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DRAKE’S ROAD BOOK OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY

DRAKE’S ROAD BOOK OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY

FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER, ILLUSTRATED BY AN ACCURATE MAP, AND NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS: To which is appended THE VISITER’S GUIDE TO BIRMINGHAM, LIVERPOOL, AND MANCHESTER. TO THE CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTORS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY, THIS Second Edition OF THE ROAD BOOK, IS, BY PERMISSION, RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED, BY THE AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER....

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ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION.

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE SECOND EDITION.

The courteous reception given to the First Edition of the Grand Junction Road Book, and the substantial proofs of approbation which a rapid sale has afforded, render it a duty as proper as it is pleasant, for the Author and Publisher to return their joint thanks for the liberal patronage already bestowed on their work; and to engage a continuance of the same, by their assurances that in the present edition every possible improvement has been carefully effected in its various departments. Spirit

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SONNET BY WORDSWORTH, ON STEAM BOATS, VIADUCTS, AND RAILWAYS.

SONNET BY WORDSWORTH, ON STEAM BOATS, VIADUCTS, AND RAILWAYS.

Motions and means, on land and sea at war With old poetic feeling; not for this, Shall ye, by Poets even, be judged amiss! Nor shall your presence, howsoe’er it mar The loveliness of nature, prove a bar To the mind’s gaining that prophetic sense Of future change that point of vision, whence May be discover’d what in soul ye are. In spite of all that beauty may disown In your harsh features, Nature doth embrace Her lawful offspring in Man’s art; and Time, Pleased with your triumphs o’er his broth

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CHAPTER I. BIRMINGHAM.

CHAPTER I. BIRMINGHAM.

NAME—HISTORY—MANUFACTURES—PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS, &amp;c., &amp;c. Our native town of Birmingham , of whose celebrity and importance we are justly proud, demands our first attention in this our Itinerary; although the numerous publications which give more circumstantial particulars respecting it than the brief limits of the present work will admit, render it an unnecessary task here to occupy many pages with our notice. In our after topography and history of towns on the “Gran

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BIRMINGHAM AND VAUXHALL STATION.

BIRMINGHAM AND VAUXHALL STATION.

Distance to Liverpool and Manchester, 97¼ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— * * * Those printed in small capitals are market towns. Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Edgbaston 2½ miles. Erdington 3 miles. Harborne 4 — Castle Bromwich 4½ — Halesowen 8½ — Sutton Coldfield 6½ — Stourbridge 12½ — Water Orton Curdworth 7½ — Coleshill 8½ — Wishaw 9 — Middleton 9½ — Drayton Bassett 11½ — Tamworth 13 — The Birmingham Station of the Grand Junction railway

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Perry Barr Station.

Perry Barr Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 3½—Liverpool and Manchester, 94 miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Handsworth 1 mile Perry ¾ mile Aston 1 — Erdington 2¾ miles Smethwick 4¼ miles Sutton Coldfield 5 — Little Aston 6 — Shenstone 8½ — Aston Church and Viaduct At this station, the line makes a considerable curve in an opposite direction to that hitherto followed, and passes Handsworth, (the church appearing among wood on the W

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Newton Road Station.

Newton Road Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 6¾—Liverpool and Manchester, 90¾ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Place E. of Station . West Bromwich 2 miles Great Barr 2½ miles Oldbury 3¼ — Rowley Regis 5 — Halesowen 7¼ — Cradley The Lye 8½ — West Bromwich has rapidly risen to importance from the rich iron and coal mines which abound in its vicinity. The great Gas Works are situated here, which supply the chief part of Birmingham, Wednesbury, Dudley, Bilst

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Bescot Bridge Station.

Bescot Bridge Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 9½—Liverpool and Manchester, 88 miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Wednesbury 1 mile Walsall 1½ mile Tipton 4 miles Rushall 2½ miles Dudley 5½ — Over Stonnal 6½ — Netherton 6¾ — Lower Stonnal 7½ — Brierley Hill 8¼ — Shenstone 9 — King Swinford 8½ — Lichfield 11 — Wordesley 9¼ — The Lye Stourbridge 9¾ — Old Swinford 10½ — The main road from Wednesbury to Walsall crosses this bridge; pass Bes

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James’s Bridge Station.

James’s Bridge Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 10¼—Liverpool and Manchester, 87¼ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Darlaston ¾ mile Walsall 1¾ mile Coseley 3 miles The high road from Walsall crosses here to Darlaston , (seen in the distance on the W.,) another town in the iron and coal district, and, according to tradition, the seat of Wulphere, king of Mercia, who put his two sons to death for embracing Christianity. On the hill at B

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Willenhall Station.

Willenhall Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 12—Liverpool and Manchester, 85½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Bilston 1½ mile Bloxwich 3 miles. Sedgley 4¼ miles Pelsall 4¾ — Lower Gornal 5¾ — Himley 7¼ — The small town of Willenhall, at the period of the Norman survey, was called Winehala , the Saxon term for victory, probably from the great battle fought near it in 311. The village began to flourish in the reign of El

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WOLVERHAMPTON STATION.

WOLVERHAMPTON STATION.

Distance to Birmingham, 14¼—Liverpool and Manchester, 83¼ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Wolverhampton (Town) 1 mile. Bushbury 1¾ mile. Tettenhall 2 miles. Wednesfield 1¾ — Upper Penn 3½ — Codsall 4½ — Wombourne 5¼ — Himley 6 — Trysull Pattingham 6½ — Albrighton 7 — Donington 7½ — King Swinford Bonningale 8 — Bridgenorth 14 — Shiffnal The panting and smoking engine, like a huge beast, rushing along with fiery

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Four Ashes Station.

Four Ashes Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 20—Liverpool and Manchester, 77½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Place W. of Station . Place E. of Station . Brewood 2 miles. Shareshill 2¾ miles. If the reader be a passenger in a mixed train, the diminished speed will here allow him a better chance of observation; and a fine view may be enjoyed on the eastward, of Cannock Chase, with its undulating scenery; and westward, Summerford Park, seat of the Hon. E. Monkton, the little town

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Spread Eagle Station.

Spread Eagle Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 21½—Liverpool and Manchester, 76 miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Stretton 2 miles. Cannock 4½ miles. Lapley 3 — Norton 6¼ — Wheaton Aston 4¼ — Weston-under-Lizzard 7 — Blymhill Tong 8½ — Sheriff Hales 10½ — Woodcote 11 — Shiffnal 12 — Wellington 17 — Shrewsbury 29 — Here the railroad crosses the old Roman road called Watling-street; the ancient prætorian highway, reaching from Dover, by

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Penkridge Station.

Penkridge Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 24—Liverpool and Manchester, 73½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Bradley 3¾ miles. Dunstan 2¼ miles. Church Eaton 5¼ — Acton Trussel 2¾ — Bednall 3½ — Cannock 5 — Rugeley 8 — Armitage 10½ — Malvesyn Ridware 11 — Longdon 11½ — Penkridge is supposed by Camden to have been the Roman Pennocrucium; its modern name seems derivable from the river Penk, on which it stands. The town, from its low

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STAFFORD STATION.

