Memorials of Temple Bar; with some account of Fleet street, and the parishes of st. Dunstan and st. Bride, London |
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... give information has been looked into , and many musty documents turned over , but his only fear is that the matter will probably be found " dry " —perhaps more so than ordinary historical works of the present age ; but this failing in ...
... give information has been looked into , and many musty documents turned over , but his only fear is that the matter will probably be found " dry " —perhaps more so than ordinary historical works of the present age ; but this failing in ...
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... give us an interesting view of the homes of our forefathers . And it is satis- factory to know that in the line of thoroughfare westward of Ludgate findings tell us that the Romans either had dwellings or other connections with our ...
... give us an interesting view of the homes of our forefathers . And it is satis- factory to know that in the line of thoroughfare westward of Ludgate findings tell us that the Romans either had dwellings or other connections with our ...
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... gives a list of 2,000 Roman coins found in and about the City , and a lengthy review of the history of ancient Londinium . + Trans . - London and Middle Arch . Soc . , vol . i . , p . 33 . the customs of the citizens , as cannot fail to ...
... gives a list of 2,000 Roman coins found in and about the City , and a lengthy review of the history of ancient Londinium . + Trans . - London and Middle Arch . Soc . , vol . i . , p . 33 . the customs of the citizens , as cannot fail to ...
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... give place to Northumberland House . We have now arrived at the village of Charing , we see the convent of Westminster , with its rich gardens , trees , watercourses and fields beyond , extending far north- wards , while on the south ...
... give place to Northumberland House . We have now arrived at the village of Charing , we see the convent of Westminster , with its rich gardens , trees , watercourses and fields beyond , extending far north- wards , while on the south ...
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... give us an interest in Fleet Street of the first James period , than Sir Walter Scott , and with his pen , The Fortunes of Nigel , ' in the street , in the " Alsatia " period of its existence , will ever make the noted thoroughfare more ...
... give us an interest in Fleet Street of the first James period , than Sir Walter Scott , and with his pen , The Fortunes of Nigel , ' in the street , in the " Alsatia " period of its existence , will ever make the noted thoroughfare more ...
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