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A History of the County of Bedford
… down about 1910, stood about 180 yds. from the present new house. It was built of stone with a thatched roof, and was an interesting specimen of a priest's house of the 16th century. The Tofte, a small but … Beds. i, 253 b. Ibid. 203; cf. also Round, Commune of London, 367. V.C.H. Beds. i, 255 b. Stacy Grimaldi, Rot. De …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… of Newbury. The church is situated in the grounds of Shaw House, a little to the west of the village of Shaw and … 38 and in 1554 Henry Herdson, citizen and currier of London, with Barbara his wife, sold it to Thomas Dolman and … Dr. Lewis Dolman, physician, of St. Martin's-inthe-Fields, London, with contingent remainder to his brother Lewis Dolman …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… Westward from the church is Butter-street, and the Place-house, and about as far southward from thence, the hamlet of … Walter de Wyngham, brother of Henry de Wyngham, bishop of London, held it of their heirs as mesne tenant, and died … county, one of whom was Sir John Philipott, lord-mayor of London, anno 3 Richard II. who was knighted next year by the …
A History of the County of Essex
… bridge to Matching. The line of Lower Road, by Durrington House, was slightly altered in the mid 18th century. 24 In … course, farther from the house. 25 A section of the London-Cambridge motorway, M11, completed in 1980, cuts … 32 In the 1820s and 1830s only the daily coach from London to Dunmow and carriers between Hatfield Broad Oak and …
A History of the County of Warwick
… timber-framed barn by the road-side. Another farm-house, about mile north-east of it, has some 17th-century … a few earlier timbers. Sheldon Hall is a long and shallow house about 2 miles north of the church. It consists of a … lower part has been replaced by a modern stair. Around the house are the remains of a moat of irregular four-sided plan; …
The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent
… on high and even ground, to which the land rises from the London road, in rather a pleasant and healthy country, the … next to Badlesmere, on the Ashford road, is the manor house of Lords, which has been modernized and made a neat … Ralph Freeman, of Aspeden, in Hertfordshire, lord mayor of London anno 9 king Charles I. by whom he had two sons, George …
Thoroton's History of Nottinghamshire
… 29th Year of his Reign, by his Letters Patent, granted the House and Scite of the Priory and Alms-houses, &c. within it, … recited in her lifetime. She kept continually a worshipful house, relieved the poor daily, gave good countenance and … done the like in the Church of St. Giles in the Suburbs of London for his deare father; which Arthur having wedded Anne, …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… those on the front. The rectory is a gabled Elizabethan house with stone-mullioned windows, facing west. The interior … dated 1668. The plate includes a cup and cover paten (London, 1597) of silver gilt, with an incised pattern round the rim of the cup, a stand paten (London, 1624), inscribed 'P.P. 1641,' with a shield of Packer …
A History of the County of Worcester
… 17th century, and a square 18th-century two-storied brick house. At Stanford Bridge, 3 miles north-east of the church, … and the advowson of the church in 1653 to John Travell of London, 35 of whose grandson Thomas 36 it was purchased in … October 1678 for the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral, London. In the churchyard, to the south of the church, are …
A History of the County of Worcester
… a little to the west of the Stanford road. The Court House, now the residence of Mr. William Walker, formerly the … west of the church. It is a half-timber and brick house, probably of the late 16th century, with 18th-century … is modern, contains three bells by J. Warner & Son of London, 1859. The communion plate consists of a silver cup …