STAFFORD STATION.

Distance to Birmingham, 29¼—Liverpool and Manchester, 68¼ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Castlechurch 1 mile. Baswick or Berkswick 1½ mile. Coppenhall 2½ miles. Marston 3¼ miles. Houghton 4 — Tixall Gnosnal 7 — Ingestre Newport 12 — Weston 4½ — Sandon 5 — Gayton 5½ — Stowe 6¾ — Colwich Milwich 7 — Fradswell 7½ — Hilderston 8 — Rugeley 9 — Gratwich 11 — Abbots Bromley Uttoxeter 14 — Lichfield 17 — Stafford is a

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Bridgeford Station.

Bridgeford Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 32¾—Liverpool and Manchester, 64¾ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Seighford 1 mile. Ranton 2¾ miles. Ellenhall 3 — Norbury 7½ — On the E. is Bridgeford Hall, the estate of J. Reynolds, Esq., formerly a Convent. Some remains of the ancient buildings still exist in different parts of the hall and garden. A story of a subterranean passage also belongs to this relic of olden times, which passage, says tradition, le

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Norton Bridge Station.

Norton Bridge Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 35—Liverpool and Manchester, 62½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Chebsey 1¼ mile. Stone 3 miles. Eccleshall 2½ miles. Swinnerton 4½ — Standon 5 — Hilderston 6¼ — High Oftley 6½ — Barlaston Adbaston Fulford 7½ — Cheswardine 9½ — Trentham 8 — Hinstock 13 — Draycott Lane End 10 — Cheadle 14 — Two miles and a half W. of this station lies the small town of Eccleshall, which at the time of the

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WHITMORE STATION.

WHITMORE STATION.

Distance to Birmingham, 43¼—Liverpool and Manchester, 54¼ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Maer 1¾ mile. Newcastle-under-Lyme 5 miles. Chapel Chorlton 3 miles. Trentham 5 — Ashley 3½ — Wolstanton 6½ — Standon Shelton 7 — Broughton 5½ — Stoke Mucklestone or Muxton 6 — Burslem 7½ — Norton Hanley Market Drayton 10 — Tunstall 8½ — Lane End Norton-on-the-Moor 9 — Leek 16 — An extensive heathy bog is traversed by the

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Madeley Station.

Madeley Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 46—Liverpool and Manchester, 51½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Woore 2½ miles. Betley 3 miles. Norton 5½ — Newcastle 5 — Mucklestone or Muxton Audlem 7 — Adderley 9½ — Burley Dam 11 — Whitchurch 15 — The village, which is rather eastward of the line, consists chiefly of cottages and farm houses in the Elizabethan style. The Church is an ancient and interesting structure, with a fine s

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Basford Station.

Basford Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 52—Liverpool and Manchester, 45½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Place E. of Station . Hough ½ mile. Betley 2 miles. Wybunbury 1¼ — Barthomley 3 — Walgherton Audley 4 — Doddington 2½ — Alsager 5 — Nantwich Talk 6 — Audlem Church Lawton Burley Dam 7 — Baddiley Wrenbury 9 — Crewe Hall , the mansion of Lord Crewe, which appears E. of the line, is a large and handsome quadrangular structure of red brick, surrounde

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CREWE STATION.

CREWE STATION.

Distance to Birmingham, 54—Liverpool and Manchester, 43½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Nantwich 4 miles. Haslington 2 miles. Acton 5¼ — Sandbach 5 — Baddiley 7½ — Astbury 10 — Wrenbury 9 — Congleton 11 — Malpas 17 — Gawsworth 13½ — Macclesfield 19 — Nantwich , four miles W. of Crewe, contains 5,350 inhabitants, and has a market on Saturdays, and fairs, chiefly for cattle, on March 26, second Tuesday in June,

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Coppenhall Station.

Coppenhall Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 56—Liverpool and Manchester, 41½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Minshull Moss 2 miles. Coppenhall Moss 1 mile. Lea Green 2 — Warmingham 3 miles. Leighton 2½ — Sandbach 5 — Church Minshull 3½ — Worleston Green 4½ — Acton 5½ — The country near the line in this part becomes flat, boggy, and uninteresting; for though an ancient moss is a scene of uncloying interest to a naturalist, and cont

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Minshull Vernon Station.

Minshull Vernon Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 58¾—Liverpool and Manchester, 38¾ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Church Minshull 2 miles. Warmingham 2½ miles. Bunbury 6¾ — Sandbach 5 — Tattenhall 12 — Harthill 12¼ — Here the scenery becomes more interesting, from the distant view afforded on the W. of Beeston Castle Hill, and the high lands in Cheshire and Wales. Beeston Hill Beeston Castle was founded by Ranulph de Blundeville, abou

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Winsford Station.

Winsford Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 61¼—Liverpool and Manchester, 36¼ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Over 2 miles. Middlewich Little Budworth 5¼ — Brereton cum Smethwick 7½ — Tarporley 8½ — Swettenham 9½ — Waverton 15 — Nether Alderley 14½ — Bostock Hall , seat of James France France, Esq., and Wharton, would be seen E. from the railroad after leaving the station, but that the line enters a shallow cutting; the banks of whi

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HARTFORD STATION.

HARTFORD STATION.

Distance to Birmingham, 65¾—Liverpool and Manchester, 31¾ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Newchurch 2¼ miles. Davenham 1½ miles. Little Budworth 5½ — Northwich 2 — Tarporley 8 — Great Budworth 6 — Tarvin 10 — Nether Knutsford 9 — Great Barrow 11 — Rostherne 10½ — Guilden Sutton 13 — Mobberley 11½ — Waverton 13½ — Wilmslow 15½ — Christleton Chester 16 — Proceeding from the Hartford station, the banks of the cutt

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Acton Station.

Acton Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 68¼—Liverpool and Manchester, 29¼ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Crowton 1½ mile. Weaverham 1 mile. Cuddington 1¾ — Barnton 3 miles. Kingsley Great Budworth 5 — Delamere House 3½ — Tarvin 10¼ — Having left Acton, the prospect is much impeded for some distance by the frequent cuttings through which the line passes; in the intervals, the Overton Hills appear on the W. Aston Hall (seat of

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Preston Brook Station.

Preston Brook Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 72½—Liverpool and Manchester, 25 miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Frodsham 3 miles. Ince 9½ — Plemondstall 10½ — Thornton Le Moors 11½ — Guilden Sutton Stoak or Stoke 12½ — Chester 13 — Backford 14 — Preston , though a small place, is one of considerable traffic, from its vicinity to the salt districts, and to the Grand Trunk Canal. Frodsham lies three miles W. of the line at this part; it has a market on Saturda

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Moore Station.

Moore Station.

Distance to Birmingham, 75—Liverpool and Manchester, 22½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places W. of Station . Places E. of Station . Halton 3½ miles. Daresbury 1¼ mile. Lower Runcorn 4 — Hatton 2¼ — Higher Runcorn 4½ — Stretton 3¾ — Weston 5 — Grappenhall The pretty village of Moore is not seen from the line. Richly-wooded country lies on either side the road now, and occasionally peeping through the trees, the masts of vessels passing on the Mersey may b

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WARRINGTON STATION.

