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... CHURCHWARDENS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF PEWS - RESTORA- TION OF THE CHURCH IN 1859 - THE BISHOP'S FACULTY - MEMORIAL WINDOWS , & c . & c . - DECORATION OF THE CHURCH IN 1872- COMMUNION PLATE - BELLS - ADDITIONS MADE TO THE CHURCHYARD ...
... CHURCHWARDENS FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF PEWS - RESTORA- TION OF THE CHURCH IN 1859 - THE BISHOP'S FACULTY - MEMORIAL WINDOWS , & c . & c . - DECORATION OF THE CHURCH IN 1872- COMMUNION PLATE - BELLS - ADDITIONS MADE TO THE CHURCHYARD ...
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... CHURCHWARDENS FROM 1606 TO THE PRESENT TIME ........ PART II . TOPOGRAPHICAL . 186 CHAPTER XI . - THE HOUSES . ORLEANS HOUSE - ART COLLECTION AND LIBRARY OF H.R.H. THE DUC D'AUMALE - YORK HOUSE- " FORMOSA " LODGE CHAPTER XII . - THE ...
... CHURCHWARDENS FROM 1606 TO THE PRESENT TIME ........ PART II . TOPOGRAPHICAL . 186 CHAPTER XI . - THE HOUSES . ORLEANS HOUSE - ART COLLECTION AND LIBRARY OF H.R.H. THE DUC D'AUMALE - YORK HOUSE- " FORMOSA " LODGE CHAPTER XII . - THE ...
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... C. - HIGH TIDES- SEVERE FROSTS - TWICKENHAM AYTE - COMPARATIVE SCALE OF PRICES OF PROVISIONS AND LABOUR IN THE YEARS 1730 , 1780 AND 1872 ... 380 392 APPENDICES . APPENDIX A. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF THE PARISH OF CONTENTS . XV.
... C. - HIGH TIDES- SEVERE FROSTS - TWICKENHAM AYTE - COMPARATIVE SCALE OF PRICES OF PROVISIONS AND LABOUR IN THE YEARS 1730 , 1780 AND 1872 ... 380 392 APPENDICES . APPENDIX A. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF THE PARISH OF CONTENTS . XV.
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Parochial and Topographical Richard Stuteley Cobbett. APPENDICES . APPENDIX A. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF THE PARISH OF TWICKENHAM FROM THE YEAR 1606 TO THE PRESENT TIME PAGE 399 APPENDIX B. A TABLE OF THE ELECTIONS OR APPOINTMENTS TO CHRIST'S ...
Parochial and Topographical Richard Stuteley Cobbett. APPENDICES . APPENDIX A. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF THE PARISH OF TWICKENHAM FROM THE YEAR 1606 TO THE PRESENT TIME PAGE 399 APPENDIX B. A TABLE OF THE ELECTIONS OR APPOINTMENTS TO CHRIST'S ...
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... CHURCHWARDENS FOR THE CON- VEYANCE OF Pews - RestoratION OF THE CHURCH IN 1859 -THE BISHOP'S FACULTY - MEMORIAL WINDOWS , & c . & c.- DECORATION OF THE CHURCH IN 1872 - COMMUNION PLATE— BELLS - ADDITIONS MADE TO THE CHURCHYARD ...
... CHURCHWARDENS FOR THE CON- VEYANCE OF Pews - RestoratION OF THE CHURCH IN 1859 -THE BISHOP'S FACULTY - MEMORIAL WINDOWS , & c . & c.- DECORATION OF THE CHURCH IN 1872 - COMMUNION PLATE— BELLS - ADDITIONS MADE TO THE CHURCHYARD ...
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