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Magna Britannia
… lately purchased of him by Sir L. V. Palk, Bart. Haldon House, the seat of Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk, Bart., was … Palk, Bart., grandfather of the present owner, by whom the house and demesnes were much improved. In the library, which … sea, 19 miles from Plymouth, 36 from Exeter, and 212 from London, by the way of Totnes, but 220 by the mail-coach road. …
A History of the County of Hertford
… his letters even from the neighbourhood were sent him via London, so that they took two days and cost 6 d., whereas … William Paston sold the manor to Thomas Bradbury, Mayor of London in 1507. 88 Kelshall Church from the South-west Before … and from this date the two manors descend together. The house called Orwellbury lies north of the church and to the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… (d. c. 1805). 10 In 1791 it was described as a summer-house, 11 and it was known as such in 1966, but earlier it … cottages mainly timber-framed and brick, but the earliest house in the village that is dated is of stone, although much … called the Priory. A letter of 1801 asked the name of the London agent of the manufacturer of 'Kemerton stockings', 260 …
A History of the County of Worcester
… camp where urns and coins were found in 18356. Kempsey House, the residence of Mrs. Boucher, stands west of the high … by the Parliamentary trustees to Christopher Meredith of London. 26 It was conveyed in 1656 by Richard Harlakenden to … of a legacy under the will of Sarah Mills, proved at London 23 August 1876. The annual dividends of the six …
A History of the County of Bedford
… its banks in rainy seasons. The Bedford branch of the London and North Western railway and the Midland railway run … iron building erected in 1888, and comprises Springfield House, which stands in grounds of about 30 acres, and is a … 83 and the latter in 1564 conveyed it to James Feke of London for 400. 84 Afterwards George desired to regain …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… the tower; shortly after which, this riotous mob entering London, and finding their numbers increase, fetched him … was afterwards buried in the church of the Grey Friars, London. 17 He left issue, by Emeline Cromer his wife, one son … was surrendered, among the rest of the possessions of that house, into the king's hands, and became part of the …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… was a descendant of Solomon de Basing, who was sheriff of London in the last year of king John, and of Adam de Basing, lord-mayor of London anno 36 Henry III. Whose habitation was where … ward; and several of them were afterwards sheriffs of London. He was one of those Kentish gentlemen who accompanied …
A History of the County of Warwick
… be found in the town, some with thatched roofs. Old School House, situated in Barrowell Lane, is a pleasant example of a small Georgian house of two stories, built of red brick on a splayed plinth … doorway with a tablet above which reads as follows: 'This house and school was built by Mr. William Edwards, Churigeon …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… road; besides which, there is near Kennington-house, a small neat box, built by the late Geo. Carter, esq. … his heirs alienated it to Sir John Shorter, lord mayor of London in 1688. He was second son of John Shorter, of … manor for life, to his kinsman Mr. Charles Kingsley, of London, descended from a younger son of the archdeacon. He …
A History of the County of Hertford
… and a few cottages, stands in the north; Burystead farm-house, once the manor-house, has been much altered, but a … seem to have passed together to the canons of St. Paul's, London, by whom they were held at the time of the Domesday … and leases in the possession of the Dean and Chapter of London show that both manors were frequently farmed together, …