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Old and New London
… corner of the Tower fortifications. In the reign of Edward IV. the scaffold was erected at the charge of the … Duke of Buckingham, the mischievous favourite of Charles I. That admirable antiquarian artist, Smith, has engraved a … after obtained some Government sinecures, among others the post of Surveyor-General to the Leeward Islands, and became …
Old and New London
… of the Coin in the Reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI.Ecclesiastical Comptrollers of the MintGuineas and … We find, in fact, even such a great and chivalrous king as Edward III. shamelessly trying to give false weight, and busy … their guilty right hands struck off. In the reign of Henry I., when the dealers refused to take the current money in the …
Survey of London Monograph
… extension of County Hall, and was to be a major element in post-war redevelopment. Another factor to be taken into … the GPO to sublet part of its new premises as a branch post office. a Preferred scheme extending from the old line … are made clear in a letter he wrote to the Clerk: I shall be able to act as consultant, provided I have not got …
Old and New London
… parapets at the back of each have a niche with a statue of Edward the Confessor, the founder of the first Royal Palace … until the morning. 'Well, then,' said the son of Erin, I will go back into the House of Commons, and sleep in the … it now stands, is as follows:The Times, Standard, Morning Post, and other daily papers have each a staff of gentlemen …
Survey of London
… whose death in 1740 it passed to his infant grandson, Edward Burnaby Greene, later to achieve fame as a poet and … contained an item entitled 'Perspective view of Norland [i.e. Royal] Crescent now erecting at Notting Hill from the … who was in 1856 to be an unsuccessful candidate for the post of Superintending Architect to the Metropolitan Board of …
Survey of London Monograph
… at a tendered price of 58,126. 3 In this period of post-war recession the Municipal Reformers had maintained … and the joinery prepared 'within the London district (i.e., a radius of 15 miles from Charing-cross)'. 6 In spite … offices are distributed in a way which presages the post-war 'infill' in the Members' Courtyard and H courtyard. …
Survey of London
… arrangement of properties in the reign of Henry VIII (i) Burleigh House ( afterwards Exeter House) was built on the … to St. Martin's Church (shown on the plan) farther west, i.e. to Church Lane. 354 Extensive alterations were carried … f. 48. P.R.O., E. 318/952. P.R.O., C. 54/2353/11, etc. The Post Man. P.R.O., L.R. 2/241. P.R.O., Rentals and Surveys, …
Old and New London
… London held demesnes in Hackney as far back as the time of Edward I., in the nineteenth year of whose reign (A.D. 1290) the … the Common, brings us to Grove Street, by the end of King Edward Road, where stands the large and handsome church of …
Old and New London
… a long time. Turpin replied, "'Tis no matter for that, I am not afraid of being taken by you; therefore, don't stand … I read that one William Pole, yeoman of the crown to King Edward IV., being stricken with a leprosy, was also desirous … to others in their passing to and fro: for the which cause Edward IV. did by his charter, dated the [24th day of …
Old and New London
… place entered as Hocheston, and in a lease of the time of Edward III. it is mentioned as Hoggeston. Stow, in 1598, … and a considerable sufferer for his loyalty to Charles I. The mansion was purchased about fifty years afterwards by … bore this inscription, significant of sin and sorrow: 'Post voluptatem misericordia.'" Prior to its alienation from …