death 1610 Address St Olave Silver Street ?1610. Nottingham 1574. Other notes MB & Lic Oxon … Balthrop, Goodrus. Known London address St Olave Silver Street Parish St Olave Silver Street Ward Aldersgate (Within & Without) Date 1594-1610 …
Survey of London
… Bankside CHAPTER 7: BANKSIDE Next to Borough High Street, the road along the river wall of which Bankside forms … the Reformation as the place where the licensed brothels or "stews" of London were kept. Stow 26 tells us that these … both in this country and in Scandinavia for a stove or heated room. On the other hand the same word was used in …
A Dictionary of London
… First mention : Horwood, 1799. Barbolt Court In Fleet Street in 1653 (H. MSS. Com. 5th Rep. 394). Not named in the … name being derived from the head of the house or firm (Arch. X. 242 n.). In the Queen's Remembrancer … Shops in " Baremanelane " in parish of St. Mary Woolnoth or St. Mary de Newchirch devised by Master William de …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… scarped closes lying on each side of a hollow-way or main street. The latter ('a''b''c' on plan) is of irregular form … (from 'b') to the stream. Further N. two short hollow-ways or lanes also extend N.W. of the stream. On the N.W. side of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… now belonging to the Earl of Warwick, was either granted or sold by Charles II. to this Thomas Warde, he having been … It comprises 2940 acres, of which 50 are common or waste; and is traversed by the road from Ipswich to Bury … Bold Hall, Lancashire. The village, consisting of one long street, is pleasantly situated on the ridge of a hill sloping …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… V Aldermary (?) Parish St Mary Aldermary Ward Cordwainer Street Date 1635 Censorial hearings 6 Nov 1612 Entry Appeared … and vnless he be dispensed with for his othe there, he can or will not here comme to be examined, but confesseth …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… at least to the two middle bays. The S. arcade was built or re-built later in the 15th century W. of the transept arch … modern cement capitals and moulded bases partly cut away or repaired. In the S. wall is a late 15th-century doorway … or largest forms a market-house formerly open to the street on both sides through wooden arcades, now blocked, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… in one of the outbuildings, and in the walls of a "grotto" or summer house are fragments of 17th and 18th-century carved … and some early 17th-century panelling. ConditionGood. High Street (6). House, about 100 yards E. by S. of the church, … by an arch opening into the yard at the back. The W., or street front, has three symmetrically designed overhanging …