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A History of the County of Gloucester
… No teams were employed on the demesne of Brictric's estate at that time. 8 In 1297 50 a. of arable and small … during the 16th century. 10 The tenants on Brictric's estate in 1086 included 16 villani and 12 bordars working … in 1750, the house was extended westwards to incorporate a room and staircase and reoriented, the garden was altered, …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… The income was not fully used and a surplus of £342 3 s. 8 d. existed in 1828. 13 In 1834 a school was built by … extended in the earlier 20th century and a terrapin class-room was put up in the 1960s. The Seys and Bridges and St. … buildings were erected and the school, called St. Dominic's, was placed on an established footing with 50 pupils. 24 …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… manor passed to his son, also John, 52 who held a knight's fee at Woodchester in 1285. 53 John died in 1297 and was … forfeited temporarily in 1322 as a result of his son John's rebellion. 55 In 1338 the elder John settled the manor in … by a younger son called Edmund, who was seised of a knight's fee at Woodchester in 1346, 59 until Edmund's brother John …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… hill in 1849. The church, comprising chancel with founder's chapel and north vestry block, north tower with spire, and … Order Regular Franciscan nuns was established at Bird's Hill Farm. An orphanage was opened in 1862 and a day-school … In 1863 the buildings were extended to provide a work-room for the women of the neighbourhood 1 who, with equipment …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… and Exning (Suff.). 9 Until the 19th century Woodditton's bounds were beaten along the frontages on the south side of … To the west the parish boundary partly follows the Devil's Ditch, a massive linear earthwork built probably by the … acquiring a labourers' clothing club in 1860 and reading room in 1862. 13 The only public meeting place was the …
The Environs of London
… free from the payment of the same, when they came to God's board, might say a Pater noster and an Ave for his soul, … Alderman of London, 1625; Anne, wife of Thomas Holbech, S. T. P. daughter of Patrick Melvill, 1666; Richard Bayly, … became more advanced in age,) that he turned the largest room in his house into a library. Mr. Warner bequeathed all …
A History of the County of Essex
… committee bought the freehold of the premises. 15 St. Paul's Church of England school, Woodford Bridge, was opened in … it was in use in 1965 as the church hall. In 1851 a room at Woodford Bridge, rented by the clergy for church … was opened in 1913 for boys from the local Dr. Barnardo's Home. In 1946 the boys were transferred to other Woodford …
A History of the County of Essex
… portion of the village towards the river. The rector's glebe was also at this end of Woodford. The church and … and those of his third wife with the date 1580. One room had wall-paintings of rural scenes dated 1617. The house … who lived at the Rookery, George Lane, became deputy governor of the Bank of England, which he had helped to …
A History of the County of Essex
… by which Edward the Confessor confirmed Harold's grant of lands to the canons of Waltham Holy Cross. 1 The … cynges hcce. If the last was Chingford Hatch, the alderman's hatch must have been in the south-west corner of Woodford; … In 1086 the manor comprised 5 hides and was valued at 100 s. 8 When Waltham was reconstituted by Henry II in 1177, he …
A History of the County of Essex
… succession his younger brother William (1619) and William's son Richard (1645). 6 In 1824 the next presentation was … duchess of Bedford (d. 1920). 10 In 1930 the duchess's executors sold it to the diocese, for vesting in the … at Woodford Bridge and Woodford Wells. In 1851 a large room, used as an infant school, was being rented at Woodford …