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A History of the County of Lancaster
… the parish is largely that of the town of Warrington. This place is supposed to have been of British origin. Two Roman … Street; also south from the crossing down Newgate to 'the place where the bridge formerly stood.' Other streets, north … Street, are mentioned; on the north side of the market-place was a row of houses called Pratt Row; their long back …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… hands. 3 Leland, the antiquary, about 1536 visited the place, and writes: 'I rode over Lune toward Warton, a vi. … that had been customary, and the rush-bearing took place on the Monday. He thus describes it: The people cut … with greens, flowers, &c, or else in some other convenient place. 8 The principal river is the Keer, which divides …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… been told by adherents that 'the Commons were between that place and Whalley.' 5 The fate of the Abbot of Whalley for … in accordance with the tradition that the old name of the place was 'White Church under Lea,' a 'white church' being … when a general internal refitting of the building took place. The chancel was restored in 1866, and in 1868 the old …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… in Whittington was certified as a Presbyterian meeting-place. 156 Charities An official inquiry was made into the … MSS. Com. Rep. xiv, App. iv, 232. Some changes have taken place since the official inquiry. The principal are the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… have also grown up. Though Wigan was the meeting place of Roman roads which traversed the parish, but few … effigy was much damaged, and a new figure has taken its place, the remains of the old effigy being put inside the … including the former chantry priest. No improvement took place under the episcopate of Bishop Scott, though he had a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… passed the school about half a mile you come to a sandy place called the Red Bank, where Hamilton and his army were … fouler is more used. You then pass by Whitledge Green, a place much resorted to in summer by the neighbouring gentry … bays, &c.; a large stone was to be laid upon his burial place inscribed so that people might learn of his …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… same close always had their own parish church and burial place.' There were no dwelling-houses at that time within the … to wit, along "le cannell" as it leads up to a certain place called "le Cheyne", belonging to the said late monastery' (plan, p. 131). All we know of this place called 'le Cheyne' is from Agas's map, where it is …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… small houses. With the view of continuing to maintain the place as a 'liberty', he obtained in May 1583 from Queen … Restoration in 1660, but the presentation must have taken place in or before 1655, as the dowager died in August of … sold the advowson to William Phillips, Esq., of Grosvenor Place, Middlesex, so there is no occasion to follow the …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… there and themselves. She desired to be buried in the same place as was her husband Richard, before the high altar. She … was a doynge ye said false harlot 31 stole away out of ye place, or ellis he hadde be set in ye stokkes'. Walter … the sanctuary, this marks the position of Blagge's burial-place. This choice of burialplace by Rector Deane suggests …
The records of St. Bartholomew's priory & St. Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield
… there are no records of building operations having taken place there in his time. But when Robert, third Baron Rich … of the church and the beautiful porch which stand in their place. In 1916 the picturesque Dick Whittington public-house, … Cloth Fair was described by Strype in the year 1720 as 'a place generally inhabited by drapers and mercers and is of …