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Old and New London
… in bringing into Parliament a Bill to raise the price of gin, became very obnoxious to the poor, and, when walking one …
Survey of London
… incurred much odium by his introduction, in 1736, of the "Gin Act," which provided for the laying of a tax of 20s. a …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… stream, coal was presumably being worked in 1660 when a gin house was mentioned there. 19 The anomalous status of …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… A man trap operated in a similar way to the now illegal gin trap. It consisted of a plate that could be hidden under …
Historical Account of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
… and, in 1801, induced the government to shut up 2000 gin-shops in Plymouth-dock, on account of the prejudicial …
Memorials of the Guild of Merchant Taylors
Modern Britain and Ireland - awarded 2000-2009
History Theses 1970-2014: Historical research for higher degrees in the universities of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland
… minister Categories: 16th-17th Century Representations of gin in 18th-century London, c.1736-c.1760. Orrells, Katie … F. Chronological coverage: 17361760 Index terms: London; Gin, Gin drinking; Alcohol Categories: 18th-19th Century Richard …
A History of the County of York East Riding
… for recreation were provided by Hull Fair and by the 309 gin-shops and 287 beerhouses in the town in 1869. 184 …
Survey of London
… sails (Ills 208, 216). At the base was an integral horse gin for use when there was little wind. 220. New River Head … in diameter, proved too small to serve well for the horse gin. Consequently a new building, later known as the 'square …
Old and New London
… was a very crowded concourse, among whom were numberless gin and gingerbread vendors, accompanied by pickpockets and … remained only a few bystanders, with an old woman who sold gin, a remarkable occurrence took place, and operated to the … to their arrival. The old woman before named, who sold gin, observing these tars to grow violent, by reason of their …