WARRINGTON STATION.

Distance to Birmingham, 78—Liverpool and Manchester, 19½ miles. DISTANCES BY ROADS FROM THIS STATION TO THE FOLLOWING PLACES:— Places E. of Station . 3½ miles. Lymm 5½ — Warburton 8 — Bowdon 11¾ — Altringham 12 — Warrington forms a pleasing view from the approaching trains. It contains 19,155 inhabitants, and is by some writers supposed to have been originally a British town, and on the invasion of the Romans under Agricola, in 79, to have been converted into a Roman station. This supposition r

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Winwick Station,

Winwick Station,

which, though not mentioned in the Company’s list, has, since the opening of the railway, been used as a station, for the accommodation of persons in the vicinity. Winwick Church Winwick Church is a beautiful and ancient edifice, with a lofty spire; and is said to be coeval with the establishment of the Christian religion in this country. Winwick Church Winwick Hall, residence of the Rector and Lord of the Manor, the Rev. J. J. Hornby, is near the church. This living is one of the wealthiest in

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Collin’s Green Station

Collin’s Green Station

Bold Hall (seat of Sir Henry Houghton) appears to the S., and we soon enter on the Parr Moss, passing the Sutton copper works on the N....

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St. Helen’s and Runcorn Junction Station.

St. Helen’s and Runcorn Junction Station.

Here the St. Helen’s line branches to the N., and the Runcorn Gap Railway, S. Shirley Hall lies on the N. side. On the S., is the Engine-house, where an engine is stationed to assist trains in ascending the Sutton inclined plane. Proceeding through the Sutton cutting, and under several fine arches, the...

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Lea Green Station, (top of Sutton incline,)

Lea Green Station, (top of Sutton incline,)

at the summit of the elevation, is gained, and Rainhill level entered upon. The village of Sutton and Grove Hall are nearly hidden from view by the surrounding trees....

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Kendrick’s Cross Station, Rainhill.

Kendrick’s Cross Station, Rainhill.

From Rainhill station the line passes through a short cutting, and then descends the Whiston inclined plane. Prescot Church is on the N. side, with Ellsby Hills and Halton Castle on the S. Prescot Town And Church The town of Prescot, one mile N. of the line, lies principally on a substratum of coal, several mines of which are excavated to its very edge. The district has long been noted for the superior construction of watch tools and motion-work. The drawing of pinion-wire originated here; an

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Huyton Gate and Roby-lane Gate Stations

Huyton Gate and Roby-lane Gate Stations

are shortly passed; the village of Roby lies S. of the line, and closely adjoining it. Proceeding onwards, along a pleasant but not very interesting part, Summer-hill house is seen, the seat of Thomas Case, Esq.; also, the little church of Notting Ash and Childwall hall, a seat of the Marquis of Salisbury....

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Broad Green Station.

Broad Green Station.

A few yards from the station, on the N. side, is a place for the landing of cattle, sheep, &amp;c. The line now enters the Olive Mount excavation, which is an immense chasm, cut in the solid rock, to the depth of from 50 to 70 feet, the precipitous rock forming a grand wall on either side. The village of Wavertree lies S. of the line, after emerging from the Olive Mount ravine; Spekelands, the residence of Mrs. Earle, lies also on the S., and on the N. is the residence of C. Lawrence, Esq.

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CHAPTER X. LIVERPOOL.

CHAPTER X. LIVERPOOL.

Liverpool is an ancient sea-port, borough, and market town, 205 miles from London, containing 205,964 inhabitants, exclusive of 10,000 seamen. Of its remote antiquity but little can be asserted, amidst the great contrariety of opinion which is held on this subject. Liverpool is not noticed in any of the Roman Itinera, neither does the name occur in the Norman survey. After the conquest it was granted by William, to Roger de Poictiers, together with all the land between the Ribble and the Merse

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Park Side Station.

Park Side Station.

Here the machine and apparatus for supplying the engines with fuel and water is well worth observing, though with great caution, as there are five lines of rails in this place; and the difficulty of escaping from a coming train is no small one to a stranger, who, standing upon, or among them, would find himself greatly bewildered in any emergency. The horrible death of Mr. Huskisson, from the injuries he received at this very spot, may be a salutary warning to the adventurous. A white marble s

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The Bolton Junction Station.

The Bolton Junction Station.

We now enter on the Brossley embankment, and observe Culcheth Hall, S., and Hurst Hall, N. of the line; the former the residence of T. E. Withington, Esq., the latter of T. Molineux Steel, Esq....

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Bury-Lane Station

Bury-Lane Station

closely adjoins the Chat Moss tavern, near which the line crosses the little stream Glazebrook. S. is a farmhouse, called Light Oats Hall. Here commences an embankment planted with trees; passing which we enter on the famed Chat Moss, formerly a barren and cultureless waste; but at length yielding to agricultural skill and industry, several portions having already been drained and successfully cultivated. Chat Moss The road traverses this immense bog for a distance of four miles and three quar

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Patricroft Station;

Patricroft Station;

Near to this are large iron foundries and silk works. The Bridgewater Canal passes under, and the turnpike-road over, the line. Monton Church and village appear N. of the road; and shortly after, the village and Church of Eccles are seen on the S. Eccles Church This small place has achieved fame by two means: the death of Mr. Huskisson, which took place at the house of the Rev. Mr. Blackburn; and by its cakes, which the traveller is invited to purchase by a board over the door of a house close

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Waste Lane Station

Waste Lane Station

some cottages and factories, and the city of chimneys, Manchester, appear in view. The village of Tinker’s Hollow, and...

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Cross Lane Bridge Station

Cross Lane Bridge Station

being passed, also sundry arches and bridges across the river Irwell, and the engine, trains, and travellers, are received into the Company’s yard in Manchester....

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CHAPTER XII. MANCHESTER.

CHAPTER XII. MANCHESTER.

The town of Manchester, including Salford, contains 270,960 inhabitants, and is distant from London 186 miles, and from Liverpool thirty-one by the railroad. The origin of this town, which is remarkable for the extent of its trade, and the importance of its manufactures, may be traced to remote antiquity. In the time of the Druids, it was distinguished as one of the principal stations of their priests, and celebrated for the privilege of sanctuary attached to its altar, which, in the British la

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REGULATIONS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

REGULATIONS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

Time of departure .—The doors of the Booking Office are closed precisely at the time appointed for starting, after which no passenger can be admitted. Booking .—There are no Booking Places, except at the Company’s Offices at the respective Stations. Each Booking Ticket for the First Class Trains is numbered to correspond with the seat taken. The places by the mixed Trains are not numbered. Luggage .—Each Passenger’s Luggage will, as far as practicable, be placed on the roof of the coach in whic

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CONVEYANCES TO LOCAL TOWNS FROM STATIONS.

CONVEYANCES TO LOCAL TOWNS FROM STATIONS.

