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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… developed, suburbs had grown beyond the bars northwards at Castle Street and eastwards towards Milford, and there was … 700 houses, shops and cottages, extending from outside Castle Gate in the north to St. Ann Street in the south, and … and Gigant Street, along parts of Endless Street, outside Castle Street bars, and in Martin's Croft and Green Croft, at …
Survey of London
… been built up by the 1st Duke of Bedford on the site of "Castle and Sunne Alley," but no houses of that date now …
A Dictionary of London
… First mention : Horwood, 1799. Former names : " Castle Court " (Rocque, 1746-L. Guide, 1758). " Castle's New Court" (P.C. 1732). "Duke of Buckingham's House" … (P.O. Directory). First mention : O. and M. 1677. Called "Castle Street" (Horwood, 1799-Elmes, 1831). In the 17th and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a parish, in the union, and chiefly in the W. division, of Castle ward, but partly in the E. division of Tindale ward, … in the parish of Newburn, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland; containing 665 … its present appellation of Newcastle being derived from a castle built here by Ranulph, Earl of Chester, probably about …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Austin have been lost. The only remains of the ancient castle are, a gateway remarkable for the elegance of its … name appears to have originated in the erection of a new castle in the reign of Henry VII., by Sir Rhŷs ab Thomas, on … erection, of the original structure, is known. The ancient castle was besieged and taken, in 1215, by Llewelyn ab …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of the Terth and Lyne waters are the ruins of Drochil Castle, supposed to have been erected by the Regent Morton; … the south-east portion of the parish, and on the east of Castle-Semple loch. There is a preaching station at … Stewarts, earls of Galloway, proprietors of the lands of Castle-Stewart, on which they built the original village. …
A History of the County of Stafford
… Newcastle-under-Lyme Buildings and castle Buildings By 1960 the almost wholesale demolition of … of the town on the low-lying ground between the castle site and the High Street. Among houses still standing … in 1911, however, that red sandstone from the demolished castle was to be found in the foundations of older houses, …
A History of the County of Stafford
… 'the town useth to come to a chapel of St. Sunday by the castle'. 80 The name survives in Sunday Wells situated below … church that stood on the hilly ground to the east of the castle. The whole of it, except its massive western tower, … to St. Mary at one time existed to the west of the Castle Pool. It is first mentioned in 1297 when it was …
A History of the County of Stafford
… have followed very closely upon the establishment of the castle; the presence of a permanent garrison would attract … market in the Middle Ages is unknown, but so long as the castle remained a centre of activity, it is reasonable to … as distinct from the old one. 63 With the decay of the castle, the centre of burghal activity shifted eastwards to …
A History of the County of Stafford
… the River Trent. The town grew up around the 12th-century castle which stood in an extensive tract of water fed by the … parallel with Silverdale Road to the south-west of the castle mound and under the road known as Pool Dam leading to … Deansgate to the south helped to maintain the level of the castle pool in medieval times and could still be traced in …