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A History of the County of Somerset
… interior was altered and redecorated c. 1835 when panelled oak doors of c. 1700, elaborately decorated with marquetry, … ash trees. 6 In 1765 Cockroad wood provided coppice wood, oak shrouds, and bark. 7 In 1839 there was 158 a. of woodland … century. 26 The Stavordale site was marked by the Fair Oak, said in 1890 to have been used to support the scales and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… so called from its having been anciently held under an oak ( chne), which refers its origin to the Druids, is an … that of Bishop Langton, containing some fine carvings in oak, his tomb stripped of all its ornaments; and that of … interred in it. Opposite to this chapel are some panels of oak, on which are carved the arms and devices of Prince …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… moved since its first erection. The hole for the ancient oak bolt may be seen in the jamb. On the north side the first …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… Godwin by will charged his messuage called the Royal Oak, Winchester, with 5 a year to be divided equally amongst …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… between chancel and nave is marked by a tall 15th-century oak screen on the line of the first two pillars of the … bowl, the stem having a trefoiled panel on each face. The oak pulpit has been repaired, but retains much of its old …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… enriched by carved wood pilasters, combine with the oak beams and rafters of these and other rooms to make this a … the Broadway. It has become almost as sacred as a village oak, and if any dissatisfaction with the municipal …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… brought down to the old level, and the walls panelled with oak. In the passage to cloisters, misnamed ante-chapel, is a … at books." Along the room are set four parallel ranges of oak benches, intersected north and south by a central …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… soke was popularly known as the Cheyney Court, from the oak beneath the shadow of which it was originally held, its …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and of most admirable workmanship. A late 13th-century oak chest with painted decoration is also of much interest. … of the stalls. In front of the screen stands a very solid oak bench with carved finials, the date of which is still in … size of their tie-beams, the span being 34 ft. They are of oak, and have a maximum depth of 24 in., and may well be part …
A History of the County of Hampshire
… and shallow and stands on a later stone base. A fine oak screen, probably of early 16th-century date, now divides … poppy-head bench ends. There is a 16th-century oak screen between the south chapel and south transept, with …