Conveyance.—A light Van runs from this Station to Walsall for the conveyance of passengers. Conveyances.—Two Omnibuses from the town meet all the Trains. Coaches to Shrewsbury, through Shiffnal and Wellington, from the New Hotel:—Royal Mail, 7½ a.m.; Swallow, 8½ a.m.; *Prince of Wales, 12¾ p.m.; Wonder, 7¼ p.m. To Shrewsbury, from the Crown and Cushion:—Salopian, 3¼ p.m., through Shiffnal, Madeley and Ironbridge. To Shrewsbury, from the Railway Station:—An Omnibus, 3 p.m., through Shiffnal an

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TABLE OF FARES AND DISTANCES.

TABLE OF FARES AND DISTANCES.

BIRMINGHAM Perry Barr 3¼ 1 6 1 0 Perry Barr. Newton Road 6½ 1 6 1 0 3½ 1 6 1 0 Newton Road. Bescot Bridge 9¼ 2 0 1 6 6 1 6 1 0 2¾ 1 6 1 0 Bescot Bridge. James’s Bridge 10 2 0 1 6 6¾ 1 6 1 0 3½ 1 6 1 0 ¾ 16 10 James’s Bridge. Willenhall 11¾ 2 6 2 0 8½ 2 0 1 6 5¼ 1 6 1 0 2½ 1 6 1 0 1¾ 1 6 1 0 Willenhall. WOLVERHAMPTON 14¼ 3 0 2 6 10¾ 2 6 1 6 7½ 1 6 1 0 4¾ 1 6 1 0 4 1 6 1 0 2¼ 1 6 1 0 WOLVERHAMPTON. Four Ashes 20 4 0 3 0 16½ 3 6 3 0 13¼ 3 0 2 6 10½ 2 6 2 0 9¾ 2 6 2...

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GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—CONVEYANCE OF MERCHANDISE.

GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.—CONVEYANCE OF MERCHANDISE.

The rates for the conveyances of Merchandise from Liverpool and Manchester to Birmingham, and from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester respectively, for the present, are as follows:— 1st Class—Heavy hardware, 1s 6d. per cwt. No charge less than 1s. 6d. 2nd Class—Bale goods, fruit, grocery, shoes, shell fish, wines and spirits in casks, &amp;c., &amp;c., 2s. per cwt. 3rd Class—Silk goods, light trusses, toys, wines and spirits in bottles packed, fish, furniture, wool, tea, &amp;c.

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Charge for Parcels to date from Oct. 1st, 1838, between Liverpool and Manchester and Birmingham.

Charge for Parcels to date from Oct. 1st, 1838, between Liverpool and Manchester and Birmingham.

s. d. Under 18lbs. weight. For any distance under 35 miles 0 6 ,, ,, above 35, and not exceeding 50 miles 1 Entire distance Above 18lbs. weight. ½d. per lb. ¾d. ,, ,, ,, ,, 50, to the entire distance 1d. ,, From Liverpool and Manchester to London. 15 lbs. and under 2s. 6d. Above 15 lbs. 2d. per lb. Large light packages will be charged according to the bulk, &amp;c., at the discretion of the Company. Any person sending a parcel is authorised to require its being booked in his

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LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.

LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.

Travelling by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, 1838.—The following are the Times of Departure both from Lime Street Station, Liverpool, and from Liverpool Road Station, Manchester. First Class, 7, 9, 11, a.m., and 2, 3, 7, p.m. Second Class, 7¼, 10, 12, a.m., and 3, 5½, 7, p.m.—Stopping only at Newton, except on Tuesdays and Saturdays, when the evening Second Class Train from Manchester starts at 6, instead of 5½ o’clock....

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On Sundays.

On Sundays.

First Class, 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.—Second Class, 7 a.m. and 5½ p.m. s. d. By First Class train—Four inside—Royal Mail 6 ditto—Six inside—Glass Coach 0 By 2nd Class train—Glass Coaches ditto—Open carriages 4 Charge for the conveyance of Four-wheeled carriages 20 ditto—Two-wheeled ditto 15 Horses—For One horse 10s. —Two horses 18s. —Three horses 22s. N.B.—All Horses must be embarked at the Company’s Station, EDGE HILL, (Wavertree-lane,) unless accompanying Carriages to wh

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Liverpool and Manchester to Wigan.

Liverpool and Manchester to Wigan.

By the First Class train 7 a.m.—2nd Class trains 10, 12, a.m. and 5½ p.m. By the 2nd Class Trains 7 a.m., and 5½ p.m. FARES.—From Liverpool or Manchester, 1st Class 5s.; 2nd Class 3s. 6d....

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Liverpool and Manchester to Bolton.

Liverpool and Manchester to Bolton.

By the 1st Class Train 9 a.m.—2nd Class Trains 7¼, 12, a.m., and 5½ p.m. By the 2nd Class Trains 7 am., and 5½ p.m. FARES.—From Liverpool, In. 5s. 6d., Out. 4s.; and from Manchester, 2s. 6d. and 2s....

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Liverpool and Manchester to St. Helens.

Liverpool and Manchester to St. Helens.

By the 2nd Class Trains, 7¼, 10, 12, a.m., and 3, 5½, p.m. FARES.—From Liverpool In. 2s. 6d. Out 2s.; and from Manchester, 3s. 6d. and 2s. 6d....

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Liverpool and Manchester to Runcorn Gap.

Liverpool and Manchester to Runcorn Gap.

By the 2nd Class Trains 7½ a.m., and 3 p.m. By the 2nd Class Trains 7 a.m. and 5½ p.m. FARES.—From Liverpool, In. 3s., Out. 2s. 6d.; and from Manchester 4s. and 3s....

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BIRMINGHAM.

BIRMINGHAM.

The Town Hall, [97b] situate at the top of New-street; open to strangers. The Free School, New-street. Market Hall, High-street. Royal School of Medicine and Surgery, Paradise-street, opposite the Town Hall, where an extensive Museum is at all times open to the public. The Society of Arts, New-street. Exhibition of Paintings open in the Autumn. Nelson’s Monument, High-street. The Theatre Royal, New-street. News Rooms, Bennett’s Hill. Public Office, Moor-street. Post Office, situate at the botto

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LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL

Theatre Royal, East Williamson Square. Royal Amphitheatre, Great Charlotte-street. The Liver Theatre, at the top of Church-street. Queen’s Theatre, or Circus, Christian-street. Sans Pareil, Great Charlotte-street. Botanical Gardens, Edge Lane; admittance by ticket, to be obtained at all the Hotels. Custom House, Excise, Dock Office, Post Office, under the same roof, South Castle-street. Cemetery, St. James’s, top of Duke-street. — Necropolis, Low Hill. Exchange, Castle-street. House of Industry,

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MANCHESTER.

MANCHESTER.

The great centre of the cotton manufacture, Manchester, will be an object of curiosity to the stranger on this account; and he will naturally be desirous to view some of the processes and the operations of those mighty agents, steam and machinery, which have added so much to the real wealth and glory of England. With suitable introductions, the inquiring visiter may visit the following establishments, where he cannot fail to be astonished at the vast scale on which the staple manufactures are co

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NOTES.

