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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the village neatly built. Sandstone is quarried for rough building purposes. The Rev. Edward Neale is lord of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… adjoining that of Bridport on the N.W. The church, a building of 1827, is now in the borough of Bridport. Secular …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… stone-quarries, the produce of which is chiefly applied to building purposes. In the 39th of George III. an act was … good cultivation: sandstone is quarried, chiefly for rough building purposes. The village is situated at the foot of a … acres, almost entirely occupied as sheep-walks: excellent building-stone is obtained. The living is a discharged …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… (deed of gift at Leominster). It is a simple rectangular building with exposed timber-framing in squares. On the N.W. … door has strap-hinges with ornamental ends. Inside the building there is a gallery at the N.E. end supported on … framing, as has the gable of the E. wing. Inside the building, the room in the E. wing has moulded ceiling-beams, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… had an annual income of 963. The original almshouse building was in need of extensive repair by 1732, when a … William Baker was paid for drawing a plan. 47 In 1758 the building was taken down and rebuilt on the same site, 48 the … being T. F. Pritchard. 49 The impressive three-storied building faces east across the churchyard and consists of a …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… front. Adjoining these was a close-studded timberframed building of 4 or 5 bays. A porch projected on the street near its north-western end and, while most of this building was then of two stories, the bay between the porch … two-story house 83 and may well have been part of the same building. Most of the difficulties of interpretation are …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the glebe consists of 28 acres. The church, an ancient building of flint, consisting of a nave with a south aisle … is found in some parts, and at the Porkham quarry good building-stone is obtained. Fairs for cattle are held on the … with many modern alterations. A large half-timbered building here is in good preservation. Alston, or Alston-Moor …