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The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… sketches etc. The day before yesterday there was a great fire in the London docks, which has done immense damage. … quantity of saltpetre in the portion of the building on fire, which blew some walls down killing it is feared several … Fine. There has just been received news of a most awful fire and shipwreck at sea of the "Austria" German and …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Father returned today from Haslemere. I learn now that the fire there was a much more serious affair than I had …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of conical form, and are said to have been destroyed by fire. At Ulbster is an upright stone, inscribed with … for forges, being found to withstand the effects of fire to a great degree. The materials for building the bridge … with hill and dale. The hill of Tinto, or "the hill of fire," perhaps so called as originally a seat of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… in 1895. 82 The still thatched east part, gutted by fire in 1983, was swiftly rebuilt in 1984-5 to its former … barge x men. Closed by the 1950s and demolished after a fire in 1955-6, 88 the inn was again rebuilt on a large scale …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… arson: in 1833 J. A. Johnson was threatened by letter with fire, after Wicken farmers had taken the lead locally in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… lighting. Some parish records were apparently destroyed by fire in 1848, and surviving registers date only from 1755. 27 …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… by F. and F. J. Francis, seating 1,100. Destroyed by fire 1950 except tower and spire which were demol. by 1970. … of Carlton and Kilburn Park roads and destroyed by fire 1860. Rebuilt 1862. 56 Buff brick bldg. with red brick …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… oriental style with Moorish domes and arches. There was a fire there in 1965 and the synagogue closed in 1974. 4 A …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… assessors of land, sexton, and beadle. A keeper for the fire engine was appointed in 1840 and a poundkeeper in 1842; … made up streets, built a sewage farm, took control of the fire brigade, and opened free libraries and a public park. 95 … It was responsible for 90 miles of public roads, 3 fire stations, 5 public parks, 2 hospitals, 6 libraries, 26 …