NOTES.

[v] The work is published either with or without the steel plates. [7] The proceeds of the Musical Festivals are for the benefit of the General Hospital, and not given to the Dispensary, as is stated in Mr. Lacy’s Liverpool Guide-book. [11] “The Picture of Birmingham,” published by J. Drake, New-street, containing an historical and descriptive account of the town, with an accurate map, and twelve views of the principal buildings, &amp;c. [14] See page 2. [97a] For a detailed accou

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CLARK’S METALLIC HOT-HOUSE MANUFACTORY,

CLARK’S METALLIC HOT-HOUSE MANUFACTORY,

ESTABLISHED 1818, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND ERECTION OF CONSERVATORIES, HOT AND GREEN-HOUSES AND HORTICULTURAL BUILDINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. COPPER SASHES, FAN-LIGHTS, SKY-LIGHTS, &amp;c. &amp;c. &amp;c. PROPRIETOR, Mr . THOMAS CLARK, Junior , MANAGER, Mr . JOHN JONES. 64, Lionel-street, Birmingham....

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W. AND T. AVERY,

W. AND T. AVERY,

ESTABLISHED 1730, MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF SCALES, SCALE BEAMS, &amp; STEELYARDS, TO WEIGH From 100th part of a grain to 20 tons; PATENT WEIGHING MACHINES, Screw Plates and Die Stocks; ROAD MACHINES UPON THE BEST PRINCIPLES; Standard Scales and Weights for Corporations: DIGBETH, BIRMINGHAM, AND 32 , HATTON GARDEN, LONDON....

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JOSEPH STUBBS,

JOSEPH STUBBS,

LATE RADENHURST AND STUBBS, MANUFACTURER OF WHIPS AND WHIP THONGS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, HARNESS, &amp;c. 13, Jamaica-row, Smithfield, Birmingham. Coat of Arms...

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EDWARDS, BALL AND CO.,

EDWARDS, BALL AND CO.,

82, High-street, Birmingham, JEWELLERS, SILVERSMITHS, CUTLERS, &amp;c., EMPORIUM FOR THE MANUFACTURES OF BIRMINGHAM , SHEFFIELD , AND LONDON . Established nearly a century. This spacious suite of Rooms offers to the inspection of the Visiter, an extensive selection of fashionable Jewellery, Gold and Silver Plate; and a large assortment of second hand Plate; Plated Wares of every variety; Fancy Silver Goods; Gilt Jewellery and Trinkets; Gold and Silver Watches; German Silver, and Plated on St

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MAPPLEBECK AND LOWE’S

MAPPLEBECK AND LOWE’S

EMPORIUM FOR THE MANUFACTURES OF BIRMINGHAM, LONDON, AND SHEFFIELD MANUFACTURING AND FURNISHING IRONMONGERY, Wholesale and Retail. BY APPOINTMENT, Agents to Messrs. JOSEPH RODGERS and SONS , Sheffield , Cutlers to her Majesty . The Nobility, Gentry, and Strangers visiting Birmingham, are respectfully invited to this Establishment, whether as Purchasers, or Parties in search of amusement. The SHOW ROOMS , contain the finished articles for Sale that are manufactured in this Town, London, and Sheff

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JOHN RODGERS AND SONS,

JOHN RODGERS AND SONS,

MANUFACTURERS OF WOOLLEN GIRTH, ROLLER, BRACE, AND BELT WEBS; ELASTIC INDIA RUBBER WEBS, AND EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BRACES, BELTS, MILITARY SASHES, GIRTHS, SILK PURSES, WATCH GUARDS, &amp;c., CHISWELL-STREET, LONDON, And Broad-street, Birmingham....

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THOMAS CLARK AND CO.,

THOMAS CLARK AND CO.,

JEWELLERS &amp; SILVERSMITHS, GILT AND STEEL TOY MANUFACTURERS, &amp;c. &amp;c., 53, Lionel-street, Birmingham. GOLD, SILVER, AND GILT JEWELLERY; SNUFF BOXES, EVER POINTED PENCIL CASES, THIMBLES, &amp;c., In great variety, always on hand. Coat of Arms...

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JAMES BROWN,

JAMES BROWN,

MANUFACTURER OF BRITANNIA METAL GOODS, Paradise-street, Birmingham....

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JOHN LILLEY, Jun.,

JOHN LILLEY, Jun.,

SILVER AND PLATED WARES, MILITARY ORNAMENTS, &amp;c., OF EVERY DESCRIPTION , 23, St. Paul’s Square, Birmingham....

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THOMAS HORTON, AND CO.,

THOMAS HORTON, AND CO.,

MAKERS OF GERMAN SILVER, AND MANUFACTURERS OF SPOONS, FORKS, &amp;c., IN THE IMPROVED BRITISH PLATE , 34, Lench-street, Birmingham....

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SAMUEL RAWLINS & SON,

SAMUEL RAWLINS & SON,

MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF Saddlery, Harness, BRIDLES, SHOT-BELTS, &amp;c., FOR EXPORTATION. CURRIERS, LEATHER FACTORS, AND FOREIGN HIDE MERCHANTS, No. 100, WEAMAN STREET, BIRMINGHAM....

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NEEDHAM’S

NEEDHAM’S

IMPROVED PATENT MILITARY &amp; PORTABLE BOX SPURS , AND SPURS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, FOR THE HOME AND FOREIGN MARKETS. MANUFACTORY, 16, COLESHILL STREET, BIRMINGHAM. Coat of Arms...

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W. HOPKINS & SON,

W. HOPKINS & SON,

( Late James Barron ,) PATENT BLIND MANUFACTURERS, AND GENERAL BRASS FOUNDERS, 25, LOWER TEMPLE-STREET, Birmingham. MAPS MOUNTED ON A SUPERIOR PRINCIPLE; SPRING BLINDS FOR SHOP FRONTS, ON AN IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION; GAUZE WIRE BLINDS, OLD BLINDS PAINTED AND REPAIRED, &amp;c., &amp;c., &amp;c....

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SAMUEL BROWN,

SAMUEL BROWN,

MANUFACTURER OF Pocket Books &amp; Fancy Leather Cases IN EVERY VARIETY. UPPER GOUGH STREET, BIRMINGHAM....

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FASHIONABLE CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, CURZON PLACE, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM.

FASHIONABLE CLOTHING ESTABLISHMENT, CURZON PLACE, NEW STREET, BIRMINGHAM.

W. B. REYNOLDS Has much pleasure in announcing to his Friends and the Public generally, that (in consequence of the decease of his late foreman) he has succeeded in engaging from London a Gentleman of acknowledged taste, ability, and experience, to superintend the cutting department of his business. He therefore feels the fullest confidence in soliciting the continued patronage of his Friends, the Gentry, and Inhabitants of Birmingham and its vicinity, respectfully assuring them, that all orders

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No. 7, ST. PAUL’S SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM.

No. 7, ST. PAUL’S SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM.

