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A History of the County of Sussex
… William Percy was taxed in Tipnoak hundred in 1378, 47 and at his death without issue in 1407 the manor passed to … park from the south, 76 but by 1928 from the west. 77 The gardens round the house were laid out c. 1923 by J. Cheal and … pilasters and a segmental pediment. Traces of terraced gardens survived to the north-west in 1984, but a lake …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the County of Northamptonshire
… by local carriers. By the 16th century there were mills at both E. and W. ends of the village, but the E. mill was demolished in the mid 18th century. At the E. end of the village the road crossed the river by a … 5, late 17th or early 18th-century. (Not entered) (38) The Gardens, one storey and attics, class 2 with the entrance …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… distinct enough to show the outlines of a square tower at the outer angle'. On the W. the court may have extended as … The present building originally had a projecting tower at each corner and in the middle of the E. side, but only … ones lighting a third storey, partly in the roof, formed at that time. Woodsford Castle (Plates 199, 200) is a rare …
A History of the County of Oxford
… surgeon and mayor (d. 1864), who seems to have lived at no. 16. 85 No. 14 was a private school under the name of … the house was the Six Bells; 89 the Bennet family owned at until the later 18th century. 90 John. Wagstaff, publican … under a contract of 1795. 42 James Grove's 'Marlborough gardens' bequeathed in 1714 may have been the large …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 19th century the rector maintained his right to tithe of gardens, although the only tithes collected were from the … endowed sermons; 'common dues' of 6 d. from each family at Easter yielded c. £5 in 1811, while additional voluntary … In 1686 Bishop Fell provided a rectory house in Woodstock at his own cost, making the corporation trustees of the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… the town Development of the town New Woodstock developed at a gate into the royal park. The town's curving west … ( furnum), 4 pigsties, and many crofts, curtilages, and gardens. The tenements were the larger plots or burgages, and … which by then was a roofed structure; 78 vegetables, fruit, and oatmeal were also sold in Market Place in 1652 and …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Henry II to provide lodgings for his retinue when he was at Woodstock Park, which he visited regularly for love of … the park on the west and south was probably established at its foundation, 15 but it was extended on the north in … and apples, gooseberries, and other fruits from Woodstock gardens regularly won national prizes. Among local …
A History of the County of Oxford
… borough and its customs were ancient. The plots laid out at the town's foundation were held by burgage tenure, 76 and … accounting for the borough's profits, 87 and he did so at least until Woodstock manor was granted to Queen Isabella … site established in 1715. 22 There were encroachments for gardens and cottages on Hoggrove Hill from the mid 17th …
A History of the County of Oxford
… charged with purging the corporation in 1662, and at his own cost defended the borough's charter of 1664 … were admitted. 20 Intent on keeping the borough 'solely at his devotion', 21 Lovelace even secured the admission of … the matter of honorary freemen, introducing as many as 24 at a single meeting, but did not seek election himself in …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… Abbey was transferred here in 1172 from its original site at Little Bindon in West Lulworth. The third settlement, … a(1) The Parish Church of The Holy Rood stands at the S.E. end of the village. The walls are of rubble … since the aisle is so narrow; the West Tower was added at the same time. Much rebuilding was done by John Hicks of …