... new sewer, and at a depth of three feet below the surface, immediately opposite the entrance to the church of St. Bartholomew the Great, the workmen laid open a mass of unhewn stones, blackened as if by fire, and covered with ashes, and human bones... Underground London - Page 100by John Hollingshead - 1862 - 244 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Heneage Jesse - London (England) - 1850 - 556 pages
...blackened as if by fire, and covered with ashes, and human bones charred and partially consumed. This I believe to have been the spot generally used for...generally present on such occasions. Many bones were earned away as relics. The spot should be marked by an appropriate monument." — Cunningham's " London,"... | |
| Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 390 pages
...charred and partially consumed. This is supposed to have been the spot generally used for the Smitbfield burnings— the face of the sufferer being turned...occasions. Many bones were carried away as relics. The spot should be marked by an appropriate monument. Here too, from September 3rd to 6th, was held... | |
| Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 382 pages
...blackened as if by fire, and covered with ashes, and human bones charred and partially consumed. This I believe to have been the spot generally used for...sufferer being turned to the east and to the great pate of St. Bartholomew, the prior of which was generally present on such occasions. Many bones were... | |
| Peter Cunningham - 1851 - 432 pages
...blackened as if by fire, and covered with nshes, and human bones charred and partially consumed. This I believe to have been the spot generally used for the Smithfield burnings — tho face of the sufferer being turned to the east and to the great gate of St. Bartholomew, the... | |
| John Murray (Firm), Peter Cunningham - London (England) - 1853 - 386 pages
...blackened as if by fire, and covered with ashes, and human bones charred and partially consumed. This I believe to have been the spot generally used for...on such occasions. Many bones were carried away as relios. The spot should be marked by an appropriate monument. North-East corner of St. Paul's Churchyard:... | |
| H S Brooke - 1856 - 312 pages
...if by fire, and covered with ashes, and human hones charred and partially consumed. This is supposed to have been the spot generally used for the Smithfield...which was generally present on such occasions. Many bone» were carried away as relics. Amongst the alterations and disposition of the site of Smithfield... | |
| Peter Cunningham - London (England) - 1856 - 382 pages
...charred and partially consumed. This I believe to have been the spot generally used for the Smitutield burnings — the face of the sufferer being turned...which was generally present on such occasions. Many hones were carried away as relics. The spot should be marked by an appropriate monument. Westminster... | |
| Eliza Meteyard - London (England) - 1862 - 314 pages
...this first victim of the new law, to the great western gate of St. Bartholomew's Priory, as " this was the spot generally used for the Smithfield burnings,"...sufferer being turned to the east and to the great western gate of St. Bartholomew, the prior of which was usually present on such occasions. "In March,... | |
| Eliza Meteyard - London (England) - 1870 - 318 pages
...this first victim of the new law, to the great western gate of St. Bartholomew's Priory, as " this was the spot generally used for the Smithfield burnings," the face of the sufferer being turned to the cast and to the great western gate of St. Bartholomew, the prior of which was usually present on such... | |
| J. Heneage Jesse - 1871 - 508 pages
...blackened as if by fire, and covered with ashes, and human bones charred and partially consumed. This 1 believe to have been the spot generally used for the...Bartholomew, the prior of which was generally present on such occasious. Many bones were carried away as relics. The spot should be marked by an appropriate monument."... | |
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