Excursions in North Wales, with corrections and additions by W.R. Bingley1839 - 80 pages |
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... . The English bridge is an elegant structure of seven arches , erected in 1774. On the west side of the town , in a direction nearly opposite to this , is the other , called the Welsh bridge . This was erected in 1795. The ancient B 2.
... . The English bridge is an elegant structure of seven arches , erected in 1774. On the west side of the town , in a direction nearly opposite to this , is the other , called the Welsh bridge . This was erected in 1795. The ancient B 2.
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... arches are yet left , and at the east end of the church two of the ancient columns inclose a modern wall and painted window . The great tower still remains , and contains a fine gothic window , over which is a statue , supposed by some ...
... arches are yet left , and at the east end of the church two of the ancient columns inclose a modern wall and painted window . The great tower still remains , and contains a fine gothic window , over which is a statue , supposed by some ...
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... arches of Norman architecture . This church was founded by King Edgar , and it formerly had a dean and seven preben- daries . Before the foundation of the abbey , it was esteemed the principal church in the town . From the elevated ...
... arches of Norman architecture . This church was founded by King Edgar , and it formerly had a dean and seven preben- daries . Before the foundation of the abbey , it was esteemed the principal church in the town . From the elevated ...
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... arches , the piers of which are sixty - five feet high . The canal then enters a tunnel 220 yards long , and emerging from this it proceeds through the parish , and then enters another tunnel , soon after which it is carried over the ...
... arches , the piers of which are sixty - five feet high . The canal then enters a tunnel 220 yards long , and emerging from this it proceeds through the parish , and then enters another tunnel , soon after which it is carried over the ...
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... arches over the Dee , situated a little higher up the river . On the south side of the middle pier of the aqueduct , near its base , is the fol- lowing inscription : - THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY OF THE ADJACENT COUNTIES HAVING UNITED THEIR ...
... arches over the Dee , situated a little higher up the river . On the south side of the middle pier of the aqueduct , near its base , is the fol- lowing inscription : - THE NOBILITY AND GENTRY OF THE ADJACENT COUNTIES HAVING UNITED THEIR ...
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