Bath and English Spas in the Eighteenth Century
The piece surveys Bath and other English springs as fashionable cures, noting Bath as the era’s centerpiece under Beau Nash. It cites Bagnigge Wells and many others, mentions Roman and Anglo-Indian visitors, and praises Matlock, Leamington, Cheltenham, and seaside towns. It contrasts seaborne resorts with harsh coaching conditions and notes rising travel by road and coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bath
Beau Nash
England
Bagnigge
Disk Turpin
Matlock
Mhe
Ruxton
Mary Queen of Scots
Willzasth
Burleigh
Paxton
Cheltenham
Leamington
Scott
Kenilworth
Jopison
Tunbridge Wells
Harrogate
Strathpeffer
Moffat
Llandrindod
Wales
Scarborough
Seazida
Ngland
Blackpool
Lancashire
Brighton
George AV
Hellrakes
Brighthelmstone
Bea
Remstate
Margate
Architect Aston Webb Elected Academician At Royal Academy
At a Royal Academy general assembly on Wednesday Associate Aston Webb was elected Academician. Webb, born in London in May 1849, is noted for designing the Victoria and Albert Museum completion, the Royal College of Science at South Kensington, the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, and the architectural settings for the Victoria Memorial at Buckingham Palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A
Royal Academy
Aston Webb
London
Victoria and Albert Museum
Royal College of Science
South Kensington
Britannia Royal Naval College
Dartmouth
Victoria Memorial
Buckingham Palace
Cape Abduction Charge Hearing for Gardener Proceeds
Captain Charles Alfred Percy Gardener faces continued hearing on abducting 17 year old Losar from the Cape Colony. Cattle firm manager Gilbert Coles testified about tickets on the Runk voyage and the girl choosing to go to England. Bail remained disputed as Gardener pledged not to contact the girl, with lawyers proposing two sureties of 1000 pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Alfred Percy Gardener
Losar
Cape Colony
Bowstrest
Gilbert Coles
Messrs. Gardener and
Easton
Miss Lesar
Fanny
Afternoon excursions expand to Worthing and Brighton
Notices announce B C A trips moving to Wednesdays and Thursdays to Brighton and Worthing with July additions to Shoreham Hove Preston Park Littlehampton Arundel and other destinations. Full day trips planned on specified July August Thursdays to Yarmouth Forestone Dover and more. Restall's W E C A offices at 64 Cheapside handle tickets and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C.A
Brighton
Worthing
Shoreham
Hove
Prestonpark
Littlehampton
Arundel
Yarmouth
Foirestone
Dover
Restall
W.E.C.A
Cheapside
Raiway Ferx
London and South-Western Railway
Brockenhurst
London
Brunswick House
Vauxhall
W. la Marcouvrite
Town and Country Talk in Grand Court and Courts
The King appoints Percy Armytage as Gentleman Usher replacing Major-general J. R. Slade. Liverymen choose Charles Norris as bridgemaster with 458 or 445 votes for others. one or more petty fines and deaths are reported including Sapper Cassidy crushed, Harrison drowned, and a 106 year old death in a workhouse. Various legal cases, appointments, and public notices follow from Westminster to Yarmouth with multiple fatalities and local governance actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Armytage
J. R. Slade
Charles Norris
John Lobb
W. H. Whadcoat
Chatham
Maria Halderston
Lorgmoor
Bordon
Sapper Cassidy
Herne Bay
Charles Harrison
Harrison
Westminater County Court
Evans
Messrs. Aird
Yarmouth
Mary Ann Jackson
William Gimlett
Risca
Newport
Eunice
Earl of Crane
Tye
Ann Harzell
Ruskin Museum
Sheffield
Askwith
Taunton
Bath and Wells
W. H. Dudley Ward
14Th Hussars
Earl of Dudley
Brassington
Staveley
Staveley Company
Grimsby
H.wu
Venus
H. Evana
Gorleston
Great Yarmouth
Henrykh
Haycock
Old Windsor
Berks
Eleanor Cannell
Biumellsands
Liverpool
W. McD. Chambers
Wellington
Salop
Gravesend
M. Donnelly
Londonderry
Newcastle
Brighton
John Richards
Jane Richards
Antwerp
Brussels
Paris
Bucks
Percy Standidge
Kir. T. Stacey
Louisa Laura Pearce
Bucks. Assizes
Aylesbury
Ernest Sayne
Eton
Portsmouth
Mesa
Wigan
W. Bothamley
St. Leonard’s
Exeter
Flintshire Assizes
John Lloyd
Wilson Engineering Company
London County Council
High Holborn
Charles Rudd
Lord Henry Bentinck
Grosvenor Place
Westminster
H.M.S. Sutlej
Gordon
Arthur Good
Beil
Rickerby
Purtegall
Carlisle
Bell
Sotheby’s
Cheltenham
John Bibby
Manchester Infirmary
National Boilermakers’ Monthly
Kingsclere
Hants
Basingstoke
Newbury
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Thanet
Clacton
Southend
Folkestone
Hastings
St. Leonards
Eastbourne
Crowia
Rye
Windvisea
Ripper
New York
Melbourne
Faria
Hurst Cottage
Roger Pocook
Cape
Buntlr
Uater
Curzon Bros
City-road
D.C
Endercig
G. Clinton
Amberley Trouse
Strand
Lauren
Lauren— Advi
Orie
Patis Melgins
Town and Country
Battersea
Liswelly
John Lewis
Felinfoal
Lewis
Henry Bartley
Tnesdler
St. Albans
Budlington
Northumberland
Wm. Terry
mid-Northamptonshire
Waterloo
Watford
Fanny Allen
Clydebank Shipbuilding Company
Court of Session
Edinburgh
National Rose Society
Temple Gardens
King’s Bench
E. Maclean
Regent’ S Park
London,General Omnibus Company
E. Rungary
Wellingborough Free Library
Urban District Council
Aberdeen
Robert Bridgeman
Wingate
Seaham Harbour
John Cottman
Marlborough College
Frank Fletcher
Rugby School
G. C. Bell
Highgate Police Court
Society
Colney Hatch
Charles Banbury
Leyton
Women’s Institute
Victoria Street
Marian Hunter
Henry Moffat
Arthur Graham
Cardiff
Crouch
Clapham Road
Walter Bryant
Keston
Bromley
Kent
Clerkenswell
Kidderminster
Messrs
Marylebone
Berks. Assizes
Chas. Barker
Duke’s Head
Sandhurst
Damagos
Wheeler
Dean Bradley
Dungenasa
Rochester
Zoological Society
P. L. Selater
Exhall
Coventry
Tidman
Glasgow
Matthew Woods
Gualiowgate
New University
Mr. A. Roberts
Express
Heath Street
Hampstead
Goctor
Pia
Jean
Romes and Hospitals OF
Great Britain
Tibbles
VI Cocoa, Ltd
Bunhill Row
Low Loh Tee Ree
E.C
Catesbys’ Crolleries
Dickers
Tony Weller
Simmy
Sammy
Samivel
Catesbys
Ray
Cork
Catesby and Sons
Tottenham Court Road
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