Identifier: illustrateddescr00lond (find matches)
Title: An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent
Year: 1885 (1880s)
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Subjects: Railroads -- Great Britain Europe -- Guidebooks England -- Guidebooks
Publisher: (London) : Morton & Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Lord Exmouth, of naval renown; of GilbertDavies, of scientific eminence; and of Sir Humphrey Davy, who bequeathed;^ioo to the Grammar School on condition that the boys should annuallyhave a holiday on his birthday. The town is provided with a pier that restsupon rocks of felspar porphyry; with an excellent esplanade, which hasdelightful views over land and sea; with baths ; with a corn market; witha fish market where women carry on the trade, bringing their fish for sale ontheir backs in a co7oel kept in its position by a band passed round the fore-head. The town has also a public building that will hold 1,000 people, inwhich there is the Guildhall, and a Museum of the Natural History and Anti-quarian Society of the town, and of the Geographical Society of the county.Charming walks in the neighbourhood lead among the hills and dales, in-cluding those to the Valley of Tolcarne, Lescaddock Castle, and the rock ofGulval Carn. Every tourist to Penzance should also visit the Lands End. 232
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i.v %i Js^ ~ •iASd BRIGHTON. Four miles of sea frontage from Kemptown to Hove; four miles of seafrontage, with houses that look as though the wealth of London had driftedto the sea-shore and been stopped by the waves. Along this great sea-walkare ranged all the homes of fashion and wealth. Here are hotels, club-houses, villas, and mansions, at one part flung together in great masses, atanother standing out in their individuality. Here, for example, is the GrandHotel, which seems to hint that life is a perpetual summer, and its first floorthe proper place to test its value. A little farther on is a home fit for aSybarite : two charming floors, looking out on clean-shaven turf, with thechef dc cuisine taking full note of the outside world. Farther on there aregrand squares and grand houses, warranted to be of the newest pattern, withowners to match. All goes merrily on the Kings Road. Gentlemen, whatis your taste ? you have only to say, for we can satisfy you. We have hotelswhere anyt

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