Origin of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich
A Curious Column reviews the Woolwich site origin from Upper Moor fields in London where Schalch warned of mold drying faults before a fatal explosion. It details the move to Woolwich, Schalch’s 60 years as superintendent, and the 1776 burial in Woolwich churchyard. It also notes assorted anecdotes and historical vignettes from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arsenal
Woolwich
Upper Moorfields
London
Duke of Marlborough
Andrew Schalch
Schaffhausen
Switarrland
Amstrong
Ordnance
Schalch
Sechalech
Ross
Zur
Fercchurch-street
Rene
Salmen
Bavaria
Planche
Munich
Beaumont and
Fletcher
Beaumont
Fetcher
James I
Durance
England
Paganini
Marsvilles
Crext
Abarti
America
Alexander
Jesus Christ
Hell
Breder
Leokee
Return of the Dodger and Master Bates in Bentley's Miscellany
In Bentley's Miscellany Boz opens Oliver Twist pages with the Dodger and Master Bates episode. The two boys flee from Oliver, debate philosophy of right and wrong, hide in a dark arch, and clash with Fagin as the Jew questions Oliver's disappearance. A burly fence and a rough man enter, revealing a gritty London alley scene full of danger and comic mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentley
Boz
Oliver Twist
the Dodger
Master Bates
Dodger
Oliver
Brownlow
Charley Bates
Charley
Fegin
Mr. Dawkins
Mr. Bates
Mr. Fagin
Fagin
Nancy Sikes scheme drives Oliver’s fate in London tale
Nancy volunteers to aid in Oliver Twist’s capture by posing as a maid, delivering a key and basket while bribed, cajoled, and pressured by Fagin and Bill Sikes. She reaches the police office, reports finding nothing, and recovers with news driving the plot as they race to locate Oliver amid a web of theft, deception, and pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Sikes
Bill
Sikes
Mr. Sikes
Oliver
Dodger
Fagin
Charley Bates
William Sikes
Nancy
Miss Nancy
Bil
Fieldlane
Ratcliffe
Pinny
Nolly
Wests
Fang
House of Correction
Mies Nancy
Gacepans
Stazap
Pentonville
Jew
Charley
National Magazine
T. H. Bayley
Colums
Dangerous State of the Houses in the Metropolis
Readers report neglect by parish surveyors and authorities as old and tottering houses threaten collapse in Downing Street and Shoe Lane and Little New Street. The piece condemns official inaction, cites bulging Downing Street fronts, and notes tenants living rent free while dangers loom. A later item describes a July Rheims balloon accident ending with a mannequin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Press
Downing-street
Shoelane
Little New-street
Rheims
Also Mentioned on This Page
Covent-Garden Market
Covent Garden Market
Mr. Barrow
Nangcheng-soo
Mr. Ellis
China
Henry and
Frederick O'Malley
Esqra
Samuel O’malley
Ireland
Constantine Jorden
Rozslevin Casil
Society of Friends
James II
Charles
Church of England
Mecielski
Poland
Bond
Letty
Torbay
Colburn
New Monthly
Theodore Hook
Marryat
Philip
Batavia
Yown and Country Magazine
St. Mary’s Church
Chelmsford
Mildmays
Benjamin
Earl Fitzwalter
Frederica
Duke of Scomberg
Charles the Second
Wich
Johnson
John Morgan
Chelmsford Church
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