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Old and New London
… the water-side as far as the church, and turning up Church Lane, at last took refuge in Mrs. Hutchins's barn, where he … Such mistresses are rare now, and probably were not common even in her day. As late as 1826, the name of … but the museum was continued by his daughter, a Mrs. Hall, until about the accession of George III. We know little …
Survey of London
… Woodcock as being in possession of his house in Church Lane in 1710. 16. EDMUND LORD BRAY, 1539. This stone altar …
Survey of London
… gules 3 besants (Russell); 4, gules, a lion ermine (Old hall); 5, argent, a cheveron sable between 3 caters on the … Gorges (ancient); 3, Russell; 4, gules, a lion ermine (Old hall); 5, argent, a cheveron sable between three …
The Environs of London
… Edward II. 1, in which it is called Chelchey: but the most common mode of spelling for some centuries after the … 23 1 38 Arable 300 2 8 Meadows 38 3 22 Pasture 128 1 15 Common 37 0 7 Soil Land tax It is computed that there are now … Henderson of the 13th regiment of foot, (1787); Miss Mary Hall Stanton of Barbadoes, (1789); Charlwood Lawton, Esq. …
The Environs of London
… to James I. He resided at Chelsea some years. "Sir Robert Lane, Knt. & Mrs. Dudley Gorges, were married Aug. 12, 1619." … Lady of Sir James Eyre, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas ; and was by her, in the year 1777, sold to the … consisting of a kitchen, two butteries, two larders, a hall, and two large parlours below stairs; on the second …
The Environs of London
… in which Mr. La Trobe resides, in Nevillecourt, Fetter-lane. Lindsey-house was sold by the society about the year … Trobe, born in Dublin, April 8, 1728; departed in Fetter-lane, Nov. 29, 1786; buried Dec. 6, by John Swertner, … in the villages near London. Lacey, the patentee of Drury-lane theatre, is said to have first projected 269 the plan of …
Old and New London
… GlaciariumHospital for Diseases of WomenChelsea Vestry Hall, and Literary and Scientific InstitutionCongregational … prior to the reign of Charles II., it was only a narrow lane through the fields, for the convenience of the farmers … the Fulham Road, was a vast open heath, known as Chelsea Common. Standing in the central space, which has, singularly …
Old and New London
… the French at Barossa, Talavera, and Waterloo. The dining-hall is on the western side of the vestibule, and is of the … are introduced, by way of allegory. The sides of the hall are hung with numerous engravings of military subjects, … in former times. In a large mansion adjoining Robinson's Lane, lived the Earl of Radnor, in the time of Charles II., …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… the soil of which is in general chalky; 135 acres are common or waste. The living is a rectory, with Kilmeston and … and comprises by measurement 5365 acres, of which 50 are common or waste. The living is a rectory, valued in the … in a direction north-north-west to the west of Crewe Hall, where it is joined by the Manchester and Birmingham, …