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Survey of London
… and at a vast expense, for what is generally termed "a gin palace"', retribution fell in the shape of a calamitous fire which claimed six lives. Gin, which had been pumped into one of many well-stocked …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… in 1984 was a striking example of an ornately furnished gin palace. 23 Pleasure gardens were often attached to inns …
The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham
… the superabundance of wild animals by gins or snares. A gin is still, I think, technically called an engine, or …
The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham
… shall I sax times mare afore the wark gae that gate. But gin awe this be dune, Sir Thamas, ye maun mak the twanty …
The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham
… persons, all who survived, were brought up by the gin rope, which was wrought by human strength in the absence …
A History of the County of Berkshire
… 'Prayes the Lord 1634'; the second has 'I as trebl be gin'; the third 'Henry Knight made this bell 1613'; the …