Strange survivals : some chapters in the history of man (1892)
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924 · London : Methuen & Co. · leaf 66
DGE-TiLE, TOTNEs. thc first ridgCtilc on the main gable was very commonly moulded to represent a horse and his rider. The popular explanation is that these tiles were put up over the houses where Charles I. slept ; but this is a mistake; they are found where Charles I. never was. At one time they… … Fig. 10.—RIDGE-TILE, TOTNES.
Manners and customs · Superstition
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