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A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the port of Swansea, and forms the outlet of an important mineral and manufacturing district, in which large iron, tin, … wide, and vessels of large burthen are able to come up at spring tides. The port is often called Port-Talbot, after the … of conveyance by which part of the produce of this mineral district is sent to the port of Cardiff, where it is …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Herefordshire
… with moulded diagonal ribs and a foliated boss. The ribs spring from corbel-capitals carved with 'stiff-leaf' foliage … rising off the original vaulting-shafts and from which spring moulded cross and longitudinal braces; the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… balustrade, and having a rise of 29 feet only from the spring of the arch, on the west side of which is a dry arch, … and every requisite; they were amply supplied with pure spring water, and, previously to the establishment of those … a gold medal is awarded to the most successful player. A mineral spring called the Spa well rises at the base of …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 1539 1 and had at least 11 houses in 1642. 2 Expansion of mineral working in and near the parish 3 was accompanied by … 1811 and 1831. 15 Changes in the character and extent of mineral extraction on Brown Clee 16 may have been the main …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Catholic chapel, on a hill opposite the Toar of Troup. Mineral springs are found in every direction, the most famed … or "the ridge of yew-trees," issuing from a copious spring, and flowing through the lochs Chon and Ard, about … and Garnkirk; and great quantities of coal and mineral produce are also conveyed to the Clyde and Forth …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… In the southeastern part of the parish is a medicinal spring, called the Black Well; it is considered highly … open bay, the purity of its air, and the efficacy of some mineral springs adjacent, have contributed to render … found about two miles from the town, in 1841. A chalybeate spring, which is in great estimation for the medicinal …