My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions, 1. köideG. Bell & Sons, 1905 - 447 pages |
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Page 3
... land was at that time the property of this family , though they appear to have parted with it not long afterwards , as a Mr. Perkins owned the park and re- built the church in 1812. The St. Albans family have a tomb in the church . Now ...
... land was at that time the property of this family , though they appear to have parted with it not long afterwards , as a Mr. Perkins owned the park and re- built the church in 1812. The St. Albans family have a tomb in the church . Now ...
Page 14
... land- surveying work , which was at that time rather abundant , owing to the surveys and valuations required for carrying out the Commutation of Tithes Act of 1836 , and also for the enclosures of commons which were then very frequent ...
... land- surveying work , which was at that time rather abundant , owing to the surveys and valuations required for carrying out the Commutation of Tithes Act of 1836 , and also for the enclosures of commons which were then very frequent ...
Page 24
... land of Wales , which I also heard mentioned occasionally . My eldest brother William was about eighteen when I was four , and was articled to Messrs . Sayce , a firm of land surveyors and estate agents at Kington , in Herefordshire . I ...
... land of Wales , which I also heard mentioned occasionally . My eldest brother William was about eighteen when I was four , and was articled to Messrs . Sayce , a firm of land surveyors and estate agents at Kington , in Herefordshire . I ...
Page 30
... land again . We must have travelled all day by coach from Usk to the Severn , then on to Bristol , then from Bristol to London . I think we must have started very early in the morning and have reached London late in the evening , as I ...
... land again . We must have travelled all day by coach from Usk to the Severn , then on to Bristol , then from Bristol to London . I think we must have started very early in the morning and have reached London late in the evening , as I ...
Page 74
... land - surveying . During the time I lived at Hertford I was subject to influences which did more for my real education than the mere verbal training I received at school . My father belonged to a book club , through which we had a ...
... land - surveying . During the time I lived at Hertford I was subject to influences which did more for my real education than the mere verbal training I received at school . My father belonged to a book club , through which we had a ...
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