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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the Town of Stamford
… Bentley Street Bentley Street (TL 030075) (112) Emlyn's Cottages, Nos. 1518, two … dwellings of class 13a plan, under twin gables facing the street. The doorways have round heads. They were built c. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… the roofs are tiled. It stands on the site of a hospital or priory of Austin Canons, founded in the 12th century. … and covered with plaster; the roofs are tiled or thatched. Many of the buildings have original … ConditionGood, or fairly good, unless noted. Main Street, E. side b(5). The Raven Inn, 110 yards E.N.E. of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Hale and Son of Salisbury under the direction of G. E. Street, R.A.; the clerk of works was J. Redden. The … N. window is similar to it. The N. aisle is without plinth or buttresses; in the N. wall are three reset late … with (1) foliage, (2) male head, (3) shield with a modern or restored painting of the arms of Morton, (4) Tudor rose, …
Old and New London
… Row"The Three Chairmen""The Running Footman"Charles Street and its Noted ResidentsHill StreetThe Blue-Stocking … Mr. Timbs tells us, what few of us remember or know, that it was at first attempted to call the squares … words of Mr. John Timbs when he calls the garden spaces or planted squares the most "recreative" feature of our …
Survey of London
… elevations and yards of houses which faced on to Davies Street and Jones Street, or coach-houses, stables and other back buildings. 2 One of … the proposed improvements' to prospective developers, 14 or by his successor, Thomas Cundy I. On stylistic grounds the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Berkhampstead - Berwick-upon-Tweed Berkhampstead, or North-Church (St. Mary) BERKHAMPSTEAD, or North-Church ( St. Mary), a parish, in the union of … but there are no vestiges of it. At the end of the High-street is a spring of clear water, called St. James's well, …
A History of the County of Hertford
… rents varied from 3 d. to 53 s. 4 d. 117 Berkhampstead. Or a castle azure with three towers and a banner of St. … was that by which Richard Griffin paid three peppercorns or a gilly-flower when a king or queen was crowned in the … is said to have been at the south-east end of the High Street we know practically nothing. The sites of both these …
A History of the County of Hertford
… honour, manor and castle BERKHAMPSTEAD ST. PETER or GREAT BERKHAMPSTEAD Beorhhamstede, Berchehamstede, xi … which passes across Berkhampstead Common, is pre-Roman or later has not yet been satisfactorily settled. A copper … period have been found. 3 The Roman road called Akeman Street, the main highway from London to Aylesbury, runs …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in London
… of St. Mary Magdalene stands on the E. side of Bermondsey Street, 50 yards N. of Abbey Road. The church is built in the … Rails: re-made, with a few of the original turned or twisted balusters, other balusters incorporated in … consoles with scroll-work and acanthus-leaf, of late 17th or early 18th-century date. Monuments: In N. aisleon N. wall, …
Old and New London
… which were spared at the earnest petition of the people, or given up to the representatives of the original founders. … commanded that he should not be any longer esteemed or called a saint; that all images and pictures of him should … Magdalen, rebuilt in 1680, at the junction of Bermondsey Street and Abbey Street, occupies nearly the site of the …