The Beauties of England and Wales: Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 11, Part 2 |
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... Parliament , obtained for local purposes . The manner in which the Streets are Lighted very much con- duces to the public safety , and on dark nights has a most striking effect , particularly at a distance , and to strangers . The lamps ...
... Parliament , obtained for local purposes . The manner in which the Streets are Lighted very much con- duces to the public safety , and on dark nights has a most striking effect , particularly at a distance , and to strangers . The lamps ...
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... Parliament Street , at the Treasury , is about 120 feet ; and that of Portland Place somewhat more than 350 . The mansions of the Nobility , and principal Commoners , dis- play great variety , as well in their exterior architecture , as ...
... Parliament Street , at the Treasury , is about 120 feet ; and that of Portland Place somewhat more than 350 . The mansions of the Nobility , and principal Commoners , dis- play great variety , as well in their exterior architecture , as ...
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... Parliament . " It is worthy of notice , " says Anderson , under the year 1372 , " as illustrative of the growth and progressive prosperity of the great commercial Capital of the British Empire , that at this time , at least twenty of ...
... Parliament . " It is worthy of notice , " says Anderson , under the year 1372 , " as illustrative of the growth and progressive prosperity of the great commercial Capital of the British Empire , that at this time , at least twenty of ...
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... Parliament ; in which also they required , that strangers might not be allowed to have Houses , to be Brokers , nor to sell Goods by Retail . ' They likewise represented to the King and Council , that the Merchant - strangers discovered ...
... Parliament ; in which also they required , that strangers might not be allowed to have Houses , to be Brokers , nor to sell Goods by Retail . ' They likewise represented to the King and Council , that the Merchant - strangers discovered ...
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... . and to press into their service plumbers , masons , and other workmen . † * Stow's London , p . 591. Edit . 1633 . ↑ Rym . Fæd . Vol . V. xi . p . 29-33 . In In the year 1456 , a Petition to Parliament from MIDDLESEX . 31.
... . and to press into their service plumbers , masons , and other workmen . † * Stow's London , p . 591. Edit . 1633 . ↑ Rym . Fæd . Vol . V. xi . p . 29-33 . In In the year 1456 , a Petition to Parliament from MIDDLESEX . 31.
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