WILLIAM MITCHELL, ORIGINAL GENERAL METALLIC PEN MANUFACTURER, Most respectfully requests the notice of the Merchants, Dealers, and Stationers, to his extensive Assortment of comprising every variety of the most approved general patterns, manufactured of the best materials, and finished in a most superior manner; also, with the above he particularly recommends his as combining in themselves all the best properties of the Quill, and possessing, in a superior degree, the durability and beautiful eq

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CABINET, UPHOLSTERY, AND PAPER HANGING WAREHOUSE,

CABINET, UPHOLSTERY, AND PAPER HANGING WAREHOUSE,

16, Worcester-Street , ( opposite the Market Hall ,) BIRMINGHAM. J. WRIGHT, Very respectfully calls the attention of Families Furnishing, to his extensive Stock, which will be found to consist of an unusually large assortment of comprising great varieties of every article of warranted manufacture, and of the most seasoned materials, for every department of the dwelling, manufactured consistently with the prevailing Metropolitan style and taste, and with great regard to that desideratum of the da

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MENDEL’S MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL HOTEL, BRIDGE-STREET, MANCHESTER.

MENDEL’S MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL HOTEL, BRIDGE-STREET, MANCHESTER.

EMANUEL MENDEL, Begs leave to inform Commercial Gentlemen and the Public generally, that he has opened the above House, which is fitted-up in a superior manner, and hopes, by attention and assiduity, to merit a share of public patronage. WINES AND SPIRITS OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY. N.B.—EXCELLENT STABLING AND LOCK-UP COACH-HOUSES. Coat Of Arms...

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ROYAL HOTEL, MAIL AND COACH OFFICE.

ROYAL HOTEL, MAIL AND COACH OFFICE.

FROM THIS OFFICE, DEPART ALL HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL MAILS, ( Except the Burnley Mail ); ALSO, A GREAT NUMBER OF FIRST-RATE, FAST, FOUR-HORSE COACHES: THUS AFFORDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAVELLING By Superior Conveyances, to the NORTH, INTO YORKSHIRE, AND TO ALL PARTS OF THE KINGDOM, ALMOST HOURLY. LACY AND ALLEN, PROPRIETORS ....

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TALBOT INN,

TALBOT INN,

MARKET-STREET, MANCHESTER, AN OLD ESTABLISHED HOUSE. Coat of Arms...

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BEE COFFEE ROOMS,

BEE COFFEE ROOMS,

UNDER THE LATE PALACE INN, MARKET-STREET, MANCHESTER. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS PECULIARLY ADAPTED FOR STRANGERS AND TRAVELLERS, FROM ITS CENTRAL SITUATION. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Tea, And Supper, SUPPLIED ON A MINUTE’S NOTICE, AND AT VERY MODERATE PRICES....

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H. P. THATCHER,

H. P. THATCHER,

No. 19, King-street, Manchester, LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S FASHIONABLE HAIR CUTTER AND DRESSER, DEPÔT FOR FOREIGN AND BRITISH PERFUMERY, Inventor of the much admired Sicilian Cream for the Hair. A good assortment of Hair, Tooth, Nail, and Clothes Brushes; Tortoise shell, Ivory, and Horn Combs, in great variety. (Opposite the End of Union-street,) HIGH-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. Coaches to most Parts of the Kingdom. Conveyance Company’s OMNIBUSES to the following Places. Wolverhampton—Stourbridge—Dudley—W

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SWAN HOTEL.

SWAN HOTEL.

THEODORE WAKEFIELD, ORIGINAL POSTING AND FAMILY HOTEL, HIGH-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. T. W. begs to acquaint his Friends and the Public that his OMNIBUSES PLY at the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Railway Stations constantly on the Arrival and Departure of the Trains....

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W. TATEHAM,

W. TATEHAM,

32, TEMPLE-ROW, (Three Doors from Bull-street,) BIRMINGHAM, BEGS TO CALL THE ATTENTION OF LADIES &amp; GENTLEMEN TO HIS IMPROVED METHOD OF PERUKE MAKING, And to state the superiority of his System to that of his Contemporaries. His Perukes are so constructed as to fit the Head with the greatest Precision, and form exactly the natural angle on the Forehead, the Artificial Hair being completely carried off the Temples. He defies the most proficient connoisseur to distinguish them from a perfe

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H. AND J. GIBBS,

H. AND J. GIBBS,

Platers on Steel and German Silver, MANUFACTURERS OF METAL AND JAPANNED BUTTONS, Cloak Clasps, Split Rings, Stay Holes, Fancy Gilt and Steel Toys, &amp;c. &amp;c. 7, LITTLE CHARLES-STREET, BIRMINGHAM....

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I. SHERWOOD,

I. SHERWOOD,

MANUFACTURER OF BRASS, COPPER, BLOCK TIN, AND IRON GAS PIPING, &amp;c. TENANT-STREET MILL , BIRMINGHAM . N.B. Locomotive Engine Pipes of superior Quality. MANUFACTURERS OF PLATINA, BRITISH PLATE, AND BRITANNIA METAL WARES, IN THE Greatest Variety of Form, Quality, and Price. The Platina Tea and Coffee Sets were invented and are made only by Eliz. Sturges and Son , are warranted never to lose their original shape or colour, and are sold at about the same price as Britannia Metal Sets. 26, LIC

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BIRMINGHAM COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE,

BIRMINGHAM COMMERCIAL AND PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE,

NO. 12, Union Passage, New-street. MR. AND MRS. JONES, Respectfully inform their Friends and the Public, that Ladies and Gentlemen visiting or passing through Birmingham, will meet with every attention and comfort at this Establishment, at very reasonable charges. The house is central and retired, and contiguous to the Post Office and Principal Coach Offices. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MANUFACTURING FURRIER, DEALER IN TUSCAN AND STRAW BONNETS, 19 &amp; 22, NEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. Furs Cleaned, Rep

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T. FLETCHER,

T. FLETCHER,

31, TEMPLE ROW , BIRMINGHAM, ( Nearly opposite DEE’S Royal Hotel ,) Has constantly on Sale, PIANO FORTES, HARPS, GUITARS , &amp;c, &amp;c. Piano Fortes, Harps, &amp;c. lent on Hire, Exchanged, Tuned, and Repaired. IMPORTER OF FOREIGN STRINGS. ALL New Music AS SOON AS PUBLISHED. STOCK AND SHARE BROKER, 78, Newhall-street, Birmingham, Begs to inform the Public he has commenced Business as Stock and Share Broker, And from 13 Years’ experience he has had in every branch of the Business,

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TEMPERANCE ARMS

TEMPERANCE ARMS

54 , DALE END, BIRMINGHAM. JOB WILKINS, Through this medium, begs to acquaint the Public generally, especially Friends of Temperance Travelling, either on business or pleasure, they will find his Establishment comfortable and convenient, being between the Birmingham and London and Grand Junction Railway Stations and the principal Coach Offices, and within a few minutes’ walk of either. Tea, Coffee, Chops, and Steaks, at any hour of the day, but no Intoxicating Liquors allowed on the Premises. WE

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JENNENS & BETTRIDGE,

JENNENS & BETTRIDGE,

Japanners and Manufacturers OF PAPIER MÂCHÉE, &amp;c. TO HER MAJESTY, ( And to their late Majesties , George and William the Fourth ,) 99, CONSTITUTION HILL, BIRMINGHAM, AND 3, HALKIN-STREET WEST, BELGRAVE SQUARE, LONDON. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS OPEN TO THE INSPECTION OF VISITERS . N.B. Cards of Admission to the principal Manufacturing Establishments and Show Rooms in Birmingham, may be had of J. and B. 9, DALE END, And New Market Place, Belmont Row, Birmingham. HENRY AND CHARLES GROVE, GENERA

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SAMPSON ASTON,

SAMPSON ASTON,

No . 1, JENNENS’ ROW, ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, MANUFACTURER OF BOX AND IVORY RULES, Routledge’s and Hawthorn’s Improved Locomotive ENGINEERS’ RULES, AND RULES OF EVERY OTHER DESCRIPTION....

