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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… a modern opening. In the S. wall are two windows similar to those in the N. wall. The mid 14th-century chancel-arch is … entirely modern. In the N. wall are three windows similar to that in the E. wall and much restored; further W. is the … 12th-century window of brick with a round head. The second stage has a similar window in the S. and W. walls, but of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire
… the original history much obscured, but the Nave appears to have been built c. 1160, the Chancel re-built in the 14th … at the S.E. angle is a stair-turret, which rises to a level just above the string-course between the stages. … of one chamfered order. In the upper storey of the lower stage the N., S., and W. walls have each a small …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Dr. Moore in 1706 bequeathed 200, directing the interest to be applied in teaching children. In 1829, the remains of a … tithes have been commuted for 500. The chapel, dedicated to St. Mary, was rebuilt, with the exception of the tower and … and Faulds, and others, whose works afford employment to more than 1000 persons: the coal is sent to all parts of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… by three deeply cut valleys in which small streams flow S. to the sea. In the W. is Hill Bottom, and in the E. are … offsets, rebuilt clasping buttresses to the lower stage to N.W. and S.W., and a modern pyramidal roof above a … similar window above to light the second floor. The third stage has single square-headed windows in E., S. and W. walls …
A History of the County of Sussex
… from Broadwater by the tidal estuary of the Teville stream to the north. That may have been the site of Worthing … coastline of Worthing offers little geological resistance to erosion, 56 and there is some evidence for the flooding of … by staying visitors. Besides the Southern Railway many coach companies ran day excursions from London to Worthing at …
A History of the County of Sussex
… The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road following the line of the modern … and by 1811 besides two daily coaches there was a nightly coach during the season, 75 which by 1817 had been replaced by an early morning coach providing a return service within the day. 76 Later …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 82 Copyhold land held of Worthing manor was subject to heriot from the 1540s, 83 and in the late 17th century and … on the former, 92 and after 1805 it was sold in 5 lots to meet the expenses of inclosure. 93 Worthing meadow, … in 1552 several tenants of Worthing manor were licensed to inclose a common of 6 a. 6 Between 1700 and 1710 …
A History of the County of Sussex
… books of Worthing manor's court baron survive from 1544 to 1925. 91 The court's jurisdiction was presumably over that … years. Thereafter they were held more intermittently. Up to c. 1750 the court dealt with land transactions, the … of houses. After 1750 its business was mainly confined to copyholds. From c. 1790 courts were held more often, at …
A History of the County of Sussex
… activities. The entertainment facilities available to visitors to Worthing during the first half of the 19th century were … started in 1907, and in the 1930s 1 and in 1977 many motor coach trips were available. The Worthing cricket club was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Oakwood, 763 inhabitants. This parish, which gives name to the hundred, is about nine miles in length and one mile in … with a tower at the west end, contains numerous monuments to the Evelyn family. There is an ancient chapel at Oakwood. Some bequests have been left to the poor. John Evelyn, a great benefactor to the Royal …