Cressage

Through Atcham, Cound and Cressage he held them off, and from time to time lost them, until Rufus tired and stumbled in the woods beyond Acton, and they were on him and round him, grasping at gown and cowl and pinioning him fast.

Monk's Hood Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1992

'We were not the first he had visited, he had ridden as far afield as Cressage before he came to us.'

The Potter's Field Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1989

A good way of seeing Buildwas is to go there from Shrewsbury by an early train, walking to Leighton and Eaton Constantine, both charming villages, and rejoining the train at Cressage for Shrewsbury.

What to See in England Gordon Home 1923

A sharp bend close to the village of Cressage enabled the car to get within fifty yards of the motor-cyclist.

The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War Edward S. [Illustrator] Hodgson 1917

Cressage haughtily consented to paint Sir Jee's portrait on his usual conditions; namely, that the sitter should go to the little village in Bedfordshire where Cressage had his principal studio, and that the painting should be exhibited at the Royal Academy before being shown anywhere else.

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Arnold Bennett 1899

For it was a Cressage; and not only was it a Cressage -- it was one of the finest Cressages in existence.

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Arnold Bennett 1899

United States was celebrated throughout the civilized world, and regarded as the equal of Velazquez (whoever Velazquez might be), and that he had painted half the aristocracy, and that his income was regal, the suggestion was accepted and Cressage was approached.

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Arnold Bennett 1899

It having been generally felt that the gift should take the form of a portrait, a local dilettante had suggested Cressage, and when the Five Towns had inquired into Cressage and discovered that that genius from the

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Arnold Bennett 1899

One critic wrote that Cressage displayed even more than his 'customary astounding insight into character ....'

The Grim Smile of the Five Towns Arnold Bennett 1899

Lady Cressage seated herself beside her friend on the sofa, and gently, abstractedly, patted one of her hands.

The Market-Place Harold Frederic 1877