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PUMP COMMERCIAL TAVERN,

PUMP COMMERCIAL TAVERN,

( OPPOSITE THE OLD CHURCH ,) BULL RING, BIRMINGHAM. THOMAS EVANS, ( Lately of Radenhurst’s Nelson Coach Office, ) Having succeeded to the Business of his late Father-in-law, the Proprietor of the above Establishment, has made extensive arrangements of the House; particularly by considerably enlarging his Coffee Room, and making several new, and improving and refurnishing the former, Sitting Rooms, Bed Rooms, &amp;c. &amp;c. The result of these Improvements is, that T. E. is enabled to of

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W. REED,

W. REED,

(From Hobson and Co.’s, Long Acre, London,) COACH BUILDER, BATH-STREET, Birmingham . Every description of Light Carriages, made on the most approved Principle, and in the most fashionable Style, constantly on Sale....

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LONDON COFFEE HOUSE,

LONDON COFFEE HOUSE,

10, PHILIP-STREET, (Opposite the Market Hall,) Birmingham. Dinner commencing at One o’Clock, with a liberal Bill of Fare daily. Private Rooms and Dinners on the shortest Notice. London and Provincial Daily and Weekly Papers. WELL AIRED BEDS....

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DUDDESTON HALL LUNATIC ASYLUM,

DUDDESTON HALL LUNATIC ASYLUM,

NEAR BIRMINGHAM. MR. LEWIS Respectfully informs the Public that he receives Patients, of either sex, labouring under mental or nervous diseases, into his Establishment, on terms which cannot fail to meet the approbation of persons desirous of placing their friends, who may be so circumstanced, in so comfortable and pleasing a retreat. The well known beauty and variety of the Gardens and Pleasure Grounds, and the entire adaptation of the House and Premises to the purposes of an Asylum, render an

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THE LONDON SILK WAREHOUSE,

THE LONDON SILK WAREHOUSE,

61, AND 62, BULL STREET, BIRMINGHAM, PROPRIETOR, WILLIAM EDWARDS. TO LADIES VISITING BIRMINGHAM :— At this House, (conducted upon the most equitable principles, and established for a long time with yearly increasing patronage,) the old system of trading is adopted; the price of each article being marked in plain figures, from which no deviation is ever allowed. Its claim upon the patronage of the Public, is the undeviating cheapness at which all articles, whether of British, Continental, or East

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HENRY GROVE,

HENRY GROVE,

(IMPORTER OF WINES AND SPIRITS,) VICTORIA COMMERCIAL INN, NEW MARKET PLACE, BELMONT ROW, Birmingham. (Within Two Minutes’ Walk of both Railway Stations.) The airy situation of the above Inn, and its proximity to the Grand Junction and London and Birmingham Railway Companies’ Offices, render it most eligible for Commercial Gentlemen and others, and will be found to possess the two important requisites of Comfort and Economy combined. Well Aired Beds. EXCELLENT STABLING , N.B. OMNIBUSES to and fro

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CHARLES BROOKES,

CHARLES BROOKES,

WOOLLEN DRAPER AND TAILOR, 81, NEW-STREET, (Nearly opposite the Society of Arts,) Birmingham. H. MICHAEL &amp; CO. MANUFACTURING FURRIERS AND SKIN MERCHANTS, 115, NEW-STREET, Corner of King-street, Birmingham. N.B. Furs of all descriptions Cleaned, Repaired, and Altered to the present Fashion....

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WAGNER & COTTRELL,

WAGNER & COTTRELL,

MANUFACTURERS OF PORTABLE WRITING DESKS, Ladies’ Toilet and Gentlemen’s Dressing Cases, Mahogany, Rosewood, or Russia Leather Travelling Cases, Medicine Chests, Copying Machines, and every article in the Cabinet Case Business. 21, PARADISE-STREET , Birmingham. Coat of Arms By Special Appointment....

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T. J. MORRIS,

T. J. MORRIS,

REPOSITORY OF ARTS, COLMORE ROW, BIRMINGHAM, MANUFACTURER OF Superfine Water Colours in Cakes, AND FINE HAIR PENCILS, In Ordinary to Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and the Duke of Sussex. LONDON, and 28, Colmore Row, BIRMINGHAM. Circulating Port Folios, consisting of the choicest Drawings, Flowers by Holland and Edwards, Pole and Hand Screens, Card Racks, Gold Papers and Borders, Screen Handles, White Wood-work for Painting, Ivory and British Boards, and Fanc

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R. SIMS,

R. SIMS,

(TEN YEARS ASSISTANT TO MR. ENGLISH, COLMORE ROW,) SURGEON DENTIST, NO. 13, UNION PASSAGE , NEW-STREET , BIRMINGHAM, Returns his sincere acknowledgments to the Inhabitants of Birmingham and its vicinity, for the liberal support that has been conferred upon him since his commencing Practice, and trusts that his having had Ten Years’ experience with Mr. English, during which he had nearly the whole of the Mechanical Department entrusted to his care, will still entitle him to that support and patro

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TO NOBLEMEN, GENTLEMEN, SPORTSMEN, AND GUN-MAKERS.

TO NOBLEMEN, GENTLEMEN, SPORTSMEN, AND GUN-MAKERS.

S. WALKER, Military Percussion Cap Maker to Her Majesty’s Honourable Board of Ordnance, Begs most respectfully to inform her numerous Friends, and the Public generally, that she has dissolved Partnership with her Son, and that she will continue to carry on the Percussion Cap Business in all its Branches. S. WALKER’S Caps have been known and approved of by the Sporting World for more than sixteen Years, and she can with confidence assure them every exertion shall be made, this seventeenth Season,

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ABRAHAM ALLPORT,

ABRAHAM ALLPORT,

WOOLLEN DRAPER, TAILOR, &amp;c. 2, COLMORE ROW, BIRMINGHAM. Clothes of every description made in the first style of Fashion on the most reasonable Terms, and at the shortest Notice....

