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Old and New London
… XLV. WHITEHALL.THE BUILDINGS DESCRIBED. SIR HENRY LEE OF DITCHLEY. ( From a Portrait by Basire.) "Donec templa refeceris." Horace. Description of the Old PalaceAdditions made by Henry VIII.The Holbein … so ruinous, the greater part having been destroyed by fire in 1619, that it was determined to rebuild it. Dr. …
Old and New London
… death imperfect and defac'd." Storer's Metrical History of Wolsey. Wallingford HousePope's Lines on the Death-bed Scene of Villiers, Duke of BuckinghamWallingford House converted … of this building, in a place by no means secure against fire, called the "Record Office," is a most valuable library …
Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Whittington WHITTINGTON (12 miles N. of Cirencester) The Romano-British major settlement at Wycomb … 13 was part of 'a large residential building destroyed by fire'; apsidal pitched stone foundations projected on its E. … that period. Only two rooms, Nos. 3 and 10, suffered from fire and the collapse of timbers. Charred wheat on the floor …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Rev. J. Aldis, and in the evening staid at home on account of my cough. Cold and dry. No news. 29. Went on with 'Toast … Thames quite chocked up with ice. Last night an enormous fire took place near Blackfriars Bridge, which burnt down a … know of what), besides a number of private houses. The fire continued burning all night and today. Mr Braidwood the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… that the war has done us (the engravers) a great deal of harm, but we would not have a bad peace on account of … The following is the best account I can obtain of the fire. At a to five the company had dwindled down to about 200 … be said that after the theatre was burnt in 1808, the fire officer refused to insure it again, so in case of fire …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… etc. There has just been opened for traffic a new branch of the North Eastern Railway (from Durham to Bishop Auckland) … come out alive. The explosion resulted from the taking fire of fire damp (which the mine was subject to) from the flame of a …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… been the greatest distress among all classes in all parts of the country. Let us try to be proportionably grateful. 2. … a pear wood diagram. Rainy. On Sunday last there was a fire in Bloomsbury, in which 14 persons were burnt and one … have been exceedingly careless or unfortunate in losses by fire. Mr Millard has accepted the offer made to him to come …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… evening. No news. A very fine day. The Head Superintendent of the police has done today what he ought to have done last … Taganrog in the Sea of Azov has also been destroyed. A fire took place last night at the straw division of … rain for the turnips so they will make them dear! A large fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning at the works of Mr …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Gosse's blocks, cut up wood etc. No news. I went part of the afternoon to the Oval to see a cricket match, between … of Gosse's blocks, cut up wood etc. No news. I saw a large fire tonight, but I do not know its whereabouts. Fine. My … curve. At the instant of the collision the carriages took fire and those who were not smashed were roasted without the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… was favoured with a sharp thunderstorm, perhaps a remnant of that one which astonished Liverpool yesterday. The Queen … On Saturday night and Sunday morning there was a large fire burning in Suffolk St, Boro, some very large workshops … night I went to see, (although I did not put it down) a fire which broke out on the top floor of the left hand wing …