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Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… decorated samian ware. There were fragments of green glass vessels and a blue glass tube; a small pedestal of 'oriental …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… glass and iron. The samian sherds from at least six vessels indicate a date about A.D. 80, and the name Quin[tus] …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… is believed to have had a small lighthouse to guide vessels past Guscar Rocks to a landing-place, which was … (later of Tidenham) had shares in Chepstow-registered vessels in 1785 and 1787, James Hammond in 1787, and Thomas …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… and the villa is thought to have had a lighthouse to guide vessels past the off-shore Guscar Rocks. 18 A hoard of c. 250 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… are two Dry-docks, one of which is double, for repairing vessels; also several slips, in which shipsof-war of the … boilers, and the requisite machinery for the steam-vessels now built here, some of which are of very great … a powerful hydraulic press has been introduced for making leaden bullets by pressure, instead of casting them as …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Avon, the Teme, and the Stour. The Severn is navigable for vessels of 80 tons' burthen as high as Worcester bridge, and … Worcester, called the Birmingham and Worcester canal, for vessels of sixty tons' burthen, commences with a short tunnel … the exportation of coal to Ireland, in which more than 100 vessels are employed. The harbour, being secured by a …
A History of the County of York
… of the church. 5 Wilfrid II (718-32) had silver vessels made for use at the altar and covered the altar and …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and conventual buildings; and a few years since, two leaden coffins were found near the site of the abbey chancel, …
Charters and Documents relating to the City of Glasgow 1175-1649
… loading and unloading of ships, barks, crears, and other vessels of whatsoever kind they be, buying of all sorts of goods and merchandise, as well of all ships as of other vessels of whatever kind, home or foreign, coming in the … land, and water, lading and unlading of ships and other vessels of whatsoever kind, buying of merchandice within the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… derived from the navigation of the river, which admits vessels of 60 tons' burthen to the wharfs, the town has a … and the extensive sea view, enlivened by the number of vessels in the roads, is a source of considerable … of the continent; and a regular communication by steam-vessels is kept up with London and the north of England. But …