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Abbey acres almshouses ancient archdeaconry and diocese archdeaconry of Surrey arches Bagshot Basingstoke Canal Bishop Bishop of Winchester Bishop's Waltham borough bridge built called Castle cattle chalk chapel Charles church is dedicated College contains Court crossed Crown Croydon curacy dedicated to St diocese of London diocese of Winchester division Duke Earl east edifice Edward EMBANKMENT erected Fairs feet formerly founded George Gosport Guernsey handsome harbour Henry VIII Hill horses Hôtel House hundred Inns island Isle of Wight Jersey John King Kingsclere Kingston Lion living Lord Market-day Mary members to parliament miles from London Odiham palace Park Population port Portsmouth principal rebuilt rectory residence river Mole river Wandle river Wey road Roman royal Saxon seat side Southampton Station style Surrey Surrey and diocese Thames theatre tower town valued in K. B. vicarage village Wandle Wandsworth White Hart William Wimbledon Station Windsor
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Page 114 - ... charter was granted by Queen Elizabeth ; the town is extensive, and two of the streets are handsome and wide. There is a spacious town-hall, supported by arches, under which the weekly market is held. The church, situated at the north of the town, is a large Gothic building, consisting of a nave, side aisles, and chancel, with a transept on the north, and a low tower rising from the centre ; it existed in the time of the Conqueror, and is dedicated to St. Mary. Within four miles of the town is...
Page 133 - England ; the streets are well paved and lighted with gas, and the inhabitants are supplied with water by regular water-works.
Page 89 - The living is a rectory in the archdeaconry of Surrey, and diocese of Winchester, rated in the king's books at 32/.
Page 81 - Eton," for a provost, ten priests, four clerks, six choristers, twenty-five poor grammar scholars, a master to teach them, and twenty-five poor old men.
Page 54 - A national council or parliament was held here in 1236, for the coronation of Henry III. and his queen Eleanor, on which occasion the statutes of Merton were enacted.
Page 113 - It is a borough by prescription, and sent two members to parliament from the time of Queen Elizabeth to the period of its disfranchisement by the Reform Bill.
Page 154 - III. in 1229, for monks of the Cistercian order, and was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St.
Page 27 - Bridge is 1s. 3d., the cabriolet, 1s. 8d. There are omnibuses from seven inns. Entering the plain but neat edifice, you pay your fare and are given your booking ticket. "From the booking office the passenger is conducted to the trains, which are placed under a large roof supported by iron columns and well-lighted at night. Subsequently the check-officer in attendance takes from every passenger the booking-ticket, which, to save time, it is advisable to have in...
Page 21 - The engines are upon the high pressure principle, but with such improvements in the boilers as to diminish any danger ; they run upon four or six wheels, and weigh about 12 tons, and, with a tender carrying fuel, and weighing 5 tons, cost about 1700 /., and their annual repairs about 800 /. Their consumption of coke is about 600 Ibs. per hour and they will on a level line carry from 100 to 240 tons at 10 or 12 miles an hour, with a steam pressure of 50 Ibs. to the square inch.
Page 108 - The town is one of the largest and best built in the county, and its streets are very spacious and well paved.