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A History of the County of Oxford
… long building, stretching along the south side of the High Street from the end of Magdalen Bridge to the railings in … contents of the demolished buildings were transferred to a green house on the East side of the Garden, which, in 1795, … undertaken on the north side, parallel with the High Street; 14 there were also further additions and changes in …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… with gleying, which can cause waterlogging. There is little drift on the plateau, however, and the sandstone … more uniform in terms of geology and relief and there is little land over 122 m. Yet there too sub-regions can be … and in terms of geology and soil coverage it has little in common with Shropshire's upland regions to the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… marked divisions separated roughly by the line of Watling Street (Edgware Road). Westward lies a wide plain, rising … It is diversified by isolated hills, as at Kingsbury Green (300 ft.), Barn Hill, Wembley (282 ft.), and Horsenden … hornbeam over much of the Middlesex area. Epping Forest, a little beyond the eastern boundary of the county, preserves …
Survey of London
… on the site let to Sir Humphrey Foster (No. 4 Henrietta Street) but although this house faced the Piazza, it was … Piazza and that to the south of Russell Street as the 'Little' Piazza. b The houses in the Great Piazza, except … stables and coachhouses were situated. The houses in the Little Piazza backed on to the houses in Russell Street and …
Survey of London
… portico buildings and also of the former No. 32 James Street. The westernmost house (No. 1), which consisted of two … occupying part of the premises next door at No. 43 King Street. 50 Richardson's coffee house and hotel was continued … three bays facing the Piazza and a return front to James Street. The James Street face, north of the portico walk, was …
Survey of London
… fourth Earl of Bedford, as part of a large plot in Charles Street. Scawen covenanted to build three houses there, two facing Charles Street and one fronting the Piazza. The latter house was to … The premises were damaged by the fire which destroyed the Little Piazza in 1769, but were reconstructed by the lessee …
Survey of London
… The Piazza Nos. 1-4 (consec.) Little Piazza with 11 Russell Street Nos. 14 (consec.) Little Piazza With 11 Russell Street Sites of Russell …
Survey of London
… 1829, although the whole site, from the Piazza to Hart Street, remained in the possession of one lessee. Macklin's … ground thus gained, flanking a passage which led from Hart Street to the royal saloon. New leases of the original sites, … the Piazza Hotel, which by then could have retained very little of the fabric of the two original portico buildings, …
Survey of London
… Nos. 13-19 (consec.) Great Piazza with No. 13 Russell Street Nos. 1319 (consec.) Great Piazza with No. 13 Russell Street Part of sites of the Royal Opera House, the Floral … in Russell Street under a different proprietor. 101 What little remained of the old Shakespeare's premises was …
Survey of London
… Piazza Nos. 4-10 (consec.) Great Piazza with No. 1 James Street Nos. 410 (consec.) Great Piazza With No. 1 James Street Sites of Piazza Chambers and Nos. 26 (consec.) Mart … offered to a speculator, George Cloake of Turnham Green, surveyor. Cloake accepted the Duke's proposals in …