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Proceedings in Parliament 1624
… in the West Country de vento et sole: for was only to dry fish, which is done with the wind and sun. A man, if he …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is an ancient bridge of fifteen arches, including several dry arches on each side. The streets are narrow, and the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… Near the entrance into the harbour is a bar, which is dry at low water. The merchants' stores are open weekly, on …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the spring of the arch, on the west side of which is a dry arch, and on the east two dry arches, to raise the street to a proper level. Two …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… the parish, and its upper limit was marked by the massive dry stone 'Burf wall', 25 of which there were some remains in …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… feet. A cottage and offices were carried away; and the dry stone arches which formed the approach to the bridge of … rivers are the Spey and the Nethy, the latter of which, in dry weather, is merely a brook, but, when swollen, is of … soil in some parts is deep raith, but frequently thin and dry, and in some places wet and cold; wood is abundant, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… a rapid mountain torrent, the name of which signifies "dry in summer." It is bounded on the north and north-east by … small a scale to be efficient, and, being constructed with dry stone, has long since disappeared. A subsequent act was …