A Dictionary of London. Henry A Harben. 1918.
Plough Yard, Lombard Street — See Plough Court. Plough Yard West out of Seething Lane (L.C.C. Streets, 1912). Plow Yard, a school built there for education of twenty poor children before 1689 (Maskell, p.95). Founded by James Hickson about 1689. The Transport… … Dictionary of London
Plough Yard, Bevis Marks — South out of Bevis Marks. In Aldgate Ward (Strype, 1720 and 1755). Plow Yard (O. and M. 1677). Now forms an entrance and Court to the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue … Dictionary of London
Plough Court — 1) South out of Lombard Street at No.36 (P.O. Directory). In Langbourne Ward.First mention: Strype, 1720. Called: Plow Court (Rocque, 1746). Plough Yard (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 163). Northern portion formerly called Nag s Head Court… … Dictionary of London
Plow Yard, Bevis Marks — See Plough Yard … Dictionary of London
Plow Yard, Fetter Lane — See Plough Court … Dictionary of London
Bevis Marks Synagogue — Infobox religious building building name= Bevis Marks Synagogue caption= location=Flagicon|UK London, England geo= religious affiliation=Orthodox Judaism rite =Spanish and Portuguese district= functional status=Active heritage designation =Grade… … Wikipedia
Transport Office — See Plough Yard, Lombard Street, Seething Lane … Dictionary of London
Earl Shilton — Infobox UK place official name= Earl Shilton country = England os grid reference= SP472980 latitude= 52.57777 longitude= 1.30491 map type= Leicestershire civil parish= population = shire district= Hinckley and Bosworth shire county=… … Wikipedia
Backstaff — Not to be confused with Ballastella. Davis quadrant from the beginning of the 18th century The backstaff or back quadrant is a navigational instrument that was used to measure the altitude of a celestial body, in particular the sun or moon. When… … Wikipedia
English unit — is the American name for a unit in one of a number of systems of units of measurement, some obsolete, and some still in use in present day USA, the UK, and elsewhere. The modern United States customary units system as a whole is not, and has… … Wikipedia
