Barnstaple, Devon (1831)
James Bingley
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC0063 |
| Devon | North Devon Record Office | SC0063 |
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SC0063
Location
CD 2 DVD 1
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Scope and Content
Dugdale, James. The new British traveller or modern panorama of England and Wales. Vol. 2. London: J. Robins & Co. 1819. p.106.Barnstaple, which is one of the neatest and most respectable towns in the county, lies on the eastern bank of the river Taw, in a broad and fertile vale, bounded by a semicircular range of hills. The Taw here spreads to a considerable breadth; but, from the great accumulation of sand, the port is shallow, and vessels of more than 200 tons are not able to enter. Over the river is a bridge of sixteen arches, which is said to have been built by one of the Tracys, at the time that family were lords of the manor. The streets are spacious and regular, and the buildings are generally good. The town indeed boasts some of the marks of a metropolis; balls every fortnight, and a regular theatre; and nothing but a good pavement is wanted to make it highly agreeable.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Steel l.engr
Dimensions
98x154mm
Series
S103 - [41]
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Dates
1831