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A History of the County of Gloucester
… in the Forest of Dean were conveyed to Bristol c. 1282. 23 Naval frigates are said to have been built at Cone Pill up to …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… has raised the town to a degree of importance, as a grand naval and military dept, without a parallel in any empire of … store-houses, forming a grand national dept of warlike stores, of every description, for the naval and military departments of the service. On the right …
The Environs of London
… of England, (father of Sir John Leake the celebrated naval officer,) 1696; Mr. Edward Alford 37, 1701; and Robert … mortars of all dimensions in great number, and immense stores of shells and cannon-shot. Within this warren is a …
A History of the County of Sussex
… hard sands 78 had been replaced by a pebbly beach. 79 A naval signal station was placed at Worthing in 1795, 80 and a …