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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… THORNEY This large parish 1 is of a different type from the others in Wisbech hundred. Its nucleus is an island of … management, especially in the matter of housing, and at the present time the limits of Thorney, though undefined … Abby', 69 and a shield of arms, a chevron between three lions the paws erased; a flagon of silver, 1876; an alms-dish …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Hundred Tydd St. Giles TYDD ST. GILES Tydd St. Giles, the northernmost parish in Cambridgeshire, is situated 6 … of by-roads and a more scattered type of settlement. At Tydd, besides the main village round the church, which is … nave, aisles, north porch, and detached south-east tower. It is of early 13th-century origin, to which period …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech St. Mary WISBECH ST. MARY Wisbech St. Mary, one of the larger parishes of the Isle, covers an area of some … the population, and there are other considerable villages at Murrow (which gave its name to the chief manor) on the … chancel, clerestoried nave, aisles, south porch, and west tower with a pyramidal cap covered with lead. The exterior, …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Bishop Northwold presented William de Northwold to it. The vicar was to receive the tithes except those of flax and … tithes were assigned to him for conducting the services at the chapel of Kilhus in Wisbech St. Mary (q.v.). 58 In … two south aisles, south porch, north aisle and north-west tower. The history of the fabric is involved and of unusual …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech Recusants in the castle RECUSANTS IN THE CASTLE The idea of concentrating … 50 In 1584 it was suggested that the number confined at Wisbech should be limited to twenty. 51 At first the … priests, including Weston, were moved from Wisbech to the Tower of London, and others who 'have conformed themselves …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… centre WISBECH AS A COMMERCIAL CENTRE Wisbech is now the commercial centre of the southern marshland, and the … inaccessible and the privilege unreal. Though an elaborate tower was added to the church in the 16th century it is … whole church was not rebuilt on a lavish scale as happened at Boston or Louth. It was only with the scientific draining …
Physicians and Irregular Medical Practitioners in London 1550-1640
… will 1566 (?bro Robert's admon 1568). Known London address Tower (in prison) Parish Tower Liberty = St Peter ad Vincula (in the Bailey) Ward Tower (Street) Date 1553 Barts (?) Parish St Bartholomew the Less (the Hospital) Ward Faringdon Without Date c1555 St …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Wiston WISTON Wiston parish 97 lies north of the South Downs, and is 4½ miles long from north to south and 1½ miles wide at its widest point. The ancient parish comprised 2,842 a. … chancel with south chapel, nave with south aisle, and west tower. The nave is of the 13th century or earlier. The …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… Wistow is a parish and village 3 m. S.S.W. of Ramsey. The church, bridge and Limetree Farm are the principal … when the nave was probably widened towards the N. The West Tower was added probably in the second half of the 16th … (26 ft. by 15 ft.) has a plain parapet with gargoyles at the E. angles. The E. window is of four cinque-foiled …
A History of the County of Leicestershire
… WISTOW Wistow lies seven miles south-east of Leicester in the valley of the River Sence. Since 1936 it has included … shows the house with its H-plan having two three-storied tower-like features with pyramidal roofs standing at the front of each wing on their outer sides. Formal …