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The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1855 Edward Whymper's London diary 1855 1859 1855 Book 1 st. Commencing Jan 1 st … seems believed and it is said another one called the 'White Tower' is taken. 11. Monday. Went to Mr Smither's and …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1857 Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1857 1 Jan. Cut up wood, began a … Temple and began the celebrated Taj Mahal at Agra built of white marble. Fine, but very hot and close, appearance of a …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, January-June 1859 Whymper's London Diary, … some more ornamental letters, cut up lot of wood, read White's history of Selborne for cuts etc. Very wet and very … in Hampshire, to make sketches for a new edition of White's Selborne. He will stay in the neighbourhood a day or …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1856 Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1856 1. JULY. Finished 'Tunny' and went to Mr Foster's at St Johns Wood. No news. Fine day. 2. Began a fish and …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… Whymper's London Diary, July-December 1857 Whymper's London Diary, … time and then proceed to Scotland. I went today to Messrs White and Dalton's, Fred Gilbert's at Blackheath, Mr … It has always appeared ridiculous to me for them to act in white waistcoats and kid gloves, and I wonder as Pinches is …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… inhabitants, of whom 1333 are in the town, 16 miles (S. by E.) from Canisbay, 20 (S. E. by E.) from Thurso, and … 150 men are generally engaged throughout the year in the white-fishery off the coast; but the principal trade arises … of the black-faced breed, but a small kind of the white-faced, supposed to be of Spanish origin, has been …
A History of the County of Northampton
… are exposed. 47 Baker described the soil as a cold white clay, or in some parts a brown stone brash loam, … Dive outside Whittlewood. 69 In 1639, as part of Charles I's attempts to enlarge the forest far beyond the traditional … plus five cottages in the village (one of them the White Lion) were not owned by her family. 5 The way was thus …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex
… Wicken Bonhunt 82. WICKEN BONHUNT. (A.b.) (O.S. 6 in. (a)viii. S.E. (b) xiii. N.E.) Wicken Bonhunt is a small parish, 4 m. … moulded ceiling-beam and a pavement of Purbeck marble and white limestone; part of the floor is of wood and indicates …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… hundred of Chewton, E. division of Somerset, 5 miles (S. W. by S.) from Pensford; containing 145 inhabitants. It comprises … of Swinley, at a cost of 500, a screen and pulpit of white stone beautifully executed, and a reading-desk and …
Alumni Oxonienses
… of Thomas 1627. See Ath. iii. 178. Widdowes, Jervis s. Tho., of Northleach, co. Gloucester, p.p. Gloucester Hall, … 1689-90, aged 16, subscribes "Wigington." Wight. See also White. Wight, Daniel of co. Warwick, pleb. St. Alban Hall, … 1577, aged 16; B.A. from St. John's Coll. 4 July, 1582, as White; father of Nathan 1626. Wight, Gabriel (Whight) of …