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A History of the County of Lancaster
… remain at the back, where two stone buttresses against the old brick wall probably mark the position of the hall. The … been partly rebuilt in 1700 by William Assheton and an old oak staircase with turned balusters and square newels in …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… are laid out in terrace form on the slope of the hill. The old house was refronted to harmonize with the new work, and … of the 19th century. A project for the remodelling of the old house on strictly classic lines, and additions thereto, … the vill are mentioned; four of them were held in demesne. Old Cuerden is named in each of the charters. Avice's grant …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… the northwest corner and Flitcroft near the centre. Risley Old Hall is near the northern boundary of the quarter; the … of a knight's fee. Richard his son and heir was ten years old. 104 Some minor families occur in early times, deriving … known as Trinity Church. 115 It was perhaps not then very old, and the name NEWCHURCH has remained attached to it till …
A History of the County of Stafford
… In 1981 it was 188. 9 Curborough derives its name from Old English words meaning 'mill stream' ( cweorn burna), … tenant in 1986. 15 Elmhurst, whose name is derived from Old English words meaning 'elm wood', was an inhabited area … It had been demolished by 1848, when its site was known as Old Hall Close. 110 A tablet bearing the Babington coat of …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… and All Angels was built on an adjoining site, and the old one destroyed. The patronage is in the hands of Mrs. … died in 1605, leaving a son and heir Richard, eleven years old; Lancs. Inq. p.m. (Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.), i, 30. In …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Earl of Wilton, the present lord of Denton. 44 Of Denton Old Hall only a fragment remains. The original house appears … been the original quadrangular aspect of the house. Denton Old Hall was one of a number of houses standing in the valley … the fireplace side, and the room contains a collection of old furniture, the only piece, however, which belongs to the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 5 August. 4 The most stirring event in the history of the old village was the passage of the Young Pretender in 1745; … was taken into the city of Manchester in 1904. Among the old names may be mentioned Stenner Lane, leading west from … side in 1757. In 1770 the chancel was declared to be 'very old, ruinous, and decayed,' and was taken down and rebuilt on …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… from Alston Lane. The church possesses the head of an old processional cross, found in the neighbourhood about … Longridge, 80; A. Hewitson, Our Country Churches, 103 the old chapel. Smith, ibid. Ibid. 78; Nightingale, Lancs. … Also Hewitson, op. cit. 101. Smith, op. cit. 73. While an old house was being pulled down a boy playing about found the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… mullioned and transomed windows on this side, however, is old, and all the walls are whitewashed and the roofs covered …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in chief as before. 26 His son Henry was then twelve years old, and sold the manor to Ralph Greenacres in 1545. 27 He in … the initials and date R.A. 1589. 53 A house known as the Old Hall stands in the lower part of the village facing the … fine view from the churchyard towards Pendle Hill. The old church, with the exception of the tower, was pulled down …