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The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… battle gunpowder, it is situated at a place in it called Old Forgefarm, from its being in queen Elizabeth's time an … and Hadloo. His character is thus expressed by an old writer, Homo quondam, validus, fortis, audax, bellicosus, … duke being thus fortaken, Sought refuge in the house of an old servant not far from Shrewsbury, whose gratitude he …
Old and New London
… Mrs. Centlivre"Locket's Ordinary"Drummond's BankThe Old Duchess of BrunswickSir Astley Cooper and other Noted … No doubt, when a new and broad thoroughfare like the old one, and so close to it, was opened in its place to the … bounds the north side of the Mall, was once a row of fine old trees, which overhung the road by the park-wall. Half way …
Survey of London
… the northern being Norton Folgate and the southern the Old Artillery Ground. The latter had its origin as part of … as being within the parish of St. Botolph. 26 The Old Artillery Ground Liberty, immediately south of Norton … 27 Since 1693 Norton Folgate had, together with the Old Artillery Ground, been provided with a place of Anglican …
Survey of London
… of brickwork, with tiled roof, and somewhat similar to the Old Palace in general form, with projecting wings at each …
Survey of London
… All over the house in many rooms is a variety of old oak carving, grotesques, &c., mainly "Early Renaissance" … Mr. Woodin. He was an actor and clown, and had a mania for old carved oak work. In the library is a carved wooden … stove, and the sides and hearth are covered entirely with old Dutch tiles, some very good in design. Mr. Hammond has …
Survey of London
… for this must greatly have increased the importance of the old road across Lambeth Marsh and Southwark Field (St. … of ground in the manor were still being leased under the old field names. For example, in 1801 the Dean and Chapter … took place, it usually followed the shape of the old field boundaries. Several groups of streets were built …
Cardiff Records
… Radyr and Caerau. According to Leland's description, the old Commote of Kibbor lay entirely east of the Taff and did … of Cardiff or constituted various manors carved out of the old Commote. The manors constituted out of Kibbor were Roath … the Grange, is descended. The Abbot's Grange is the only old building in the southwestern suburb of Cardiff, called …
Cardiff Records
… still retained their separate courts and, it seems, their old Welsh laws and customs. These great lordships, founded upon old Welsh territorial divisions, became the manors of those … in Glamorgan may be shortly described as follows: (1) The old member lordships in the hill country, held, no doubt, in …
Old and New London
… THE MANSION HOUSE. The Palace of the Lord MayorThe old Stocks' MarketA Notable Statue of Charles II.The Mansion … InsigniaThe State BargeThe Maria Wood. The Lord Mayors in old times often dwelt in the neighbourhood of the Old Jewry; but in 1739 Lord Mayor Perry laid the first stone …
The Manuscripts of Rye and Hereford Corporations, etc.
… of several boxes which for the most part were filled with old leases, conveyances, and other law papers, and although … from Lucy Richmond to the same, asking him to assist his old neighbour Mr. Thornton to regain his place of Chaff-Wax. … delinquent, and nowe in Holland, and to whom the state of old Mr. Gipps and his sonnes, being much in money, wilbe made …