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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Near the town are some slight vestiges of Whitwick Castle, built by one of the earls of Leicester. Whitwood … of the county of Durham, 3 miles (E. S. E.) from Barnard-Castle; containing 286 inhabitants. This place formed part of … in the parish of Newburn, union and W. division of Castle ward, S. division of Northumberland, 4 miles (N. W. by …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… 'Volute' and began 'Saltspoon.' A filthy day for walking. Castle our apprentice came back today after having been away … the bridge to Paddington, from which he went to Windsor Castle. The roads were crammed with people who went to see …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… of science? 5. Began the Hotel de Ville at Paris, went to Castle's etc. No news. Mr Aldis came up today from Reading, …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… a small picture from a sketch of Miss Hepburn's of the Castle of Chillon, which will, if I mistake not, be one of … Cricket Club of which I am a member, at the Edinburgh Castle Tavern. I am afraid that they are a rather queer, …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… broke my neck trying to climb the cliff, to Pevensey Castle, which belongs to the Earl of Burlington, to Hurstmonceux Castle, which is said to be the finest brick castle in England. 12 This latter belonged formerly to the …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… on south coast at Shoreham, Hastings and Dover. Showery. Castle, one of our apprentices, treated the rest to a days … finer than any place I have yet seen. I went through the castle (which is being extended), saw the submarine telegraph …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… missionary in the latter. Fine, and hot. 27. Went to Castle's and Hoddle's, errands, cut up wood, traced the … so much has our power in India been abused. 3. Went to Castle's (tailors) and numerous errands, in fact was on my … after the long continued drought. Going down I saw Windsor Castle for the first time, but was not delighted with it, …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… burnt the town of Wick, laid siege to their baronial castle of Girnigoe, and after a fruitless endeavour to reduce … fourth baronet of Hempriggs, anciently the baronial castle of the Keiths, stands on the southern bank of Keiss … little distance from them, on an eminence, are those of a castle, built about the middle of the twelfth century. …
A History of the County of Northampton
… their enormous Caernarvonshire estate centred on Penrhyn Castle, whose chief asset in the 19th century was the … and coheiress of George Hay Dawkins-Pennant of Penrhyn Castle (Caerns.), he married in 1846 Maria Louisa, a daughter … and 1242, 24 and in 1213 was acquitted from the service of castle guard at Northampton (by which he held his barony of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… flourished during a space of seven centuries. The ancient castle, which stood in a noble park of 600 acres, was razed … of the town is supposed by Whitaker to have been a Saxon castle, but its origin should perhaps be assigned to a still …