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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… union of Stockton, N. E. division of Stockton ward, S. division of the county of Durham, 5 miles (N. W. by W.) … for 11; and the impropriate for 106. 17. payable to Christ's Hospital, Sherburn. Whitton, with Tripleton WHITTON, with … been on the decline since the opening of the Chesterfield canal; but frame-work knitting is still carried on to a small …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1855 Edward Whymper's London diary 1855 1859 1855 Book 1 st. Commencing Jan 1 st … evening; heard Mr Aldis both times. Mr Leigh preached at Regent Street chapel. Dull day. Dry and cold. Mr Green has …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1857 Whymper's London Diary, … train ran off the rails, went over a bridge on to a frozen canal below, the engine broke through the ice and upward of … and went errands etc. Darby's, the firework makers in Regent St, was destroyed (for about the fourth time) by fire …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1858 Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1858 Diary. BOOK 5. Jan. 1 st … us try to be proportionably grateful. 2. Went to Rowney's, cut up wood, on with Peterboro' Cathedral etc. Weather …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1859 Whymper's London Diary, … in evening. 8. Sunday. Went to Maze Pond in morning and Regent St, Lambeth in evening. Mr Clark preached at the … Very wet. Father went in afternoon with Gilbert to the Regent Park Zoological Gardens. 82 There was another battle …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1856 Whymper's London Diary, … at the same place to an English officer. And it is the regent of that place we are now no the Queen is now … schemes of the present day, there is one for making a canal (for ships) from Shoreham to London, with a line of …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bradford, wapentake of Morley, W. riding of York, 3 miles (S. W. by S.) from Bradford. This chapelry is situated in the heart of … 1624, when the king dined at Wichnor. The Grand Trunk canal passes through the chapelry, and communicates with the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… inhabitants, of whom 1333 are in the town, 16 miles (S. by E.) from Canisbay, 20 (S. E. by E.) from Thurso, and 276 (N.) from Edinburgh. This … high road from Linlithgow to Edinburgh, and near the Union canal. It is also close to the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, …
A History of the County of Northampton
… to 367 by 1801, including 13 navigators building the canal to Buckingham, 55 and continued to rise modestly to a … Dive outside Whittlewood. 69 In 1639, as part of Charles I's attempts to enlarge the forest far beyond the traditional … of the forest, to pasture cattle there between St. George's Day and Holy Rood Day (4 May-25 September). 75 The parish …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Chewton, E. division of Somerset, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Pensford; containing 145 inhabitants. It comprises … owing to the facilities of communication afforded by canal and railway. The manufacture of calicoes, fustians, and …