Old Humphrey's Walks in London and Its NeighbourhoodReligious Tract Society, sold at the depository, 56, Paternoster Row, and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard, 1846 - London (England) - 352 pages |
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Page 341
... bridge . As I walked over it last night , I paused to gaze on the steam - boats as they came up the river , or shot across it , or turned round to the pier , with a single light at the prow . At a distance , the light alone could be ...
... bridge . As I walked over it last night , I paused to gaze on the steam - boats as they came up the river , or shot across it , or turned round to the pier , with a single light at the prow . At a distance , the light alone could be ...
Page 351
... bridge ; and as the funds were supplied by a tax on wool , a saying has since risen- " Lon- don - bridge was built upon woolsacks . " Peter was buried in a chapel constructed in the centre pier . Houses and shops overhung the bridge ...
... bridge ; and as the funds were supplied by a tax on wool , a saying has since risen- " Lon- don - bridge was built upon woolsacks . " Peter was buried in a chapel constructed in the centre pier . Houses and shops overhung the bridge ...
Page 353
... bridge was above five thousand tons . Waterloo bridge , a beautiful structure , which has the credit of being considered the longest stone bridge in Europe , is perfectly level . Half a million of money was expended in its erection ...
... bridge was above five thousand tons . Waterloo bridge , a beautiful structure , which has the credit of being considered the longest stone bridge in Europe , is perfectly level . Half a million of money was expended in its erection ...
Contents
Old Humphreys City Gratifications | 1 |
The Tower of London | 11 |
St Pauls Cathedral | 27 |
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