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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… miles (S. E. by S.) from Carlisle, and 283 (N. N. W.) from London; containing, with the hamlets of Carleton and … of West Ward, and nearly the whole of that of Penrith. A house of correction was built in 1826, at an expense of 400, … 2 miles (N. W.) from Falmouth, and 266 (W. S. W.) from London; containing 3337 inhabitants. This place, comprising …
A History of the County of Somerset
… marked by Long Lane, in the mid 17th century known as the London highway 13 and the most important route in the parish. … forms the centre of the parish. Church, former church house, and rectory house, stand near cottages dating from the … and closed in 1926. 38 The Hunter's Lodge, on the former London road at Leigh common, was built between 1842 and 1851; …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Pentlow Hall and moat, 100 yards N.W. of the church. The House is of two storeys, with attics, the walls timber-framed … incomplete, as the W. arm has been filled in. ConditionOf house, good. a (3). Bower Hall, barn and outbuilding, nearly 1 m. S.W. of the church. The House is of two storeys, timber-framed and plastered; the …
Survey of London
… Cave, past Dobney's tea-gardens to the White Conduit House in Islington, four of the best-known attractions … in the 'dreadful conditions' of 'their poorer friends in London'. 22 The flats were refurbished and a lift was added … which since July 2000 has been a branch of Transport for London, part of the Greater London Authority. 484, 485. …
Old and New London
… HallPenton StreetJoe GrimaldiChrist Church"White Conduit House:" Oliver Goldsmith a Visitor thereAncient Conduits at … a fair stone building on my right. Here the inhabitants of London often assemble to celebrate a feast of hot rolls and … Conduit Loaves," says Mr. Timbs, "was one of the common London street-cries, before the French war raised the price …
Survey of London
… 1756, and for long after, the New Road was unparalleled in London as a piece of largescale road-planning. 1 The … would connect with all the main roads leading south into London, and would provide a direct link between the western … roadsan extension of the City Road to the Mansion House, and another linking the New Road with Camden Town. 12 …
Survey of London
… east. Bottom: Collier Street, looking east. Hermes Hill House is on the horizon The name of Pentonville has fallen … century, especially in North Americathough not in London. In its early days the name carried very different … Road since 1883, but the real revolution came when the London County Council's subsidized electric tram service …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… by subscription and school-fees, and the master has a house and garden. Two Sunday schools are supported by the … was inclosed by an act of parliament in 1798. Pentre-Hobyn House is a fine mansion, erected in the year 1540. In the … Glynne, Bart., and consecrated in July 1843. A parsonage-house was built by the Hon. Lady Glynne, in which a curate, …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… early documentation. West Woodyates contains a manor house and farm buildings and probably was never more … remains have been found. Secular (2) West Woodyates Manor House (01631949), of two storeys with attics and cellars, has … stone surround. A modern extension on the S.W. of the house has, reset in the S.E. wall, a fragment of a …