Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Volume 14Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society., 1897 Vol. 7-10, 12-21 contain section: "Bibliography of Lancashire and Cheshire antiquities" (v. 12-21 include also bibliography). |
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... heads of three lights each , every light having trefoiled heads , but the two windows of the rector's chapel , one looking north and the other looking east , are of the three - centre or half elliptic shape of arch , the north window ...
... heads of three lights each , every light having trefoiled heads , but the two windows of the rector's chapel , one looking north and the other looking east , are of the three - centre or half elliptic shape of arch , the north window ...
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... heads , while those of the chapel are plain . Passing round to the east end we see that all the wall above the level of ... head room . We shall see confirmation of this inside . We notice that on this south side of the church there is a ...
... heads , while those of the chapel are plain . Passing round to the east end we see that all the wall above the level of ... head room . We shall see confirmation of this inside . We notice that on this south side of the church there is a ...
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... head , though it cannot properly be called an arch at all , because it is flat at the head . The jambs are curved inwards near the top , and then carried straight upwards for a few inches , and then the opening is covered with a flat ...
... head , though it cannot properly be called an arch at all , because it is flat at the head . The jambs are curved inwards near the top , and then carried straight upwards for a few inches , and then the opening is covered with a flat ...
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... heads of the chapels , instead of being obtusely - pointed four - centre ones , like the other windows of the aisles , have rounded tops . This form of arch , drawn from three centres , is a sign of very late and inferior work . No ...
... heads of the chapels , instead of being obtusely - pointed four - centre ones , like the other windows of the aisles , have rounded tops . This form of arch , drawn from three centres , is a sign of very late and inferior work . No ...
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... head room inside without raising the walls so high as to darken the windows of the chapel and chancel . The idea is confirmed by the fact that the east window is blocked up in the lower portion as if they had been compelled to partially ...
... head room inside without raising the walls so high as to darken the windows of the chapel and chancel . The idea is confirmed by the fact that the east window is blocked up in the lower portion as if they had been compelled to partially ...
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Page 68 - The tide did now its flood-mark gain, And girdled in the Saint's domain : For, with the flow and ebb, its style Varies from continent to isle ; Dry-shod, o'er sands, twice every day, The pilgrims to the shrine find way ; Twice every day, the waves efface Of staves and sandall'd feet the trace.
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS. List No. 1. — Parish Registers printed as separate works. ,, No. 2. — Parish Registers printed in other works. ,, No. 3. — Original Registers and Bishops' Transcripts in the British Museum Library. ,, No. 4. — Registers of other Churches in all classes. ,, No. 5. — Parish Registers transcribed in MS. No. 1 —A List of Parish Registers that have been printed as separate works. Extracted by permission...
Page 43 - November, then the grantee shall pay the same, but, if conveyed between the first day of November and the first day of March, then the grantor shall pay them.
Page 1 - Societies in union with the Society of Antiquaries desires to call the attention of the public and especially of those interested in antiquarian research, to the extreme importance of duly preserving and rendering accessible the Registers and other Parish Records of the United Kingdom. These contain matter of the greatest value not only to the genealogist, but also to the student of local history, and through these to the general historian...
Page 3 - ... occupation, etc. It is essential in all cases that an Index should be given and that the Christian names should be given with the surnames. It is believed that many Registers remain unprinted owing to an exaggerated idea of the cost of printing and binding.
Page 1 - Soc.) RALPH NEVILL, FSA (Hon. Sec.) The Congress trust that the following paper of Suggestions drawn up by the Committee may prove useful to those anxious to assist in the preservation, transcription and, where possible, publication of the documents referred to.
Page 3 - ... far better in both cases to do a, portion thoroughly than the whole imperfectly. REVISION AND COLLATION OF COPIES. The decipherment of old Registers is, as already pointed out, a work of considerable difficulty, and it is therefore strongly recommended that in cases where the transcribers have...
Page 1 - Sec. is EA Fry, Esq., of 172, Edmund Street, Birmingham, who will be happy to give any information on the subject. The Society has already issued five Registers in return for the annual guinea subscription, and in the event of an increase in the number of subscribers will be able to print more Registers annually. In cases where some local help can be guaranteed, special arrangements can be made for printing Registers. Mr. WPW Phillimore (124, Chancery Lane') is also printing a series of complete...
Page 1 - ... not been taken in the past of these documents, which have too often been thoughtlessly destroyed. Many Registers have already been copied and published, and every year adds to the list, and the Congress is in hope that these suggestions may lead to a still greater number being undertaken. As the older writings are in a different character from that used at the present tune, they are not easily deciphered, and require careful examination, even from experts.
Page 5 - Index to archaeologists is now recognised. Every effort is made to keep its contents up to date and continuous, but it is obvious that the difficulties are great unless the assistance of the societies is obtained. If for any reason the papers of a society are not indexed in the year to which they properly belong, the plan is to include them in the following year ; and whenever the papers of soeieties are brought into the Index for the first time they are then indexed from the year 1891.
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| Title | Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Volume 14 Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society |
| Author | Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society |
| Publisher | Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society., 1897 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 29 Mar 2007 |
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