Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
AS A HUMBLE BUT SINCERE TESTIMONY OF RESPECT, FOR HIS ZEALOUS AND MUNIFICENT EXERTIONS IN RESTORING AND HEIGHTENING THE BEAUTIES AND ARCHITECTURE OF SEVERAL OF THE CHURCHES IN THIS TOWN, AND FOR HIS UNWEARIED ATTENTION TO MANY OF OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,
Above this is one of the most magnificent windows in the kingdom, 46 feet high by 23 feet wide; the intrado of the arch is enriched by a series of small trefoil panels; the labe...
3. Part 3In 1579 Queen Elizabeth granted the remaining possessions of the deanery to Sir Christopher Hatton; but the corporation and parish seem to have presented to the living from 1583...
12. Part 12which, before its alteration and brick casing in 1795, was considered a most curious specimen of the unembattled town mansion, erected (it is conjectured) about the middle of th...
5. Part 5It is much to be wished that the correct taste displayed in these and other beautiful specimens of the decorated style of monumental architecture, recently erected in this churc...
15. Part 15six miles south-east of the town, takes its name from a kind of mineral pitch, which exudes out of a red sand stone, from which an oil is extracted called British oil. A similar...
10. Part 10The interior comprises four stories; in the basement story the offices, to the number of twenty-two, are well arranged, having a convenient court for coal, &c. and water supplie...
14. Part 14At two o’clock the drapers, with their clerks and shearmen, assembled under the Market-house, and proceeded up stairs (according to ancient usage) in seniority. The market being...
2. Part 2asserted his pretensions to the two ancient principalities of North Wales and Powis, and pursued his claim with undaunted courage, added to a strong resentment for the contumely...
8. Part 8The affectionate interest manifested by Dr. Butler in the welfare of his pupils remained nearest to his heart to the last. {101} And in retiring from the duties of his scholasti...
11. Part 11About the middle of the street, on the right, is the Unitarian Meeting House (p. 95), where the poet Coleridge preached in 1798; {149} and a few yards further is the “Sextry” pa...
7. Part 7Ut Nemini noceret Mortuus, Qui Unicuique pro re nata succurrere voluit Vivus, Hic extra Urbem sese contumulandum præcipiebat, CHENEY HART, M.D. Warringtoni in agro Lancastriensi...
4. Part 4In common with our early churches we have no opportunity of ascertaining the precise date of its erection on written testimony. The probable period of foundation has been stated...
13. Part 13From the road, winding on the banks of the river, an imposing view of the town may be obtained, with a considerable portion of the walls by which it was formerly encompassed. A...
9. Part 9The principal front is to the west, over the portal of which are the arms of Queen Elizabeth in high relief, and the date 1596. On each side of this portal is an open arcade, co...
1. Part 1AS A HUMBLE BUT SINCERE TESTIMONY OF RESPECT, FOR HIS ZEALOUS AND MUNIFICENT EXERTIONS IN RESTORING AND HEIGHTENING THE BEAUTIES AND ARCHITECTURE OF SEVERAL OF THE CHURCHES IN T...
16. Part 16{216} Mr. Thomas Barker, author of a work on angling, was born at this village. From the singular vein of humour which runs through his book, he appears to have been a good-humo...