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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Hertfordshire
… about mile W. of the village. It is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, and is repaired with brick; the chancel … the walls are covered with cement, no date can be assigned to it. In 1826 the W. wall of the nave was re-built and a … with arms of Sheere impaling Gardiner: to Anne, wife of George Tooke, 1642. Plate: includes a flagon of 1625, and a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… farmhouse, was the seat of the family of Rockley, of whom Sir Simon Rockley founded the chapel in 1300. Worsbrough … in connexion with inland navigation. In the 10th of George II., an act was obtained for making the Worsley brook navigable, but the design was not carried into effect. In the 32nd of the same reign, the …
A History of the County of York
… is mentioned in the earliest statutes but it has not survived. 10 These early statutes, compiled before 1221 … as Lord Almoner, performed the usual ceremonies; St. George's Day was celebrated by the Knights of the Garter who … were used, as they had been in the past: 36 when Sir Francis North visited the minster in 1676, he noted that …
A History of the County of Sussex
… had been destroyed in 1850 and 1869, 85 the station was not rebuilt again. 86 The climate of the town is mild and … The visit in 1798 of Princess Amelia, youngest daughter of George III, to cure a lame knee, 93 gave Worthing a boost, … to be the first hotel garage in England. 55 Meanwhile Sir Robert Loder, Bt. (d. 1888), 56 of Beach House, was a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… is doubtful. 79 After at least two unsuccessful attempts to build a chapel of ease to Broadwater 80 an Act of 1809 … 1894 when a parish was formed out of Broadwater and St. George's parishes. 83 The benefice was called a perpetual … of St. Andrew was built in 1886, 72 to the design of Sir A. W. Blomfield, 73 mainly at the expense of George Wedd …
A History of the County of Sussex
… The hamlet of Worthing before c. 1800 was linked to Broadwater by a road following the line of the modern … and Tarring Road led to West Tarring. 56 Communication with London was greatly improved after 1802 when a direct … Herald, special suppl. 31 Dec. 1932; C. F. Klapper, Sir Herbert Walker's Southern Rly. (1973), 202, 219; The …
A History of the County of Sussex
… 82 Copyhold land held of Worthing manor was subject to heriot from the 1540s, 83 and in the late 17th century and … 1860. 89 The Croft common was recorded in 1501, 90 but has not been identified. The Teville common and the Town mead lay … The largest allotments were 80 a. freehold and copyhold to George Newland, 58 a. freehold to W. W. Richardson, 50 a. …
A History of the County of Sussex
… schools in the borough had been reorganized in accordance with the Hadow Report, 99 and the corporation continued as elementary education authority from 1944 to 1974. 1 There were two grammar schools under the Education … boys' school was the Christ Church church hall. The St. George's National school for boys, girls, and infants was …
A History of the County of Sussex
… recorded in the 18th century, as well as a building said to be a former court-house. 37 There may also have been an … lodging-houses at Worthing is recorded in the 1790s 40 but not their location. One grander house dated from the same … on its east side, which after enlargement in 1790 for George Greville, earl of Warwick (d. 1816), 42 was known as …
A History of the County of Sussex
… Worthing. In the late 16th century courts were held not more than once a year, and sometimes not for three or … Nelson inn in South Street, and after 1812 at the Royal George in Market Street. 71 A site for a town hall, at the … South and Warwick streets was given to the town in 1825 by Sir Timothy Shelley of Castle Goring, a commissioner and the …