The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 15, Part 1Thomas Maiden, 1814 |
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... canal conveyance . No county , indeed , can boast of more numerous facilities of this description ; and some diversions from original channels are yet projected , which a more propitious era may lead to perfection . The Grand Junction Canal ...
... canal conveyance . No county , indeed , can boast of more numerous facilities of this description ; and some diversions from original channels are yet projected , which a more propitious era may lead to perfection . The Grand Junction Canal ...
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... Canal has its commencement in the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal , at Aldersley near Wol- verhampton , and terminates in the Birmingham and Fazely Canal , near the town of Birmingham . By this channel coals are conveyed from the ...
... Canal has its commencement in the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal , at Aldersley near Wol- verhampton , and terminates in the Birmingham and Fazely Canal , near the town of Birmingham . By this channel coals are conveyed from the ...
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... Canal , at Fazely , and terminates in the Oxford Canal at Longford . A detached part , of five miles and a half in length , begins at the termination of the Birmingham and Fazely at Whit- tington Brook , and ends in the Trent and Mersey ...
... Canal , at Fazely , and terminates in the Oxford Canal at Longford . A detached part , of five miles and a half in length , begins at the termination of the Birmingham and Fazely at Whit- tington Brook , and ends in the Trent and Mersey ...
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... canal navigation , and every other work connected with the interest of the county of Warwick , met with judicious patronage from his hand . In manners Sir Roger Newdigate was the true English country gentleman of the an- cient school ...
... canal navigation , and every other work connected with the interest of the county of Warwick , met with judicious patronage from his hand . In manners Sir Roger Newdigate was the true English country gentleman of the an- cient school ...
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... Canals , the head of which is near Bishop Street , afford great facilities to traffic , and tend much to the commercial prosperity of the place . The great road from London to Liverpool passes through this city ; the benefits ac- cruing ...
... Canals , the head of which is near Bishop Street , afford great facilities to traffic , and tend much to the commercial prosperity of the place . The great road from London to Liverpool passes through this city ; the benefits ac- cruing ...
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