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WILLIAM JACKSON & CO.,

WILLIAM JACKSON & CO.,

GLASS, LEAD, ZINC, AND OIL MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS OF COLOURS , VARNISHES , &amp;c. Sheet Lead, Pig Lead, Lead Pipe, Block Tin, White Lead, Dry Colours, Oil Paints, Linseed Oil, Boiled Oil, Tin Pipe, Turpentine, Putty, Sheet Zinc, Glaziers’ Vices, MANUFACTURED ZINC GOODS, Beer Machines, Water Closets, Lift Pumps, Brass Cocks, and every Description of Plumbers’ Brass Work. WAREHOUSE, NO. 1, LITTLE CHARLES-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. VARNISH, COLOUR, AND ZINC WORKS, AT ASHTED. N.B. Sole Agents for th

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HATS.

HATS.

75, HIGH-STREET. GOOD FASHIONABLE GOSSAMERS At 4s. 9d. to 10s.; SUPERFINE SHORT-NAP STUFFS, Best that can be made, 21s.; TO BE HAD AT WALKER’S CHEAP HAT DEPÔT. Also a large assortment of Fashionable CAPS and GRASS HATS for Summer wear....

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JAMES GRUNDY,

JAMES GRUNDY,

MANUFACTURER OF GAS &amp; OIL LAMPS, CHANDELIERS, &amp;c. IN BRONZE &amp; OR-MOLU. GAS FITTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. No. 11, BARTHOLOMEW-STREET, BIRMINGHAM ....

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JOHN GODFREY,

JOHN GODFREY,

WORKING OPTICIAN, SILVERSMITH. &amp;c. NO. 93, COLESHILL-STREET, Begs most respectfully to announce to the Nobility, Gentry, and Inhabitants of Birmingham and its Vicinity, that he has, in addition to his Wholesale Establishment, opened a Retail Shop as above, for the purpose of supplying those who may in any way suffer from a defect of sight, with spectacles suited to their various wants. Having been practically engaged in the above business for more than forty years, he trusts that his gre

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CAPTAIN HOSKINS,

CAPTAIN HOSKINS,

IMPORTER OF FOREIGN WINES AND SPIRITS, LOWER TEMPLE-STREET, (Corner of New-street,) BIRMINGHAM. IMPORTER OF LIQUEURS....

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TEETH.

TEETH.

MR. E. JONES, DENTIST, NO. 9, EASY ROW, BIRMINGHAM, Six Years Assistant with Mr. Andrew Clark , of Brook-street, Bond-street, London, Begs to say he will continue to supply ARTIFICIAL TEETH upon the same principle as Mr. A. Clark, and the only one that will ensure ease, articulation, and mastication. E. G., having undertaken several cases that had been refused by other Dentists as impracticable, can give the most satisfactory References as to the beneficial results of his Practice. EVERY OPERATI

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PERMANENT ELASTIC SPRING HYGEIAN BEDS, CARRIAGE, GIG, SOFA, AND CHAIR SEATS,

PERMANENT ELASTIC SPRING HYGEIAN BEDS, CARRIAGE, GIG, SOFA, AND CHAIR SEATS,

Patronised by Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. RICHARD FARMER, Manufacturer, With the greatest deference submits to the attention of his Friends and the Public the subjoined Documents, as flattering Testimonies of the high estimation in which the above very superior and much approved Articles are held:— From Sir John Conroy , Secretary to Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent . “Sir John Conroy is honoured with the Duchess of Kent’s command to acquaint Mr. Farmer, that he has permission

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GEORGE RICHMOND COLLIS,

GEORGE RICHMOND COLLIS,

Late Sir Edward Thomason’s Manufactory , CHURCH-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. Manufacturer of Articles in the highest classes of the Arts, in Gold, Silver, Plated, Bronze, and Or-Molu. In this Establishment is manufactured Gold and Silver Plate, including Racing Cups, Dinner and Tea Services, of various Patterns: Communion Plate and Presentation Plate , made to descriptions given, or if required, a variety of elegant Designs furnished for approval: Silver-mounted Plated Wares of every denomination; Plated

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THOMAS & JAMES UPFILL,

THOMAS & JAMES UPFILL,

IRON AND STEEL MERCHANTS, 157, GREAT CHARLES-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. MANUFACTURERS OF WROUGHT AND CAST IRON GATES, PARK FENCING, HURDLES , INVISIBLE WIRE FENCE, HAIR FENCE, RACKS, MANGERS, CHAINS, NAILS, BOOK CASES, TIN, IRON ARMS, &amp;c....

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THORNTON AND SON, WHOLESALE IRONMONGERS,

THORNTON AND SON, WHOLESALE IRONMONGERS,

WROUGHT IRON AND PRESSED RIVETED HINGES, CUT NAILS, Wood, Bed, and Machinery Screws, of every description; Iron Rim and Mortice Locks, Sash Pulleys, Iron Bolts, Cast Butt Hinges, Norfolk and Thumb Latches, &amp;c. &amp;c. BRADFORD-STREET , BIRMINGHAM . → Redman’s Patent Rising Joint and Swing Hinges, Trough and Centre Hinges of every kind....

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F. KNIBB’S

F. KNIBB’S

COMMERCIAL BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT, 15, BOLD-STREET, ( Two Doors above the Palatine Club House, ) LIVERPOOL. The situation is central, and without exception the pleasantest of any establishment of the kind in Liverpool. The rooms are large and airy, and no attention will be spared to render this establishment deserving the patronage of Commercial Gentlemen and Families....

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W. FLETCHER,

W. FLETCHER,

MANUFACTURER OF LAMPS , CANDLESTICKS , LUSTRES, INKSTANDS, VASES, And all kinds of Ornaments in Bronze and Or-molu, 31, LOVEDAY-STREET, BIRMINGHAM. Manufacturer of Japanned Wood and Papier Maché Cruet, Liquor, and Pickle Frames; Papier Maché and Metallic Miniature Frames, &amp;c. Agent in London —C. JEPSON, 29, Thavies Inn, Lower Holborn....

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NOW READY, PART I.

NOW READY, PART I.

( To be completed in two Parts , demy 12 mo. , price 17 s. ) THE LAW AND PRACTICE RELATING TO LANDLORDS AND TENANTS: COMPRISING The most approved modern Precedents, alphabetically arranged under distinct and separate heads, with Notes, Illustrations, and Cases; to which is prefixed a concise Treatise on the nature of Estates in general, in accordance with the recent statutes relating to real property. The whole adapted for the use of attorneys and solicitors; also landlords, tenants, farmers, st

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PRINTING OFFICE,

PRINTING OFFICE,

LAW STATIONERY, ACCOUNT BOOK, AND PAPER WAREHOUSE, 52, NEW-STREET, (OPPOSITE THE THEATRE,) BIRMINGHAM. JAMES DRAKE, LAW BOOKSELLER , STATIONER , AND BINDER , Takes this opportunity of presenting his grateful acknowledgments to the Profession for their liberal support of his Establishment, and at the same time he begs to assure them, that every article sold by him will be found of superior quality and at reasonable prices, and will, he hopes, induce a continuance of their esteemed favours. J. D.

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