The elegant Assembly Rooms were designed by John Wood the Younger from 1769 to act as a venue for social events and a public meeting place. If you were a member of high society visiting Bath during the Georgian and Victorian periods, then the Assembly Rooms were an essential stop on your daily social rounds.
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His most famous works included Holkham Hall, and the Horse Guards in WhitehallHis son in law, Capability Brown, became the leading landscape gardener in English history
"In the borough there were in the time of King Edward 558 burgesses rendering customary dues to the king. They had 40 acres of land. But now thee are 110 burgesses who ender customary dues and 100 poor burgesses who cannot render anything to the king's geld apart from one penny a head. And amongst them all they likewise have 40 acres of land. And 328 dwellings have been laid waste in the borough which in the time of King Edward used to pay scot to the king's geld. In the same borough Alwulf the priest has one church, Holy Trinity, to which belong 26 acres in alms."
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Priory Gate- Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Priory Gate marks the location of one of the old medieval gates that gave access to the close surrounding Lincoln Cathedral. The current gateway, which straddles the north end of Pottergate, is a Victorian structure replacing the earlier medieval gateway here. The gate stands a few short steps away from a statue of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a Lincolnshire native. ... more
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