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Survey of London
… CHAPTER 17: ZOAR STREET AND ZOAR STREET CHAPEL In 1687 the Baptists of Southwark built 201 a meeting house in Gravel Lane on ground held by lease from the Bishop of Winchester. At that time Gravel Lane extended northwards …
A History of the County of Somerset
… Zoology Fishes, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals FISHES The fishes of Somerset have received a good deal of attention from the … such species as the American hawk-owl, Egyptian vulture or black stork within the bounds of the county. On comparing the … Pre-Historical Map Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, in his Book of Duck Decoys, published in 1886, mentions the …
A History of the County of Somerset
… NON-MARINE Favoured in its situation and the quality of its soil, the county of Somerset yields a record of inland … the county so long ago as 1795, when Lewin published his book on British butterflies. Somerset is the only English … Aporia cratgi, L. As in other parts of England, the 'Black-veined White' has not been seen for many years. It was …
A History of the County of Somerset
… further search will do much more than extend our knowledge of the distribution throughout the county of the species … Leach. Zool. Misc. iii. p. 34 (1817). Blue Anchor. A large black species with a longish pointed tail and transverse …