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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… There is a considerable trade in the spinning of worsted-yarn, and the manufacture of wool cards and combs. The Leeds … now commonly called Wades Causeway, leading to Dunsley bay, in the neighbourhood of Whitby; the other to Scarborough … and Sledmere, across the Wolds, to Bridlington bay, called by Ptolemy Gabrantovicorum Sinus Portvosus, or …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in City of York
… bridges, houses, stables, and gaols, including one for Irish prisoners, mentioned in 1210. Pits dug in 1192 may have … forms a symmetrical composition centred on an elaborated bay over which rises a clock turret. The main entrances were … and a parapet. The coupled pilasters flanking the centre bay are rusticated and have a full Doric entablature; for the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… piscatorius, Linn. Said to be not uncommon in Bridgwater Bay. Specimens of small size are often brought to market with … a stream of land birds enters the county by Bridgwater Bay and proceeds south-west after having diverged from the … from among the flock of gulls which enter the bay in pursuit of sprats. Yarrell's illustration was taken …
A History of the County of Somerset
… this did not apply to a species which he examined from the Bay of Biscay. He suggested therefore that in regard to other …