Excursions in North Wales, with corrections and additions by W.R. Bingley1839 - 80 pages |
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... century , it was , notwith- standing the walls , again plundered and burnt . The town of Oswestry has thrice suffered dreadfully from the effects of accidental fires , which all happened within the short space of thirty years . In 1542 ...
... century , it was , notwith- standing the walls , again plundered and burnt . The town of Oswestry has thrice suffered dreadfully from the effects of accidental fires , which all happened within the short space of thirty years . In 1542 ...
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... century , by John Trevor , Bishop of St. Asaph . It is built on a rocky foundation , and in a place where it would almost seem impossible to fix a foundation sufficiently firm to withstand the furious rapidity of the current , which has ...
... century , by John Trevor , Bishop of St. Asaph . It is built on a rocky foundation , and in a place where it would almost seem impossible to fix a foundation sufficiently firm to withstand the furious rapidity of the current , which has ...
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... century , calls it " an old and ruinous thing . " About a mile from Llangollen , on the road to Ruthin , commences the charmingly secluded VALE OF CRUCIS . It is surrounded by high mountains and abrupt rocks , the lower parts of which ...
... century , calls it " an old and ruinous thing . " About a mile from Llangollen , on the road to Ruthin , commences the charmingly secluded VALE OF CRUCIS . It is surrounded by high mountains and abrupt rocks , the lower parts of which ...
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... century ago was only a shell , is now converted into a dwelling - house , the residence of the person who farms the adjacent land . Three rows of groined arches , on single round pillars , support what once was the dormitory . Part of a ...
... century ago was only a shell , is now converted into a dwelling - house , the residence of the person who farms the adjacent land . Three rows of groined arches , on single round pillars , support what once was the dormitory . Part of a ...
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... century . At length , in 1779 , Mr. Lloyd of Trevor Hall caused this part of it to be raised from the rubbish with which it was covered , and placed once again on its pedestal . Buck says that the vale took its name from the ...
... century . At length , in 1779 , Mr. Lloyd of Trevor Hall caused this part of it to be raised from the rubbish with which it was covered , and placed once again on its pedestal . Buck says that the vale took its name from the ...
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